Event #36: $800 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack
Day 2 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #36: $800 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$3,011,712
Entries
4,278
Level
43
Blinds
1,500,000 / 3,000,000
Ante
3,000,000
Entries
259
Players Left
9
Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Day 2 of Event #36: $800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack 8-Handed at the 2024 World Series of Poker in the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas started with a bang as Ari Engel, Joe Cada, Michael Wang, and Ryan Riess made early exits while the field quickly dwindled in size.
Israel’s own Timur Margolin soared through the day with a flurry of eliminations, collecting chips throughout the day. Margolin is no stranger to WSOP final tables as he has won two bracelets, one being from the 2018 WSOP $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em. He also has a prior tournament cash in this series, that being in Event #17: $800 No-Limit Hold’em DeepStack where he finished in 421st place.
$800 No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack Final Table
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 44,350,000 | 55 |
| 2 | Michael Allen | United States | 31,400,000 | 39 |
| 3 | Vaughan Machado | United States | 16,225,000 | 20 |
| 4 | Jeremy Chen | Taiwan | 14,900,000 | 18 |
| 5 | Francisco Riosvallejo | Mexico | 14,650,000 | 18 |
| 6 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 14,200,000 | 18 |
| 7 | Agharazi Babayev | Azerbaijan | 13,500,000 | 17 |
| 8 | Joseph Couden | United States | 12,850,000 | 16 |
| 9 | Cole Uvila | Unites States | 8,500,000 | 11 |
Martin Zamani was on a heater at the beginning of the day, finding elimination after elimination and chipping up to nearly double the closest chip leader contender. At one point, Zamani found a miracle with running hearts to send his opponent to the rail. However, he fell just short of the three table redraw in 27th place.
While Margolin currently leads the field of remaining players, he will have to battle through a tough field to win the event. Some of his opponents include Adam Hendrix, and Joseph Couden, who are both playing for points in the $25k Fantasy league. The average big blinds of the remaining player sits around 25, so action is bound to be plentiful.
All nine remaining contenders have locked up at least $32,288, while all eyes will be on the top prize of $342,551 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $342,551 |
| 2 | $228,321 |
| 3 | $168,276 |
| 4 | $125,074 |
| 5 | $93,758 |
| 6 | $70,890 |
| 7 | $54,066 |
| 8 | $41,597 |
| 9 | $32,288 |
Just before the dinner break, the tournament director announced that they would be playing down to a nine handed final table. The unexpected Day 3 will begin on June 15 at 1 p.m. local time with blinds at 400,000/800,000 with a big blind ante, with action streaming on PokerGO.
Be sure to check back with PokerNews for all the action as we play down to a winner.
Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 1 | 1 | Cole Uvila | United States | 8,500,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 2 | Michael Allen | United States | 31,400,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 3 | Agharazi Babayev | Azerbaijan | 13,500,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 4 | Vaughan Machado | United States | 16,225,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 5 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 44,350,000 | 55 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 6 | Joseph Couden | United States | 12,850,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 7 | Francisco Riosvallejo | Mexico | 14,650,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 8 | Jeremy Chen | China | 14,900,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 9 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 14,200,000 | 18 |
Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,350,000 | |
|
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31,400,000 | |
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16,225,000 | |
|
14,900,000 | |
|
14,650,000 | |
|
14,200,000 | |
|
13,500,000 | |
|
12,850,000 | |
|
||
|
8,500,000 | |
Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
With nine players left, the tournament floor has stopped play for today, with the remaining finalists bagging and tagging for an unexpected Day 3 restart tomorrow.
The tournament will recommence at 1 p.m, June 15, and play down to a winner.
