Event #75: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-03-2023 19:30 UTC-7

Wilson Forces Fold From Smirnov

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With three players seeing a 9♦8♥5♠ flop, action checked around to the J♣ turn. Taylor Wilson bet 19,000 and was called only by the table chip leader, Anton Smirnov, from one seat over. That led to the K♦ on the river, on which Wilson bet another 65,000.

Smirnov went deep into the tank and reluctantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Smirnov	550,000 487,500	487,500
Long Tran	410,000 198,500	198,500
Taylor Wilson	380,000 50,000	50,000
Ben Grundy	210,000 111,000	111,000
Vincas Tamasauskas	160,000
Phil Hellmuth	140,000 -98,000	-98,000

Ky Nguyen	40,000
Mike Wattel	Busted

Tags: Anton Smirnov Taylor Wilson

07-03-2023 19:21 UTC-7

Yu and Chidwick Chop a Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Ben Yu raised to 16,000 and Stephen Chidwick defended the big blind. Both checked the 7♠7♥4♣ flop after a brief staring contest and Chidwick then led the 4♥ turn, earning a reluctant call from Yu.

On the 6♦ river, Chidwick bet another 40,000 and Yu came along. Chidwick announced ace-deuce-six and showed his A♥9♣6♥2♠ for sevens and sixes as well as the nut low. Yu won the high pot with the A♠A♣J♦4♦ for trips fours to chop it up.

Michael Wang, who started the day second in chips, had previously been eliminated from the table while former big stack Allan Le dropped to a shorter stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hassan Kamel	650,000 190,000	190,000

Ben Yu	380,000 170,000	170,000

Stephen Chidwick	350,000 150,000	150,000

Paul Tedeschi	195,000 110,000	110,000
George Wolff	115,000 5,000	5,000
Dan Heimiller	105,000 -55,000	-55,000

Allan Le	65,000 -360,000	-360,000

Michael Wang	Busted

Tags: Ben Yu Stephen Chidwick

07-03-2023 19:13 UTC-7

Simao Speeds Past Zamani

Josh Noy

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Martin Zamani was facing a bet from Joao Simao on the turn of a board showing 2♣2♠A♣K♥, taking some time before announcing a raise to 180,000.

Simao then took some time of his own before moving all in. Zamani made a quick decision, tossing his cards into the muck while urging Simao to show his hand.

After flipping over the Q♣ and 9♥, Simao slid his remaining two cards forward and told Zamani to pick one. Zamani turned over the A♠ as Simao collected a big boost to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Simao	570,000 340,000	340,000

Martin Zamani	510,000 -290,000	-290,000
Kyle Montgomery	Busted
Gary Bolden	Busted

Tags: Joao Simao Martin Zamani

07-03-2023 19:01 UTC-7

Mass Exodus on Table 135

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Scott Eskenazi and Nital Jethalal were all in and at risk against Christopher Vitch after the turn on a board of A♥J♦3♣9♥.

Scott Eskenazi: A♠K♥J♥5♣
Nital Jethalal: A♣10♠9♣2♥
Christopher Vitch: A♣J♠5♦2♣

The 2♦ on the river changed nothing and none of the players had a qualifying low. Vitch and Eskanazi chopped the high portion while Vitch claimed the remainder of Jethalal's stack.

However, soon after the same table lost Eskenazi and Damjan Radanov in quick succession and the table then broke with 56 players still in contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	630,000 80,000	80,000

Naoya Kihara	300,000 -32,000	-32,000

Eoghan O'Dea	270,000 25,000	25,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	224,000 64,000	64,000

Stephen Chidwick	200,000 15,000	15,000

Damjan Radanov	Busted
Scott Eskenazi	Busted
Nital Jethalal	Busted

Tags: Christopher Vitch Damjan Radanov Nital Jethalal Scott Eskenazi

07-03-2023 18:54 UTC-7

No Stress as Holley Chips Up Without Showdown

Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

With the blinds not moved up yet on their table, John Holley limped in and Dylan Weisman raised to 27,000 from two seats over. Holley called while he sat back down to start receiving a table massage.

On the J♠8♣6♣ flop, Holley check-called a bet of 20,000 and both checked the 2♥ turn before leading the 5♦ river for 78,000. Weisman folded and Holley raked in the pot.

The table no longer features Kosei Ichinose, who was recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Holley	515,000 55,000	55,000
Dylan Weisman	490,000 5,000	5,000

Vladimir Belekhov	380,000 105,000	105,000
Kane Kalas	233,000 93,000	93,000

Jeffrie Rine	220,000 30,000	30,000
Kyle Montgomery	135,000 -65,000	-65,000
Phillip Hui	85,000 -30,000	-30,000

Kosei Ichinose	Busted

Tags: Dylan Weisman John Holley Kosei Ichinose

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

07-03-2023 18:47 UTC-7

Krueger KO's Matusow

Josh Noy

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Quentin Krueger raised to 15,000 in the cutoff and called when Mike Matusow committed his stack in the big blind.

Mike Matusow: A♣K♠Q♣7♦
Quentin Krueger: A♠A♦10♣5♠

"Aces?" asked Matusow as the cards were turned over, nodding his head as he saw the bad news. Krueger ended up with a full house and the best low after the 8♥2♦4♠4♣A♥ runout, ending Matusow's run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quentin Krueger	422,000 27,000	27,000
Mike Matusow	Busted

Thiago Crema	Busted

Tags: Mike Matusow Quentin Krueger

07-03-2023 18:44 UTC-7

Sheaves Chops With Krueger

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

By the time the flop showed A♣7♣3♠, Warren Sheaves and Quentin Krueger had 30,000 in the middle already. Sheaves moved all in for another 65,000 on top and Krueger sighed.

"I hate being freerolled," Krueger lamented and eventually called to put Sheaves at risk.

Warren Sheaves: 6♠4♦3♥2♠
Quentin Krueger: A♥J♠7♥4♠

The 9♥ turn and J♦ river missed Sheaves' "freeroll" and he had to settle for a chop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Deutsch	620,000 620,000	620,000

David Prociak	560,000 18,000	18,000

Ryan Hoenig	555,000 25,000	25,000

Quentin Krueger	395,000 230,000	230,000
Warren Sheaves	117,000 -51,000	-51,000

Mike Matusow	61,000 -124,000	-124,000

Tags: Quentin Krueger Warren Sheaves

07-03-2023 18:35 UTC-7

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

Jon Sofen

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 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.

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Tags: Idan The One

07-03-2023 18:34 UTC-7

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

Chad Holloway

Level 15 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 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.