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

06-07-2023 16:43 UTC-7

Ho Busts in Roller Coaster Runout

Ollie Garland

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

Maria Ho open jammed the button for her last 260,000 finding a caller in David Wells in the big blind.

Maria Ho: K♣J♥
David Wells: A♠Q♦

The flop came 2♥K♦3♣ as Ho pulled ahead in the showdown.

The turned J♣ only served to improve the absolute hand strength of Ho's holding but did however give Wells outs to a gutshot straight.

The river landed the 10♠ as the table gasped. Wells rivered Broadway and Ho was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Wells	1,300,000 1,007,000	1,007,000
Maria Ho	Busted

Tags: David Wells Maria Ho

06-07-2023 16:31 UTC-7

Brown Knocks out Wantman

Roxanne Johnson

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

Matthew Wantman bet on the cutoff and Robert Brown on the button reraised. Wantman took his time and then announced, "All in." Brown called.

Matthew Wantman: Q♥Q♣
Robert Brown: A♦Q♦

The board was A♣6♣4♥A♠2♦ which sent Wantman packing and Brown moved up in the chip count.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Brown	1,825,000 1,825,000	1,825,000
Matthew Wantman	Busted

Tags: Matthew Wantman Robert Brown

06-07-2023 16:28 UTC-7

Grax Wins a Crucial Flip

Ollie Garland

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

The player in the cutoff raised to 65,000 finding Sebastien Grax in the big blind. With just over twenty big blinds in his stack, Grax shoved all in for 640,000. After receiving a count, the cutoff called.

Sebastien Grax: 5♦5♥
Cutoff: A♥J♣

The board ran out clean for the pocket fives, doubling Grax back over the million mark and leaving his opponent with just 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Grax	1,325,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Tags: Sebastien Grax

06-07-2023 16:20 UTC-7

Shorr Prevails in Back and Forth Battle with Maas

Ryan Gray

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

After a check by Shannon Shorr under the gun, Alexander Maas bet 100,000 into a three-bet pot on a flop of Q♣4♣7♣. Shorr executed the check-raise to 250,000, and Maas called.

Shorr checked again on a J♥ turn, but this time did not raise Maas' 250,000 bet. When the river came 10♠ both players checked. Shorr turned over Q♥10♥ for two pair. Maas flashed the J♣ and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	3,100,000 1,670,000	1,670,000

Alexander Maas	970,000 -1,530,000	-1,530,000

Tags: Alexander Maas Shannon Shorr

06-07-2023 16:16 UTC-7

Angelou Gains Some Momentum

Roxanne Johnson

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

Preflop action had the button, Kyriakos Papadopoulos, raise to 70,000 and the small blind, Nikolaos Angelou, called. The big blind, Boris Berthomet, also called and the flop came down J♦6♦7♣, which all players checked.

The turn brought the A♦ and again it was checked around.

The J♦ on the river reopened the action with Angelou betting 125,000, Berthomet called, and Papadopoulos reraised to 320,000.

Angelou announced, "All in," and both Berthomet and Papadopoulos folded.

With that, Angelou took down the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolaos Angelou	1,950,000 930,000	930,000
Boris Berthomet	625,000 109,000	109,000
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	600,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Boris Berthomet Kyriakos Papadopoulos Nikolaos Angelou

06-07-2023 16:14 UTC-7

Guidez Flops a Straight

Ollie Garland

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

The pot stood at 90,000. With just the blinds left competing for the pot, Rene Lazaro checked the action over to Sebastien Guidez who bet 70,000 on a board of J♥10♠9♣K♣. Lazaro called.

The river came the 6♦. Checked to once again Guidez fired out 110,000 which also got called down by Lazaro.

Guidez tabled K♥Q♥. Having flopped the nuts, it stayed ahead to the river winning him this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Guidez	2,800,000 1,720,000	1,720,000
Rene Lazaro	1,000,000 -395,000	-395,000

Tags: Rene Lazaro Sebastien Guidez

06-07-2023 16:03 UTC-7

Midday Chip Counts

Ryan Gray

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarah Herzali	3,900,000 600,000	600,000

Upeshka De Silva	2,500,000 1,164,000	1,164,000

Alexander Maas	2,500,000 300,000	300,000
James Romero	2,450,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Steven Chen	2,400,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Gabriel Andrade	2,300,000 2,120,000	2,120,000
Kevin Choi	2,180,000 2,179,999	2,179,999
Shannon Shorr	1,430,000 785,000	785,000

Matthew Wantman	845,000 -217,000	-217,000
Maria Ho	280,000 -235,000	-235,000