Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-07-2023 18:40 UTC-7

Tabrichi Flips to Eliminate Frisch

Ollie Garland

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Benjamin Frisch opened on the button for 80,000. Hanan Tabrichi in the big blind, the covering stack in the situation, jammed onto Frisch who called off the bet for his tournament life.

Benjamin Frisch: A♥Q♦
Hanan Tabrichi: 7♦7♣

The board ran out 3♣J♦4♣8♦3♦. Pocket sevens won this race and Frisch was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hanan Tabrichi	2,700,000 1,030,000	1,030,000
Benjamin Frisch	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Frisch Hanan Tabrichi

06-07-2023 18:37 UTC-7

Romero's Stab Pays Off

Ollie Garland

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

David Wells raised under the gun to 80,000 finding one caller; James Romero in the small blind.

The flop didn't generate much action as it checked through. The board now reading Q♥7♥2♥2♣, Romero saw his opportunity and took a stab for 200,000. Wells folded and Romero won another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Romero	2,300,000 -150,000	-150,000
David Wells	950,000 -350,000	-350,000

Tags: David Wells James Romero

06-07-2023 18:25 UTC-7

Schroeder Extracts Maximum Value

Ollie Garland

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Gabriel Schroeder raised from the button to 80,000 only to be met by the three-bet of Guidez in the big blind who bumped it up to 190,000. Schroeder called and both players saw three cards.

5♦7♣4♠ was enough for Guidez to continue for 205,000. Schroeder was undetered.

The Q♣ checked through to the 4♦. Again, Guidez checked to Schroeder who bombed the river for 615,000.

Some time passed before Guidez flicked in a singular green chip for the call only to be shown the A♥4♥ of Schroeder. Guidez mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Schroeder	2,850,000 1,990,000	1,990,000

Sebastien Guidez	2,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Tags: Gabriel Schroeder

06-07-2023 18:09 UTC-7

Fireworks on the River for Kohlberg and Ashdown

Ryan Gray

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

After Harrison Ashdown called Curt Kohlberg's button raise from the big blind, the two players checked a flop of 6♥7♥7♠ and a K♠ turn.

But when Ashdown led out for 100,000 on a J♦ river, Kohlberg raised it to 300,000. Ashdown called, Kohlberg revealed K♦Q♦ for a turned pair of kings, and Ashdown sent his cards into the muck disgruntledly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harrison Ashdown	1,300,000
Curt Kohlberg	1,000,000 526,000	526,000

Tags: Curt Kohlberg Harrison Ashdown

06-07-2023 18:06 UTC-7

De Silva Flops Strong Against Grax

Ollie Garland

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Sebastien Grax raised under the gun to 80,000 attacking the big blind of Upeshka De Silva.

The board came 7♦8♣9♠ and De Silva check-raised a continuation bet of 55,000 from Grax to 180,000. Grax called.

The turn came the K♠ and De Silva fired once more for 270,000. Grax slid in a stack and they both went to the river.

The river 4♠ saw things slow down to a showdown as both players checked. De Silva showed 9♥8♥ for a flopped two pair and Grax mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	3,600,000 800,000	800,000

Sebastien Grax	1,700,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Sebastien Grax Upeshka De Silva

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

06-07-2023 17:23 UTC-7

The Two Failed Bluffs in One Week that Cost Doug Polk $700k

Lyle Bateman

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Chris Moneymaker had the Bluff of the Century in 2003. This past week, Doug Polk had perhaps the Failed Bluff of the Century.

On Sunday, heads-up for a bracelet, Polk bluffed off a significant portion of his stack at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) less than one week after his infamous bluff attempt that didn't get through on Hustler Casino Live's $1 million game.

In both instances, the Upswing Poker founder had a busted draw and attempted to use aggression to coerce his opponents into folding somewhat marginal holdings in massive pots. Both times, however, his efforts were unsuccessful and quite costly.

Read all details here

06-07-2023 16:45 UTC-7

Players on a 60-Minute Dinner Break

Roxanne Johnson

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Players are now on a 60-minute break and 36 players will return to continue the battle.

06-07-2023 16:45 UTC-7

Liu Stays Alive

Roxanne Johnson

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Yue Liu placed all of his chips in on the button and Sebastien Guidez called in the small blind.

Yue Liu: A♠8♠
Sebastien Guidez: A♥J♣

The board came out 5♣10♥Q♦8♦7♦ and Liu lived to see another round with his pair of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Guidez	2,550,000 -250,000	-250,000
Yue Liu	400,000 -230,000	-230,000

Tags: Sebastien Guidez Yue Liu

06-07-2023 16:44 UTC-7

Three-Way All In Busts Johnson

Ryan Gray

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Hanan Tabrichi, Jason Johnson, and Upeshka De Silva got tangled up in a three-way all in preflop.

Tabrichi: A♦9♦
Johnson: J♥J♠
De Silva: A♠K♠

Tabrichi caught the most of the 7♣8♦6♦ flop, but locked the hand up on a K♦ turn. The 2♦ river just made it official. De Silva had Tabrichi covered, and so won a side pot for his efforts with the pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	2,800,000 300,000	300,000

Hanan Tabrichi	1,670,000 1,418,000	1,418,000
Jason Johnson	Busted

Tags: Hanan Tabrichi Jason Johnson Upeshka De Silva