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

07-12-2023 21:41 UTC-8

Friedman Eliminated by Lee

Ollie Garland

Level 13 : Blinds 0/0, 3,000 ante

Wai Kiat Lee limped under the gun, the hijack raised to 18,000 and Adam Friedman called from his short stack on the button. Lee moved all in for 318,000, covering both players, the hijack folded and Friedman called.

Adam Friedman: J♥10♠
Wai Kiat Lee: A♥Q♠

The board ran out 6♥7♦Q♦6♦Q♥. Friedman was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wai Kiat Lee	470,000 446,200	446,200
Adam Friedman	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Wai Kiat Lee

07-12-2023 21:17 UTC-8

Ogura Eliminates Leonard

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Blinds 0/0, 3,000 ante

Patrick Leonard was all in preflop against Takashi Ogura who had a covering stack.

Patrick Leonard: 10♥9♥
Takashi Ogura: K♥K♠

Leonard was drawing thin on the A♦A♣10♦ flop. The 7♦ turn and 9♦ river offered no improvement and he was sent to the rail while Ogura collected a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Takashi Ogura	210,000 210,000	210,000
Patrick Leonard	Busted

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07-12-2023 20:27 UTC-8

Third Time is Not the Charm for Epstein

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 0/0, 2,500 ante

Alex Epstein found himself all-in in three consecutive hands.

Hand One:
Epstein jammed from middle position for 33,000 finding a caller in Jon Kyte on the button.

Alex Epstein: J♦9♣
Jon Kyte: K♦6♦

The board ran out Q♥9♠Q♦A♦Q♠ and Epstein secured his first double-up.

Hand Two:
The very next hand Epstein shoved all in from early position and failed to find a caller, though he still won the dead money in the middle.
"I had it this time" he announced as he tabled A♦Q♥.

Hand Three:
Epstein was now under the gun and attempted to move all in. Unfortunately, he did so in two motions and it was considered just a raise to 42,500 by the floor. Johan Schultz-Pedersen was next to act and moved all in for 149,500, as did
Pier Angelo Perazzi on the button. Epstein called off for his tournament life.

Alex Epstein: A♣K♠
Johan Schultz-Pedersen: K♥K♣
Pier Angelo Perazzi: A♥K♦

The board ran out 8♥Q♣10♠9♦9♠. Schultz-Pedersen scooped the pot and eliminated Epstein.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johan Schultz-Pedersen	410,000 387,000	387,000
Jon Kyte	200,000 125,000	125,000
Pier Angelo Perazzi	183,000 77,000	77,000
Alex Epstein	Busted

Tags: Alex Epstein Johan Schultz-Pedersen John Kyte Pier Angelo Perazzi

07-12-2023 20:07 UTC-8

Laplante Ousts Zamani

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : 0/0, 2,500 ante

Martin Zamani was all in preflop against Ryan Laplante who had him covered.

Martin Zamani: J♠10♣
Ryan Laplante: K♣K♦

Laplante smashed the K♥8♦8♣ flop, leaving Zamani drawing dead. The A♦ turn and K♠ river were a formality. Laplante's quad kings were good for the winner and Zamani hit the rail shortly after making the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Laplante	212,000

Martin Zamani	Busted

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07-12-2023 20:02 UTC-8

Jetten is the Bubble Boy

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Ollie Garland

Level 11 : Blinds 0/0, 2,000 ante

Pier Angelo Perazzi limped under the gun, Peter Jetten shoved all in from the cutoff and Perazzi called.

Peter Jetten: A♥K♥
Pier Angelo Perazzi: J♥J♦

The board ran out Q♥Q♦J♠7♦9♥. Perazzi flopped a full house, eliminating Jetten on the bubble. Elsewhere in the room, another player was eliminated after their ace-queen fell short by the river against the queen-jack of Thai Ha. With two players being eliminated, all those remaining are now in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thai Ha	338,000 78,000	78,000

Pier Angelo Perazzi	260,000 4,000	4,000
Peter Jetten	Busted

07-12-2023 18:49 UTC-8

Brewer Enters the Field and Quickly Makes his Exit

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : Blinds 0/0, 1,500 ante

Chris Brewer, who had registered during the dinner break, was all in for 23,500 preflop against Pier Angelo Perazzi who covered.

