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

06-19-2023 15:23 UTC-8

Hankinson Defies the Odds

Kirk Brown

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

On a three-way turn of 7♣9♦Q♥2♥, Joseph Boulais, Caleb King, and Justin Hankinson got all their chips into the middle, with King covering.

Joseph Boulais: K♦K♥
Justin Hankinson: 9♥10♥
Caleb King: 7♠7♦

King was in good shape to score a double knockout with his flopped set of sevens, but as luck would have it, the 3♥ smacked down on the river to give Hankinson a flush to scoop the entire pot.

"Yes!" he shouted as he stood up and punched the air, "There was just too much money in there, I had to call!" He tried reasoning with his opponents.

Hankinson was then pushed the giant pile of chips to boost his stack up to over 5,000,000 while Boulais was eliminated and King was left sitting there in a daze.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Hankinson	5,400,000 4,835,000	4,835,000
Caleb King	2,500,000 1,425,000	1,425,000
Joseph Boulais	Busted

Tags: Caleb King Joseph Boulais Justin Hankinson

06-19-2023 15:27 UTC-8

And Here's to You Mr Robinson! - Monster Fold on River

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Chris Bean

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

With 2,300,000 in the middle on the completed board of Q♦Q♣4♦7♣A♣, Colin Robinson bet 1,800,000 from middle position.

Joshua Adcock in the big blind moved all in for 4,200,000, sending Robinson deep into the tank. Adcock chirped a few minutes into Robinson's thinking time, "You should have checked the river brother!"

Another couple of minutes elapsed and Adcock asked for the clock. The floor counted down to zero and Robinson's hand was dead.

Robinson offered Adcock $100 to see his hand which he dually accepted. Adcock tabled 7♣7♦ for sevens full of queens, which delighted Robinson as he flipped over 4♥4♠ for a lesser boat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Adcock	8,300,000 2,450,000	2,450,000
Colin Robinson	4,100,000 3,615,000	3,615,000

Tags: Colin Robinson Joshua Adcock

06-19-2023 15:31 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Kirk Brown

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

The remaining players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 5:30 p.m. local time.

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

06-19-2023 16:55 UTC-8

Zaicik Sends Levine to the Rail

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Kirk Brown

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jaques Zaicik opened to 250,000 and Matthew Levine moved all in for around 450,000 total. The action folded back around to Zaicik who made the call to put him at risk and the cards were tabled.

Matthew Levine: 5♠5♣
Jaques Zaicik: K♣10♣

Levine was slightly ahead going into this flip, but the flop of 8♠4♣K♥ put Zaicik into the lead with his pair of kings, and the board runout of K♠6♥ solidified his victory and Levine was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaques Zaicik	9,200,000 8,405,000	8,405,000
Matthew Levine	Busted

Tags: Jaques Zaicik Matthew Levine

06-19-2023 17:03 UTC-8

Foreclosure on Leese After Running into Pocket Jacks

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Chris Bean

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Colton Leese moved all in for 2,100,000 from the cutoff and was called by Marcos Exterkotter in the big blind.

Colton Leese: A♥J♦
Marcos Exterkotter: J♠J♥

Leese was behind and the board of K♣9♠6♥6♦6♣ improved Exterkotter to a boat. Leese gathered their things and headed to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcos Exterkotter	8,450,000 7,605,000	7,605,000
Kuenwai Lo	7,000,000 6,050,000	6,050,000
Dietrich Fast	5,750,000 2,550,000	2,550,000

Ryan Apple	4,800,000 4,165,000	4,165,000
Nate Silver	2,900,000 1,470,000	1,470,000
Robert Bickley	1,950,000 1,975,000	1,975,000
Mitchell Tsang	1,725,000 970,000	970,000
Colton Leese	Busted

Tags: Colton Leese Marcos Exterkotter

06-19-2023 17:13 UTC-8

Updated Counts

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Kirk Brown

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	10,800,000 500,000	500,000

Aleks Dimitrov	9,200,000 7,715,000	7,715,000

Braxton Dunaway	7,750,000 7,030,000	7,030,000

Yuanjun Lu	7,525,000 7,175,000	7,175,000
Ryan Apple	7,100,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Kuenwai Lo	6,750,000 250,000	250,000
Nate Silver	5,400,000 2,500,000	2,500,000
Svetlozar Nestorov	3,700,000 3,105,000	3,105,000
Sen Mu	3,500,000 2,915,000	2,915,000
Colin Dentan	3,157,000 1,723,000	1,723,000
Robert Bickley	1,815,000 135,000	135,000
Rayane Bouibeb	1,650,000 3,450,000	3,450,000
Dietrich Fast	1,500,000 4,250,000	4,250,000

Mitchell Tsang	1,500,000 225,000	225,000
Alexander Bernard	1,200,000 300,000	300,000

06-19-2023 17:19 UTC-8

Tweedlie Scores Massive Double Up

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Herbie Teope

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Michael Tweedlie had a decent-sized stack when the hand began.

It expanded quite a bit after the final card hit the river.

The hand started innocently enough, with Tweedlie raising 240,000 in late position. Stacen Jones flatted and the remaining players got out of the way.

The dealer fanned A♣5♣6♥ on the board, and away they went. Tweedlie bet 200,000, and then Jones raised to 600,000. Tweedlie then came back over the top for 1,200,000, only for Jones to immediately announce he was all in and he had Tweedlie covered.

Tweedlie immediately appeared uneasy, throwing back his head as his eyes shot to the ceiling. He tanked a bit, while studying the board. After a little more than a minute passed, Tweedlie made the call with his remaining 3,090,000 and the cards were tabled.

Michael Tweedlie: A♦Q♣
Stacen Jones: A♠10♠

To his surprise, Tweedlie saw that he was ahead. The turn showed J♠ and 5♠ arrived on the river to give Tweelie the hand and a double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Tweedlie	6,720,000 4,820,000	4,820,000
Stacen Jones	1,735,000 2,415,000	2,415,000

Tags: Michael Tweedlie Stacen Jones

06-19-2023 17:26 UTC-8

Enselme Continues to Build Stack

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Chris Bean

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Arnaud Enselme bet 250,000 from the button and was called by Richard Peterson in the big blind.

The flop of Q♥8♥4♥ allowed Enselme to continue for 160,000 which was called by Peterson. A fourth heart came on the 2♥ turn and Enselme bet 420,000 which was enough to get Peterson to throw their cards into the muck

Player	Chips	Progress
Arnaud Enselme	6,000,000 4,640,000	4,640,000

Yoon Kim	5,400,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Julien Loire	4,900,000 4,900,000	4,900,000
Biao Ding	4,300,000 3,230,000	3,230,000
Brandon Sheils	3,700,000 1,565,000	1,565,000
Byron Johnson	3,500,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Kyle Julius	3,100,000 1,185,000	1,185,000

Walker Miskelly	1,450,000 350,000	350,000
Richard Peterson	1,000,000 435,000	435,000

Tags: Arnaud Enselme Richard Peterson

Level: 29

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000