Event #79: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-10-2023 17:28 UTC-7

Henson Heats Up; Hinkle Heads Out

Kirk Brown

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

After an open from Ray Henson, short-stacked Blair Hinkle moved all in preflop and Henson snap called to put him at risk.

Blair Hinkle: A♣K♥
Ray Henson: A♠A♥

"Well I was hoping for a much better flip than this," Hinkle sighed as the board ran out 6♥6♦9♦5♥9♥ for Henson's aces to hold and Hinkle was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Henson	71,000 16,000	16,000
Blair Hinkle	Busted

Tags: Blair Hinkle Ray Henson

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

07-10-2023 16:42 UTC-7

Break Time and Color-Up

Kirk Brown

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The players are now on their third break of the night, this one will be a 30-minute break as the 100-chips will be raced off at this time.

07-10-2023 16:40 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Moran	63,300

Player	Chips	Progress
Vijay Ramani	20,000 20,000	20,000

Player	Chips	Progress
William Smith	91,600 63,600	63,600
Vanessa Castro	87,000 52,000	52,000
Nick Palma	86,000 86,000	86,000
Shane Rose	84,000 49,000	49,000
Ray Henson	55,000 17,000	17,000
Johann Ibanez	55,000 55,000	55,000
Mustapha Kanit	45,000

Alejandro Lococo	40,000 40,000	40,000

Kelly Minkin	30,200 30,200	30,200
Blair Hinkle	16,400 16,400	16,400

Acevedo Building a Healthy Stack

Roxanne Johnson

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The early position player and the cutoff limped, Michael Acevedo was on the button and punished the limpers by putting in a raise of 4,000 and was called by both players. The flop came out K♠6♣J♠ and the early position player checked and the cutoff shoved for 11,500. Acevedo made the call and the other player folded.

Cutoff Player: Q♦10♦
Michael Acevedo: A♦J♦

Acevedo was ahead with the pair of jacks but would need to sweat the straight draw. But in the end a pair of jacks won when the turn came the 3♣ and the river was the 8♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Acevedo	224,000 -23,000	-23,000

Tags: Michael Acevedo

Level: 9

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

07-10-2023 15:39 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts

Roxanne Johnson

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Acevedo	153,000 -4,000	-4,000
Donnie Phan	90,000
Dietrich Fast	60,000

Marcus Stein	56,000
Leo Margets	53,000

Jonathan Little	45,000 25,000	25,000
Mark Seif	42,000 -16,000	-16,000

Ian Matakis	41,000

Andreas Kniep	35,000 9,000	9,000
Erick Lindgren	26,000 -3,000	-3,000