2024 World Series of Poker

Event #98: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 2
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Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♥a♦
Prize
$525,500
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,292,025
Entries
3,215
Level Info
Level
42
Blinds
1,200,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
361
Players Left
1
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Matusow Doubles His Stack

Roxanne Johnson
Roxanne Johnson
Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

David Cabrera Polop raised from early position to 500,000 and Mike Matusow moved all in for 1,535,000. Polop made the call.

Mike Matusow: A?10? All in
David Cabrera Polop: Q?J?

The board ran well for Matusow with 5?4?2?3?10? and Matusow won with a straight.

Player Chips Progress
David Cabrera Polop ad
David Cabrera Polop 		5,800,000
1,280,000
 1,280,000
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow 		3,570,000
1,070,000
 1,070,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: David Cabrera PolopMike Matusow

Wu Doubles Through Fitzgerald

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Cards went on their backs on Table 522 with Ching Da Wu in the small blind at risk for 4,750,000 against Kurt Fitzgerald in the big blind.

Ching Da Wu:?10?10??All in
Kurt Fitzgerald: A?3?

Wu's tens held on J?5?J?4?Q? so he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Ching Da Wu tw
Ching Da Wu 		4,750,000
450,000
 450,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kurt Fitzgerald us
Kurt Fitzgerald 		4,250,000
-250,000
 -250,000

Tags: Ching Da WuKurt Fitzgerald

Munteanu Doubles Through Stausholm

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Martin Stausholm raised to 500,000 from early position. Bogdan Munteanu three-bet shoved for 3,300,000 from the small blind and Stausholm called.

Bogdan Munteanu: 8?8? All in
Martin Stausholm : K?Q?

The runout of 5?6?3?2?9? fell, meaning Munteanu's eights held up and he doubled through Stausholm.

Player Chips Progress
Bogdan Munteanu ro
Bogdan Munteanu 		7,100,000
2,800,000
 2,800,000
Martin Stausholm dk
Martin Stausholm 		1,000,000
-3,300,000
 -3,300,000
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Bogdan MunteanuMartin Stausholm

Scott Gets the Hand to Work Out Just Perfectly

Monika Kostanjevec
Monika Kostanjevec
Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Jordan Scott raised to 3,800,000 chips from the button, leaving himself with only around 300,000 behind.

Lois Dufouleur in the small blind went all in and had Scott slightly covered.

Ronald Sims in the big blind went into the tank. After a couple of minutes of thinking, he reluctantly let go of his hand. Scott called for the rest of his chips.

Jordan Scott: Q?J?All in
Lois Dufouleur: 8?8?

The flop came 9?9?J?, giving Scott the lead. The turn and river were 4?A? and Scott doubled up, while Dufouleur was left crippled.

Ronald Sims was not happy to observe the action and later said he folded pocket queens, which would have been the winning hand.

Player Chips Progress
Jordan Scott us
Jordan Scott 		8,700,000
1,000,000
 1,000,000
Lois Dufouleur fr
Lois Dufouleur 		540,000
-3,560,000
 -3,560,000

Tags: Jordan ScottLois DufouleurRonald Sims

High Stakes Poker Pro Michael Rocco Looks to Trade Cards for Crops After 2024 WSOP

Sandra Barbour
Sandra Barbour
Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Michael Rocco
Michael Rocco

In what was intended to be a conversation about a slew of near misses over his career, Michael Rocco flipped the script when he revealed that the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) would be his last full series for many years.

And the reason why he'll be reducing his volume at the tables may come as a bit of a shock.

During a break in Event #94: $10,000 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Championship, he told PokerNews that he has acquired a farm in the last year, and intends to shift his focus to that venture over his card-playing exploits.

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A Cooler Goes Colavita's Way

Tim Baker
Tim Baker
Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Miguel Lopes raised to 500,000 under the gun. Mario Colavita three-bet to roughly 2,000,000 from the cutoff with 500,000 behind. When it folded back to Lopes he put Colavita all-in. Colavita called and the cards were revealed.

Mario Colavita: A?A? All in
Miguel Lopes: K?K?

A horrible cooler for Lopes, and he couldn't find any improvement on the 2?Q?5?4?4? runout. Colavita would double up with aces.

Player Chips Progress
Mario Colavita it
Mario Colavita 		5,750,000
3,050,000
 3,050,000
Miguel Lopes pt
Miguel Lopes 		1,400,000
-2,420,000
 -2,420,000

Tags: Mario ColavitaMiguel Lopes

Nemeskerikiss Doubles Up

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Robert Nemeskerikiss in the cutoff opened to 2,750,000, then Senovio Ramirez III in the big blind raised all-in with a bigger stack. Nemeskerikiss went into the tank and called with the 265,000 chips he had left.

Robert Nemeskerikiss:?A?K??All in
Senovio Ramirez III:?A?Q?

Nemeskerikiss was already in the lead, and he even hit two pair on 3?K?7?A?Q? to secure a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Nemeskerikiss us
Robert Nemeskerikiss 		6,730,000
1,130,000
 1,130,000
Senovio Ramirez III us
Senovio Ramirez III 		4,050,000
-4,250,000
 -4,250,000

Tags: Robert NemeskerikissSenovio Ramirez III

Racener Doubles Up

Monika Kostanjevec
Monika Kostanjevec
Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
John Racener
John Racener

Bogdan Munteanu raised from late position and John Racener went all in for 1,340,000 chips from the button. When action folded back to Munteanu, he wanted the count and then called.

John Racener: 8?8?All in
Bogdan Munteanu: A?10?

The board was 9?Q?Q?J?6? and Racener��s eights were good for a double up.

Player Chips Progress
Bogdan Munteanu ro
Bogdan Munteanu 		4,300,000
-700,000
 -700,000
John Racener us
John Racener 		2,200,000
500,000
 500,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Bogdan MunteanuJohn Racener

Some Chip Updates

Roxanne Johnson
Roxanne Johnson
Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ali Imsirovic ba
Ali Imsirovic 		8,640,000
2,140,000
 2,140,000
Robert Nemeskerikiss us
Robert Nemeskerikiss 		5,600,000
1,000,000
 1,000,000
Ching Da Wu tw
Ching Da Wu 		4,300,000
150,000
 150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Miguel Lopes pt
Miguel Lopes 		3,820,000
720,000
 720,000
John Marino us
John Marino 		3,800,000
Ryan Wolfson us
Ryan Wolfson 		3,350,000
-1,150,000
 -1,150,000
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos ca
Demosthenes Kiriopoulos 		3,200,000
3,200,000
 3,200,000
Christian Calcano us
Christian Calcano 		1,300,000
1,300,000
 1,300,000
Kevin Allen gb
Kevin Allen 		1,300,000
1,300,000
 1,300,000