Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Giorno 2 completo
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Giorni 2
Event Info
Risultati finali
Event Info
Informazioni livello
Informazioni Giocatori - Giorno 2
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Montepremi
$4,632,450
Entries
1,735
Livello
38
Bui
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
820
Giocatori Rimasti
109
Joao Simao Looking for Another Bracelet Heading to Day 3 of Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Livello 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
After another 10 levels of poker, Day 2 has drawn to a close in Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em at the 2023 World Series of Poker. It was another record-setting field where the players continue to show up and play for record prize pools. A total of 1,735 entries were recorded for this event and the winner will be looking forward to $717,879 along with the WSOP gold bracelet.
When the dust settled at the end of the day, it was Yang Zhang who squeaked his way into the chip lead with a stack of 1,880,000 chips. Zhang was an early candidate for the chip lead on Day 2 but started to slip in the last couple of levels. However, a late-night push in the final hands of the night vaulted the WSOP regular to the top of the leaderboard. Zhang only has one WSOP final table to his name, but that came in a field of over 6,700 entries and earned him over $75,000.
Just a couple of big blinds behind him was Brazilian poker pro Joao Simao with a stack of 1,830,000 chips. Simao was consistently rising up the leaderboard throughout the day and managed to bag up one of the biggest stacks in the room. The two-time bracelet winner will be looking to add some more jewelry to his trophy case along with another six-figure payday.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yang Zhang | China | 1,880,000 | 94 |
| 2 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 1,830,000 | 92 |
| 3 | Aleks Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 1,655,000 | 83 |
| 4 | Eliot Hudon | Canada | 1,340,000 | 67 |
| 5 | Kartik Ved | India | 1,335,000 | 67 |
| 6 | Dimitrios Anastasakis | Greece | 1,270,000 | 64 |
| 7 | John Marino | United States | 1,255,000 | 63 |
| 8 | Frederic Normand | Canada | 1,225,000 | 61 |
| 9 | Andrei Stoenescu | Romania | 1,225,000 | 61 |
| 10 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela | 1,205,000 | 60 |
The day was also highlighted by a trio of French Canadians who each took turns being among the leaders at some point throughout the 10 levels. Eliot Hudon (1,340,000), Frederic Normand (1,225,000), and Santiago Plante (695,000) all advanced to Day 3 with healthy stacks. All three players are close friends in the poker community back in their home province of Quebec.
Two more big names to keep an eye on entering the third day of this event is the reigning WSOP Main Event champion Espen Jorstad along with fan-favorite and six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu. Jorstad will return to a stack of 505,000 chips while Negreanu will be coming back with 375,000 chips. Both will be looking to make a deep run and reach their first final table of the summer.
There were nearly 600 players who returned for Day 2 at 10 a.m. local time and an additional 224 entries joined them through the opening two levels. It was a streamline from the tournament area to the registration desk and back again as the eliminations turned into reentries for the first two hours of the day. Once registration was closed, a total of 1,735 entries were tallied for this event, creating a prizepool of $4,632,450.
The field was littered with notable players at each and every table but many of them were cut down before the money bubble could be reached. The dinner break came with just four players off the money which interrupted the continuous stalling at many of the tables from the short stacks. While tournament staff intervened and tried to speed up play, it still took nearly 30 more minutes after the dinner break to reach the hand-for-hand process.
Once hand-for-hand started, it only took one hand for two players to find themselves at risk. Daniel Navarrete managed to double-up with pocket aces but the other player was not as lucky with a set of kings. Luis Faria turned a flush to burst the bubble and the remaining 261 players each earned a piece of the prizepool.
It became a mad rush to the payout desk as many of the short stacks were eliminated in a timely manner. Some of those that were able to squeak into the money include Punnat Punsri, Joshua Faris, Kane Kalas, Lexy Gavin, and Brian Yoon. Over the next four hours, the field was dwindled down to just 109 players who advanced to Day 3.
The action will get underway at 11 a.m. on Wednesday with the blinds resuming on level 21 at 10,000/20,000 and a big blind ante of 20,000. Another 10 levels of 60 minutes will be on the schedule unless the tournament reaches five players prior to that mark. Each player has locked up at least $6,939 thus far but the lion's share of the prizepool is yet to be given away.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the tournament floor to bring you all of the highlights and updates en route to reaching the final table.
