Event #81: $600 Ultra Stack Day 1a | 2023 World Series of Poker

Jul 11, 2023

The Room Fills with Boos

Claudio Elizalde

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Players have been taking full advantage of the Main Event coverage being projected up on the many screens in the Paris Ballroom and during one particular hand, all eyes were on Toby Lewis as he contemplated what to do with his nut flush on a paired board.

The room filled with gasps multiple times when the many viewers thought he would fold and when he finally did, the tournament area reverberated with boos.

A rather funny scenario to have a full tournament watching another tournament in action at the same time.

Jul 11, 2023

Dula Eliminates Buell on the Bubble

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Steve Buell moved all-in from middle position and Dalibor Dula made the call from the small blind.

Steve Buell: A♠J♥
Dalibor Dula: Q♠Q♣

Buell would flop a jack on the J♦6♦9♣ flop, opening the door to victory slightly wider, but the 7♠ turn and the 3♦ river would secure the elimination for Dula and send Buell home on the stone bubble.

Tags: Dalibor Dula Steve Buell

Jul 11, 2023

Kraemer Gets Jacked During Hand for Hand

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Justin Fawcett was wishing he wasn't involved in this particular hand when he called the all in of Mackenzie Kramer.

Mackenzie Kramer: K♣K♥
Justin Fawcett : J♠J♥

The table let out a collective, "Awwwww..." when the flop came A♦5♦J♣, the turn and river never had a king come and the 4♠ and 3♠ were bricks.

Tags: Justin Fawcett Mackenzie Kramer

Jul 11, 2023

Hand-for-Hand Resumes

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Jim Murray

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Players are back from break and will resume hand-for-hand until they make the money.

468 players remain, 464 get paid.

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

Jul 11, 2023

Players are Going on a 20-Minute Break

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Jim Murray

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/160,000, 16,000 ante

The bubble did not burst, so players are going on a scheduled break and will return to Level 20, with blinds 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante.

During the break, the floor staff will be coloring off the 1,000 denomination chip.

Jul 11, 2023

Hand-for-Hand Has Begun

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Jim Murray

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/160,000, 16,000 ante

The clock has stopped and the floor staff has instructed the dealers to deal one hand.

468 players remain.

Jul 11, 2023

Yurumazu's Aces Hold Just before the Bubble

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/160,000, 16,000 ante

Emin Yurumazu isolated a shorter stack just before hand for hand.

Short Stack: 10♦10♠
Emin Yurumazu: A♥A♠

The board ran out the 4♠7♠J♥6♣7♣, keeping Yurumazu's aces ahead of his opponents' tens.

Jul 11, 2023

Murabito's Aces Hold for Big Double

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Jim Murray

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/160,000, 16,000 ante

Action caught up with a player in early position four-betting Murabito's three-bet of 115,000 to 255,000, and Murabito responding with an all-in of 456,000, with the early position player making the call.

Giuseppe Murabito: A♠A♣
Early Position Player: K♥K♦

Murabito was awarded a clean runout on a final board reading 5♣2♠5♦8♦7♠, securing the double.

Tags: Giuseppe Murabito

Jul 11, 2023

Fox Finds the Fox Hole

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 19 : Blinds 8,000/160,000, 16,000 ante

Patrick Fox had the player on the button at risk and it appeared to be a flip when the cards were on their backs.

Button: A♣K♠
Patrick Fox: 6♥6♠

Once the flop came 6♦3♣3♦, Fox surged into the lead as he flopped a boat. The 5♦ on the turn dashed any hopes and the 9♦ on the river was of no consequence.