2023 World Series of Poker

Online Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
$145,059
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$888,300
Entries
688
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
688
Players Left
1

Online Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack

Day 1 Completed

Juggernaut Ryan "dna2rna" Hughes Crashes through the Field and Bests Shaun "fortnite" Deeb in Bracelet Battle

Ryan Hughes
Ryan Hughes

Ryan "dna2rna" Hughes and Shaun "fortnite" Deeb met up in the [Online] Event #3: $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack each looking to add new hardware to their wrists. For Hughes, it would be bracelet number three, for Deeb number six. Unfortunately for Deeb, by the time he reached Hughes, he had already cut a deep swath of destruction through the field. Hughes eliminated seven of the final twelve players on his way to building a massive, insurmountable chip lead.

Hughes built the chip lead through gutsy play, cagey trapping with premium hands, punishing short stacks, and maybe just a little sun-running. He ousted Kenny "SpaceyFCB" Hallaert with ace-king versus ace-queen, had his ace-queen hit a queen on the turn to crack Tony "FreddyFish" Miles' pocket eights, out-pipped Zachary "Kings702" Grech's ace-six with ace-ten, and made a call with queen-high to best Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian.

Deeb attempted to gain some ground on Hughes' 10-to-1 chip lead once they reached heads up, shoving all in with pocket fours, but Hughes' queen-five found the climactic queen on the turn.

Heads Up for the Bracelet
Heads Up for the Bracelet

Hughes won $145,059 for first place and added a third bracelet to his treasure trove, joining the bracelets he won in Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better events in 2008 and 2009. Deeb's 145th WSOP cash added $105,707 to his $8,858,911 career earnings.

Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb

Notable players that made deep runs included Landon "ActionDealer" Tice, 2014 WSOP Main Event Champion Martin "SexPestGreg" Jacobson and WSOP bracelet winners Giuseppe "Pantalette" Pantaleo, Maxx "Mc4chess" Coleman, and Joseph "biueberry" Cheong.

A total of 688 entries joined the action to create a prize pool of $888,300. The top 120 players took home a minimum cash of $2,664.

But they all fell to juggernaut Hughes as he claimed his third bracelet and his first in 14 years.

Tags: Kenny HallaertMartin JacobsonRyan HughesShaun Deeb

Shaun Deeb Eliminated in 2nd Place ($105,707) (full)

Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb

Shaun Deeb ran into the juggernaut Ryan Hughes heads up trailing twenty-three million to six. It wasn't long before Deeb got it all in the middle in an attempt to double up.

Deeb 44
Hughes 5Q

Deeb's fours looked well on their way to that double up on a flop of 969. But then as he had so many times previously, Hughes got just what he was looking for, the Q on the turn. No four came to extend Deeb's day, and his hopes for a sixth bracelet crashed into Hughes' pursuit of his third.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan "dna2rna" Hughes us
Ryan "dna2rna" Hughes
29,610,000
6,256,412
6,256,412
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Shaun "fortnite" Deeb us
Shaun "fortnite" Deeb
Busted
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Ryan HughesShaun Deeb

Aram Zobian Eliminated in 3rd Place ($77,548)

Aram	Zobian
Aram Zobian

Aram Zobian was short-stacked in the big blind and facing the short blind raise by Ryan Hughes. Zobian moved all-in, and the cards were revealed.

Zobian: 108
Hughes: Q7

The board ran out clean for Hughes' queen high, A2A29, and Zobian's night ended in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan "dna2rna" Hughes us
Ryan "dna2rna" Hughes
23,353,588
2,226,926
2,226,926
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian us
Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Aram ZobianRyan Hughes

Zachary Grech Eliminated in 4th Place ($57,028)

Zachary Grech
Zachary Grech

Short-stacked Zachary Grech found himself also outkicked when Ryan Hughes called his all in.

Grech: A6
Hughes: A10

The 2610 flop gave Grech a six, but sadly also a ten for Hughes. Neither the J turn nor the 9 changed Grech's fortunes, and he made an exit in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan "dna2rna" Hughes
21,126,662
13,682,112
13,682,112
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Zachary "Kings702" Grech us
Zachary "Kings702" Grech
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ryan HughesZachary Grech

Brian Gates Eliminated in 7th Place ($23,273)

Brian Gates and Aram Zobian got into an all in scrap early in the final table.

Gates: 66
Zobian: J10

Gates' pocket sixes survived a 8Q5 flop and a 4, but his luck ran out on the J river, which sent him out in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian us
Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian
3,710,453
3,000,000
3,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Brian "BaulHardigan" Gates us
Brian "BaulHardigan" Gates
Busted

Tags: Aram ZobianBrian Gates

Final Table Chip Count (full)

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan "dna2rna" Hughes us
Ryan "dna2rna" Hughes
7,444,550
1,453,573
1,453,573
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of HavingFun us
HavingFun
6,999,953
6,725,681
6,725,681
Profile photo of Zachary "Kings702" Grech us
Zachary "Kings702" Grech
6,135,331
1,920,000
1,920,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Shaun "fortnite" Deeb us
Shaun "fortnite" Deeb
3,086,706
-1,790,620
-1,790,620
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Brian "BaulHardigan" Gates us
Brian "BaulHardigan" Gates
2,993,812
Profile photo of Kyriakos "ikremoula" Papadopoulos gr
Kyriakos "ikremoula" Papadopoulos
2,238,324
-117,799
-117,799
Profile photo of Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian us
Aram "X69Podheiser" Zobian
710,453
-1,682,516
-1,682,516
WSOP 1X Winner

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Tags: Aram ZobianBrian GatesKyriakos PapadopoulosRyan HughesShaun DeebZachary Grech

Tony Miles Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,146)

Tony Miles
Tony Miles

Tony Miles and Ryan Hughes got it all in a battle of the blinds.

Miles: 88
Hughes: AQ

Miles' eights survived a flop of K610, but the death knell came on the turn with aQ. No miracle eight came on the river, and the tournament reached the final table. Unfortunately for Miles, he did not.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ryan "dna2rna" Hughes us
Ryan "dna2rna" Hughes
5,990,977
-1,473,573
-1,473,573
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Tony "FreddyFish" Miles us
Tony "FreddyFish" Miles
Busted

Tags: Ryan HughesTony Miles

Christian Harder Eliminated in 10th Place ($10,126)

Christian Harder
Christian Harder

Shaun Deeb raised from the button, Christian Harder moved all in, and Deeb called.

Harder A10
Deeb 44

The flop brought good and then bad news for Harder. J104. There was no more good news on the turn or river 9Q, and Harder was out.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shaun "fortnite" Deeb us
Shaun "fortnite" Deeb
4,877,326
4,877,326
4,877,326
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Christian "GiddyPotts" Harder us
Christian "GiddyPotts" Harder
Busted

Tags: Christian HarderShaun Deeb

Landon Tice Eliminated in 11th Place ($10,126)

Landon Tice
Landon Tice

Landon Tice was short-stacked but found a great opportunity to double up against Zachary Grech.

Tice QQ
Grech 88

But the flop had other ideas. 258. No help came for Tice on the turn or river, and he was eliminated in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Zachary "Kings702" Grech us
Zachary "Kings702" Grech
4,215,331
4,215,331
4,215,331
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Landon "ActionDealer" Tice us
Landon "ActionDealer" Tice
Busted

Tags: Landon TiceZachary Grech