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

07-15-2023 21:58 UTC-8

Guyy Turns Two Pair to Score Knockout

Tyler Foran

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

In a heads-up pot with about 150,000 in the middle, the turn read K♣Q♠4♦9♦, the action checked to Thies Guyy and he put out a bet of 85,000. His opponent check-raised all-in for about 400,000 and Guyy snap-called.

All-in Player: K♠3♣
Thies Guyy: 9♣4♣

Guyy turned two pair against his opponents top pair, and the A♠ river changed nothing as Guyy collected a pot to bring him over 1,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thies Guyy	1,295,000

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07-15-2023 22:04 UTC-8

Schiffman Smashes an Eight

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Tyler Foran

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The action folded around to Andy Ward in the small blind and he shoved for about 120,000, Daniel Schiffman was the big blind and made the call.

Andy Ward: A♥9♠
Daniel Schiffman: A♣8♥

Ward was in great shape until the Q♠8♦4♠ flop it hit the felt, and he couldn't find a nine as the board completed with the 7♣ turn and 2♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Schiffman	375,000 375,000	375,000
Andy Ward	Busted

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07-15-2023 22:19 UTC-8

Some Big Stacks Around the Room

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Tyler Foran

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jack Duong	1,500,000

Roongsak Griffeth	1,300,000
Thies Guyy	1,300,000 5,000	5,000
David Toscano	1,280,000
Kyle Hughes	1,000,000

07-15-2023 22:20 UTC-8

Chung Makes Royal Flush

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Andrew Knowles

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Eric Chung moved all in for 180,000 from early position and it folded to the cutoff who called with a slightly bigger stack. The rest of the table got out of the way and the cards were shown.

Eric Chung: A♦J♦
Cutoff: 9♥9♣

The flop came K♦Q♦3♠, and although the nines were ahead with a pair, Chung had so many outs to hit. The turn came the 9♦ to give Chung a flush but his opponent a set. The river came the 10♦ and the Royal Flush hit to score the double up for Chung in a wild runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Chung	450,000

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Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

07-15-2023 22:29 UTC-8

Yu Gets Value

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Tyler Foran

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the J♠7♣5♣ flop, Ben Yu check-called a bet of 35,000 from his opponent.

The J♣ fell on the turn and both players quickly checked.

When the 8♠ landed on the river, Yu fired a bet of 85,000, and his opponent looked him up with a call. Yu tabled A♠8♣, rivering an eight, and his opponent flung his cards into the muck with disappointment.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	625,000 420,000	420,000

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07-15-2023 22:39 UTC-8

Alexander on Right Side of Cooler

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Tyler Foran

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

DJ Alexander shoved 245,000 in early position and a player a couple of spots to his left called off his stack of slightly more than 200,000, The action folded around to the big blind who showed 8♦6♦ before pitching it into the muck.

Middle Position: A♣K♥
Dj Alexander: A♥A♠

"What the F*ck," Said the all-in player as the cards were exposed.

The dealer fanned a flop of A♦K♦10♣, giving Alexander top set, while his opponent flopped top two. The 7♥ turn and 4♠ river sent the pot to Alexander.

Player	Chips	Progress
DJ Alexander	520,000 392,000	392,000

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07-15-2023 22:46 UTC-8

Final Two Hands

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Tyler Foran

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The tournament director has announced the final two hands of the night before the players bag their chips. Day 2 will restart tomorrow 10 a.m. in the Horseshoe Red Section.

07-15-2023 22:59 UTC-8

The Chad & Jesse Poker Show Episode #10: GGPoker Ambassador Daniel Negreanu

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Chad Holloway

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

On the latest The Chad & Jesse Poker Show[/I][/B] straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Chad Holloway & Jesse Fullen are joined by none other than Daniel Negreanu, who took a break from his busy summer schedule to talk about a plethora of topics including what it’s been like running deep in the lower buy-in, big field events, interacting with fans, and how he feels about his performance thus far.

The GGPoker Ambassador also offers his thoughts on the Poker Hall of Fame, including who he thinks will get in and the changes he’d like to see moving forward. Finally, “Kid Poker” offers his prediction for the 2023 WSOP Main Event, which is also the first big topic discussed by the hosts.

07-15-2023 23:02 UTC-8

End of Day 1b Chip Counts (full)

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Tyler Foran

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chen Feng Wen	1,750,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Mathew Moore	1,750,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Cuba Levenberry	1,710,000 1,710,000	1,710,000
David Baize	1,700,000 1,290,000	1,290,000
Daris Justice	1,530,000 1,530,000	1,530,000

Jack Duong	1,485,000 15,000	15,000

David Toscano	1,400,000 120,000	120,000
Richard Roberts	1,380,000 1,380,000	1,380,000
Yuchung Chang	1,360,000 1,360,000	1,360,000
Ronald Sims	1,340,000 1,340,000	1,340,000
Kyle Shigano	1,335,000 1,335,000	1,335,000
Edward Pak	1,295,000 30,000	30,000
Julien Labussiere	1,285,000 1,285,000	1,285,000
Pete Males	1,270,000 1,270,000	1,270,000
Anil Adiani	1,230,000 1,230,000	1,230,000
Julien Loire	1,220,000 790,000	790,000
Jefferson Guerrero	1,195,000 1,195,000	1,195,000
Daniel Lourenco	1,175,000 1,175,000	1,175,000
Roongsak Griffeth	1,165,000 135,000	135,000
Jacob Spooner	1,145,000 1,145,000	1,145,000
Mateus Carrion De Moraes	1,125,000 1,125,000	1,125,000
Joao Rocha	1,125,000 1,125,000	1,125,000
Mihai Niste	1,050,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Lucia Antunes	1,050,000 590,000	590,000
Takao Shimizu	1,045,000 1,045,000	1,045,000

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