Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees
Day: 1
Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$426,300
Entries
1,015
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
1,015
Players Left
89
Players Left 1 / 1,015
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Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
705,000
176,000
|
176,000 |
|
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|
535,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
520,000
88,000
|
88,000 |
|
414,000
229,000
|
229,000 |
|
|
365,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
350,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
350,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
290,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
280,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
280,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
260,000
96,000
|
96,000 |
|
|
210,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
175,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
155,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
150,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
138,000
72,000
|
72,000 |
|
|
120,000
101,500
|
101,500 |
|
111,500
23,500
|
23,500 |
|
|
61,000
143,000
|
143,000 |
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Mario Romera was all-in under the gun for 47,000 and at risk against Sarah Zalis, who was sat directly to his left.
Mario Romera: Q♦Q♠
Sarah Zalis: 3♣3♠
The board ran out with the Q♥, leaving no hope for Zalis as she was left with only 9,000.
Zalis was all in the next hand with 7♥2♥ against the A♥J♥ of the small blind and was unable to pull ahead for a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On a flop of 10♣4♣7♠, middle position bets 18,000 into two opponents. Brian Page on the button shoves all in for 181,000. After some consideration, the player in the big blind opted to call Page's raise putting the player in the middle position in a very tough spot.
After some considerable time in the tank the opponent in the middle position frustratingly folded QxQx face up as both remaining players tabled their hands.
Brian Page: 9♣8♣
Big Blind: 7♣5♣
The board ran out 10♣4♣7♠J♦10♦ giving Page a jack-high straight and the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
427,000
218,000
|
218,000 |
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
After an early position player moved all in for about 50,000, Chad Holloway moved all in from the hijack for over 200,000. A player in the cutoff was on fumes with just 10,000 and moved it in as well.
Cutoff: A♣K♠
Early Position: A♠10♦
Chad Holloway: A♥K♦
The board came 8♥4♦2♠6♥7♥, and Holloway and the cutoff chopped up the early position player's stack, with Holloway receiving the majority of it, while the cutoff earned a double-up worth of it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On a board of 10♣8♥4♥, the player in the big blind open shoved for 120,000, moving the action to Zaen Qatan on the button. Qatan called after a brief moment of deliberation and the cards are turned over.
Big Blind: 10♠8♦
Zaen Qatan: 4♠4♦
The turn and river ran out clean for Qatan as he eliminated the player in the small blind to chip up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
480,000
|
480,000 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Kevin Gattes was all in and at risk from early position against a late-position opponent.
Kevin Gattes: 9♣9♥
Late Position: A♥J♠
The board ran out K♥8♠5♥Q♥7♣ , leaving Gattes sweating every street but ultimately victorious.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Yori Epskamp was just seen standing up and collecting a payout ticket as he had been eliminated from the tournament.
Epskamp shared that after an early position raise to 13,000 from David Eaton, he moved all in for 110,000 from the cutoff, which sent Eaton into the tank.
After between two and three minutes, Eaton called, holding just slightly more than Epskamp.
Yori Epskamp: A♣K♣
David Eaton: A♦7♦
PokerNews' Head of Content had his money in great, but the Q♦10♦4♠ flop brought a flush draw to Eaton.
That draw came in on the turn with the 3♦, leaving Epskamp drawing dead before the 3♥ fell on the river.
With Epskamp's elimination, only Chad Holloway, Jesse Fullen and Herbie Teope remain in the fold for Team PokerNews.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
270,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
James Urbanic was raking in a massive pot over 620,000 whenPokernews approached the table.
A patchwork of excited explanations from the table shed some light on Urbanic's massive boon.
A limp in early position kicked off the action before a raise to 22,000 from late position somehow led to a four-way flop of 9♦7♠3♣. The preflop raiser ended up betting and was met with the shove of Urbanic while the other two opponents folded.
James Urbanic: 9♣9♥
Late Position: AxAx
The turn brought the 3♥, upgrading Urbanic to a boat and the 6♥ on the river sealed the huge double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
622,000
442,000
|
442,000 |
