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

06-07-2023 09:41 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Lars Baganz	39,800

Sam Outkicks Opponent

Geoff Paul

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Vannara Sam raised to 600 preflop from the big blind, and received one call from the player under the gun who had initially limped in.

Sam bet and was called three more times - for 500 on the J♠8♠K♦ flop, for 1,000 on the 4♣ turn, and for another 1,000 on the 2♦ river. Sam showed K♥Q♥ for top pair.

"Nice hand," said her opponent, showing K♣6♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vannara Sam	35,100 35,100	35,100

Tags: Sam Outkicks Opponent

06-07-2023 09:52 UTC-8

Cajelais Check-Raises River; Alauzan Swings Back

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Kirk Brown

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a heads-up completed board of 10♦7♦10♠A♥6♠, Steve Alauzan had just placed out a bet of 3,500 when Erik Cajelais put in a big check-raise to 11,000.

Aluazan went into the tank for a few moments before deciding to make the call, but was then shown 8♣9♥ by Cajelais for a rivered straight to take down the sizeable pot.

Fortunately for Aluazan, he recovered all of those lost chips the very next hand when his opponent called his river bet of 12,000 and Aluazan tabled two pair for the win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Cajelais	39,500 39,500	39,500

Steve Alauzan	37,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Erik Cajelais Steve Alauzan

06-07-2023 09:53 UTC-8

Attention Reenterers!

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Kaelaine Minton

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

If you’re playing any flights of the Gladiators of Poker at the Horseshoe Grand Ballroom, you can re-enter at the cage at that location.
— WSOP - World Series of Poker (@WSOP)

06-07-2023 10:01 UTC-8

Machado Chips Up

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Geoff Paul

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Preflop action opened with the player in the cutoff raising to 500. Manuel Machado defended his big blind.

Both players checked the 5♠8♥9♣ flop and 10♥ turn. When the 8♦ hit the river, Machado led out for 1,200. His opponent tossed in a call after a minute, but mucked when Machado turned over A♠10♠ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Machado	32,300 32,300	32,300

Tags: Manuel Machado

06-07-2023 10:06 UTC-8

Neiman Delivers Cooler and Doubles Early

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Jeremy Geist

Level 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action folded to David Neiman in early position who opened to 600. It folded to a player in late position who put in the cold three-bet to 2,000. The action folded all the way back around to Neiman, who didn't think long before putting in the warm four-bet to 7,000.

Back to the late position player who decided he wanted to play for all of his betting discs by announcing "all in". Neiman snap called and was all in and at risk. The late position player got the bad news with the cards on their backs.

David Neiman: A♠A♥
Late Position: K♣K♦

The board ran out clean and Neiman earned the pure double early in Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Neiman	62,500 62,500	62,500

Tags: David Neiman

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/300

Ante: 300

06-07-2023 10:13 UTC-8

Big Flop for Peterson

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Kirk Brown

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

On a heads-up river of 3♣3♠3♥2♥5♣, there was around 8,000 in the middle when Milagros Peterson bet 4,000.

The action was then on her opponent, Louis Bailey, who quickly made the call.

"Show the three!" another player said, and sure enough, Peterson rolled over 4♥3♦ for flopped quads. This was a tough hand for Bailey to beat and he mucked his cards to award her the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Milagros Peterson	47,000
Louis Bailey	32,000

Tags: Louis Bailey Milagros Peterson

06-07-2023 10:27 UTC-8

Boryca Sends Opponent to Reenter

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Geoff Paul

Level 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With a flop of 10♠3♣5♣, the player in the hijack bet 1,500. Robert Boryca called from the button and also was the only caller of the all-in bet from the big blind for 4,100.

Big Blind: 7♣5♦
Robert Boryca: 6♣6♦

The board completed 3♦Q♥, and Boryca's opponent asked where to reenter.