Event #5: $1,500 Dealer's Choice (6-Handed) Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-01-2023 20:36 UTC-8

Moss Scoops Hellmuth

Mike Patrick

Level 22

Badeucey

Picking action up just before the last draw with about 70,000 in front of each player, Phil Hellmuth drew one under the gun and Frederic Moss stood pat to his immediate left.

The action was checked and Hellmuth showed Q♣8♦6♠5♥3♣ for an eight-six-five-three Badugi, but only a queen low for his 2-7 hand.

Moss showed 10♣8♠6♦5♣2♥ for a ten low 2-7 hand and an eight-six-five-TWO, just pipping Hellmuth's Badugi to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frederic Moss	357,000 27,000	27,000
Phil Hellmuth	110,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Frederic Moss Phil Hellmuth

06-01-2023 20:36 UTC-8

Kelsall Leaves Micon Short

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22

Razz

Bryan Micon: 5x2x9x / 7x10x6xJx
Andrew Kelsall: 4x8x3x / 7x5x9xKx

Bryan Micon check-called a bet by Andrew Kelsall on sixth street and then checked again seventh. Kelsall bet once more rather quickly and that sent Micon into the tank. With a shorter stack behind, he sigh-called after two minutes.

Kelsall showed an eighty-seven and that beat the ninety-seven of Micon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Kelsall	500,000 100,000	100,000

Bryan Micon	58,000 97,000	97,000

Tags: Andrew Kelsall Bryan Micon

06-01-2023 20:40 UTC-8

Hundley Eliminated by Schultz

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22

No-Limit Hold'em

Heads-up to the A♠Q♦3♥6♦ turn, Matthew Schultz faced the shove of Chris Hundley for 82,000 and went into a brief tank. He then called and Hundley tabled the K♣Q♥ for a pair of queens. Schultz was ahead with the A♦5♠ and the 5♦ river only improved Schultz.

"What a slowroll," Nacho Barbero exclaimed and added "I was thinking maybe queen-jack or queen-ten" ... . The vacated seat was filled with Phil Hellmuth much to the delight of the Argentinian.

"White magic," he joked and wanted to give Hellmuth a fist bump. But his new table neighbour was not having it.

"I am fully steaming right now ... I should have a million right now in my sleep," Hellmuth ranted albeit with a smile on the face and then reiterated his recent run bad on the previous table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Schultz	650,000
Phil Hellmuth	120,000 10,000	10,000

Chris Hundley	Busted

Tags: Chris Hundley Matthew Schultz Nacho Barbero Phil Hellmuth

06-01-2023 20:40 UTC-8

Sarle Chips Up Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22

Stud 8 or Better

Nick Kost: XxXx / K♠A♦Q♠3♣ folded on sixth street
Dominick Sarle: XxXx / 3♥4♠J♥A♥
Gregory Kelley: XxXx / 7♥A♠J♦ folded on fifth street

Nick Kost bet fifth street after which Dominick Sarle raised, forcing out Gregory Kelley. Kost called and checked sixth after which Sarle then bet once more. That ended the hand right there as Kost elected to fold, allowing Sarle to scoop the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Kelley	480,000 76,000	76,000
John Racener	390,000 20,000	20,000

Nick Kost	360,000 76,000	76,000

Dominick Sarle	320,000 48,000	48,000

Elias Hourani	310,000 60,000	60,000
David Avina	85,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Dominick Sarle Gregory Kelley Nick Kost

Level: 23

Limit Flop/Draw: 10,000-20,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 5,000 Bring-In, 20,000 Completion 20,000-40,000 Limits,
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 10,000-15,000 Ante, 5,000/10,000 Ante

06-01-2023 20:46 UTC-8

Bohlman on the Ropes But Not Out

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23

Omaha 8 or Better

Scott Bohlman had seen his stack decimated not long ago and he was now all-in with a short stack after a 7♠6♣3♦ flop, getting called by Robert Goldfarb.

Scott Bohlman: A♣10♠2♥2♣
Robert Goldfarb: A♦8♦7♦7♥

The Q♥ turn and 4♠ river were bricks and they chopped it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Goldfarb	230,000 65,000	65,000
Scott Bohlman	75,000 195,000	195,000

Tags: Robert Goldfarb Scott Bohlman

06-01-2023 20:55 UTC-8

Micon and Avina the Latest Eliminations

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Mike Patrick

Level 23

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

A short-stacked Bryan Micon got his last 37,000 in on third street with 9x9x7x against Andrew Kelsall who held Ax4x3x. once seventh street was dealt, Kelsall had aces and tens with a ten low, while Micon only held nines and sevens with a worse low to give Kelsall a scoop and eliminate "The Icon"

Stud 8 or Better

Elias Hourani has also just eliminated David Avina with aces and eights versus Avina's jacks and decues with neither player making a low.

These eliminations have thinned the field to just 25 players, leaving one more elimination before just four tables are left in play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Kelsall	730,000 230,000	230,000

Elias Hourani	295,000 15,000	15,000
Bryan Micon	Busted
David Avina	Busted

Tags: Andrew Kelsall Bryan Micon David Avina Elias Hourani

06-01-2023 21:00 UTC-8

Former Big Stack Gluszko Cooled Down by Roeder

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23

Razz

Tomasz Gluszko: 8x2x10x / 9x3x7x7x
Ryan Roeder: 6x7x3x / 8x4x6xJx

Tomasz Gluszko was among the chip leaders not long ago and has dropped right back into the middle of the pack. The latest hand saw him pay off bets by Ryan Roeder on sixth and seventh street as he was then shown an eighty-seven by the table chip leader. Gluszko exposed his cards but his ninety-seven was no good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Roeder	930,000 345,000	345,000
Tomasz Gluszko	165,000 435,000	435,000

Tags: Ryan Roeder Tomasz Gluszko

06-01-2023 21:08 UTC-8

Bohlman Bounces Back with a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23

Big O

Scott Bohlman raised the pot while on the button and then called all-in for 74,000 when Nick Pupillo repotted out of the big blind.

Scott Bohlman: A♠K♠10♣8♠5♦
Nick Pupillo: A♥Q♠Q♦6♥2♠

The "classic race" as dubbed by Bohlman awarded a full double with a full house on the 9♥6♠5♠5♥A♣ runout as Pupillo had no qualifying low hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Pupillo	450,000 167,000	167,000

Scott Bohlman	160,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Nick Pupillo Scott Bohlman

06-01-2023 21:16 UTC-8

Moss Short; Four Tables Remain

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23

With big bet games changing the leaderboard almost every hand, the next player to become a victim of the rapid action was Elias Hourani who sent his chips over to Dominick Sarle.

While that hand played out, a big pot was brewing over on 607 and Frederic Moss as well as Chad Eveslage had to verify the full bet sizes when the two players had mashed their boards to show the hand strength.

Stud 8 or Better

Frederic Moss: 5♣10♦6♥5♠6♠6♦J♥
Chad Eveslage: K♦7♠ / 4♦7♥K♠7♦Q♦

"I only called," Moss clarified the action until seventh street on which three bets worth 120,000 chips each then went in against Eveslage. The latter had improved to a superior full house while Moss already had a full house on sixth street according to the table chat.

Once the bet was fully paid off, they parted ways as the field was down to the final four tables.