Level: 16
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #88: $1,500 The Closer
Day: 1b
Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
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
Players Left 1 / 3,531
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Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
A player under the gun limped in and it folded around to Adam Lamers in the small blind who completed. The big blind checked their option and the dealer spread out a flop of Q♥5♣3♣.
Lamers led out for 7,000 and the big blind folded to the under-the-gun player who put in a raise to 15,000. Lamers made the call and the A♦ hit the turn.
Lamers checked to his opponent, who sized to 30,000, and Lamers came along. The 5♦ completed the board and Lamers tapped the table again. The under-the-gun player slid out a bet of 50,000 and Lamers put in a chip for the call.
The under-the-gun player tabled K♥J♦ for king-high and Lamers rolled over A♣2♦ for a pair of aces to scoop the large pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
245,000
199,000
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199,000 |
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The player in early position shoved all in for his last 93,500 and Lafaso also shoved from the cutoff with the superior stack. Everyone else folded.
Early Position Player: A♣Q♥
Robert Lafaso: J♠J♣
The board came out with 5♥3♦7♠9♠2♠ and Lafaso's jacks scored the knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
149,000
149,000
|
149,000 |
Level 16
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Players are on a 75 minute dinner break. Play will resume at approximately 8:31 p.m. local time.
Level: 17
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
After doubling-up twice right before dinner break, Eric Alwin was right back in the action when he called an under-the-gun raise of 18,000 and five players went to the flop.
The dealer spread a flop of 10♠8♠4♥, and the action checked to Alwin who was in the hijack, and he announced all-in for a little over 300,000. Only the small blind made the call, putting his tournament life on the line for 132,000.
Small Blind: K♠Q♠
Eric Alwin: 10♦10♥
Alwin flopped a set, and his opponent flopped a flush draw. The Q♣ turn and J♥ river, meant Alwin's set was still good as he went from zero to hero in a matter of a few hands.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
571,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The action folded to a player in the small blind who moved all in for 113,000 and was snap called by Jose Aguirre in the big blind with a bigger stack.
Small Blind: 6♠3♠
Jose Aguirre: A♣10♠
Aguirre had a much better hand, but would need to dodge the live cards of his opponent. The flop fanned out K♠5♠3♥ and the small blind took the lead with a pair of threes and a flush draw. The turn, however, changed things again when the A♥ rolled off. The 2♦ completed the board and Aguirre dodged the outs of his opponent to take the pot and send the small blind to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
With about 200,000 in the middle the turn read 10♦8♦5♣7♦, and once checked to, Shaun Deeb put in two green chips for a bet of 50,000. His opponent check-called.
The 3♣ landed on the river, and both players checked. The player first to act said, "I don't have a pair."
Without a second passing, Deeb responded, "Show or muck."
Deeb was shown A♦J♠ by his opponent before he tabled K♥7♥ to drag the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
518,000
313,000
|
313,000 |
|
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Level 17
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
The player under the gun raised to 17,000 and a middle position player flatted. Michael Hancock decided it was the perfect squeeze spot and three-bet all in for 67,000. The player under the gun called and the middle position player folded. A board was looming.
Michael Hancock: 4♠4♥
Under-the-Gun Player: A♣Q♣
The board arrived with 6♥K♠J♥J♦9♠ and the fours somehow survived that jungle. Hancock stated, "It was the perfect squeeze spot, but I was on my way back to my room."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
171,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
