Less than one week ago, two well-known poker pros said their car was broken into outside a Las Vegas restaurant, and a substantial amount of money was stolen.
Days later and both players — Mo Nuwwarah and Josh Reichard — are deep together in the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, perhaps the result of some good karma (and of course skill).
A shorter-stacked Brandon Brown was all-in with the Q♥J♥ and he was dominated by John Andress with the A♠J♣.
Neither player connected with the 9♠5♦2♠K♦2♦ runout and the ace was enough to send Brown to the rail.
Iaron Lightbourne raised to 55,000 from the hijack and Alejandro Lococo called out of the big blind.
A flop of 5♦9♠K♣ saw Lococo check, Lightbourne bet 40,000, Lococo raised to 130,000, and Lightbourne called.
On the 10♠ turn, Lococo fired another bet of 215,000, which Lightbourne called.
When the 7♦ landed on the river, Lococo continued telling his story with a bet of 560,000, which got Lightbourne to fold.
Edward Pak opened to 50,000 from under the gun and was called by Kevin Ordet and Danny Tang from middle position and the hijack.
Pak continued for 80,000 on the K♥3♥3♠ flop and only Tang called. Pak then check-folded to a bet of 80,000 on the K♣ turn.
Jose Ferro was all in and at risk from the cutoff against Alex Greenblatt in the small blind.
Jose Ferro: A♦5♦ 
Alex Greenblatt: A♥9♣
Ferro was dominated and could not stage a comeback on the 9♦J♦5♣K♠6♥ runout despite flopping big to hit the rail.
Merijn van Rooij checked the 9♥7♦6♦A♣ turn and Lucas Bandeira bet 110,000. The Dutchman then announced a raise to 350,000 and had some trouble to put the correct chips out at first before all was made right, Bandeira called.
Van Rooij bet the 5♣ river for 375,000 and Bandeira snap-called by tossing in a single chip, but could not beat the 8♥5♠ of van Rooij.
Alessandro Pichierri and his One Piece hat opened to 50,000 from the hijack and was called by Jangkyu Lee in the big blind.
Both players checked the K♠10♥7♠ flop leading to the K♦ turn where Lee checked again. Pichierri took this opportunity to bet 60,000 and he made Lee fold.
Ryan Hoenig opened to 50,000 from middle position and then called after Aneris Adomkevicius three-bet to 185,000 in late position.
Hoenig checked following the 6♠8♠A♥ flop. Adomkevicius continued for 100,000 only to see Hoenig respond with a raise to 280,000. After some thought, Adomkevicius flatted.
Action checked through the 8♦ turn to the 9♣ river at which point Hoenig checked once more. Adomkevicius, unwilling to go to a cheap showdown, bet 375,000. That was enough to force a fold from Hoenig as Adomkevicius chipped up to hit the six million mark.
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