Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 1,200
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #88: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$4,713,885
Entries
3,531
Level
43
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Entries
2,390
Players Left
182
Dezolt Cracks Jacks to Send One Out
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Blair Hinkle limped under the gun, followed by another limp before Mark Dezolt limped the hijack, and the cutoff raised to 7,500. The action quickly folded back around to Dezolt as he made the call.
The dealer fanned a flop of 8♣7♠5♣, and Dezolt check-raised the bet of 15,000 to 45,000. The cutoff had 45,000 total and moved all-in, which Dezolt instantly called as they rolled their hands.
Cutoff: J♠J♣
Mark Dezolt: 7♥5♥
Dezolt out-flopped the pocket jacks of his opponent and the board completed with the 6♠ on the turn, and the 3♣ on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
212,000 | |
|
17,700
10,300
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10,300 |
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Duta and Gaziev Find Money Card On River
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Florian Duta opened to 2,500 from under the gun and a player in the cutoff called. Sardor Gaziev in the small blind and Mark Fraser in the big blind came along as well.
The flop fanned out Q♥10♦8♠ and all four players checked their options to the 2♦ turn. Gaziev led out for 3,000 and only Fraser got out of the way.
On the A♣ river Gaziev kept up the aggression with a large size of 15,200. Duta took some time before moving all in for 67,800 and the cutoff went deep in the tank. After close to a minute, the cutoff slid forward his stack of roughly 60,000 to make the call. Gaziev snap-called behind with close to 65,000 and the cards were shown.
Gaziev rolled over K♠J♣ for Broadway and Duta had the same hand with K♦J♦. The cutoff revealed A♥8♦ for two pair as they made their way to the exit. Gaziev and Duta chopped up the pot and the cutoff's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
119,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
100,000 | |
|
55,000 |
A Couple of Streets of Value for Cheon
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Junghyun Cheon raised 2,500 in the cutoff and both the small and big blind came along.
When the flop came 7♣4♥4♦, both the blinds checked to Cheon as he continued for 2,000. Only the small blind made the call.
The 10♥ fell on the turn, and the small blind check-called another bet of 3,500.
The 9♦ river received checks from both players, and the small blind tabled K♠Q♦, which was no good as Cheon showed A♥7♥, flopping sevens and fours.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
43,800 |
Borick Flops The World In Multi-Way Three-Bet Pot
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Robert Borick opened from early position to 2,400 and a player next to act three-bet to 6,000. A player in middle position, on the button and the big blind all made the call, and Borick completed as well.
The flop came 8♣8♦3♣ and the big blind checked to Borick who tossed out a bet of 16,000. The player next to act folded and the middle position player raised to 35,000. It folded back to Borick who moved all in, covering the close to 60,000 stack for the middle position player, who quickly called.
Middle Position: 10♥10♦
Robert Borick: 8♠7♠
Borick flopped trips and had his opponent drawing to two outs. The board ran out clean for Borick on a 2♠6♥ and the middle position player was sent to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Weisfeld Gets the Fold
Level 9
: Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
The player in the cutoff raised to 2,400 and the button and the big blind, Byron Weisfeld both called. The flop came out 5♣8♠5♦ and the Weisfeld checked and the cutoff bet 3,100, the button folded and Weisfeld reraised to 8,000. The cutoff made the call.
The turn was the card Weisfeld liked, the K♦, and he moved all in for 31,000. The cutoff went into the think tank and asked for the pot to be spread.
Weisfeld said, "That bad, huh?, crunch those numbers, take your time". The cutoff said, "I fold". Weisfeld offered to show one card but the dealer wasn't going to monkey around and mucked the hand and began shuffling.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,500
58,500
|
58,500 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Shashikhina Raises All-In
Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
With 9,400 in the middle the flop read A♥Q♠6♠, and the player in the cutoff bet 4,000.
Sonia-Veronika Shashikhina was on the button and jammed all in for 81,500. The cutoff had 23,100 behind and went into the tank.
"There is no seven on the flop," Shashikhina said to the player thinking.
Eventually, he folded, and the dealer pushed the pot her way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
93,400 |
Mirabal Wins Flip to Send One Out
Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
All of the chips went in the middle before the flop, and Julio Antonio De La Mirabal had his opponent at risk for a little more than 30,000.
Opponent: 8♣8♥
Julio Antonio De La Mirabal: A♣Q♣
It was a classic race and the board of Q♥9♥7♠K♠6♣ gave Mirabal a pair of queens to send his opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
149,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
Pearson Puts Kassouf To The Test
Level 10
: Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Richard Pearson opened to 4,000 from under the gun and only Will Kassouf made the call in the big blind.
The flop came A♥9♦7♣ and Kassouf check-called a bet of 2,500 from Pearson. On the 4♣ turn Kassouf checked again and Pearson sized to 6,000.
"I need a ten or a club," joked Kassouf before tossing in chips for the call.
The river fell the Q♥ and Kassouf checked a third time. Pearson announced all in, covering the stack of Kassouf, who quickly folded. The pot was sent to Pearson who rolled over 9♥9♣ to show he flopped a set.
"Set of nines like a boss! What a life," laughed Kassouf as Pearson stacked his newly acquired chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000 | |
|
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|
32,000 | |