Event #71: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-30-2023 14:43 UTC-8

Duek Back in Action, Chops With Lisawad

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Jeffrey Housenbold has been eliminated after he saw his stack reduced to fumes and there was another all-in showdown one table over. On a completed board of J♠7♠3♥10♥A♣, both Pakinai Lisawad with A♦K♦Q♣3♠ and Michael Duek with K♥Q♦10♣9♥ had Broadway to chop it up.

For Duek, it is his second bullet in the tournament as he had been eliminated previously by Krasimir Yankov. Housenbold followed suit shortly after and reentered, too.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Schwartz	570,000 150,000	150,000

Jeffrey Housenbold	300,000 275,000	275,000
Michael Duek	290,000 290,000	290,000
Pakinai Lisawad	285,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Jeffrey Housenbold Krasimir Yankov Michael Duek Pakinai Lisawad

06-30-2023 14:47 UTC-8

Bleznick Shoves on Lisawad

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Jared Bleznick and Pakinai Lisawad went heads-up to the flop of 9♦4♣7♥ when Bleznick, in the cutoff, bet 65,000 and Lisawad called from the small blind.

The turn came the 7♣ and Lisawad checked again. Bleznick now pushed his entire stack forward, a bet of around 175,000, and Lisawad gave it some thought before folding.

"Show the bluff," Lisawad said and Bleznick tossed his cards over to him, exposing the A♦. "I was joking," Lisawad added as he didn't take the opportunity to peek at Bleznick's cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Bleznick	320,000 20,000	20,000

Pakinai Lisawad	150,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Jared Bleznick Pakinai Lisawad

06-30-2023 14:48 UTC-8

Sinishtaj Doubles Through Van Der Spuy

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

In multiway action to the K♠5♦2♠ flop with around 50,000 in the middle, Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy bet 33,000. Gjergj Sinishtaj then raised the pot and it folded back to the South African who announced all-in. Sinishtaj called and the cards were flipped over as Van Der Spuy jumped out of his chair, barely able to watch.

Gjergj Sinishtaj: K♣K♥Q♣9♣
Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy: A♥A♠9♠3♦

Van Der Spuy had aces with the nut flush draw but Sinishtaj was ahead with his top set. The 6♥ turn and 7♥ river ensured a big double for Sinishtaj worth 281,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gjergj Sinishtaj	615,000 315,000	315,000
Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy	220,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Gjergj Sinishtaj Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy

06-30-2023 14:55 UTC-8

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

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Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 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 14:56 UTC-8

Next Batch of Day 1 Entries and Casualties

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan-Peter Jachtmann	300,000 300,000	300,000

Yang Wang	300,000 300,000	300,000
Nick Schulman	300,000 300,000	300,000

Sean Winter	300,000 300,000	300,000
Jordan Siegel	300,000 300,000	300,000
Jordan Spurlin	300,000 300,000	300,000
Tyler Brown	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tyler Smith	300,000 300,000	300,000

Joao Simao	300,000 300,000	300,000

Steven Veneziano	300,000 300,000	300,000
Bryce Yockey	300,000 300,000	300,000

Pakinai Lisawad	Busted

06-30-2023 15:00 UTC-8

Lamb Takes from Van Der Spuy on the River

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy bet 12,000 on a flop of 7♠10♦7♣ and Ben Lamb called in the big blind.

The turn came the 4♦ and Van Der Spuy continued for 15,000. Lamb raised to 58,000 and Van Der Spuy quickly called.

Both players checked the J♦ and Lamb showed J♣9♥8♦6♣ for the rivered straight. Van Der Spuy flashed two kings before he mucked.

"Worse news is I was going to bluff it off on a deuce. If you called, which you probably would have," Lamb told Van Der Spuy after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	290,000 25,000	25,000

Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy	180,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy

06-30-2023 15:01 UTC-8

First Break on Day 1

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Out of a field of 85 entries, some 82 players remain and they have been sent on the first 15-minute break of the day The T-100 chip denominations will be raced off during that time.

Level: 4

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

06-30-2023 15:20 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Le	435,000 70,000	70,000

Allan Le	430,000 130,000	130,000

Ka Kwan Lau	375,000 40,000	40,000

Jeffrey Housenbold	360,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Heritsch	360,000 60,000	60,000
Artem Maksimov	330,000
Bryce Yockey	310,000 10,000	10,000

PJ Cha	305,000 5,000	5,000
Karel Mokry	290,000 10,000	10,000
Yang Wang	285,000 15,000	15,000
Roussos Koliakoudakis	265,000 35,000	35,000
Bogdan Capitan	245,000 245,000	245,000
Ky Nguyen	235,000 65,000	65,000
Eelis Parssinen	160,000 140,000	140,000

Rob Hollink	140,000

06-30-2023 15:24 UTC-8

Nagy Pots the River

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Quan Zhou bet 13,000 on a board of Q♥5♦4♣7♥ before Gergo Nagy, in the hijack, potted to 60,000.

Zhou called to see the 6♦ river and checked over to Nagy, who again potted to 147,000. Zhou used up two time banks as he tanked for more than a minute before he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gergo Nagy	320,000 70,000	70,000
Quan Zhou	245,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Gergo Nagy Quan Zhou