Event #53: $3,000 Nine Game Mixed (7-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-20-2024 21:04 UTC-7

Updated Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

Defending champion Ryutaro Suzuki was spotted in the field with a stack below what he started with. Yet the title defence is still very doable with another three and a half levels to be played on Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bai	100,000 20,000	20,000
Tamon Nakamura	95,000 46,000	46,000
Bruno Fitoussi	90,000 54,000	54,000
Andrew Yeh	90,000

Phil Laak	85,000 35,000	35,000

Ryan Leng	70,000 40,000	40,000

Yueqi Zhu	65,000 25,000	25,000

Onur Unsal	65,000
Tony Cousineau	63,000 23,000	23,000
Shaun Deeb	60,000 4,000	4,000

Allen Kessler	55,000 16,000	16,000
Maria Ho	50,000 7,000	7,000
Ryutaro Suzuki	32,000

Nitesh Rawtani	Busted
Josh Arieh	Busted

Tags: Ryutaro Suzuki

06-20-2024 20:56 UTC-7

Liu Takes it on the Flop

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

Pot-Limit Omaha

Wing Po Liu had lost a big pot and then joined the fray when four players invested 2,100 each to see a flop of A♥10♦2♦. It checked to Liu and he bet the pot by tossing in two T-5,000 chips, which won the pot uncontested.

Fellow Hong Kong PLO bracelet winner Anson Tsang can also be found in the field and has more than three times as many chips right now after the end of the late registration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anson Tsang	100,000 32,000	32,000
Calvin Anderson	95,000 25,000	25,000

Marco Johnson	50,000 10,000	10,000

Wing Po Liu	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Anson Tsang Wing Po Liu

06-20-2024 20:51 UTC-7

Late Registration Closed

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9

Level nine is underway with around 380 entries and a short waiting line is at the late registration desk. Maksim Pisarenko is among those to enter at the last minute, soon joining the field which already includes Mike Leah. They have paused their heads-up battle for the WSOP gold bracelet in the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship to get into this one before the entries closed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Pisarenko	40,000 40,000	40,000

Warwick Mirzikinian	40,000 40,000	40,000
Dustin Dirksen	40,000 8,000	8,000
Ari Engel	40,000 40,000	40,000

Level: 9

"Limit Flop/Draw: 800-1,500, 1,500-3,000 Limits
Stud Games: 300 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 1,500 Completion 1,500-3,000 Limits
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 800/1,200 Ante, 400-800 Blinds"

06-20-2024 20:32 UTC-7

Third Break of the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

At the end of level eight, a field of 370 entries has emerged to surpass the attendance of the 2023 edition (361 entries) to make it the second-biggest field in the fourth time running. The late registration will close at the end of the 15-minute break.

06-20-2024 20:28 UTC-7

Hachem Loses a Big Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

Razz

Joe Hachem approached the live reporting to recall a three-way Razz hand in which the boards rather resembled other Stud variants and he "had to check the plaques four times "to make sure he was not going crazy.

According to Hachem, he had the KxAx8x2x showing and was up against two opponents which ended up with 4x3xAx / Qx7x2xJx and Qx6x2x / AxJx7x3x respectively to see the Aussie lose a pot of around 60,000 with two raises going into the middle on fourth and fifth street. That would have boosted his stack significantly while he instead dropped to fewer than the starting stack.

New on Hachem's table is Ben Yu, while Christian Roberts remains the biggest stack.

Below are further assorted counts in the field

Player	Chips	Progress
Renan Bruschi	90,000 47,000	47,000

Christian Roberts	80,000 22,000	22,000

Ben Yu	65,000 65,000	65,000

Nick Pupillo	63,000 17,000	17,000

Kenneth Po	55,000 55,000	55,000
Greg Mueller	55,000 30,000	30,000

Nitesh Rawtani	35,000
Joe Hachem	32,000 18,000	18,000

Venkata Tayi	32,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Ben Yu Christian Roberts Joe Hachem

06-20-2024 20:26 UTC-7

The End of Registration is Looming

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

The late registration remains open until the end of the current level and following break, and among the latest entries were Mike Leah and Matt Waxman. Leah is one of two finalists in Event #45: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship (8-Handed), which bagged up in heads-up play so he could enter this tournament near the end of the registration period.

Maksim Pisarenko is yet to show up but may also enter at the last minute as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	40,000 40,000	40,000
Matt Waxman	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Maksim Pisarenko Matt Waxman Mike Leah

06-20-2024 20:14 UTC-7

A Friendly Slowroll Between Aussies

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

Pot-Limit Omaha

On a flop of A♦7♥5♠, Adam Friedman folded when Andrew Kelsall had three T-5,000 chips out in front. Before collecting the pot, Kelsall flashed the A♠K♣6♠3♣.

One hand later, Bruno Portaro in the blinds popped it up to 2,500 with Friedman and Gary Benson on the button to call. Portaro led the A♦9♠3♣ flop for 4,000 from the small blind, Friedman folded and Benson called.

They checked the Q♣ turn and Portaro bet another 5,000 on the 3♥ river. Benson reluctantly called and Portaro showed the A♥K♦J♥10♣ already. Benson studied his cards for a few seconds and first showed his A♠K♣ before also exposing 10♠8♥ as well.

"You slow roll me for a chop?" Portaro grinned and later added "nice hand Gary" after the pot was divided evenly between the two Aussies.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Portaro	110,000 15,000	15,000
Adam Friedman	53,000 3,000	3,000

Andrew Kelsall	50,000 10,000	10,000

Gary Benson	42,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Andrew Kelsall Bruno Portaro Gary Benson

06-20-2024 20:10 UTC-7

O'Dea Wins Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

Pot-Limit Omaha

In a duel cutoff versus button, Eoghan O'Dea made it 5,600 to go and his bet was eventually called to see a flop of 9♦9♥6♠. Both players checked and did so again on the Q♦ turn. The Q♥ river was checked to O'Dea and his bet of 7,000 won the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eoghan O'Dea	60,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Eoghan O'Dea

06-20-2024 20:08 UTC-7

Latest Batch of Updated Counts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Mueller	85,000 35,000	35,000

Christopher Claassen	65,000 65,000	65,000

Philip Hui	55,000 55,000	55,000
Max Kruse	55,000 27,000	27,000

Thomas Taylor	40,000 40,000	40,000
Chris Vitch	40,000 40,000	40,000

Matt Glantz	40,000
Stuart Rutter	40,000
Nitesh Rawtani	35,000 5,000	5,000
Sean Troha	25,000 25,000	25,000

Ryan Hughes	Busted