The 421 players have returned from the dinner break and only seven more players need to be eliminated before the bubble is hit.
For those who survive, they will lock up a minimum cash of $961.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen go head-to-head talking about the latest hot topics live from the WSOP. Johnny World burns Ben Lamb on Day 2 but should he have taken the offer? Eden Rocks and poker Twitter spaces...is it time to unplug? Two weeks in and we check on Negreanu and Hellmuth's runs so far and more in the fifth episode of the Chad & Jesse Poker Show.
No-Limit Hold'em
All the chips were in the middle preflop with John Salifoglou at risk for 69,000 in the cutoff. Paul Berthet in the small blind had Salifoglou covered.
John Salifoglou: K♦K♥
Paul Berthet: A♦A♥
A monster cooler for Salifoglou on the cusp of the bubble. The board of J♦6♥5♥2♣9♠ was no help and Salifoglou exited the tournament agonizingly close to the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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192,000
192,000
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192,000 |
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Busted |
Pot-Limit Omaha
Action began after the flop of 8♣5♠10♦ as the early position player jammed all in for about 95,000. Jarred Solomon found a call as both players revealed their holdings.
Opponent: 10♥9♦8♦7♥
Jarred Solomon: K♥7♦9♠4♠
The board ran 4♣4♥ to give Solomon's trip fours the winning hand as he scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
260,000
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260,000 |
In just the franchise's seventh season, the Vegas Golden Knights have captured the Stanley Cup trophy, and the Las Vegas poker community has erupted in celebration.
The Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in a 9-3 rout at T-Mobile Arena on the Strip Tuesday night, just down the road from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the fifth game of the best-of-seven series.
For Vegas it was the team's second trip to the Stanley Cup Final. In 2018, two years into the expansion team's existence, the Knights fell to the Washington Capitals 4-1. This time around, however, there was nothing that could stand in their way, not even a fierce opponent like the Panthers, a team that underachieved during the regular season and got hot during the playoffs.
The Las Vegas poker community has adopted the Golden Knights as the favorite team. During Tuesday's WSOP events, the game was on the big screens inside the tournament areas at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Many players were as zoned in on the hockey game as they were the action on the felt. And then there were those who skipped the WSOP, such as Mike Matusow, in favor of watching their beloved NHL team.
Click here to see more Stanley Cup reactions from the poker world!
Pot-Limit Omaha
The board was reading K♦5♥K♠3♠ when Jeff "Boski" Sluzinski went all in for around 40,000. He was called by Jesse Yaginuma in the small blind.
Jeff Sluzinski: K♥Q♣J♣10♠
Jesse Yaginuma: A♦K♣10♥9♣
The river fell the A♣, giving Yaginuma a full house and sending Boski to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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670,000
143,000
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143,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
906,000 | |
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710,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
343,000
327,000
|
327,000 |
|
306,000
79,000
|
79,000 |
|
||
|
226,000
112,000
|
112,000 |
|
138,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
||
Pot-Limit Omaha
Action started preflop with a raise Jason Berry in the late position to 20,000. Both the player on the dealer button and big blind called.
Flop and turn came 10♠5♣9♦A♣ with all three players having checked both streets.
The river was the 8♥ and the big blind opted to bet for 40,000. Berry jammed all in for 205,000 with both other players folding. He ended up showing Q♥Q♣7♣7♦ having bluffed off his stack to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
313,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
