Below, you will find mention of some notable names seen so far within the event, as well as their stack size.
Below, you will find mention of some notable names seen so far within the event, as well as their stack size.
Action opened with the hijack going all in for 34,500. The cutoff then called all in for 28,000. Robert Reed then called from the small blind having both of his opponents covered.
Cutoff: K♥Q♣
Hijack: Q♥10♠
Robert Reed: A♣A♠
The 4♥4♣Q♦2♦5♠ board did nothing to improve his opponents' hands, and Reed took down a huge pot.
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
A player opened to 6,500 from early position and was called by a player one seat over as well as Lane Menhinick in middle position.
The early position player promptly moved all in for around 45,000 following the 2♦9♦A♠ flop, forcing one of his opponents out of the hand but not Menhinick, who called off with the effective stack.
Lane Menhinick: A♦K♣
Early Position Player: A♣K♦
Though at risk, Menhinick could not be eliminated and was freerolling holding the superior diamond. The J♦ turn provided a significant sweat for the early position player, needing to fade a diamond to chop the pot. The backdoor draw did in fact come in after the 7♦ river improved Menhinick to the ace-high flush to hand him more than a full double while leaving the initial raiser with crumbs and a dejected visage.
Elliot Escovedo bet 3,500 preflop under the gun. A player in middle position raised to 11,000. Action folded to Escovedo, who made the call.
The flop came 8♠3♠4♥. Escovedo checked. His opponent bet 13,000. Escovedo then raised all in, and his opponent called.
Elliot Escovedo: A♠6♠
Opponent: K♥K♦
The turn came K♣ to give his opponent a set.
"Aw, come on," said Escovedo to the dealer. 'Spade me!" The river came 10♠.
"Come on!" yelled Escovedo. "I needed that!"
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— Casey Nezhoda on A&E (@Cbargainhunters)
Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500

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.
Players have been sent on their second break of the day, which has been extended to 40-minutes to allow for the T-100 chips to be raced off. They will return to blinds of 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 big blind ante.
As a short stack shortly before the break, Craig Varnell jammed all in for 7,200 from the dealer position. The big blind was quick to call as both players flipped their hands.
Craig Varnell: Q♠8♠
Opponent: A♣A♥
The board ran out 10♥J♣K♦J♥5♠ as Aces held against the open ended straight draw Varnell flopped. Varnell was eliminated saying that he "will be back" for his second bullet of the day.