Jake Schwartz opened to 2,200 from under the gun, and Martin Zamani defended his big blind.
Zamani checked the on the monotone 7♠6♠3♠ flop before Schwartz bet 1,500.
Zamani questioned Schwartz on how he remembers the suits of his hand without looking at his cards.
"Because I don't smoke weed," Schwartz dryly replied.
Zamani, known for enjoying certain herbs, called before the 5♣ turn checked through to the J♥ river. Zamani led out for 1,000 and Schwartz quickly folded.
Joe Hachem made it 1,400 from the hijack and was called by the small blind.
On the 10♥3♥10♠ flop, Hachem continued for 2,000 and called when the small blind put in the check-raise to 6,000.
The A♠ turn then checked through to the A♦ river. The small blind checked and Hachem fired out 8,000 and was quickly called.
Hachem tabled 6♠6♣, which had been counterfeited. However, he was never ahead after the flop as his opponent held 10♣9♠, which flopped trips before improving to a full house.
An early position player raised to 2,000, the player in the cutoff called, Kristen Foxen then three-bet to 7,000. The player in the small blind decided to four-bet to 16,000, the early position player and the cutoff both folded. Foxen then went all in and was at risk for roughly 26,000. The small blind made the call.
Kristen Foxen: A♦K♣
Small Blind: 9♥9♦
The board ran out 8♥7♠3♣Q♣A♣. Foxen's pair of aces was good enough for a full double up.
A player under the gun raised to 1,500 and Martin Zamani called from the button.
The flop of J♥6♦8♦ got checked to Zamani and he bet 1,000. His opponent made the call.
Both players checked the 5♠ turn to see the K♣ come on the river. This time the under the gun player led out for 4,000 and Zamani made the call. The under the gun player showed 5♣5♥ for a turned set to take down the pot.
The action was preflop and Michael Acevedo had placed a three-bet to 2,500 from the button and the cutoff moved all in for 24,400 Acevedo called.
Button: A♦A♣
Michael Acevedo: A♥K♠
Acevedo was drawing thin until the board ran out with 8♣2♥6♥10♥ at which point Acevedo called for his one time to hit his flush. The poker gods allowed the one time and delivered the 5♥ on the river which gave Acevedo the flush and the win.
Robert Mizrachi raised to 700 from the cutoff and was called by a player on the button.
Mizrachi then bet 1,000 on a 9♠8♣5♣ flop and the button made the call.
The turn was the 5♥. Mizrachi bet again, this time for 2,700, and once again his opponent made the call.
The river was the 4♠. Mizrachi chose to bet 7,000 and his opponent snap-called him. Mizrachi flipped over the 10♦10♥ and his opponent mucked his cards.
The player under the gun limped, the button limped, and Chris Hunichen, in the small blind, called and the big blind checked. The flop came out 6♣6♥4♣ and everyone checked to the button, who made a bet of 1,300. Hunichen called, the big blind folded and the original limper raised to 12,000. The button folded and Hunichen moved all in for 22,000 effective. The player under the gun quickly called.
Under the gun: A♣8♣
Chris Hunichen: 6♠5♠
The player under the gun was on the flush draw and Hunichen was sitting with trips. The turn K♦ and river 10♠ did not bring the flush and Hunichen added a tidy sum to his chips.
Action picked up on the river with a pot of about 26,500 and a board of A♦6♥J♥A♥9♦. The player on the button checked to Niall Farrell "Firaldo" and he moved all in for 26,000.
The player on the button had a difficult decision for his tournament life and stated, "Am I really going to go out this early?" The player made the call and Farrell delivered the bad news.
Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2024 World Series of Poker and home of live updates from all bracelet events.
Today sees the kickoff for Event #31: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. The event starts at 12 p.m. local time with 30-minute levels. There will be a 15-minute break every four levels.
Starting stacks are 40,000 and players may reenter once, provided they do so before the end of late registration at the conclusion of Level 11 (about 6:30 p.m.).
Day 1 is set to end after Level 21 and Day 2 will resume at 12 p.m. on July 12 with 40-minute blind levels. Day 2 will be the final day, with play continuing until a winner is declared.
Last year's edition of this event went to Mark Ioli. Ioli beat out a field of 1,241 entries to win his first bracelet and $558,266 of the $3,313,470 prize pool.
Although it was his first bracelet, it wasn't his first try. “Two previous times I got heads up for a bracelet," Ioli said in his post-game interview. "I was a card away from winning. So it feels good to finally win. It’s the one accolade in poker you want no matter what.”
Year
Entries
Winner
Country
Payout
2023
1,241
Mark Ioli
United States
$558,266
2022
1,348
Nino Ullmann
Germany
$594,079
2021
997
Brian Rast
United States
$474,102
2020
-
Not Held
-
-
2019
754
Thomas Cazayous
France
$414,766
2018
868
Gal Yifrach
United States
$461,798
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