In a three-way pot and on a board of K♣8♦2♣5♦10♠ with one player already player at risk, Phil Goatz bet into the still active player, prompting a fold.
Goatz turned up 5♣5♥ and the at-risk player tossed his cards toward the muck as Goatz scores a knockout and chips up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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120,000
120,000
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120,000 |
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000
Robert Rosengarten knows a thing or two about poker. He’s won $100,539 on the poker tour, according to Hendon Mob, so he has faced tough competition during his career.
Perhaps that’s why he stopped PokerNews during Level 13 to point out the stout competition he faced at Table 80.
“This is a shark pool,” Rosengarten said. “This is tough. I’m among sharks.”
He then proceeded to point out the players he was in the middle of, with Chicago’s Jason Gola and a player named Patrick, who didn’t provide his last name, to his immediate left, while Frank Leonald and Pete Riles were to his immediate right.
Rosengarten complimented all the players’ skill level at his table, but showed he could hold his own on a hand against Patrick, who raised under the gun. Rosengarten defended his big blind and the flop produced Q♠2♣A♥. Both players checked the flop as Rosengarten cautioned his opponent to not bet. The turn produced 9x and both players once again checked to the river, which brought A♠.
After the two players checked, Rosengarten made a playful, yet confident remark to his opponent.
“Two pair,” said Rosengarten, who tabled 7♦2♦ to show two pair. “I can’t bet because he won’t tip me.”
His opponent mucked his hand, and Rosengarten’s play and banter brought chuckles and smiles from his tablemates.
The under-the-gun player raised and got called by a player in late position and Kyle Kitagawa in the big blind.
The flop came down 6♠10♥2♥ and Kitagawa checked. The under-the-gun player put a bet out and saw the player in late position call before Kitagawa stuck in a raise which was called by both opponents prompting the dealer to burn and turn the A♥.
Kitagawa checked again before he and the late position player both called a bet from the under-the-gun player and all three went to a 2♠ river.
Kitagawa checked once more and faced another bet from the under-the-gun player. The late position player put in the call before Kitagawa tossed out a raise. Under the gun called and the late position player tossed his cards toward the muck.
Kitagawa showed the 10♣2♣ for deuces full to take down a massive pot and chip up in big way.
With the passing of Doyle Brunson just a few short weeks before the start of the 2023 World Series of Poker, we knew we'd see players looking to pay tribute to his legacy and Kyle Kitagawa did just that.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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118,000
118,000
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118,000 |
| Place | Payout (USD) | Place | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 146,835 | 12-13 | 6,968 |
| 2 | 90,753 | 14-15 | 5,752 |
| 3 | 63,577 | 16-23 | 4,843 |
| 4 | 45,301 | 24-31 | 4,163 |
| 5 | 32,840 | 32-39 | 3,653 |
| 6 | 24,228 | 40-47 | 3,275 |
| 7 | 18,196 | 48-55 | 3,000 |
| 8 | 13,917 | 56-68 | 2,625 |
| 9 | 10,843 | 69-80 | 2,400 |
| 10-11 | 8,609 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 1,000-2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000
The players are on their fourth and final 15-minute break of Day 1.
When they return, they will have three more levels of play before breaking for the night.
With late registration closed after Level 9, a total of 527 players officially entered and 304 remain. A total 80 players will make the money.
On a board of A♣7♣10♥10♣J♠, Eric Sparkes led out with a bet that was called before turned over J♦J♣ for a full house on the river.
His opponent mucked and Sparkes takes the pot down as the final break of the night approaches.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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62,700
62,700
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62,700 |
On a board of 6♠A♣J♦10♦3♠ with a player already at risk, Mark Fisher put out a bet from the big blind and got called by the only player left with action before turning over the K♥Q♣ for the nut straight to send the at-risk player to the rail.
Fisher is the life of his table and as the owner of a morgue, Fisher said that PokerNews could call him "The Mortician", which is fitting considering that he just ended a player's tournament life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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113,500 |
A battle of short stacks ensued when Todd Rones and Barry Schwartz squared off.
Schwartz open-raised in early position, prompting multiple players to fold before action fell on Rones, who was in the big blind. With a majority of his stack already committed as the blind, Rones announced an all-in bet for his remaining 2,000. Schwartz made the call and tabled A♦7♦, while Rones turned over 9♥6♥.
The flop produced 5♣A♣K♦, giving Rones a bleak outlook with two cards to go. The J♠ on the turn and 2♣ on the river ended Rones’ tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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19,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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Busted |
