Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-01-2023 16:59 UTC-7

Negreanu Uses Blockers To Bluff Shove River

Andrew Knowles

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a three-way pot with 18,500 in the middle on a flop showing Q♠8♠6♥, Daniel Negreanu checked from the big blind to a player under the gun who bet out 3,500. Both the middle position player and Negreanu made the call and the three saw the A♣ turn.

Negreanu checked again and under the gun sized to 13,000, which again both of his opponents came along. The 9♥ completed the board and Negreanu announced all in for 28,000 total. The under the gun player quickly folded, and after a moment the middle position player mucked as well.

"Yeah I got one through," said Negreanu as he tabled J♦J♠K♦2♠ to show that he only had a pair of jacks but two key blockers to the straight.

"I doubled up with that pot, now I'm going to play like a nit," joked Negreanu as he stacked up his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	94,000 94,000	94,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

06-01-2023 17:17 UTC-7

Engel Stacking Chips

Dominic Clementson

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

With the flop showing A♠3♠5♠, the big blind bet 3,000 and Ari Engel called from under the gun.

The turn came the A♥. Engel led out and the big blind called. A Q♣ river received checks from both players.

The big blind showed 7x7x but Engel had hit river and turned over QxJx.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	240,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Ari Engel

06-01-2023 17:29 UTC-7

Katz Sends Hunichen To The Exit

Andrew Knowles

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a series of back-and-forth raises preflop, Cary Katz and Chris Hunichen were all in with Hunichen being the player at risk for his last 15,000.

Chris Hunichen: A♠K♥7♥6♠
Cary Katz: A♦A♣9♠8♥

Hunichen was behind and in need of help to stay alive, but when the flop came K♠7♠5♥, it was the flopped two pair and flush draw that turned the tables on the hand. The runout, however, changed things again when the 10♥ and 6♦ fell to give Katz an unlikely straight to send Hunichen to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	45,000 45,000	45,000

Chris Hunichen	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz Chris Hunichen

06-01-2023 17:34 UTC-7

Zamani Asks Matusow a Tough Question

Claudio Elizalde

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Mike "The Mouth" Matusow has joined the fray with a fresh stack. Before he'd even played a hand, Martin Zamani asked him, "I thought you were playing the $25k Heads Up tomorrow?!"

Matusow said he has every intention to and when Zamani pressed him about running deep in this, Matusow shrugged - indicating he planned on playing it by ear.

Zamani had nearly a quarter-million in chips during this interaction and will be one to watch in the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	230,000 230,000	230,000
Mike Matusow	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Martin Zamani Mike Matusow

06-01-2023 17:39 UTC-7

Ausmus Plays Pot Control

Claudio Elizalde

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

The small blind checked the flop on a board of 7♥9♦10♥, the big blind then bet 16,000, putting the decision on Jeremy Ausmus on the button. Ausmus called and the small blind folded, leaving them heads up to the turn of the J♦.

Both players checked the turn and when the 4♦ fell they checked again. The big blind tabled the A♠10♦ for flopped top pair and Ausmus showed he got there on the turn with the K♠J♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	125,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus

06-01-2023 17:44 UTC-7

More Updated Counts

Andrew Knowles

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	165,000 115,000	115,000

Ryan Riess	130,000 74,000	74,000

Chino Rheem	115,000 63,000	63,000

Alex Livingston	110,000 60,000	60,000

Jesse Lonis	105,000 55,000	55,000

Adam Hendrix	102,000 52,000	52,000

Shannon Shorr	95,000 37,000	37,000

Koray Aldemir	95,000 33,000	33,000

Joseph Cheong	80,000 40,000	40,000

Justin Young	78,000 8,000	8,000
Stephen Chidwick	61,000 11,000	11,000

Cliff Josephy	54,000 6,000	6,000

Farid Jattin	51,000
Chris Brewer	48,000 -2,000	-2,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	26,000 -28,000	-28,000

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

06-01-2023 17:57 UTC-7

Denick Takes From Zamani

Dominic Clementson

Level 11 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Five players went to the flop, which fell K♥A♥10♥. Andrew Denick bet from the big blind and got a call from Martin Zamani.

The turn was the 9♣. Denick bet 15,000 and received another call. The river was 5♠ and Denick bet 30000. Zamani called once more and mucked when Denick showed A♠3♠Q♥8♥

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	230,000
Andrew Denick	170,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Andrew Denick Martin Zamani

06-01-2023 18:06 UTC-7

Young Pots It

Claudio Elizalde

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

A player under the gun raised and Justin Young reraised pot on the button. The under the gun player put what was remaining of his short stack in and was at risk when Young called.

UTG: QxJx10xXx
Justin Young: A♥A♦2♥9♥