Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
The final 23 players are now on another 15-minute break.
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #1: $500 Casino Employees
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$426,300
Entries
1,015
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
89
Players Left
1
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Jason Pupillo open-shoved for 330,000 from middle position and was called by Guitong He to his immediate left.
Jason Pupillo: A♣4♠
Guitong He: 10♥10♦
The board ran out 5♦8♦7♦K♠3♦ giving He a flush and sending Pupillo home in 24th place for $2,411.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Joshua Vallejo went all in from early position for 160,000. The small blind and big blind, who both covered, ended up going all in as well.
Joshua Vallejo: A♦Q♠
Michael Gibbs: A♠K♥
Joshua Honneger: A♥K♣
The board ran out Jx10x6x5x9x and left the blinds chopping up Vallejo's chips, eliminating him in 25th place for $2,411.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,250,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
580,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Stephen Combs shoved his remaining 215,000 in early position and was called by Sean Balfour in the cutoff.
Stephen Combs: 8♥8♣
Sean Balfour: A♦J♣
The board ran out 3♦9♥A♥5♣A♣ to send Combs home in 26th place for $2,411.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,875,000
575,000
|
575,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe 673 | 1 | Eric Zavodnik | 360,000 |
| Horseshoe 673 | 2 | Joshua Vallejo | 160,000 |
| Horseshoe 673 | 3 | Benson Tam | 2,700,000 |
| Horseshoe 673 | 4 | Jacob Norman | 200,000 |
| Horseshoe 673 | 5 | Mark Kawamoto | 900,000 |
| Horseshoe 673 | 6 | Lisa Eckstein | 1,400,000 |
| Horseshoe 673 | 7 | Michael Gibbs | 450,000 |
| Horseshoe 673 | 8 | Joshua Honegger | 900,000 |
| Horseshoe 673 | 9 | Kenneth Weinstein | 800,000 |
| Horseshoe 678 | 1 | Peter Thai | 1,450,000 |
| Horseshoe 678 | 2 | Paul Blanchette | 625,000 |
| Horseshoe 678 | 3 | Randall Blair | 650,000 |
| Horseshoe 678 | 4 | Bruce Jiang | 1,300,000 |
| Horseshoe 678 | 5 | Kevin Kivela | 800,000 |
| Horseshoe 678 | 6 | Zaen Qatan | 2,400,000 |
| Horseshoe 678 | 7 | Jason Pupillo | 340,000 |
| Horseshoe 678 | 8 | Guitong He | 1,100,000 |
| Horseshoe 678 | 9 | Michael Mcfadden | 2,850,000 |
| Horseshoe 679 | 1 | ||
| Horseshoe 679 | 2 | James Urbanic | 470,000 |
| Horseshoe 679 | 3 | Sean Balfour | 1,300,000 |
| Horseshoe 679 | 4 | Joe Pavan | 1,850,000 |
| Horseshoe 679 | 5 | Carlton Fitzgerald | 185,000 |
| Horseshoe 679 | 6 | Mario Romera | 100,000 |
| Horseshoe 679 | 7 | Keith Mccormack | 1,000,000 |
| Horseshoe 679 | 8 | Stephen Combs | 200,000 |
| Horseshoe 679 | 9 | Kurt Haiss | 360,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,850,000
1,050,000
|
1,050,000 |
|
2,700,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
|
||
|
2,400,000
1,250,000
|
1,250,000 |
|
1,850,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
1,450,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
||
|
1,400,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
1,300,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
|
1,300,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
|
1,100,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
1,000,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
900,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
|
900,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
800,000
453,000
|
453,000 |
|
800,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
650,000
308,000
|
308,000 |
|
625,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
470,000
-630,000
|
-630,000 |
|
|
450,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
|
360,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
360,000
-209,000
|
-209,000 |
|
|
340,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
200,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
200,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
185,000
-252,000
|
-252,000 |
|
|
160,000
-365,000
|
-365,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Action picked up on the river on 8♦4♠5♥10♦K♠ and Michael Mcfadden checked from the small blind. John Vournas then cut out a bet of 285,000. Mcfadden went deep into the tank trying to puzzle the hand together.
Eventually, he found the call and Vournas showed J♠6♣ for a bluff. Mcfadden quickly showed 7♣7♠ to scoop the pot and soar up in the chip counts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,800,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
485,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Bruce Jiang shoved around 450,000 from early position. Action folded to PokerNews' Jesse Fullen in the cutoff who called off his remaining 350,000, prompting folds from the button and blinds. Jiang announced, "You win," as the cards were turned on their backs.
Jesse Fullen: A♥K♦
Bruce Jiang: 5♦5♠
The board ran out 10♥3♦J♠6♦4♥ offering no improvement to Fullen and ending his run in 33rd place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
805,000
477,000
|
477,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Connor Manion started the action in early position by raising to 60,000, getting called by Peter Thai, who was sitting directly to his left. Everyone else folded and both players saw the flop of A♣J♦8♦.
Manion continued with a bet of 60,000 and Thai just called to see the 6♠ on the turn. This time Manion bet 150,000 which was met by an all in from Thai, putting Manion at risk.
Connor Manion: J♣J♠
Peter Thai: A♥A♠
This was disaster for Manion, as both players flopped a set and he was left drawing to only one out on the river. The 4♥ wasn't it and Thai chipped up to well over a million in chips. Manion graciously wished the rest of the table luck as he awaited his payout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,250,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Level 23
: Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Wade Warren shoved his last 145,000 from under the gun prompting the table to fold to Ryan Welch on the button, who reshoved for slightly more. The blinds folded and the cards were turned on their backs.
Wade Warren: Q♣Q♥
Ryan Welch: K♣J♦
The flop of J♣6♦6♣ kept Warren in the lead but the K♥ turn was a dagger to Warren's queens. The 8♠ didn't improve Warren's hand and he was eliminated right before the three table redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 23
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000