Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day 1 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $3,000 Limit Hold'em 6-Handed
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$568,710
Entries
213
Level
27
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Entries
213
Players Left
93
Event #23: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold'em Kicks off Today
The 53rd annual World Series of Poker at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas continues today with Event #23: $3,000 6-Handed Limit Hold’em. Cards will be in the air at 3:00 p.m. PT today as this event kicks off.
Ryan Hansen is the current defending champion, having won $109,692 in last year's event as well as his first WSOP bracelet. Hansen bested a field of 162 entries that ended in an intense heads-up battle with Kosei Ichinose en route to victory.
Players will start the day with a stack of 40,000 chips and blinds will be 200/300 during Level 1. The levels will be 60-minutes, with a 15-min break after every two levels. Day 1 is set to play a total of ten levels before bagging up for the night and the late registration period will be open until the end of Level 8 (approximately 12:00 a.m.)
Stay tuned in to PokerNews at 3:00 p.m. today and over the rest of the tournament for all of the live updates on all of the action.
Level: 1
Limits: 300/600
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 300/600, 0 ante
There are 67 players currently registered for the tournament to kick things off and with the button in the sixth-seat, the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal.
Bassaly's Two Pair Takes Down Early Pot
Level 1
: 300/600, 0 ante
The cutoff opened action with a bet to 600. Mark Bassaly made the call from the big blind, giving heads-up action to the flop.
On the 
flop, the cutoff continued for 300. Bassaly raised to 600, getting a call from his opponent.
Bassaly led out on the 
turn for 600, again getting a call.
The 
river resulted in the same bet from Bassaly and yet another call.
"Two pair!" Bassaly announced, as he turned over 
, after which his opponent mucked his hand, giving Bassaly the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
Early Chip Counts
Level 1
: 300/600, 0 ante
The winner of the 2015 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, Joe McKeehen, just took a seat in this event and is looking to add a fourth gold bracelet to his collection.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
|
40,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
|
34,000
34,000
|
34,000 |
Small Pot for Sapmaz
Level 1
: 300/600, 0 ante
It folded to Harun Sapmaz in the small blind who made a raise and the big blind called.
A flop 
was revealed and the big blind called Sapmaz's continuation bet. The same action happened on the 
turn and the 
paired the board on the river. This time both players checked and Sapmaz tabled 
, which was enough to claim the pot as his opponent mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
Poonawala Scores Early Pot
Level 1
: 300/600, 0 ante
With around 3,000 in the pot and heads-up action between Nazir Poonawala in the cutoff and the small blind, the board read 
.
A showed up on the river and the small blind bet. Poonawala called and showed 
for top pair, beating the small blinds hand of 
, for a pair of jacks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
42,000 |
Burner Rivers a Straight
Level 1
: 300/600, 0 ante
In a blind versus blind situation, Dale Burner raised before calling a re-raise from the big blind.
The flop 
came and Burner check-called his opponent's bet. When the 
landed on the turn, Burner check-raised this time and the big blind made the call.
The river was the and Burner made a last bet, called by his opponent. Burner showed 
for the straight and his opponent just flashed a 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000 |
Shayesteh Takes it Down with Ace-High
Level 1
: 300/600, 0 ante
Amir Shayesteh opened action to 600 from under the gun. He received calls from the cutoff, button, and small blind, leading to four way action on the flop.
On the 
flop, action was checked to the cutoff who fired for 300. The button raised to 600. After the small blind got out of the way, Shayestah made the call, as did the cutoff.
The cutoff again led on the 
turn, this time for 600. The button and Shayesteh both called.
On the 
river, the cutoff again fired for 600. This time, the button folded as Shayesteh made the call. Shayesteh watched as his opponent turned over 
before turning over his own 
. Shayesteh's ace high was good enough for him to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
44,500
44,500
|
44,500 |