Event #27: $1,500 Eight Game Mix Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-12-2023 12:36 UTC-8

Caiaffa Draws Good to Triple Up

David Salituro

Level 16

2-7 Triple Draw

Rafael Caiaffa was all in on the first draw from the small blind and up against Dario Sammartino and Jake Schwartz. Schwartz bet from the cutoff and Sammartino called in the big blind.

Sammartino took two, while Schwartz and Caiaffa each took one. Schwartz bet again and this time Sammartino folded.

Schwartz stood pat and revealed a jack-eight low. Caiaffa had 7x8x3x2x showing and took one as he peeled a 6x to make an 8-7 and triple up.

"I was obviously going to break it if you patted," Schwartz told him after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	140,000 -14,000	-14,000

Jake Schwartz	80,000 -1,300	-1,300
Rafael Caiffa	70,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Jake Schwartz Rafael Caiaffa

06-12-2023 12:36 UTC-8

Saechao Aborts Mission on the River

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Mike Patrick

Level 16

Limit Hold'em

After Kao "Flexx" Saechao and Hussain Sajwani exchanged four bets each preflop, the duo saw a flop of J♥9♥8♥.

Sajwani bet and got snap-raised by Saechao. The more methodical Sajwani took his time before calling.

On the 8♣ turn, Sajwani check-called a quick bet from Saechao, and on the 9♥ river Sajwani checked again.

Saechao bet again, but Sajwani took a moment before raising. Saechao quickly folded his hand to send the pot across the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kao "Flexx" Saechao	110,000 -169,500	-169,500
Hussain Sajwani	94,000 58,600	58,600

06-12-2023 12:29 UTC-8

Zinno Shows Down a Full House

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David Salituro

Level 16

Limit Hold'em

Masaki Nakamura was already all in and standing up from his seat filming the action with his phone as Anthony Zinno and Fu Wong built a side pot on a board of Q♣8♣J♠7♣Q♦.

Zinno, in the small blind, bet and Wong called. Zinno turned over J♦J♣ for the flopped set that turned into a full house on the river as Nakamura flashed A♣7♣ for a beaten flush as he headed for the rail.

"That's so mean. Not you. The runout," tablemate Scott Clements told Zinno after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	220,000 42,200	42,200

Fu Wong	10,000
Masaki Nakamura	Busted

Tags: Anthony Zinno Fu Wong Masaki Nakamura

06-12-2023 12:26 UTC-8

Early Eliminations

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Mike Patrick

Level 16

Player	Chips	Progress
Masaki Nakamura	Busted
Sachin Bhargava	Busted
Matt Vengrin	Busted
Christopher Chung	Busted
Alexandre Fradin	Busted
Yuichi Kanai	Busted
Richard Fuller	Busted
William Steele	Busted
Jason Acosta	Busted
Aaron Duczak	Busted

06-12-2023 12:22 UTC-8

Arieh Score an Early Elimination

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Mike Patrick

Level 16

Pot-Limit Omaha

After Viktor Blom opened to 5,000 under the gun and got a call from Josh Arieh in the small blind, Kevin Song three-bet to 20,000 in the big blind.

Only Arieh called to see a flop of 6x5♥7♥. He then checkered and Song moved in the rest of his roughly 25,000 remaining chips which Arieh called.

Kevin Song: K♣K♠10♠5♦
Josh Arieh: A♥10♦8♣4♥

Song's overpair was crushed by the now five-time WSOP bracelet winner's flopped straight, and after the board completed Q♣Q♦, Arieh had scored one of the first elimination of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	213,000 52,200	52,200

Viktor Blom	57,000 9,500	9,500
Kevin Song	Busted

Tags: Josh Arieh Kevin Song Viktor Blom

06-12-2023 12:21 UTC-8

Ace-High Good For Bach to Take Big Pot

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David Salituro

Level 16

Limit Hold'em

David Bach and Nai Hu had already put in several bets heading to the turn on a board of 9♣6♠7♦2♠. Bach, in the cutoff, bet and Hu called from under the gun.

