Event #24: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em

At the start of the day, 17 players had a dream of being the next WSOP bracelet winner. After more than 12 hours of play, that dream was realized by Corey Harrison. Not only did he claim his first WSOP, but he also walked away with a nice chunk of cash: $432,411 to be exact.

Even though the average stack coming back was around 30 big blinds, it took us less than an hour and a half to make it to the official final table. On the way there, we lost Travell Thomas (15th), Jacob Schinlder (13th), and Arshin Gamini (12th).

It only took us 18 hands to lose our first player, and it was Robert Brewer. He got it in with tens against the King-Queen of Mohsin Charania, and while he survived the flop, a queen on the turn sealed his fate.

From there, we played for nearly three more hours before Gareth Teatum in 8th place. It was once again Charania who played executioner, after he woke up with    against the    of Teatum, who earned just over $40,000 for his efforts.

From there, the two big notables at the final table busted. The first to go was former EPT champion Zimnan Ziyard, who busted when his    could not crack the    of Salvatore Dicarlo. Not long after, Charania suffered a brutal beat from Dicarlo , after his flopped two pair was cracked by river trips. Not long after, Charania fell in 6th place, when Cascado's    bested the    after Cascado flopped a queen.

On one of the last hands before the dinner break, Gregory Josifovski busted in 5th place. Josifovski held    against the    of Corey Harrison. Josifovski flopped and turned a boat load of outs , but he was never able to catch up to Harrison. He took home just under $100,000 for his efforts.

There were four players left coming back from dinner, and Paul Spitzberg was the first of the four eliminated. Spitzberg check raised on a flop of    , then called off the rest of his stack after Cascado shoved. Spitzberg's    was well behind the    of Cascado, and he wasn't able to catch up, busting in 4th.

Three handed play lasted 90 minutes, with Harrison and Dicarlo both doubling up at some point. Eventually, we lost Dicarlo in 3rd place. He open shoved with   , and was behind the    of Harrison. The board ran out      , and Dicarlo bowed out short of heads up play.

Harrison and Cascado battled heads up for nearly two hours, with both players holding big chip leads at some point. Cascado got short, then doubled up, but busted on the next hand. He moved all in preflop holding   , and Harrison called with   . The flop was a beauty for Harrison, coming    . Harrison had to fade two outs, and he was able to do that, as the board completed   and  .

Congratulations again to Corey Harrison for winning his first WSOP bracelet! Thanks as always for tuning in, and we will see you at the next final table!

Hand #207- Corey Harrison limped in, and Daniel Cascado checked his option. The flop came down    , and Cascado fired out 135,000. Harrison raised it up to 350,000, and Cascado folded.

Hand #208- Cascado made it 250,000 on the button, and Harrison moved all in, causing Cascado to fold.

Hand #209- Harrison moved all in, and Cascado folded.

Hand #210- Cascado moved all in for 1.39 million , and Harrison made the call.

Cascado:   
Harrison:   

Cascado grabbed the lead when the flop came down    , pairing his five. Cascado was looking to fade a king or a ten to survive, and he did that, as the board completed   and  . Cascado doubled up to 2.82 million, and is back in this match.

Corey Harrison	4,900,000	-1,000,000
Daniel Cascado	2,820,000	1,020,000

Hand #204: Harrison received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #205: Harrison raised to 250,000 on the button. From the big blind Cascado reraised to 595,000. Harrison grabbed a stack of green T25,000 chips and reraised to 1,400,000. Cascado quickly gave up his hand.

Hand #206: Cascado raised to 250,000 from the button. Harrison just called from the big blind. On the     flop, both players checked to the   turn. Harrison led out with a bet of 300,000 chips. Cascado just called. The river was the   and Harrison continued with a bet of 450,000. And Cascado folded.

Hand #196: Cascado opened to 240,000 from the button. Harrison called from the big blind. On the     flop Harrison led out with a bet of 250,000. Cascado called. The turn was the  . On that turn Harrison continued with a bet of 450,000. Cascado just called. On the   river Harrison slowed down with a check. Cascado checked behind. Harrison showed    for a flush and Cascado mucked his hand.

