Event #8: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-03-2023 14:00 UTC-7

Brewer Moves On

David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Chris Brewer raised on the button before Tyler Gaston moved all in for 385,000.

"I don't love it," Brewer said as he leaned back in his seat, stretching his arms behind his back, before calling.

Tyler Gaston: A♦5♥
Chris Brewer: A♥8♠

Brewer had Gaston dominated as the board came J♣10♦3♣4♠8♣, giving him a pair of eights on the river and a ticket to the quarterfinals.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	1,200,000 360,000	360,000

Tyler Gaston	Busted

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06-03-2023 13:57 UTC-7

Winter Books His Ticket in the Quarterfinals

Adam Lamers

Level 29 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Sean Winter built up a commanding lead on Kevin Rabichow in their heads-up match and eventually, the two players got the last of their chips in the middle preflop.

The completed board of A♣9♠6♦J♦8♠ gave Winter a straight with his 10♦7♦ face up on the felt. Rabichow's cards were in the muck and Winter earned his berth into the quarterfinals later today at 5:00 p.m.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Winter	1,200,000 160,000	160,000
Kevin Rabichow	Busted

Tags: Sean Winter Kevin Rabichow

06-03-2023 13:28 UTC-7

Polk Smacks the Flop to Take Out Kono, Compliments Him After

David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Reiji Kono was all in for around 130,000 as Doug Polk had him at risk.

Reiji Kono: A♣J♣
Doug Polk: A♥10♣

Polk found himself dominated, but that all changed in a big way once the dealer turned over the Q♠10♦10♥ flop. Polk made trips, while Kono was left hoping for a straight but got no help on the 5♦ turn or 4♠ river.

"Very talented end there. Very talented," Polk said. "You're a tough opponent. You fight hard," he told Kono as the two opponents shook hands at the end of the match.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Polk	1,200,000 170,000	170,000

Reiji Kono	Busted

Tags: Doug Polk Reiji Kono

06-03-2023 13:23 UTC-7

Tice First to Advance to the Quarters

Adam Lamers

Level 27 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

On a board of J♣5♥2♣8♣9♣, Chance Kornuth checked the river with around 150,000 in the pot. Landon Tice ripped all in and Kornuth was forced to lay his hand down, leaving himself with around 120,000 chips.

The next hand, Kornuth limped in on the button and Tice ripped all in from the big blind. Kornuth quickly called and the cards were on their backs.

Chance Kornuth: A♦10♠
Landon Tice: A♥3♠

The flop came K♦9♣5♣ and Kornuth was still in a dominating position. The 8♣ on the turn changed nothing but the 3♦ on the river gave Tice the lone pair to eliminate Kornuth. Tice advanced to the quarterfinals later today at 5:00 p.m. local time and has locked up at least a min-cash thus far.

Player	Chips	Progress
Landon Tice	1,200,000 180,000	180,000
Chance Kornuth	Busted

Tags: Chance Kornuth Landon Tice

06-03-2023 13:05 UTC-7

We Asked ChatGPT to Predict the WSOP $25K Heads Up Championship

Calum Grant

Level 26 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

With Day 2 of the $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker currently in motion, PokerNews thought it'd be a fun idea to ask the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to predict the outcome of the event.

From the original field of 64, just 16 players made it through to Day 2, where the Round of 16 and Quarter Finals will play out on the WSOP felt.

Among those who fell by the wayside in the first session included Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu and 2022 WSOP Main Event champion Espen Jorstad, while the likes of Doug Polk, Chris Brewer and Chance Kornuth all managed to navigate through the first two rounds successfully.

So, we inputted the matchups into ChatGPT to see how it thinks the Heads Up Championship will play out. It produced many hypothetical eye-catching confrontations while also thinking that a certain someone would pick up their fourth WSOP bracelet.

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06-03-2023 12:29 UTC-7

Heinzl on Fumes as Zinno Prevails in Classic Flip

David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Joshua Heinzl had a reraise to 77,000 in front of him before big blind Anthony Zinno moved all in for 566,500. Heinzl rubbed his eyes as he tanked for a moment before calling.

Anthony Zinno: A♦K♠
Joshua Heinzl: J♥J♦

Zinno was racing for his tournament life and jumped in front on the Q♥3♠K♥ flop, hitting a pair of kings. "How about a jack," Heinzl pleaded as he stood up from his chair.

Instead, the board ran out 5♦6♦ and Zinno doubled up to make a massive lead in the match.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	1,130,000 530,000	530,000

Joshua Heinzl	70,000 -530,000	-530,000

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06-03-2023 11:00 UTC-7

Third Round of $25,000 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em Championship Begins at 12 p.m.

Ryan Lashmar

The first week of the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas is now underway with players from around the world ready to compete. There are 16 players returning to the tables today for the third round of Event #8: $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold’em Championship.

Doug Polk is back at the WSOP and is looking to make an impact in this event. The heads-up specialist dubbed the tournament the “Doug Invitational” on the way to defeating Shunta Someya and French pro Thomas Eychenne in the first two rounds. He will face Reiji Kono today with a possible matchup versus Chris Brewer in Round 4 as he aims to add a fourth WSOP gold bracelet to his collection.

Other notables advancing to Day 2 include Sean Winter and Chance Kornuth. Both players have had an excellent start to this series, having placed third and second respectively in Event #2: $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em. Kornuth will face Landon Tice in Round 3 while Winter will contend with Kevin Rabichow who made it to the quarterfinals in this event last year. Winter, Rabichow and Tice will all be vying to claim their first WSOP gold bracelet in this event.

Live Updated Bracket

All eight players winning Round 3 will secure a min-cash of at least $74,648. Two rounds will be played today and the field will be whittled down to just four players by the end of the night. The first round of matches today will begin at 12 p.m. local time while the second round will begin at 5 p.m.

The final four players will return on Sunday to compete for the top prize of $507,020. The Pokernews live reporting team will be on the floor to bring you all of the live updates throughout the day so stay tuned.

Tags: Chance Kornuth Chris Brewer Doug Polk Kevin Rabichow Landon Tice Reiji Kono Sean Winter Shunta Someya Thomas Eychenne