Event #41: $1,500 Big O Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-17-2023 14:26 UTC-8

Miami Rising

Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was picked up on the flop in a hand with John "Miami John" Cernuto in the cutoff and four other players.

The flop rolled out K♦9♠3♥ and action checked to the big blind who bet 1,000 which saw one player fold and the hijack call. In the cutoff, Cernuto raised to 3,000 and only the player in the hijack continued.

The turn peeled off the 10♠ and the hijack checked over to Cernuto who bet 10,000 and his opponent gave it some thought before folding and the WSOP bracelet winner took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Cernuto	42,300

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06-17-2023 14:25 UTC-8

Levy is Happy to Be Here

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Ryan Gray

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Barry Levy jokingly called to his opponent, "How could you scoop? I had all the aces!" and showed three of them in his hand. But his mood wasn't deflated. "I just happy to be here, happy to be alive, happy to be playing Big O."

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Levy	22,500

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Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

06-17-2023 14:20 UTC-8

Kessler Wins After Missing Draws

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Allen Kessler raised to 600 in the small blind which saw another player call in the big blind.

The flop came out 3♦7♦J♥ and Kessler bet pot of 1,400 which his opponent called.

Action on the turn 7♠ and river Q♥ checked through and Kessler turned over A♣A♦7♣2♥2♦ for three sevens which was good for the pot.

"I couldn't understand what you called with when I flopped nut-nut," said Kessler as he raked in the pot.

Sitting at Kesslers table were Phil Hui and John Bunch.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	26,100 1,100	1,100
Phil Hui	25,000

John Bunch	25,000

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06-17-2023 14:17 UTC-8

Gluszko Gets There On The River

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Dominic Clementson

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With the flop already out and reading 7♦4♠K♠, Barny Boatman opened the betting from the cut-off. It was folded to the player sitting under the gun, who announced pot for 7,000.

Thomas Gluszko on his immediate left declared all in. Boatman folded and under the gun called.

Thomas Gluszko: A♣J♠10♥9♦2♠
Under The Gun: A♠K♦7♥5♠2♥

The turn was the J♣ and the river the J♥ and Gluszko scooped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Gluszko	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Barny Boatman Thomas Gluszko

06-17-2023 14:06 UTC-8

Seidel In Latest Batch Of Entrants

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	25,000

Ari Engel	25,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	25,000

Yuval Bronshtein	25,000

Bruno Fitoussi	25,000
Andrew Brown	25,000

06-17-2023 14:06 UTC-8

Liantonio Is Playing for Fun

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Ryan Gray

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Giuseppe Liantonio led out 300 from the big blind on a 10♥5♥K♣5♣ board and Barny Boatman called from the cutoff.

Liantonio bet 300 again on the 2♠ river and Boatman put another 300 in the pot. Liantonio showed K♠6♦3♠2♣2♦ for trip deuces.

Liantonio said, "It's great that they're spreading this game this year. This is the game I play for fun. The one I'm really looking forward to is the $1,500 Mixed Event [Event #45]. I finished 33rd in that one."

Boatman for his part finished third in that event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Giuseppe Liantonio	40,000
Barny Boatman	17,500 17,500	17,500

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06-17-2023 13:55 UTC-8

Weisman Fires Twice

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Liam Gannon

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up in a four way pot that included bracelet winners Alex "Thallo" Epstein and Dylan Weisman.

The flop read 3♣4♦2♥ and action checked around to Weisman in the cutoff who bet 600 which Epstein on the button called and the player in the hijack called as well.

On the K♣ turn, action checked once more to Weisman who bet 4,000 and both other players folded, ceding the pot to the bracelet winner.