Hand #197: Harrison raised to 250,000 from the button. Cascado called. Both players checked on the     flop. The turn was the   and Cascado put out a bet of 285,000. Harrison folded and the pot was pushed to Cascado.

Hand #198: Cascado limped on the button and Harrison checked his option. On the flop of     Harrison led with a bet of 150,000. Cascado called. The turn was the   and Harrison continued with a bet of 275,000. Cascado grabbed a stack of chips and reraised to 675,000 total. Harrison grabbed some chips of his own and reraise to 1,125,000. Cascado folded and Harrison was pushed the pot.

Corey Harrison	4,900,000	2,800,000
Daniel Cascado	2,800,000	-2,800,000

Hand #189: Harrison raised to 240,000 from the button and Cascado called from the big blind. The flop came     and both players checked. The turn was the   and Cascado checked to Harrison who bet 220,000. Cascado folded and Harrison scooped the pot.

Hand #190: Cascado limped in on the button. Harrison checked his option. On the     flop, Harrison checked to Cascado who bet 125,000. Harrison raised to 350,000 and Cascado folded.

Hand #191: Harrison limped in on the button. Cascado checked. The flop came down     and Cascado checked to Harrison who put out a bet of 125,000. Cascado called. On the   turn Cascado checked again. Harrison bet 160,000 and Cascado called. The river was the   and both players checked. Harrison showed    and it was good enough to scoop the pot.

Hand #188: Cascado raised to 200,000 from the button and Harrison called. On the     flop, Harrison checked to Cascado who made a bet and won the pot when Harrison folded.

Hand #183: Harrison opened the pot with a raise to 220,000. Cascado called. The flop came down     and Cascado checked. Harrison grabbed 200,000 and reached over the table to put them in the pot. Cascado called. The turn was the   and both players checked. The river was the   and Cascado checked to Harrison who bet 400,000. Cascado folded and Harrison was awarded the pot.

Hand #184: Unknown action.

Hand #185: Harrison raised to 220,00 and Cascado folded from the big blind.

Daniel Cascado	3,900,000	-170,000
Corey Harrison	3,770,000	170,000

Hand #174: Daniel Cascado raised to 200,000 from the button. Harrison called from the big blind. On the     flop, both players checked. The turn was the   and Harrison led with 175,000. Cascado folded and Harrison won the pot.

Hand #175: Harrison raised to 220,000 from the button and Cascado folded.

Hand #176: Cascado raised to 200,000 from the button. From the big blind Harrison reraised to 450,000. Cascado folded and Harrison scooped the pot.

Hand #177: Harrison limped in on the button. Cascado raised to 290,000 from the big blind. Harrison called in position. The flop came down     and Cascado led with a bet of 265,000. Harrison bumped it up with a reraise to 600,000 total. Cascado folded and Harrison took down the pot.

Daniel Cascado	4,300,000	-900,000
Corey Harrison	3,370,000	900,000

Hand #165: Harrison raised to 220,000 from the button and Cascado folded.

Hand #166: Cascado raised to 200,000 from the button and Harrison folded.

Hand #167: Harrison limped in on the button. Cascado checked his option. On the     flop, Cascado checked to Harrison who bet. Cascado folded and Harrison won the pot.

Hand #168: From the button Cascado raised to 200,000 and Harrison folded.

Hand #169: Harrison opened the pot to 220,000 from the button. Cascado made the call from the big blind. Both players checked on the     flop. The turn was the   and Cascado led for 220,000. Harrison called. The river was the   and both players checked. Cascado and Harrison chopped the pot with both players holding   

Hand #160: Corey Harrison opened to 220,000 from the button he took down the blinds and antes when both players folded.

Hand #161: From the small blind Salvatore Dicarlo moved all in. Harrison asked for a count from the big blind, then made the call. Dicarlo was holding    while Harrison was ahead with   .

The     flop gave Dicarlo a gutshot straight draw, but it also solidified Harrison's lead with a pair of sixes. The turn was the   and was no help to Dicarlo. The river   sealed the deal and that was all she wrote for Dicarlo. He was eliminated from the tournament in third place, but still collected a hefty payday for his efforts here in Event #24.