Event #81: $600 Ultra Stack Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-13-2023 13:37 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafe Aman	3,700,000 2,140,000	2,140,000

Subair Up Out of his Chair

Claudio Elizalde

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Remi Subair went all in and was isolated by Scott Brewis' bigger stack. Heads up and they were set to see five cards when Subair saw the bad news.

Remi Subair: A♦K♠
Scott Brewis: A♣A♠

Subair couldn't believe his luck as the J♥9♦Q♣ peeled but it didn't keep him from saying "Ten! Let's go, ten!" and when the 10♠ rolled he shouted an expletive and clapped his hands loudly. He quickly apologized as he took his seat when the J♣ peeled the river.

The player in the one seat chose to state the obvious and said, "You know you're like a 19-1 dog there, right? That's like the worst hand you could have run into."

Still elated, Subair said, "I know, I know!" and helped the dealer count his stack, believing his luck even less than he did before as the pendulum swung.

Player	Chips	Progress
Remi Subair	2,200,000 1,585,000	1,585,000
Scott Brewis	1,100,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Remi Subair Scott Brewis

07-13-2023 13:47 UTC-7

Damelian Wins Flip To Stay Alive

Andrew Knowles

Level 27 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

All the chips hit the middle preflop between a player in the big blind and Robert Damelian in the hijack, who was at risk for his stack of 1,550,000.

Robert Damelian: 7♣7♠
Big Blind: A♣Q♦

It was a classic flip-situation, but when the board ran out 6♦4♣3♥8♣5♥, it was the sevens that made a straight to score the pot and full double up for Damelian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Damelian	3,200,000 2,315,000	2,315,000

Tags: Robert Damelian

Level: 28

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

07-13-2023 14:04 UTC-7

"River's Fine" For Lane

Andrew Knowles

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

The PokerNews team caught the tail end of a hand between a player in the big blind and Michael Lane in the cutoff, who was all in preflop for just over 1,100,000.

Michael Lane: K♣J♦
Big Blind: 6♥6♣

When the board ran out A♠5♥5♠2♣, the end looked near for Lane who needed a king or jack to stay alive.

"The river's fine," announced Lane just before the dealer peeled off the K♥ river to give Lane the pair he needed.

"Bam!" said Lane as he stood up and clapped his hands in excitement for scoring a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Lane	2,350,000 49,995	49,995

Tags: Michael Lane

07-13-2023 14:17 UTC-7

Big Stacks Around the Room

Claudio Elizalde

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Wintersberger	8,500,000 6,800,000	6,800,000

Yevhen Pavlenko	8,200,000 7,210,000	7,210,000
Jorge Ufano	8,100,000 6,650,000	6,650,000
Allen Lanier	7,700,000 6,800,000	6,800,000
William Fisher	7,200,000

07-13-2023 14:21 UTC-7

Tayi Surivives

Dominic Clementson

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Venkata Tayi went all in from the small blind, for a little over 400,000. He was called by the big blind, who covered.

Venkata Tayi: Q♥2♠
Big Blind: 3♥3♦

The dealer spread a flop of 6♦Q♦9♣ putting Tayi in front, and a turn and river of 10♥ 2♥ did nothing to change that.

Tayi put his hands together, offering thanks to the heavens, before pulling in his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Venkata Tayi	950,000

Tags: Venkata Tayi

07-13-2023 14:27 UTC-7

Break Time

Dominic Clementson

Level 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Players have just stepped out for a break.

The tournament will resume in 15 minutes.

Level: 29

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

07-13-2023 14:56 UTC-7

O'Neil Goes on a Rollercoaster With Aces

Andrew Knowles

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

In a raising war preflop between the player in the big blind and Chris O'Neil on the button, all the chips hit the middle with O'Neil at risk for his stack of 2,505,000.

Chris O'Neil: A♥A♠
Big Blind: Q♦Q♠

O'Neil had his opponent in rough shape, but when the flop fanned out K♦K♥Q♣, it was the queen that changed fortunes with O'Neil needing an ace to stay alive. The turn brought no help on the 8♣, however, the river fell the money card for O'Neil when the A♣ rolled off to score him a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris O'Neil	5,200,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Tags: Chris O'Neil