2023 World Series of Poker

Event #85: $1,500 Shootout
Day: 1
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Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9♣7♥
Prize
$237,367
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,317,645
Total Entries
987
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
987
Players Left
100
Players Left 1 / 987
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Hastings takes on Wolters

Ellis de-Vaney
Ellis de-Vaney
Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Six-time WSOP Bracelet winner Brian Hastings was on the button and was heads-up against Joshua Wolters in the small blind.

The flop read 3♣J♣6♦. Wolters bet 4,000, and Hastings called for the 5♥ to appear on the turn. Wolters checked, and Hastings bet 6,000, to which Wolters called.

The river exposed the 10♦. Wolters checked again, and Hastings bet 25,000. After some time in the tank, Wolters made the call. Hasting then revealed his hand J♦8♦.

Wolters chose to muck his cards, and Hastings claimed the pot with a pair of Jacks.

Tags: Brian HastingsJoshua Wolters

Vayssieres Gets Quads to Finish; Schumacher also Advances

Gaelle Jaudon
Gaelle Jaudon
Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

According to the table, all the chips went in the middle preflop with Nicholas Vayssieres, holding Q♠Q♦ and covering his opponent's stack who had less than six big blinds while holding Jx9x.

The board showed Q♥2♦3♥Q♣10♠ to improved Vayssieres's hand into quads and qualify him for Day 2.

Elsewhere in the room, Yannick Schumacher won his table to punch his ticket to the second day.

Tags: Nicholas VayssieresYannick Schumacher

Imsirovic Wins His Table in Round 1

Jeremy Geist
Jeremy Geist
Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Ali Imsirovic
Ali Imsirovic

After a hard, honest days work of poker, Ali Imsirovic has won his table and will move on to Day 2 in the money.

Tags: Ali Imsirovic

More Players Advance

Gaelle Jaudon
Gaelle Jaudon
Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Level: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Hatmaker Takes One

Gaelle Jaudon
Gaelle Jaudon
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With three player remaining, Josh Arieh opened to 2,500 and got called by Casay Hatmaker and Vishal Shyamnarain in the blinds.

The flop came 6♦Q♣4♠ and it checked to Shyamnarain who bet 4,500. Only Hatmaker stayed in the pot.

The turn 7♣ and the river 2x went checked and Shyamnarain tabled K♣Q♠ for top pair. Hatmaker revealed Q♦4♥ for two pair and won the pot.

Tags: Vishal ShyamnarainJosh Arieh

Imsirovic Take It Thanks to Kicker

Jeremy Geist
Jeremy Geist
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Ali Imsirovic
Ali Imsirovic

There was a raise from Jimmy Dambrosio to 3,000 from the button. Ali Imsirovic, who earlier this summer released a video addressing cheating accusations against him, was looking to keep him honest and called from the small blind. The big blind also came along.

The J♠K♣3♠ flop hit the felt and action checked to Dambrosio on the button who bet 2,500. Imsirovic called from the small blind and the big blind then check-raised to 7,500. Dambrosio folded but Imsirovic stuck around.

The turn brought a 4♣ and action checked through to the 8♥ river. Imsirovic now took the opportunity to led for 14,000. The big blind called and the cards hit their backs.

Imsirovic was holding K♠Q♥ and the big blind flashed Kx10x before folding.

Imsirovic scooped a big pot to move closer to a Day 2.

Tags: Ali Imsirovic

Plante versus Allen

Gaelle Jaudon
Gaelle Jaudon
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Kevin Allenopened and Santiago Plante three-bet to 12,000, which Allen called.

The flop brought 10♠A♥Q♦ and Plante continued for 12,600, called by Allen. The same action happened on the 7♥ turn, this time for 20,000.

The river showed the K♦ and both checked. Plante tabled A♣A♠ for a set of aces and took down the pot.

Tags: Fedor TruntsevSantiago Plante

They Advance to Day 2

Gaelle Jaudon
Gaelle Jaudon
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

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

Connor Richards
Connor Richards
Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya

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

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