Friday, June 28, 2024 5:29 PM Local Time
Chin Busts Opponent
Early position moved all in for around 7,500 and got a single call from Michelle Chin in the big blind, who had around 15,000 before playing the hand.
Early Position:
Michelle Chin:
Early position was looking to improve, but the runout couldn't save her.
Early position was knocked out of the tournament and Chin took the pot.
Michelle Chin | 22,500 | 22,500  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 5:28 PM Local Time
Matsumoto Makes the Double
Sayoko Matsumoto moved all in for around 3,900 from a late position and got a call from button.
Sayoko Matsumoto:
Button:
The players saw a flop which kept Matsumoto ahead, and the runout secured her the double up.
Friday, June 28, 2024 5:25 PM Local Time
No Cash for AshKardash
With only 7,800 left, Ashley "AshKardash" Morales went all in from the cutoff and got called by Ruth Flores on the button.
Ashley Morales:
Ruth Flores:
The flop looked promising for Morales as it showed , but poker always has its twists. The on the turn brought both a flush draw and a straight draw for Flores. As fate would have it, the on the river sent Morales to the rail and boosted Flores's stack to over 90,000.
Ruth Flores | 96,000 | |
Ashley Morales | 0 | -12,600  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 5:15 PM Local Time
The Rivered Flush Beats Two Pair
On the flop of , the player in early position bet out for 2,000 and Angela Singer in the small blind raised to 7,000. Molly Hsiao in the big blind called, as did the early position player.
The turn was the and Singer went all in for 20,900. Hsiao thought for a long time and then put in the call. The early position player also took some time to think and then open-folded .
Angela Singer:
Molly Hsiao:
Singer was ahead with two pair, but Hsiao had outs with a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw. The river was the , hiving Hsiao the flush and eliminating Singer.
Molly Hsiao | 145,000 | 145,000  |
Angela Singer | 0 | 0  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 5:12 PM Local Time
Weisner Wins the Pot
Melanie Weisner was in the hijack and heads-up against the button on a flop. The pot stood at around 3,000.
Both players checked to a turn and the button bet out 2,200. Weisner called and the completed the board.
Players checked to showdown and Weisner was first to show, holding . Her opponent mucked her hand and Weisner took the pot.
Melanie Weisner | 46,600 | -400  |

Friday, June 28, 2024 4:30 PM Local Time
Break Time
The remaining 1,067 ladies are now on a 20-minute break.
Friday, June 28, 2024 4:30 PM Local Time
Zhou Triples Up
In a hand just before the break, middle position raised to 1,200 and got a call from late position and Qiyu Zhou in the big blind.
The flop came , Zhou checked and middle position bet 2,200. Late position called and Zhou jammed for around 4,400. Both middle and late position called, taking them to the turn.
Both players who were not all in checked it down to a and then again to showdown.
Zhou turned over to triple up with the flush, and both other players mucked.
Qiyu Zhou | 16,600 | 16,600  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 4:29 PM Local Time
More Updated Chip Counts
Jessica Teusl | 25,800 | 5,800  |
Ebony Kenney | 21,000 | 1,000  |
Marle Spragg | 20,200 | |
Natalie Hof Ramos | 16,100 | -6,700  |
Ashley Morales | 12,600 | -7,400  |
Kyna England | 11,500 | -8,500  |
Deborah Worley-Roberts | 6,000 | -18,500  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 4:21 PM Local Time
Brill Busts the Big Blind
The big blind was all in, at risk, and heads-up against Veronica Brill from a late position.
The flop was already on the table, and the cards were flipped.
Big blind:
Veronica Brill:
Brill was sitting with two pair and looking to hold, but there was some sweat as the big blind had an open-ended straight draw.
The turn and river didn't bring it in, and the big blind was eliminated from the tournament.
Veronica Brill | 41,000 | -2,000  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 4:19 PM Local Time
Chin Eliminated With Two Unlucky Loses Back-to-Back
Michelle Chin bet out for 1,200 from early position on the flop and got raised to 3,000 by Nancy Birnbaum on her direct left. Chin called the raise.
