Event #26: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-11-2023 20:09 UTC-8

Mcgowan Runs Hot With Aces

Andrew Knowles

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action started when a player in middle position opened for 18,000 and it folded to David Mcgowan in the big blind who three-bet to 62,000. The initial raiser pondered for a moment before moving all in for just over 145,000 and Mcgowan snap-called with a bigger stack.

Opponent: K♥K♦
David Mcgowan: A♣A♦

Mcgowan was on the right side of a cooler and when the board ran out Q♦8♥7♣9♣3♥, it was the rockets for Mcgowan that held up to send his opponent to the rail.

On the very next hand a player in the cutoff moved all in for close to 65,000 and it folded to Mcgowan in the small blind who reshoved a bigger stack. The big blind quickly folded and the cards were on their backs.

Opponent: K♣Q♥
David Mcgowan: A♣A♦

Mcgowan picked up aces in back-to-back hands and they were the exact same suit. The board ran out A♠9♠4♥6♠8♣, and the aces held up again to send another opponent to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Mcgowan	690,000 690,000	690,000

Tags: David Mcgowan

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

06-11-2023 20:14 UTC-8

Buffalo!

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Matt Hansen

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Well folks...somehow, someway @BuffaloHanks is still in the @wsop $800 DeepStack mid-Day 1: https://t.co/C6yl1guooS
— Jeff Platt (@jeffplatt)

06-11-2023 20:35 UTC-8

Sandrock Dodges Bullets

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Dominic Clementson

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Chris Sandrock raised to 25,000 from the hijack and Quentin Peeters on the button, went all in for 91,000.

It was folded to the big blind, who went into the tank for several minutes. Eventually, the clock was called and he decided to fold. Sandrock took considerably less time to come to the same decision.

Peeters could not resist flipping over his A♠A♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Sandrock	470,000 230,000	230,000
Quentin Peeters	145,000

06-11-2023 20:37 UTC-8

Montoya Gets To Keep His Aces

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Andrew Knowles

Level 18 : 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action folded around to Eduardo Montoya on the button who had only a single 1,000 chip left. He was pondering his decision before a player in the small blind told the dealer one of Montoya's cards were exposed. The rest of the table didn't see it before they folded and the tournament staff was called over to make a ruling.

The rule was that since there was action, Montoya's card would be exposed and he could play out the hand. He elected to move all in for 1,000 and the small blind raised to push the big blind out of the hand.

Eduardo Montoya: A♥A♠
Small Blind: A♣8♠

The table erupted in laugher as they saw that Montoya had aces and was able to keep them without receiving a new card. The board ran out 10♦7♠3♠6♣7♣, and the aces held up to keep Montoya alive as the money bubble fast approaches.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduardo Montoya	13,000

Tags: Eduardo Montoya

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

06-11-2023 20:49 UTC-8

Conlan Ends The "One Chip Wonders" Dream

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Andrew Knowles

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Eddie Valladares opened from under the gun to 25,000 and it folded to Eduardo Montoya in the hijack who moved all in for his last 13,000. Jonas Conlan was in the big blind and reshoved with a bigger stack to fold out Valladares and the cards were shown.

Eduardo Montoya: A♣K♣
Jonas Conlan: Q♠Q♣

It was a classic flip situation, but when the board ran out 5♥3♠2♣6♦2♥, it was the queens for Conlan that ended the comeback for Montoya as he made his way to the exit just before the bubble.

"Sorry I ended the dream of the one chip wonder," joked Conlan as he scooped in the pot referring to a few hands ago when Montoya had only one chip left.