Event #77: $777 Lucky 7's Day 1a | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-07-2023 16:28 UTC-8

Philip Tom Triples Up

Geoff Paul

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was joined preflop, with the player under the gun raising to 8,000 and the hijack calling. Philip Tom on the button then reraised all in for 21,000 total. Under the gun and the hijack both came along for a flop and checked it down to the river.

With a board of 6♦7♠7♥10♠9♠, the hijack showed A♠J♥, which was enough to cause the other unnamed opponent to muck before Tom turned over K♠10♦ to more than triple up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Tom	73,000 73,000	73,000

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07-07-2023 16:33 UTC-8

Queens Beat Kings: Phang Scores Double Knockout

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Jim Murray

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

A player raised to 8,000 from early position and Phu Phang called from the small blind, with the player in the big blind moving all in.

The original raiser from early position re-shoved all in, and Phang made the call.

Big Blind: A♦4♦
Early Position: K♠K♣
Phu Phang: Q♥Q♣

The early position player was in a good position to triple up with kings, but the 4♠J♥Q♦ flop would launch Phang's queens into the lead and he would stay there on the 6♣ turn and the 7♥ river, sending both opponents to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phu Phang	325,000 325,000	325,000

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07-07-2023 16:40 UTC-8

Burgin Extracts Max Value

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Geoff Paul

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was joined with the entire K♥10♠6♠2♥9♦ board having been dealt out. Stephen Burgin, under the gun, bet 10,000. His opponent, in middle position, reraised to 40,000. Burgin verified the bet amount before reraising to 100,000.

His opponent eventually made the call and showed Q♣Q♦. His pair of queens were sent into the muck, though, when Burgin turned over Q♥J♣ for a rivered straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Burgin	445,000 445,000	445,000

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Level: 14

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

07-07-2023 17:00 UTC-8

Fortunate River Saves Haytko

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Jim Murray

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

James Haytko moved all in from early position and was called by a covering player in late position.

James Haytko: Q♦J♦
Late Position: 8♦8♥

Haytko was slightly behind preflop and fell further behind the late position player's pocket eights after the 6♥4♣5♥ flop and A♦ turn. But fortune favored the bold when the J♥ river gave Haytko a full double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Haytko	147,500 147,500	147,500

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07-07-2023 17:08 UTC-8

Jones Makes a Good Fold, Maybe

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Geoff Paul

Level 14 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The board read 2♥6♠8♣5♣7♠, and Brian Jones found himself in a conundrum from the hijack. Guangming Li, the button, had moved all in. Jones would be all in himself if he called, but was unsure of his next move.

Jones eventually folded, showing 2♦2♣ as he tossed the cards into the muck. Li showed a single 10♦ as he collected the pot.

"My friends are gonna kill me for laying down a set," Jones said. "Come on, tell us what you had for the blog."

Li responded saying he had ten-nine, which would be good for a nut straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guangming Li	415,000 415,000	415,000
Brian Jones	83,000 83,000	83,000

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Level: 15

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

07-07-2023 17:17 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts and Notables

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Alek Gillies

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Hargreaves	460,000 460,000	460,000
Chenxu Zhang	326,000 326,000	326,000
Lap Nguyen	261,000 88,300	88,300
Kazuki Ikeuchi	250,000 250,000	250,000

Jon Turner	250,000 250,000	250,000

Troy Worth	190,000 84,000	84,000
Allen Cunningham	183,000 183,000	183,000

Andrew Kasper	177,000 177,000	177,000
Candy Huang	156,000 63,900	63,900
Sal Orobello	111,000 71,000	71,000
Kim Huyah	99,000 13,500	13,500
Steve Mira	90,000 90,000	90,000
Yu Chung Chang	81,000 81,000	81,000
Denys Chufarin	62,500 62,500	62,500

Hua Wei Lin	58,000 58,000	58,000

Dylan Cechowski	57,000 22,000	22,000

David Opdebeek	24,500 130,500	130,500

07-07-2023 17:22 UTC-8

Assouline Saved by Quads

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Jim Murray

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

Action caught up with the cards on their backs in an all-in hand between Alexander Assouline in early position and a player in the big blind, with Assouline all in for 111,000.

Alexander Assouline: 7♥7♣
Big Blind Player: 8♦8♣

Assouline's fate looked bleak after running into his opponent's overpair, and the Q♣2♦A♥ flop offered no additional help.

However, magic would strike on the 7♠ turn and just in case there was any doubt, the remaining 7♦ showed up on the river, giving Assouline the full double-up and new hope.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Assouline	234,500 234,500	234,500

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07-07-2023 17:29 UTC-8

Yang Forces Suckerman to Fold

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Geoff Paul

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

With the flop showing A♥7♣J♣, Sean Suckerman bet 26,000 from middle position. Jerry Yang, 2007 Main Event champion, made the call from the button.

The turn came 7♥. Suckerman thought for more than a minute before checking. Yang then pondered for a few moments before announcing that he was all in. Suckerman folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Suckerman	461,000 31,000	31,000
Jerry Yang	210,000 210,000	210,000

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