The turn came the . Chin checked and Birnbaum bet out 7,700. After taking some time to think, Chin called. The river was the . Chin now led out for three red chips or 15,000 total, putting her opponent all in. Birnbaum snap-called.
Chin turned over for the flush, which was no good, as Birnbaum had for the nut flush and the double-up.
Chin had just around 7,000 chips left after the hand and was under the gun the very next hand. She accidentally said: "I call", then corrected to raise, but her first action counted. Sigrid Dencker was in middle position and raised to over 2,000 chips. After action folded back to Chin, she went all in and Dencker called.
Michelle Chin:
Sigrid Dencker:
Chin was at risk but ahead, and remained so on the flop and the turn. However, on the river, a two-outer, the , rolled off, capping off Chin's short but extreme run of bad luck.
Nancy Birnbaum | 47,000 | 20,000  |
Sigrid Dencker | 25,000 | 25,000  |
Michelle Chin | 0 | 0  |

Friday, June 28, 2024 4:18 PM Local Time
WATCH: Online Poker Legend Returns to 2024 WSOP | PokerNews Podcast #841
In the 841st episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined by bracelet winner and philanthropist Gershon Distenfeld at Level 9 in Las Vegas to talk about latest from the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) including which old-school poker legend, who hadn't played a serious hand of poker in nine long years, made a surprise appearance in the $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (PLO) event. You'll have to either listen or watch to learn who it was!
The crew then discusses what actors they'd like to see portray Doyle Brunson in a potential movie, playing in the WSOP $600 PokerNews Deepstack Championship, and take a look ahead to the upcoming Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) event on July 3 with actress Shannon Elizabeth.
Distenfeld then talks about what it was like to win a WSOP gold bracelet and donate the $204K prize to charity, his professional life in the financial world, and what motivates him in life and poker. You'll also hear about Dario Sammartino, who finished runner-up in the 2019 WSOP Main Event, finally getting his first bracelet.
Plus, get your $25K Fantasy Update and learn about winners from other Vegas properties including Golden Nugget, Wynn, and Venetian. They include Lindsey Kludt, Brock Wilson, Florian Duta, and Ori Hasson, among others.
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Friday, June 28, 2024 4:09 PM Local Time
Some Updated Chip Counts
Melanie Weisner | 47,000 | 27,000  |
Lexy Gavin-Mather | 40,000 | 20,000  |
Kathy Liebert | 37,000 | 17,000  |
Loni Hui | 34,000 | 34,000  |
Megan Moore | 32,900 | 0  |
Camille Brown | 28,000 | 28,000  |
Jen Shahade | 27,500 | 6,300  |
Tamar Abraham | 25,500 | -11,500  |
Diana Kalietina | 14,000 | -6,000  |
Nikki Limo | 13,000 | -7,000  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 3:55 PM Local Time
2024 WSOP $25K Fantasy Hands of the Week: Two Royal Flushes, Negreanu's Quads & Brutal Rivers
The $25K Fantasy league rolls on, and as of June 19, Team The Dinkers (Josh Kay) is still on top with 899 points, which is a good bit ahead of both Team Sternheimer (765 points) and Team Baker (673 points). Of the 19 teams, Team Chingas is on the bottom with 213 points. Check out 25Kfantasy.com to see the current standings.
PokerNews has been tracking $25K Fantasy players in our live updates and has even made it simple to follow the action by tagging all players with a $25K Fantasy badge. That allows you to utilize our chip count filter option to follow only those players (just tick the $25K Fantasy badge); what's more, each blog will have a "$25K Fantasy" tab that if you click all you will see are hands played by $25K Fantasy players.
As a result, we can capture some of the biggest, best, and most game-changing hands involving the $25K Fantasy roster. Here are five from the last week of action in the 2024 WSOP.
