Event #94: 5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-07-18 12:41 UTC-7

Early Bustouts; They're Dropping Fast

Livello 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Arthur Peacock	Eliminato
Leonid Yanovski	Eliminato
Dejuante Alexander	Eliminato

Timothy Capretta	Eliminato
Diego Ventura	Eliminato

Rafael Reis	Eliminato

Jason Hickey	Eliminato

2023-07-18 12:41 UTC-7

Palau Eliminates Seif

Livello 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Mark Seif moved all in from the cutoff for his last 125,000 and was called by Daniel Palau in the big blind who covered him.

Mark Seif: K♥10♣
Daniel Palau: 10♦8♥

Seif was in great shape to double up with a bigger ten but Palau picked up a plethora of outs on the A♣9♦7♥ flop. The 4♥ turn was a brick but Palau hit a pair on the 8♦ river to send Seif to the rail and take down a decent pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Daniel Palau	620,000 230,000	230,000
Mark Seif	Eliminato

Tags: Daniel Palau Mark Seif

2023-07-18 12:50 UTC-7

Kolev Hits the Rail, Keating in the Driver's Seat

Livello 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Yuliyan Kolev moved all in from the hijack for 250,000 and Alex Keating raised all in from the small blind with a covering stack.

Yuliyan Kolev: A♠K♣
Alex Keating: 8♦8♥

It was a classic preflop flip but the 5♥8♣Q♣ flop gave Keating a set and left Kolev drawing nearly dead. The K♠ turn left Kolev with no outs and after the 3♦ came on the river Kolev's deep run came to an end while Keating scooped another pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alex Keating	2,400,000 1,340,000	1,340,000
Yuliyan Kolev	Eliminato

Tags: Alex Keating Yuliyan Kolev

2023-07-18 12:57 UTC-7

Cooler Flop, Colder Turn

Livello 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On a flop of 5♥2♥3♠, Kenny Huynh bet about the size of the pot before calling off the all in of Yuchung Chang.

Kenny Huynh: A♥Q♥
Yuchung Chang: K♠5♠

Chang had flopped top pair and Huynh had overcards to go with his nut flush draw.

The turn was the A♠, pulling Huynh back in the lead but it also gave Chang the other nut flush draw. The river changed nothing with the 9♦ and Chang was left with just 60,000 behind after the altercation.

Chang was seen leaving the tournament area shortly after.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Kenny Huynh	1,680,000 890,000	890,000

Yuchung Chang	Eliminato

Tags: Kenny Huynh Yuchung Chang

2023-07-18 13:13 UTC-7

Sangha Runs into Rockets

Livello 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Harrison Ashdown opened to 100,000 from the button and Harsukhpaul Sangha moved all in from the small blind for approximately 540,000. Christian Harder moved all in from the big blind and Ashdown opted to fold, leaving Sangha at risk against Harder.

Harsukhpaul Sangha: A♥Q♠
Christian Harder: A♣A♠

Sangha was in dire straits against the preflop nuts. He did catch a pair on the J♥Q♦9♦ flop but failed to improve further on the 5♦ turn and 5♣ river, resulting in his elimination while Harder took down a sizable pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Harrison Ashdown	2,105,000 905,000	905,000
Christian Harder	1,540,000 970,000	970,000
Harsukhpaul Sangha	Eliminato

Tags: Christian Harder Harrison Ashdown Harsukhpaul Sangha

2023-07-18 13:27 UTC-7

Yes Sir from Ketzer

Livello 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Felipe Ketzer was in the big blind short stacked and after he posted, he put his backpack on, implying he was ready to take the walk to payouts if someone shoved on him. Unspoken, of course. Someone did shove on him and the call was made.

Felipe Ketzer: K♦8♦
Gustavo Mastelotto: 9♥7♠

When the board ran out A♦5♥3♣3♥4♣, king high was good and Ketzer, who has been at risk multiple times on Day 2, managed to double again when he needed it most.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Gustavo Mastelotto	920,000 140,000	140,000

Felipe Ketzer	825,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Gustavo Mastelotto Felipe Ketzer

2023-07-18 13:33 UTC-7

A Round of Bust Outs

Livello 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Matthew Su	Eliminato
Vladimir Kendenkov	Eliminato
Kilian Loeffler	Eliminato
Cedric Schwaederle	Eliminato
Gary Thompson	Eliminato
Brad Owen	Eliminato

2023-07-18 13:37 UTC-7

Laak Runs Out of Luck

Livello 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Phil Laak recently hit the rail.

According to the players at his former table, he got all of his chips in preflop with KxKx in a four-bet pot against Artem Metalidi, who had AxAx. Laak failed to catch a king and was eliminated from the tournament in brutal fashion while Artem Metalidi collected a massive pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Pat Lyons	2,600,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Artem Metalidi	2,000,000 1,260,000	1,260,000
Phil Laak	Eliminato

Tags: Artem Metalidi Phil Laak

2023-07-18 14:01 UTC-7

And The Rich Get Richer

Livello 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Artem Metalidi went all in over the top of Alex Keating's open and was soon called for a chip lead pot.

Artem Metalidi: A♥K♥
Alex Keating: 6♥6♠

The flop rolled A♠6♣2♦, making a set for Keating, who has been chipleader most of the tournament. Metalidi needed running cards but when the 7♦ turned he was dead to rites as the 10♣ uselessly rolled off.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alex Keating	6,650,000 3,500,000	3,500,000
Artem Metalidi	Eliminato

Tags: Alex Keating Artem Metalidi

2023-07-18 14:24 UTC-7

Wei Spikes the River to Eliminate Mastelotto

Livello 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Guoliang Wei opened to 575,000 from the small blind and Gustavo Mastelotto moved all in from the big blind. Wei, who covered Mastelotto slightly, made the call.

Gustavo Mastelotto: J♦J♠
Guoliang Wei: 8♦8♣

Mastelotto was in great shape with a higher pocket pair but Wei picked up some outs on the 7♥6♣4♦ flop. The 3♦ turn was a blank but Wei spiked the 8♣ for a set on the river to send Mastelotto to the rail and collect a crucial double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Guoliang Wei	1,835,000 1,130,000	1,130,000

Gustavo Mastelotto	Eliminato

Tags: Guo Liang Wei