2024 World Series of Poker

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

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
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

Level: 39

Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000

Ante: 1,200,000

Wu Limps With Cowboys

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Ching Da Wu limped from the small blind and Luis Yepez checked his option from the big blind.

Both players checked the A?A?Q? flop to see the 9? come on the turn. Wu bet 1,500,000 and Yepez called.

The 10? on the river got checked through and Wu took down the pot with K?K?.

Player Chips Progress
Ching Da Wu tw
Ching Da Wu
31,000,000
3,900,000
3,900,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Baltierra us
Michael Baltierra
28,000,000
4,900,000
4,900,000
Bogdan Munteanu ro
Bogdan Munteanu
18,200,000
100,000
100,000
Stanislav Zegal de
Stanislav Zegal
17,500,000
-500,000
-500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David Cabrera Polop ad
David Cabrera Polop
16,600,000
-2,300,000
-2,300,000
Mario Colavita it
Mario Colavita
15,000,000
400,000
400,000
Chad Lipton us
Chad Lipton
15,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
John Racener us
John Racener
14,700,000
-2,000,000
-2,000,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Luis Yepez ve
Luis Yepez
5,500,000
-3,700,000
-3,700,000

Tags: Ching Da WuLuis Yepez

Mike Matusow Eliminated in 10th Place ($41,500)

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

Mike "The Mouth" Matusow has been eliminated in 10th place after the following hand:

Action folded to Matusow in early position and he moved all in for about 10,000,000 and Ching Da Wu also moved all in for about 18,000,000 and everyone else moved out of the way.

Mike Matusow: 10?10? All in
Ching Da Wu: J?J?

The board came out with 6?Q?A?7?8? and unfortunately for Matusow no card came for the save this time and Wu won a big pot.
On a previous hand Matusow called for a four and two came to save his tournament life.

Player Chips Progress
Ching Da Wu tw
Ching Da Wu
27,100,000
9,400,000
9,400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Ching Da WuMike Matusow

Zegal Doubles Up Through Colavita

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Action folded to Mario Colavita in the small blind. He put Stanislav Zegal, who was in the big blind, all in. Zegal snap-called.

Stanislav Zegal: A?J?All in
Mario Colavita: K?J?

The flop came K?A?10?. Zegal flopped two pair and Colavita had a gutshot.

The turn 8? and river 2? did not change anything and Zegal survived.

Player Chips Progress
Stanislav Zegal de
Stanislav Zegal
18,000,000
8,000,000
8,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mario Colavita it
Mario Colavita
14,600,000
-9,500,000
-9,500,000

Tags: Mario ColavitaStanislav Zegal

Unofficial Final Table

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Ching Da WuUnited States18,700,00019
2Luis YepezVenezuela9,200,0009
3Chad LiptonUnited States14,000,00014
4Michael BaltierraUnited States24,100,00024
5John RacenerUnited States16,700,00017
6Bogdan MunteanuRomania19,100,00019
7David Cabrera PolopAndorra18,900,00019
8Mario ColavitaItaly25,100,00025
9Stanislav ZegalGermany10,000,00010
10Mike MatusowUnited States10,200,00010
Player Chips Progress
Mario Colavita it
Mario Colavita
24,100,000
-700,000
-700,000
Michael Baltierra us
Michael Baltierra
23,100,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
David Cabrera Polop ad
David Cabrera Polop
18,900,000
-4,600,000
-4,600,000
Bogdan Munteanu ro
Bogdan Munteanu
18,100,000
7,200,000
7,200,000
Ching Da Wu tw
Ching Da Wu
17,700,000
-3,300,000
-3,300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John Racener us
John Racener
16,700,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Chad Lipton us
Chad Lipton
13,000,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
10,200,000
-500,000
-500,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Stanislav Zegal de
Stanislav Zegal
10,000,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Luis Yepez ve
Luis Yepez
9,200,000
-5,600,000
-5,600,000

Aaron Mermelstein Eliminated in 11th Place ($41,500)

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Aaron Mermelstein
Aaron Mermelstein

Michael Baltierra on the button jammed for 10,500,000. Aaron Mermelstein in the small blind went into the tank, and called for his last 9,400,000.

Aaron Mermelstein: A?8??All in
Michael Baltierra:?A?J?

"No eights", asked Baltierra's friends in the rail. They were heard, as on A?2?6?J?5?, Baltierra hit two pair to eliminate Mermelstein.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Baltierra us
Michael Baltierra
21,900,000
8,800,000
8,800,000
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein
Busted

Tags: Aaron MermelsteinMichael Baltierra

Colavita Wins a Flip Against Mermelstein

Level 38 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Aaron Mermelstein has been one of the most active players at his table, raising preflop in many recent pots. He opened once again from the cutoff.

Mike Matusow on the button folded, and Mario Colavita went all in from the small blind for 11,800,000. The big blind folded and Mermelstein snap-called.

Mario Colavita: A?K?All in
Aaron Mermelstein: J?J?

The flop was 8?6?3?. Mermelstein was still ahead, but Colavita flopped a flush draw along with his two overcards.

The turn was the A?, a terrible card for Mermelstein and he was down to one out, the J?. The river was the 4? and Colavita doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Mario Colavita it
Mario Colavita
24,800,000
5,800,000
5,800,000
Aaron Mermelstein us
Aaron Mermelstein
8,000,000
-8,000,000
-8,000,000

Tags: Aaron MermelsteinMario ColavitaMike Matusow

Level: 38

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000