2023 World Series of Poker

Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k8
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 2
Entries
827
Players Left
14

Trexler Takes The Chip Lead

Level 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Action was picked up in a hand on the between Eric Trexler on the button and Robbie Ko in the big blind.

The flop of Q54 saw Ko lead out for 4,500,000 and Eric Trexler called.

On the turn of 8, Ko led once more to the tune of 2,000,000. Trexler rechecked his cards and gave it some thought and Trexler called.

The river peeled off a 6 and Ko bet 2,000,000 and Trexler moved all in for 15,300,000. Ko gave it some thought and called to create the biggest pot of the tournament so far.

Eric Trexler: AJ
Robbie Ko: Q10

Trexler took down the largest pot of the tournament to take the overall lead while Ko was left on the short.

Player Chips Progress
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Eric Trexler
55,600,000
50,050,000
50,050,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Robbie Ko
2,800,000
-38,100,000
-38,100,000

Tags: Eric TrexlerRobbie Ko

Sobral Sends Home Mao

Level 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

Sobral opened from early position to 1,600,000 and Jiawei reraised to 7,000,000 from middle position leaving himself only a few chips behind. Action back on Sobral he four-bet jammed for the rest of his stack and Mao called.

Jiawei Mao: JJ
Caio Sobral: KK

The board ran out 36747. This cold deck sent home Mao, Sobral the beneficiary of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Caio Sobral
30,000,000
28,530,000
28,530,000
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Jiawei Mao
Busted

Tags: Caio SobralJiawei Mao

Level: 36

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

Final Three Table Redraw (full)

Level 36 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
TableSeatNameChip Count
4851Robbie Ko34,100,000
4852Kfir Nahum57,100,000
4853Eric Trexler54,500,000
4854Jason Aden41,600,000
4855Hrishikesh Kulkarni20,500,000
4856Tony Zharnitsky17,000,000
4857Jonson Chatterley25,200,000
4858Guo Lian Chen9,300,000
4859Alexandre Besse24,700,000
TableSeatNameChip Count
4931Jason Simon16,500,000
4932Joshua Rothberg37,500,000
4933Dylon Chafin33,300,000
4934Dominic French16,000,000
4935Thi Le29,000,000
4936Salvatore Boi20,000,000
4937Wade Wallace16,200,000
4938Bien Nguyen22,300,000
4939Weston Pring11,100,000
TableSeatNameChip Count
5011Willie Smith5,600,000
5012Yinglei Chen10,900,000
5013Wesley Cannon33,300,000
5014Handriato Minderman31,200,000
5015Caio Sobral30,900,000
5016Thomas Reeves9,800,000
5017Bohdan Slyvinski51,300,000
5018Tim Williams (NM)11,800,000
5019Tonino D'Amore12,000,000
Player Chips Progress
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Kfir Nahum
57,100,000
13,600,000
13,600,000
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Eric Trexler
54,500,000
-1,100,000
-1,100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Bohdan Slyvinski
51,300,000
51,300,000
51,300,000
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Jason Aden
41,600,000
39,315,000
39,315,000
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Joshua Rothberg
37,500,000
35,495,000
35,495,000
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Robbie Ko
34,100,000
31,300,000
31,300,000
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Wesley Cannon
33,300,000
28,800,000
28,800,000
Profile photo of Dylon Chafin us
Dylon Chafin
33,300,000
13,025,000
13,025,000
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Handrianto Minderman
31,200,000
28,935,000
28,935,000
Chip Leader Coaching
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Caio Sobral
30,900,000
900,000
900,000
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Thi Le
29,000,000
28,575,000
28,575,000
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Jonson Chatterley
25,200,000
24,030,000
24,030,000
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Alexandre Besse
24,700,000
23,895,000
23,895,000
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Duc Bien Nguyen
22,300,000
-2,700,000
-2,700,000
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Hrishikesh Kulkarni
20,500,000
18,605,000
18,605,000
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Salvatore Boi
20,000,000
7,500,000
7,500,000
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Tony Zharnitsky
17,000,000
15,965,000
15,965,000
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Jason Simon
16,500,000
-3,500,000
-3,500,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Wade Wallace
16,200,000
14,625,000
14,625,000
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Dominick French
16,000,000
-1,500,000
-1,500,000
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Tonino D'Amore
12,000,000
-7,400,000
-7,400,000
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Tim Williams
11,800,000
10,830,000
10,830,000
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Weston Pring
11,100,000
-6,900,000
-6,900,000
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Yinglei Chen
10,900,000
-300,000
-300,000
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Thomas Reeves
9,800,000
8,950,000
8,950,000

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Weston Pring Eliminated in 27th Place ($15,229)

Level 36 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Weston Pring
Weston Pring

Wade Wallace raised on the button to 3,000,000, Weston Pring in the big blind jammed all in for the remainder of his stack and Wallace called.

Weston Pring: A8
Wade Wallace: A9

The board ran out J2Q3Q sending Pring to the rail in 27th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Wade Wallace
28,700,000
12,500,000
12,500,000
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Weston Pring
Busted

Tags: Wade WallaceWeston Pring

Level: 37

Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000

Ante: 1,200,000

Guo Lian Chen Eliminated in 26th Place ($18,779)

Level 37 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Guo Lian Chen
Guo Lian Chen

Guo Lian Chen got it all in preflop against Robbie Ko. Chen was the player at risk.

Guo Lian Chen: A3x
Robbie Ko: J10

The board ran out KQKJ5. Ko's pair of jacks was enough to send Chen to the rail in 26th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Robbie Ko
45,500,000
11,400,000
11,400,000
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Guo Lian Chen
Busted

Tags: Guo Lian ChenRobbie Ko

Dominick French Eliminated In 25th Place ($18,779)

Level 37 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Dominic French
Dominic French

Jason Simon raised to 2,600,000 in early position which saw Dominick French move all in for 10,800,000 and Salvatore Boi move all in from the big blind for 2,300,000. Simon called having all covered and the hands were turned up.

Salvatore Boi: JJ
Dominick French: AQ
Jason Simon: AK

The flop of J73 gave Boi top set, but Simon the ace-high flush leaving French drawing to no outs.

The turn 10 didn't change anything, but the river 10 saw Boi fill up for a triple, while Simon scooped the side pot and eliminated French from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Simon
35,600,000
19,100,000
19,100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Salvatore Boi
5,900,000
-14,100,000
-14,100,000
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Dominick French
Busted

Tags: Dominick FrenchJason SimonSalvatore Boi

Thi Le Eliminated in 24th Place ($18,779)

Level 37 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Thi Le
Thi Le

Dylon Chafin raised to 3,100,000 in late position which saw Thi Le raise to 10,000,000. Action folded back to Chafin who moved all in for 23,000,000 effective which Le called.

Thi Le: AQ
Dylon Chafin: AA

The flop 996 left very little chance for Le and the turn 7 sealed his fate before the 5 river peeled off. Chafin took down a monster pot while Le exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Dylon Chafin
61,000,000
27,700,000
27,700,000
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Thi Le
Busted

Tags: Dylon ChafinThi Le

Handriato Minderman Eliminated in 23rd Place ($18,779)

Level 37 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante
Handriato Minderman
Handriato Minderman

Handriato Minderman moved all in from the button for 12,300,000 and in the small blind Caio Sobral moved all in for slightly more which saw the big blind fold.

Handriato Minderman: A9
Caio Sobral: AA

The board ran out 28724 and the aces held up as the best hand while Minderman exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Caio Sobral
29,500,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
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Handriato Minderman
Busted

Tags: Caio SobralHandriato Minderman