2023 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day: 1a
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Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♠8♣
Prize
$499,852
Event Info
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$3,603,162
Entries
23,088
Level Info
Level
47
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
3,954
Players Left
129
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Top Set No Good

Jeremy Geist
Jeremy Geist
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

After significant betting on a board of 10♥5♦8♣6♦, there was a player in early position who jammed all in for the remainder of his chips. Santucci Lido was next to act and snap called. The remaining players in the hand folded and the player in early position confidently flipped over his hand. The only issue was that Lido had some bad news for him.

At Risk Player: 10♣10♠
Santucci Lido: 9♥7♠

Top set was no good with just one card to come. The at-risk player needed the board to pair to secure the double but the 2♦ river brought no help and Santucci delivered the brutal cooler to chip up early in a big way.

Player Chips Progress
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Santucci Lido
76,500
76,500
 76,500

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No Sweat for Niebel

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a flop of 7♣4♣6♥, Carlos Suarez led out for 2,000 but was then raised to 8,000 by Brian Niebel and another player made the call.

Suarez then moved all in for around 30,000, which caused Niebel to also move all in for less. The other player quickly got out of the way and the cards were tabled, with Niebel at risk of elimination.

Brian Niebel: 4♠4♥
Carlos Suarez: A♣Q♣

"Well that's poker right there!" tablemate Daniel Labrunda commented at the classic flush draw versus set race.

Well Niebel didn't have long to sweat as the turn immediately paired the board with the 6♠ to give him a full house and left Suarez drawing dead. The meaningless 5♦ completed the board and Niebel was shipped the large pot for a big double up.

Suarez was left short after that battle but was able to get some of it back the following hand when his ace-jack bested his opponent's ace-seven on an ace-high board in a 20,000 chip pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Niebel 		58,000
58,000
 58,000
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Carlos Saurez
27,000
27,000
 27,000

Tags: Brian NiebelCarlos SuarezDaniel Labrunda

Anderson One-Ups Opponent

Geoff Paul
Geoff Paul
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

David Anderson raised preflop to 900 from the small blind, and received calls from the big blind and a player in early position (who had previously limped.)

The flop came 8♣10♣9♦. Anderson led out for 1,300, and the player in early position called. Both players checked the 7♥ turn and 10♥ river.

"Nine," said Anderson's opponent.

"Ten," said Anderson, who turned over K♦10♠ to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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David Anderson
39,400
39,400
 39,400

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Nuss Rivers Royal

Geoff Paul
Geoff Paul
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Bill Nuss tracked down PokerNews to discuss (and show pictures of) a hand he played.

According to Nuss, he and his opponent made "a few small bets" on the a flop of A♦10♦7♥. Both players checked the Q♦ turn and Nuss' opponent called another bet on the 3♣ river.

Nuss turned over K♦J♦, having made a royal flush to win the pot.

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Bill Nuss
46,400
46,400
 46,400

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Labrunda Brings the Birthday Luck

Kirk Brown
Kirk Brown
Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

PokerNews missed the actual hand, but the player involved described what had transpired with photographic evidence...

On a heads-up flop of K♦6♦7♦ Daniel Labrunda and his opponent got all the chips into the middle, with Labrunda at risk.

Daniel Labrunda: K♠K♥
Opponent: Q♦9♦

Labrunda and his top set of kings were behind his opponent's flopped flush, but the miracle K♣ spiked on the turn to give him quads and left his opponent drawing stone dead. The 10♠ on the river did nothing and he was awarded the huge pot for the double-up.

Apparently his opponent was left with around 4,000 chips after that scuffle and busted out soon after while Labrunda is currently sitting with 60,000.

"Hey, it's my birthday by the way...had to bring the luck somehow!"

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Labrunda 		60,000

Tags: Daniel Labrunda

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

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