Event #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed) Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-29-2023 22:23 UTC-7

Dursel Coolers Kerber

Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with the board reading A♠5♦6♣J♣ and players heads up. Kelvin Kerber checked from the big blind and Igor Dursel Bet 140,000 from the hijack. Kerber responded by moving all in, covering Dursel's remaining stack of approximately 644,000. Dursel quickly made the call and was at risk.

Igor Dursel: 6♥6♠
Kelvin Kerber: A♦5♠

Dursel was well ahead with a set of sixes versus Kerber's two pair. The river was a brick for both players and Dursel collected a gargantuan pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Dursel	1,400,000 1,368,000	1,368,000
Kelvin Kerber	450,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Igor Dursel Kelvin Kerber

06-29-2023 22:19 UTC-7

Martirosian on the Road to Recovery

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

There was a raise to 24,000 and Nathanael Kogel called from the small blind. Artur Martirosian three-bet to 120,000 in the big blind which got the initial raiser to fold. Kogel four-bet shoved all in for around 320,000 and Martirosian instantly called.

Nathanael Kogel: 5♠5♣
Artur Martirosian: A♠K♦

It was a coin flip and the board ran out 6♦2♥2♦4♦7♦ and Martirosian made a flush to eliminate Kogel and recover some of his losses from earlier.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	965,000 110,000	110,000

Nathanael Kogel	Busted

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06-29-2023 22:19 UTC-7

Ferreira Hero Calls with Cowboys

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Douglas Arauj Ferreira opened to 35,000 from under the gun and received calls from Nozomu Shimizu on the button and a player in the big blind.

The big blind and Ferreira both checked the A♥3♥9♥ flop. Shimizu bet 35,000, folding out the player in the big blind. Ferreira made the call.

Ferreira check-called another bet from Shimizu for 85,000 on the A♦ turn.

The river was the J♦. Ferreira checked and Shimizu fired a third barrel, this time for 275,000. Ferreira went into the tank, separating calling chips and counting out what his stack would be at if he called and was wrong. Eventually, Ferreira stuck in the call.

Shimizu showed down Q♣10♣ for a pure bluff. Ferreira showed K♥K♣ to take down one of the biggest pots of the tournament so far.

Player	Chips	Progress
Douglas Arauj Ferreira	1,660,000 1,525,000	1,525,000
Nozomu Shimizu	1,022,000 128,000	128,000

Tags: Douglas Arauj Ferreira Nozomu Shimizu

06-29-2023 22:01 UTC-7

Douglas Downs Hutter

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Champie Douglas raised to 25,000 in the cutoff and Barry Hutter moved all in for his last 120,000 chips in the big blind. Douglas quickly called and the cards were tabled.

Barry Hutter: Q♥Q♦
Champie Douglas: 9♣9♦

Hutter was well out front, but the flop of K♥9♥3♠ gave Douglas a set of nines. The 8♠ and 6♣ runout changed nothing and Hutter headed to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Champie Douglas	385,000 277,500	277,500
Barry Hutter	Busted

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06-29-2023 21:52 UTC-7

McNicholas Making Moves

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ioannis Angelou Konstas opened to 24,000 from under the gun and Michael McNicholas three-bet to 62,000. Jun Obara put in a four-bet to 102,000 and Konstas moved out of the way.

McNicholas five-bet all in with a covering stack and Obara quickly folded, resulting in McNicholas dragging in a hefty pot without having to see a flop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael McNicholas	1,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Jun Obara	280,000 150,000	150,000
Ioannis Angelou Konstas	93,000 77,500	77,500

Tags: Ioannis Angelou Konstas Jun Obara Michael McNicholas

Level: 18

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

06-29-2023 21:39 UTC-7

Lin Can't Get Rid of Vemulamada

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Adam Lamers

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Ren Lin opened to 21,000 in the hijack and Srinivasa Vemulamada called from the big blind. The flop came A♣Q♥7♣ and Vemulamada check-called a bet of 20,000 from Lin.

The turn brought the A♠ and both players checked to the J♠ on the river. Vemulamada checked again and Lin put together a bet of 55,000. Vemulamada thought for a minute and then called. Lin turned over 5♦4♦ for "natural nine" while Vemulamada held K♣J♣ to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Srinivasa Vemulamada	675,000 607,500	607,500
Ren Lin	225,000 465,000	465,000

Tags: Srinivasa Vemulamada Ren Lin

06-29-2023 21:30 UTC-7

Baker Battles Ivey

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Phil Ivey opened to 20,000 from under the gun and David "Bakes" Baker defended his big blind.

The flop came 6♠Q♥3♦ and Baker check-called a 15,000 continuation bet from Ivey.

Baker checked on the board-pairing Q♣ turn and Ivey fired a second barrel for 50,000, forcing a fold from Baker.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	325,000 31,000	31,000

David "Bakes" Baker	315,000 37,000	37,000

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06-29-2023 21:19 UTC-7

Eliminations in the Money

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Adam Lamers

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tzur Levy	Busted
Cedric Schwaederle	Busted
Eelis Parssinen	Busted

Joshua Faris	Busted
Alan Percal	Busted

Santiago Plante	Busted
Pedro Marques	Busted
Yuchung Chang	Busted
Garrett Garvin	Busted
Rainer Kempe	Busted

Tauan De Oliveira	Busted
Reiji Kono	Busted
Biao Ding	Busted
Zachary Grech	Busted

Blake Vogdes	Busted
Bruno Volkmann	Busted
Daisuke Ogita	Busted
Matthew McEwan	Busted
Ian Drake	Busted
Johan Schultz-Pedersen	Busted
Nick Palma	Busted
Olivier Hardy	Busted
Preston Duron	Busted
Chin Wei Lim	Busted

Stephen Song	Busted

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06-29-2023 21:15 UTC-7

Rokita Hits a Two-Outer on the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

After a couple of preflop raises, Roland Rokita and Artur Martirosian got all of their chips in the middle and it was Rokita who was at risk for 441,000.

Roland Rokita: J♠J♥
Artur Martirosian: K♠K♥

The flop came 10♠10♣9♣ and Martirosian was still out front with his pair of kings. The 5♣ on the turn changed nothing, but the J♦ on the river was exactly what Rokita was looking for.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Rokita	895,000 799,000	799,000

Artur Martirosian	855,000 415,000	415,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Roland Rokita