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Friday, June 28, 2024 3:52 PM Local Time
Cai Gets Back Some Chips
After losing a pot having to fold two pair, Cai was more lucky in the next hand she played. When action came around to her on the button, she seemed to have missed that the player under the gun already raised to 1,000 and wanted to put in a raise herself, but it counted as a call. The big blind also called.
The flop came . The player in the big blind led for 1,100. Under the gun called, as did Cai.
The turn got a check from both of Cai's opponents, and she bet 5,500. The big blind called, but the under-the-gun player folded.
The river was the , bringing in four to a straight. Both players checked. Under the gun showed , but Cai was able to take that one down with for a pair of nines with a better kicker.
Jessica Cai | 34,000 | 7,000  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 3:43 PM Local Time
Cai Making the Right Read
Action was caught on the flop of . Jessica Cai checked in the small blind, and Melanie Kay bet 1,200 in middle position. Cai raised to 3,500 and Kaye called.
The turn was the . Cai decided to check and Kaye bet 6,000. Cai called.
The river was the . After another check from Cai, Kaye bet 15,000. After some thinking, Cai folded. She later said she flopped two pair, but thought her opponent might have had ace-king or better. Kaye shared that she made a flush.
Melanie Kaye | 60,000 | 60,000  |
Jessica Cai | 27,000 | 27,000  |

Friday, June 28, 2024 3:28 PM Local Time
Cassell's Full House Seals the Deal
Jennifer Cassell raised to 600 from the middle position. Lafaya Mitchell, sitting on the button, three-bet to 2,200, which Cassell called.
Both players checked the flop.
On the turn, Cassell bet 3,500, and Mitchell called after a brief pause.
Cassell regained the lead on the river with a bet of 6,000. Mitchell took some time to consider before ultimately making the call. Cassell showed for a full house, and Mitchell's cards went into the muck.
Jennifer Cassell | 42,000 | 42,000  |
Lafaya Mitchell | 29,000 | -4,500  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 3:28 PM Local Time
Rodriguez Rakes in the Pot
Elizabeth Rodriguez started the action by opening to 1,200 from middle position. The hijack called, and the button moved all in for around 5,900. This got a call from the small blind, Rodriguez and the hijack, taking it four-ways to the flop.
The dealer placed the and all players checked to the turn. The small blind raised to 3,000 and only Rodriguez made the call.
The players were heads-up when the came on the river and both players checked to showdown. Rodriguez showed for the win and the small blind mucked his hand.
Elizabeth Rodriguez | 48,000 | 48,000  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 3:27 PM Local Time
Haskell Takes the Family Pot
The majority of the table were in the hand when the flop was shown.
The small blind checked the flop and Dara Haskell raised to 3,000 from the big blind. This got a call from under the gun, the button and the small blind, taking the hand down to four players.
All players checked the turn to get to the river. The small blind checked again, with Haskell betting another 3,000. Under the gun folded and the button and the small blind called.
Haskell showed for top pair, and the other players mucked their hands. It was a big win for Haskell, and she left the hand with over double starting stack.
Dara Haskell | 52,000 | 52,000  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 3:25 PM Local Time
Mitchell Takes It Down
Jen Shahade started the action with a raise to 700, which Lafaya Mitchell called from the big blind.
On the flop, Shahade continued with a bet of 1,100, and Mitchell called again.
Both players checked the turn and the river, leading to a showdown. Mitchell showed , and Shahade's cards went into the muck.
Lafaya Mitchell | 33,500 | 0  |
Jen Shahade | 21,200 | 1,200  |
Friday, June 28, 2024 3:22 PM Local Time
Hof Ramos's Strategic River Move

Natalie Hof Ramos checked the flop of , prompting her opponent to bet 1,000. Hof Ramos called.
On the turn, Hof Ramos again checked and called her opponent's 2,000 bet.
With around 14,000 behind, Hof Ramos went all-in on the river. After some time, her opponent folded.
Natalie Hof Ramos | 22,800 | 2,800  |