Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker Day 1a | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-07-2023 19:58 UTC-8

Block Binks Best Boat

Geoff Paul

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Facing one limp from Emil Block in the cutoff, the player on the button raised to 35,000. Both the big blind and Block called.

The flop came A♣A♦K♦. Block moved in for his last 34,000 after the big blind checked, but both of his opponents called before both checking the Q♥ turn and A♠ river.

The big blind turned over J♥J♣ for aces full of jacks, and the button turned over Q♦10♦ for aces full of queens. However, Block showed K♠9♦, and his aces full of kings tripled him up.

Tags: Emil Block

Level: 17

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

06-07-2023 20:12 UTC-8

Schwecke Sweeps Up

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Kirk Brown

Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Tyler Schwecke and two other opponents got all the chips into the middle before the flop, with Schwecke holding the middle stack.

Opponent 1: A♣10♥
Tyler Schwecke: A♥A♠
Opponent 2: A♦K♦

"Alright, come on, a bunch of diamonds please," The player holding ace-king begged the universe when he saw he was drawing thin.

Unfortunately for him, the runout came Q♦2♥7♠2♣2♦ to give Schwecke a full house to scoop the pot for almost a triple up. Opponent 1 was eliminated while Opponent 2 was left with barely a big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Schwecke	290,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Tyler Schwecke

Level: 18

Blinds: 10,000/15,000

Ante: 15,000

06-07-2023 20:32 UTC-8

Vera Wins a Huge One

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Geoff Paul

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Action opened with an all-in bet of 179,000 by a player in early position, and a call from a player in middle position. Ruben Vera then reraised all in for 429,000 from the big blind. His opponent went into the tank for several minutes before folding 9♥9♦.

Early Position: A♥9♥
Ruben Vera: J♠J♦

The board ran out 8♦3♦5♠Q♥10♥, awarding the pot to Vera and eliminating his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ruben Vera	821 821	821

Tags: Ruben Vera

06-07-2023 20:47 UTC-8

Tens Are Live

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Kirk Brown

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

After cracking pocket aces with jack-deuce the previous hand to stay alive, Michael Lin moved all in once again, followed closely behind by another player for more. Then Billy Kopp made the call to put them at risk, as he covered them both.

Michael Lin: A♠K♣
Opponent: A♣K♠
Billy Kopp: A♦10♦

"Well, tens are live," table commentator Daniel Negreanu mentioned as the hands were displayed.

Crazily enough, the board ran out 9♦3♣6♣5♦6♦ for Kopp to go runner-runner diamonds to scoop the pot, busting both players in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Kopp	504,000 504,000	504,000
Michael Lin	Busted

Tags: Billy Kopp Daniel Negreanu Michael Lin

06-07-2023 20:54 UTC-8

Beretta Makes Sick River Call

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Jeremy Geist

Level 18 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

There was a late position open to 24,000. The player on the button called and Joaquin Beretta defended his big blind. The players were off to a flop three ways.

The 7♥3♦9♥ flop landed and play checked around. The 2♣ hit the turn and Beretta opted to lead for 37,000. The preflop raiser made the call and the button folded.

The A♠ river landed and it seemed that Beretta recognized it was a bad card for him as he slowed down and checked. The late-position player didn't waste more than a few seconds before ripping it in for 107,000 effective.

Beretta immediately looked both suspicious and frustrated. He stayed in the tank for over two minutes before eventually making the call.

The late-position player knuckled the table indicating a good call and flips over Q♥8♥ for a missed flush draw and Beretta tabled 10♦9♦ for second pair and sent the player to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joaquin Beretta	428,000 428,000	428,000

Tags: Joaquin Beretta

Level: 19

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

06-07-2023 21:12 UTC-8

Cisneros' Aggressiveness Pays Off

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Geoff Paul

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

With one limper from under the gun in the pot, Juan Cisneros raised to 55,000 from the hijack. The button called, as did the player under the gun.

Action was checked to Cisneros on the 2♣8♣8♠ flop. He led out for 75,000, getting a call from the button. The turn came 7♠. Cisneros immediately bet 125,000, and his opponent surrendered the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juan Cisneros	1,270,000 610,000	610,000

Tags: Juan Cisneros

06-07-2023 21:13 UTC-8

Madhvami Scores Double Knockout

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Kirk Brown

Level 19 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

After a player opened to 30,000, Terrance Reid moved all in for around 200,000 and was quickly followed up by two more all-ins, the last of which was big stack Neeraj Madhvami. The action was then back on the original raiser who was in the tank for a good while before he painfully made the fold.

The cards were then tabled with Madhvami covering.

Opponent: A♦Q♣
Terrance Reid: A♠Q♥
Neeraj Madhvami: A♣K♠

"Ughhhh noooo! Why did I fold!?" said the player who folded was kicking himself as he admitted to folding pocket jacks.

The board ran out 9♦6♦J♠9♥7♦ for Madhvami and his ace-king high to scoop the entire pot, eliminating both of his opponents in the process.