Level: 33
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 0
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #8: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
Players Left
4
Khun Overbets the River
Level 32
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Chanracy Khun limped in on the button and Gabor Szabo checked his option. The flop came 10♣6♥5♣ and both players checked to the 6♣ on the turn.
Szabo checked again and Khun bet the minimum of 20,000. Szabo called and the J♠ rolled off on the river. Szabo checked for the third time and Khun announced an overbet of 110,000 this time. Szabo looked back at his cards and then slid them to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
881,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
319,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
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Perez Advances as Kempton is Ousted by Quads
Level 32
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Roberto Perez limped in preflop and Isaac Kempton checked, leading to a flop of 4♥5♥J♦. Kempton checked to Perez and called a 16,000 bet.
Both players checked the J♥ turn. The river came the J♣ and Kempton placed a bet of 46,000. Perez quickly pushed forward a stack of green 25,000 chips, putting Kempton at risk. Kempton looked pained as he contemplated his decision. After about 30 seconds Kempton made the call.
Isaac Kempton: Q♦4♣
Roberto Perez: J♠6♦
Kempton's full house was no match for the quads of Perez and he was eliminated just shy of making the min-cash of $74,648. Perez will advance to the quarterfinals where he will have the difficult task of facing heads-up specialist Doug Polk in the event that Polk had dubbed the "Doug Invitational" on Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
Busted |
Szabo Bets the River, Leads Final Match
Level 32
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante
Gabor Szabo and Chanracy Khun are the last remaining Round of 16 match as Szabo has opened up a lead.
On their last hand, Szabo limped in, then called when Khun raised to 60,000. Khun bet another 30,000 on the K♣6♥Q♠ flop and Szabo called.
Both players checked the 2♥ turn and Khun checked again on the J♦ river. Szabo now bet 100,000 and Khun quickly folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
880,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
320,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
||
Level: 32
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
Zinno Finishes Off Heinzl
Level 31
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Anthony Zinno was on the button with an overwhelming chip lead and announced all in. Joshua Heinzl wasted little time before calling off his stack of around 120,000 and the cards were tabled.
Joshua Heinzl: 6♣6♦
Anthony Zinno: A♦7♣
It was a coin flip and the flop of A♣K♦3♣ put Zinno in the lead with a pair of aces. The 7♦ on the turn improved him to two pair and Heinzl was unable to improve on the 9♥ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Pre-Tournament Prep
Level 31
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
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Szabo Extends his Lead
Level 31
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Gabor Szabo opened to 32,000 preflop and Chanracy Khun called from the big blind.
Khun check-called a 16,000 bet from Szabo on the 10♥3♣J♦ flop. On the 9♥ turn Khun once again check-called versus his opponent, this time for 70,000.
Both players checked on the 6♠ river.
Chanracy Khun: K♥5♥
Gabor Szabo: K♦J♣
Khun had picked up some equity on the turn with a flush draw but failed to get there on the river, allowing Szabo to drag a respectable pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
830,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
370,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
|
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Perez Raises the River
Level 31
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
Roberto Perez bet 22,000 on a flop of 7♠4♠Q♣ and Isaac Kempton called.
Both players checked the J♠ turn before Kempton led out for 25,000 on the 9♣ river. Perez now came back with a raise to 85,000 and Kempton used a few time banks before he folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
350,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
Zinno, Szabo, and Perez all Lead
Level 31
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,040,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
785,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
|
760,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
|
440,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
415,000
-105,000
|
-105,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
160,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |