Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day 1b Started
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$3,603,162
Entries
23,088
Level
47
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000
Entries
4,571
Players Left
151
New Combatants Prepare for Day 1b of Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker
The 2023 World Series of Poker welcomes a second set of combatants today for Day 1b of Event #18: Gladiators of Poker.
3,940 entrants graced the Colosseum of Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for Day 1a, with only 129 players advancing to Day 2. Notable players that failed to advance included Daniel Zack, Jon Pardy, and Robert Kuhn.
Players that did find a bag include Daniel Negreanu (2,250,000) and Ryan Depaulo (1,020,000.) They both trail Day 1a chipleader Patrick White, who bagged an impressive 3,405,000. Players joining them on Day 2 will continue to play for part of a $3,000,000 guaranteed prize pool, a WSOP bracelet, and the right to say they are the inaugural champion of this event.
Cards will be in the air at 10 a.m. local time. Players will begin with 30,000 in chips and blinds at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Players will play for 22 levels of 30 minutes each, and will receive a break every four levels. A 75-minute break is scheduled after level 15, which will come around 7:30 p.m. local time. Late registration will last until the end of level 11, and players will be allowed two reentries both today and in the remaining two Day 1s taking place Friday and Saturday.
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
They're Off!
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal, with the tournament clock showing 2,320 entries.
Early Quads For Feder
Level 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Facing a board of 8♦A♣8♣J♦ and with action checked to him, Brett Feder bet 1,100 from the cutoff. He received calls from both the small blind and a player in m middle position.
The river came 8♥. Action was again checked to Feder, who bet 2,500. Only the small blind called his bet.
"Quads," said, Feder, turning over 9♥8♠. His opponent mucked A♦5♦ to show his made full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,100
36,100
|
36,100 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Dortch Calls the Bluff
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The player in the cutoff raised 300 preflop and James Dortch in the small blind called.
The flop came J♠A♣9♠, and Dortch bet 700 and the cutoff called.
The Q♣ on the turn created a scary board but did not stop Dortch, who bet 1,600, and the cutoff player called again.
The river brought another scare card 10♣, and Dortch continued his betting with 2,000 and suddenly was reraised by the cutoff player to 7.000. Dortch went into the think tank for a minute and apologized to the table, and then called.
5♠7♠ was held by the cutoff, and J♥9♣ was held by Dortch. The cutoff's bluff attempt was foiled by Dortch's two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,900
40,900
|
40,900 |
First Hand, Last Hand
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
A new player had just sat down at the table and was first to act. The player opened to 500 from under the gun and action folded all the way to Carlos Lucero who defended his big blind.
The flop came J♣6♠2♥ and Lucero checked. The early position player continued for 700. Lucero didn't think long before putting in the check-raise to 2,500. The new player called.
The K♣ hit the turn and Lucero continued for 5,000. Without much thought early position player jammed for his remaining chips on just the first hand he played. Lucero made the call.
Early Position: A♥K♥
Carlos Lucero: J♥2♣
The river came a blank and Lucero got the knockout sending his opponent to the rail on just their first hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
63,000 |
Yeghiazarian Takes From Benglis
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Preflop action opened with the hijack betting 500. Kaz Yeghiazarian called from the cutoff. Brennan Benglis, the button, then reraised to 1,700. Yeghiazarian called.
The flop came 3♣4♠J♠. Yeghiazarian checked before calling the bet of 1,300 from Benglis. The 10♦ followed a similar pattern, as he check-called a bet of 3,000.
The river came A♣, and both players checked. Yeghiazarian flashed Benglis 10♠8♠ and received a nod in return.
"Figured you had a flush draw," said Benglis as he mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,700
40,700
|
40,700 |
|
|
30,100
30,100
|
30,100 |
Baltazar with the Full House
Level 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The flop was A♥Q♠3♣ and Francis Baltazar who was under the gun checked and the middle position player bet 2,000 and Baltazar called quickly.
Action on the turn was a 5,000 bet from the middle position after Baltazar had checked the A♣ and then he quickly called again.
The river brought the 5♣ and Baltazar checked again and the middle position player bet 5,000 again and Baltazar quickly called and tabled Q♣Q♥ for the full house which beat the trips of the middle position player who held A♠9♠.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000 |