Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-20-2023 12:44 UTC-8

Zaki's Aces Are No Good

Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Justin Zaki was down to just 22,500 and pushed all in from under the gun. A player in middle position just called and Agharzi Babayev reshoved all in from the small blind. The other player folded and the two remaining hands were tabled.

Justin Zaki: A♠A♥
Agharzi Babayev: Q♣Q♦

The flop came Q♠6♥4♥ with the queen in the window to give Babayev a set. The J♣ on the turn and the 6♣ on the river were no help to Zaki, who headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Agharzi Babayev	277,500 163,500	163,500
Justin Zaki	Busted

Tags: Justin Zaki Marat Shafigullin

06-20-2023 12:46 UTC-8

Kulev Scores a Double Knockout

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A player shoved preflop for a stack worth less than ten big blinds and it was called by Yuri Dzivielevski, a player in late position and Alex Kulev.

The flop revealed J♣4♣9♦ and Dzivielevski bet 10,000. It folded to Kulev who raised it to 23,500 and after some consideration, Dzivielevski shoved for a remaining stack around 40,000. Kulev snap called for the following showdown:

Initial player: Q♥4♥
Yuri Dzivielevski: 10♣8♣
Alex Kulev: K♥J♠

The turn and river bricked and Kulev took down the pot, eliminating two players in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	275,000 275,000	275,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Yuri Dzivielevski

06-20-2023 12:51 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Uri Reichenstein	370,000 178,500	178,500
Tom McCormick	280,000 230,500	230,500
Kristen Foxen	275,000 68,000	68,000

Leo Fernandez	152,000 15,000	15,000
Jeremy Saderne	103,000 25,000	25,000

Ryan Laplante	78,000 82,000	82,000

James Whittet	66,000 66,000	66,000
Harry Lodge	63,000 63,000	63,000

Leon Sturm	54,000 14,000	14,000

James Romero	52,000 8,000	8,000
Dominik Nitsche	Busted

06-20-2023 12:57 UTC-8

Vang Wins Multi-Way All-In

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Alek Gillies

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up after the flop of 3♠J♠6♥, with the early position player having been all-in before the flop. After a quick check from the small blind, the middle position led out for 20,000. Kou Vang on the button raised to 100,000 as the big blind called all in for 64,000. The middle position shoved all in for 120,000 and received a call from Vang.

Early Position: 6x6x
Big Blind: 2♠4♠
Middle Position: Q♠Q♦
Kou Vang: 3♦3♣

The board ran out J♥5♥ as Vang scooped the entire pot to chip up and eliminate the three other players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kou Vang	354,500 277,000	277,000

Tags: Kou Vang

06-20-2023 13:03 UTC-8

Laplante Wins the Battle of the Blinds

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action folded around to Nicholas Eykamp in the small blind who just limped in. Ryan Laplante raised to 12,000 in the big blind and Eykamp called.

The flop came A♠Q♦7♣ and Eykamp check-called a bet of 16,000 from Laplante. The 3♥ landed on the turn and Eykamp checked again. Laplante threw in a bet of 23,000 and Eykamp finally released his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Eykamp	223,000 131,000	131,000
Ryan Laplante	134,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Ryan Laplante Nicholas Eykamp

06-20-2023 13:15 UTC-8

The Third Barrel Gets Through for Corion

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Philip Corion raised under the gun to 8,000 and it folded to the big blind who called.

The flop revealed 10♥5♠2♠ and the big blind check-called Corion for 7,500. The same action happened on the 7♠ turn, this time for 17,000.

A A♠ completed the board on the river and Corion sent a third barrel worth 28,000, putting his opponent deep into the tank. The latter ended up folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Corion	260,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Philip Corian

06-20-2023 13:18 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eliot Hudon	465,000 254,000	254,000
Chris Hunichen	348,000 132,000	132,000

Jans Arends	348,000

Rayan Chamas	335,000 191,000	191,000
Johnnie Moreno	325,000 255,500	255,500
Michael Moncek	280,000

Daniel Colpoys	270,000 270,000	270,000
Joshua Remitio	245,000 15,000	15,000
Espen Jorstad	241,000 93,000	93,000

Daniel Negreanu	219,000 79,000	79,000

Joseph Cheong	190,000 38,000	38,000

Roberto Romanello	180,000

Chris Brewer	124,000

James Romero	87,500 35,500	35,500
Robbi Jade Lew	70,000 33,000	33,000
Chris Moorman	36,000 23,500	23,500

06-20-2023 13:18 UTC-8

Lodge Almost All In On The River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Julian Parmann raised to 8,000, and then got called by the button and by Harry Lodge in the big blind.

On the 2♦9♥6♣ flop, Parmann bet another 8,000. This time, only Lodge called. Then, the English player took the lead on the turn 9♠ betting 14,000. Parmann didn't let down and added the chips needed in the middle.

But his decision became tougher when Lodge bet 44,000 on the river, keeping only one chip of 1,000 in his hands. Focused on his posture, Lodge saw Parmann take a few seconds before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julian Parmann	390,000
Harry Lodge	115,000

Tags: Harry Lodge Julian Parmann

06-20-2023 13:19 UTC-8

Color-Up Break

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The 378 players left are on a 20-minute break, at least, as the floor colors up the stacks. Play will restart at blinds 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante.

06-20-2023 13:22 UTC-8

Scotty Nguyen Recovering From Surgery, Will Miss First Half of WSOP

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Frank Visser

Level 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Five-time bracelet winner and 1998 Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen will miss the first half of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) as the Vietnamese-American poker icon recovers from surgery.

Nguyen, always a fan-favorite of WSOP, took to Twitter earlier this week to announce he was undergoing surgery for slipping rib syndrome, a condition that can cause severe chest pain in addition to "a slipping, clicking, or popping sensation in the lower chest," according to an article published in Psychopharmacology Bulletin.

But it's not all over, baby. Nguyen tweeted today to let his fans know that the surgery was a success and that he hopes to recover in time for the second half of the WSOP.

slipped rib syndrome surgery recovery update baby! thanks you all for the continued love and support baby! https://t.co/b4MEvhxyWn
— Scotty Nguyen (@TheScottyNguyen)

“I want to let you guys know the surgery (recovery) is going so well," Nguyen said in a video. "Right now, on both sides (it) is sore and swollen and I have trouble to get in and out of bed. But I have my wife, Julie, she (is) right there to help me sitting up or standing up.”
“I love all of you, baby. See you in the second half at the World Series in Vegas.”

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