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

06-21-2023 15:45 UTC-8

Cohen Holds for a Double

Adam Lamers

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Nir Cohen raised to 605,000 in the cutoff and Frederic Normand shipped all in from the big blind. Cohen scouted out the room before calling off his last 50,000 chips.

Nir Cohen: 6♥6♦
Frederic Normand: A♥7♦

The flop came J♦9♦3♠ and Cohen was still out front with his pocket sixes. The K♦ on the turn gave Normand the best flush draw but the K♠ on the river bricked out, allowing Cohen to double up.

"I'm bad at all-ins today," Normand grumbled as he shook his head.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Normand	2,070,000 430,000	430,000
Nir Cohen	1,400,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Frederic Normand Nir Cohen

06-21-2023 15:59 UTC-8

Jorstad Wins With Pocket Eights

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Alek Gillies

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Andrei Stoenescu bet for 120,000 with Espen Jorstad making the call from the middle position.

The flop came 3♦4♣A♥ as Stoenescu led out for 120,000. Jorstad made the call to the turn.

The board ran out 2♠J♦ as both players checked around on these streets. Jorstad revealed 8♦8♠ to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	2,135,000 585,000	585,000

Andrei Stoenescu	990,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Andrei Stoenescu Espen Jorstad

06-21-2023 16:00 UTC-8

Roberts Continues to Climb

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Adam Lamers

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Ankush Mandavia raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and Christian Roberts defended from the big blind. The flop came 8♣6♠4♣ and Mandavia continued with a bet of 80,000. Roberts check-raised to 210,000 and Mandavia called.

The turn was the 10♥ and Roberts led out with a bet of 550,000. Mandavia called and the K♥ rolled off on the river. Roberts eyed his opponent's stack and then pushed all in, putting Mandavia to the test for his last 1,500,000 chips. Mandavia thought for a couple of minutes before finally folding and Roberts collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	6,550,000 750,000	750,000

Ankush Mandavia	1,500,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Ankush Mandavia Christian Roberts

06-21-2023 16:19 UTC-8

Dimitrov Flushes Out Shaw

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Adam Lamers

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The action folded to Carl Shaw in the small blind who pushed out a raise to 655,000, leaving just 10,000 behind. Aleks Dimitrov announced all in from the big blind and Shaw tanked for nearly two minutes for the pay jump before finally calling.

Carl Shaw: A♦6♠
Aleks Dimitrov: K♥6♥

The flop fell 10♥7♠2♦ and Shaw was still in a dominating position. The Q♥ on the turn gave Dimitrov a flush draw and the 7♥ on the river completed his flush, sending Shaw to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleks Dimitrov	4,675,000 325,000	325,000

Carl Shaw	Busted

Tags: Carl Shaw Aleks Dimitrov

06-21-2023 16:20 UTC-8

Normand Takes it Down With Queens

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Alek Gillies

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Frederic Normand raised to 120,000 from under the gun with Yang Zhang having three bet to 330,000 from late position. Normand made the call as both players headed to the flop.

The flop came 2♣4♣6♣ as Normand made a quick check to Zhang. He led out for 240,000 and Normand found a call.

With the 2♦ having peeled off on the turn, Normand once again checked. Zhang fired for 580,000 and received a call from Normand.

The river was the 5♦ and both players checked around. Normand showed Q♠Q♥ to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yang Zhang	3,700,000 840,000	840,000

Frederic Normand	3,415,000 1,345,000	1,345,000

Tags: Yang Zhang Frederic Normand

06-21-2023 16:27 UTC-8

Phil Ivey Closing in on 11th Bracelet; Rast Playing for the Poker Hall of Fame?

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Jon Sofen

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Phil Ivey could make history Thursday at the $50,000 Poker Players Championship if he were to take down the bracelet, which would be his first title at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) since 2014.

The widely accepted poker G.O.A.T. is one of three players — Johnny Chan and Doyle Brunson are the others — tied for second all-time with 10 WSOP bracelets. Phil Hellmuth, with 16 titles, is the record holder. But there could be just one player sitting in second place within the next 24 hours.

Read the Full Story Here

Tags: Phil Ivey

06-21-2023 16:28 UTC-8

Notables and Big Stack Updated Stacks

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Alek Gillies

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	5,810,000 740,000	740,000

Aleks Dimitrov	5,120,000 445,000	445,000

Kartik Ved	4,525,000 755,000	755,000

Alex Lynskey	4,350,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Frederic Normand	4,250,000 835,000	835,000
Jon Van Fleet	2,850,000 370,000	370,000
Espen Jorstad	2,120,000 15,000	15,000

06-21-2023 16:38 UTC-8

Ace on the River Eliminates Rosenthal

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Adam Lamers

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Alex Lynskey opened to 120,000 in early position and Henrik Brockmann three-bet to 340,000 in the small blind. Todd Rosenthal shoved all in for 390,000 in the big blind which got Lynskey to fold and Brockmann quickly called.

Todd Rosenthal: 6♠6♦
Henrik Brockmann: A♥K♣

It turned out to be a coin flip and the board ran out 9♥7♥3♣J♠A♠ to give Brockmann a pair of aces on the river, eliminating Rosenthal from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrik Brockmann	1,525,000 1,045,000	1,045,000
Todd Rosenthal	Busted

Tags: Todd Rosenthal Henrik Brockmann Alex Lynskey

06-21-2023 16:39 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Adam Lamers

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The remaining 32 players are going on a 60-minute dinner break and the action is scheduled to resume at approximately 6:30 p.m. PST.

06-21-2023 16:39 UTC-8

Martin Kabrhel Causes a Stir in 2023 WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller

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Chad Holloway

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen kick off Episode 7 of The Chad & Jesse Poker Show by chatting about the biggest topic on Twitter today!

Last night, Martin Kabrhel was accused by players in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $250K High Roller of behaving inappropriately, with some even suggesting he could be cheating.

Chad and Jesse pull up some clips and hear from players on the ground during the event. What are your thoughts on the situation?