Event #89: $1,000 Flip & Go Presented by GGPoker
Day 1 Started
Event #89: $1,000 Flip & Go Presented by GGPoker
Day 1 Started
Welcome to the start of Event #89: $1,000 Flip & Go Presented by GGPoker – a tournament that has quickly established itself as one of the most entertaining events on the World Series of Poker calendar.
Players are currently playing the “Flip” portion of the event, where everyone is all in preflop – receiving three hole cards and discarding one after the flop is dealt. The last two cards are placed on the board and the best hand wins the flip! The winner at each eight-handed table then progresses to the “Go” stage of the event, having already made it into the money, and it plays out as a regular no-limit hold'em tournament.
The 2022 edition was won by Christopher Chatman, who claimed his first bracelet in the event and took home $187,770 for his efforts.
Place | Player | Country | Prize |
1 | Christopher Chatman | United States | $187,770 |
2 | Rafi Elharar | Israel | $116,050 |
3 | Tyler Willse | United States | $85,420 |
4 | Ian Steinman | United States | $63,530 |
5 | Pete Chen | Taiwan | $47,760 |
6 | Austin Apicella | United States | $36,290 |
7 | Zach Cheatum | United States | $27,880 |
8 | Georgios Sotiropoulos | Greece | $21,660 |
9 | Mike Matusow | United States | $17,010 |
Of course, last year’s tournament will also be remembered for Scott Seiver, who made a heroic but ultimately doomed attempt to progress into the money. Seiver fired an eye-watering 43 bullets in the $1,000 buy-in event, (for $43,000 total) meaning he needed to finish fifth to just break even. Unfortunately for the four-time bracelet winner, he didn’t win a single flip and failed to cash.
The final flips will take place at about 4:00 p.m. and the tournament proper will begin at 7 p.m. local time, at which point live updates will begin here.
Players start with 20,000 chips and levels last 30 minutes. Play will continue for 12 levels, with 20-minute breaks every four levels. Those who make Day 2 will return at 12 noon on Saturday, July 15, and play down to a winner.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for coverage of this unique event.
On the latest episode, Jesse Fullen and special co-host Norman Chad continue The Chad & Jesse Poker Show straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
The two start by debating the pros and cons of the 2023 WSOP Main Event payouts before welcoming this week’s guest – poker vlogger Ryan Depaulo.
Among the topics they discuss with the Whole Foods parking lot bracelet winner are his biggest score to date (third place in the Colossus), what his father told him (“Don’t punt”), and Joey the Mush. Plus, they ask if he was banned from Borgata for vlogging, his main poker influence, and whether or not he’s a withered pro.
Norman Chad and Jesse then do a new "Calling the Clock" segment in which they offer quick two-minute dialogues for topics on “The Board.”
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Cards are in the air for the "Go" portion of the Flip & Go Event.
Scott Seiver is running better than last year, having made it through the "Flip" section of the tournament and into the money. He apparently only needed to fire seven bullets this time around.
Meanwhile, plenty of other notable faces are in the field and ready to play the skill portion of this event ...
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Scott Seiver |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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Josh Arieh |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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Ryan Riess |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
Ebony Kenney |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Jesse Lonis |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
David Williams |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
Koray Aldemir |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
Yuval Bronshtein |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
Ian Steinman |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
||
Roland Israelashvili |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Shaun Deeb |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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Eric Wasserson |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Benjamin Yu |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
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Shannon Shorr |
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
On a three-way turn of 6♥9♣10♠4♦, Maksim Paniak led out for 50,000 into the already swelled pot of over 100,000, and Thixoa Nguyen thought for a bit before she made the call while Yuchung Chang got out of the way.
The river came the 7♥ and Paniak bet just 5,000 into the pot, to which Nguyen responded by moving all in for 25,000.
Paniak sighed and shook his head, but made the call anyway and tabled 10♣10♦ for top set of tens. A very good hand in most circumstances, but it was no match for Nguyen's 7♠8♠ for the flopped straight to win her the large pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yuchung Chang |
375,000
375,000
|
375,000 |
Thixoa Nguyen
|
255,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
Maksim Paniak | 95,000 |
After a raise to 16,000 pre-flop and two callers, three players went to a flop of 9♥Q♦9♦ which saw a bet of 16,000 from blank.
Drew Gonzalez and the other player made the call and the trio saw the turn come the J♣ which they all checked.
On the river 2♠, all three checked once more and blank tabled K♦K♣ for kings and nines and the other two quickly mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Jordan Siegel |
220,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
Drew Gonzalez | 165,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
The small blind went all in preflop and was called by Brady Hinnegan in the big blind, and by the button.
The flop was spread K♥A♣6♣. Hinnegan checked and the button bet 25,000 — creating a side pot — which Hinnegan called.
A 6♦ on the turn was checked by both players, as was the 9♠ river.
Hinnegan showed A♦J♥ and his opponent mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Brady Hinnegan |
384,000
384,000
|
384,000 |