2023 World Series of Poker

Event #88: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q2
Prize
$606,810
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,713,885
Entries
3,531
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
258
Players Left
1

Hughes Gets the Knockout

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Kyle Hughes
Kyle Hughes

The button raised all in for about 570,000 and Kyle Hughes also shoved his stack in for about 1,100,000 and the big blind folded.

Button: Q10
Kyle Hughes: AK

The board ran out with no sweat for Hughes K6474 and he instantly had a chip boost.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Hughes us
Kyle Hughes
2,620,000
1,240,000
1,240,000

Tags: Kyle Hughes

Level: 30

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Kwan Survives his Shove

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Derek Kwan was in the cutoff and moved all in for about 1,000,000 and Michael Marder also moved all in from the button with double Kwan's stack. Everyone else folded.

Derek Kwan: Q10
Michael Marder: AJ

Kwan scored the straight on the turn with the board of 6J9KA and received double the chips.

Player Chips Progress
Derek Kwan us
Derek Kwan
2,100,000
1,270,000
1,270,000
Michael Marder us
Michael Marder
1,500,000
610,000
610,000

Tags: Derek KwanMichael Marder

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Chang Finds the Full House

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Yuchung Chang raised to 300,000 from the button and Lucia Antunes defended with the call. The flop came out 66J and both players were slow playing and checked.

The turn was the 3 and Antunes bet out 500,000 and Chang made the call.

The river 2 had Antunes betting out 1,000,000 which essentially would put Chang all in. Chang pushed all in for 1,150,000 and Antunes called for the small amount more.

Yuchung Chang: JJ
Lucia Antunes: 610

Antunes held the trip sixes and Chang had the full house for the win.

Player Chips Progress
Yuchung Chang tw
Yuchung Chang
4,760,000
2,040,000
2,040,000
Lucia Antunes us
Lucia Antunes
115,000
-935,000
-935,000

Tags: Lucia AntunesYuchung Chang

Kwan Races With Sixes

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Derek Kwan raised to 425,000 from the cutoff and Lisa Hamilton three-bet all in for 2,425,000 effective. Kwan made the call.

Derek Kwan: 66
Lisa Hamilton: AQ

The board came out J53J7 and Kwan dodged a bullet to win with his pair of sixes giving him two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Derek Kwan us
Derek Kwan
5,010,800
2,910,800
2,910,800
Lisa Hamilton us
Lisa Hamilton
1,400,000
-205,000
-205,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Derek KwanLisa Hamilton

Level: 32

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000