Level: 28
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$4,044,600
Entries
642
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
642
Players Left
1
Break Time
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
The remaining 20 players have been sent on another 15-minute break. They will return to blinds of 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante.
Hellmuth Doubles Again
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth moved all in for 810,000 from the cutoff and was called by a player in the big blind.
Phil Hellmuth: K♥Q♦
Big Blind Player: K♦10♠
Hellmuth had his opponent dominated and managed to remain ahead on the 4♦A♠J♣3♣A♣ runout to secure another double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
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Big Double for Ivey
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
After some back-and-forth, Phil Ivey and big stack Vitalijs Zavorotnijs got it all in preflop, with the poker HoFer at risk of elimination.
Phil Ivey: A♠7♦
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs: A♣Q♠
Ivey would need some help to stay alive, but the board ran out 6♠9♦7♥8♦3♠ to give Ivey the win with his pair of sevens. He is now sitting with over 3,500,000 and is one of the largest stacks in the field.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,550,000
2,000,000
|
2,000,000 |
|
||
|
1,300,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
Hellmuth Finds a Double
Level 27
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Todd Ivens moved all in from under the gun for 890,000 and Phil Hellmuth called off for his last 450,000 in the cutoff.
Phil Hellmuth: 7♣7♠
Todd Ivens: A♣Q♥
Hellmuth would need to win a flip to survive and was able to do so after the board ran out J♠8♠5♥2♥9♦ to keep his pocket pair ahead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
|
|
||
|
450,000
-525,000
|
-525,000 |
Level: 27
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Five-Kicker Plays
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Before the flop, Todd Ivens and Tom Marchese got all the chips into the middle, with Marchese covering.
Todd Ivens: A♣5♦
Tom Marchese: A♥4♦
The board ran out Q♣2♣3♠K♥A♦ for Ivens to win the pot with his pair of aces, five-kicker.
Marchese was left short after that run-in and unfortunately ended up busting a few hands later.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
975,000
975,000
|
975,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Steven Doubles Opponent
Level 26
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
A player in the cutoff moved 185,000 of their stack into the middle, leaving themself just 10,000 behind. Brandon Steven then raised enough out of the big blind to force his opponent all in with the cutoff player quickly making the call.
Cutoff Player: K♠Q♣
Brandon Steven: Q♥7♣
Steven was dominated and failed to turn the tables on the 8♦2♦9♠Q♠9♥ runout to hand his opponent a full double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
Level: 26
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Eluz Gets Shove Through
Level 25
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
A player in the cutoff opened to 125,000 before Yossi Eluz moved all in for a little over 1,000,000 out of the big blind. The original raiser thought for a moment but decided to muck to give a boost to Eluz's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
500,000
|
500,000 |