Josh Arieh opened to 1,400 from middle position and was called by the player in the big blind.
They went to a flop of 8♥6♠4♠ and Arieh bet 1,000. His opponent folded and he easily took down a small pot to help build his stack.
Nível: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
After Tyler Patterson opened to 1,200 from middle position, a player in late position called as well as the player in the big blind.
The flop came out Q♥4♥8♣ and the big blind checked to Patterson, who continued for 1,600. Late position folded and the big blind called.
The action on the 4♦ turn went check, check, and the dealer dealt the 10♥ on the river. The big blind led out for 2,200 and Patterson three-bet to 8,000. His opponent called and Patterson showed K♥8♥ for the king-high flush. The big blind flipped over 9♥6♥ for a lesser flush and Patterson pulled the pot.
Jesse Dawes reraised all in for his remaining 18,100 after a shorter stack at the table risked their final 6,000. Dawes' action elicited folds from the rest of the table and the players tabled their cards.
Opponent: 8♦8♠
Jesse Dawes: A♣J♠
The dealer fanned the 3♦Q♦A♥4♥4♠ runout and Dawes fell on right side of a classic flip, taking the pot with aces-up.
As players return from break here are a few notable chip counts from the field.
Nível: 5
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Nature called for one poker player on Opening Day at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the most inopportune time.
PokerNews Editor Connor Richards shared an interesting hand on X that occurred at his table during Event #2: $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold'em on Tuesday.
The players are now on a 20-minute break.
Jonathon Kotula wagered his remaining 11,100 chips on the turn, on a board of 2♦7♠Q♠5♦.
With a pot of around 22,000, his opponent counted out calling chips and took a moment before dropping them over the line making the call, putting Kotula at risk.
Jonathon Kotula: K♣Q♣
Opponent: 6♦7♦
Kotula was ahead with his pair of queens but needed to fade a large proportion of the deck to survive.
The A♥ river was a safe card for Kotula and he smiled as he stacked his newfound wealth.
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