Event #4: Tournament of Champions Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-01-2023 19:26 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Table 678

Tyler Foran

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Zenonos	920,000 54,000	54,000
Byung Eun Shin	630,000 230,000	230,000
Daniel Marx	452,000 359,500	359,500
Mark Roland	375,000 375,000	375,000
Jacob Long	273,000 2,000	2,000
William Corvino	184,000 100,000	100,000
Matthew Volosevich	182,000 3,000	3,000
Adam Cotant	180,000 118,000	118,000

06-01-2023 19:28 UTC-8

Somerville Wins Much Needed Chips in Multi-Way Pot

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Jim Murray

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

The action starts with a raise to 16,000 from Dakota Britton in early position, followed by a call from Jason Somerville in late position, Christopher Lawrence on the button, and Ryan Tillmann in the big blind.

The four players saw a flop of 8♣7♠3♠ and Tillmann, Britton, and Somerville all checked to Lawrence, who bet 16,000. Tillmann folded, Britton called, and Somerville raised to 50,000, with both Britton and Lawrence deciding to come along.

The turn brought the remaining three players the Q♥ and Britton checked to Somerville, who committed around 90 percent of his remaining chip stack with a bet of 140,000.

Both Lawrence and Britton thought for a moment before releasing their hands and granting Somerville the sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dakota Britton	615,000 85,000	85,000
Jason Somerville	395,000 280,000	280,000

Ryan Tillmann	160,000 240,000	240,000
Christopher Lawrence	155,000 79,000	79,000

06-01-2023 19:42 UTC-8

Koper Picks Off Gao's Bluff to Send Him to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Shouyi Gao raised 18,000 from the button into Katelin Koper's big blind. Koper defended and both players went to a flop of the Q♣9♦5♥.

Koper checked to Gao prompting him to lead out for 12,000. Koper called and both players went to the turn.

Koper checked over to Gao on the A♦ turn. Gao continued for 39,000, but this time Koper decided to raise to 85,000. Gao called.

Slowing down on the 10♥, Koper checked to Gao who shoved all in for a massive bet nearing 200,000. This proved no problem for Koper as she picked off this bet and tabled A♣K♣ for top pair. Gao showed 8♦4♦ for a missed flush draw and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katelin Koper	675,000 556,500	556,500
Shouyi Gao	Busted

Tags: Katelin Koper Shouyi Gao

Level: 18

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 10,000

06-01-2023 19:53 UTC-8

No Slowing Down for Somerville

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Tyler Foran

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jason Somerville raised to 22,000 under the gun and Christopher Lawrence called next to act.

The dealer fanned a flop of K♥Q♠7♥ and Somerville continued for 25,000. Lawrence tossed in a call.

The 6♠ landed on the turn and Somerville continued with aggression, stacking up a bet of 75,000. Lawrence took a few moments and made the call.

The Q♥ river paired the board and brought in the flush but that didn't slow Somerville down as after about five seconds he announced all-in for roughly 189,000. Lawrence, who had him covered, went into the tank for about 30 seconds before letting it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Somerville	459,000 64,000	64,000

Christopher Lawrence	325,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Christopher Lawrence Jason Somerville

06-01-2023 19:57 UTC-8

Much Needed Double for Cotant

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Ollie Garland

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The player on the button opened for 20,000 and Patrick White called in the small blind. Adam Cotant came over the top, jamming the remainder of his stack for 157,000. While the button got out of the way, White called.

Adam Cotant: 9♣9♦
Patrick White: Q♠9♠

The board ran clean for Cotant coming J♦A♦8♠4♥6♠ and he secured the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick White	490,000 291,500	291,500
Adam Cotant	365,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Adam Cotant Patrick White

06-01-2023 19:58 UTC-8

Lemery Scoops Multi-Way Pot with Rivered Flush

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Jim Murray

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The action began with Hunter Mcclelland opening from early position to 23,000 and getting called by Michael Sabbia on the button and Dylan Lemery from the big blind.

The monotone flop of 7♦2♦8♦ saw both Lemery and Mcclelland check to Sabbia, who put in a bet of 20,000, with both players calling.

With the pot growing, the dealer flipped the Q♥ on the turn and this time Sabbia bet 80,000 after being checked to by both Lemery and Mcclelland.

Lemery called the 80,000 chip bet and Mcclelland folded, bringing us the 10♦ river.

Both Lemery and Sabbia checked and Lemery revealed K♥Q♦ for a rivered queen-high flush. Sabbia mucked face down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Lemery	725,000 415,000	415,000
Hunter McClelland	520,000 106,000	106,000
Michael Sabbia	510,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Dylan Lemery Hunter Mcclelland Michael Sabbia

06-01-2023 20:09 UTC-8

Top Pair vs Top Pair has Lemery Come Out on Top

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Ollie Garland

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Dylan Lemery raised in early position to 22,000 finding one caller out of the big blind.

The board came 3♥J♦10♠. The big blind check-called the 16,000 bet from Lemery and they went to the turn.

The 3♠ saw both players check to the Q♣ river. The big blind now lead for 25,000 quickly picked off by Lemery who held A♠Q♥. The big blind tabled an inferior Q♦9♦ and conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Lemery	775,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Dylan Lemery

06-01-2023 20:09 UTC-8

Zhang Sends Zharnitsky to the Payout Desk

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Tyler Foran

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jacob Long raised to 25,000 in the cutoff before Pete Chen called on the button. Anatoly Zharnitsky shoved in the small blind for about 140,000 before Xulong Zhang instantly pushed all of his 750,000 across the line from the big blind. Both Long and Chen's cards went into the muck and both hands were tabled.

Anatoly Zharnitsky: J♦J♠
Xulong Zhang: K♣K♦

Zharnitsky woke up with pocket jacks in the small blind but ran into the monster pocket kings of Zhang and he wasn't able to catch up as the board ran out 8♠7♥4♥A♣10♠, sending him to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xulong Zhang	999,000 752,000	752,000
Christopher Zenonos	900,000 20,000	20,000
Scott Wilson (MI)	790,000 710,000	710,000
Rania Nasreddine	420,000 64,000	64,000
Pete Chen	110,000 110,000	110,000

Anatoly Zharnitsky	Busted

Tags: Anatoly Zharnitsky Jacob Long Pete Chen Xulong Zhang

06-01-2023 20:17 UTC-8

Britton and Somerville Clash in Three-Bet Pot

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Jim Murray

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Jason Somerville raised to 20,000 from early position and was three-bet by Dakota Britton on the button to 65,000. The action folded back around to Somerville who called.

The dealer peeled a flop of 2♦3♠7♠ and Somerville checked to Britton, who checked behind, with both players checking the Q♠ turn as well.

The river brought the A♦ and again Somerville checked to Britton, who this time decided to bet 75,000.

"I wish we could see who was ahead on each street," said Somerville, before making the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dakota Britton	680,000 65,000	65,000
Jason Somerville	345,000 114,000	114,000