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

06-21-2023 20:09 UTC-8

Zhang Continues to Apply Pressure

Adam Lamers

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

Yang Zhang limped in from the small blind and Justin Chu checked his option. The flop came J♥6♥5♣ and Zhang check-called a bet of 120,000 from Chu.

The turn was the K♥ and both players checked to the 8♦ on the river. Zhang led out with a bet of 550,000 which put Chu in the tank for over a minute before he opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yang Zhang	8,910,000 3,840,000	3,840,000

Justin Chu	2,440,000 520,000	520,000

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06-21-2023 20:16 UTC-8

Joshua Remitio Eliminated in 19th ($25,168)

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Alek Gillies

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

Alex Lynskey raised from late position to 240,000 with Joshua Remitio in the big blind having reraised to about 1,000,000. Lynskey jammed all in and received a call as both players showed their hands.

Joshua Remitio: A♠7♦
Alex Lynskey: A♣K♥

The board ran out K♠9♥3♥3♠J♥ as Lynskey scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Lynskey	3,620,000 300,000	300,000
Joshua Remitio	Busted

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06-21-2023 20:27 UTC-8

Two Table Redraw

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Adam Lamers

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

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
653	1	Jon Van Fleet	United States	3,600,000	30
653	2	Justin Chu	Taiwan	2,750,000	23
653	3	Kartik Ved	India	4,650,000	39
653	4	Alex Lynskey	Australia	3,550,000	30
653	5	Aliaksandr Shylko	Belarus	3,980,000	33
653	6	Aram Oganyan	United States	6,790,000	57
653	7	Aliaksandr Hirs	Belarus	3,180,000	27
653	8	Aleks Dimitrov	Bulgaria	3,520,000	29
653	9	[Removed:548]	Austria	2,540,000	21

661	1	Jeff Lennon	United States	770,000	6
661	2	Drew O'Connell	United States	3,600,000	30
661	3	Ankush Mandavia	United States	4,000,000	33
661	4	Levente Szabo	Hungary	1,690,000	14
661	5	Samy Boujmala	France	2,580,000	22
661	6	Yang Zhang	China	9,020,000	75
661	7	John Marino	United States	1,390,000	12
661	8	Frederic Normand	Canada	4,400,000	37
661	9	Shannon Shorr	United States	7,170,000	60

Player	Chips	Progress
Yang Zhang	9,020,000 110,000	110,000

Shannon Shorr	7,170,000 370,000	370,000

Aram Oganyan	6,790,000 590,000	590,000

Kartik Ved	4,650,000 600,000	600,000

Frederic Normand	4,400,000 500,000	500,000
Ankush Mandavia	4,000,000 120,000	120,000

Aliaksandr Shylko	3,980,000 200,000	200,000
Jon Van Fleet	3,600,000 180,000	180,000
Drew O'Connell	3,600,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Alex Lynskey	3,550,000 70,000	70,000
Aleks Dimitrov	3,520,000 100,000	100,000

Aliaksandr Hirs	3,180,000 530,000	530,000
Justin Chu	2,750,000 310,000	310,000
Samy Boujmala	2,580,000 20,000	20,000
[Removed:548]	2,540,000 230,000	230,000
Levente Szabo	1,690,000 110,000	110,000
John Marino	1,390,000 50,000	50,000
Jeff Lennon	770,000 465,000	465,000

06-21-2023 20:50 UTC-8

Van Fleet Puts [Removed:549] in the Tank

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Adam Lamers

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

Jon Van Fleet raised to 250,000 from under the gun and [Removed:548] called from the big blind. The flop fell 10♠6♥3♣ and [Removed:549] check-called a bet of 450,000 from Van Fleet.

The 3♥ paired the board on the turn and both players checked to the A♦ on the river. [Removed:549] checked for the third time and Van Fleet pushed out a bet of 800,000. [Removed:549] went into the tank for a couple of minutes before finally laying his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Van Fleet	4,160,000 560,000	560,000
[Removed:548]	3,025,000 485,000	485,000

Tags: Jon Van Fleet

Level: 30

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

06-21-2023 21:06 UTC-8

Jeff Lennon Eliminated in 18th Place ($25,168)

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Adam Lamers

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

Jeff Lennon was the short stack in the room and pushed all in for his last 685,000 from under the gun. Samy Boujmala asked for a count in the hijack and then reshoved all in for 1,950,000. The rest of the table folded and the two hands were tabled.

Jeff Lennon: A♦8♥
Samy Boujmala: A♠Q♦

The flop came Q♥7♠3♣ and Boujmala took a stranglehold on the hand with a pair of queens. The 4♣ on the turn left Lennon drawing dead to the Q♣ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samy Boujmala	2,750,000 170,000	170,000
Jeff Lennon	Busted

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06-21-2023 21:19 UTC-8

Drew O'Connell Eliminated in 17th Place ($30,873)

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Adam Lamers

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

Drew O'Connell raised to just over 3,000,000 in the cutoff, leaving a single chip behind. Ankush Mandavia announced all in on the button and O'Connell called after the blinds got out of the way.

Drew O'Connell: Q♣J♦
Ankush Mandavia: A♥K♠

The flop came Q♠5♦3♠ and O'Connell picked up a pair of queens for the best hand. However, the K♣ and K♦ runout gave Mandavia trip kings to eliminate O'Connell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ankush Mandavia	5,620,000 1,620,000	1,620,000

Drew O'Connell	Busted

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06-21-2023 21:25 UTC-8

Szabo Fades Normand's Flush Draw

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Adam Lamers

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

Levente Szabo and Frederic Normand got in a preflop raising war and the cards were on their backs with Szabo at risk for 2,430,000.

Levente Szabo: A♣K♣
Frederic Normand: A♥Q♠

The flop fell 9♥6♥3♥ and Normand picked up a flush draw despite being dominated. The J♦ on the turn and the 10♠ on the river bricked out and Szabo held on for a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Levente Szabo	5,200,000 3,510,000	3,510,000
Frederic Normand	2,150,000 2,250,000	2,250,000

Tags: Levente Szabo Frederic Normand

06-21-2023 21:41 UTC-8

Dimitrov and Shylko Face Off on the River

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Adam Lamers

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

Aleks Dimitrov raised it up from the hijack and Aliaksandr Shylko defended from the big blind. The flop came Q♦7♠7♣ and Shylko check-called a bet from Dimitrov.

The turn was the 3♥ and Shylko checked again. Dimitrov made a small bet of 180,000 and Shylko stuck around for the 9♠ on the river. Shylko checked for the third time and Dimitrov counted out a bet of 625,000. Shylko check-raised to 1,700,000 and Dimitrov responded by shoving all in for 2,900,000.

Shylko went into the tank for roughly five minutes before the clock was called. As his time was about to expire, Shylko finally laid his hand down and Dimitrov collected the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleks Dimitrov	5,850,000 2,330,000	2,330,000

Aliaksandr Shylko	2,050,000 1,930,000	1,930,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Aleks Dimitrov

06-21-2023 21:44 UTC-8

Marino Flops a Full House to Double Up

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Adam Lamers

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

Levente Szabo opened to 320,000 in early position and John Marino ripped all in for 2,355,000 on the button. The action was back on Szabo who instantly called and the cards were face up.

John Marino: 8♣8♦
Levente Szabo: A♠K♥

The flop came 8♠5♣5♦ and Marino flopped a full house to take a huge lead in the coin flip. The 9♦ on the turn sealed the deal and the J♣ on the river was just a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Marino	4,950,000 3,560,000	3,560,000
Levente Szabo	2,680,000 2,520,000	2,520,000

Tags: Levente Szabo John Marino