Event #58: $3,000 Limit Hold'em (6-Handed) Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-25-2023 18:44 UTC-8

Ace-King For McKeehen

Maxime Taldir

Level 6 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Christopher Hartman in the cutoff opened, and the small blind called. But in the big blind, 2015 WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen three-bet. It didn't scare his two opponents, who called.

On the flop 5♣6♠2♣, all three players agreed to add 1,000 more chips to the pot. Then, on the turn 10♠, McKeehen bet. This time, Hartman folded, but the small blind kept going to the river 7♥.

Both players checked on the last card of the board. But the small blind didn't have time to show his cards that McKeehen already flipped A♠K♣ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	54,000 15,500	15,500

Christopher Hartman	44,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Christopher Hartman Joe McKeehen

06-25-2023 18:43 UTC-8

Pechie Can't Shake Yazdanpanah

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Arash Yazdanpanah raised it up in the hijack and Justin Pechie called from the big blind. The flop came K♦9♠7♥ and Pechie check-called a bet from Yazdanpanah.

The turn was the K♣ and Pechie checked again. Yazdanpanah tossed in another bet and Pechie check-raised this time. Yazdanpanah called and the 2♥ completed the board. Pechie checked and Yazdanpanah found another bet on the river. Pechie thought for a moment before flicking in a chip to call.

Yazdanpanah turned over Q♠Q♣ for two pair and Pechie was unable to beat it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Yazdanpanah	68,000
Justin Pechie	29,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Justin Pechie Arash Yazdanpanah

Level: 6

Blinds: 500-1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

06-25-2023 18:32 UTC-8

Some In, Some Out

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Limits 800/1,600, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Bronstein	40,000

Benjamin Underwood	40,000
Justin Lapka	40,000
Kristen Foxen	Busted

Koray Aldemir	Busted

Juan Lopez	Busted

06-25-2023 18:20 UTC-8

Ho Gets a Fold on the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Limits 800/1,600, 0 ante

David Seres raised it up from under the gun and Maria Ho defended from the big blind. The flop fell Q♠8♥7♦ and Ho check-called a bet from Seres.

The 7♣ paired the board on the turn and Ho checked again. Seres fired out a bet and Ho check-raised which got a call from Seres. The river was the 7♠ and Ho put together another bet. Seres opted to lay his hand down and Ho collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	80,500 20,700	20,700
David Seres	19,000 5,800	5,800

Tags: David Seres Maria Ho

06-25-2023 18:15 UTC-8

Foxen Runs Into The Nuts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Limits 800/1,600, 0 ante

With a very small stack, Kristen Foxen opened from the button, and was raised by Cory Skolnik in the small blind. She called, and there were just the two of them on the flop K♥A♣Q♦.

The big blind continued to 800, and Foxen called to find the 8♦ on the turn. She called once again. "It's a big pot for my stack" she said at this point, as she only had 5,100 chips remaining.

On the river 5♣, Skolnik bet a third time, and Foxen called. "I have the nuts," said Skolnik, showing J♠10♠ for a straight hit on the flop. "Really?" responded Foxen, who mucked her cards and is down to 3,500 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cory Skolnik	49,000 49,000	49,000
Kristen Foxen	3,500 16,900	16,900

06-25-2023 18:13 UTC-8

Poker Pro Ali Imsirovic Admits to Multi-Accounting, Denies Some Cheating Allegations

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Limits 800/1,600, 0 ante

In a 28-minute YouTube video released on Sunday, accused poker cheater Ali Imsirovic wanted to "set the record straight," and in doing so he admitted to some of the allegations against him, but also denied others.

Within 15 seconds after the video began, the 2021 GPI Player of the Year admitted that starting in 2020, he ended up "making a really bad mistake and began multi-accounting MTT's at that time."

Imsirovic, along with Jake Schindler, was accused in 2022 by many of his high-stakes peers of multi-accounting online and colluding during live events. Months later, they were barred from PokerGO Tour events.

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06-25-2023 17:53 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Limits 800/1,600, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Chanthabouasy	90,000 22,000	22,000
David Bach	73,000 23,000	23,000

Chris Vitch	70,500 30,500	30,500

Maria Ho	59,800 27,800	27,800
Eli Elezra	58,000 58,000	58,000

Ronnie Bardah	56,500 16,500	16,500

Paul Snead	48,800 8,800	8,800
Terrence Chan	47,500 7,500	7,500

Joe McKeehen	38,500 1,500	1,500

Dan Shak	34,000 6,000	6,000
Ray Henson	29,600 10,400	10,400

Morten Klein	24,000 14,000	14,000
Yi Klassen	21,000 16,500	16,500
Kristen Foxen	20,400 12,700	12,700

Robert Campbell	12,800 27,200	27,200

06-25-2023 17:49 UTC-8

Josephson approaches 100,000 Chips

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Limits 800/1,600, 0 ante

With the biggest stack of his table and probably one of the largest of the tournament, Gregory Josephson opened from under the gun, then got raised by Thao Chidsey in the cutoff. Josephson called, and called again on 10♥10♠Q♥.

On the turn J♦, Josephson took the lead and Chidsey completed. She called once more on the river 2♦, but lost as Josephson showed K♦Q♦.