Level: 19
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 16,000
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #56: $500 Salute to Warriors
Day: 2
Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$1,936,350
Entries
4,305
Level
39
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Entries
661
Players Left
14
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Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Action folded to the the button who jammed for around 170,000. He got called by Brian Schaniel called from the big blind, sending the pair to a runout with the button player at risk.
Button: K♥2♥
Brian Schaniel: A♦3♦
The board ran out 8♦3♠4♠5♥Q♠, leaving the button player unimproved and looking for the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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570,000
155,000
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155,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Ryan Eriquezzo opened to 35,000 in early position and Michael Hildebrand moved all in in middle position for 217,000.
From the button, Manuel Bravo Martins decided to cold call and Eriquezzo folded and showed A♥J♥.
Michael Hildebrand: 10♦10♠
Manuel Bravo Martins: J♣J♠
The board ran out J♦7♣4♥5♦8♥ and Portuguese Bravo Martins knockout one.
Then, PokerNews took some minutes to speak to Ryan Eriquezzo as he just won Online Event #10: $400 NL Hold'em Ultra Deepstack for $145,374 (1,810 entrants). "I was playing on my phone yesterday while live tabling in Salute to Warriors. Then, the online tournament finished at 6 a.m., i'm so tired right now".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
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1,050,000
222,000
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222,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Steve Zolotow moved all in from the cutoff for 126,000 and the big blind called.
Steve Zolotow: 7♥8♥
Big blind player: K♣10♣
The board came 8♣5♣5♥3♦10♦ and Zolotow hit the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Level 19
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
A player in middle position raised to 38,000 and got called by Anthony Hice on the button leading to a 8♦9♠A♣ flop.
The player in middle position continued with a bet of 44,000 and found a call from Hice to send both players to the K♦ turn.
Action checked through and both players arrived at the 2♠ river. The player in middle position chose to toss out a bet of 72,000.
Hice spoke aloud, wondering if his opponent may have made a set somewhere along the way, but he ultimately decided to toss in the call and saw the good news when his opponent turned up the A♦3♦ which was second best to his A♠Q♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
820,000
458,000
|
458,000 |
Level: 20
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
In a blind versus blind situation, Event #42: $800 NLHE Deepstack winner Qiang Xu put Victor Matsubara at risk.
Victor Matsubara: K♠J♦
Qiang Xu: Q♦9♥
The board ran 7♥10♠A♦10♦4♣ and Matsubara doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
897,000
|
897,000 |
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|
360,000
390,000
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390,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
A player raised to 45,000 from early position and got a call from Ariel Celestino the big blind leading to a 10♣6♦2♥ flop.
The big blind checked to see the early position player toss out a bet of 50,000. Celesetino put in the call, prompting the dealer to burn and turn the 5♣.
Celestino opted to lead the turn with a bet of 60,000. The early position player came along to see the 8♣ river.
Both players checked through to showdown and Celestino turned over the 5♦4♥, having flopped a gut shot and turned a pair. His opponent tapped the table, mucked his cards and the dealer pushed the pot in Celestino's direction.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,510,000
210,000
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210,000 |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Ariel Celestino opened to 40,000 on the button and Aaron Gunn called from the big blind.
On the flop 9♣5♥Q♣, both players checked. Gunn bet 50,000 on the 4♠ turn and Celestino called.
On the river 2♦, Gunn fired another shell worthy 75,000 and his opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,500,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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1,200,000
520,000
|
520,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 20
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The under-the-gun player jammed for around 75,000. Action folded to Lakshmi Narasimha in the small blind who called. The big blind folded and the pair was headed to a runout with the under-the-gun player at risk.
Under The Gun: K♦10♠
Lakshmi Narasimha: K♠K♣
The board ran out J♣J♦4♣4♠A♦, offering no help to the player under the gun as Narasimha send his opponent to the rail and collects the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
365,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
