$2,200 Summer Series Event 3 Day 1a | 2023 PokerStars Summer Series

09-07-2023 23:47 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
James McCoy	300,000 300,000	300,000

Final Two Tables

Jeremy Geist

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Only 12 players will be bagging and moving on to Day 2. There are currently two tables and just 16 players left. Bubble approaching soon.

Level: 16

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

09-07-2023 23:09 UTC-4

Break Time

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Jeremy Geist

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break. There are currently 16 runners left in the flight and the top 12 will move on.

09-07-2023 23:07 UTC-4

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Funaro	378,000 118,000	118,000

Altman Puts His Opponent in Gross Spot

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Jeremy Geist

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

There was a cutoff open to 10,500 before Brian Altman called on the button. The blinds got out of the way and they were off to a flop.

The 9♠3♠10♦ flop landed and action quickly checked through to a 2♥ turn. The cutoff put out a bet of 22,000 and Altman called.

The 3♦ hit the river and the cutoff slowed back down and checked, Altman took his time but eventually announced he was all in having his opponent covered.

The cutoff tanked for over two minutes before he found a fold. Altman was pushed the chips and is currently at the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Altman	760,000 50,000	50,000

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09-07-2023 22:42 UTC-4

Chip Update

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Jeremy Geist

Level 15 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Altman	710,000 485,000	485,000

Abraham Gordon	565,000 340,000	340,000
Christopher Moon	395,000 235,000	235,000
Ryan Dodd	355,000 45,000	45,000
Joe McKeehen	275,000 40,000	40,000

Frank Funaro	260,000 125,000	125,000

Kevin Grabel	135,000 50,000	50,000
Grant Wang	135,000 40,000	40,000

Level: 15

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

09-07-2023 22:15 UTC-4

Kim Goes for it All

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Jeremy Geist

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

There was a early position raise to 8,000 from Chan Kim before a middle position player and Kevin Grabel on the button both called.

The 4♣3♠7♣ flop hit the felt and Kim continued for 16,000. The middle position player called and then action was on Grabel who put in a raise to 57,000.

Kim sat in the tank for a moment before he announced he was all in. Middle position got out of the way and Grabel was in the blender. He eventually put his cards into the muck but wasn't happy about it.

The pot was pushed to Kim at a pivotal point in Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chan Kim	220,000 135,000	135,000
Kevin Grabel	185,000 100,000	100,000

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09-07-2023 22:00 UTC-4

Moon Gets the Double

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Jeremy Geist

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action made it all the way to the small blind who limped. Christopher Moon was in the big blind and raised to 12,000. The small blind called.

The 10♠4♣J♣ landed on the flop and action checked to Moon who continued for 15,000. Before either player could think there was a check-raise all in and a snap call from Moon and the cards hit their backs.

Christopher Moon: A♥J♦
Small Blind: Q♦9♣

Moon was well ahead with top-top but needed to fade the straight. The turn and river were both blanks and Moon would get the pure double at a much needed moment late in Day 1.