Event #83: $1,500 Short Deck | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-13-2023 17:00 UTC-7

Set over Set

Ryan Lashmar

Level 19 : Blinds 0/0, 12,000 ante

Thai Ha limped in from the cutoff and David Prociak checked his option.

The flop came Q♣10♦9♠. Ha checked, Prociak bet 40,000 and Ha made the call.

Both players checked the 8♠ turn leading to the 6♣ river. Ha bet 125,000 and Prociak made the call.

Ha tabled 8♥8♣ for a set of eights and Prociak tabled 9♥9♣ for a set of nines to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Prociak	6,400,000 100,000	100,000

Thai Ha	2,700,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: David Prociak Thai Ha

07-13-2023 16:55 UTC-7

Wai Kiat Lee Eliminated in 3rd Place ($45,866)

Ollie Garland

Level 19 : Blinds 0/0, 12,000 ante

David Prociak in the cutoff moved all in covering Wai Kiat Lee on the button. Lee called off the bet for approximately 700,000 and his tournament life was on the line.

Wai Kiat Lee: A♥J♣
David Prociak: A♦K♣

The board ran out Q♣K♦7♥6♥6♣. Prociak's dominating hand stayed that way to the river and Lee was eliminated in 3rd place.

Prociak and Ha are now heads up for the bracelet.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Prociak	6,300,000

Thai Ha	2,800,000 -140,000	-140,000

Wai Kiat Lee	Busted

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07-13-2023 16:48 UTC-7

Robert James Eliminated in 4th Place ($31,307)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 19 : Blinds 0/0, 12,000 ante

David Prociak limped in from the cutoff and Robert James raised it to 80,000 from the button. James moved all in for about 700,000 total and Prociak made the call.

Robert James: Q♣J♣
David Prociak: A♥A♦

James was in bad shape against Prociak's aces but found some outs when he flopped top pair on the J♥7♥8♦ flop. He pulled ahead on the Q♦ turn but the A♣ river gave Prociak a set, sending James to the rail and extending his lead over the remaining two players in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Prociak	6,300,000 1,625,000	1,625,000

Robert James	Busted

Tags: David Prociak Robert James

07-13-2023 16:24 UTC-7

Break Time

Ollie Garland

Level 19 : Blinds 0/0, 12,000 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break. The yellow 1,000 chip is being raced off.

07-13-2023 16:22 UTC-7

Prociak Leaves Ha Wondering

Ollie Garland

Level 19 : Blinds 0/0, 12,000 ante

Thai Ha raised under the gun to 75,000, David Prociak raised to 230,000 and Ha called.

On a flop of Q♥K♦10♣, Ha check-called a bet of 305,000 from Prociak.

The 6♠ on the turn saw Ha check again. Prociak sized up to 675,000 and Ha made a quick fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Prociak	4,675,000 660,000	660,000

Thai Ha	2,940,000 -558,000	-558,000

Tags: David Prociak Thai Ha

07-13-2023 16:16 UTC-7

Lee Doubles Through James

Ryan Lashmar

Level 19 : Blinds 0/0, 12,000 ante

Robert James opened to 60,000 from the cutoff and Wai Kiat Lee made the call from the button.

The flop came 10♦9♥7♥. James checked, Lee bet 95,000 and James moved all in with a covering stack. Lee quickly made the call and was at risk.

Wai Kiat Lee: 9♣9♦
Robert James: J♥J♠

James' overpair was far behind Lee's flopped set but he still had outs in the form of a jack or an eight. He did not get what he needed on the Q♣ turn or 10♠ river and Lee collected a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kiat Lee	820,000 148,000	148,000
Robert James	560,000 -494,000	-494,000

Tags: Robert James Wai Kiat Lee

07-13-2023 16:11 UTC-7

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

Connor Richards

Level 19 : Blinds 0/0, 12,000 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!

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07-13-2023 16:10 UTC-7

Ryan Laplante Eliminated in 5th Place ($21,863)

Ollie Garland

Level 19 : Blinds 0/0, 12,000 ante

Thai Ha raised in early position to 60,000, Robert James in the cutoff called and Ryan Laplante shoved all in from the button for 3,440,000. Ha remained in the tank for some time but eventually made the call. James snap-folded and the hand went to a showdown.

Ryan Laplante: 10♣10♦
Thai Ha: A♦Q♣

The board ran out 6♥8♣7♥Q♥8♥. Ha turned top pair to pull out in front of Laplante's pocket tens and sent him to the rail by the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thai Ha	3,498,000 953,000	953,000

Robert James	1,054,000 641,000	641,000
Ryan Laplante	Busted

Tags: Robert James Ryan Laplante Thai Ha

07-13-2023 16:03 UTC-7

The Chip Leaders Collide

Ryan Lashmar

Level 19 : Blinds 0/0, 12,000 ante

Ryan Laplante limped in from middle position and Thai Ha did the same from the cutoff. Chip leader David Prociak raised to 130,000 from the button and received a call from both opponents.

Action folded around to Prociak. who fired a continuation bet of 200,000 on the J♣7♥6♥ flop. Laplante got out of the way while Ha made the call.

Prociak fired a second barrel when checked to on the K♥ turn, this time for 450,000 which was enough to force a fold from Ha.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Prociak	4,015,000 610,000	610,000

Thai Ha	2,545,000 -405,000	-405,000

Ryan Laplante	818,000 228,000	228,000

Tags: David Prociak Ryan Laplante Thai Ha

07-13-2023 15:52 UTC-7

Moses Alosh Eliminated in 6th Place ($15,629)

Ollie Garland

Level 19 : Blinds 0/0, 12,000 ante

Robert James raised from early position to 62,000. Moses Alosh sat to his direct left and moved all in for 413,000. Action back on James, he tanked for some time before finally making the call.

Moses Alosh: 6♣6♠
Robert James: A♦K♠

The board ran out 9♥10♥10♣8♥K♦. A rivered king marked the end of Alosh's deep run and sent him to the rail in 6th place.