Event #84: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em | 2024 World Series of Poker

2024-07-10 18:34 UTC-8

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Livello 44 : Blinds 25,000,000/5,000,000, 5,000,000 ante

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Livello: 44

Bui: 25,000,000/5,000,000

Ante: 5,000,000

2024-07-10 18:23 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts on Break

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Livello 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ramana Epparla	175,000,000 -16,000,000	-16,000,000
Carsten Heidemann	145,000,000 28,000,000	28,000,000

Albyn Bello	53,000,000 14,000,000	14,000,000
Phuoc Nguyen	22,000,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Jason Wester	4,000,000 -20,000,000	-20,000,000

2024-07-10 18:14 UTC-8

Players Take a Short Break

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Livello 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

The remaining five players are now on a short 15-minute break.

2024-07-10 18:10 UTC-8

Robert Szumowski Eliminated in 6th Place ($73,780)

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Livello 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Robert Szumowski raised to 10,500,000 from under the gun and Ramana Epparla flat called from the big blind. The flop came out with K♠10♦9♠ and Epparla checked and Szumowski moved all in for his last 14,000,000 and Epparla made the call.

Heading to the turn Epparla was ahead with his pair of kings.

Robert Szumowski: A♦Q♣ All in
Ramana Epparla: K♣8♠

The turn 9♥ and the river 6♠ dropped and Epparla was the winner with two pair.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ramana Epparla	191,000,000 66,000,000	66,000,000
Robert Szumowski	Eliminato

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2024-07-10 18:04 UTC-8

Szumowski Takes Some Back

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Livello 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

A few hands after loosing a stack, Ramana Epparla moved all in from the small blind and Robert Szumowski called for his entire 15,000,000 stack from the big blind.

Robert Szumowski: 9♥8♠ All in
Ramana Epparla: A♠4♥

Szumowski was looking to hit and the 8♦8♥J♠ flop really went his way, propelling him into the lead with trip eights.

The 3♦ turn and A♥ didn't turn things around for Epparla and he gave a stack back to Szumowski, doubling him up and keeping him alive.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ramana Epparla	125,000,000 9,000,000	9,000,000
Robert Szumowski	33,000,000 18,000,000	18,000,000

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2024-07-10 18:03 UTC-8

Juan Garibaldi Eliminated in 7th Place ($56,670)

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Livello 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Juan Garibaldi moved all in for his remaining stack, and it started a chain reaction.

Robert Szumowski, who had Garibaldi covered, then moved all in to potentially isolate Garibaldi.

Action folded around the table to Ramana Epparla in the big blind. Epparla peeled his cards, paused for a moment, and then moved all in with his remaining 58,000,000 to put himself at risk against Szumowski.

Juan Garibaldi: Q♣10♥ All in
Ramana Epparla: J♥J♣ All in
Robert Szumowski: 10♣10♠

Epparla was ahead of his two opponents, and it stayed that way when the dealer ran out 6♦8♠9♣2♠2♥ on the board.

Garibaldi was eliminated in seventh place, while Szumowski’s chip stack suffered a major blow.

Epparla, however, saw his chip stack soar to more than 100,000,000.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ramana Epparla	116,000,000 55,000,000	55,000,000
Robert Szumowski	15,000,000 -72,500,000	-72,500,000
Juan Garibaldi	Eliminato

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2024-07-10 17:55 UTC-8

Bello Outpips Heidemann

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Livello 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Albyn Bello moved all in from the small blind and Carsten Heidemann made a swift call in the big blind, but was quickly defeated to see Bello's hand.

Albyn Bello: 10♦10♥ All in
Carsten Heidemann: 9♦9♠

Heidenmann would be drawing to a nine and when the board ran out with A♠A♣J♥J♣ the table questioned if it would be a split pot but the 5♦ on the river gave Bello the best hand as his kicker played with the two pair on board.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Carsten Heidemann	117,000,000 20,000,000	20,000,000

Albyn Bello	39,000,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

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2024-07-10 17:44 UTC-8

Chop-Chop it Up

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Livello 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Robert Szumowski and Albyn Bello were involved in a battle of the blinds.

Bello moved all in out of the big blind for his remaining 36,500,000 and Szumowski immediately called out to put Bello at risk.

Albyn Bello: A♥10♦ All in
Robert Szumowski: A♦Q♣

Szumowski had Bello’s ace dominated going to the flop, and he remained in the lead when the dealer fanned K♦3♠K♠ on the board.

The 9♣ on the turn changed nothing, but the 3♥ on the board gave both players two pair, kings and threes, with each holding an ace kicker for a chop.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Robert Szumowski	87,500,000 -2,500,000	-2,500,000
Albyn Bello	36,500,000 -9,000,000	-9,000,000

Tags: Albyn Bello Robert Szumowski

Livello: 43

Bui: 2,000,000/4,000,000

Ante: 4,000,000