Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack Day 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-19-2023 14:01 UTC-8

Tweedlie Takes Out Bordet

Chris Bean

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Michael Tweedlie made it 155,000 from the cutoff and was met with a shove from Florian Bordet in the small blind for 525,000. Rafi Elharar folded in the big blind and Tweedlie snap called.

Florian Bordet: A♣5♠
Michael Tweedlie: A♠A♥

It was terrible timing for Bordet to run into Tweedlie's pocket aces. The flop of 8♦7♣4♣ gave the Frenchman a gutshot, but the 10♦8♥ were bricks and Bordet exited to receive their prize money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Tweedlie	1,900,000 1,465,000	1,465,000
Rafi Elharar	1,800,000 705,000	705,000
Florian Bordet	Busted

Tags: Florian Bordet Michael Tweedlie Rafi Elharar

06-19-2023 14:09 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	7,400,000 100,000	100,000

Aristea Renfrey	6,500,000 4,800,000	4,800,000
Xuming Qi	6,450,000 5,725,000	5,725,000

Menan Saydam	5,950,000 4,735,000	4,735,000
Joshua Adcock	5,850,000 775,000	775,000
Michael Holtz	5,500,000 4,000,000	4,000,000
Ashley Frank	5,300,000 3,950,000	3,950,000
Rayane Bouibeb	5,100,000 1,270,000	1,270,000
Samy Dighlawi	5,100,000 4,215,000	4,215,000

Chunlung Wong	4,350,000 700,000	700,000
Walker Miskelly	1,100,000 350,000	350,000
Justin Barnum	1,100,000 175,000	175,000

Ghaneian, Bennett Show Friendly Side of Poker

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Herbie Teope

Level 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Poker is a competitive game, but it can also bring about friendly competition.

WSOP bracelet winner Arash Ghaneian and Steven Bennett provided proof of the latter scenario during a hand.

Ghaneian raised preflop in late position, and Bennett called in the small blind. The two men looked at each other and chuckled.

The dealer fanned 4♥A♣9♥ on the board. Bennett checked, and Ghaneian followed with his own check.

“No way!” Bennett said after Ghaneian acted.

The 8♥ showed up on the turn, and Bennett once again checked. This time, though, Ghaneian bet 175,000 and Bennett folded, showing 6♣4♣ face up.

Ghaneian then showed Bennett what he had before tabling A♠8♠ for the rest of the table.

“Sneaky!” Bennett exclaimed, which got a laugh out of Ghaneian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	7,880,000 480,000	480,000

Steven Bennett	2,815,000 1,870,000	1,870,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Steven Bennett

Level: 27

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

06-19-2023 14:36 UTC-8

Vedral Takes Chip Lead

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Kirk Brown

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

On a huge heads-up flop of Q♥A♥10♦, Samy Dighlawi had made it 1,600,000 to go and then David Vedral moved all in, covering him.

Dighlawi went deep into the tank to consider his options concerning his tournament life, and after a while, he shrugged as if to say "screw it", and set his chips into the middle.

Samy Dighlawi: A♣9♦
David Vedral: K♠J♣

"Ughh, nice hand," Dighlawi told Vedral when he realized he was up against the stone nuts and he was only drawing to a possible chop or runner-runner full house.

The board completed with th 6♠8♣ to seal Dighwali's fate, eliminating him from the tournament while Vedral was pushed the monster pot to rocket him into the chip lead with almost 9,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Vedral	8,800,000 8,365,000	8,365,000
Samy Dighlawi	Busted

Tags: David Vedral Sammy Dighlawi

06-19-2023 14:40 UTC-8

Bracelet Winner Weissman Among Recent Bust-Outs

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Chris Bean

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Hachem	Busted
Yuan Yu	Busted
Ran Ilani	Busted
Joey Weissman	Busted

Joshua Feiger	Busted

06-19-2023 14:48 UTC-8

Virtusio Also Has Fans

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

@JaymieVirrr is one of the good ones. Rootin hard for her with 180 left in the @WSOP Monster Stack!! LFG!!!! #gulfcoastpoker #lfg #wsop #poker https://t.co/W91QAIRG7M
— LochedInPoker (@loch_bryan)

06-19-2023 14:50 UTC-8

Barton Doubles With Cowboys

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Chris Bean

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

All the chips went into the middle preflop and Paul Barton was at risk for 890,000 from middle position. They were up against Martin Matranca who covered in the button.

Paul Barton: K♠K♥
Martin Matranca: A♥Q♥

A clean board of 8♦2♣6♦4♠Q♣ secured Barton the double-up. Barton made the cash on Day 2 along with his father Christopher Barton on Father's Day. Barton senior busted late on Day 2, but will be railing his son to go all the way in the Monster Stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Barton	2,070,000 1,620,000	1,620,000
Martin Matranca	1,700,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Christopher Barton Paul Barton Martin Matranca

06-19-2023 14:59 UTC-8

Chan Flops Full House, Still a Sweat

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Kirk Brown

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Joshua Feiger and Daniel Chan got all of the chips into the middle preflop, with Chan barely covering.

Joshua Feiger: A♣J♣
Daniel Chan: Q♦Q♣

Chan was the favorite going into this battle, and the flop of A♥A♦Q♠ instantly gave him a full house, but he still had to fade any ace, jack, or running pairs.

Fortunately for him, the runout came 10♦K♥ to secure his victory, earning him a fat double-up and eliminating Geiger in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Chan	6,600,000 4,770,000	4,770,000
Joshua Feiger	Busted

Tags: Daniel Chan Joshua Feiger

06-19-2023 15:04 UTC-8

Frank, Gerrity Chop It Up

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Herbie Teope

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Ashley Frank raised 215,000 in late position, and Nicholas Gerrity called in the big blind.

The dealer placed A♣10♦3♠ on the board, which Gerrity checked. Frank bet 115,000, and Gerrity check-called.

The 7♣ on the turn brought no action, as both players checked. The 4♣ on the river also didn’t produce active betting, as Frank and Gerrity checked it down.

The showdown revealed identical hands, albeit different suits. Frank tabled A♥5♣, while Gerrity turned over A♦5♥ for a chopped pot.