Event #99: $1,000 Super Turbo No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-17-2024 20:28 UTC-8

Harsheel Kothari Eliminated in 20th Place ($7,182)

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Kai Cocklin

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Harsheel Kothari shoved for 600,000 from early position and Dong Chen made the call on the button.

Harsheel Kothari: 3♥3♦ All in
Dong Chen: A♠J♥

Kothari needed to win the flip to stay alive but got off to the worst possible start on the 8♥A♣5♠ flop, as Chen paired his ace. The K♦ turn and 10♥ river brought no help to Kothari, which meant he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dong Chen	2,000,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Harsheel Kothari	Busted

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07-17-2024 20:25 UTC-8

Robert Gill Eliminated in 21st Place ($7,182)

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Laura Fryer

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Robert Gill raised from under the gun to 150,000 and Peter Bigelow called from the button.

The players saw a 8♠9♠4♦ flop and Gill bet 175,000 with Bigelow making the call.

Gill checked and Bigelow moved all in. Gill called and only just covered Bigale.

Peter Bigelow: A♥4♣ All in
Robert Gill: A♣A♦

Once Gill saw Bigelow's trips, he remarked "How does that happen, It is the third time my aces have been cracked this tournament, how am I still in" as he saw he was behind with pocket aces. Bigelow confessed he "didn't see the raise and thought it was a blind".

The Q♥ river sealed the double for Bigelow, leaving Gill will 80,000 left.

The next hand saw Gill forced all-in the big blind and he was eliminated in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Bigelow	1,800,000 1,570,000	1,570,000
Robert Gill	Busted

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07-17-2024 20:21 UTC-8

Roland Israelashvili Eliminated in 23rd Place; Cory Benicak Eliminated in 22nd Place ($7,182)

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Brett Slezak

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Roland Israelashvili jammed for 785,000 from the hijack, Cory Benicak rejammed for 860,000 from the cutoff, and Jakob Miegel jammed for 900,000 from the button while all subsequent action folded.

Roland Israelashvili: A♠6♠ All in
Cory Benicak: 9♠9♣ All in
Jakob Miegel: A♣K♥

The board ran out A♥K♦K♣4♥J♣ and Miegel flopped a full house to eliminate two opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jakob Miegel	2,650,000 1,850,000	1,850,000
Roland Israelashvili	Busted

Cory Benicak	Busted

07-17-2024 20:21 UTC-8

Michael Savakinas Eliminated in 24th Place ($7,182)

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Joseph Berg

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Michael Savakinas open shoved for roughly 450,000 from middle position and was up against Shawn Stroke on the button.

Michael Savakinas: A♠8♠ All in
Shawn Stroke: 9♦9♥

The board ran out 7♥10♣2♦K♣J♥ sending Savakinas to the payout desk in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Stroke	1,800,000 775,000	775,000
Michael Savakinas	Busted

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07-17-2024 20:16 UTC-8

Yake Wu Eliminated in 25th Place ($7,182)

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Yake Wu moved all in from early position for his last 315,000. Kenneth Kim made the call from the hijack and the rest of the table folded.

Yake Wu: Q♣9♣ All in
Kenneth Kim: K♣K♦

Right in the window was the Q♠, followed by 4♠6♠5♣4♣ and Wu could not further improve. Top pair was no good against Kim's Cowboy's, and Wu was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Kim	2,850,000 390,000	390,000

Yake Wu	Busted

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07-17-2024 20:09 UTC-8

Scott Black Eliminated in 26th Place ($7,182)

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Scott Black moved all in from under the gun for his last 150,000 chips. Edward Small reraised all in for 480,000 from early position and the rest of the table mucked.

Scott Black: A♠4♣ All in
Edward Small: A♦K♠

The board came down A♥9♠10♥8♦6♠ and Small sent Black packing, while dragging in a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Small	780,000 480,000	480,000
Scott Black	Busted

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07-17-2024 20:06 UTC-8

Adam Croffut Eliminated in 27th place ($5,954)

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Laura Fryer

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Denis Strebkov opened from the button to 100,000 and Adam Croffut three-bet from the small blind to 600,000. Denis Strebkov moved all in and Adam Croffut said "In 30 seconds, I will call". Croffut made the call for his remaining 700,000 stack, putting him at risk of elimination.

Adam Croffut: A♦3♦ All in
Denis Strebkov: A♠Q♠

Strebkov picked up top pair to hold the lead on the 5♦Q♥8♦ flop, and the 4♣ and 3♥ runout secured him the pot.

Adam Croffut left the table in 27th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Strebkov	2,300,000 820,000	820,000

Adam Croffut	Busted

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07-17-2024 19:26 UTC-8

Yanovsky Stacks Thibodaux, Nears 2 Million Chips

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Eric Yanovsky opened the action with a raise to 90,000 from early position. Joshua Thibodaux moved all in for 710,000 from middle position and Yanovsky made the call.

Joshua Thibodaux: A♠K♣ All in
Eric Yanovsky: Q♠Q♥

An enormous flip for over 1,500,000, the dealer put out Q♣9♦6♠10♦6♣ and Yanovsky sent Thibodaux packing, while taking the overwhelming table chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Yanovsky	1,900,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Joshua Thibodaux	Busted

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07-17-2024 18:51 UTC-8

Zuidema and Yockey Battle

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Joseph Berg

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Bryce Yockey and Brandon Zuidema played 3 hands in a row against each other.

Hand #1
Brandon Zuidema open shoved for 445,000 from under the gun and was called by Bryce Yockey in the big blind.

Brandon Zuidema: 6♥6♦ All in
Bryce Yockey: A♦4♦

The board ran out J♦Q♥2♥Q♠4♥ securing a much needed double up for Zuidema.

Hand #2
Yockey shoved all in from the button for 25,000, Zuidema then raised to 75,00 from the small blind and the big blind folded.

Bryce Yockey: A♣8♣ All in
Brandon Zuidema: Q♥10♠

The dealer spread a board of 10♣J♣3♣6♣10♥, keeping Yockey in Event #99

Hand #3
Yockey open shoved his last 100,000 from the cutoff and was called by Zuidema on the button.

Bryce Yockey: 8♦8♣ All in
Brandon Zuidema: J♥J♣

A board reading K♠9♦7♦6♦Q♠ was the end of Yockeys run in Event #99.

On another table Jun Li was sent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Zuidema	1,050,000 830,000	830,000
Bryce Yockey	Busted

Jun Li	Busted

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07-17-2024 18:50 UTC-8

Yockey Wins a Flip

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Bryce Yockey open-jammed his 250,000-chip stack into the middle from early position and a player in the cutoff called all in for less.

Cutoff: A♠J♥ All in
Bryce Yockey: 6♣6♦

No sweat on this one after the dealer put out a 6♥J♠Q♦ flop and Yockey's bottom set jumped way ahead. The turn 9♣ and river 4♠ sealed the deal and the cutoff player was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	530,000 345,000	345,000

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