Event #70: $400 Colossus | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-03-2023 18:55 UTC-7

Dae Woong Song Doubles

Claudio Elizalde

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Dae Woong Song went all in from early position for about 10 big blinds and was ultimately called by Pete Chen on his left.

Dae Woong Song: A♥4♦
Pete Chen: 7♠7♥

The flop favored Song as the board rolled out A♠4♥8♦ and Chen was unable to catch a seven as the turn and river peeled the 9♣ and 10♣.
Chen was left to bemoan his luck as Song collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dae Woong Song	100,000,000	49,000,000
Pete Chen	70,000,000	8,300,000

07-03-2023 18:42 UTC-7

Agony of Defeat: Poker Player Runs Kings into Aces Twice Vs. Same Opponent, Busts Main Event Day 1

Jon Sofen

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

There always seems to be that one player on Day 1 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event who runs into a brutal cooler or bad beat to bust early. On Monday, Idan The One, who hails from Israel, was that player.

The 2023 WSOP Main Event kicked off at noon PT from inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. At the time this article was published, more than 800 players already registered for the first of four Day 1 starting flights.

Read the Full Story Here

Tags: Idan The One

07-03-2023 18:37 UTC-7

William Ackerman Eliminated in 8th Place ($59,510)

Jeremy Geist

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

William Ackerman was under the gun and opted to go all in for 8,000,000. The next player to act was Darrick Arreola who raised to 18,000,000. The rest of the players folded and the cards hit their backs with Ackerman at risk.

William Ackerman: K♣10♠
Darrick Arreola: A♣10♥

The full board ran out 4♥K♦A♦J♠2♣ and Ackerman would hit the rail in 8th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darrick Arreola	165,000,000	-10,000,000
William Ackerman	Busted

Tags: Darrick Arreola William Ackerman

07-03-2023 18:33 UTC-7

The Chad & Jesse Poker Show Episode #10: GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu

Chad Holloway

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

On the latest The Chad & Jesse Poker Show[/I][/B] straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Chad Holloway & Jesse Fullen are joined by none other than Daniel Negreanu, who took a break from his busy summer schedule to talk about a plethora of topics including what it’s been like running deep in the lower buy-in, big field events, interacting with fans, and how he feels about his performance thus far.

The GGPoker Ambassador also offers his thoughts on the Poker Hall of Fame, including who he thinks will get in and the changes he’d like to see moving forward. Finally, “Kid Poker” offers his prediction for the 2023 WSOP Main Event, which is also the first big topic discussed by the hosts.

07-03-2023 18:31 UTC-7

Colin Robinson Eliminated in 9th Place ($46,800)

Jeremy Geist

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Colin Robinson opened under the gun to 15,000,000 with just 500,000 behind. It then folded to Moshe Refaelowitz in middle position who called. The remaining players folded and the the two were off to a flop.

The flop came 8♥J♥Q♦ and the rest of the chips went in.

Colin Robinson: K♠2♠
Moshe Refaelowitz: A♦10♠

The turn brought a 9♦ giving Refaelowitz a straight and the 7♠ river did not improve Robinson. He would hit the rail in 9th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Refaelowitz	195,000,000	3,000,000
Colin Robinson	Busted

Tags: Colin Robinson Moshe Refaelowitz

07-03-2023 18:24 UTC-7

Max Kingstone Eliminated in 10th Place ($37,020)

Claudio Elizalde

Level 43 : Blinds 2,000,000/4,000,000, 4,000,000 ante

Darrick Arreola went all in from the small blind against Max Kingstone in the big blind. Kingstone was down to just a few big blinds and had about half his stack in with the big blind and ante. Both players said they hadn't bothered looking at their cards, as Kingstone was too short to fold and Arreola was after another scalp.

Darrick Arreola: 6♦8♦
Max Kingstone: 5♥3♥

Both players happened to wake up with suited connectors but when the board ran out J♦7♠Q♣9♣4♦ Arreola was ecstatic to tell his rail that he had won with eight high, a rather unlikely feat.

Kingstone played with a tremendous amount of patience and precision but won't be taking home the gold today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darrick Arreola	175,000,000	45,500,000
Max Kingstone	Busted

Tags: Darrick Arreola Max Kingston

Level: 43

Blinds: 2,000,000/4,000,000

Ante: 4,000,000

07-03-2023 18:01 UTC-7

Robinson Makes Quads

Claudio Elizalde

Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Colin Robinson and Darrick Arreola decided to run five cards as they waged a raising war preflop. It turned out to be a pair versus pair confrontation.

Colin Robinson: 7♣7♥
Darrick Arreola: 5♠5♣

Arreola was far behind but came into the final table with quite the chip lead, so this pot would be far more crucial to Robinson.

The flop rolled, 2♣K♣10♣ and Robinson remained in the lead. Robinson locked up the hand on the turn when the 7♦ peeled he made a set followed by a bit of overkill with the 7♠ as Robinson made quads the table released a collective, "Ohhhh!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Darrick Arreola	129,500,000	-20,500,000
Colin Robinson	20,500,000	10,300,000

Tags: Colin Robinson Darrick Arreola

07-03-2023 17:41 UTC-7

Unofficial Final Table Redraw (full)

Jeremy Geist

Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Max Kingstone	United States	19,200,000	6
2	Nikhil Nair	United States	53,200,000	18
3	Jose Orozcogomez	Mexico	48,000,000	16
4	Colin Robinson	United States	10,200,000	3
5	Dae Woong Song	South Korea	51,000,000	17
6	Moshe Refaelowitz	Israel	192,000,000	64
7	Pete Chen	Taiwan	61,700,000	21
8	William Ackerman	United States	8,000,000	3
9	David Danlag	United States	42,800,000	14
10	Darrick Arreola	United States	150,000,000	50

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Refaelowitz	192,000,000
Darrick Arreola	150,000,000	-15,000,000
Pete Chen	61,700,000	1,200,000
Nikhil Nair	53,200,000	23,700,000
Dae Woong Song	51,000,000	15,000,000
Jose Orozcogomez	48,000,000	3,500,000
David Danlag	42,800,000	-1,000,000
Max Kingstone	19,200,000	700,000
Colin Robinson	10,200,000	200,000
William Ackerman	8,000,000	-30,500,000

07-03-2023 17:37 UTC-7

George Tomescu Eliminated in 11th ($37,020)

Jeremy Geist

Level 42 : Blinds 1,500,000/3,000,000, 3,000,000 ante

Action was opened in early position by Moshe Refaelowitz. It then folded to George Tomescu in late position who went all in for his tournament life. The remaining players folded and Refaelowitz snap called.

The cards hit their backs.

George Tomescu: A♥Q♥
Moshe Refaelowitz: A♦K♦

Unfortunately, Tomescu would not find a queen on the 7♥5♠4♣9♦3♣ board and would be eliminated in 11th place.