Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The remaining players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to action at approximately 6:27 p.m. local time.
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack
Day: 2
Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$11,103,195
Entries
8,317
Level
44
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Entries
2,715
Players Left
386
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Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
In the sixth episode of The Chad & Jesse Poker Show, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen are joined by GGPoker Ambassador Jason Koon, who took some time before jumping into the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $250,000 Super High Roller.
Koon talks about expecting his second child, and as fate would have it, the day after recording his wife went into labor and he had to pull out of the aforementioned tournament. In addition to sharing what it's like being a family man, Koon discusses integrity in poker, his personal goals, and a never-before-shared prop bet he has with Bill Perkins.
Koon, who currently sits fifth on the all-time poker money list according to The Hendon Mob with nearly $48 million, also discusses his love of poker history, shares a Doyle Brunson story, and just opens up about poker and life. Don't miss your chance to hear from one of the best.
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level 17
: Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Level: 18
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
On a heads-up completed board of 4♣5♣K♠7♠3♣, there was over 150,000 in the pot when Zhengxiong Zouxu was faced with an all-in bet from his opponent.
Zouxu did hesitate to make the call, to which his opponent sighed and showed A♠10♠ for a bricked flush to leave him with ace-high. Zouxu then tabled K♥6♦ for a rivered straight to take down the sizeable pot, eliminating his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
750,000
482,500
|
482,500 |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
There were 54,000 in the middle with the flop reading K♠3♣2♦. Corey Davila bet 30,000 from the big blind and was called by Gershon Distenfeld in middle position.
The 3♦ paired the board on the turn and Davila bet 55,000 which produced a fold from philanthropist Distenfeld who famously donated all of his $204,063 winnings after winning the $1,500 Shootout in 2021 and is proudly wearing his WSOP gold bracelet today.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
755,000
674,500
|
674,500 |
|
||
|
590,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The player in the cutoff raised to 26,000 and Christopher Taylor on the small blind moved all of his chips in for 106,000 and the cutoff called.
Christopher Taylor: K♥Q♦
Cutoff player: 5♠5♣
The board ran out 3♦J♠6♥K♦Q♣ and Taylor scored the double up with his two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
All the chips went into the middle with Oscar Groch in middle position covering the at-risk button for 122,000.
Button: 4♣4♥
Oscar Groch: A♣10♣
The board of Q♥7♥2♠A♥Q♠ gave the Argentinean a better two-pair than the button who headed to the pay cage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
425,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
There was three-way action after the flop on a board showing 9♥2♣9♣, and the pot was a little more 100,000.
Mark Ross was involved in the hand at the cutoff, and he faced off against a player in the big blind and the player on the button. Not ideal poker conditions to be sandwiched between players, but Ross went to work after the big blind checked.
Ross bet 26,000, which got the button to fold, but Ross faced resistance from the big blind, who called.
The turn brought 10♥ and a check from the big blind. Ross bet 51,000, and his opponent called.
The river showed 6♥ and produced checks from both players. The player in the big blind tabled Q♣4♣ for a busted flush draw, while Ross showed A♥7♦, which was good enough to win a big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
268,000
|
268,000 |
