Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,276,090
Entries
2,454
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
2,454
Players Left
15
Sarah Herzali Dominates the Field on Day 2
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
There were many stories on Day 2 of Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em of the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, but the day belonged to France’s Sarah Herzali. In 18th place in chips at the end of Day 1, she now possesses an immense stack of 12,800,000, accounting for 20% of the chips in play with 15 players remaining.
Herzali made two deep WSOP runs last year, including cashing in this event, but is now well-positioned to win her first bracelet and the $465,501 first-place cash when play continues on June 8. But as she said to a tablemate who told her she was going to win after she had knocked out yet another player when her club flush draw came in on the river to beat her opponent's two pair, “Don’t jinx it!”
Herzali also played perhaps the most epic hand of the day, as she and Shannon Shorr stared each other down, with Herzali eventually knocking him out with a turned pair of kings.
End of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarah Herzali | France | 12,800,000 | 128 |
| 2 | Rafael Reis | Brazil | 7,825,000 | 78 |
| 3 | Gabriel Schroeder | Brazil | 5,560,000 | 55 |
| 4 | Ryan Hohner | United States | 6,200,000 | 62 |
| 5 | Daniel Barriocanal | Spain | 5,455,000 | 55 |
| 6 | Nikolaos Angelou | Greece | 4,535,000 | 45 |
| 7 | Yue Liu | China | 4,425,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Yun Choi | Great Britain | 3,755,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Grant Wang | United States | 3,045,000 | 30 |
| 10 | Ian Matakis | United States | 2,270,000 | 23 |
Other notable players still remaining in the field are four-time bracelet winner John Monnette, three-time bracelet winner Upeshka De Silva, and Ian Matakis. You may recall Matakis helped himself to a bracelet in a $500 online event only a couple of days ago.
Some of the notable names who were eliminated on Day 2 included James Romero, Maria Ho, Jake Daniels, and Norbert Szecsi.
Day 3 resumes at 12:00 p.m. local time on June 8, and the event will play down to the eventual winner. The players sit down with the structure having reached Level 28, meaning the blinds are 50,000/100,000 plus a 100,000 big blind ante. With an international field, many with contingents of rowdy railbirds, the action tomorrow should be amazing.
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End of Day 2 Chip Counts (full)
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
12,800,000 | -2,300,000 |
|
7,825,000 | -375,000 |
|
5,615,000 | 170,000 |
|
5,560,000 | -640,000 |
|
5,455,000 | -290,000 |
|
4,535,000 | |
|
4,425,000 | 2,305,000 |
|
3,755,000 | 1,285,000 |
|
3,045,000 | -155,000 |
|
2,270,000 | 200,000 |
|
1,580,000 | 280,000 |
|
1,210,000 | -1,090,000 |
|
1,110,000 | -340,000 |
|
1,105,000 | -1,580,000 |
|
1,100,000 | -90,000 |
Day 3 Seat Draw
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
| Room | Table | Seat | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 1 | 1 | Upeshka De Silva | United States | 1,105,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 2 | Daniel Barriocanal | Spain | 5,455,000 | 55 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 3 | Ryan Hohner | United States | 5,560,000 | 56 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 4 | Yue Liu | China | 4,425,000 | 44 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 6 | Grant Wang | United States | 3,045,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 1 | Gabriel Schroeder | Brazil | 5,615,000 | 56 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 2 | Ian Matakis | United States | 2,270,000 | 23 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 3 | David Wells | United States | 1,100,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 4 | Rafael Reis | Brazil | 7,825,000 | 78 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 6 | Alexander Maas | United States | 1,110,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 1 | Sarah Herzali | France | 12,800,000 | 128 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 3 | Yun Choi | United Kingdom | 3,755,000 | 38 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 4 | Nikolaos Angelou | Greece | 4,535,000 | 45 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 5 | Curt Kohlberg | United States | 1,210,000 | 12 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 6 | John Monnette | United States | 1,580,000 | 16 |
Play Ends for the Day
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
The players have bagged and tagged marking the completion of Day 2. Fifteen players will be coming back tomorrow for the start of play at 12 p.m. local time.
Full chip counts and recap to follow.
Harrison Ashdown Eliminated in 16th Place ($28,654)
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Harrison Ashdown had all his chips in for his tournament life against Rafael Reis preflop.
Harrison Ashdown: K♦8♦
Rafael Reis: A♠K♥
The board ran out 5♠9♦K♣4♣7♠ and Reis prevailed with the pair of kings and the ace kicker.
Ashdown walked away with $28,654.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,200,000 | 6,500,000 |
|
Busted |
Boris Berthomet Eliminated in 17th Place ($28,654)
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Nikolaos Angelou (pictured) raised in the cutoff for 160,000 and Boris Berthomet, on the button, reraised all of his chips for 1,180,000. Angelou tanked for a bit and called.
Boris Berthomet: K♠Q♦
Nikolaos Angelou: 7♣7♠
The board run out was J♦8♦8♥3♠A♦ and Angelou's sevens held up to win the pot and eliminate Berthomet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,535,000 | 1,335,000 |
|
Busted |
Norbert Szecsi Eliminated in 18th Place ($22,565)
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
After the three table redraw, Norbert Szecsi was eliminated in 18th for $22,565.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Liu Cracks De Silva's Kings
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Playing four-handed, Grant Wang raised to 165,000 as first to act. Yue Liu jammed all in for 885,000 from the button, Upeshka De Silva called, and Wang released.
Liu: A♥K♦
De Silva: K♥K♠
With Liu's rail calling for an ace, the dealer laid out the flop, and like magic one appeared in the window: A♠2♣7♥. De Silva could not hit his one remaining out on a 3♥ turn or a 6♠ river, and Liu had increased his stack by a factor of two.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000 | 1,380,000 |
|
|
2,700,000 | -900,000 |
|
|
1,700,000 | 1,300,000 |
Ace High is Good for Kohlberg
Level 27
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Curt Kohlberg raised on the button to 160,000 finding a caller in Harrison Ashdown in the big blind.
On a board of 10♣2♦2♥4♠, Ashdown check-called two streets against Kohlberg for 100,000 and 150,000 respectively.
The river came 7♠ and the action checked through. Kohlberg was the first to show tabelling A♥Q♥. Ace high was good and Ashdown mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
1,300,000 |