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

06-20-2023 17:24 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankit Ahuja	670,000 405,000	405,000
Ramiro Petrone	440,000 60,000	60,000

Leo Fernandez	405,000 253,000	253,000
Barak Wisbrod	370,000 12,000	12,000

Joseph Cheong	235,000 120,000	120,000

Chris Moorman	230,000 194,000	194,000

Andrew Ostapchenko	228,000 38,000	38,000

Michael Gathy	225,000

Katie Lindsay	190,000 225,000	225,000
Antoine Saout	160,000 10,000	10,000
Robbi Jade Lew	150,000 40,000	40,000
Garrett Greer	112,000 58,000	58,000
Stanley Lee	80,000 58,000	58,000

Ace on the River for Monkey

Adam Lamers

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

There were a couple of preflop raises before the two players got all of their chips in the middle with very similar stacks. After it was counted, it was determined that Frederic Normand barely had the larger of the two stacks.

Opponent: 8x8x
Frederic Normand: A♦J♦

The board ran out 2♥2♣2♦9♥A♣ and Normand found an ace on the river to eliminate his opponent and collect the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Normand	395,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Frederic Normand

06-20-2023 17:14 UTC-8

Faria Eliminates the Bubble as Players Make the Money

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Alek Gillies

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Action was caught after the board ran out 5♦7♦K♥8♦6♣, with under the gun having jammed all in for 85,000. Luis Faria made the call as both players waited for action to finish in hand to hand.

As the only table with an all in and call, both players flipped their hands.

Opponent: K♦K♠
Luis Faria: J♦9♦

Faria took down the pot with his flush as all players were excited to hear that they made the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luis Faria	905,000 905,000	905,000

Tags: Luis Faria

06-20-2023 17:07 UTC-8

Navarrete Doubles On The Bubble

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Daniel Navarrete opened on the button, but he got raised by Punnat Punsri in the blinds, who moved all in. Slightly covered with his stack of 183,000 chips, Navarrete called.

Daniel Navarrete: A♠A♣
Punnat Punsri: A♦K♣

At risk just before the money, Navarrete found some relief when the 4♥8♠8♦7♥7♠ board was revealed. The American player now has 375,000 chips, while Punsri is left with just three blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Navarrete	375,000 293,500	293,500
Punnat Punsri	24,000 24,000	24,000

Tags: Daniel Navarrete Punnat Punsri

06-20-2023 16:58 UTC-8

Preflop Pot for Wang

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Yong Wang completed his option and Jon Van Fleet, with a massive stack over a million chips, raised it to 20,000. After some thinking, Wang jammed all in and Van Fleet quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Van Fleet	1,180,000 907,000	907,000
Yong Wang	245,000 188,500	188,500

Tags: Jonathan Van Fleet Yong Wang

06-20-2023 16:54 UTC-8

Bubble Around The Corner

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Maxime Taldir

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

After the restart, three players were eliminated, including WSOP bracelet winner Jeremy Saderne. That means that we are now on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Saderne	Busted

06-20-2023 16:53 UTC-8

Johnson Sends One to the Rail As the Bubble Approaches

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Aaron Johnson opened to 16,000 in the cutoff and it folded to the big blind who tossed a pile of 5,000-chip in front of him for a bet around 120,000, with only 8,000 left behind.

Johnson replied by a shove, putting his opponent deep into the tank. After a few minutes, the clock was called and the big blind ended up sending his last chips in the middle for the call:

Aaron Johnson: K♥K♦
Big Blind: A♦7♦

Johnson was in great shape to win the pot and bust his opponent , which he did after the board brought 2♠9♣10♠3♦7♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Johnson	480,000 480,000	480,000

Tags: Aaron Johnson

Level: 17

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

06-20-2023 16:24 UTC-8

Calling the Clock: Dan "Jungleman" Cates in PPC; Moneymaker Arrives

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Chad Holloway

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen go head-to-head talking about the latest hot topics live from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

Dan "Jungleman" Cates returns as the Terminator in the $50K PPC chasing his third straight victory, while Chris Moneymaker arrived at the WSOP chasing his second bracelet 20 years after his Main Event.

Other topics covered include Benny Glaser capturing his fifth bracelet, Chris Brewer taking down the $250,000 Super High Roller, and Johnny Chan making a run at bracelet No. 11.

06-20-2023 15:39 UTC-8

Dinner Break Before The Bubble

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Maxime Taldir

Level 16 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

There are 265 players remaining in Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em and 261 places in the money. At this point, a 60-minute dinner break is scheduled. The organizers have decided to stick to this plan and wait for the restart to play the bubble.