Event #61: $1,000 Super Seniors Day 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

Jun 29, 2023

Hollander Wary of Malboubi

David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jinhua Li raised to 110,000 from early position and was called by Josef Hollander in the cutoff and big blind Rassoul Malboubi.

The flop came 8♠8♣K♥ and action checked to Hollander who tossed out a bet of 200,000. Malboubi called while Li got out of the way.

Both players checked the 7♦ turn before Malboubi led out for another 200,000 on the 6♣ river. Hollander quickly called.

Malboubi showed K♦J♣, but Hollander had him out-kicked with K♠Q♦ to take the pot.

"That eight scared me," Hollander said.

Tags: Jinhua Li Josef Hollander Rassoul Malboubi

Jun 29, 2023

Turner Races For His Tournament Life

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Terry Turner moved all in for 575,000 from early position, Jeffrey Yarchever reshoved in the cutoff, and the rest of the table folded.

Terry Turner: 6♠6♥
Jeffrey Yarchever: A♣J♣

Yarchever picked up a straight draw on the 5♥K♠4♣Q♠ board to go with his two overcards, but missed everything on the 2♣ river as Turner held on to double up.

Tags: Jeffrey Yarchever Terry Turner

Jun 29, 2023

Always Coming Seven for Malboubi in Massive All In

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Rassoul Malboubi had a raise to 325,000 in front of him before Mark Kitchens in the big blind shoved for 1,385,000.

Malboubi spent several minutes in the tank as he assembled the chips to call, uncapping his cards to take another look and recapping them before sliding in three towers of chips.

Mark Kitchens: A♠K♦
Rassoul Malboubi: 7♠7♣

"Low cards," Malboubi shouted as the entire table stood up to witness the massive confrontation. The flop came Q♦Q♠6♥ and kept him in front, but the K♠ fell on the turn and Kitchens now began celebrating.

The river, though, spelled disaster for Kitchens as it came 7♥ to give Malboubi a full house and the knockout. A collective "wow" arose from the table as the players couldn't believe that Malboubi had spiked the two-outer.

"It was nice playing with all of you," a good-natured Kitchens told his tablemates as he took the bad beat in stride before heading to collect his payout.

Tags: Mark Kitchens Rassoul Malboubi

Jun 29, 2023

Full Chip Count (full)

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Chris Bean

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

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Jun 29, 2023

Laird Runs Into Wallace's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Scott Laird was all in from the big blind for around 500,000 and up against Richard Wallace under the gun.

Scott Laird: A♦Q♦
Richard Wallace: A♣A♥

Wallace hit the last ace in the deck on the A♠5♣7♣ flop to make top set and leave Laird already drawing dead.

The board ran out 4♣8♠ and Laird was eliminated.

"His name is Lucky," another tablemate said about Wallace.

"Not as lucky as the gentleman sitting over there," Wallace joked, pointing back at him.

Tags: Richard Wallace Scott Laird

Jun 29, 2023

Shihadeh Dents Garshofsky, Martini Finishes the Job

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Matthew Shihadeh was all in for around 615,000 from the big blind and up against Mitch Garshofsky on the button.

Matthew Shihadeh: K♠K♣
Mitch Garshofsky: A♣J♥

The board ran out 7♠7♦6♣4♦J♠ and Shihadeh doubled up with his pocket kings to leave Garshofsky on fumes.

Garshofsky got his last 150,000 in the middle the next hand, this time against James Martini.

Mitch Garshofsky: A♦8♥
James Martini: 10♦10♥

Garshofsky had once again run into a big pair. "Where's the ace," he pleaded, but none came on the 9♥6♦3♥9♠Q♥ board to send him to the rail.

Tags: James Martini Matthew Shihadeh Mitch Garshofsky

Jun 29, 2023

Danko Blends Moult

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Chris Bean

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

All the chips went into the middle preflop with James Moult at risk in the big blind, against Kevin Danko in middle position.

James Moult: 3♠3♥
Kevin Danko: A♦K♠

It was a flip that was shortlived as Danko hit two pair on the board of A♣K♥Q♠9♠J♠ which sent Moult back to Derbyshire with a five-figure pay day.

Tags: James Moult Kevin Danko

Jun 29, 2023

Swain Takes Lengthy Pot On the Turn

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Four players went to a flop of A♠10♥10♠ with already around 600,000 in the middle as action checked to Ronald Swain on the button.

Swain bet 200,000 and Kevin Danko called in the small blind, as did Rassoul Malboubi in the big blind.

The turn came the 8♣ and Danko and Malboubi checked again. Swain now fired out 500,000.

Danko tanked for several minutes before he folded. Malboubi then took his time before he also folded.

Tags: Kevin Danko Rassoul Malboubi Ronald Swain

Jun 29, 2023

Yarchever "Hard to Kill"

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jeffrey Yarchever moved all in for 300,000 on the button and small blind Kevin Durgin called to put him at risk.

Jeffrey Yarchever: Q♦8♦
Kevin Durgin: A♦5♦

Yarchever remained behind on the 5♥7♦7♠ flop, but spiked the 8♠ on the turn to take the lead. The river came the J♠ and Yarchever doubled up.

"I'm hard to kill. Always have been," Yarchever said as he and Durgin shared a laugh following the hand.

Tags: Kevin Durgin Jeffrey Yarchever

Jun 29, 2023

Martini an Unstoppable Force

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Three-handed on a flop of 3♠6♣J♠, Mark Gerecke bet 300,000 from early position and James Martini called on the button.

The turn came the 6♦ and Gerecke now checked. Martini bet 300,000 and Gerecke responded by moving all in for 800,000. Martini snap-called.

Martini turned over K♣J♣ but was behind Gerecke's Q♥Q♣. The river, though, came the J♦ and Martini made a full house to send a stunned Gerecke to the rail.

Tags: James Martini Mark Gerecke