Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-11-2023 19:40 UTC-8

Trexler Takes The Chip Lead

Liam Gannon

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 Q♣5♥4♠ 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: A♠J♠
Robbie Ko: Q♠10♥

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Trexler	55,600,000 50,050,000	50,050,000

Robbie Ko	2,800,000 -38,100,000	-38,100,000

Tags: Eric Trexler Robbie Ko

06-11-2023 19:47 UTC-8

Sobral Sends Home Mao

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Ollie Garland

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: J♣J♦
Caio Sobral: K♣K♠

The board ran out 3♦6♠7♣4♦7♥. This cold deck sent home Mao, Sobral the beneficiary of his stack.

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

Tags: Caio Sobral Jiawei Mao

Level: 36

Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000

Ante: 1,000,000

06-11-2023 20:27 UTC-8

Final Three Table Redraw (full)

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Liam Gannon

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

Table	Seat	Name	Chip Count
485	1	Robbie Ko	34,100,000
485	2	Kfir Nahum	57,100,000
485	3	Eric Trexler	54,500,000
485	4	Jason Aden	41,600,000
485	5	Hrishikesh Kulkarni	20,500,000
485	6	Tony Zharnitsky	17,000,000
485	7	Jonson Chatterley	25,200,000
485	8	Guo Lian Chen	9,300,000
485	9	Alexandre Besse	24,700,000
Table	Seat	Name	Chip Count
493	1	Jason Simon	16,500,000
493	2	Joshua Rothberg	37,500,000
493	3	Dylon Chafin	33,300,000
493	4	Dominic French	16,000,000
493	5	Thi Le	29,000,000
493	6	Salvatore Boi	20,000,000
493	7	Wade Wallace	16,200,000
493	8	Bien Nguyen	22,300,000
493	9	Weston Pring	11,100,000
Table	Seat	Name	Chip Count
501	1	Willie Smith	5,600,000
501	2	Yinglei Chen	10,900,000
501	3	Wesley Cannon	33,300,000
501	4	Handriato Minderman	31,200,000
501	5	Caio Sobral	30,900,000
501	6	Thomas Reeves	9,800,000
501	7	Bohdan Slyvinski	51,300,000
501	8	Tim Williams (NM)	11,800,000
501	9	Tonino D'Amore	12,000,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Kfir Nahum	57,100,000 13,600,000	13,600,000
Eric Trexler	54,500,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Bohdan Slyvinski	51,300,000 51,300,000	51,300,000
Jason Aden	41,600,000 39,315,000	39,315,000
Joshua Rothberg	37,500,000 35,495,000	35,495,000
Robbie Ko	34,100,000 31,300,000	31,300,000
Wesley Cannon	33,300,000 28,800,000	28,800,000
Dylon Chafin	33,300,000 13,025,000	13,025,000
Handrianto Minderman	31,200,000 28,935,000	28,935,000

Caio Sobral	30,900,000 900,000	900,000
Thi Le	29,000,000 28,575,000	28,575,000
Jonson Chatterley	25,200,000 24,030,000	24,030,000
Alexandre Besse	24,700,000 23,895,000	23,895,000
Duc Bien Nguyen	22,300,000 -2,700,000	-2,700,000
Hrishikesh Kulkarni	20,500,000 18,605,000	18,605,000
Salvatore Boi	20,000,000 7,500,000	7,500,000
Tony Zharnitsky	17,000,000 15,965,000	15,965,000
Jason Simon	16,500,000 -3,500,000	-3,500,000

Wade Wallace	16,200,000 14,625,000	14,625,000
Dominick French	16,000,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000
Tonino D'Amore	12,000,000 -7,400,000	-7,400,000
Tim Williams	11,800,000 10,830,000	10,830,000
Weston Pring	11,100,000 -6,900,000	-6,900,000
Yinglei Chen	10,900,000 -300,000	-300,000
Thomas Reeves	9,800,000 8,950,000	8,950,000

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06-11-2023 20:36 UTC-8

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

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Ollie Garland

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

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: A♦8♠
Wade Wallace: A♥9♥

The board ran out J♦2♥Q♥3♠Q♣ sending Pring to the rail in 27th place.

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

Tags: Wade Wallace Weston Pring

Level: 37

Blinds: 600,000/1,200,000

Ante: 1,200,000

06-11-2023 20:40 UTC-8

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

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Ollie Garland

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

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

Guo Lian Chen: A♦3x
Robbie Ko: J♥10♣

The board ran out K♦Q♥K♠J♦5♣. Ko's pair of jacks was enough to send Chen to the rail in 26th place.

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

Tags: Guo Lian Chen Robbie Ko

06-11-2023 20:53 UTC-8

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

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Liam Gannon

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

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: J♦J♠
Dominick French: A♥Q♠
Jason Simon: A♣K♣

The flop of J♣7♣3♣ 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
Jason Simon	35,600,000 19,100,000	19,100,000

Salvatore Boi	5,900,000 -14,100,000	-14,100,000
Dominick French	Busted

Tags: Dominick French Jason Simon Salvatore Boi

06-11-2023 21:00 UTC-8

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

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Liam Gannon

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

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: A♦Q♦
Dylon Chafin: A♣A♠

The flop 9♣9♠6♦ 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
Dylon Chafin	61,000,000 27,700,000	27,700,000
Thi Le	Busted

Tags: Dylon Chafin Thi Le

06-11-2023 21:09 UTC-8

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

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Liam Gannon

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

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: A♦9♦
Caio Sobral: A♣A♠

The board ran out 2♠8♦7♣2♥4♥ and the aces held up as the best hand while Minderman exited the tournament area.