Event #82: $3,000 Pot-Limit Omaha (6-Handed) Day 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-13-2023 15:46 UTC-8

Final Three Table Redraw (full)

Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
653	1	Zhen Cai	United States	1920000	38
653	2	George Abi-Zeid	United States	620000	12
653	3	Matthew Parry	United States	4400000	88
653	4	Peter Brooks	United States	1200000	24
653	5	Lawrence Wayne	United States	1550000	31
653	6	Dimitrios Michailidis	Greece	2320000	46

660	1	Dustin Goldklang	United States	3880000	78
660	2	Connor Drinan	United States	2050000	41
660	3	Ian Matakis	United States	3520000	70
660	4	Joshua Stefansky	United States	1250000	25
660	5	Konstantinos Bouloutsos	Greece	2640000	53
660	6	Will Berry	United States	1470000	29

661	1	Brandon Shack-Harris	United States	2,700,000	54
661	2	Eric Hayes	United States	1,010,000	20
661	3	Kyle Merron	United States	2,560,000	51
661	4	Cuba Levenberry	United States	1,450,000	29
661	5	Marc Lagaze	France	1,580,000	32
661	6	Sokchheka Pho	United States	1,865,000	37

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Parry	4,400,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Dustin Goldklang	3,880,000 540,000	540,000

Ian Matakis	3,520,000 970,000	970,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	2,700,000 50,000	50,000

Konstantinos Bouloutsos	2,640,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Kyle Merron	2,560,000 640,000	640,000
Dimitrios Michailidis	2,320,000 50,000	50,000
Connor Drinan	2,050,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Zhen Cai	1,920,000 600,000	600,000
Sokchheka Pho	1,865,000 925,000	925,000
Marc Lagaze	1,580,000 40,000	40,000
Lawrence Wayne	1,550,000 270,000	270,000
Will Berry	1,470,000 630,000	630,000
Cuba Levenberry	1,450,000 310,000	310,000
Joshua Stefansky	1,250,000 200,000	200,000
Peter Brooks	1,200,000 665,000	665,000
Eric Hayes	1,010,000 670,000	670,000
George Abi-Zeid	620,000 90,000	90,000

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07-13-2023 15:31 UTC-8

Abi-Zeid Makes "Good Laydown"

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Josh Noy

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Lawrence Wayne and George Abi-Zeid were heads up on a board showing K♥A♦K♣4♦6♠ and a bet of 705,000 announced from Wayne.

Abi-Zeid counted out his remaining stack before making the fold. "Good laydown" said Wayne, as he added more chips to his stack.

With the recent eliminations of Warwick Mirzikinian, Danh Huynh, Tyler Gaston and Benjamin Juhasz the field was cut down to 18 with a redraw for the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lawrence Wayne	1,820,000 600,000	600,000
George Abi-Zeid	530,000 200,000	200,000
Warwick Mirzikinian	Busted
Danh Huynh	Busted
Tyler Gaston	Busted

Benjamin Juhasz	Busted

Tags: Benjamin Juhasz Danh Huynh George Abi-Zeid Lawrence Wayne Tyler Gaston Warwick Mirzikinian

07-13-2023 15:26 UTC-8

Shack-Harris Takes it Down Early

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Alek Gillies

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Action was caught after the turn of 4♥2♣7♦8♥, and Zachary Humphrey checked from the big blind. Dimitrios Michailidis checked from the cutoff to Brandon Shack-Harris. He made it 180,000 to see the river.

Both Humphrey and Michailidis quickly mucked their hands for Harris to take it down. Shack-Harris sits a bit over average stack after this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	2,650,000 85,000	85,000

Dimitrios Michailidis	2,370,000 1,020,000	1,020,000
Zachary Humphrey	1,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Dimitrios Michailidis Zachary Humphrey

Level: 24

Blinds: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 50,000

07-13-2023 15:15 UTC-8

Top Set Good for Michailidis

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Chris Land

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Benjamin Juhasz raised to 80,000 from the button and got called by Demitrios Michailidis in the big blind to bring out the 3♠Q♣2♣ flop.

Michailidis led out with a bet of 75,000. Juhasz called to see the K♠ hit the turn.

