Event #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed) Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-29-2023 16:58 UTC-7

Lococo Up to His Old Tricks

Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Alejandro Lococo and Ankush Mandavia were heads-up in a three-bet pot with around 60,000 in the middle already. The flop came 10♥8♥4♣ and Mandavia checked from the big blind. Lococo jammed all in from the big blind and Mandavia instantly called off his stack of around 85,000.

Ankush Mandavia: A♠A♦
Alejandro Lococo: K♥7♣

Mandavia caught Lococo bluffing but he didn't know what was in store for him. The 9♥ on the turn made things interesting as Lococo picked up a combo draw. The river was the J♣ and Lococo rivered a straight, sending Mandavia to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	264,000 -38,000	-38,000

Ankush Mandavia	Busted

Tags: Ankush Mandavia Alejandro Lococo

06-29-2023 17:05 UTC-7

Ullman Gives No Fuchs

Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action folded to Tom Fuchs on the button who shipped all in for his last 39,000. Pavel Spirins also pushed all in from the small blind and Devin Ullman called off his last 160,000 chips in the big blind.

Tom Fuchs: 7♠7♦
Devin Ullman: A♠K♣
Pavel Spirins: A♥10♦

The flop fell K♥5♦3♦ and Ullman flopped the best hand with a pair of kings. The 2♠ and 9♥ runout changed nothing and Ullman doubled up while eliminating Fuchs. Spirins was left with just 12,000 chips after the hand and busted shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Devin Ullman	370,000 134,000	134,000
Tom Fuchs	Busted
Pavel Spirins	Busted

Tags: Tom Fuchs Pavel Spirins Devin Ullman

06-29-2023 17:06 UTC-7

Break Time

Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining 204 players are going on a 15-minute break. When they return, the bubble is expected to burst in the next level or two with 180 players getting paid.

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

06-29-2023 17:34 UTC-7

Taffe Takes Out Foxen

Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Leo Taffe opened to 14,000 from the hijack and Alex Foxen moved all in for 138,000 from the small blind. Taffe made the call with a covering stack to put Foxen at risk.

Alex Foxen: A♠K♠
Leo Taffe: J♦J♣

It was a classic preflop flip. The flop came Q♥7♠5♠ giving Foxen plenty of outs. The turn was the 7♥ and the river was the J♠, giving Foxen an ace-high flush that was second best versus Taffe's full house. Foxen was sent to the rail just shy of making the money while Taffe dragged in a chunky pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Taffe	520,000 298,500	298,500
Alex Foxen	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Leo Taffe

06-29-2023 17:40 UTC-7

Punsri Puts Wongwichit Deep in the Tank

Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Punnat Punsri raised it up from the cutoff and Phachara Wongwichit defended from the big blind. The flop came Q♦10♥5♥ and Wongwichit check-called a bet from Punsri.

The turn brought the 4♥ and Wongwichit checked again. Punsri counted out a bet of 38,000 and Wongwichit stuck around for the J♠ on the river. Wongwichit checked once more and Punsri pushed out a bet of 105,000. Wongwichit went into the tank for nearly five minutes before finally folding the Q♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	375,000 73,000	73,000

Tags: Punnat Punsri Phachara Wongwichit

06-29-2023 17:55 UTC-7

Baker Attacks on the River

Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop. Players were heads up, the board showed 10♣9♠6♣ and there was about 45,000 in the pot. Valeriano Toledano Moreno bet 14,000 from the small blind and David "Bakes" Baker made the call in position.

Both players checked the 6♠ turn. On the 8♠ river Moreno checked and Baker, perhaps sensing weakness, fired a 39,000 bet which was enough to force a fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valeriano Toledano	490,000 340,000	340,000
David "Bakes" Baker	352,000 -153,000	-153,000

Tags: David "Bakes" Baker Valeriano Toledano Moreno

06-29-2023 18:07 UTC-7

No Hand-for-Hand Necessary

Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

As the clock was winding with the number of players still in the field, the tournament director asked the dealers to hold up after their current hand. There was one hand that was currently taking place with the action picked up on the river.

The board read K♥Q♥J♣8♥K♦ and the button slid out a bet of 95,000 into a pot of around 140,000. Sung Joo Hyun check-raised all in as the big stack and the button slammed in some chips to call off his stack.

Hyun turned over K♣8♣ for a full house while his opponent flashed A♥2♥ for the nut flush. There were multiple eliminations on the last hand, bringing the field to 180 players remaining and everyone is in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sung Joo Hyun	1,020,000 674,000	674,000

Tags: Sung Joo Hyun

06-29-2023 18:23 UTC-7

More for Taffe

Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was picked up three-way on the flop with the board showing 9♣9♥2♥. Leo Taffe checked, Vitor Dzivielevski checked and Daisuke Ogita bet 12,000. Taffe made the call while Dzivielevski got out of the way.

Both players checked the A♣ turn which led to the 6♠ river. Taffe bet 19,000 and Ogita quickly folded.