2023 World Series of Poker

Event #88: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q2
Prize
$606,810
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,713,885
Entries
3,531
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
258
Players Left
1

Level: 29

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

Justice is Served as Two Get Knocked Down

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Didier Guerin moved all in from under the gun for about 1,118,000 and Daris Justice with the dominant stack also shoved all in and Mark Seiden who had about 200,000 behind came along for the ride on the big blind.

Mark Seiden: QK
Didier Guerin: JJ
Daris Justice: 1010

Immediately the board awarded Justice with a set on the flop and ended it with a full house not really giving the other players any hope of improving. The board was 7109A7. And just like that two more players were gone. The group has been dissipating quickly starting the day at 258 and now it is already down to 80.

Player Chips Progress
Daris Justice us
Daris Justice
3,140,000
1,610,000
1,610,000
Didier Guerin au
Didier Guerin
Busted
Mark Seiden us
Mark Seiden
Busted

Tags: Daris JusticeDidier GuerinMark Seiden

Chang and Tanouye Have a Quick Clash

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Yuchung Chang bet 160,000 from the cutoff and Jeffrey Tanouye defended from the big blind.

The flop came 2106, and Tanouye quickly checked to Chang. He led out for 150,000 and received a quick fold to take the pot uncontested.

Player Chips Progress
Yuchung Chang tw
Yuchung Chang
2,720,000
-180,000
-180,000
Jeffrey Tanouye us
Jeffrey Tanouye
1,600,000
460,000
460,000

Tags: Yuchung ChangJeffrey Tanouye

A Moment of Silence for Those We've Lost

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Daniel Johnson us
Daniel Johnson
Busted
Negie Marucci us
Negie Marucci
Busted
Gratien Meylan fr
Gratien Meylan
Busted
Joao Rocha br
Joao Rocha
Busted
Aaron Frei us
Aaron Frei
Busted
Edward Pak us
Edward Pak
Busted
Hong Tran us
Hong Tran
Busted
Jason DeWitt us
Jason DeWitt
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Dylan Lemery us
Dylan Lemery
Busted
Juan Navarro es
Juan Navarro
Busted
Chih Fan us
Chih Fan
Busted
Joao Simao br
Joao Simao
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Bradley Henry us
Bradley Henry
Busted
Christopher Conrad us
Christopher Conrad
Busted
Ruslan Nazarenko ua
Ruslan Nazarenko
Busted
Dan Stavila us
Dan Stavila
Busted

Seale Seals the Double up

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Quincy Seale moved all in from middle position and Mihai Niste reshoved on the button for his massive stack of about 4,000,000. Seale smiled and said "Protection." Everyone else folded.

Quincy Seale: AQ
Mihai Niste: 88

Seale scored the queen when the board came down with 34Q510 and sealed the win.

Player Chips Progress
Mihai Niste ro
Mihai Niste
3,360,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Quincy Seale us
Quincy Seale
1,340,000
580,000
580,000

Tags: Mihai NisteQuincy Seale

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Levenberry Bets Every Street

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

Ping Liu called from under the gun and Cuba Levenberry checked from the big blind.

The flop came 26K, and Levenberry led out for 80,000. Liu found a call.

While the turn peeled the 6, Levenberry continued for 225,000. Liu took some time but made the call.

The river came the 2, and Levenberry fired for 375,000. After contemplating his decision, Liu laid it down for Levenberry to take the pot uncontested.

Player Chips Progress
Cuba Levenberry us
Cuba Levenberry
3,330,000
1,730,000
1,730,000
Ping Liu us
Ping Liu
1,120,000
925,000
925,000

Tags: Cuba LevenberryPing Liu

Confusion Over Shove

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

Preston McEwen raised to 650,000 and Nicholas Petitti pushed in one stack of chips and did not verbalize anything. The floor determined it was just a call and pushed back the remaining 80,000. McEwen held about 20,000 chips behind so neither player was all in preflop. The flop came 9K7 and Petitti pushed the rest of his stack in and McEwen snap called.

Preston McEwen: Q5
Nicholas Petitti: A6

The turn came the 4 and the river was the Q and McEwen took the pot with his pair of queens and Petitti was left with a very small stack.

Player Chips Progress
Preston McEwen us
Preston McEwen
2,800,000
1,685,000
1,685,000
Nicholas Petitti us
Nicholas Petitti
60,000
-1,175,000
-1,175,000

Tags: Nicholas PetittiPreston McEwen