Action checked through to the 5♦ river.

Michailidis led out again, this time for 50,000. Juhasz thought briefly before putting out a raise to 250,000. Michailidis quickly called and turned over the K♥K♦4♣2♠, causing Juhasz to toss his cards into the muck and the dealer to push the pot to Michailidis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Juhasz	2,475,000 1,060,000	1,060,000
Demitrios Michailidis	810,000 810,000	810,000

Tags: Benjamin Juhasz Top Set Good

07-13-2023 15:11 UTC-8

Silicon Valley's Chamath Palihapitiya Returns to the WSOP After a Decade

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Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

For many part-time players, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a chance to get away from work and spend some time in Las Vegas playing poker and chasing a bracelet.

One of those part-time bracelet hopefuls is venture capitalist and longtime poker player Chamath Palihapitiya, an early Facebook executive and the founder and CEO of the investment firm Social Capital. After more than a decade off of the WSOP felt, the billionaire returned to the World Series to take his shot at winning a bracelet in Event #29: $100,000 High Roller.

PokerNews caught up with Palihapitiya earlier in the series as he battled in a Day 1 field that included Chance Kornuth, Alex Foxen, Chris Brewer plenty more of the world's top high-roller players.

Read About Chamath's Return to the WSOP!

Tags: Chamath Palihapitiya

07-13-2023 15:10 UTC-8

Matakis Gains Ground

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action was three-ways to the flop of 9♠5♦7♥, with Marc Lagaze, Ian Matakis and Danh Huynh all checking to the A♠ turn.

Matakis took the lead firing out a bet of 150,000, taking down the pot once Huynh and Lagaze folded.

At a nearby table, Huilin Chen was eliminated to bring the field down to 22 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Matakis	2,550,000 760,000	760,000

Marc Lagaze	1,620,000 460,000	460,000
Danh Huynh	1,150,000 175,000	175,000
Huilin Chen	Busted

Tags: Danh Huynh Ian Matakis Marc Lagaze Huilin Chen

07-13-2023 15:07 UTC-8

Cai Finds a Double Up Through Gaston

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Alek Gillies

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action was caught on the flop of 10♠8♣Q♠, and both blinds quickly checked. Zhen Cai led out for 200,000 from the cutoff, and was three bet by Tyler Gaston to 600,000. Cai called putting his tournament life at risk as both players revealed their cards.

Zhen Cai: K♠J♠J♥8♥
Tyler Gaston: Kx9x8♠7♠

The board ran out 9♠4♠ for Cai to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zhen Cai	1,320,000 295,000	295,000
Tyler Gaston	450,000 730,000	730,000

Tags: Tyler Gaston Zhen Cai

07-13-2023 15:03 UTC-8

Shack-Harris Takes it Down, Doesn't Have to Show

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Chris Land

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Dimitrios Michailidis raised to 100,000 and Brandon Shack-Harris called from the cutoff, leading to a 5♣4♠J♠ flop.

Both players checked to bring the 3♦ out on the turn. Action checked through again to see the Q♠ fall on the river.

Michailidis led out for 200,000 and Shack-Harris entered a short tank. After about one minute of thought, Shack-Harris put in the call and Michailidis instantly fucked face down, allowing Shack-Harris to take down the pot without having to turn his hand up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	2,735,000 315,000	315,000

Dimitrios Michailidis	1,350,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Dimitrios Michailidis

07-13-2023 14:56 UTC-8

Shack-Harris KO's Kalas

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Josh Noy

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

The action was four ways to the 9♣10♦9♥ flop, with play checked around to Brandon Shack-Harris on the button.

Shack-Harris slid out a bet of 65,000, only to see Kane Kalas raise the pot for almost all of his remaining chips. Cuba Levenberry and Dimitrios Michailidis both got out of the way, leaving the decision on Shack-Harris.

A raise and call quickly followed, leaving Kalas at risk.

Kane Kalas: Q♠9♣4♠4♣
Brandon Shack-Harris: A♠J♦9♦4♥

Both players flopped trip nines, with Shack-Harris in front with an ace kicker. The 3♥ turn and K♥ river changed nothing, sending Kalas to the payout table.