Level: 31
Blinds: 100,000/200,000
Ante: 200,000
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #88: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,713,885
Entries
3,531
Level
43
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Entries
258
Players Left
1
Players on Break
Level 30
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Players are now on break and will return in 15 minutes.
Kwan Survives his Shove
Level 30
: 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Derek Kwan was in the cutoff and moved all in for about 1,000,000 and Michael Marder also moved all in from the button with double Kwan's stack. Everyone else folded.
Derek Kwan: Q♠10♦
Michael Marder: A♦J♠
Kwan scored the straight on the turn with the board of 6♣J♣9♦K♦A♠ and received double the chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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2,100,000
1,270,000
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1,270,000 |
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1,500,000
610,000
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610,000 |
Level: 30
Blinds: 80,000/160,000
Ante: 160,000
More Player Busts
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
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Hughes Gets the Knockout
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
The button raised all in for about 570,000 and Kyle Hughes also shoved his stack in for about 1,100,000 and the big blind folded.
Button: Q♥10♥
Kyle Hughes: A♠K♣
The board ran out with no sweat for Hughes K♠6♣4♠7♥4♦ and he instantly had a chip boost.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,620,000
1,240,000
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1,240,000 |
Chang Puts a Move on Ogawa
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Action was caught after the flop of 7♦Q♠6♠, and Shaotang Chang quickly checked. Ryuta Ogawa bet 240,000 and received a call from Chang.
The turn was the 3♣, and Chang jammed all in for around 1,300,000. Ogawa pondered a decision before he made the fold and Chang took the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,040,000
1,515,000
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1,515,000 |
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1,500,000
670,000
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670,000 |
Gilliam Takes the Cake with Threes
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Lorenzo Bosforo raised all in to about 600,000 from late position and Timothy Gilliam made the call from the big blind.
Lorenzo Bosforo: K♠9♠
Timothy Gilliam: 3♣3♦
The board came out J♠8♥2♣A♥3♥ and Gilliam won with his set of threes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,000,000
2,595,000
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2,595,000 |
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Busted |
Alexandra Botez Wants the WSOP Main Event Stream to Be Free; Do You Agree?
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Don't hide the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event live-stream behind a paywall, so says chess superstar Alexandra Botez, who has become an avid poker player.
PokerGO holds the rights to all live-streamed coverage of poker's most prestigious tournament, which is set to play down to a $12.1 million winner on Monday, with the final table beginning Sunday at 2 p.m. PT. Poker fans can catch all the action live (on delay), but viewing it isn't free.
Hatmaker Sends Sapitavicius to the Rail
Level 29
: 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Arunas Sapitavicius jammed all in from under the gun for 1,070,000. Casey Hatmaker shoved over the top as everyone else got out of the way. Both players revealed their hands.
Arunas Sapitavicius: A♣Q♥
Casey Hatmaker: 9♥9♦
The board ran out 9♠6♠K♣5♣J♥ for Hatmaker to take it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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3,210,000
2,960,000
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2,960,000 |
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Busted |