In dire need of a double-up when getting moved tables, Scott Berko instantly received it with kings against the pocket sevens of Liran Betito.
He then three-bet to 1,300,000 out of the big blind soon after and Anirban Das called. Das checked the 9♥5♣3♦ flop and Berko's bet of 925,000 won the pot.
Nathan Paytas moved all in for 1,950,000 from the hijack and Daniel Dzian reshoved on the button. The rest of the table got out of the way.
Nathan Paytas: A♣9♥
Daniel Dzian: A♥Q♥
Dzian was ahead and picked up a flush draw on the 10♥J♥7♣ flop. The board ran out A♠5♦ and Paytas failed to come from behind as he hit the rail.
Christopher Kimmell and Jack O'Neill went heads-up to a flop of 6♥7♦8♥ when Kimmell led out for 400,000 in the small blind. O'Neill called in early position.
Both players checked the 8♠ turn and the K♠ fell on the river. Kimmell again checked and O'Neill fired out 800,000.
Kimmell snap-called and turned over 10♠9♠ for the flopped straight. O'Neill flashed two aces before mucking.
Scott Berko raised to 400,000 in early position and Liran Betito three-bet to 1,075,000 on his left. The action folded back to Berko who shoved all in for 2,800,000. Betito asked for a count and then called as the cards went face up.
Scott Berko: K♠K♥
Liran Betito: 7♠7♥
The flop came J♣10♠10♦ and Berko was still well out front with his pocket kings. The 9♣ on the turn gave Betito some added outs but the K♣ on the river ensured Berko of a double up.
Ruslan Prydryk opened to 400,000 from the hijack and Clement Richez defended his big blind, leaving him with 300,000 behind.
Richez checked the K♦J♥7♣ flop over to Prydryk who bet 400,000. After the confirmation of a bust out on another table, which gave the field a pay jump, Richez called for his tournament life.
Clement Richez: J♠9♥
Ruslan Prydryk: A♦9♠
Richez was ahead with a pair of jacks and held out to double following the 4♣ turn and 5♠ river.
Ryan Tamanini opened to 400,000 in early position and Jose Aguilera called on the button to see a flop heads-up.
Tamanini continued for a hefty 750,000 on the 4♦4♥3♦ flop and Aguilera called. Tamanini then checked on the K♦ turn and Aguilera bet 1,500,000. Tamanini called.
Tamanini checked again on the 2♦ river and Aguilera checked back. Tamanini tabled K♠10♦ for a ten-high flush and Aguilera sighed in frustration as he folded what was likely the winner before the river.
On a recent The Chad & Jesse Poker Show straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen welcome renowned Japanese vlogger Masato Yokosawa, AKA “World Wide Yokosawa," who is making a deep run in the 2023 WSOP Main Event.
While players in the United States might think folks like Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme has the biggest vlog followings in the world, that distinction actually belongs to Masato, who regularly clears 600K views on each of his vlogs!
The Japanese vlogging sensation opens up about his start in poker, what inspired him to start a vlog, and how he’s managed to turn it into a smashing success with the help of a creative team. He also talks about his desire to win a WSOP gold bracelet, how Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth are perceived in his home country, and what the future looks like for poker in Japan.
Chad and Jesse then do a new "Calling the Clock" segment in which they offer quick two-minute dialogues for topics on “The Board.”
Picking up the action partway through the hand, Spencer Taylor on the button was all in and at risk against Nicholas Gerrity in the big blind.
Spencer Taylor: 4♠4♦
Nicholas Gerrity: A♣9♣
Taylor would need to win a race to survive and did remain ahead on the J♠Q♣K♥ flop. The A♥ turn, however, left him on the brink, needing to find a ten for a chop or a four for the outright win. No miracle comeback materialized, with the Q♠ river completing the board to send Taylor out of the tournament.
Sergio Torres raised to 425,000 from early position as action folded to Jose Aguilera in the small blind who three-bet to 1,500,000. Torres then pushed his entire stack forward and Aguilera called.
Sergio Torres: 9♦9♣
Jose Aguilera: Q♣Q♠
Torres found out he was crushed by Aguilera's queens and needed a miracle, but none arrived on the 5♥10♦7♣10♣7♦ board. The stacks were counted down and Torres had 8,200,000 remaining. Aguilera had him covered by about 400,000 and a teary-eyed Torres went off to commiserate with his supporters on the rail.
Andrey Pateychuk slid out a raise to 1,000,000 in early position, leaving just 100,000 chips behind. Alexander Villa shoved all in on his left and the rest of the table folded. Pateychuk looked around the room for a minute, three places off the pay jump, before making the call.
Andrey Pateychuk: K♦J♣
Alexander Villa: A♠8♠
The flop came J♠J♦7♠ to give Pateychuk trip jacks and Villa a flush draw. The 7♦ on the turn improved Pateychuk to a full house and Villa was drawing dead to the A♣ on the river.
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