Day 3 Seat Draw
Livello 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 647 | 2 | Gang Zhao | United States | 985,000 | 49 |
| Horseshoe | 647 | 3 | Marko Grujic | United States | 305,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 647 | 4 | Ryan Hiller | United States | 745,000 | 37 |
| Horseshoe | 647 | 5 | Julian Parmann | United States | 905,000 | 45 |
| Horseshoe | 647 | 6 | Christian Roberts | Venezuela | 1,205,000 | 60 |
| Horseshoe | 647 | 7 | Chris Moorman | United Kingdom | 695,000 | 35 |
| Horseshoe | 647 | 8 | DID NOT REPORT 2 | United States | 685,000 | 34 |
| Horseshoe | 647 | 9 | Ankush Mandavia | United States | 550,000 | 28 |
| Horseshoe | 648 | 1 | Yang Zhang | China | 1,880,000 | 94 |
| Horseshoe | 648 | 2 | Shannon Shorr | United States | 975,000 | 49 |
| Horseshoe | 648 | 3 | Andy Finkelberg | United States | 345,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 648 | 4 | Stanley Lee | United States | 765,000 | 38 |
| Horseshoe | 648 | 5 | Justin Chu | Taiwan | 235,000 | 12 |
| Horseshoe | 648 | 6 | Osman Ihlamur | Turkey | 990,000 | 50 |
| Horseshoe | 648 | 7 | Leo Fernandez | Argentina | 685,000 | 34 |
| Horseshoe | 648 | 8 | Sergei Kislinskii | Russia | 445,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | 648 | 9 | Dimitrios Anastasakis | Greece | 1,270,000 | 64 |
| Horseshoe | 649 | 1 | Wagner Ripper | Brazil | 290,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 649 | 2 | Daniel Navarrete | Venezuela | 240,000 | 12 |
| Horseshoe | 649 | 3 | Darren Rabinowitz | United States | 310,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 649 | 4 | Jason Nicks | United States | 450,000 | 23 |
| Horseshoe | 649 | 5 | Ernest Stratmeyer | Germany | 920,000 | 46 |
| Horseshoe | 649 | 6 | Nir Cohen | United States | 655,000 | 33 |
| Horseshoe | 649 | 7 | Santiago Plante | Canada | 695,000 | 35 |
| Horseshoe | 649 | 8 | Alex Lynskey | Australia | 655,000 | 33 |
| Horseshoe | 649 | 9 | Daniel Buzgon | United States | 425,000 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 1 | Andrew Ostapchenko | United States | 140,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 2 | Luis Pinho | Portugal | 700,000 | 35 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 3 | Wayne Harmon | United States | 690,000 | 35 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 4 | Nikita Kalinin | Russia | 765,000 | 38 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 5 | John Marino | United States | 1,255,000 | 63 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 6 | Jon Van Fleet | United States | 345,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 7 | Ankit Ahuja | United States | 315,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 8 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 335,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 9 | Alex Paredes | United States | 360,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 1 | Carl Shaw | United Kingdom | 695,000 | 35 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 2 | Rembert Hirsch | United States | 600,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 3 | Maximiliano Gallardo | Argentina | 540,000 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 4 | Jie Su | United States | 775,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 5 | Kianoosh Mohajeri | United States | 1,015,000 | 51 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 6 | Jeff Lennon | United States | 560,000 | 28 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 8 | Namyung Kim | South Korea | 275,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 9 | Lachezar Petkov | Bulgaria | 630,000 | 32 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 1 | Josue Aguirre | Mexico | 200,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 375,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 3 | Harry Lodge | United Kingdom | 135,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 5 | Adam Levy | United States | 595,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 6 | Herbert Yarbrough | United States | 505,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 7 | Aliaksandr Shylko | Belarus | 800,000 | 40 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 8 | Daron Greenblatt | United States | 350,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 9 | Levente Szabo | United States | 615,000 | 31 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 1 | Hamza Nasir | United Kingdom | 480,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 2 | Raman Afanasenka | Russia | 1,000,000 | 50 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 3 | Henrik Brockmann | Germany | 945,000 | 47 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 5 | Kartik Ved | India | 1,335,000 | 67 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 6 | Jareth East | United Kingdom | 385,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 7 | Rickey Mccray | United States | 815,000 | 41 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 8 | Aliaksandr Hirs | Belarus | 255,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 9 | Raymond Fung | United States | 410,000 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 656 | 1 | Joaquin Melogno | Uruguay | 495,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 656 | 2 | Pieter De Necker | United States | 1,030,000 | 52 |
| Horseshoe | 656 | 3 | Eric Haber | France | 805,000 | 40 |
| Horseshoe | 656 | 4 | Jonathan Kramer | United States | 295,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 656 | 5 | Nicolas Betbese | Argentina | 380,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 656 | 6 | Dylan Smith | Canada | 145,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 656 | 7 | David Botcowsky | United States | 915,000 | 46 |
