Level: 12
Limit Flop: 4,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000-8,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits, 2,000 Ante
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #80: $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller
Day: 2
Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$2,632,000
Entries
112
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
70
Players Left
15
Players Left 1 / 112
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Level 12
Seven Card Stud
Eric Wasserson: XxXx/Q♦7♣K♠2♥/Xx
Ralph Perry: XxXx/2♠10♠ - folded on fourth street
Andrew Kelsall: XxXx/A♣9♠3♠A♠/Xx
Kelsall completed with his ace, with Wasserson and Perry calling.
Fourth street saw Kelsall lead out, with only Wasserson calling. Wasserson called bets from Kesall on fifth and sixth streets as well.
Seventh street saw Kelsall check. Wasserson bet, and Kelsall folded. "Trips," said Wasserson as he mucked his hand while pulling in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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426,000
21,500
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21,500 |
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415,000
41,500
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41,500 |
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320,000
19,000
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19,000 |
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Level 11
Razz
Christopher Chung: XxXx/7xJx10xAx/Xx
Michael Noori: 5x2x2x/7x10x6xAx
Christopher Chung was heads-up against Michael Noori on fourth street. Chung called bets from Noori all the way down and Noori tabled 5x2x2x for a seven. Chung couldn't beat it and mucked — awarding the pot to Noori.
Level 11
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Yehuda Buchalter raised from the hijack and was three-bet by Scott Bohlman on the button. Action folded back to Buchalter, who called.
Buchalter check-called bets from Bohlman on the 9♥4♥2♣ flop and K♣ turn, and then both players checked down on the 10♥ river.
Buchalter turned over A♥Q♠J♣4♠ for a rivered straight and Bohlman mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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590,000
79,000
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79,000 |
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295,000
21,500
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21,500 |
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Level 12
Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better
With the board showing 5♣J♠9♥9♠, Philip Sternheimer bet from the big blind. Roy Thung called from the hijack.
The river came 10♠, and Sternheimer checked. Thung bet, but Sternheimer raised. Thung took several moments before deciding to call. Sternheimer showed A♣Q♥10♥9♦ for a full house to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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378,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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170,000
20,000
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20,000 |
Level 11
Limit Hold'em
Action folded around to the blinds, where Brad Ruben raised from the small blind and Ray Dehkharghani defended from the big blind.
Ruben continued for a bet on the A♥9♥6♣ flop and Dehkharghani raised. Ruben called.
Ruben check-called a bet on the 8♣ turn but check-folded facing a final bet from Dehkharghani on the 8♠ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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275,000
67,500
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67,500 |
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185,000
17,500
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17,500 |
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Busted | |
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Level 11
With late registration concluding at the beginning of today's play, the final entrant and payout numbers have been realized.
This event saw 112 total entries, creating a prize pool of $2,632,000. Of those, 17 players will make the money, earning a minimum of $41,869.
$25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $711,313 | 7 | $103,795 |
| 2 | $439,622 | 8 | $81,337 |
| 3 | $319,906 | 9 | $64,733 |
| 4 | $236,163 | 10-11 | $52,336 |
| 5 | $176,904 | 12-13 | $45,794 |
| 6 | $134,491 | 14-17 | $41,869 |
Level 11
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Marco Johnson: XxXx/8♠J♦ - folded on fourth street
John Holley: 8♦8♥6♥/5♥7♥9♦6♠
Roland Israelashvili: XxXx/2♦A♠9♥3♥/Xx
Marco Johnson completed and was raised by John Holley. Roland Israelashvili defended his bring-in and Johnson called as well.
Holley bet on fourth street and Israelashvili raised. Johnson folded and Holley re-raised. Israelashvili called.
Israelashvili then called bets from Holley on fifth through seventh and Holley said, "I was trying to make a straight flush" as he turned over 8♦8♥6♥ for a straight.
Israelashvili couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Holley.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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350,000
27,000
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27,000 |
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330,000
43,500
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43,500 |
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200,000
50,000
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50,000 |
Level 11
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Dzmitry Urbanovich: XxXx/A♦2♥3♠
Julien Martini: XxXx/K♣5♦A♠ - folded on fifth street
Ben Yu: XxXx/A♣8♠J♦ - folded on fifth street
Shaun Deeb: XxXx/J♣2♠7♦ - folded on fifth street
Urbanovich completed, with Martini, Yu, and Deeb all calling.
Fourth street saw action checked to Urbanovich, who led out. All three of his opponents remained in.
Urbanovich bet once more on fifth street, but found no callers as he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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191,500
18,000
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18,000 |
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175,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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148,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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50,500
49,500
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49,500 |
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Level 11
Pittsburgh's Nicholas Rigby made a name for himself in the poker community in 2021 when he ran deep in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event by playing deuce-three offsuit at every given opportunity. Known as the "The Dirty Diaper" in his local games, Rigby kept his opponents guessing by bluffing, value betting and doing everything else in between with the less-than-premium holding.
Two years later, Rigby again finds himself making a deep run in poker's most prestigious event. And for those wondering, he hasn't forgotten about The Dirty Diaper, a hand he used to build up a Day 1d chip lead that further grew on Day 2d to see him bag the second biggest stack in the room.
PokerNews caught up with Rigby on Day 3 to talk about his tried-and-true loose-aggressive strategy in the WSOP Main Event. Heading into Day 5, Rigby finds himself with a stack of 3,655,000 near the top of the chip counts.