$800 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em DeepStack Final Table
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cole Uvila | United States | 8,500,000 | 11 |
| 2 | Michael Allen | United Kingdom | 31,400,000 | 39 |
| 3 | Agharazi Babayev | Azerbaijan | 13,500,000 | 17 |
| 4 | Vaughan Machado | United States | 16,225,000 | 20 |
| 5 | Timur Margolin | Israel | 44,350,000 | 55 |
| 6 | Joseph Couden | United States | 12,850,000 | 16 |
| 7 | Francisco Riosvallejo | Mexico | 14,650,000 | 18 |
| 8 | Jeremy Chen | China | 14,900,000 | 19 |
| 9 | Adam Hendrix | United States | 14,200,000 | 18 |
Stay with PokerNews for a recap of the day to follow.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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44,350,000 | |
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|
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|
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31,400,000
6,400,000
|
6,400,000 |
|
|
16,225,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
14,900,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
|
14,650,000
5,850,000
|
5,850,000 |
|
|
14,200,000 | |
|
|
13,500,000
-1,400,000
|
-1,400,000 |
|
|
12,850,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
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|
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8,500,000
-950,000
|
-950,000 |
Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
In the last hand of the day, chip lead Timur Margolin raised to 2,100,000 from the small blind and Adam Hendrix effectively moved all in, leaving two 500,000 chips behind. Margolin shoved all in, forcing Hendrix into the tank. After hearing an "all in and a call" from the other table, Hendrix threw in his last two chips and the players flipped their cards.
Adam Hendrix: 6♥6♦
Timur Margolin: 9♣9♦
The flop came 5♠10♠2♠ and Hendrix needed to improve to stay in the tournament.
The 9♠ came on the turn, which gave Margolin a set of nines, but some hope for Hendrix of a chop.
The dealer peeled the A♠ river, bringing in the flush on the board for the chop. Hendrix was saved and advanced to the nine-handed feature table on Day 3 thanks to a player busting at the other table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,350,000
8,350,000
|
8,350,000 |
|
|
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|
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14,200,000
2,200,000
|
2,200,000 |
Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Guofeng Wang began the hand forced all in from the big blind for his remaining 800,000 chips.
Vaughan Machado limped in from the hijack and Jeremy Chen limped in from the small blind.
Players checked the A♣A♦4♠Q♣8♦ board all the way down and Machado scooped the pot with 5♠5♦. Jeremy Chen revealed he had 9♣4♥ and Wang exited after tabling J♣7♣.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,200,000
-3,900,000
|
-3,900,000 |
|
|
14,000,000
-2,000,000
|
-2,000,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Guofeng Wang raised to 1,200,000 from the cutoff and Michael Allen defended in the big blind.
The 5♥5♣7♥ flop checked through to the 8♥ on the turn. Allen took the lead for 2,425,000 and Wang called.
The K♦ river saw Allen bet again, this time for 5,125,000, approximately half his stack. Wang thought on his decision for some time before moving all in, putting Allen to the test for his total stack of 9,975,000. Allen went deep into the tank, thinking aloud as he did so.
Pained by his decision, Allen finally made the call.
Michael Allen: K♥3♥
Guofeng Wang: J♥9♥
Flush over flush saw this monster pot shipped to Allen, who reiterated to Wang that he did not intend for the hand to come across as a slow roll - the rest of the table reassured Allen that it was indeed a difficult spot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
25,000,000
12,000,000
|
12,000,000 |
|
|
1,200,000
-7,400,000
|
-7,400,000 |
Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Michael Allen raised to 1,200,000 from under the gun and William Kopp jammed all in from the big blind for 4,350,000. Allen was hesitant but made the call and both players revealed their holdings.
William Kopp: 5♠5♣
Michael Allen: K♥J♥
The board ran out K♠K♣8♣10♥9♥ for Kopp to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,000,000
-5,000,000
|
-5,000,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 37
: Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Action folded around to Timur Margolin who opened to 2,000,000 from the small blind. Adam Hendrix defended his big blind.
Margolin continued for 1,400,000 on 3♥J♥A♥ and Hendrix made the call.
Margolin fired 3,500,000 on the 7♠ turn and Hendrix called one more.
The 10♠ river rolled off and Margolin sized-up to 7,700,000. Hendrix went into the tank but eventually released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
36,000,000
4,000,000
|
4,000,000 |
|
|
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|
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12,000,000
-4,400,000
|
-4,400,000 |