Event #85: $1,500 Shootout Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-13-2023 15:10 UTC-8

Schwartz on the Double-Up

Ellis de-Vaney

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

The player on the button opened the action preflop with a raise to 2,100. The small blind three-bet to 24,100, and Russell Schwartz, in the big blind, called and went all in with his remaining chips. The button player folded, resulting in a heads-up.

Small Blind: J♥J♣
Russell Schwartz: Q♥Q♠

The board read out K♥5♠A♥8♥Q♦, granting Schwartz the pot and doubling up his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Russell Schwartz	50,300

Tags: Russell Schwartz

07-13-2023 15:05 UTC-8

Frank Funaro Second Player to Win Their Table

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Jeremy Geist

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

Frank Funaro was heads up for over an hour but has locked up a min-cash and will move to Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Funaro	250,000 118,000	118,000

07-13-2023 15:02 UTC-8

Few Chip Counts

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	97,000
Joe Cada	93,000

Josh Arieh	80,000 51,000	51,000

Jake Schwartz	63,000
Felipe Ramos	59,000 34,000	34,000

Shiina Okamoto	38,000 5,000	5,000

Robbi Jade Lew	Busted

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

07-13-2023 14:55 UTC-8

Guagenti Leads the Heads Up

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The flop showed 10♥5♣9♠ when Jonathan Glendinning bet 2,500 and Nick Guagenti raised to 6,500. Glendinning made the call.

Both checked on the 10♠ turn and 6♣ came on the river. Glendinning checked and Guagenti tossed a pile of 5,000-chip in front of him, putting Glendinning at risk. The latter ended up folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guagenti	218,000 218,000	218,000

Jonathan Glendinning	31,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Jonathan Glendinning Nick Guagenti

07-13-2023 14:46 UTC-8

Iermolcheva Keeps Climbing

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In heads-up, the board already showed 4♣7♠Q♦J♥ when Olga Iermolcheva checked to Sean McKenzie who bet 8,500. After some thinking, Iermolcheva announced all in, putting McKenzie at risk. The latter didn't take long to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Olga Iermolcheva	220,000 60,000	60,000
Sean McKenzie	30,000

Tags: Olga Iermolcheva Sean McKenzie

07-13-2023 14:44 UTC-8

Wolters Bombs the River

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Jeremy Geist

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Action folded to Joshua Wolters in the small blind who put in a raise to 3,500. Brian Hastings called in the big blind and they were off to a flop.

The 5♣8♠9♠ flop hit the felt and Wolters bet 3,500. Hastings called.

The turn brought a 3♠ and action quickly checked through. The 4♣ river hit the felt and Wolters put his foot back on the gas and made a large wager of 13,000.

Hastings went into the tank for about a minute before making the call.

Wolters rolled over Q♠4♠ for a a flush and Hastings folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	142,000

Joshua Wolters	46,000

Tags: Brian Hastings Joshua Wolters

07-13-2023 14:38 UTC-8

Trips for Mantovani

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Yuri Kudrinsky raised under the gun and it folded to Alexandre Mantovani who called in the big blind.

The flop came 7♣A♠2♠ and Mantovani check-called for 1,700.

The duo checked on the 3♥ turn and 2♥ paired the board on the river. Mantovani led out for 8,000 and after a minute, Kudrinsky called, but only to muck when Mantovani tabled J♦2♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Mantovani	63,000 15,000	15,000

Yuri Kudrinsky	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Alexandre Mantovani Yuri Kudrinsky

07-13-2023 14:30 UTC-8

Another Double Up for Saran

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The board 7♠J♦7♦7♣5♦ was already dealt when Frank Funaro bet 11,000. [Removed:446] shoved for a stack around 60,000 and Funaro went deep into the tank before calling.

Saran tabled 7♥5♥ for the full house and Funaro sent J♣8♥ into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Funaro	132,000 83,000	83,000

[Removed:446]	113,500 101,500	101,500

Tags: Frank Funaro

07-13-2023 14:28 UTC-8

Frazer-James Is the First Player to Win Their Table

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Jeremy Geist

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There are currently five tables in heads-up play.

On the outer edge of the room Joshua Frazer James opened the button and heard all in from his oppnent. Frazer James called and the players were off to a full board.

Opponent: K♥Q♥
Joshua Frazer James: 6♠6♥

Frazer James would actually flop his opponent almost dead on 2♥6♦5♣ and the turn J♣ would seal the deal.

Joshua Frazer James moves into Day 2 early and will get some much needed time off after being the first to finish.