Level: 39
Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000
Ante: 1,200,000
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 38
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Ching Da Wu limped from the small blind and Luis Yepez checked his option from the big blind.
Both players checked the A?A?Q? flop to see the 9? come on the turn. Wu bet 1,500,000 and Yepez called.
The 10? on the river got checked through and Wu took down the pot with K?K?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
31,000,000
3,900,000
|
3,900,000 |
|
||
|
28,000,000
4,900,000
|
4,900,000 |
|
18,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
17,500,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
||
|
16,600,000
-2,300,000
|
-2,300,000 |
|
15,000,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
15,000,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
14,700,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
||
|
5,500,000
-3,700,000
|
-3,700,000 |
Level 38
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Mike "The Mouth" Matusow has been eliminated in 10th place after the following hand:
Action folded to Matusow in early position and he moved all in for about 10,000,000 and Ching Da Wu also moved all in for about 18,000,000 and everyone else moved out of the way.
Mike Matusow: 10?10? 
Ching Da Wu: J?J?
The board came out with 6?Q?A?7?8? and unfortunately for Matusow no card came for the save this time and Wu won a big pot.
On a previous hand Matusow called for a four and two came to save his tournament life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,100,000
9,400,000
|
9,400,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 38
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Action folded to Mario Colavita in the small blind. He put Stanislav Zegal, who was in the big blind, all in. Zegal snap-called.
Stanislav Zegal: A?J?
Mario Colavita: K?J?
The flop came K?A?10?. Zegal flopped two pair and Colavita had a gutshot.
The turn 8? and river 2? did not change anything and Zegal survived.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
18,000,000
8,000,000
|
8,000,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
14,600,000
-9,500,000
|
-9,500,000 |
Level 38
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Level 38
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ching Da Wu | United States | 18,700,000 | 19 |
| 2 | Luis Yepez | Venezuela | 9,200,000 | 9 |
| 3 | Chad Lipton | United States | 14,000,000 | 14 |
| 4 | Michael Baltierra | United States | 24,100,000 | 24 |
| 5 | John Racener | United States | 16,700,000 | 17 |
| 6 | Bogdan Munteanu | Romania | 19,100,000 | 19 |
| 7 | David Cabrera Polop | Andorra | 18,900,000 | 19 |
| 8 | Mario Colavita | Italy | 25,100,000 | 25 |
| 9 | Stanislav Zegal | Germany | 10,000,000 | 10 |
| 10 | Mike Matusow | United States | 10,200,000 | 10 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,100,000
-700,000
|
-700,000 |
|
|
23,100,000
1,200,000
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
18,900,000
-4,600,000
|
-4,600,000 |
|
|
18,100,000
7,200,000
|
7,200,000 |
|
|
17,700,000
-3,300,000
|
-3,300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
13,000,000
1,800,000
|
1,800,000 |
|
|
10,200,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,000,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
9,200,000
-5,600,000
|
-5,600,000 |
Level 38
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
The 10 remaining players are now moving their stacks to the feature table for the unofficial final table. Once installed, they will be on a 45-minute dinner break.
Level 38
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Michael Baltierra on the button jammed for 10,500,000. Aaron Mermelstein in the small blind went into the tank, and called for his last 9,400,000.
Aaron Mermelstein: A?8??
Michael Baltierra:?A?J?
"No eights", asked Baltierra's friends in the rail. They were heard, as on A?2?6?J?5?, Baltierra hit two pair to eliminate Mermelstein.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
21,900,000
8,800,000
|
8,800,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 38
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Aaron Mermelstein has been one of the most active players at his table, raising preflop in many recent pots. He opened once again from the cutoff.
Mike Matusow on the button folded, and Mario Colavita went all in from the small blind for 11,800,000. The big blind folded and Mermelstein snap-called.
Mario Colavita: A?K?
Aaron Mermelstein: J?J?
The flop was 8?6?3?. Mermelstein was still ahead, but Colavita flopped a flush draw along with his two overcards.
The turn was the A?, a terrible card for Mermelstein and he was down to one out, the J?. The river was the 4? and Colavita doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,800,000
5,800,000
|
5,800,000 |
|
|
8,000,000
-8,000,000
|
-8,000,000 |
Level: 38
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000