Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $500 Salute to Warriors
Day: 1
Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$1,936,350
Entries
4,305
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Entries
4,305
Players Left
661
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Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
As he moved from a recently broken table to his new seat at a new table, Allen Kessler noticed that the button placement would put him in the big blind his very first hand at the table.
Other players might not rush to their seat when they notice from a few tables away that they will be forced into the big blind immediately, but not Allen Kessler.
He rushed to his seat, paid his blinds, then got folded to on the button and shoved for around 40,000 and was met with an immediate re-shove from the small blind.
The big blind folded and set up a runout with Kessler's tournament at risk.
Allen Kessler: A♥K♠
Small Blind: J♥J♣
The board ran out A♣3♠5♠3♦10♣ and Kessler was rewarded for rushing to pay the blinds with a full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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85,000
35,000
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35,000 |
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Victor Fryda opened in early position to 8,000 and the cutoff three-bet to 40,000.
The small blind cold call and Fryda folded.
On the flop 5♠9♣J♥, chips went in the middle.
Cutoff: K♣K♥
Small blind: A♠A♣
The turn and the river didn't change anything and the chip leader of the table Fryda assisted to an elimination.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000
90,000
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90,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player under the gun raised to 8,000 and was called by Kyle Miholich in the cutoff and the player in the big blind leading to a A♠9♥2♥ flop.
Both the big blind and the player under the gun checked to Miholich who tossed out a bet of 12,000. The big blind check-jammed for around 90,000 and was quickly followed by the under-the-gun player going all in for around 115,000.
Miholich snap-called and sent all three to a runout with both of his opponents at risk.
Big Blind: A♣J♦
Under The Gun: A♥Q♥
Kyle Miholich: 9♣9♠
The turn card came the 2♠ and removed all flush out possibilities, leaving Miholich's opponents hoping to hit the last ace in the deck to chop the pot.
When the river came the 7♦, Miholich left his opponents looking for the exit and secured a missive triple up to rocket up the chip counts.
Miholich is playing this tournament with a charitable backdrop as half of anything he wins will go to a family he is close with whose son paid the ultimate sacrifice protecting the freedoms that we all enjoy everyday. And that is exactly what this event is all about.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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353,000 | |
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Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
95,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Poker Hall of Famer and seven-time bracelet winner Billy Baxter is on the verge of closing in on his first WSOP bracelet in 21 years after making it to the final table of the $1,000 Seniors Event at the 2023 World Series of Poker.
Baxter, who sits in third place going into the final day, has had a career that has spanned six decades and has seen him earn $2,739,628 in live tournaments alone. And he's already locked up another $122,130 for making it to the final seven. If he manages to make it to at least fourth place, he will secure his biggest-ever tournament cash. Just another remarkable achievement for one of the legends of the game.
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action folded to Gregory Moore in the cutoff who jammed for 20,000. The small blind called to set up a heads up runout with Moore at risk.
Gregory Moore: K♥J♥
Small Blind: 10♥10♦
The board ran out 5♦2♥J♠3♥8♥ with the jack on the flop allowing Moore to leave the hand with more chips than he started it with, securing more than a double up with big blind and ante included.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Action was caught on the flop 9♣6♦5♣ and Mitchell Collins, who ran deep with his partner in Tag Team event yesterday, bet 12,000.
The small blind check raised to 52,000 and Collins folded, keeping a healthy stack of 300,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 |
Level 14
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
280,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
100,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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32,000
32,000
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32,000 |
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