Event #86: $1,979 Poker Hall of Fame Bounty Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-14-2023 17:36 UTC-8

Gianluca Cedolia Eliminated in 23rd Place ($13,628)

Chris Bean

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Francis Anderson in the small blind moved all in and was called by Gianluca Cedolia in the big blind with the effective stack of 580,000.

Gianluca Cedolia: A♠4♣
Francis Anderson: Q♣3♣

Cedolia looked on course to double up and leave Anderson with crumbs after the runout of K♠9♦7♦6♠ at the turn, but the Q♠ river gave Anderson the pair of queens to send Cedolia to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Francis Anderson	1,325,000 200,000	200,000

Gianluca Cedolia	Busted

Tags: Francis Anderson Gianluca Cedolia

07-14-2023 17:42 UTC-8

Zamani Offers Money to Yanovski

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Martin Zamani bet 150,000 on a flop of 10♦8♦A♦ and Leonid Yanovski called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 5♥ turn before Yanovski led out for 775,000 on the 8♠ river.

Zamani took out a $100 bill and offered it to Yanovski. "I'll give you $100 if you show a bluff. Mr. Hu can hold it in escrow," he said as he folded, but Yanovski didn't take him up on the offer and returned his cards face down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	3,100,000 600,000	600,000

Leonid Yanovski	1,800,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Leonid Yanovski Martin Zamani

07-14-2023 17:42 UTC-8

Harmon Frustrates Hellmuth Before Dinner

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Chris Bean

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

On the last hand before the dinner break, Wayne Harmon bet 120,000 from the cutoff and Phil Hellmuth called on the button.

Both players checked the monotone board of A♥K♥2♥ and the 6♥ came on the turn putting a fourth heart on the board. Harmon bet 65,000 and Hellmuth clicked back for 150,000. Harmon immediately responded with a raise to 310,000 leading Hellmuth to go on a trademarked foul-mouthed tirade.

Harmon kept his cool during Hellmuth's rant and was smiling throughout the theatrics by the "Poker Brat". Eventually, Hellmuth folded and Harmon spoke to PokerNews after the hand and declared "I had no heart, but I had all the heart!" while thumping his chest.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wayne Harmon	3,000,000 400,000	400,000
Phil Hellmuth	655,000 695,000	695,000

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Wayne Harmon

07-14-2023 17:44 UTC-8

Ventura Fires at Yanovski

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Leonid Yanovski raised to 120,000 before Diego Ventura reraised to 485,000. Yanovski called to the K♣9♣7♣ flop, where Ventura bet another 115,000.

Yanovski again called and both players checked the 8♥ turn. The river came the 2♠ and Ventura then fired out 800,000.

Yanovski gave it some thought before mucking. "I want to see both hands," Martin Zamani asked, but he didn't get his wish.

"Two ten-minute hands in a row," David McGowan added after another lengthy pot at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Ventura	3,800,000 950,000	950,000

Leonid Yanovski	1,700,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Diego Ventura Leonid Yanovski

07-14-2023 17:44 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

The remaining 22 players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.

Action should resume around 7:40 p.m. local time.

07-14-2023 18:09 UTC-8

Dinner Break Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Diego Ventura	4,300,000 500,000	500,000

Martin Zamani	3,175,000 75,000	75,000

Martin Jacobson	3,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Anthony Hu	3,020,000 520,000	520,000
Wayne Harmon	3,000,000 400,000	400,000
Jimmy Setna	2,650,000 300,000	300,000

Josh Palmer	2,485,000 1,335,000	1,335,000
Leonid Yanovski	1,945,000 245,000	245,000
Louie Torres	1,930,000 730,000	730,000
José Nadal	1,850,000 150,000	150,000
Qing Liu	1,820,000 155,000	155,000
Jason James	1,800,000 400,000	400,000

Stephen Buell	1,660,000 985,000	985,000
John Riordan	1,640,000 760,000	760,000

Thomas Kysar	1,450,000 600,000	600,000
Valentyn Shabelnyk	1,310,000 190,000	190,000
Francis Anderson	1,200,000 125,000	125,000

James Borland	850,000 250,000	250,000
Marc Moukarzel	800,000 25,000	25,000
Timothy Capretta	765,000 265,000	265,000
Phil Hellmuth	655,000 695,000	695,000

David McGowan	500,000 170,000	170,000

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 80,000

07-14-2023 18:53 UTC-8

David McGowan Eliminated in 22nd place ($13,628)

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

David McGowan moved all in for around 500,000 from middle position as Leonid Yanovski snap called in the big blind.

David McGowan: 6♣6♠
Leonid Yanovski: J♥J♣

McGowan was already standing up from his seat preparing to make his exit as the flop came 10♥Q♦Q♠. The Q♣ on the turn left him drawing dead, and the inconsequential 3♥ fell on the river to seal his elimination in 22nd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leonid Yanovski	2,400,000 455,000	455,000
David McGowan	Busted

Tags: David McGowan Leonid Yanovski

07-14-2023 19:04 UTC-8

James Borland Eliminated in 21st Place ($13,628)

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Jim Murray

Level 27 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

James Borland moved all-in for 1,145,000 from early position and was called by Jason James on the button.

James Borland: 9♠9♦
Jason James: Q♠Q♦

A significant dog before the flop, Borland would call for his "one-time," but the poker gods would not deliver, as the final board ran out 5♦2♥J♦5♠5♣, sending Borland to the payout desk.