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

06-29-2023 17:40 UTC-7

Punsri Puts Wongwichit Deep in the Tank

Adam Lamers

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Punnat Punsri raised it up from the cutoff and Phachara Wongwichit defended from the big blind. The flop came Q♦10♥5♥ and Wongwichit check-called a bet from Punsri.

The turn brought the 4♥ and Wongwichit checked again. Punsri counted out a bet of 38,000 and Wongwichit stuck around for the J♠ on the river. Wongwichit checked once more and Punsri pushed out a bet of 105,000. Wongwichit went into the tank for nearly five minutes before finally folding the Q♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	375,000 73,000	73,000

Tags: Punnat Punsri Phachara Wongwichit

06-29-2023 17:34 UTC-7

Taffe Takes Out Foxen

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Leo Taffe opened to 14,000 from the hijack and Alex Foxen moved all in for 138,000 from the small blind. Taffe made the call with a covering stack to put Foxen at risk.

Alex Foxen: A♠K♠
Leo Taffe: J♦J♣

It was a classic preflop flip. The flop came Q♥7♠5♠ giving Foxen plenty of outs. The turn was the 7♥ and the river was the J♠, giving Foxen an ace-high flush that was second best versus Taffe's full house. Foxen was sent to the rail just shy of making the money while Taffe dragged in a chunky pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leo Taffe	520,000 298,500	298,500
Alex Foxen	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Leo Taffe

Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

06-29-2023 17:06 UTC-7

Break Time

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining 204 players are going on a 15-minute break. When they return, the bubble is expected to burst in the next level or two with 180 players getting paid.

06-29-2023 17:05 UTC-7

Ullman Gives No Fuchs

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action folded to Tom Fuchs on the button who shipped all in for his last 39,000. Pavel Spirins also pushed all in from the small blind and Devin Ullman called off his last 160,000 chips in the big blind.

Tom Fuchs: 7♠7♦
Devin Ullman: A♠K♣
Pavel Spirins: A♥10♦

The flop fell K♥5♦3♦ and Ullman flopped the best hand with a pair of kings. The 2♠ and 9♥ runout changed nothing and Ullman doubled up while eliminating Fuchs. Spirins was left with just 12,000 chips after the hand and busted shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Devin Ullman	370,000 134,000	134,000
Tom Fuchs	Busted

Pavel Spirins	Busted

Tags: Tom Fuchs Pavel Spirins Devin Ullman

06-29-2023 16:58 UTC-7

Lococo Up to His Old Tricks

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Alejandro Lococo and Ankush Mandavia were heads-up in a three-bet pot with around 60,000 in the middle already. The flop came 10♥8♥4♣ and Mandavia checked from the big blind. Lococo jammed all in from the big blind and Mandavia instantly called off his stack of around 85,000.

Ankush Mandavia: A♠A♦
Alejandro Lococo: K♥7♣

Mandavia caught Lococo bluffing but he didn't know what was in store for him. The 9♥ on the turn made things interesting as Lococo picked up a combo draw. The river was the J♣ and Lococo rivered a straight, sending Mandavia to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	264,000 38,000	38,000

Ankush Mandavia	Busted

Tags: Ankush Mandavia Alejandro Lococo

06-29-2023 16:58 UTC-7

Short-Stacked Brewer Finds a Double

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Chris Brewer moved all in for his last 20,000 from under the gun and after some thought, Anton Lu made the call from the big blind to put him at risk.

Chris Brewer: 5♠4♠
Anton Lu: 10♣5♥

Brewer was in bad shape with a dominated five but got exactly what he needed on the J♣4♣4♦ flop. He stayed ahead on the 3♣ turn and 6♠ river to secure an important double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Lu	315,000 62,000	62,000
Chris Brewer	48,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Anton Lu Chris Brewer

06-29-2023 16:47 UTC-7

Ace from Space for Hardcastle

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was picked up midway through a series of bets preflop. Igor Dursel had opened, Jack Hardcastle had three-bet to 32,000 and Norbert Szecsi had four-bet to 85,000. Hardcastle five-bet all in for about 240,000 and Szecsi quickly called with a covering stack.

Jack Hardcastle: A♣5♣
Norbert Szecsi, Q♥Q♣

Hardcastle was in bad shape against Szecsi's queens and still needed some help after the 2♥6♦7♠ flop. He got exactly what he needed when the A♥ spiked on the turn and stayed ahead on the 10♠ river, scooping a massive pot in the process while Szecsi was left short-stacked with the bubble approaching.

Meanwhile at another table, Vanessa Selbst has been eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Hardcastle	525,000 525,000	525,000
Norbert Szecsi	32,000 216,000	216,000

Vanessa Selbst	Busted

Tags: Igor Dursel Jack Hardcastle

06-29-2023 16:32 UTC-7

Ivey Stares Down Hudon

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river. Players were heads up, there was about 90,000 in the pot and the board read 5♦10♦7♥2♦Q♠. Eliot Hudon had bet 45,000 from the big blind, leaving only 3,000 behind, and Phil Ivey had a decision of whether or not to call.

Ivey gave Hudon his signature stare down for roughly a minute before flicking in the call.

Hudon tabled Q♥10♣ for flopped top pair, rivered two pair which was good enough to take down the pot, worth a full double up for Hudon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	391,000 154,000	154,000

Eliot Hudon	210,000 126,000	126,000

Tags: Eliot Hudon Phil Ivey

06-29-2023 16:25 UTC-7

Seiver Wins with Ace-High

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Adam Lamers

Level 14 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Scott Seiver raised to 11,000 on the button and was called by the big blind. The flop came 9♣5♠4♣ and both players checked to the 2♠ on the turn.

The big blind led out with a bet of 20,000 and Seiver called to see the 5♦ on the river. Both players checked again and the big blind tabled 7♠6♠ for a missed combo draw. Seiver turned over A♠K♣ for the best hand with ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	323,000 263,000	263,000

Tags: Scott Seiver