Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Event #20: $300 Gladiators of Poker No-Limit Hold'emEvent #23: $1,500 SHOOTOUT No-Limit Hold'emEvent #24: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship (8-Handed)Event #25: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold'emEvent #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)Event #27: $1,500 Big OShow All Events
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Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$5,170,000
Entries
220
Players Left
220
Average Chip Stack
150,000
Total Chips
33,000,000
Level
5
Blinds
1,500 / 3,000
Ante
3,000
Entries
220
Players Left
220
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Chip Counts
1
Ognyan Dimov780,000
2
Justin Saliba610,000
3
Jason Koon475,000
4
Nikolai Mamut469,500
5
Sergio Aido421,000
6
Phil Ivey415,000
8
Krasimir Yankov385,000
9
Philip Sternheimer380,000
10
James Chen319,000
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Mamut and Ivey Battle Over Aces
Level 5: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Nikolai Mamut raised to 6,500 under the gun. Phil Ivey on the button inquired after Mamut's stack before flicking in the call, after which Espen Jorstad defended his big blind.
The flop fell A♦A♠A♥, leading to some table chatter. Jorstad checked to Mamut, who continued for 5,000 chips. Ivey made the call before Jorstad folded.
The 3♣ came on the turn, which saw Mamut bet 26,000. A quick fold followed from Ivey, and the pot was shipped to Mamut.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Nikolai Mamut | 469,500 19,500 | 19,500 |
| Phil Ivey | 415,000 -10,000 | -10,000 |
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| Espen Jorstad | 140,000 -5,000 | -5,000 |
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Tags:Espen JorstadNikolai MamutPhil Ivey
Select Chip Counts
Level 5: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Tobias Schwecht | 180,000 | |
| Andrew Lichtenberger | 160,000 48,000 | 48,000 |
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| Punnat Punsri | 155,000 29,000 | 29,000 |
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| David Coleman | 155,000 | |
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| Chongxian Yang | 145,000 | |
| Adrian Mateos | 145,000 -5,000 | -5,000 |
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| Aaron Thomas | 130,000 | |
| Nacho Barbero | 120,000 -31,000 | -31,000 |
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| Kenny Hallaert | 65,000 -18,000 | -18,000 |
| Faraz Jaka | 20,000 -130,000 | -130,000 |
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Ball Flops The Nuts
Level 5: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Niall Farrell raised to 6,000 from the hijack and in the cutoff, Scott Ball three-bet to 21,000 which Farrell called.
Both players checked the 5♥J♥6♥ flop to the 7♥ turn where Farrell check-called a bet of 12,000 from Ball.
The river peeled off the A♣ which saw Farrell check over to Ball who bet 43,000.
"Did you just flop it?" asked Farrell as he contemplated his decision. After some more thought he put in the chips and mucked after seeing Ball's A♥3♥ for a flopped flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Ball | 198,000 | |
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| Niall Farrell | 31,000 -109,000 | -109,000 |
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Tags:Niall FarrellScott Ball
Bonomo Claims an Elimination
Level 5: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The flop read 3♣4♣10♦ with 15,500 in the middle.
The player in the big blind checked and Justin Bonomo bet 3,500 from the button. The big blind raised it up to 8,500 for Bonomo to respond with a shove for his opponent to call for around 37,000 in total.
Big Blind: A♣6♣ 
Justin Bonomo: A♦3♦
The rest of the board completed with the 7♠ on the turn and the 9♦ on the river for Bonomo to bust his opponent with the flopped pair of treys.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Bonomo | 192,000 | |
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Tags:Justin Bonomo
Tang Shoves on Koon
Level 5: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Danny Tang and Jason Koon were heads up on a completed board of 6♣10♥K♠8♦A♠. Tang checked to Koon, who made a bet of 20,000 chips into a pot of roughly 35,000.
Tang then jammed all in for 55,500, sending Koon into the tank. Eventually, he released his hand and forfeited the pot to his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Koon | 475,000 -68,000 | -68,000 |
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| Chino Rheem | 220,000 -21,000 | -21,000 |
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| Barry Woods | 195,000 17,000 | 17,000 |
| Artur Martirosian | 181,000 181,000 | 181,000 |
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| Danny Tang | 111,500 -27,500 | -27,500 |
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Tags:Danny TangJason Koon
Bradley Stays Alive
Level 5: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Ian Bradley was all-in from the hijack for 91,000 and called by the initial raiser in the under-the-gun position with the bigger stack.
Ian Bradley: 10♠10♦
Under-the-Gun Player: A♥A♣
The board ran out 10♥8♥6♥7♣2♣ for Bradley to flop a set to double up with.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Bradley | 189,000 189,000 | 189,000 |
Tags:Ian Bradley
2024 WSOP $25K Fantasy Hands of the Week: Three-Way All-In Ousts Ivey from $25,000 High Roller
Level 5: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
The $25K Fantasy league is starting to see some separation as Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay) has opened up a nice lead of 478 points, which is a good bit ahead of both Team Sternheimer (330 points) and Team Oz (251 points). Of the 19 teams, six have failed to cross the 100-point mark, while Team Chingas (19 points) and Team Lucky (17 point) at the bottom of the pack.
PokerNews has been tracking $25K Fantasy players in our live updates and has even made it simple to follow the action by tagging all players with a $25K Fantasy badge. That allows you to utilize our chip count filter option to follow only those players (just tick the $25K Fantasy badge); what’s more, each blog will have a “$25K Fantasy” tab that if you click all you will see are hands played by $25K Fantasy players.
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.
Click here to read the biggest $25K Fantasy hands of the week!
Hawkins Eliminates Zinno
Level 5: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Anthony Zinno was down to his final few blinds, which he tossed in preflop. He was looked up by Maurice Hawkins, who had the covering stack.
Anthony Zinno: A♣4♦
Maurice Hawkins: A♥A♦
The flop brought the last ace in the deck with A♠9♠10♦, meaning that the 7♣ and 3♦ river did not matter anymore.
"Nice hand, Maurice," Zinno commented as he took his leave.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Maurice Hawkins | 87,500 6,500 | 6,500 |
| Anthony Zinno | Busted | |
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Tags:Anthony ZinnoMaurice Hawkins
Smith Turns The Nuts
Level 5: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn in a hand between Dan Smith in the big blind and another player in the cutoff.
The board read 3♦7♥5♣4♠ and Smith bet 14,000 from the big blind which his opponent in the cutoff called.
On the river 3♥, Smith sized up to 60,000 and his opponent beat him into the pot.
Smith turned over 8♦6♠ for an eight-high straight, which had his opponent flash 6♣6♥ for an inferior seven-high straight as Smith raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Smith | 241,000 60,000 | 60,000 |
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Tags:Dan Smith
Pupillo Taken Down by Jorstad
Level 5: Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Nick Pupillo was all-in from the hijack and up against Espen Jorstad in the big blind.
Nick Pupillo: A♣7♣
Espen Jorstad: Q♣Q♥
By the time all the cards were dealt, the board read 9♦6♠K♠3♣K♦, which was enough for Jorstad to hold with his pocket queens to eliminate Pupillo.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Espen Jorstad | 138,000 94,000 | 94,000 |
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| Nick Pupillo | Busted | |
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Tags:Espen JorstadNick Pupillo
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