Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Day 4 | 2023 World Series of Poker

Jun 21, 2023

Shakerchi Continues to Ascend

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22

Razz

Ray Dehkharghani: Ax2x / 3xKxQx folded on fifth street
Matthew Ashton: 6x5x / 7x10xQx3x / 5x
Talal Shakerchi: Ax7x / 2x4x10x7x / 4x

Talal Shakerchi completed to get called by Matthew Ashton and Ray Dehkharghani. Shakerchi continued to bet the leading board on fourth street for Ashton to call and Dehkharghani also stuck around. On fifth street, Shakerchi bet and Ashton called while Dehkharghani tanked for a while to then fold.

Sixth street saw Shakerchi with a bet and Ashton with the call before they checked seventh street, after which Shakerchi raked in yet another pot.

Tags: Matthew Ashton Ray Dehkharghani Talal Shakerchi

Jun 21, 2023

Shakerchi Back on the Rise in Three-Way Action

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22

Razz

Talal Shakerchi: 8x2x / 3x7x10x
Kristopher Tong: 2x2x / 3x5x3x folded on fifth street
James Obst:4x2x / 6xKx folded on fourth street

Kristopher Tong completed and James Obst raised for Talal Shakerchi to call, as Tong also stuck around. Tong bet his lead on fourth street to force out Obst while Shakerchi called.

Shakerchi then bet fifth street and Tong folded, having paired his trey as well.

Tags: James Obst Kristopher Tong Talal Shakerchi

Jun 21, 2023

Shakerchi Shocks Ashton

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Connor Richards

Level 22

Omaha Hi-Lo

Talal Shakerchi raised from the cutoff with A♠9♦9♣6♣ and Matthew Ashton three-bet in the small blind with A♥J♠7♦Xx. Shakerchi called.

Ashton bet on the flop of 5♣2♣5♥ and Shakerchi called, and the same action took place on the 3♠ turn.

Ashton checked on the 9♥ river and Shakerchi bet after hitting nines full and a number two low. Ashton called and gasped in shock as he was scooped.

Tags: Matthew Ashton Talal Shakerchi

Jun 21, 2023

Dehkharghani Takes Two Pots in a Row

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22

Omaha Hi-Lo

Ray Dehkharghani raised from the cutoff with the A♦K♣J♦5♣ and was called by Brian Rast in the big blind with the Q♣J♣10♠7♠. Rast check-called the 6♣3♣3♥ flop and then check-folded the 8♠ turn to a full bet by Dehkharghani.

Dehkharghani then opened the action with a raise holding the A♦A♣J♠8♠. Talal Shakerchi folded the 8♣5♣3♠2♠ on the button whereas Matthew Ashton stuck around with the A♠10♦9♦5♠ in the big blind.

The flop brought 7♠6♥4♦ and Ashton check-called to see the 6♣ on the turn. Ashton checked again and Dehkharghani bet for his opponent to fold.

Tags: Brian Rast Matthew Ashton Ray Dehkharghani Talal Shakerchi

Jun 21, 2023

Dehkharghani Folds Out Rast

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Connor Richards

Level 22

Omaha Hi-Lo

Ray Dehkharghani raised from the cutoff with A♦K♣J♦5♣ and Brian Rast called out of the big blind with Q♣J♣10♠7♠.

Rast checked on the flop of 4♣6♣3♥ and Dehkharghani bet. Rast called. Rast checked again on the 8♠ turn and Dehkharghani bet once more as Rast quickly folded.

Tags: Brian Rast Ray Dehkharghani

Jun 21, 2023

Dehkharghani Chops With Shakerchi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22

Omaha Hi-Lo

In a preflop all-in contest, Ray Dehkharghani was all in with the A♠8♠5♦3♥ and Talal Shakerchi looked him up with the A♥J♦7♣2♣.

The board ran out 10♠4♣3♠K♣6♦ and Dehkharghani escaped from elimination as his mighty pair locked up half the pot.

Tags: Ray Dehkharghani Talal Shakerchi

Jun 21, 2023

Shakerchi Adds Urgently Needed Chips

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22

Omaha Hi-Lo

Talal Shakerchi raised with the A♥Q♣9♥2♦ and Ray Dehkharghani defended the big blind with the J♠10♦3♦2♥, which brought them to the 7♣5♠4♣ flop. Dehkharghani check-called a bet to see the 5♥ turn and checked once more. Shakerchi bet again and Dehkharghani reluctantly folded.

Tags: Ray Dehkharghani Talal Shakerchi

Jun 21, 2023

Rast Folds the Best Hand

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Connor Richards

Level 22

Seven Card Stud

James Obst: Q♥J♠ / 10♥10♣A♣
Brian Rast: Q♦6♥ / Q♠K♣9♦ - Folded fifth street

James Obst completed and Brian Rast three-bet with his pair of queens. Obst called.

Obst led out with a pair on fourth street and Rast called. Obst bet again on fifth street and Rast folded the best hand for Obst to win consecutive pots.

Tags: Brian Rast James Obst

Jun 21, 2023

Obst Claims Decent Pot Against Dehkharghani

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22

Seven Card Stud

Ray Dehkharghani:6♣3♣ / K♣7♣4♦3♦ / 8♦
James Obst: 7♠5♦ / 7♦2♦5♠J♣ / 3♠

Ray Dehkharghani completed with a king and James Obst raised for the initial raiser to call. Obst bet fourth street and Dehkharghani stuck around with a call as Obst then bet fifth street with his two pair when checked to. Dehkharghani raised and Obst called.

Dehkharghani picked up a gutshot on top on sixth street and checked while Obst bet, earning a call from Dehkharghani.

Both players missed on seventh street and Dehkharghani checked again. Obst bet and that sent Dehkharghani into the tank. He grabbed a handful of green T-25,000 chips and riffled them for a while, staring at the board and his opponent. Eventually, the call by Dehkharghani followed with just a pair of treys and Obst collected a nice boost to his stack.

Tags: James Obst Ray Dehkharghani

Jun 21, 2023

Cards Back in the Air

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22

The final seven players are back in the air and the live stream action has kicked off. Action resumes with Seven Card Stud and it may take a while until there is another all-in showdown.