2024 World Series of Poker
Heads-up on a board of 3?7?7?6?, Giuseppe Pantaleo bet 6,000 from the big blind and Jesse Lonis called on the button.
The river was the J? and Pantaleo bet 17,000. Lonis then moved all in.
Pantaleo, with around 33,000 remaining, tanked for several minutes before slamming his cards down into the middle of the table and surrendering the pot to Lonis.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jesse Lonis |
125,000
11,100
|
11,100 |
|
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Giuseppe Pantaleo |
33,000
2,700
|
2,700 |
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Soon after losing half of her stack Vanessa Selbst got it in preflop for 31,200 with the A?A? and was up against Benjamin Steinwachs with the A?K?.
There was no upset on the 10?8?5?5?10? runout and Selbst doubled right back.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Vanessa Selbst |
64,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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Benjamin Steinwachs |
33,500
-45,800
|
-45,800 |
Three players saw a flop of 7?3?J?. From middle position, Joseph Wagganer bet 5,500. Marco Rubey called in the cutoff and Yuchung Chang also came along on the button.
The turn was the K?. Action checked around to the river which was the 6?. It checked to Chang who bet 13,500, That got a swift fold from Wagganer and a longer thinking fold from Rubey.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Yuchung Chang |
119,000
8,900
|
8,900 |
Joseph Wagganer |
73,000
9,700
|
9,700 |
Marco Rubey
|
17,000
-18,500
|
-18,500 |
Faraz Jaka opened to 1,600 from middle position and was called by Calogero Troia in the cutoff and John Kabbaj in the big blind.
Kabbaj checked to Jaka, who continued for 1,400 on the 4?6?A? flop. Troia called and Kabbaj folded.
The 4? fell on the turn and Jaka sized up for a 7,500 bet. This time Troia let his hand go and Jaka dragged the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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John Kabbaj |
72,000
-8,300
|
-8,300 |
|
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Calogero Troia |
46,000
-7,700
|
-7,700 |
Faraz Jaka |
20,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
With about 18,500 in the middle the flop read Q?6?5?, and Robert Hankins led for 14,000. Sejin Park was on the button and made the call.
The 5? fell on the turn and Hankins continued for 9,400. Park stuck around with a call.
When the 10? landed on the river, Hankins bet 23,100 and Park went into the tank for about 45 seconds before announcing an all-in for about 35,000. Hankins snap called and Park rolled over K?K? before seeing the bad news as Hankins tabled Q?Q? for a flopped set.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Hankins |
215,000
61,900
|
61,900 |
Sejin Park | Busted | |
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Heads-up to the K?5?4? flop, Loic Debregeas bet 7,000 and was called by Garrett Demaline from the next seat. The French player then bet the 5? turn for 15,000 and Demaline folded.
As the hand played out, Kurtis Tinfow went over to the nearby rail to mention a hand he played in which A?Q? turned the nuts to score a knockout. His table no longer includes Matthew Dawson, who has become an early casualty on Day 2abc.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Kurtis Tinfow |
190,000
63,100
|
63,100 |
Loic Debregeas |
87,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
Matthew Dawson
|
Busted | |
David Finch | Busted |
Gerardo Hernandez and Gabriel Moura were battling over 10,000 chips in the middle on a flop of 3?3?7?. Moura made a bet of 2,200 from the hijack and Hernandez called on the button.
The 9? turn was then checked through before Moura made a tiny bet of 1,800 on the J? river. Hernandez quickly called and tabled A?K?, beating the 6?5? of Moura.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Gerardo Hernandez |
223,000
25,700
|
25,700 |
Gabriel Moura |
95,000
-21,400
|
-21,400 |
In a blind versus blind battle, Robert Ricciuti had a raise of 5,100 in front of him before Jeremy Schoenberg reraised to 13,500. Ricciuti called and they saw a flop of 3?10?10?.
Schoenberg then bet 9,000 and Ricciuti called. Ricciuti checked to Schoenberg on the 10? turn, and this time Schoenberg checked back.
Both players also checked the 9? river and Ricciuti turned over 9?9? for a full house to win the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Robert Ricciuti |
75,000
11,500
|
11,500 |
Jeremy Schoenberg |
70,000
-24,300
|
-24,300 |
Action was picked up on the river with 48,500 in the pot and the board showing J?7?J?4?J?.
Nirssan Sivalingam was facing an all-in bet of 46,200 from David Cover which would put Sivalingam all in for less.
After contemplating his decision, Sivalingam did make the call to put his tournament life at risk. Cover tabled A?A? for a full house, jacks full of aces. Sivalingam revealed he had QxQx before tossing his cards into the muck and exiting the tournament area.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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David Cover
|
115,200
29,300
|
29,300 |
Nirssan Sivalingam
|
Busted |