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

06-07-2023 15:20 UTC-8

Shorr Prevails in Back and Forth Battle with Maas

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shannon Shorr	3,100,000 1,670,000	1,670,000

Alexander Maas	970,000 -1,530,000	-1,530,000

Tags: Alexander Maas Shannon Shorr

06-07-2023 15:28 UTC-8

Grax Wins a Crucial Flip

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Ollie Garland

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

The player in the cutoff raised to 65,000 finding Sebastien Grax in the big blind. With just over twenty big blinds in his stack, Grax shoved all in for 640,000. After receiving a count, the cutoff called.

Sebastien Grax: 5♦5♥
Cutoff: A♥J♣

The board ran out clean for the pocket fives, doubling Grax back over the million mark and leaving his opponent with just 100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Grax	1,325,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Tags: Sebastien Grax

06-07-2023 15:31 UTC-8

Brown Knocks out Wantman

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Matthew Wantman bet on the cutoff and Robert Brown on the button reraised. Wantman took his time and then announced, "All in." Brown called.

Matthew Wantman: Q♥Q♣
Robert Brown: A♦Q♦

The board was A♣6♣4♥A♠2♦ which sent Wantman packing and Brown moved up in the chip count.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Brown	1,825,000 1,825,000	1,825,000
Matthew Wantman	Busted

Tags: Matthew Wantman Robert Brown

06-07-2023 15:43 UTC-8

Ho Busts in Roller Coaster Runout

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Ollie Garland

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

Maria Ho open jammed the button for her last 260,000 finding a caller in David Wells in the big blind.

Maria Ho: K♣J♥
David Wells: A♠Q♦

The flop came 2♥K♦3♣ as Ho pulled ahead in the showdown.

The turned J♣ only served to improve the absolute hand strength of Ho's holding but did however give Wells outs to a gutshot straight.

The river landed the 10♠ as the table gasped. Wells rivered Broadway and Ho was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Wells	1,300,000 1,007,000	1,007,000
Maria Ho	Busted

Tags: David Wells Maria Ho

06-07-2023 15:44 UTC-8

Three-Way All In Busts Johnson

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Ryan Gray

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

Hanan Tabrichi, Jason Johnson, and Upeshka De Silva got tangled up in a three-way all in preflop.

Tabrichi: A♦9♦
Johnson: J♥J♠
De Silva: A♠K♠

Tabrichi caught the most of the 7♣8♦6♦ flop, but locked the hand up on a K♦ turn. The 2♦ river just made it official. De Silva had Tabrichi covered, and so won a side pot for his efforts with the pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	2,800,000 300,000	300,000

Hanan Tabrichi	1,670,000 1,418,000	1,418,000
Jason Johnson	Busted

Tags: Hanan Tabrichi Jason Johnson Upeshka De Silva

06-07-2023 15:45 UTC-8

Liu Stays Alive

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Yue Liu placed all of his chips in on the button and Sebastien Guidez called in the small blind.

Yue Liu: A♠8♠
Sebastien Guidez: A♥J♣

The board came out 5♣10♥Q♦8♦7♦ and Liu lived to see another round with his pair of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastien Guidez	2,550,000 -250,000	-250,000
Yue Liu	400,000 -230,000	-230,000

Tags: Sebastien Guidez Yue Liu

06-07-2023 15:45 UTC-8

Players on a 60-Minute Dinner Break

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Roxanne Johnson

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

Players are now on a 60-minute break and 36 players will return to continue the battle.

06-07-2023 16:23 UTC-8

The Two Failed Bluffs in One Week that Cost Doug Polk $700k

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Lyle Bateman

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

Chris Moneymaker had the Bluff of the Century in 2003. This past week, Doug Polk had perhaps the Failed Bluff of the Century.

On Sunday, heads-up for a bracelet, Polk bluffed off a significant portion of his stack at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) less than one week after his infamous bluff attempt that didn't get through on Hustler Casino Live's $1 million game.

In both instances, the Upswing Poker founder had a busted draw and attempted to use aggression to coerce his opponents into folding somewhat marginal holdings in massive pots. Both times, however, his efforts were unsuccessful and quite costly.

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Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 40,000

06-07-2023 17:06 UTC-8

De Silva Flops Strong Against Grax

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Ollie Garland

Level 24 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Sebastien Grax raised under the gun to 80,000 attacking the big blind of Upeshka De Silva.

The board came 7♦8♣9♠ and De Silva check-raised a continuation bet of 55,000 from Grax to 180,000. Grax called.

The turn came the K♠ and De Silva fired once more for 270,000. Grax slid in a stack and they both went to the river.

The river 4♠ saw things slow down to a showdown as both players checked. De Silva showed 9♥8♥ for a flopped two pair and Grax mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	3,600,000 800,000	800,000

Sebastien Grax	1,700,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Sebastien Grax Upeshka De Silva