Event #27: $1,500 Big O Jour 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

2024-06-10 19:51 UTC-8

Bretzfield Gets Coultas Again

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Niveau 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Action was picked up on a flop showing 5♣7♥6♣ with Bradley Coultas all in for 345,000 and Matthew Bretzfield making the call.

Bradley Coultas: A♦8♦8♣5♦2♣ All in
Matthew Bretzfield: A♠10♣8♠4♦2♥

Coultas was ahead but when the board ran out 3♦ on the turn and 3♠ on the river, Bretzfield improved to a straight for the best high hand. Both players shared the ace-deuce, and chopped the low, leaving Coultas quartered.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Matthew Bretzfield	950,000 30,000	30,000
Bradley Coultas	185,000 508,000	508,000

Tags: Matthew Bretzfield Bradley Coultas

2024-06-10 20:01 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: How Tony G Made His Millions

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Connor Richards

Niveau 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 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 third episode, Connor spoke with high-stakes poker player, politician and entrepreneur Antanas "Tony G" Guoga. In the interview, Tony G spoke about growing up in Lithuania, founding PokerNews in the early 2000s, getting into European politics later in life and his favorite televised poker moments.

He also opened up about clashing with players like Phil Hellmuth in televised games and even issued a heads-up challenge to the Poker Brat. Will Hellmuth take him on, or is he, like Tony G said, "afraid to ever play me again?"

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

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Tags: Connor Richards Phil Hellmuth Tony G

2024-06-10 20:12 UTC-8

Bunch Eliminates Koral

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Brett Slezak

Niveau 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

John Bunch opened to 75,000 from under the gun and Tom Koral called from the big blind.

The flop came K♥10♥8♠. Koral decided to lead for pot of 185,000, Bunch re-potted, and Koral called all-in for 585,000.

Tom Koral: A♠J♥9♦5♥2♥ All in
John Bunch: A♥A♣Q♦6♥2♦

Bunch had Koral in rough shape with his aces and dominating flush draw, but Koral did have an open-ended straight draw. The board ran out 2♠J♠ and Bunch's aces were good enough to knock out Koral.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
John Bunch	2,075,000 975,000	975,000
Tom Koral	Eliminé

Tags: John Bunch Tom Koral

2024-06-10 20:17 UTC-8

Zwingmann-Gocht Doubles Through Stavrakis

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Josh Noy

Niveau 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht opened to 60,000 from the hijack before Filippos Stavrakis raised to 205,000 from the small blind. Zwingmann-Gocht made the call to see the 5♠3♣Q♣ flop.

Stavrakis announced pot and called once Zwingmann-Gocht moved all in for 795,000.

Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht: A♥6♥4♥2♣2♥ All in
Filippos Stavrakis: A♣A♦K♣10♠6♦

Both players flopped a world of opportunity, but it was Zwingmann-Gocht who drilled the 7♦ turn to make a straight and the nut low. Stavrakis missed on the Q♥ river, allowing Zwingmann-Gocht to scoop and more than double his stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht	1,250,000 998,000	998,000
Filippos Stavrakis	70,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Filippos Stavrakis Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht

2024-06-10 20:27 UTC-8

Christ Puts a Bad Beat on Barlow

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Niveau 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Michael Christ raised to 75,000 under the gun, and Todd Barlow in the cutoff called.

The players were heads-up, and the flop came 6♦A♥J♥ and Christ bet out 150,000, and Barlow made the call.

On the turn was the 6♥ and Christ bet out 450,000. Barlow announced all in for only 50,000 more, and Christ made the call.

Todd Barlow: A♣9♥5♥4♠2♦ All in
Michael Christ: A♦J♠9♠7♠2♣

Barlow was in great shape with his flush versus Christ's top two pair, but when the river came the J♣ it improved Christ to a full house and eliminated Barlow.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Michael Christ	2,950,000 850,000	850,000

Todd Barlow	Eliminé

Tags: Michael Christ Todd Barlow

Niveau: 23

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

2024-06-10 20:32 UTC-8

Stavrakis Finds New Life

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Brett Slezak

Niveau 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Philip Tanner raised to 65,000 from middle position. In the hijack, Filippos Stavrakis jammed for 60,000, and Tomoki Matsuda called in the small blind.

Stavrakis was urging the dealer for help as he wanted to extend his massage.

The K♥7♣6♥ flop checked through.

The turn brought the Q♠. Matsuda led for 100,000 and Tanner called.

The 9♣ peeled off on the river and the action checked through again.

Filippos Stavrakis: 8♣5♥4♥3♣2♠ All in
Philip Tanner: A♠A♣J♠6♦5♦
Tomoki Matsuda: A♥K♦Q♥9♦2♥

Matsuda won the side pot with two pair, but Stavrakis and his premium Badeucy hand found the full triple with a straight.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Tomoki Matsuda	1,950,000 75,000	75,000

Philip Tanner	610,000 620,000	620,000
Filippos Stavrakis	230,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Filippos Stavrakis Philip Tanner Tomoki Matsuda

2024-06-10 20:42 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations (Places 42-51)

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Josh Noy

Niveau 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Todd Barlow	Eliminé
Christopher Wilson	Eliminé
Tom Koral	Eliminé

Bradley Coultas	Eliminé
Douglas Rogers	Eliminé
Qinghai Pan	Eliminé

Richard Lee (CA)	Eliminé
Dylan Lambe	Eliminé
Bradley Butcher	Eliminé
Matt Vengrin	Eliminé

2024-06-10 20:55 UTC-8

Bunch's Tower of Chips Grows

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Niveau 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

John Bunch raised under the gun to 85,000 and was call by Sammy Farha in the cutoff, and Yonatan Smith in the big blind.

The players all checked the 10♥A♣A♠ flop and the K♦ on the turn.

The river was the 3♠ and Smith checked to Bunch, who bet out 150,000. Farha made the call and Smith quickly folded.

Bunch tabled A♥8♠3♣3♥2♠ for a full house, aces full of threes. Farah said, "I knew I had you before that river" and showed a 3 while mucking his hand.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
John Bunch	2,750,000 675,000	675,000
Sammy Farha	1,275,000 405,000	405,000

Yonatan Smith	625,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Yonatan Smith Sammy Farha John Bunch

2024-06-10 20:57 UTC-8

Double KO for Christ

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Brett Slezak

Niveau 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Leonard Talerico potted to 105,000 from under the gun, Filippos Stavrakis jammed for 200,000 from the cutoff, Michael Christ called from the big blind, and Talerico called all-in for 160,000.

Leonard Talerico: K♥K♦Q♣9♥3♥ All in
Filippos Stavrakis: A♦Q♠J♠J♦4♠ All in
Michael Christ: 8♥7♦6♣5♦2♦

The board ran out 9♦5♠2♠10♠4♣ and Christ eliminated both players with two pair and a low.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Michael Christ	3,495,000 545,000	545,000

Filippos Stavrakis	Eliminé

Leonard Talerico	Eliminé

Tags: Filippos Stavrakis Leonard Talerico Michael Christ