| Horseshoe | 656 | 8 | Jeremy Dan | United States | 575,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 656 | 9 | Brett Brucaleri | United States | 265,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 657 | 1 | Anthony Hu | United States | 655,000 | 33 |
| Horseshoe | 657 | 3 | Luigi Shehadeh | Italy | 320,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 657 | 4 | Arsenii Karmatckii | Russia | 905,000 | 45 |
| Horseshoe | 657 | 5 | DID NOT REPORT 1 | 865,000 | 43 | |
| Horseshoe | 657 | 6 | Joao Simao Peres | Brazil | 1,830,000 | 92 |
| Horseshoe | 657 | 7 | Dante Goya | Brazil | 340,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 657 | 8 | Todd Rosenthal | United States | 795,000 | 40 |
| Horseshoe | 657 | 9 | Jonathan Dokler | United States | 375,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 658 | 1 | Boshuang Gao | United States | 260,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 658 | 2 | Randall Wolf | United States | 825,000 | 41 |
| Horseshoe | 658 | 3 | John O'Neal | United States | 650,000 | 33 |
| Horseshoe | 658 | 5 | Ramiro Petrone | Argentina | 735,000 | 37 |
| Horseshoe | 658 | 6 | Sean Ragozzini | Australia | 140,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 658 | 7 | Anthony Spinella | United States | 325,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 658 | 8 | Thomas Perrin | France | 1,060,000 | 53 |
| Horseshoe | 658 | 9 | Ran Ilani | Israel | 315,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 1 | Aleks Dimitrov | Bulgaria | 1,655,000 | 83 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 2 | Joshua Paige Remitio | United States | 1,100,000 | 55 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 3 | Augusto Hagen | Argentina | 430,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 4 | Espen Jorstad | Norway | 505,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 5 | Jeremy Eyer | United States | 290,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 6 | Fabrizio Gonzalez | United Kingdom | 370,000 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 7 | Andrei Stoenescu | Romania | 1,225,000 | 61 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 9 | Jans Arends | Netherlands | 440,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 1 | Eliot Hudon | Canada | 1,340,000 | 67 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 2 | Pete Chen | Taiwan | 865,000 | 43 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 3 | Klemens Roiter | Austria | 115,000 | 6 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 4 | Bart Lybaert | Belgium | 745,000 | 37 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 5 | DID NOT REPORT 3 | 660,000 | 33 | |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 6 | Virgile Turchi | France | 225,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 7 | Matt Berkey | United States | 800,000 | 40 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 8 | Yu Jung Lo | United States | 290,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 9 | Samy Boujmala | France | 660,000 | 33 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 1 | Aram Oganyan | United States | 610,000 | 31 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 2 | Renan Aziz | Brazil | 395,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 3 | Frederic Normand | Canada | 1,225,000 | 61 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 4 | Paulino Dias | United States | 425,000 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 6 | Boris Kolev | Bulgaria | 745,000 | 37 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 7 | Chih Fan | United States | 145,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 8 | David Miscikowski | United States | 1,005,000 | 50 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 9 | Byron Weisfeld | United States | 270,000 | 14 |
End of Day Chip Counts (completo)
Livello 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
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1,880,000 | 300,000 |
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1,830,000 | 1,190,000 |
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1,655,000 | 1,470,000 |
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1,340,000 | -110,000 |
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1,335,000 | 1,118,000 |
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1,270,000 | 1,051,500 |
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1,255,000 | 415,000 |
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1,225,000 | -395,000 |
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1,225,000 | 1,002,000 |
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1,205,000 | 190,000 |
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1,100,000 | 40,000 |
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1,060,000 | 939,000 |
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1,030,000 | 820,500 |
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1,015,000 | 830,000 |
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1,005,000 | -305,000 |
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1,000,000 | 824,000 |
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990,000 | 990,000 |
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985,000 | 919,000 |
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975,000 | -5,000 |
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945,000 | 777,000 |
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920,000 | 869,500 |
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915,000 | -15,000 |
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905,000 | 58,000 |
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905,000 | 905,000 |
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865,000 | 85,000 |
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Gallardo Wins it With the Action Card
Livello 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Middle position bet for 35,000 with Maximiliano Gallardo having called from the button.
