Event #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed) Day 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-30-2023 16:18 UTC-7

Meet Ian Matakis, Shaun Deeb's Surprising WSOP Player of the Year Competitor

Jon Sofen

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Shaun Deeb has some legit competition for 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year, and it isn't Daniel Negreanu or Phil Ivey. The name you need to learn, if you haven't become familiar with him already, is Ian Matakis, who is about to take over the lead, and it appears he's going to be in the POY race until the end.

PokerNews caught up with the Minnesota native on break of Event #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed), where he's still in it on Day 3.

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06-30-2023 16:18 UTC-7

Four Tables Left

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Maxime Taldir

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

After David "Bakes" Baker's elimination, there are 24 players left. A table just broke, to put all of them on the four tables remaining in the tournament. There will be a redraw at three tables left.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "Bakes" Baker	Busted

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

06-30-2023 16:10 UTC-7

Garagnani Finds A Fold On The River

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, Danny Tang in the small blind and Pedro Garagnani in the big blind discovered a 4♠8♣A♣ flop.

With the biggest stack, Tang bet 50,000, and was called by Garagnani, who called a second time a bet of 145,000 on the turn 3♥. But on the river, Tang sized up and fired out a bet of 580,000, a little bit more than the pot.

Garagnani checked his cards, took a few seconds and finally let the pot go to Tang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Tang	3,500,000 400,000	400,000

Pedro Garagnani	2,500,000 960,000	960,000
Angelina Rich	1,400,000 800,000	800,000
Naoki Matsumoto	900,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Danny Tang Pedro Garagnani

06-30-2023 16:01 UTC-7

End of the Road for Lin

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action was picked up preflop with Ren Lin all in against Lazrus who had a covering stack.

Ren Lin: 10♦10♥
Daniel Lazrus: K♠K♥

The board ran out 2♦6♣3♣A♥7♠, ending Lin's deep run in the tournament while Lazrus scooped in a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Lazrus	1,900,000 725,000	725,000

Ren Lin	Busted

Tags: Ren Lin Daniel LAzrus

06-30-2023 15:58 UTC-7

Sotiropoulos Takes Out Julius

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Kyle Julius moved all in for his last 100,000 from under the gun and received a call from George Sotiropoulos in the big blind who covered him.

Kyle Julius: 5♥3♥
Georgios Sotiropoulos: K♦Q♣

The flop came J♥7♠10♥ giving Julis a flush draw. The J♠ turn and 5♦ river came clean for Sotiropoulos and Julius was sent to the rail while Sotiropoulos collected his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Sotiropoulos	2,100,000 100,000	100,000

Kyle Julius	Busted

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06-30-2023 15:54 UTC-7

Stanford Can't get a Fold from Sotiropoulos

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Georgios Sotiropoulos opened to 80,000 from under the gun and received calls from Omar Lakhdari on the button and William Stanford in the big blind.

The flop came 3♣3♥4♥. Stanford checked and Sotiropoulos made a continuation bet of 90,000, receiving calls from both opponents.

Sotiropoulos fired again when checked to on the 4♣ turn, this time for 170,000. Lakhdari got out of the way before Stanford raised to 700,000, enough to put Sotiropoulos all in.

Sotiropoulos made the call to put himself at risk.

Georgios Sotiropoulos: A♠A♦
William Stanford: 8♥7♥

Sotiropoulos just had to fade a non-ace heart to secure the double. He did just that on the 2♣ river and was awarded a bit over a full double up.

"I knew you had an overpair. I thought I could get you to fold" Stanford told you his opponent after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Stanford	2,700,000 800,000	800,000
Omar Lakhdari	2,200,000
Georgios Sotiropoulos	2,000,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Georgios Sotiropoulos Omar Lakhdari William Stanford

06-30-2023 15:53 UTC-7

2023 WSOP Featured Females: Who Will Win the Largest Ladies Event In Poker History?

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Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The eventual winner of the currently underway Event #67: $1,000 Ladies Event Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) will not only take home a bracelet and $192,167 but will also earn a special place in poker history. That's because with its 1,295 entries on Day 1, the event is the largest Ladies Event to ever take place in poker.

The previous biggest WSOP Ladies Event took place in 2007 with 1,286 entries and saw Sally Boyer defeating Anne Heft to win $262,077. Last year's WSOP Ladies Championship drew 1,074, making for a 20% increase this time around.

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06-30-2023 15:41 UTC-7

Patience Rewarded

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Maxime Taldir

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Valeriano Toledano opened to 80,000 in middle position, then was raised by Norbert Szecsi in the cutoff. Like on every decision he had, Toledano took a long moment to call.

On the flop J♣6♠Q♥, Toledano checked, and Szecsi did the same. But on the turn Q♠, Toledano bet 250,000 after a minute of reflection. Szecsi also thought about his decision for a minute but folded.

A few hands later, he was involved in an "all in and call" situation against Douglas Ferreira, who was at risk for 600,000 chips.

Douglas Ferreira: K♠Q♣
Valentino Toledano: Q♥Q♠

Toledano only had to avoid a king to kick Ferreira out. That is what happened on 3♦9♥9♣A♥10♠. Toledano now has almost 2 million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norbert Szecsi	3,500,000 50,000	50,000

Valeriano Toledano	1,800,000 800,000	800,000
Douglas Ferreira	Busted

Tags: Douglas Ferreira Norbert Szecsi Valeriano Toledano

06-30-2023 15:29 UTC-7

Szecsi Puts the Pressure on Ferreira

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board reading K♦J♦4♦. Norbert Szecsi had bet 125,000 from the big blind and Douglas Arauj Ferreira had raised to 300,000, receiving a call from Szecsi.

The turn was the 5♥. Szecsi checked and Ferreira fired a 525,000 bet. Szecsi moved all in with a covering stack and after about one minute Ferreira made the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norbert Szecsi	3,550,000 1,205,000	1,205,000

Douglas Arauj Ferreira	700,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Douglas Arauj Ferreira Norbert Szecsi