Level: 18
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day: 1c
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1c
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
6,110
Players Left
227
Level 18
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Preflop action kicked off with an all-in bet of 81,000 from a player in middle position, followed by another all in of 240,000 from a player in late position. Kyle Beaver called, having both players covered.
Middle Position: A♣9♥
Late Position: A♠K♣
Kyle Beaver: Q♣Q♦
"Come on, one time," said Beaver. The flop came 4♠7♣3♥, keeping him in the lead. He maintained that lead after the board completed 9♣J♥ to eliminate two players at once.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
590,000 |
Level 18
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
Alan Chu went all in for his last 150,000 from middle position preflop, and was called by a player in late position.
Alan Chu: A♦Q♦
Opponent: K♠K♥
Chu remained behind on the 6♣3♣8♥ but spiked the A♣ on the turn to pull ahead. The 2♣ river kept Chu in the tournament, doubling him up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Level 18
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
||
|
|
850,000
850,000
|
850,000 |
|
800,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
780,000
780,000
|
780,000 |
Level 18
: 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
The action was opened by Joshua Morrow who jammed under the gun. Action folded all the way to the big blind who Morrow had covered. The big blind did some counting of their chips and eventually opted to make the call.
The hands were revealed.
Big Blind: 7♣7♠
Joshua Morrow: A♠K♦
The board ran out K♥10♠2♠3♣2♥ and Morrow earned almost a full double and a knockout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
321,000 |
Level 18
: Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante
The player in the middle position put all their chips in the pot and Chris Durbin called from the button.
Middle position player: A♦Q♦
Chris Durbin: J♦J♠
The board was 5♣J♥A♣5♠7♥ and Durbin's full house was the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 20,000
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The board read A♣10♣5♣7♣2♥ and the pot was overflowing with three-way action between the middle position, small blind and Gigi Santiago from the big blind.
The middle position player put in their last chips for about 45,000 and the small blind folded while Santiago called.
Middle position player: A♦Q♦
Gigi Santiago: J♦J♣
Santiago's jacks flushed thr winner and she raked in a big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
640,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
The action folded to James Shouldis in the hijack who opened. Next to act in the cutoff quickly three bet. The other players folded and Shouldis made the call. The players were off to a flop heads up.
The Q♥J♠7♠ landed on the flop and Shouldis checked. The cutoff put out a bet and shouldis took his time before putting in the check raise. Without thinking too long the cutoff ripped it in for his tournament life. Shouldis snap called and they saw the hands.
Cutoff: K♥K♠
James Shouldis: A♠10♠
The 5♠ turn sealed the deal and Shouldis had his opponent drawing dead. He jumped into the chip lead for the tournament with this massive hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,310,000 |
Level 19
: Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
With the board showing 6♦9♣3♦K♠, the big blind and a player in middle position both had gone all in. Joseph Gustilo, who had both of his opponents covered, made the call from late position.
Big Blind: A♦J♣
Middle Position: 7♥7♠
Joseph Gustilo: 3♣3♥
The Q♦ did nothing to devalue Gustilo's set of threes as he scored two eliminations.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
980,000
289,000
|
289,000 |