Elio Fox got his very short stack into the middle with multiple callers, but it was Ognyan Dimov that knocked him out. Dimov held 
, and Fox could not improve against the ace to stay in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,525,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
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Busted | |
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Kayham Mokri raised to 75,000 before Mustapha Kanit made it 225,000 from the button. The blinds got out of the way and Mokri shoved to get a quick call from Kanit, who was at risk for just over 1,000,000.
Mustapha Kanit: 
Kayhan Mokri: 
The board ran out 
and Kanit made the straight to secure a big double through Mokri.
For a moment, it appeared that Kanit was not going to celebrate, but in due time he let out a room-shattering "Let's go!"
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,225,000
980,000
|
980,000 |
|
1,375,000
-870,000
|
-870,000 |
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode of 2023, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards come to you straight from the 2023 PokerStars Players No-Limit Hold'em Championship (PSPC) in the Bahamas. First, they discuss the full schedule reveal of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule, and then dive headfirst into all things PSPC and PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.
That includes interviews with PCA champ Michel Dattani, Survivor all-star "Boston" Rob Mariano, Billions and Breaking Bad actor David Costabile, and Justin Bonomo, who had a big win to extend his lead atop poker's all-time money list.
They also chat about Nick Schulman replacing Gabe Kaplan on High Stakes Poker, the new Galfond Challenge between Phil Galfond and Dan "Jungleman" Cates, Perry Green's first tournament win in 35 years, and remember Julian Track and Jeff Fogel, who both, unfortunately, passed away.
Anthony Hu shoved his last 420,000 into the middle and Dylan Smith called from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way and action was heads up with Hu at risk.
Anthony Hu: 
Dylan Smith: 
The board ran out 
and Hu flopped a set of jacks to crack the pocket queens for a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
935,000
-315,000
|
-315,000 |
|
920,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
Yuri Dzivielevski got his short stack into the middle and Elio Fox put him at risk with just a bit more.
Yuri Dzivielevski : 
Elio Fox: 
The board ran out 
and Fox flopped a pair of aces to eliminate Dzivielevski in ninth place for $116,400.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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205,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
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Action was heads up with over 500,000 in the middle and a full board of 
when Ren Lin fired 225,000 into the middle. Kayhan Mokri spent some time to consider his options before he tossed in the chips to call. Lin turned over 
for a pair of sixes, but Mokri showed 
to take the pot with a better kicker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,245,000
515,000
|
515,000 |
|
1,575,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Action was three ways with 150,000 in the pot and 
when all three players checked to see 
on the turn.
Mustapha Kanit bet 95,000 from the small blind and Ren Lin called from the big blind before Kayhan Mokri ducked out of the way. The river was .
Both players checked the river and Kanit turned over 
for a pair of queens. Lin tapped the table and mucked the losing hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,025,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
|
1,730,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
1,245,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
Ren Lin raised to 60,000 before Yuri Dzivielevski shoved 185,000. The rest of the table got out of the way and Lin tossed in his "No Gamble No Future" sticker to call.
Yuri Dzivielevski: 
Ren Lin:
The board ran out 
and the nines held to secure the double for Dzivielevski.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,170,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
430,000
225,000
|
225,000 |
|
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You can chalk this one up in the "never seen that before" poker category. Pierre Kauert busted in sixth place in the WSOP Circuit Main Event at King's Casino on...get this...a heads-up chop pot.
Yes, that's right, he became the first player ever, at least on a live stream, to be eliminated from a tournament in a hand he didn't actually lose. No one, not even the announcers, caught the mistake, and by the time it was discovered the pot should have been chopped, it was too late.
"It does fall under player and dealer responsibility and cannot really do anything about it at this point. If it wasn’t live streamed it would never have been realized and so we just move on," World Poker Tour's Executive Tour Director Matt Savage, who was not associated with the event, explained to PokerNews when asked how he would have proceeded.
