2023 World Series of Poker

Event #26: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
Day: 2
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Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$402,588
Event Info
Buy-in
$800
Prize Pool
$3,341,888
Total Entries
4,747
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
339
Players Left
2
Players Left 1 / 4,747
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Level: 42

Blinds: 1,300,000/2,500,000

Ante: 2,500,000

Qiwen Chen Eliminated in 6th Place ($81,666)

Level 41 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Qiwen Chen
Qiwen Chen

After losing a flip to Anthony Potis a few hands before, Qiwen Chen was on a short stack and moved all in for 2,700,000 from the cutoff. Both Ta-wei Tou and J.J. Liu made the call in the blinds and the trio saw a flop of QJ6.

Tou and Liu both checked their options on each street as the board ran out 36 and the hands were shown. Chen tabled 87 for eight-high, while Liu had 105 for ten-high. Tou took the pot when he opened 93 for a pair of threes and Chen was eliminated in sixth place.

Tags: Anthony PotisQiwen ChenTa-wei Tou

Potis Gets Back-to-Back Doubles

Level 41 : Blinds 1,000,000/2,000,000, 2,000,000 ante
Anthony Potis
Anthony Potis

With just 8,000,000 in chips and the loudest rail in the room, Anthony Potis went all in for his tournament life. The action folded to Renji Mao in the big blind who made the call for just a few million more.

The cards hit their back.

Anthony Potis: 68
Renji Mao: A7

The there was a 7 in the window but the full board ran out 78J52 giving Potis the full double and his rail went crazy.

The very next hand Qiwen Chen jammed under the gun having Potis slightly covered. He made the call and again we see a full board with the cards on their back.

Anthony Potis: 66
Qiwen Chen: A10

The runout came J8K23 and once again his rail went wild as he scored the double and sky rocketed into a top three stack on the final table.

Tags: Anthony PotisQiwen ChenRenji Mao

Level: 41

Blinds: 1,000,000/2,000,000

Ante: 2,000,000

Jesse Rosen Eliminated In 7th Place ($62,984)

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante
Jesse Rosen
Jesse Rosen

J.J. Liu opened to 3,000,000 from early position and it folded to Jesse Rosen in the big blind who moved all in for 11,800,000 total. Liu asked for a count, but after some thought, made the call with a bigger stack.

Jesse Rosen: KQ
J.J. Liu: A8

It was a fair fight preflop, but when the board ran out AJJ26, it was the flopped ace that stayed in the lead to send Rosen out in seventh place.

Tags: J.J. LiuJesse Rosen

Vito Branciforte Eliminated in 8th Place ($48,947)

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante
Vito Branciforte
Vito Branciforte

Action folded to Vito Branciforte on the button who went all in. Ta-Wei Tou was in the small blind and put in enough 500,000 chips to constitute a raise. The big blind folded and they were off to a full board for Branciforte's tournament life.

The hands were turned over.

Vito Branciforte: K5
Ta-Wei Tou: AJ

The JK7 flop gave Branciforte hope. The turn Q allowed him to hold the lead but the brutal A hit the river and sent Branciforte to the rail in eighth place.

Tags: Ta-Wei TouVito Branciforte

Michael Younan Eliminated in 9th Place ($38,332)

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante
Michael Younan
Michael Younan

The action folded to Michael Younan in the cutoff who moved all in for 12,100,000 and Renji Mao snap-called in the small blind. Matthew Elsby took his time in the big blind, but in the end made the fold and the cards were shown.

Michael Younan: A7
Renji Mao: AK

Younan was in need of a seven or diamonds, but when the board ran out J539J, it was the ace-king high for Mao that eliminated Younan in ninth place.

Tags: Matthew ElsbyMichael YounanRenji Mao

Tou Doubles Through Elsby

Level 40 : Blinds 1,000,000/1,500,000, 1,500,000 ante
Ta-wei Tou
Ta-wei Tou

Action folded to Ta Wei Tou in middle position who went all in. When action got to Matthew Elsby in late position be rejammed having the table covered. Everyone else folded and the cards were reveled.

Ta Wei Tou: 66
Matthew Elsby: AK

The board ran out 275J8 and Ta Wei Tou gets the pure double through Elsby.

Tags: Matthew ElsbyTa Wei Tou

Level: 40

Blinds: 1,000,000/1,500,000

Ante: 1,500,000

Final Table Chip Counts

Level 39 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante