Event #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed) | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-08-2023 18:05 UTC-8

Brian Rast Eliminated in 7th Place ($202,532)

Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The action folded to Brian Rast in the small blind who ripped all in for 2,725,000. Lewis Spencer got a rough count in the big blind before making the call.

Brian Rast: J♠10♣
Lewis Spencer: A♥5♦

The flop came 6♦5♥2♥ and Lewis made a pair of fives to hold the lead. The Q♥ on the turn narrowed Rast's outs and the 8♠ bricked out, ending Rast's tournament in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lewis Spencer	11,600,000 2,775,000	2,775,000
Brian Rast	Busted

Tags: Brian Rast Lewis Spencer

06-08-2023 17:59 UTC-8

O'Donnell Shoves on Spencer

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The only flop to be dealt thus far has been the double-up by Lewis Spencer in the early going. Since then, there have been a lot of all-ins and many raise-and-takes.

Spencer opened to 500,000 in the cutoff with A♠9♥ and Ryan O'Donnell ripped all in for 3,275,000 in the small blind holding the superior A♣10♣. Spencer quickly threw his cards to the muck and O'Donnell picked up another preflop pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lewis Spencer	8,825,000 1,125,000	1,125,000
Ryan O'Donnell	3,875,000 1,125,000	1,125,000

Tags: Ryan O'Donnell Lewis Spencer

06-08-2023 17:41 UTC-8

Spencer Doubles Through Haxton For Chip Lead

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Liam Gannon

Level 23 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Lewis Spencer raised to 500,000 on the button and in the small blind, Isaac Haxton moved all in which saw Ryan O'Donnell fold and Spencer called for his last 4,725,000 and the cards were on their backs.

Lewis Spencer: A♣Q♠
Isaac Haxton: K♠Q♥

The board ran out J♠A♠3♥8♠J♥ and Spencer took over the chip lead from Haxton early into the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lewis Spencer	9,950,000 4,600,000	4,600,000
Isaac Haxton	8,775,000 5,225,000	5,225,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Lewis Spencer Ryan O'Donnell

06-08-2023 17:37 UTC-8

Funaro Ships the First Three

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

On the first hand, Frank Funaro moved all in as the larger stack in the small blind with A♥4♥ and Darren Elias folded his big blind.

Next hand, Funaro shoved all in for 4,250,000 effective on the button with Q♠5♠ and both of the blinds folded.

Following that, Funaro ripped all in from the cutoff with K♥Q♦ but once again just picked up the blinds and ante.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Funaro	7,425,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Tags: Darren Elias Frank Funaro

Level: 23

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

06-08-2023 17:16 UTC-8

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

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Lyle Bateman

Level 22 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 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.

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06-08-2023 16:41 UTC-8

2023 WSOP Featured Females: Maria Konnikova & Kristen Foxen Make Runs On Week 1

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Lyle Bateman

Level 22 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is in full swing at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with several bracelet events underway and plenty of players looking to pick up a bracelet. With these events underway, it's time to look some of the featured female players in the field this week.

High-stakes pro Kristen Foxen finished seventh in Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha for $69,683, while famed writer Maria Konnikova is looking for her first bracelet and the chance to be a millionaire after bagging a big stack in Day 1b of Event #3: $1,000 Mystery Millions.

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06-08-2023 15:55 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

The players are taking a 60-minute dinner break with the cards going back in the air at 5:45 p.m PST. The live stream will then switch to the PokerGO platform and the PokerNews live updates will be in sync with the live stream that is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m PST.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	14,000,000 1,920,000	1,920,000

Roman Hrabec	9,400,000 500,000	500,000

Frank Funaro	5,675,000 375,000	375,000

Lewis Spencer	5,350,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Darren Elias	4,750,000 500,000	500,000

Brian Rast	3,225,000 500,000	500,000

Ryan O'Donnell	2,750,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

06-08-2023 15:41 UTC-8

O'Donnell Gets Punished for a Check-Raise

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Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Ryan O'Donnell opened to 400,000 from under the gun and was called by Roman Hrabec on his left and Darren Elias in the cutoff. They went three ways to a flop of Q♥4♠3♣.

O'Donnell started with a check and Hrabec fired out a bet of 400,000. Elias stepped aside and O'Donnell check-raised to 1,000,000. Hrabec used a time bank and then announced a reraise to 2,000,000 which got O'Donnell to snap fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Hrabec	9,900,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Ryan O'Donnell	4,150,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Tags: Ryan O'Donnell Roman Hrabec Darren Elias

06-08-2023 15:35 UTC-8

Joao Vieira Eliminated In 8th Place ($155,037)

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Liam Gannon

Level 22 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Brian Rast moved all in from the small blind for 800,000 effective and in the big blind, Joao Vieira called to put himself at risk.

Joao Vieira: Q♣2♣
Brian Rast: K♥10♦

The board ran out 3♥A♥Q♥J♦K♦ and on the turn Rast made his straight to leave Vieira drawing dead and the two time bracelet winner exited the tournament in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	2,725,000 915,000	915,000

Joao Vieira	Busted

Tags: Brian Rast Joao Vieira