Ivan Deyra opened the action with a raise to 2,000 from under the gun. The small blind moved all in, covering Deyra and he snap-called for 21,800 effective.
Ivan Deyra: A♦A♠
Small Blind: A♥K♦
The board ran out 7♥4♣8♥8♠4♥ and Deyra doubled to get back above starting stack.
The $25K Fantasy league rolls on, and as of June 19, Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay) is still on top with 662 points, which is a good bit ahead of both Team Sternheimer (523 points) and Team Sepiol (461 points). Of the 19 teams, Team Chingas is on the bottom with 83 points while all other teams have at least 207 points. Check out 25Kfantasy.com to see the current standings.
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As a result, we can capture some of the biggest, best, and most game-changing hands involving the $25K Fantasy roster. Here are five from the last week of action in the 2024 WSOP including ones played by Phil Ivey, Eric Wasserson, and Sean Winter.
Action was caught on the river with the board A♦K♠9♦Q♣9♥.
The player in the big blind bet 17,000 into a pot of around 55,000 chips. Lander Lijo in middle position raised all-in for 26,800. His opponent thought for a while and then put in the rest of the chips in the pot.
Lijo showed down A♣A♥, while player in the big blind had K♦2♦ for the flopped pair and flush draw.
Daniel Almeida opened the action with a raise to 1,600 from under the gun. A player in middle position called before the cutoff three-bet to 6,800. Only Almeida made the call.
The cutoff continued for 9,200 on 8♥6♠4♠ before Almeida moved all in for 42,000. His opponent immediately folded, and Almeida chipped up without having to see a turn or river.