Event #88: $1,500 The Closer Day 1a | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-14-2023 15:28 UTC-7

Sepoil Rivers a Pair

Tyler Foran

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

Three players saw the turn of A♠7♣2♠Q♦, 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 K♠8♠ for a busted flush draw, and Sepiol took down the pot with 5♦4♦, riving a pair of fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Sepiol	62,000

Lily Kiletto	62,000 68,500	68,500

Tags: Daniel Sepiol Lily Kiletto

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

07-14-2023 15:15 UTC-7

Baby Shark Eliminated Rest of Table Mad

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Roxanne Johnson

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

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 K♠Q♠3x, 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: A♠J♠ 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Fawcett	108,800 3,000	3,000

Christina Gollins	Busted

Tags: Christina Gollins Justin Fawcett

07-14-2023 15:15 UTC-7

Rabalison Scores the Flush

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Roxanne Johnson

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 8♠10♠4♦ 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 A♠Q♠ for the nut flush and the big blind mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Rabalison	33,500

Tags: Mathieu Rabalison

07-14-2023 15:13 UTC-7

McEwen Lets It Go on the River

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Tyler Foran

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

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 Q♣5♠5♥, 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Preston McEwen	131,000 33,200	33,200
Hung Sheng Lin	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Hung Sheng Lin Preston McEwen

07-14-2023 15:11 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts After Second Break

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Ollie Garland

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Norris	280,000 91,000	91,000
Anant Patel	221,000 141,700	141,700

Kathy Liebert	164,000 99,500	99,500

Shane Rose	130,000 30,000	30,000
Ross Denny	129,800 55,800	55,800
Tim Le	93,000 10,500	10,500
Joey Gargiulo	92,700 38,700	38,700
Tony Miles	41,000 21,000	21,000
Lou Zhaoyue	28,400 13,100	13,100
Michael Wilklow	21,000 99,500	99,500

Paawan Bansal	Busted
Jariah Waring	Busted
Charles Lineberry	Busted
Xing Wei	Busted
Chungeon Lee	Busted

07-14-2023 15:09 UTC-7

Yanovsky Takes It on the Flop

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Ollie Garland

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 3♦Q♥6♣, 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Yanovsky	60,100 60,100	60,100

Tags: Eric Yanovsky

07-14-2023 15:01 UTC-7

Gavin-Mather's Three Bet Takes it Down

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Tyler Foran

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

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lexy Gavin-Mather	63,500 63,500	63,500

Tags: Lexy Gavin-Mather

07-14-2023 14:56 UTC-7

Yu Flops Top Pair

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Tyler Foran

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

With about 18,000 in the middle, the turn read J♦9♠2♥Q♦, 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 10♣9♣ for a pair of nines and a missed open-ended straight draw before Yu showed A♥J♠ flopping top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuan Yu	71,000

Tags: Yuan Yu

07-14-2023 14:55 UTC-7

Some Updated Chips

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Berman	73,700
Benjamin Ector	73,000

Gaetano Lo Grande	73,000
Kristen Deardorff	67,000 27,000	27,000
Robert Mizrachi	62,000

Mark Seif	39,000 14,000	14,000

Robert Perelman	35,000
Vincent Lam	32,000