The flop came K♣J♦6♠ as both players were quick to check.
With the 9♣ on the turn, the early player led out for 65,000 as Gallardo made the call.
The river was the Q♥ and the early player checked to Gallardo. He bet 150,000 as his opponent folded to scoop the pot.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
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545,000 | -230,000 |
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Last Three Hands
Livello 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
The tournament clock has been paused and the tournament director has announced that they need to play three more hands before the remaining players can bag and tag their chips for Day 2.
Petkov Gets a Fold from Lee
Livello 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Stanley Lee raised to 35,000 and got call from Lachezar Petkov in the cutoff.
The dealer showed a flop K♣7♠5♥ and Lee continued for 33,000, which was called by Petkov. The K♦ paired the board on the turn and this time Lee checked. Petkov opted to bet 65,000 and Lee quickly folded.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
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710,000 | 442,000 |
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565,000 | 238,000 |
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Grujic's Kings Beat Finkelberg's Jacks
Livello 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Andy Finkelberg min-raised from under the gun, but got re-raised all in by Marko Grujic in the cutoff for 485,000 chips. Finkelberg clearly had a decision, as he took two or three minutes to think. And at the end of his reflection, he called.
Marko Grujic: K♣K♠
Andy Finkelberg: J♥J♣
Finkelberg tried to bust out Grujic, but he didn't achieve his goal as Grujic's kings stayed ahead on 2♠10♣4♦3♦A♥.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
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485,000 | |
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345,000 | |
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Roberts Takes Down Laplante
Livello 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Christian Roberts and Ryan Laplante were in a three-bet pot with around 150,000 in the middle. The flop came 10♦8♥5♣ and Roberts check-called a bet of 65,000 from Laplante.
The turn was the 3♠ and Roberts checked again. Laplante slid out a bet of 120,000, leaving himself with just 50,000 behind. Roberts announced all in and Laplante waited for the pay jump before calling it off.
Roberts flipped over A♦10♥ for top pair and Laplante was left drawing slim with A♥K♦. The river was the 2♠ and Laplante was eliminated, passing his chips over to Roberts.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
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1,015,000 | 345,000 |
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Big Double Up for Remitio Through Miscikowski
Livello 20
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
On a three-way pot, the flop showed 2♣A♠Q♠ when Shannon Shorr checked and David Miscikowski bet 26,000 in the hijack. Joshua Remitio, next to him, made the call and Shorr let it go.
Things heated on the 7♦ turn. After a check from Miscikowski, Remitio threw in a bet of 65,000 and after a minute, Miscikowski announced all in, covering Remit's stack worth 422,000. The latter snap-called:
Joshua Remitio: 2♦2♥
David Miscikowski: 5♠2♠
Remitio had hit trips while Miscikowski was looking for the flush, but he didn't find anything on the 3♣ river and conceded the double-up to Remitio.
| Giocatore | Chip | Avanzamento |
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1,310,000 | 380,000 |
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1,060,000 | 605,000 |
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980,000 | 225,000 |
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