Playing three-handed, there was a raise to 500 on the button and a call from the small blind before Maria Konnikova three-bet to 2,500 out of the big blind. Only the small blind player called.
Konnikova fired a continuation-bet of 2,100 when checked to on the 3♥A♦3♣ flop and took it down.
Alexandros Kolonias opened the action with a raise to 600 from the button. The small blind player three-bet to 3,000 and Kolonias made the call.
The small blind checked the 2♥7♠4♦ flop over to Kolonias who bet 3,000. His opponent called.
Action went check-check on the J♦ turn before the small blind fired 8,500 on the 2♦ river. Kolonias made the call. His opponent showed K♥Q♥ for a bluff while Kolonias scooped the pot with 9♥7♥.
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 start of Event #52: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed) here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
This four-day event gets underway at 12 p.m. local time, with late registration open for 11 levels. There will be 15-minute breaks every two levels of play, and a one-hour dinner break is scheduled after Level 6 (at approximately 6:30 p.m.). Only one reentry is permitted in this event.
The starting stack is 50,000 chips, with the plan for Day 1 to play ten 60-minute levels. For the surviving players, Day 2 resumes at 12 p.m. Friday and ends after another ten levels of play.
Last year’s event saw a field of 1,015 entries, generating a prize pool of $426,300. The winner was Weiran Pu, who defeated Norbert Szecsi heads-up to win $938,244 and his first WSOP bracelet.
"I'm so thankful. I didn't start travelling to play poker until this year. I went to the PCA and other events like EPT's and the results were not what I expected." Wu told PokerNews. "This is a big moment. It's a big surprise because the first half of this year wasn't so smooth. Right now I'm a social media influencer for poker in China. I've made hundreds of vlogs, but this one may be my biggest."
Year
Entries
Winner
Country
Payout
2023
1,199
Weiran Pu
China
$938,244
2022
920
Jonathan Pastore
France
$771,765
2021
604
Scott Ball
United States
$562,667
2019
815
Joao Vieira
Portugal
$758,011
2018
621
Jean-Robert Bellande
United States
$616,302
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