Event #22: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

Jun 08, 2023

Pupillo Takes Four-Bet Pot

Andrew Knowles

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 0 ante

Mori Eskandani opened from early position and Nick Pupillo put in the three-bet next to act. It folded to Shaun Deeb on the button who four-bet and only Pupillo called.

The flop came A♥3♣3♦ and Pupillo checked to Deeb who continued with a bet, which Pupillo called. On the K♦ turn Pupillo check-called another bet from Deeb.

The J♥ completed the board and both players checked to a showdown. Pupillo rolled over A♦10♥ for top pair and took down the pot when Deeb mucked.

Tags: Mori Eskandani Shaun Deeb Nick Pupillo

Jun 08, 2023

Shimizu Leaves Rast With Crumbs

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 0 ante

Brian Rast and Nozomu Shimizu were heads-up from the blinds on a J♣J♦8♠ flop.

Rast check-called from the small against bets from Shimizu on both the flop and 2♥ turn; however, Rast check-folded facing a final bet from Shimizu when the 10♣ completed the board.

Rast was left with just 10,000 after the hand and busted shortly thereafter.

Tags: Brian Rast Nozomu Shimizu

Level: 10

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 0

Jun 08, 2023

Nighttime Counts

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 0 ante

Jun 08, 2023

Lieberman Doesn't Bluff

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Andrew Knowles

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 0 ante

Ronnie Bardah opened the action on the button and David Lieberman made the call in the big blind.

On the flop of K♣8♠6♥, Lieberman checked to Bardah who bet. Lieberman raised and Bardah came along to the 6♦ turn.

Lieberman bet out and Bardah went in the tank. "Want to see it?" said Lieberman as Bardah contemplated his options.

"Okay, lets see the bluff," replied Bardah before eventually making the fold.

Lieberman rolled over K♦J♣ to show he flopped top pair.

"I don't bluff in this game," said Lieberman as he collected the pot.

Tags: David Lieberman Ronnie Bardah

Jun 08, 2023

No Longer With Us

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 0 ante

Jun 08, 2023

McKeehen Sends One to The Rail

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 0 ante

The player under-the-gun raised and action folded to Joe McKeehen in the big blind, who called.

McKeehen check-raised a bet from his opponent on the 8♣K♦5♦ flop and his opponent committed the rest of his chips to the middle.

Opponent: Q♥10♣
Joe McKeehen: K♣4♦

The K♥ turn and 4♥ runout improved McKeehen to an unnecessary full house and his opponent was eliminated.

Tags: Joe McKeehen

Jun 08, 2023

Deeb Takes From Zack

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Andrew Knowles

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 0 ante

Dan Zack opened from under the gun and it folded to Shaun Deeb in the small blind who put in a three-bet, which only Zack called.

The flop fanned out 10♣3♠2♣ and Deeb continued with a bet. Zack tossed out a raise and Deeb completed. On the Q♦ turn and again on the 4♦ river both players checked to a showdown.

Deeb announced "ace high" and rolled over A♥9♣, which was enough to take the pot when Zack mucked his hand.

Tags: Dan Zack Shaun Deeb

Jun 08, 2023

Barbero Scores Double Up

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Andrew Knowles

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 0 ante

In a heads-up pot with close to 25,000 in the middle on a flop showing J♥8♠5♣, Gregory Pinsonneault checked from under the gun to Nacho Barbero in the hijack who bet, which Pinsonneault called.

The K♦ rolled off and Pinsonneault checked again to Barbero who bet. Pinsonneault raised to put Barbero all in who made the call for his last 6,000.

Nacho Barbero: A♣K♠
Gregory Pinsonneault: 7♠7♥

Barbero found the turned king to be well in the lead and when the river fell the 5♥ Barbero scored the double up.

Tags: Gregory Pinsonneault Nacho Barbero

Jun 08, 2023

Katz and Silver Get a Little

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 0 ante

Nate Silver raised on the button and the player in the small blind three-bet. Cary Katz cold-called from the big blind and then Nate Silver made it four bets to go. Both the small blind and Katz called.

Silver bet after being checked to on the Q♥6♥6♣ flop and both players called.

It was checked to Silver again on the 8♥ turn and he bet again. This time only Katz called.

Katz check-called a bet from Silver on the river and Silver showed K♣Q♦ for queens and sixes. Katz held the K♠Q♣ for the same hands and they split the pot.

"How did you bet that last one?" Katz said. "Real greedy."

Tags: Nate Silver Cary Katz