Matt Stout raised in the hijack and Richard Alati moved all in on the button. Stout called.
Richard Alati: J♠J♣
Matt Stout: A♠J♣
The board was Q♥10♣9♠8♠K♥ and Stout hit the straight for the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,450,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
Busted |
Chad Brewer raised from the middle position for 150,000 with Colin Mchugh having jammed all in for 350,000 from the dealer button. Brewer called as both players revealed their hands.
Colin Mchugh: A♣Q♥
Chad Brewer: 9♦9♥
The board came A♠A♦J♠6♥3♣ with Mchugh taking down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
690,000
265,000
|
265,000 |
|
195,000
-325,000
|
-325,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
The player under the gun, Dorian Rios raised to 55,000 and the hijack position, Camillo Baggiani called. The flop was 8♥2♣3♣ and the Rios bet 55,000 and Baggiani called.
The turn is where all the action happened as the 3♥ came down Baggiani bet all of his chips for 245,000 and Rios called.
Camillo Baggiani: K♥K♠
Dorian Rios: A♣10♣
The river was the 4♥ and the kings held.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
|
500,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
Rafael Reis jammed all in for 270,000 with Lee Piniatoglou calling from the big blind. Both players showed their holdings.
Rafael Reis: Q♦3♥
Lee Piniatoglou: A♦9♣
The board ran A♠J♥2♣7♠K♥ as Piniatoglou took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,960,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
Susan Choi got her stack of close to 175,000 in the middle preflop from early position and was called by Boris Kolev in the big blind with a bigger stack.
Susan Choi: 7♦6♦
Boris Kolev: A♥8♥
Choi needed some improvement, but when the board ran out K♠K♥Q♣4♦4♣, it was the ace-high for Kolev that held up to send Choi to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Susan Choi raised to 100,000 from late position. When action got to Josh Faris, he three-bet jammed for 485,000 and got a snap-call from Choi to set up a runout with Faris at risk.
Josh Faris: K♦K♣
Susan Choi: Q♥Q♦
The runout came 6♥7♠3♠3♥5♥, leaving Choi second best and securing a full double for Faris.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
535,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
|
|
125,000
-435,000
|
-435,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,750,000
3,546,000
|
3,546,000 |
|
||
|
2,825,000
-2,085,000
|
-2,085,000 |
|
2,165,000
2,093,000
|
2,093,000 |
|
2,100,000
1,230,000
|
1,230,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,075,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
1,760,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
|
1,750,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
1,750,000
-85,000
|
-85,000 |
|
1,660,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
|
1,600,000
862,000
|
862,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,600,000
-600,000
|
-600,000 |
|
1,420,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
1,350,000
1,034,000
|
1,034,000 |
|
1,200,000
1,110,000
|
1,110,000 |
|
||
|
1,100,000
900,000
|
900,000 |
|
1,090,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
1,050,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,000,000
436,000
|
436,000 |
|
1,000,000 | |
|
965,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
960,000
817,000
|
817,000 |
|
|
||
|
950,000
602,000
|
602,000 |
|
|
||
|
905,000
510,000
|
510,000 |
|
880,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
850,000
207,000
|
207,000 |
Level: 22
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Phil Galfond has yet to make an appearance at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), and as he told PokerNews, right now he has no plans to play live.
“But who knows, plans change,” added Galfond, who has been playing online at WSOP.com.
While Galfond hasn’t been at the WSOP – well, at least Phil as his wife, Farah Galfond, has been competing – the three-time bracelet winner is still weighing in by his relatively new newsletter “PG’s Takes of the Week.”
One of the topics the online poker legend, who prior to the WSOP inserted himself in some drama involving Doug Polk and Charlie Carrel with a pointed letter, was that of the Poker Hall of Fame. Right now, the public is being solicited for nomination.
“The nominations for the Poker Hall of Fame are now open, presenting voters with a familiar dilemma: there are simply too many great options to choose from,” Galfond wrote before giving his picks.
