Event #79: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
Event #79: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
Day 1 kicks off in Event #79: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em, with play of this three-day event beginning at 10 a.m. local time at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas. The second-year event at the 2023 World Series of Poker is sure to attract a star-studded field.
Last year, Sebastien Aube endured three long days of play in the debut edition of this event which was stacked with notables. Aube bested a field of 1,364 entries in 2022 to take home a first-place prize of $499,636 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Place | Player | Country | Prize (USD) |
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1 | Sebastien Aube | Canada | $499,636 |
2 | Julien Loire | France | $308,817 |
3 | Brian Keith Etheridge | United States | $222,762 |
4 | Axel Hallay | France | $162,627 |
5 | Leandro Vlastaris | United States | $120,177 |
6 | Santiago Plante | Canada | $89,905 |
7 | Matt Berkey | United States | $68,102 |
8 | Ran Koller | Israel | $52,240 |
9 | Jonathan Zarin | United States | $40,588 |
Just like the rest of the series, this event is expected to break records and with a lot of notable players still looking to capture their first WSOP bracelet of the summer.
Players will begin with 35,000 in chips with blinds starting at 100/100 and a 100 big blind ante. Blinds will increase every 40 minutes with a 15-minute break after every three levels. A 75-minute dinner break will begin after Level 12 at approximately 7 p.m. and registration will close at the end of that break (approximately 8:15 p.m.). The remaining players will play until Level 18 before bagging up for Day 2.
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Players have officially started and will complete 17 levels today.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
With a lot of tables playing short-handed, the action was having a slow start. James Vecchio raised from under the gun to 300 and the early position player three-bet to 900. The flop arrived with 8♥3♦10♦ and both players checked.
The Q♥ turn induced a bet of 1,200 from the early position player and Vecchio made the call.
Both players checked the Q♦ on the river. Vecchio showed A♠J♥ and the early position player mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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James Vecchio |
34,000
34,000
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34,000 |
With three players seeing a flop of 9♠9♥4♥, Christopher Wicher led out for 3,500 from the big blind and was called by Rohit Kwatra in the cutoff while Colin Phoenix folded from the small blind.
The turn came the 5♠ and Wicher decided to check to Kwatra, who fired for 6,000 and Wicher promptly folded.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Rohit Kwatra |
41,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
Colin Phoenix |
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Christopher Wicher |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Daniel Weinand raised from under the gun to 300 and received a call from the big blind. The flop came out 7♦3♠6♦. Weinand bet 300 and got the call.
On the 6♠ turn Weinand continued down the betting path and placed a bet of 500, which was called.
The river 3♣ induced another bet of 2,000 and the call was received. Weinand turned over 7♣6♣ for a full house and the big blind showed one card the 7♠.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Daniel Weinand |
34,500
34,500
|
34,500 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Mark Seif | 35,000 | |
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James Chen | 35,000 | |
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Andy Black | 35,000 | |
Andreas Kniep | 35,000 | |
Georgios Sotiropoulos | 35,000 | |
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Ryan Dunn
|
35,000 | |
Mike Watson | 35,000 | |
Shane Rose | 35,000 | |
Michael Acevedo | 35,000 | |
Justin Kusumowidagdo | 35,000 |
The player in the hijack put in a raise of 300 and the button, Richard Rice, and big blind came along for the flop 3♥2♥5♦. The hijack placed the continuation bet of 500 and both players called.
The 8♦ on the turn was checked to Rice, who bet 1,100. The big blind called and the hijack folded.
Both players checked the river Q♥ and Rice turned over 6♠6♣ and the big blind mucked, saying, "Oh sixes, you are golden."
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Richard Rice |
49,000
49,000
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49,000 |