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2024/25 WSOP Circuit - Grand Victoria Casino (Illinois)

Thursday, April 03, 2025 to Thursday, April 03, 2025

WSOPC Event #1: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 30K Opener

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  • Buy-in: $400
  • Prizepool: $156,420
  • Entries: 474
  • Remaining: 0

EVENT UPDATE

Tuesday, July 14, 2015 6:07 PM Local Time
Mario Sequeira Eliminated in 21st Place ($262,574)

Purple Feature

Hand #64

The action folds to Pierre Neuville in the small blind and he raises to 475,000.

From the big blind, Mario Sequeira three-bets to 1,200,000 only to have Neuville four-bet to 2,675,000.

Sequeira calls, and on a     flop, he is faced with a bet of 2,950,000.

Sequeira responds by moving all in for 6,765,000 as Neuville goes deep into the tank for several minutes before making the call.

Sequeira:   
Neuville:   

With Neuville's top pair in the lead, he would need fade one of the two remaining queens or a combination of straight or flush cards.

The   on the turn left Sequeira drawing to just a queen, and when the river landed the  , Neuville did a little fist pump and spurted out, "Yas!"

With Sequeira heading to the rail in 21st place, Neuville now launches into the chip lead with more than 5 million over his nearest rival.

Pierre Neuville - 22,495,000 (112 bb)
Mario Sequeira - Eliminated in 21st Place ($262,574)

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