Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
All gladiators have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break. They will return very close to the money, as the tournament clock shows 718 players remaining with 686 cashing.
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1b
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$300
Prize Pool
$3,603,162
Entries
23,088
Level
47
Blinds
6,000,000 / 12,000,000
Ante
12,000,000
Entries
4,571
Players Left
151
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Play has resumed with the bubble approaching quickly. Fifteen eliminations are needed before the remaining 686 players lock up $480.
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
The middle position player, Ryan Caviness, raised for all of his chips for 65,000 and the player in the cutoff called.
Ryan Caviness: A♣9♣
Cutoff: K♠9♠
The board came down 10♣K♣4♣5♣Q♣ and clubs were the winner for Caviness.
Caviness announced, "This is my first time playing poker in a major event".
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
298,000
298,000
|
298,000 |
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Tournament officials have announced the start of hand-for-hand play.
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Steve "Cuz" Buckner joins Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen for the third episode of The Chad & Jesse Poker Show. They talk about crazy jobs Cuz used to hold, how Cuz found himself in Vegas just weeks after watching poker for the first time, and his 2023 WSOP plans.
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
After just one round of hand-for-hand play the bubble has burst and players are now in the money.
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
With the bubble about to burst the middle position player raised for 22,000 and was all in. The cutoff Steve Nguyen called.
Middle position: Q♠Q♣
Steve Nguyen: 10♥7♦
The middle position got flushed when the board went 6♦A♥3♥J♥5♥.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Tho Nguyen went all in for his tournament life and was called by Kyle Dery.
Tho Nguyen: A♥J♠
Kyle Dery: K♥10♣
The board ran out 5♦2♣J♦10♦J♦ keeping Nguyen's hopes alive.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Level 16
: 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
During a hand that was also played right before the bubble burst. The cutoff player put all of his chips in to the pot and Bothen Chen on the button called.
Cutoff player: A♥J♥
Bothen Chen: 10♠3♠
When the flop came 3♥Q♦4♦8♣10♦. Chen hit two pair and the cutoff was sent packing to see if they made it in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
775,000 |