Calvin Anderson: Q?8?5?/Q?2?8?6?
Dai Ishibashi: XxXx/A?K?J?2?/Xx
Calvin Anderson brought in with a queen and raised after Dai Ishibashi completed with his ace. Ishibashi called to fourth street, where he check-called a bet from Anderson.
A pair of checks followed on fifth street before Ishibashi checked again on sixth. Anderson bet and was met with a check-raise, calling to see seventh street.
Ishibashi checked and just called after Anderson fired one last bet. Anderson showed two pair, good enough to take down the pot and regain a sizeable chip lead.
An extremely busy Saturday at the 2024 World Series of Poker will be even busier, as Event #88: $10,000 Eight Game Mixed Championship is returning for an unscheduled Day 4.
The final two players bagged after a gruelling Friday, setting up the finale of their heads-up battle at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Japan's Dai Ishibashi sits in second place, looking to chase down chip leader Calvin Anderson to earn his first WSOP gold bracelet.
Another shot at career bracelet number five awaits today, as Anderson will carry a significant lead into action when play resumes at 2 p.m. local time.
Day 4 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
1
Calvin Anderson
United States
7,545,000
2
Dai Ishibashi
Japan
3,905,000
Calvin Anderson
Anderson and Ishibashi have both secured at least $271,351, with the largest share of the $1,757,700 prize pool still to be decided. The next step is to claim victory over the field of 189 entries and take home the first-place prize of $413,446.
The heads-up battle will resume at 2 p.m. under the lights of the feature table, where Level 25 will see limits of 100,000-200,000. There are still more than 50 big bets in play, as the two remaining contenders will decide a winner today.
Final Table Results & Remaining Payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
$413,446
2
$271,351
3
Ali Eslami
United States
$182,938
4
Mike Watson
Canada
$126,780
5
Paul Gunness
United States
$90,389
6
Tom Koral
United States
$66,353
Don't miss any of the action as the PokerNews live reporting team will be here to cover every step of this heads-up battle. Be sure to check out our live coverage of the WSOP Main Event on another busy day here in Las Vegas.
