Here is a look at some updated chip counts around the room, courtesy of the WSOP+ app.
Here is a look at some updated chip counts around the room, courtesy of the WSOP+ app.
Action was picked up with just under 9,000 in the pot, with a board reading 6♥K♠3♥5♣. Nicolas Maniable bet 5,500 into the middle, and Alan Mulleady swiftly put in the call. Play was heads-up, so the river 2♦ was dealt.
Maniable wasted no time in carving out a huge stack, and placing it into the middle, which was more than enough to put Mulleady all in. Mulleady chuckled to himself, and took a few moments before finding the fold, putting Maniable above the six-figure mark.
Action was on a river of 9♣5♥4♠Q♣A♥ and Gavin Sardini had checked out of the small blind to Hector Berry.
Berry, who won the 2024 edition of the PokerNews Deepstack Championship, bet 2,000 and after some thought, Sardini called. Berry tabled A♦7♦ for a rivered pair of aces.
"Lucky," he said to Sardini. "I was ahead on the flop. You on the turn and then me on the river."
Sardini said nothing, but nodded in agreement.
Big blind David Kaufmann and Sarin Kuraganti on the button were heads up on a J♣5♦7♣2♥ turn. Kaufmann checked to Kuraganti, who added 8,000 to the 9,500 pot with a bet.
Kaufmann called after some deliberation, and the 10♠ hit the turn. Kaufmann checked again, and Kuraganti quickly piled in 15,000.
Kaufmann weighed his options once more, ultimately seeing him toss in a call. Kuraganti tabled Q♠J♥ for top pair, but Kaufmann had the better kicker with his A♣J♦, awarding him the pot.
Nozomu Shimizu opened to 800 from middle position and both Benjamin Souriau in the hijack and the button called.
Shimizu continued for 1,200 on the 8♠4♣K♥ flop. Souriau called, while the button folded.
Both players checked the 5♣ turn leading to the 2♠ river that they both checked again. Shimizu revealed 7♦7♣ for a pair and make Souriau muck his hand.
Players were already heads-up on the 5♠2♣6♠ flop with a pot of around 1,200. Anatoly Nikitin was in the big blind and Brendan Buckner in middle position.
Nikitin bet 800 and Buckner called, taking them to the 2♠ turn.
Nikitin bet 1,200 and saw another call from Buckner.
The 5♣ river fell and Nikitin bet 2,000. Buckner took some time, before deciding to fold. Allowing Nikitin to take the pot.
There were roughly 17,000 chips in the pot on 10♠3♣2♦, and James Gregg led all in from the small blind for 17,300. Martin Wasylocha made the call from the big blind and David Woods called in the cutoff.
Action checked to showdown as the board ran out 9♥4♥. Wasylocha tabled J♠J♦, Woods tabled K♠10♣, and Gregg tabled the biggest pair with A♣A♥.