2009 WSOP Main Event November Nine Alumnus Jeff Shulman got it all in against Jamison Heuyard. As Heuyard reported to PokerNews, Shulman had king ten, which did not improve against Heuyard's flopped set of threes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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53,000
8,500
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8,500 |
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Busted |
There are 95 bracelet events — the most in history — on the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule, all of which are important and worth your attention as a fan of the game.
But if you can't catch them all on PokerGO or follow along with all the live reporting updates, there are five tournaments you absolutely cannot miss.
On a board of 9♣4♥2♣4♠8♣ with a player at risk before the river, Michael Coombs turned over the A♦8♦ which was good enough to send his opponent home as the money bubble approaches with a flurry of quick knockouts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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220,000
77,500
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77,500 |
Paul Dockal enjoyed a profitable pair of hands within minutes of each other, scoring knockouts on both.
On the first hand, Dockal defended his big blind after Galen Novello raised in early position. The flop produced J♠8♦8♥, and Dockal bet into Novello, who called. The turn brought the 5♥ and Dockal once again bet, which prompted Novello to make an all-in bet as a short stack. Dockal quickly called and tabled 8♠7♠ to show trips, as Novello turned over J♥10♦ for top pair. The river brought a blank, and the dealer pushed the pot to Dockal.
A few hands later, Dockal scored another knockout when he stacked Michael Bennett.
“You’re the terminator,” a player at the table said to Dockal.
The two wins saw Dockal’s stack swell from a Day 2 start of 64,500 to a current 189,000.
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189,000
124,500
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124,500 |
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Busted |
A player in late position raised and got called by Alex Smith in the big blind before seeing a flop of A♥8♣8♦.
Smith check-called a bet from the late position player to see a Q♠ fall on the turn. Smith checked to the late position raiser who bet only to see Smith check-raise. The late position player made the call and the dealer put out the 10♦ on the river.
Smith bet and after his opponent tossed in calling chips, he turned over J♦8♠ to take it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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120,000 | |
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In an pre-flop all-in between a player in late position and Lee Markholt on the button, both players turn their cards over before sweating the runout.
Late Position: 7♠6♦
Lee Markholt: K♥7♥
The board ranout 10♦6♥Q♥3♥8♦ and Markholt sent a player to the rail which, as he stated, "Wasn't the worst thing that could happen", as he has an active stack in another tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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70,000
35,000
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35,000 |
Short-stacked to start Day 1, Paul Bishow was looking for an opportunity to double up. He found it from the small blind, and raised $4,000 of his dwindling stack. The double up would be difficult, though, as the big blind was Yueqi Zhu, winner of one WSOP bracelet, 160 WSOP cashes for $3,238,023, and third place in last year's event.
Zhu called, and they took a flop of A♣Q♣8♣. Bishow check raised and Zhu called. When the turn came Q♦, Bishow bet all in, and Zhu matched the bet.
Bishow 4♣3♣
Zhu 5♠9♣
To complete the underdog double up Bishow would need to dodge another club, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he spiked the 2♥ on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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150,350
17,150
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17,150 |
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26,000
17,500
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17,500 |
Shigeho Yoshioka raised from under the gun and the player to his direct left raised, putting the rest of his chips at risk.
Action folded back around to Yoshioka who called, putting the player at risk.
Early Position: A♥10♠
Shigeho Yoshioka: Q♦Q♣
The board of 9♥3♠9♣7♣2♠ produced no ace for his opponent as Yoshioka sent him to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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43,000
31,500
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31,500 |
Level 16 saw multiple players get sent to the rail in rapid succession.
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Erick Lindgren headlines the list, which includes WSOP bracelet winner Jim Collopy and Ryan Hansen, among others, to be sent to the rail.
As the players enter Level 17, there are 120 players remaining out of the 169 to start Day 2.
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Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
