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

07-09-2023 19:36 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
AJ Kelsall	309,500

Selected Big Stacks at Dinner Break

Chris Bean

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuzu Wang	934,000 934,000	934,000
Yuze Ding	810,000 810,000	810,000
Benjamin Keeline	770,000 770,000	770,000

Sanjay Mayekar	770,000 770,000	770,000
Jaekyung Sim	751,000
Gaetano Di Maria	735,000 735,000	735,000
Bobby Schmidt	710,000 710,000	710,000
Melanie Weisner	694,000 219,000	219,000
Phung Ngo	690,000 690,000	690,000
Edward Pak	655,000 655,000	655,000
Lara Eisenberg	628,000 628,000	628,000

Logan Hewett	600,000 600,000	600,000
Shu Xu	592,000 592,000	592,000

07-09-2023 19:46 UTC-8

Ding Scores Cooler to Cross 1-Million Chip Mark

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Jim Murray

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Yuze Ding raised to 25,000 from middle position and a player on the button three-bet to 80,000.

Ding then responded with an all-in and got the quick call.

Button Player: A♥K♣
Yuze Ding: A♦A♣

The player on the button was well behind the aces of Ding, but would flop a pair of kings on the K♦8♥7♥ board.

However, the second king would not make an appearance on the final runout of 7♥8♥K♦9♠Q♥, sending Ding's opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuze Ding	1,020,000 210,000	210,000

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07-09-2023 19:51 UTC-8

Hand-for-Hand Play Has Begun

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Jim Murray

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The floor staff has instructed the clock to pause and the dealers to deal one hand, as hand-for hand play has commenced.

07-09-2023 20:11 UTC-8

Abdel-Kader Sends Opponent to Rail in Tragic Fashion

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Alek Gillies

Level 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The big blind jammed all in for 125,000, and Mo Abdel-Kader made the call from early position. Once instructed by the tournament director, both players revealed their hands.

Opponent: K♠K♣
Mo Abdel-Kader: A♦K♥

The board ran out 10♠A♠10♦J♦6♦ for Abdel-Kader to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mo Abdel-Kader	505,000

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07-09-2023 20:28 UTC-8

Masino Survives the Bubble

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Jim Murray

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

In the early stages of hand-for-hand play, Vincent Masino was all-in from early position and was called by a player with a covering stack in the big blind.

Vincent Masino: A♥J♠
Big Blind Player: A♦6♥

Masino had the dominant ace heading into the 5♥K♣Q♠ flop, but the board would pair on the Q♥ turn, giving the big blind player some life in the form of chop outs.

However, the 2♠ on the river would lock up the double for Masino to survive the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Masino	200,000 200,000	200,000

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07-09-2023 20:30 UTC-8

Douglas Finds a Double Up on the Stone Bubble

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Alek Gillies

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Middle position jammed all in, and Champie Douglas made the call from the cutoff. After being directed by the tournament director, both players revealed their hands.

Champie Douglas: K♥K♠
Opponent: A♥Q♥

The board ran out 2♠9♠9♦8♦9♣ for Douglas to find the clean double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Champie Douglas	2,057,000 1,911,000	1,911,000

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07-09-2023 20:32 UTC-8

Garman Survives the Bubble

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The suspense of the bubble was intense and every all in that occurred doubled the at risk person from the other tables. Christopher Garman was the next player at risk as he moved all in from the hijack and the big blind had called.

Christopher Garman: K♣J♣
Big blind player: 10♥9♥

The board read 10♦10♠Q♣7♠A♠ and the ace on the river saved Garman from elimination as it gave him the straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Garman	300,000 64,000	64,000

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07-09-2023 20:37 UTC-8

Cooper Scores Massive Double-Up on the Bubble

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Chris Bean

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The dinner break chip leader Yuzu Wang bet 30,000 from the button and was met with a raise from Christian Cooper on the big blind for 65,000. Yuzu Wang responded with a shove and Christian Cooper snap-called for 350,000 which is a massive 35 big blinds.

Yuzu Wang: 10♣10♠
Christian Cooper: A♠K♣

A massive flip for a 72 big blind pot. There was no help for Cooper on the 8♥6♠4♠ flop, nor the 8♦ turn but the A♦ on the river gave Cooper the deadman's hand, but it gave the budding vlogger life and a huge stack.

It will be interesting to revisit this hand from Cooper's YouTube vlog Poker Esquire when it is uploaded!