Event #12: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

2024-06-05 20:42 UTC-8

Mark Dube Eliminated in 5th Place ($112,362)

Livello 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Even after staying alive with deuces the previous hand, Mark Dube was forced all in from the small blind with 9♥4♥ but ran into the K♥K♦ once again, this time them belonging to John Henry Gordon.

No miracles happened on the 9♦10♦10♥K♣A♦ runout and Gordon was awarded the pot with kings full while Dube was sent to the payout desk in fifth place.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
John Henry Gordon	27,375,000 3,250,000	3,250,000
Mark Dube	Eliminato

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2024-06-05 20:37 UTC-8

Dube Coolered by Yea

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Livello 35 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Mark Dube raised in the cutoff to 1,000,000 with Q♠Q♦ and Steve Yea Three-bet to 2,700,000 with K♠K♣.
Dube four-bet to 8,650,000 all in and Yea made the call.

The board ran out as 6♦9♠8♠3♦3♥ and Yea won a monster pot.
Dube had a chip and a chair and was eliminated just a few hands later.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Steve Yea	18,550,000 7,350,000	7,350,000
Mark Dube	25,000 -7,075,000	-7,075,000

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Livello: 35

Bui: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

2024-06-05 20:15 UTC-8

Players are on a Short Break

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Livello 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Players are on a short 15-minute break with five players still remaining.

2024-06-05 20:13 UTC-8

Ace on the River For Spasov

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Livello 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Chih Fan raised from the button to 850,000 with J♦J♣ and Simeon Spasov three-bet to 1,900,000 from the small blind with A♦6♦. Fan made the call.

The flop came out as K♥8♥6♥, and Fan checked. Spasov bet 800,000, and Fan made the call.

The turn brought the 4♣ which received a check from Fan and a check from Spasov.

The river A♠ saw a check from Spasov and a bet from Fan for 4,000,000. Spasov called and saw the good news that his two pairs were good for the win.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Simeon Spasov	16,050,000 4,400,000	4,400,000

Chih Fan	3,700,000 -5,700,000	-5,700,000

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2024-06-05 19:56 UTC-8

Fan Gets Max Value from Spasov's King-High

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Livello 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Chih Fan limps from the small blind with A♠3♠ and Simeon Spasov checks from the big blind with K♣6♣. The action checks through on the flop of 3♦8♦J♣ and they go to the turn A♥ which gave Fan aces-up.

Fan bet 400,000 with his checkmark and Spasov called with just king-high to see the river fall the Q♦.

Fan then fired for 3,000,000 and Spasov went into the tank, seriously considering a call. After several minutes in the tank, Spasov decided to put in the chips but is shown the bad news by Fan as he is awarded the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Simeon Spasov	11,650,000 -5,750,000	-5,750,000

Chih Fan	9,400,000 3,750,000	3,750,000

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2024-06-05 19:36 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: A New Podcast for PokerNews

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Livello 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Life Outside Poker w/ Connor Richards is a new podcast for PokerNews that focuses on poker players with successful careers and lives outside of poker.

For the first episode, Connor Richards spoke with soap opera actress and high-stakes poker player Farah Fath Galfond, who talked about her acting career spanning more than a decade, first discovering poker in Atlantic City and balancing poker with raising a family.

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Tags: Connor Richards Farah Galfond

2024-06-05 19:30 UTC-8

Yea Finds Another Double Through Gordon

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Livello 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

John Henry Gordon limped from the small blind with 9♦7♣ and Steve Yea checked it down with J♠10♠.

The flop came out with 7♠3♦10♥ when Yea bet out for 700,000, and Gordon put in a three-bet to 2,400,000. Yea, the cash game specialist put in the four-bet all in for 4,500,000. Gordon called.

The turn was the 5♠, and the river was the Q♥, and Yea won a nice pot with his pair of tens.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
John Henry Gordon	24,125,000 -6,875,000	-6,875,000
Steve Yea	11,200,000 7,200,000	7,200,000

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Livello: 34

Bui: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

2024-06-05 19:07 UTC-8

Yea Doubles with Snowmen

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Livello 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Steve Yea moved all in with 8♠8♥ for 1,700,000 and was called by Simeon Spasov with 10♣8♣.

Yea was ahead with his pocket pair, and the runout of 6♦A♦4♣A♠K♠ kept it that way to secure him the double-up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Simeon Spasov	17,400,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Steve Yea	4,000,000 -750,000	-750,000

Tags: Simeon Spasov Steve Yea