Event #27: $1,500 Big O | 2024 World Series of Poker (2024)

Anthony Zinno limped under the gun before Alex Foxen raised in middle position. He was called by the cutoff, the small blind, and Zinno under the gun.

The flop came Q♥6♥Q♦ and when it checked to Foxen he bet 2,500. The player in the cutoff then raised to 7,000, the small blind folded Zinno called, and Foxen folded.

Now heads up on the turn was the 9♥ and Zinno lead out for a bet of 3,000 and was called by the cut off.

After the 4♠ on the river, Zinno bet once more, this time for 6,000. The player in the cutoff elected to lay his hand down, giving the pot to Zinno.

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A player under the gun raised to 800 and was called by the hijack and the button. Mike Matusow, down to just 400 chips, called to be all-in from the small blind. The big blind made the call as well.

The flop came 6♠Q♥5♥ and all the players checked to see a turn.

The turn was the 6♥ and the big blind made a bet for 1300 and was called by the under the gun player.

After the 7♥ river, both players checked, and the big blind reveled a king high flush for the high, and the under the gun player showed down ace-three to chop the pot. Matusow mucked his hand and was eliminated.

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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.

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A player under the gun limp-called, as did a player on the cutoff. Sammy Farha on the button then raised to 2,200 which was called by both players.

Action checked around on the J♠8♥Q♠ board.

On the turn came the K♠ and after the under the gun player checked the player in the cutoff bet 3,500. The under the gun player folded, and Farha called.

The river was the 10♠ and the cutoff checked to Farha, who bet 6,000. The cutoff found a fold, to give Farha another pot.

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Heads-up action on the 8♥10♥3♣2♦6♠ board saw Allen Kessler lead out for 5,000 from under the gun. Kessler was then facing an all in raise to 11,900, taking some time before making the call.

Kessler tabled A♠7♦5♣4♠3♦ for a straight and the nut low, taking three-quarters of the pot when after being shown A♥9♣8♦4♥4♦ for a split of the low pot.

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Raymond Chiu, a 42-year-old IT consultant, has taken the first week of the PokerNews Deepstack Challenge by storm. His impressive performance has secured him a place among the top ten weekly players, who each receive a $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship ticket at the 2024 World Series of Poker.

Chiu's remarkable run started on Friday, May 31, when he won the $400 Daily Deepstack. This event drew 177 entries and a prize pool of $58,410, with Chiu taking home $13,709. The very next day, on June 1, he triumphed again in the same event, which attracted 229 participants and generated a prize pool of $75,570. This victory earned him $16,489, marking his largest payout to date.

These consecutive wins have boosted Chiu's total earnings from these events to $30,198—not bad for an $800 investment.

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