The final two players are taking a short break before heads up play begins.
2024 World Series of Poker
Christoph Vogelsang open-shoved from the button for around 16,000,000. Jared Bleznick made the call from the big blind with a covering stack to put Vogelsang at risk.
Christoph Vogelsang: A?9?
Jared Bleznick: 10?10?
Bleznick was ahead preflop with his pocket pair and remained so when the board ran out Q?4?7?3?K? to send the start-of-day chip leader to the rail and take down a colossal pot, giving him roughly a 2:1 lead over Jesse Lonis going into heads-up play.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jared Bleznick |
37,000,000
17,700,000
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17,700,000 |
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Jesse Lonis |
16,400,000
-3,200,000
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-3,200,000 |
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Christoph Vogelsang | Busted | |
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Level: 29
Blinds: 400,000/800,000
Ante: 800,000
Nacho Barbero moved all in from the cutoff for 800,000. Jesse Lonis called for the extra 200,000 from the big blind to put him at risk.
Nacho Barbero: Q?4?
Jesse Lonis: 10?6?
The board came 3?8?6?8?7?, giving Lonis a pair of sixes, eliminating Barbero from the tournament in fourth place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jesse Lonis |
19,600,000
1,700,000
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1,700,000 |
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Jared Bleznick |
19,300,000
1,300,000
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1,300,000 |
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Christoph Vogelsang |
14,500,000
-3,100,000
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-3,100,000 |
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Nacho Barbero | Busted | |
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Jesse Lonis opened to 1,200,000 from under the gun, Nacho Barbero shoved for around 9,000,000 and Lonis, who was slightly covered, made the call and was at risk.
Jesse Lonis: K?K?
Nacho Barbero: A?10?
Lonis' kings held up on the 9?2?7?8?5? runout and he scored a full double up while Barbero was left with just over one big blind.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jesse Lonis |
17,900,000
9,400,000
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9,400,000 |
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Nacho Barbero |
700,000
-8,500,000
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-8,500,000 |
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No hands have seen a flop in the last two orbits. Jesse Lonis has chipped up slightly after getting several shoves through and picking up the blinds.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jared Bleznick |
18,000,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Christoph Vogelsang |
17,600,000
-1,200,000
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-1,200,000 |
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Nacho Barbero |
9,200,000
-1,300,000
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-1,300,000 |
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Jesse Lonis |
8,500,000
1,900,000
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1,900,000 |
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Nacho Barbero opened to 1,400,000 from the button and Christoph Vogelsang defended from the big blind.
Both players checked the Q?10?6? flop leading to the 6? turn. Vogelsang bet 2,300,000 and Barbero folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Christoph Vogelsang |
18,800,000
1,300,000
|
1,300,000 |
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Jared Bleznick |
17,500,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
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Nacho Barbero |
10,500,000
-500,000
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-500,000 |
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Jesse Lonis |
6,600,000
-100,000
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-100,000 |
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Jesse Lonis shoved from the small blind for 3,200,000, and Nacho Barbero called from the big blind to put him at risk.
Jesse Lonis: 9?9?
Nacho Barbero: Q?6?
The runout of 5?8?2?A?7? meant Lonis' pair of nines would earn him a much-needed double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Christoph Vogelsang |
17,500,000
5,500,000
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5,500,000 |
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Jared Bleznick | 17,000,000 | |
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Nacho Barbero |
11,000,000
-4,700,000
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-4,700,000 |
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Jesse Lonis |
6,700,000
700,000
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700,000 |
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Nacho Barbero limped in from the small blind and Jared Bleznick checked from the big blind.
Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final runout of A?J?7?6?8?. Barbero checked once more and Bleznick bet 1,200,000.
Barbero used a time extension before opting to fold and Bleznick took the pot without showdown.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jared Bleznick |
17,000,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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Nacho Barbero |
15,700,000
-800,000
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-800,000 |
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Christoph Vogelsang |
12,000,000
-1,500,000
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-1,500,000 |
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Jesse Lonis |
6,000,000
-1,750,000
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-1,750,000 |
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Level: 28
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000