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

07-15-2023 20:56 UTC-8

Deeb Takes Another One

Andrew Knowles

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Shaun Deeb opened the action to 24,000 from under the gun and it folded around to a player in the big blind who made the call.

The flop came 10♠5♥5♣ and both players checked their options to the 3♥ turn. The big blind checked again and Deeb tossed out a bet of 20,000. The big blind pondered for a moment, but eventually folded and the pot was sent to Deeb.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	410,000 108,000	108,000

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07-15-2023 20:56 UTC-8

Vargas Wins a Race

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The button raised to 25,000 and Guillermo Vargas three-bet all in to 25, 000 from the small blind and the big blind four-bet shoved all in for 131,000 and the button called with the most chips.

Guillermo Vargas: A♦J♥
Small blind player: 4♥4♠
Button: Q♥Xx

The board was 8♦A♣K♥J♦9♠

Vargas won with his two pair and the small blind won the side pot with his pair of fours and the button's stack got the Kung Fu punch.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guillermo Vargas	29,000 261,000	261,000

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07-15-2023 21:00 UTC-8

Players are on a Break

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Players are on a twenty minute break. After the break 367 players will battle it out for the bubble.

Level: 20

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

07-15-2023 21:35 UTC-8

Sluzinski Plays to Win but Gets Unlucky

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Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Bahar Moussa shoved all-in on the button and Jeff 'Boski' Sluzinski went deep into the tank in the big blind.

"I have a real hand," Sluzinski said, "I play to win. I'm not stalling to cash."

After about two minutes, he made the call for his stack of 150,000, and both hands were tabled.

Bahar Moussa: K♦2♦
Jeff Sluzinski: Q♦Q♥

Sluzinski did indeed have a big hand, the third best starting hand in the deck but the flop of K♣7♥5♦ paired Moussa's king to take the lead. The 8♥ turn and 2♣ river were no help for Sluzinski, improving Moussa to two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bahar Moussa	550,000
Jeff Sluzinski	Busted

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07-15-2023 21:37 UTC-8

Hand-for-Hand in Progress

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Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

The hand-for-hand period of the tournament has begun as only 360 players remain and 359 will reach the minimum cash of $2,403.

07-15-2023 21:40 UTC-8

Bubble Burst

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Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

As the dealers were waiting to be told to deal a hand, the tournament directors counted the amount of players in the room, and announced there are only 359 players remaining, All players have locked up a cash prize of $2,403.

07-15-2023 21:48 UTC-8

Pak Keeps Stackin'

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Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Edward Pak was seen collecting a pot on the completed board of K♦8♣6♦K♣6♣, and both hands were on their backs,

Pak had Q♦Q♣, while his opponent who had about 50,000 in chips was showing 9♦7♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Pak	1,325,000 225,000	225,000

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07-15-2023 21:50 UTC-8

Yamada Scores Knockout

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Andrew Knowles

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Just after the money bubble burst, Kohsuke Yamada moved all in for close to 100,000 from early position and a player next to act made the call for a bit less. The rest of the table got out of the way and the cards were on their backs.

Early Position: K♠10♠
Kohsuke Yamada: A♠9♠

Yamada was ahead preflop, and when the flop came 9♦8♥5♠, was still in the lead. The turn changed things when the K♣ rolled off, but when the river fell the A♥, it was the ace that saved the day for Yamada to win the pot and send his opponent to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kohsuke Yamada	180,000

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Level: 21

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000