Event #11: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-05-2023 14:21 UTC-7

The Coldest Cooler

Claudio Elizalde

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Phuoc Nguyen enthusiastically went all-in with an at risk stack committed in front of him. His opponent was forced to put his meal on pause as both players rolled their hand.

Early Position: A♠K♣
Phuoc Nguyen: A♣A♦

The table began to chatter as the A♥K♠2♦ fanned out, the J♠ on the turn left the ace-king dead and the K♦ was just a needle as they made second boat.

"Now that was a cooler...", said Nguyen as his opponent his the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phuoc Nguyen	3,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Phuoc Nguyen

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

06-05-2023 14:39 UTC-7

Play High-Stakes Cash Games at the WSOP in the King's Lounge

Matt O'Halloran

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) consists of 95 bracelet events and is almost entirely tournament-focused, but there are also opportunities to play high-stakes cash games at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas this summer.

Located in the back of the Paris Convention Center, the fabled King's Lounge is lined with high-stakes cash game tables where you may spot Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius or Daniel Negreanu playing No-Limit Hold'em or Pot-Limit Omaha.

Aldaz Survives Blender

Herbie Teope

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Carlos "Scarf" Aladez found himself in the blender.

After raising 250,000 on the button, he faced an all-in from a player in the big blind. The move made Aldez uncomfortable as he squirmed multiple times in his chair, periodically glanced at his opponent’s stack and counted out his own chips. He also asked for a count, seeing his opponent had him covered.

Aldez went in the tank, peeking up multiple times at the scrolling payouts on the TV monitor above his table, and a player not involved in the hand eventually called for the clock. A tournament director came over and informed Aldez he had 30 seconds to act, and Aldez found it in him to make the call.

Aldez: A♠9♠
Opponent: K♥7♠

Aldez was ahead before the flop, and he took a commanding lead when the dealer fanned J♥A♣7♣ on the board. The dealer put A♦ and 3♦ on the river, then pushed the pot to Aldez for a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Aldaz	1,588,500 788,500	788,500

Tags: Carlos Aladez

06-05-2023 14:55 UTC-7

Give'em Hellmuth

Claudio Elizalde

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Cards were on their backs and a board of with an ace and a king on it was spotted just before the dealer scooped the cards and awarded Phil Hellmuth the pot.

Phil Hellmuth: AxKx
Opponent: AxQx

When a player out of the hand chirped something to Hellmuth he incredulously responded with, "You think I win all these tournaments on accident?"

Other players at the tables mentioned they'd have to buckle up for a long night now that Hellmuth doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	2,650,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Level: 30

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

06-05-2023 15:01 UTC-7

Perrin Wakes Up in the Big

Claudio Elizalde

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

A short stack went all in from under the gun and when it folded to the big blind, Michael Teren quickly made the call and put the shorty at risk.

Under the Gun: Q♠9♠
Michael Perrin: K♦K♥

The flop brought a flush draw for the under the gun player but the turn and river were bricks, leaving Teren to add to his chip stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Perrin	2,600,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Michael Perrin

06-05-2023 15:09 UTC-7

Trofimov's Takes Down Sizable Pot with Trip Aces

Tyler Foran

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

With more than 900,000 in the middle, the board read A♥A♦4♦10♦6♥ and Robert Wells checked to Dragos Trofimov who fired out a bet of 675,000.

Wells Dug deep, taking some time before splashing a call and whipping over his 10♠2♠ for two pair, but saw the bad news as Trofimov tabled A♣7♦ for trip aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dragos Trofimov	4,100,000 3,735,000	3,735,000
Robert Wells	1,100,000 -210,000	-210,000

Tags: Dragos Trofimov Robert Wells

06-05-2023 15:22 UTC-7

Stagg Stacks Opponent with Rivered Straight

Herbie Teope

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

Shawn Stagg was involved in a hand against an opponent that started off innocently enough without fireworks.

The flop, however, brought excitement.

On a board of 7♠10♣5♥, Stagg’s opponent bet, and then Stagg, one of the largest stacks at his table, moved all in. The action returned to Stagg’s opponent, who took a few moments before making the call.

Stagg: 6♥4♠
Opponent: J♦10♠

Stagg made the move on an open-ended straight draw, while his opponent held top pair. The turn didn’t help Stagg when Q♣ arrived on the board, but he drilled one of his eight outs when 3♠ showed up to give Stagg the straight and pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Stagg	5,400,000 5,055,000	5,055,000

Tags: Shawn Stagg

06-05-2023 15:22 UTC-7

Gil Check-Jams Li

Tyler Foran

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

Pei Li raised to 340,000 in early position and Randy Gil came along in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of K♣8♣7♠ and Gil checked to Li who continued for 300,000. Gil wasted little time announcing he was all-in for roughly 1,700,000. Li paused for a few moments and tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pei Li	3,700,000 1,700,000	1,700,000

Randy Gil	2,750,000 2,245,000	2,245,000

Tags: Pei Li Randy Gil