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

06-21-2023 21:11 UTC-8

Shakerchi Back on the Rise in Three-Way Action

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	6,525,000 30,000	30,000

Brian Rast	5,760,000 30,000	30,000

Matthew Ashton	5,675,000 60,000	60,000

Phil Ivey	4,625,000 280,000	280,000

Talal Shakerchi	3,860,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Kristopher Tong	1,795,000 810,000	810,000

Ray Dehkharghani	1,455,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: James Obst Kristopher Tong Talal Shakerchi

06-21-2023 21:20 UTC-8

Shakerchi Continues to Ascend

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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.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	6,375,000 150,000	150,000

Brian Rast	5,430,000 330,000	330,000

Phil Ivey	4,995,000 370,000	370,000

Talal Shakerchi	4,970,000 1,110,000	1,110,000

Matthew Ashton	4,745,000 930,000	930,000

Kristopher Tong	2,065,000 270,000	270,000

Ray Dehkharghani	1,125,000 330,000	330,000

Tags: Matthew Ashton Ray Dehkharghani Talal Shakerchi

06-21-2023 21:23 UTC-8

Shakerchi Razzes Rast

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Connor Richards

Level 22

Razz

Talal Shakerchi: A♠5♣ / 10♠2♥Q♠3♠
Brian Rast: J♣8♦ / A♦5♥5♠Q♦ - Folded sixth street

Talal Shakerchi called and again called as Brian Rast completed. Rast bet on fourth street and Shakerchi called. Shakerchi checked on fifth street and called another bet from Rast.

Shakerchi then led out on sixth street and Rast folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	5,660,000 690,000	690,000

Brian Rast	5,430,000

Tags: Brian Rast Talal Shakerchi

06-21-2023 21:34 UTC-8

Miracle Double for Dehkharghani

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22

Pot-Limit Omaha

A three-way pot emerged in which just three of the four cards for each player were visible. Talal Shakerchi raised from under the gun with the A♥Q♠8♦Xx and was called by Brian Rast from one seat over with the Q♣7♦5♣Xx. James Obst defended the big blind with the J♥9♠6♣Xx .The J♣3♦2♦ flop was checked to Shakerchi and he bet 230,000 for Rast to call.

Obst then check-raised the pot and his two opponents folded.

Phil Ivey then raised to 140,000 with the K♦Q♠J♣10♦ and Ray Dehkharghani three-bet the pot to 510,000 with A♣K♥9♥5♠. Ivey called and they got it in after the 10♣10♥6♥ flop.

Dehkharghani was then at risk for 345,000 with the king-high flush draw against trips tens and missed the flush but got there thanks to the A♠ turn and A♦ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	7,065,000 690,000	690,000

Matthew Ashton	5,255,000 510,000	510,000

Talal Shakerchi	5,075,000 585,000	585,000

Brian Rast	4,455,000 975,000	975,000

Phil Ivey	4,050,000 945,000	945,000

Kristopher Tong	1,945,000 120,000	120,000

Ray Dehkharghani	1,860,000 735,000	735,000

Tags: Brian Rast James Obst Phil Ivey Ray Dehkharghani Talal Shakerchi

06-21-2023 21:35 UTC-8

Break Time

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Connor Richards

Level 22

The remaining seven players have been sent on a 20-minute break.

Level: 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 75,000-150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Stud Games: 30,000 Ante, Bring-In 50,000 Completion 150,000, 150,000-300,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 80,000/120,000 Ante 40,000-80,000 Blinds

06-21-2023 21:53 UTC-8

Tong Takes It on the Flop

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23

Pot-Limit Omaha

James Obst raised to 220,000 with the A♣J♦10♠6♥ and Matthew Ashton called from the small blind with the K♠K♣8♠2♣, as did Kristopher Tong in the big blind holding the A♥9♦8♥7♥. The Q♣6♠5♦ flop was checked by Ashton and Tong bet the pot with his open-ender.

Obst got out of the way and Ashton followed suit.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	7,045,000 20,000	20,000

Matthew Ashton	4,875,000 380,000	380,000

Kristopher Tong	2,585,000 640,000	640,000

Tags: James Obst Kristopher Tong Matthew Ashton

06-21-2023 21:59 UTC-8

Small Pot for Rast; Big Pot for Shakerchi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23

Pot-Limit Omaha

Brian Rast made it 225,000 to go in the cutoff with the Q♥Q♣5♥2♠ and Phil Ivey called out of the big blind with the J♠9♣5♠2♣. Both checked the K♣7♥3♣ flop and the Q♦ followed on the turn. Ivey checked to Rast, who bet 375,000 and forced an instant fold from Ivey.

Limit Hold'em

James Obst then raised it up with the A♥K♣ and Talal Shakerchi three-bet the A♠10♦, picking up a call from Obst. The K♥J♦8♣ flop saw Obst check-raise and Shakerchi called to hit gin with the Q♠ turn. Obst bet his top pair and top kicker only for Shakerchi to raise.

Obst reluctantly called and check-called a bet on the K♦ river to get shown the bad news.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	6,610,000 1,535,000	1,535,000

James Obst	5,695,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Matthew Ashton	4,875,000

Brian Rast	4,600,000 145,000	145,000

Phil Ivey	3,670,000 380,000	380,000

Kristopher Tong	2,545,000 40,000	40,000

Ray Dehkharghani	1,710,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Brian Rast James Obst Phil Ivey Talal Shakerchi

06-21-2023 22:02 UTC-8

Ashton Gets There Against Ivey

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Connor Richards

Level 23

Limit Hold'em

Matthew Ashton opened from the hijack with K♣10♣ and Phil Ivey three-bet to 450,000 on the button. Ashton called.

Ashton checked on the flop of 6♣8♦2♣ and Ivey bet. Ashton called. Ashton checked again on the 7♠ turn and Ashton again called.

Ashton checked after on the 9♣ river and Ivey checked back to avoid paying off the rivered flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Ashton	6,000,000 1,125,000	1,125,000

Phil Ivey	2,770,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Matthew Ashton Phil Ivey

06-21-2023 22:11 UTC-8

Ace-High Good For Rast

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Connor Richards

Level 23

Limit Hold'em

Talal Shakerchi opened from the cutoff with K♣Q♦ and Brian Rast three-bet on the button with A♦J♦. Shakerchi called.

Shakerchi checked on the flop of 6♣8♠2♦ and called a bet from Rast. Shakerchi checked again on the 10♣ river and Rast checked back.

Shakerchi checked once more on the 6♠ river and Rast checked back to win with his ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	5,785,000 825,000	825,000

Brian Rast	5,425,000 825,000	825,000

Tags: Talal Shakerchi Brian Rast