2024 World Series of Poker
Dominic Rickard moved all in for 15,500 from under the gun and an opponent in the hijack called. Alexandre Pruneau then reshoved for 36,700 in the small blind and the hijack tanked for a minute before calling once more, having both opponents covered and at risk.
Dominic Rickard: 8♦8♣
Alexandre Pruneau: K♣K♠
Opponent: A♦Q♠
Pruneau was ahead with his pair of kings as the board ran out J♥9♠6♠9♣5♣. Rickard found no help and was eliminated, while Pruneau secured the double up and knockout.
Bradley Wolfe and an early position player got their stacks in with the latter at risk for over 57,000 chips.
Early Position: A♣A♠
Bradley Wolfe: K♦K♣
It looked as if Wolfe would need to send a chunk of his chips over to his opponent but a runout of 6♣7♦3♥K♠10♣ improved him to a set of kings.
Melanie Weisner had already raised from the cutoff and was three-bet to 7,000 by Nhan Nguyen on the button. Action folded back to Weisner, who made it 18,000 to go. Nguyen called.
Weisner shoved for 42,000 on the 10♥Q♣9♣ flop and Nguyen called to put Weisner at risk after tanking for a bit.
Melanie Weisner: K♦K♥
Nhan Nguyen: J♥J♠
Weisner was ahead, but still had plenty of outs to fade. The Q♥7♣ runout bricked out for Nguyen, however, and Weisner was awarded the double up with her kings.
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Toan Nguyen raised to 2,00 from early position, and once it folded to Igor Kurganov on the button, he made the call. The big blind Vaughn Michaud also called to see a flop.
The flop came 2♣4♦A♥ and Michaud checked to Nguyen who bet 2,500. Kurganov folded, and Michaud made the call.
Both players checked after the 9♦ on the turn.
After the 9♣ on the river, Michaud bet out 5,000. Nguyen decided to throw his cards in the muck and give the pot to Michaud.
After the hand was over Michaud tabled 10♠5♥ to show Nguyen he was bluffing.
With the late registration still open, the waves of new entries have certainly slowed down but at least 561 players entered Day 2d thus far to ensure the tournament would set yet another attendance record.
Among the latest to join was renowned actor Kevin Pollak, who was greeted by none other than Jack Effel before he headed to the registration desk. Pollak has two cashes in the WSOP Main Event to his name for a combined $68,688.