Chris Brewer: A♦9♦
Pier Angelo Perazzi: A♠10♣

Perazzi was ahead with a bigger ace and remained so on the A♣Q♦7♣8♠K♦ run out to eliminate Brewer shortly after he joined the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pier Angelo Perazzi	222,000 222,000	222,000
Chris Brewer	Busted

Tags: Chris Brewer Pier Angelo Perazzi

07-12-2023 17:14 UTC-8

Rutter Scoops as Zinno Eliminated

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 0/0, 1,200 ante

Anthony Zinno limped in under the gun, as did the player to his left. Stuart Rutter raised to 25,000 from middle position, David Williams in the hijack called and so did Zinno.

The flop came 10♣J♦6♦. Zinno checked, Rutter moved all in for 14,400, Williams raised covering both his opponent and Zinno called off for his tournament life.

Anthony Zinno: K♣K♠
Stuart Rutter: A♠K♦
David Williams: K♥J♥

The turn and river came the Q♥ and 7♥ respectively. Rutter scooped the pot and Zinno was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stuart Rutter	118,200 49,200	49,200
David Williams	86,000

Anthony Zinno	Busted

Tags: Anthony Zinno David Williams Stuart Rutter

07-12-2023 16:53 UTC-8

Epstein and Israelashvili Clash Heads

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 0/0, 1,000 ante

The pot stood at 13,000 with just Alex Epstein and Roland Israelashvili looking at a full board that read J♥K♣7♥8♦J♦.

Israelashvili, in early position, checked the action to Epstein on the button who put out a bet of 7,000. Israelashvili announced "It's never a bluff!" but proceed to pay the price to see Epstein's cards.

"Ten high" Epstein announced. Israelashvili tabled K♥Q♠ to take down the pot.

The very next hand Israelashvili limped in from under the gun. In the cutoff, Epstein raised to 20,000 which forced Israelashvili to fold.

"It's never a bluff," Epstein laughed as he claimed the pot and mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israelashvili	170,000 14,000	14,000

Alex Epstein	86,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Alex Epstein Roland Israelashvili

07-12-2023 16:45 UTC-8

Friedman Calls it Off

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 0/0, 1,000 ante

Action folded around to Adam Friedman who called from the cutoff. The button, who had Friedman slightly covered, announced all in.

"Wow. I was going to raise all in" Friedman said. "I still might call it off".

After about 40 seconds Friedman made the call and was at risk.

Adam Friedman A♥J♦
Cutoff: A♠Q♥

Friedman was behind with the weaker ace but rivered a flush on the A♦7♥9♦10♦K♦ run out to receive a healthy double up while leaving his opponent short-stacked.

Meanwhile at another table, Yuri Dzivielevski was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	140,800 78,800	78,800

Yuri Dzivielevski	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman

07-12-2023 16:29 UTC-8

Israelashvili Gets One Through

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 0/0, 1,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 8,000 as the board read 10♥8♦K♥.

The action checked to Johan Schultz-Pedersen in the hijack who bet 2,000 into four opponents. The player in the cutoff called, the button folded and Alex Epstein called under the gun, as did Roland Israelashvili in middle position.

The turn came the 9♠ and Epstein took the lead for 11,000. Israelashvili responded by raising to 50,000 and all remaining players, including Epstein, folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israelashvili	156,000 156,000	156,000

Alex Epstein	98,000 12,000	12,000

Johan Schultz-Pedersen	23,000

Tags: Alex Epstein Johan Pedderson Roland Israelashvili