Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker Day 1b | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-08-2023 23:51 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Ephremsen	2,600,000 -50,000	-50,000
Artur Winstone	2,350,000 50,000	50,000
Handrianto Minderman	2,350,000
Daniel Buzgon	1,900,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Tonino D'Amore	1,730,000 1,730,000	1,730,000

Litt Doubles his Stack

Roxanne Johnson

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jordan Litt raised preflop and the cutoff called. The flop came 6♠J♣Q♥.

Litt bet 60,000, the cutoff raised to 125,000 and Litt pushed the rest of his chips in the pot and was called.

Cutoff: A♣Q♦
Jordan Litt: 6♣6♦

The turn was 2♣ and the river was the 4♣ and Litt amassed a big stack with his set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Litt	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Jordan Litt

Level: 21

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

06-08-2023 23:29 UTC-7

Huge Two Hands for Winstone

Geoff Paul

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Artur Winstone led out for 55,000 from middle position preflop and was called by the big blind.

The flop came J♦6♣9♦, and both players checked. The big blind bet 45,000 on the 8♠ turn, but Winstone reraised to 115,000 and was called.

The river came 2♠. Winstone bet 180,000, and after a minute of thought, his opponent called. Winstone turned over 8♥8♦ for a set, and his opponent mucked his cards immediately.

Winstone busted that same opponent in a cooler on the next hand when all of the money got in preflop with Winstone holding aces and his opponent having kings.

"Hey, you're coming for my chip lead!" said Handrianto Minderman, also at the table.

"Let's play!" said Winstone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Handrianto Minderman	2,350,000 2,350,000	2,350,000
Artur Winstone	2,300,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Artur Winstone Handrianto Minderman

06-08-2023 23:23 UTC-7

Queens Versus Ace Jack

Roxanne Johnson

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Marcelo Alcolea raised around 250,000 in middle position and the small blind called for all of his chips.

Small blind: A♣J♠
Marcelo Alcolea: Q♣Q♦

The board ran 5♦5♠K♠9♠4♣ and the queens won sending the small blind out of the tournament.

Elsewhere Torben Rauer has a decent stack with 1,300,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Torben Rauer	1,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Marcelo Alcolea	500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Marcelo Alcolea Torben Rauer

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

06-08-2023 22:45 UTC-7

Final Break

Geoff Paul

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Players have been sent on their final break of the night as tournament staff race off the yellow 1,000-value chips. The approximately 320 remaining players will return in 20 minutes to play three more levels before play ends for the day.

06-08-2023 22:44 UTC-7

Straight Versus a Set

Roxanne Johnson

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Elad Keisar pushed the last of his chips in the pot preflop, about 120,000 and a middle position player called.

Elad Keisar: Q♦Q♥
Middle position player: 5♠5♦

The table roared after the flop came J♠10♣5♣ giving the middle position a set and the turn K♥ gave Keisar outs which he hit when the river dropped the 9♦.

Elsewhere Amir Soleymani has a great stack with 980,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Soleymani	980,000 980,000	980,000
Elad Keisar	285,000 285,000	285,000

Tags: Elad Keisar Amir Soleymani

06-08-2023 22:29 UTC-7

Chiang Doubles Up

Geoff Paul

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Preflop action opened with a player in early position raising to 50,000. Jen-Yue Chiang then moved all in for 295,000 from the button. His opponent considered for a minute before making the call, putting Chiang at risk.

Jen-Yue Chiang: A♣Q♣
Early Poisition: 10♦10♠

Chiang moved ahead immediately on the 9♠7♦Q♦ flop. "Right in the window!" exclaimed a player at the table.

The turn and river came 3♠3♣ and Chiang found himself with a big stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jen-Yue Chiang	640,000 640,000	640,000

Tags: Jen-Yue Chiang

06-08-2023 22:26 UTC-7

Arnwine Aims His Aggression

Jeremy Geist

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Justin "hellokitty" Arnwine opened under the gun to 45,000. Next to act put in the cold three bet to 115,000. Arnwine made the call and the players were off to a flop.

The Q♠8♠9♥ flop landed and Arnwine checked. The in-position player put out a wager of 100,000 and action was back on Arnwine. Without taking too much time Arnwine check raise jammed all in for his opponents remaining chips and their tournament life.

The player went deep in the tank but after about a full two minutes in the tank, Arnwine earned the fold and chipped up in a big way.