Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
2023 PokerNews Cup
$1,100 Mystery Bounty ($1,000,000 GTD)
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 PokerNews Cup
Buy-in
$1,100
Prize Pool
$2,261,070
Entries
2,331
Level
37
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
504
Players Left
63
Ingles Flops the World
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Pedro Ingles opened to 13,000 from middle position and called when an opponent jammed for 73,000.
Opponent: A♦10♥
Pedro Ingles: K♥Q♥
Ingles smashed the Q♠8♥7♥ flop, making top pair and having a flush draw. the 6♣ turn kept him ahead and he sealed the checkmark following the J♥ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000 |
Meng Downs Another
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The middle position player opened to 12,000 before Qingwi Meng three-bet to 40,000 from the small blind. The original raiser then jammed for 132,000 and Meng called.
Middle Position: A♥K♠
Qingwei Meng: Q♣Q♥
Meng immediately fell behind as his opponent paired up on the A♠7♠7♣ flop. The 6♠ turn changed nothing but the Q♠ river gave Meng a full house while rendering his opponent's flush meaningless.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Choch Makes Big Laydown; Khatri Eliminated
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The under-the-gun player limped in before Justin Chock made it 18,000 from middle position. Bhavin Khatri, who was once a big stack, jammed for just 25,000 on his direct left. Action folded to Qingwei Meng in the big blind who clicked it to 50,000.
The under-the-gun player folded and Chock went deep into the tank before folding Q♣Q♦ face up.
He soon had a look of relief on his face as Meng and Khatri tabled their cards.
Bhavin Khatri: 3♣3♦
Qingwei Meng: A♠A♥
Chock had pulled off a great escape folding his pocket queens but regret soon appeared as the flop came with the Q♠10♦2♣. The 8♥9♠ turn and river confirmed Khatri's exit and Meng chipped up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
130,000 | |
|
Busted |
Jewett Doubles Through Feng
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was picked up on the turn in a confrontation between Matthew Jewett in late position and Han Feng in the cutoff with a larger pot brewing.
On a board reading A♦4♣5♦6♠, Jewett checked over to Feng who moved all in for 125,000 and Jewett called.
Matthew Jewett: A♥Q♣
Han Feng: K♦Q♦
The river came the A♠ and the ace-queen held up for Jewett who survived while Feng was left with a shorter stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
141,000
|
141,000 |
|
90,000
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
Tamayo Bows Out
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Angelou Nikos player opened to 12,000 from under the gun and called when Jonathan Tamayo jammed for 41,000.
Jonathan Tamayo: A♠10♣
Angelou Nikos: A♣J♦
Tamayo was dominated and found no help on the 3♣5♣8♥2♣J♠ runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | |
|
Busted |
Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Break
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
The players have gone on another 10-minute break.
Updated Counts
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
560,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
450,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
400,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
380,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
340,000
193,000
|
193,000 |
|
300,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
134,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
|
43,000
-232,000
|
-232,000 |
Betbese Wins With Ladies
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player in early position moved all in for 35,000 which saw action fold around to Marcelo Betbese in the hijack who raised to 95,000 and all other players folded.
Opponent: A♦9♦
Roberto Betbese: Q♦Q♥
The board ran out J♣2♥5♠8♥J♥ and the queens held up for Betbese to take down a pot to add to his growing stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
293,000
293,000
|
293,000 |