Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-07-2023 08:22 UTC-7

Brandon Hall Leads the Field into Day 2 of $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em 6-Handed Event

Roxanne Johnson

Yesterday's Day 1 of Event #15: $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas hosted 2,454 entrants and generated a prize pool of $3,276,090, of which 369 players were to be paid. The bubble burst by the end of the day's proceedings and 161 players bagged and tagged chips for Day 2.

Brandon Hall was the chip leader after 17 levels of play yesterday. Hall will defend his stack against the remaining players in the second day of this event, who are all guaranteed at least $2,400.

Also bagging decent stacks were Stevens Chen, Matthew Moore, and Allan Le, winner of the 2016 $1500 Mixed PLO/8, Omaha/8, and Big O.

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Brandon Hall	United States	1,440,000	144
2	Stevens Chen	United States	1,100,000	110
3	Mathew Moore	United States	924,000	92
4	Allan Le	United States	800,000	80
5	Michael Jagroo	United States	798,000	80
6	Matthew Wantman	United States	774,000	77
7	Adam Swan	United States	765,000	77
8	Jack O'Neill	United Kingdom	762,000	76
9	Eduardo Bernal Sanchez	Colombia	762,000	76
10	Dorian Rios	Venezuela	752,000	75

Some notable players will be returning to compete on Day 2 include Maria Ho, James Romero, John Monnette, winner of four bracelets and a fourth place finish in this year's Event #9: $1,500 7 Card Stud, Upeshka De Silva, three time bracelet winner, and Bradley Jansen, the winner of this event in 2021.

Ho made a major comeback building up her chip stack from a short stack to a decent stack for Day 2. The defending champion Leo Soma was knocked out.

Players return today at 10:00 a.m. local time in Level 18 with blinds at 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante. Ten 60-minute levels will be played with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 23 (approximately 4:30 p.m.).

Be sure to stay with PokerNews for live updates from the floor of the 2023 WSOP at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Allen Le Bradley Jansen Brandon Hall James Romero Maria Ho Matthew Moore Stevens Chen

06-07-2023 10:53 UTC-7

De Silva's Check-Raise Wins Him the Pot

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Ollie Garland

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Mark Dunavin raised from the hijack to 23,000. Upeshka De Silva defended his big blind and both players saw three cards.

The board came 6♦A♠6♥, to which De Silva checked the action over to Dunavin, who continued for 20,000. De Silva responded with a check-raise to 63,000 which ended proceedings.

"Nice hand," remarked Dunavin as he mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	830,000 121,000	121,000

Mark Dunavin	262,000 -95,000	-95,000

Tags: Mark Dunavin Upeshka De Silva

06-07-2023 11:58 UTC-7

Bakovic Busted

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Ollie Garland

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alen Bakovic open-jammed from the button for this last 174,000. Matthew Wantman considered his options in the big blind as he asked the dealer for a count. Finally deciding on a call, the hand went to a showdown.

Alen Bakovic: K♥8♥
Matthew Wantman: Q♠J♠

The board ran out 2♦9♣5♠J♥8♦. Bakovic fell behind on the turn and busted.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	1,260,000 486,000	486,000
Alen Bakovic	Busted

Tags: Alen Bakovic Matthew Wantman

06-07-2023 13:15 UTC-7

Romero Rakes Another Pot

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

James Romero was on the button versus the hijack player Yue Liu.

The board read A♣Q♦K♠K♥ on the turn and the players both checked.

The river came 10♠ and both players checked again.

Romero had Ax9x and Liu held 5x5x which awarded Romero the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Romero	1,102,000
Yue Liu	630,000

Tags: James Romero Yue Liu

06-07-2023 13:21 UTC-7

Daniels' Turn Jam Puts Ashdown in a Tough Spot

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Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Harrison Ashdown raised from the button to 32,000, Jake Daniels in the small blind three-bet to 88,000 and Ashdown called.

The flop came 9♥3♣5♣ and Daniels continued for 61,000. Ashdown called once again and the players went to a turn.

The 8♠ fell and Daniels continued piling on the pressure as he shoved all in for 384,000. Ashdown spent several minutes in the tank before finally folding allowing Daniels to stack the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Daniels	710,000 151,000	151,000
Harrison Ashdown	600,000 -78,000	-78,000

Tags: Harrison Ashdown Jake Daniels

06-07-2023 14:20 UTC-7

Kabaki Loses a Monster Pot to Jamasi

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Ollie Garland

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Marie Kabaki raised from the hijack to 40,000 and Farhad Jamasi defended in the big blind.

The flop came K♣2♥9♣ and Jamasi checked the action over to Kabaki who continued for 35,000. In response, Jamasi check-raised to 125,000 and Kabaki called.

The river fell the 9♥ and Jamasi again checked the hand over to Kabaki who put an additional 225,000 chips in the pot. Action back on Jamasi, he went for the back-to-back check raise shoving all in for 832,000.

After minutes in the tank the hand went to a showdown and the cards were on their backs:

Farhad Jamasi: A♣9♠
Marie Kabaki: K♥Q♦

The river didn't improve Kabaki and she shipped a massive pot in the direction of Jamasi leaving herself with only 58,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farhad Jamasi	1,970,000 840,000	840,000
Marie Kabaki	58,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Farhad Jamasi Marie Kabaki

06-07-2023 15:14 UTC-7

Ho Chops It Up Again

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Ryan Gray

Level 22 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Maria Ho raised 60,000 from under the gun and button Christopher Hodgson called. Big blind Cole Keenan looked at his stack and saw he had only 140,000. Then he turned and craned his head up to the game lock, watching at it for a long time. A tablemate asked what he was doing.

"I'm waiting for the payouts to scroll," said Keenan. "I need to see the pay jump."

After another moment, Keenan saw the information he was looking for and put those remaining chips all in. Ho called and Hodgson folded.

Ho: A♣Q♣
Keenan: A♥Q♦

The 4♠2♠5♣10♥A♠ board did not bring enough clubs for Ho, or diamonds or hearts for Keenan, and they split the pot. And Keenan perhaps lived to make that next pay jump.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Hodgson	900,000 701,000	701,000
Maria Ho	515,000 35,000	35,000
Cole Keenan	170,000 -295,000	-295,000

Tags: Christopher Hodgson Cole Keenan Maria Ho

06-07-2023 15:46 UTC-7

Herzali Amasses Big Stack

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

The board read 4♠10♠6♦8♥8♦ and on the river Sarah Herzali announced all in. Drew Soik was in the cutoff and thought for awhile before he called.

Drew Soik: Xx
Sarah Herzali: A♦A♠

Soik mucked his cards and packed his belongings as Herzali raked in another massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarah Herzali	3,400,000

Drew Soik	Busted

Tags: Drew Soik Sarah Herzali

06-07-2023 16:20 UTC-7

Shorr Prevails in Back and Forth Battle with Maas

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Ryan Gray

Level 23 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

After a check by Shannon Shorr under the gun, Alexander Maas bet 100,000 into a three-bet pot on a flop of Q♣4♣7♣. Shorr executed the check-raise to 250,000, and Maas called.

Shorr checked again on a J♥ turn, but this time did not raise Maas' 250,000 bet. When the river came 10♠ both players checked. Shorr turned over Q♥10♥ for two pair. Maas flashed the J♣ and mucked.