Level: 40
Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000
Ante: 2,000,000
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #84: $600 Ultra Stack No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$600
Prize Pool
$3,380,280
Entries
6,628
Level
45
Blinds
3,000,000 / 6,000,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
19
Players Left
1
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
54,000,000
-6,800,000
|
-6,800,000 |
|
33,000,000
10,700,000
|
10,700,000 |
|
32,300,000
-1,700,000
|
-1,700,000 |
|
18,000,000
-6,500,000
|
-6,500,000 |
|
10,500,000
8,700,000
|
8,700,000 |
|
8,500,000
-17,200,000
|
-17,200,000 |
|
7,300,000
-9,000,000
|
-9,000,000 |
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
The remaining 14 players are on a 15-minute break.
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Lawrence Barber was on the button and raised to 3,200,000 and Juan Garibaldi called from the small blind and Daniel Rezaei called from the big blind. The flop came out with 3?7?5? and Garibaldi checked and Rezaei bet out 5,900,000 leaving just one chip behind worth 500,000. Barber called and Garibaldi folded.
On the turn A? both players checked.
Then the river brought the 6? which was gold for Barber. Rezaei checked and Barber put in the 500,000 to put Rezaei all in and he called.
Daniel Rezaei: 8?5? 
Lawrence Barber: 9?8?
Rezaei held a pair of fives but Barber hit the straight on the river for the win and the knockout.
The players at the table commented, "What a river".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,800,000
11,900,000
|
11,900,000 |
|
|
34,000,000
19,500,000
|
19,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Action started with an open from Ha Duong on the cutoff, which was called by Arnold Park in the small blind and Robert Szumowski in the big blind.
The flop of Q?3?8? got checked around.
The [5h[ came on the turn and Park checked again. Szumowski announced a bet of 8,000 but put in 8,000,000 chips. Because his announced bet was 8,000, he was forced to only min bet for 1,600,000. After the bet size was sorted out, both Duong and Park called.
The river was the 9?. Park checked and, this time, avoiding all confusion, Szumowski went all in. Both players folded and Szumowski showed Q?8? for top-two on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
52,000,000 | |
|
42,000,000
15,000,000
|
15,000,000 |
|
16,000,000
-13,500,000
|
-13,500,000 |
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
A few hands after getting his chip stack decimated, Axel Orellana moved all in for his remaining chips.
Robert Szumowski, who was to Orellana’s immediate left, moved all in and covered Orellana.
The rest of the players folded and the cards were tabled.
Axel Orellana: J?10?
Robert Szumowski: A?Q?
The dealer fanned 4?K?K? on the flop, keeping Szumowski in the lead but giving Orellana a flush draw.
The 2? on the turn and 8? on the river, however, ended Orellana’s deep run in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000,000
10,000,000
|
10,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
52,000,000
30,000,000
|
30,000,000 |
|
44,000,000
-16,600,000
|
-16,600,000 |
|
|
29,500,000
16,500,000
|
16,500,000 |
|
|
17,000,000
-3,800,000
|
-3,800,000 |
|
16,500,000
-7,500,000
|
-7,500,000 |
|
||
|
14,200,000
-6,800,000
|
-6,800,000 |
|
12,500,000
-15,000,000
|
-15,000,000 |
|
|
7,300,000
-10,700,000
|
-10,700,000 |
|
|
||
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Axel Orellana raised to 2,300,000 in early position, and then things quickly escalated.
Robert Szumowski flatted Orellana’s raise, and action went to Jason Wester, who three-bet to 6,000,000.
The rest of the players folded, putting the next move on Orellana.
Orellana looked across the table and eyed Wester’s chip stack, even asking Wester how much he had. Wester moved his arms aside and estimated a little more than 22,000,000.
Orellana then four-bet all in, a move that got Szumowski to immediately fold.
Wester went deep in the tank, peeking at his cards multiple times and staring across the table at Orellana, who barely moved except to breath.
After more than a minute elapsed, Wester made the call to put himself at risk.
Jason Wester: Q?Q?
Axel Orellana: K?K?
Wester was behind and needed help, which he immediately received when the dealer fanned Q?8?9? on the flop to give Wester top set.
The 10? on the turn kept Wester in the lead and A? gave him the win and a massive double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
60,600,000
31,600,000
|
31,600,000 |
|
|
18,000,000
-37,000,000
|
-37,000,000 |
|
|
||
Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
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Level 39
: Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Daniel Rezaei was in the middle position with a short stack to start the hand and put 6,000,000 chips in the middle, leaving himself with only 700,000 behind. Panagiotis Mavritsakis was on the button and re-raised all in. It folded back to Rezaei and he called.
Daniel Rezaei: K?6?
Panagiotis Mavritsakis: A?J?
Mavritsakis was ahead before the flop, which was 3?Q?K?, giving Rezai the advantage with top pair.
That it was not Rezaei’s time to go home just yet, was confirmed on the K? turn and 6? river, which gave him a full house and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
24,500,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
|
16,400,000
9,600,000
|
9,600,000 |