Nacho Barbero opened to 900,000 with 
as the first player to act and Pedro Marques three-bet jammed a stack of about 9,000,000 from the small blind with 
. Barbero laid it down without a further fight.
Aliaksandr Shylko opened to 800,000 from under the gun with 
and Max Menzel three-bet shoved all in from the big blind with 
. Shylko quickly folded and Menzel collected the pot.
On the next hand, Nacho Barbero raised to 900,000 on the button with 
and Menzel ripped all in from the small blind with 
. Barbero quickly folded and Menzel claimed some more chips.
Level: 33
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
You can chalk this one up in the "never seen that before" poker category. Pierre Kauert busted in sixth place in the WSOP Circuit Main Event at King's Casino on...get this...a heads-up chop pot.
Yes, that's right, he became the first player ever, at least on a live stream, to be eliminated from a tournament in a hand he didn't actually lose. No one, not even the announcers, caught the mistake, and by the time it was discovered the pot should have been chopped, it was too late.
"It does fall under player and dealer responsibility and cannot really do anything about it at this point. If it wasn’t live streamed it would never have been realized and so we just move on," World Poker Tour's Executive Tour Director Matt Savage, who was not associated with the event, explained to PokerNews when asked how he would have proceeded.
Nacho Barbero limped in from the small blind with 
and Max Menzel checked his option with 
. The flop fell 
and Barbero led out with a bet of 300,000 after flopping two pair. Menzel called and the 
landed on the turn.
Barbero fired out another bet of 700,000 and Menzel still called after picking up a combo draw. The completed the board and Barbero sized up a bet of 1,700,000. Menzel used a couple of his time banks before making the hero call and Barbero collected another pot.
The remaining five players are now going on their first 20-minute break of the day.
Pedro Marques raised to 750,000 on the button with 
and Nacho Barbero called from the big blind with 
. The flop fell 
and Barbero checked to Marques who continued with a bet of 600,000 which Barbero called.
The landed on the turn and both players checked to the on the river. Barbero led out with a bet of 1,700,000 on the river with the nuts and Marques burned through one of his time banks before making the call. Barbero raked in the pot and put some distance between himself and the rest of the field.
Pedro Marques raised to 750,000 on the button with 
and Nacho Barbero found a three-bet to 2,500,000 in the big blind with 
. Marques responded with a four-bet shove and Barbero instantly slung his cards to the muck.
On the next hand, Philipe Pizzari opened to 600,000 on the button with 
and Max Menzel picked up 
in the big blind. Menzel used one of his time banks before three-bet shoving all in which forced Pizzari to send his cards to the muck.
Nacho Barbero opened to 650,000 from early position with 
and Philipe Pizzari defended his big blind with .
Pizzari checked on the flop of 
and Barbero continued for 1,100,000. Pizzari called. Pizzari checked again on the 
turn and Barbero checked back.
Pizzari checked once more on the river and Barbero gave up with a check back as Pizzari showed the winner to win the pot.
On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode of 2023, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen discuss a controversy from the WSOP Circuit King’s Resort that was a chopped pot but accidentally resulted in the elimination of one player at the final table.
They then turn their attention to the 2023 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure (PCA) down in The Bahamas. It was there that Isaac Haxton continued his heater, and he spoke with PokerNews after winning the $100K Super High Roller. Plus, Connor Richards caught up with guest Vanessa Kade, who discussed what it was like to be awarded a coveted Platinum Pass.
Other stories discussed include Jackie Glazier being back on Australian Survivor, High Stakes Poker Season 10 premiering on PokerGO, Gabe Kaplan’s unexpected retirement from poker commentary, and the recent PokerNews article on the Top 5 Poker Movies You Must Watch.
Pedro Marques opened to 750,000 from under the gun with 
and Nacho Barbero just called on the button with . They went heads-up to a flop of 
and they both checked to the 
on the turn.
Marques led out with a bet of 1,250,000 and Barbero called to see the on the river. Marques checked this time and Barbero knuckled the table to scoop the pot.
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