Event #42: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack (8-Handed) | 2023 World Series of Poker

Jun 19, 2023

Ciccarelli Cracks Aces With Runner Runner Flush

Maxime Taldir

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Just a few hands after eliminating Victor Bershinsky (5♣5♠>A♣K♥), John Ciccarelli raised to approximately 1,000,000 after Sebastien Comel's open. When the other players folded, Comel moved all-in and got called immediately.

Sebastien Comel: A♥A♠
John Ciccarelli: A♦K♦

Comel had the perfect opportunity to join the chipleaders' group. And it started well for him, with a 5♥J♦K♠ flop. But the 6♦ came on the turn, followed by the 7♦, which completed Ciccarelli's flush.

Very disappointed, Comel looked in the air for a few seconds before leaving the area.

Up to 8,000,000 chips, Ciccarelli held the chip lead only a few minutes because on the next hand, it was his turn to run into a flush. In a developed pot, he lost against Koray Aldemir's K♦8♦ on 9♦7♠6♦10♦J♣. Both players now have around 5,500,000 chips.

Tags: John Ciccarelli Koray Aldemir Sebastien Comel Victor Bershinsky

Jun 19, 2023

Latest Eliminations Bring Field to Final Seven Tables

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Florence Mazet

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Jun 19, 2023

Quarto Busts Askey

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Ryan Gray

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Anthony Askey raised it to 500,000 from middle position, leaving 50,000 behind. Action folded around to Roslyn Quarto in the big blind, who reraised all in.

Askey stalled, admitting he was hoping a player would bust for the pay jump. "I would have looked smart if I said that was the reason I put you all in," Quarto said.

Askey apologized to the table and said he would only wait another thirty seconds, but when those thirty seconds were up and no one had busted, Askey called.

Anthony Askey: 10♣7♣
Roslyn Quarto: A♥2♣

Quarto hit a deuce on the 5♥3♥2♠ flop, improved to two pair on a 5♠ turn, and then rivered a straight on the 4♣ river just for good measure, and Askey was not able to survive to the next pay jump.

Tags: Anthony Askey Roslyn Quarto

Jun 19, 2023

Grande Makes a Move

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Ryan Gray

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Joe Kuether bet 150,000 from under the gun on a 2♠A♠10♣ flop and Paul Grande called from the big blind, and both players checked the A♦ turn.

But when a 2♠ double paired the board, Grande made his move, betting 400,000. Kuether climbed into the tank for two minutes, before finally conceding the hand to Grande.

Tags: Joe Kuether Paul Grande

Level: 30

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Jun 19, 2023

Melchers Gets Lucky

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Florence Mazet

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

French player Dorian Melchers was at risk for 2,735,000 against Anthony Askey.

Dorian Melchers: A♥9♥
Anthony Askey: A♠Q♦

The board ran K♦6♠7♣5♠9♦ and Melchers found his magic card on the river to survive in this tournament.

Tags: Anthony Askey Dorian Melchers

Jun 19, 2023

Some Chip Updates

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jun 19, 2023

Basile Defeats Nines

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Christopher Basile raised in the cutoff and the small blind, Derek Thorne, shoved all in for about 1,000,000. Basile called.

Derek Thorne: 9♥9♠
Christopher Basile: A♥J♠

The board came out 10♠5♥Q♦A♣2♥ and Basile won with the pair of aces.

Tags: Christopher Basile Derek Thorne

Jun 19, 2023

Lang Doubles Through Guez

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Maxime Taldir

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

On the button, Khoi Lang moved all in for 1,500,000 chips. In the big blind, Jonathan Guez seemed to struggle to make a decision. He counted his stack, checked the blinds level and the payout, and then took a pile of chips to call.

Khoi Lang: J♥J♠
Jonathan Guez: A♦4♦

Standing up and filming the action, Lang stayed ahead on the flop 5♣K♦9♥, the turn 10♠, and the river 8♦. "Let's f****** go!" Lang shouted when the last card of the board landed on the table. Guez was not as happy as Lang, as he lost half of his stack on this hand.

A few hands later, the Frenchman has been eliminated.

Tags: Jonathan Guez Khoi Lang

Jun 19, 2023