The river came the 2♦ and Hu checked over to Bach, who checked behind and turned over A♣K♣. Hu mucked his hand as Bach took down the big pot with just ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bach	200,000 16,900	16,900

Nai Hu	85,000 -12,800	-12,800

Tags: David Bach Nai Hu

06-12-2023 12:12 UTC-8

Kipnis Takes From Harder

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David Salituro

Level 16

Pot-Limit Omaha

Sean Harder raised to 5,000 from early position and was called by Adam Kipnis in the big blind.

The flop came 10♥4♥3♦ and Harder continued for 6,000. Kipnis called to the 2♥ turn, where he check-called another bet of 8,000.

The 6♣ fell on the river and Kipnis checked for a third time. "One pair," Harder said as he checked behind.

"Straight," Kipnis answered, showing 5♣5♦6♦6♠ to add to his stack early on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Harder	145,000 -18,100	-18,100
Adam Kipnis	130,000 27,700	27,700

Tags: Adam Kipnis Sean Harder

06-12-2023 12:00 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal

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David Salituro

Level 16

The remaining 218 players have taken their seats and unbagged their chips, and Day 2 is now underway.

Level: 16

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000-4,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits, 1,000 Ante
Pot-Limit & No-Limit: 1,000-2,000, 2,000/3,000 Ante

06-12-2023 10:22 UTC-8

218 Survivors Race to the Money on Day 2 of Event #27: $1,500 Eight Game Mix

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David Salituro

A total of 218 players are looking up at Shaun Deeb’s sparkling hat when Day 2 of Event #27: $1,500 Eight Game Mix begins at 1 p.m. local time.

Deeb, chasing his sixth World Series of Poker bracelet, put himself in pole position as he carries a chip-leading stack of 311,200 into Day 2. Right behind him are Sampo Ryynanen (282,000), Kao “Flexx” Saechao (279,500), Chad Campbell (263,400), and Daniel Vargas (261,700).

Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Shaun Deeb	United States	311,200
2	Sampo Ryynanen	Finland	282,000
3	Kao Saechao	United States	279,500
4	Chad Campbell	United States	263,400
5	Daniel Vargas	United States	261,700
6	David "Bakes" Baker	United States	238,000
7	Hugh Joiner	United States	211,800
8	Nicolas Barthe	France	208,800
9	Paul Martino	United States	205,600
10	Ryan Roeder	United States	202,600

A record-setting field of 789 filled up the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas yesterday, and many of poker’s biggest names came out for mixed-game action. David “Bakes” Baker (238,000), David Bach (183,100), Anthony Zinno (177,800), and Chino Rheem (141,900) are among those with healthy stacks heading into Day 2. Josh Arieh won his fifth bracelet in the $10,000 Limit Hold’em Championship and jumped right into this event, bagging up 160,800 as he tries to win his second tournament in a row.

Further down the leaderboard are Phil Hellmuth (84,700), Calvin Anderson (84,600), Nick Schulman (81,300), Daniel Negreanu (63,900), and online legend Viktor “Isildur1” Blom, who is trying to cash in a live WSOP event here in Las Vegas for the first time in more than a decade but has his work cut out for him as he carries a stack of 47,500 into Day 2.

The first order of business once play resumes is to reach the money. Only 119 will take home part of the $1,053,315 prize pool, with nearly 100 players leaving today’s action empty-handed. Day 2 consists of 10 60-minute levels, with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 21, which should come around 7:30 p.m.

The race to the money is on. Then it’s a quest to build up a stack and put yourself in a position for the final table. PokerNews will be following the action the entire way, providing live updates and chip counts through the bursting of the bubble and on towards the final table.

Tags: Anthony Zinno Calvin Anderson Chad Campbell Chino Rheem Daniel Negreanu Daniel Vargas David Bach Josh Arieh Kao Saechao Nick Schulman Phil Hellmuth Sampo Ryynanen Shaun Deeb