Sullivan, Kornuth Not Waiting Around
Level 8
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Keir Sullivan and Chance Kornuth both agreed to begin their second-round match now instead of waiting for the 5 p.m. scheduled time.
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$1,504,000
Entries
64
Level
58
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
Entries
64
Players Left
16
Smith's Still Holding On
Level 8
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Dan Smith's tournament life was on the line as he shoved from the button for his last 28,000, called by Landon Tice.
Dan Smith: Q♠9♣
Landon Tice: Q♣6♣
Smith's dominating position remained that way as the board ran out K♦Q♥J♦10♣4♥ landing him a need double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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244,000
92,000
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92,000 |
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56,000
-92,000
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-92,000 |
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Beresford, Porter Advance
Level 8
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Micah Raskin was down to around 30,000 and was all in against Conor Beresford.
Micah Raskin: 10♠10♣
Conor Beresford: A♥2♥
The 6♣4♥3♦ flop gave Beresford a straight draw, which came in as the board ran out J♦7♠ to send Raskin to the rail.
"Unlucky. I ran you over with the deck," Beresford told him.
Andrew Porter also prevailed in his match against Tomoki Iida.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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300,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
Winter Shoves on Jorstad
Level 8
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
Sean Winter limped in on the button and Espen Jorstad checked his option. The flop fell A♥9♥2♦ and Jostad check-called a bet of 3,000 from Winter. The turn was the A♣ and Jorstad checked again. Winter tossed in a bet of 9,000 and Jorstad still called.
The river was the J♣ and Jorstad checked once more. Winter used a time bank before shoving all in and Jorstad was forced to let his hand go.
Next door, Jeremy Ausmus recently doubled up Kevin Rabichow and the match finished shortly after with Rabichow advancing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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264,500
1,500
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1,500 |
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35,500
-1,500
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-1,500 |
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Busted | |
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Tice Takes Down the Champ
Level 8
: 1,500/3,000, 0 ante
There will be a new $25,000 Heads Up champion this year, as reigning champ Dan Smith was just eliminated by Landon Tice.
According to Tice, he jammed all in and Smith called for around 30,000.
Dan Smith: 9♦8♦
Landon Tice: A♣2♦
Tice hit top pair on the 5♦A♠K♠ flop to leave Smith looking for a miracle runout to stay alive, but the board came 6♣8♠ and he was sent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
56,000
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56,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 9
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 0
Five Tournaments Fans Don't Want to Miss at the 2023 World Series of Poker
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
There are 95 bracelet events — the most in history — on the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule, all of which are important and worth your attention as a fan of the game.
But if you can't catch them all on PokerGO or follow along with all the live reporting updates, there are five tournaments you absolutely cannot miss.
Kalas Eliminates Sklar
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
The full board read 8♦6♥8♣9♥Q♥ as Bari Sklar bet out 6,000 into Kane Kalas who raised the bet to 44,000. After some time in the tank, Sklar eventually called only to be shown the bad news as Kalas held 5♥2♥ for a flush.
Sklar now left on fumes, he went on to bust a matter of hands later giving Kalas the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
150,000
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150,000 |
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Busted | |
Winter Takes Out Jorstad
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Sean Winter has taken out reigning Main Event champion Espen Jorstad to advance to the next round.
According to Winter, Jorstad bet 20,000 on a board of 7♦J♣9♠5♣ and Winter called. The river came the Q♦ and Jorstad jammed for 61,000.
Winter called with 9♦8♦, while Jorstad had K♠8♠ for a missed draw as he headed for the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
35,500
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35,500 |
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Busted | |
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Mateos Turns a Pair to Down Nitsche
Level 9
: 2,000/4,000, 0 ante
Adrian Mateos was starting to build a lead on Dominik Nitsche when the two players opted to get all of the chips in the middle preflop. Nitsche was the player at risk for around 80,000 and started with the best hand.
Dominik Nitsche: A♠J♣
Adrian Mateos: K♠Q♥
The flop came 9♠8♥5♥ and Nitsche was still in front with his ace-high. However, the Q♣ on the turn vaulted Mateos to the lead and the 8♠ on the river changed nothing.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
159,000
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159,000 |
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300,000
153,000
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153,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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