Event #59: $1,000 Super Seniors No-Limit Hold'em Giorno 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

2024-06-25 21:37 UTC-8

Marshall Eliminated by Williams

Livello 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Mark Marshall opened the action from the cutoff and Mark Williams went all in from the big blind. Marshall called and was at risk.

Mark Marshall: Q♥Q♠ All in
Mark Williams: A♥K♦

It was a classic flip and the flop 6♦K♠9♠ went Williams’s way. The turn 9♠ was of no help to Marshall, neither was the river, and he was eliminated.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Mark Williams	660,000 80,000	80,000
Mark Marshall	Eliminato

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2024-06-25 21:43 UTC-8

Meinecke Folds out the Same Hand

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Livello 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Early position raised to 42,000.

Charles Meinecke moved all in from the small blind for 498,000 and sent his opponent into the tank.

They made the fold and showed A♥K♦, while Meinecke revealed A♦K♥ for the same hand.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Charles Meinecke	572,000 552,500	552,500

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2024-06-25 21:48 UTC-8

Mushahwar Gets One Through

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Livello 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Shukri Mushahwar raised all in from early position for around 92,000.

His opponents were quick to fold for him to take the pot.

Mushahwar picked up two and a half big blinds to finds a small chip up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Shukri Mushahwar	132,000 73,000	73,000

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2024-06-25 21:56 UTC-8

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Farzad Raji	1,780,000 860,000	860,000

Thomas’s Lucky Table

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Livello 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Tom Thomas arrived at his table with a very short stack, but was able to make it work for him quickly, with two double ups within just a few hands.

On the first hand, he got it in preflop against Dana Johnson.

Tom Thomas: KxKx All in
Dana Johnson: AxQx

The board Q♦J♠8♠4♦9♣ gave Johnson a pair of queens, but nothing more, and Thomas doubled up.

Just a couple of hands later, Thomas was again all in preflop, this time against Lisa Xie.

Tom Thomas: Q♦Q♣ All in
Lisa Xie: J♠J♣

While some at the table were openly rooting for Xie’s jack, the board ran out 5♥3♦4♦10♥8♣ and Xie lost a big chunk of her stack, while Thomas got to double up again.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Tom Thomas	575,000 431,000	431,000
Dana Johnson	525,000 319,500	319,500
Lisa Xie	100,000 -340,000	-340,000

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2024-06-25 22:00 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: UFC's Bruce Buffer Dishes on Poker Games w/ Leonardo DiCaprio

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Livello 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the eighth episode, Connor speaks with legendary UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer in an exclusive in-depth interview after Buffer's deep run in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 High Roller. Buffer, a longtime poker player, finished in eighth place for a career-best $212,423 after kicking off Day 3 with his trademark "it's time" introduction.

Buffer talked about finding his long-lost half-brother, Michael Buffer, and becoming his manager, the early days of the UFC, the similarities between poker and martial arts, his relationships with Joe Rogan and Dana White, playing poker with Tobey Maguire and Leonardo DiCaprio and the time he injured himself in a poker tournament before announcing the biggest UFC fight in history.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Bruce Buffer by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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2024-06-25 22:09 UTC-8

Straight for Graves

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Livello 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action picked up on the flop of 10♣8♦9♥ and the pot was already substantial when the button bet 100,000 and Michael Graves moved all in for 23,000 more.

Michael Graves: J♦Q♣ All in
Button: A♠8♣

The turn was the J♣ and the river was the 6♣ and Graves was served a juicy pot with his straight.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Michael Graves	370,000 286,500	286,500

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2024-06-25 22:13 UTC-8

Fox Hunts the King

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Livello 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Rollo Fox was in late position and raised all in to 304,000 and the button made the call.

Rollo Fox: A♥J♥ All in
Button: A♣K♥

The board ran out badly for the button with 9♣8♠6♥10♦J♦ and Fox won with his pair of jacks.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Rollo Fox	632,000 452,000	452,000

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2024-06-25 22:15 UTC-8

Last Hands of Play

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Livello 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Those who remain will play five hands before they bag for the night.

2024-06-25 22:18 UTC-8

Bucceri Risks it All

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Livello 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

After the flop of 9♠9♥7♥4♦, Christopher Bucceri moved all in for 342,000.

His opponent on the button went into the tank.

Eventually they made the fold.

Bucceri revealed K♠K♥ while sharing that he was "destined to make it to the final table," of this event.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Buck Bucceri	670,000 585,000	585,000