Event #8: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 2 Started
Event #8: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 2 Started
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.
Level: 24
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 0
The cards are in the air on Day 2 of the $25,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship with the Round of 16 matches underway.
Tyler Gaston led out for 22,000 on a flop of 6♠Q♦K♣ and Chris Brewer called.
The turn came the A♦ and Gaston tossed out a bet of 55,000 this time. Brewer quickly mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tyler Gaston |
630,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Chris Brewer |
570,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
Landon Tice raised to 6,000 on the button and Chance Kornuth defended from the big blind. The flop came A♣Q♥9♠ and Kornuth check-called a bet of 3,000 from Tice.
The turn brought the 7♥ and Kornuth checked again. Tice sized up a large bet of 24,000 and Kornuth stuck around for the 2♣ on the river. Kornuth checked once more and Tice gave up as he checked it back. Kornuth tabled A♠3♣ for top pair and was awarded the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Chance Kornuth |
640,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
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Landon Tice |
560,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Eric Wasserson bet 8,000 on a flop of 4♦7♥8♥ and Daemon Richardson called.
Both players checked the 9♣ turn before Richardson took the opportunity to lead out for 22,000 on the 8♠ river.
Wasserson argued that the dealer didn't give him enough time before he called the bet. "Very tight just call," he told Richardson, who opened up K♦10♥ for just king-high.
Wasserson turned over 10♣8♦ for trips to take down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eric Wasserson |
610,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Daemon Richardson |
590,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Doug Polk opened to 6,000 and Reiji Kono bumped it up to 25,000. Polk made the call.
On the 5♣3♠5♦ flop Kono placed a bet of 18,000 and received a call from his opponent.
The turn came the 9♠ and Kono once again fired a bet, this time for 80,000. Once again Polk called.
Both players checked the 6♣ river. Kono showed 7♠8♦ for eight high and Polk showed 8♦6♣ for a rivered pair.
"Very aggressive!" Polk told his opponent as he raked in an early pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Doug Polk |
725,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
Reiji Kono |
475,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
Chance Kornuth opened to 6,000 preflop before Landon Tice three-bet to 22,000. Kornuth called and they saw a flop of 8♠5♣10♣.
Tice checked and Kornuth bet out 13,000. Tice called to see the K♦ turn, where he led out for 50,000.
Kornuth called to the 6♥ river and Tice fired out 175,000 this time. Kornuth leaned back in his seat before grabbing the chips to call and hovering them above the table before sticking them in the middle.
Tice turned over A♦K♠ for a turned pair of kings and Kornuth mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Landon Tice |
800,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
Chance Kornuth |
400,000
-240,000
|
-240,000 |
|
Sean Winter opened to 6,500 on the button and Kevin Rabichow called in the big blind. The flop fell A♥K♠K♣ and Rabichow check-called a bet of 4,000 from Winter.
The turn was the 8♠ and Rabichow checked again. Winter tossed in a bet of 10,500 and Rabichow looked back at his cards before making the call. The 2♠ completed the board and Rabichow checked for the third time. Winter put together a bet of 45,000 and Rabichow was forced to lay his hand down.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Sean Winter |
625,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Kevin Rabichow |
575,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |