Event #94: 5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) Giorno 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-07-18 00:16 UTC-7

Peters Gets a Knockout

Livello 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

David Peters opened to 50,000 and then called after a player in the big blind moved all in.

Big Blind Player: 10♠10♥
David Peters: Q♦J♥

It was a coinflip but one that Peters won after the board ran out 4♠6♠Q♣A♣9♣ to send his opponent to the payout desk.

Elsewhere, Ari Engel, Daniel Smiljkovic, Anatoly Filatov and Jon van Fleet were seen heading to the exits.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
David Peters	535,000 376,000	376,000

Jon Van Fleet	Eliminato
Ari Engel	Eliminato

Daniel Smiljkovic	Eliminato

Anatoly Filatov	Eliminato

Tags: Ari Engel Daniel Smiljkovic David Peters Jon van Fleet

2023-07-18 00:06 UTC-7

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jack Salter	Eliminato
Yuval Bronshtein	Eliminato

Jordan Spurlin	Eliminato
Dylan Linde	Eliminato

Georgios Sotiropoulos	Eliminato

Michael Holtz	Eliminato

Zobian Sends Matakis Out

Livello 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Ian Matakis moved all in for his last 30,000 from middle position and Aram Zobian raised in the cutoff. A player in the big blind moved their entire stack into the middle with Zobian snapping it off to put both of his opponents at risk.

Ian Matakis: 9♥9♦
Big Blind Player: K♣J♦
Aram Zobian: A♥A♠

Zobian had both of his opponents crushed and remained ahead on the 2♦2♥J♣ flop. The J♥ turn, however, vaulted the big blind into the lead but it did not last long as the A♣ river completed the board to hand the entire pot to Zobian and send the presumptive 2023 WSOP POY out just inside the money.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Aram Zobian	375,000

Ian Matakis	Eliminato

Tags: Aram Zobian Ian Matakis

2023-07-18 00:00 UTC-7

The Bubble has Burst

Livello 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Matthew McEwan moved all in for 200,000 and was called by Rania Nasreddine who covered him.

Matthew McEwan: A♠Q♥
Rania Nasreddine: K♣K♥

McEwan was in bad shape against Nasreddine's pocket kings and failed to improve on the 2♥4♠6♦9♥J♥ run out. McEwan was the unfortunate soul who burst the bubble while Nasreddine collected a decent pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Rania Nasreddine	700,000 700,000	700,000
Matthew McEwan	Eliminato

Tags: Matthew McEwan Rania Nasreddine

2023-07-17 23:41 UTC-7

The Stone Bubble

Livello 20 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Those remaining in the field are now hand for hand until the bubble has burst, with 123 left and only 122 paid.

Livello: 20

Bui: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

2023-07-17 23:21 UTC-7

Break Time

Livello 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The remaining 125 players have been sent on their final 15-minute break of the night. They will return to blinds of 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante. With 122 spots getting paid, bubble play is set to commence shortly after the break.

2023-07-17 23:19 UTC-7

The State of the Bubble

Livello 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Niall Farrell went all in from late position and the small blind lamented being just a few people away from the bubble. The small blind hemmed and hawed, leaned back and looked at the clock, looked back at their hand multiple times, and finally someone out of the hand called the clock.

After the countdown, their hand was declared dead and action moved to Nick Pupillo. Before Pupillo in the big blind made his decision, the small blind let it slip that they folded jacks, or so they said.

Pupillo took some time deciding and told Farrell that they thought the best hand and, "ICM is dumb..." Farrell made mention that they would bet on his hand, then backpedaled and said perhaps they had the same hand.

Pupillo, who has three top three finishes this summer and one outright win, ultimately said, "I'm playing to win this thing." and made the call, Farrell was in bad shape.

Nick Pupillo: A♥8♥
Niall Farrell: 8♣9♣

The flop rolled out with a nine and Pupillo found no help on the turn on the river, taking a bad beat on his way out.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Niall Farrell	635,000 110,000	110,000

Nick Pupillo	Eliminato

Tags: Niall Farrell Nick Pupillo

2023-07-17 23:13 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Counts

Livello 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Nozomu Shimizu	900,000 -45,000	-45,000
Niall Farrell	525,000 68,000	68,000

Patrick Leonard	510,000 15,000	15,000

Mark Seif	505,000 240,000	240,000

Matt Vengrin	420,000 37,000	37,000
Adam Friedman	262,000 32,000	32,000

Brock Wilson	220,000
David Peters	159,000 49,000	49,000

Yuval Bronshtein	157,000 -175,000	-175,000

Dylan Linde	135,000 -10,000	-10,000

2023-07-17 22:58 UTC-7

Hoefer Takes Out Matusow

Livello 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Mike Matusow was recently eliminated from the tournament.

According to the players at his former table, he got the last of his chips in preflop with king-queen suited against the pocket queens of Paul Hoefer. The board ran out favorably for Hoefer and Matusow was sent to the rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Paul Hoefer	440,000 440,000	440,000

Mike Matusow	Eliminato

Tags: Mike Matusow Paul Hoefer