Level: 26
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #98: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,292,025
Entries
3,215
Level
42
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Entries
361
Players Left
1
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Aaron Mermelstein raised to 100,000 under the gun. Cassandra Yong three-bet shoved from middle position for 515,000 and when it folded back to Mermelstein, he made the call to put Yong at risk.
Cassandra Yong : A?A? 
Aaron Mermelstein : A?8?
The runout of 3?7?5?3?2? improved Yong to the nut flush, earning her a double up at the expense of Mermelstein.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,900,000
465,000
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465,000 |
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1,650,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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1,350,000
1,160,000
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1,160,000 |
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1,250,000
-250,000
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-250,000 |
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1,200,000
995,000
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995,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Action was caught on the flop of 4?J?8?. Adi Dahari in the small blind led for 75,000 and Matthew OBrien called.
The turn was the A? and Dahari bet again, this time 100,000. O’Brien raised to 275,000 and Dahari called.
The river was the J? and Dahari put OBrien all in for 450,000. OBrien shook his had and sighed a bit, not very happy to see the bet, but decided to call.
Dahari turned over A?10? for aces and jacks. OBrien turned over A?K? for the same two pair, but his kicker played and he took down the big pot for the double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,900,000
1,655,000
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1,655,000 |
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240,000
-10,000
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-10,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,080,000
1,830,000
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1,830,000 |
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2,800,000
1,190,000
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1,190,000 |
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2,300,000
1,100,000
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1,100,000 |
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2,200,000
1,725,000
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1,725,000 |
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2,000,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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1,950,000
-300,000
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-300,000 |
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1,880,000
815,000
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815,000 |
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1,800,000
420,000
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420,000 |
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1,700,000
1,005,000
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1,005,000 |
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1,670,000
1,010,000
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1,010,000 |
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1,600,000
510,000
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510,000 |
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1,600,000
1,185,000
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1,185,000 |
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1,590,000
1,590,000
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1,590,000 |
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1,380,000
1,005,000
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1,005,000 |
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1,250,000
280,000
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280,000 |
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1,200,000
1,200,000
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1,200,000 |
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1,040,000
570,000
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570,000 |
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1,000,000
880,000
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880,000 |
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780,000
625,000
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625,000 |
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580,000
255,000
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255,000 |
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540,000
140,000
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140,000 |
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430,000
125,000
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125,000 |
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390,000
-70,000
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-70,000 |
Level 25
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Ronald Sims limped in from middle position. Tommy Nguyen called from the small blind and the big blind checked.
Nguyen led out for 50,000 on the 10?A?8? flop and only Sims called.
The 2? turn got checked through for the 10? to come on the river. Nguyen bet 50,000 again and was met by a raise to 300,000 from Sims. Nguyen thought for a few moments before folding his hand and forfeiting the pot to Sims.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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1,950,000
400,000
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400,000 |
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1,900,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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800,000
-120,000
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-120,000 |
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550,000
185,000
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185,000 |
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305,000
220,000
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220,000 |
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Level: 25
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
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Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
The 153 remaining players are on a 15-minute break.
Level 24
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
In the first hand Javier Agorreta was in the hijack and moved all in for 365,000 after Joseph Cheong had moved all in for 260,000 from under the gun. Everyone else moved out of the way.
Joseph Cheong: K?Q?
Javier Agorreta: A?8?
Board ran as 5?6?4?7?4? and Cheong doubled due to the flush.
On the second hand Agorreta was left with a short stack and moved all in from late position for 100,000 and Michael Baltierra also moved all in with the bigger stack and all the other players folded.
Javier Agorreta: A?5?
Michael Baltierra: A?10?
The board offered no help to Agorreta 6?7?9?2?8? and the ten kicker was good for the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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700,000
390,000
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390,000 |
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54,000
-121,000
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-121,000 |
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Busted | |