2023 World Series of Poker

Event #88: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 1a
1a1b2
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
Total Entries
3,531
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
1,141
Players Left
76
Players Left 1 / 3,531
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Sepoil Rivers a Pair

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Three players saw the turn of A72Q, and the action checked to Daniel Sepiol and he fired a bet of 10,000 into the pot of about 16,000. Lily Kiletto check-called, while the third player got out of the way.

The 4 landed on the river, and both players checked. Kiletto tabled K8 for a busted flush draw, and Sepiol took down the pot with 54, riving a pair of fours.

Tags: Daniel SepiolLily Kiletto

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

Baby Shark Eliminated Rest of Table Mad

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Christina Gollins
Christina Gollins

According to the players at the table Christina Gollins aka "Baby Shark", just sat down and was under the gun when she raised to 2,500 and the small blind called and Justin Fawcett called from the big blind. The flop came down KQ3x, the two blinds checked and Gollins bet out 5,500 and only Fawcett made the call.

The turn brought the 9x and Fawcett checked and Gollins bet 14,000. Fawcett queried, "You are betting that amount so that it all gets in on the river?" Fawcett then made the call.

Fawcett checked the river 6x and Gollins obliged and went all in for 26,800. Then Fawcett closed his eyes and stated, "I can always buy in tomorrow", and made the call for most of his stack.

Christina Gollins: AJ for the missed royal flush.
Justin Fawcett: Kx8x with the pair of kings.

The rest of the table was upset at Fawcett as they wanted to play with Baby Shark.

Tags: Christina GollinsJustin Fawcett

Rabalison Scores the Flush

Level 10 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Mathieu Rabalison was in the cutoff and raised it to 2,600 and the big blind made the call. The flop came 8104 and both players checked. Two checks were also received on the turn 7.

The river 7 is where it got spicy when the big blind bet out for 4,000 and Rabalison reraised to 16,400 and received the call. Rabalison showed AQ for the nut flush and the big blind mucked.

Tags: Mathieu Rabalison

McEwen Lets It Go on the River

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Preston McEwen
Preston McEwen

Preston McEwen opened for 2,500 under the gun and Hung Sheng Lin called in the hijack before the big blind defended.

The dealer spread a flop of Q55, and the big blind check-folded to a continuation bet of 3,000 from McEwen, but Lin made the call.

The Q double-paired the board, and McEwen slowed down with a check before Lin fired a bet of 5,500. McEwen called.

The A completed the board on the river, and McEwen checked once again before Lin pushed his whole stack of 21,700 across the line. McEwen tanked for about 45 seconds before pitching his cards into the muck.

Tags: Hung Sheng LinPreston McEwen

Updated Chip Counts After Second Break

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Yanovsky Takes It on the Flop

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The hijack opened to 2,500, the cutoff called and Eric Yanovsky defended out of the big blind.

On a flop of 3Q6, the action was checked to the original raiser, who bet out to 2,500. The cutoff called and Yanovsky raised to 10,700. Both remaining players opted to fold.

Yanovsky flashed the 5 as he raked in the pot.

Tags: Eric Yanovsky

Gavin-Mather's Three Bet Takes it Down

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Lexy Gavin-Mathers
Lexy Gavin-Mathers

The cutoff opened 2,600 and the button called before Lexy Gavin-Mather put in a three-bet to 10,000 from the small blind.

The big blind quickly folded, and both the cutoff and button got out of the way as the dealer pushed the pot to Gavin-Mather.

Tags: Lexy Gavin-Mather

Yu Flops Top Pair

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With about 18,000 in the middle, the turn read J92Q, and the big blind lead for 5,000 before Yuan Yu raised to 12,500. The big blind tanked for about a minute before making the call.

The 3 fell on the river, and once checked to, Yu checked back. The big blind tabled 109 for a pair of nines and a missed open-ended straight draw before Yu showed AJ flopping top pair.

Tags: Yuan Yu

Some Updated Chips

Level 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante