Let's start with the most talked about video that literally flooded the internet. It all took place in tournament number 34, which was the $2,500 NLH Freezeout with 1,267 entries and a prizepool of $2,819,075.
Is this the best bluff in WSOP history?
The pair of Johan "YoH ViraL" Guilbert and Antonio Galiana battled it out for their first bracelet and a $439,395 prize in the final heads-up here. Johan "YoH ViraL" Guilbert may be familiar to you from the crazy livestreamed cash games that take place during WSOP Europe at Kings Resort.
Let's move to the hand where Guilbert found J-2 and Galiana 7-5, with the stacks nearly even. It all started when the complete board was unloaded, where a flush appeared. Galiana bet 900k here, to which Guilbert responded with a raise to 1,950,000.
If you were expecting Galiana to be discouraged by this raise, and sent out of the game, you're mistaken. On the contrary, things started to heat up. Galiana responded with a 3-bet to 6.3 million, putting Guilbert in the tank. However, he wasn't deterred either, and we saw a raise to 10 million. It's safe to say that this was already an incredible bluff. However, we're still not done yet.
One of the best bluffs in @WSOP history!??
- PokerGO (@PokerGO) June 15, 2024
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And now comes the word from Galiana, who had a $20 million pot on the table and was determined to get it. So incredibly, Galiana announced all in, to which Guilbert responded by immediately folding. Galiana immediately turned over his cards and showed everyone his incredible bluff with a seven high. This bluff of his instantly earned him the title - the best bluff in WSOP history. It didn't take long for Antonio Galiana to become the winner of the entire tournament and earn his first WSOP bracelet.
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Galiana | Spain | $439,395 |
| 2 | Johan Guilbert | France | $292,927 |
| 3 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $202,358 |
| 4 | Juha Helppi | Finland | $151,592 |
| 5 | Romain Lewis | France | $111,222 |
| 6 | Joshua Reichard | United States | $82,702 |
| 7 | Patrick Leonard | England | $62,334 |
| 8 | David Goodman | United States | $47,632 |
| 9 | Eoghan O'Dea | Ireland | $36,908 |
WSOP 50k High Roller goes to the final table
The $50,000 NLH High Roller (8-Handed) had its second day of play yesterday, bringing in 177 entries and a prizepool worth $8,451,750. A reward of $2,026,506 awaits the winner.
Tonight, play moves to Day 3, where we'll already know the new champion. The last 13 players are in the money and they are led by Viktor "Isildur1" Blom with a stack of 9,670,000, giving him a chance to win his first WSOP bracelet. However, he will be up against the likes of Sergio Aido (8,800,000), Martin Kabrhel (4,380,000), Leon Sturm (3,895,000), Adrian Mateos (3,585,000), Chance Kornuth (3,385,000) and Artur Martirosian (1,660,000). Last year's winner was Leon Sturm, who thus has a chance to defend his title.
All of them already have at least $106,810 in their pockets. Play will once again start in the blinds at 60k/120k/120k and players will run hourly levels.
Source - wsop.com, pokernews.com, pokergo twitter (x)
