2023 World Series of Poker

Event #4: Tournament of Champions
Day: 1
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j5
Prize
$200,000
Event Info
Prize Pool
$1,000,000
Entries
741
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
727
Players Left
224

No Cinderella Story for Thompson

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Corey Thompson told PokerNews that he was down to his last big blind before the break but had managed to find a triple up when play resumed.

He was soon all in again for his last 1,800 from early position. An opponent three-bet before folding to another player's four-bet. The cards then went on their back.

Corey Thompson: J9
Opponent: AK

Thompson made two pair on the J92 flop to his delight.

"They don't call me Corey the Cinderella for nothing," joked Thompson to the table and he scooped in another triple up after the 42 turn and river.

On the following hand, Thompson opened to 1,000 and was called by the big blind. On the 1094 flop, the big blind check-called Thompson's jam for around 5,000.

Corey Thompson: QJ
Big Blind: 4x2x

Thompson had two overcards and an open-ended straight draw but was behind the big blind's pair. The 9 turn brought in some counterfeit outs but Thompson's hopes of a Cinderella story quickly vanished as the board completed with the A.

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Corey Thompson
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Deeb Cracks Aces

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb

We find the action on the turn with Shaun Deeb facing a 9,500 turn bet out of position on a board of 10J610.

After some thought, Deeb opted to click it back to 19,000.

The in-position player tanked for about a min before folding AA face up.

Deeb smiled and showed his opponent that he made a good fold as he tabled K10 for a turned three of a kind.

Player Chips Progress
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Shaun Deeb
55,000
11,000
11,000
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner

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Berardi Gets The River Jam Through

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The button opened to 1,100 and Joshua Berardi called out of the small blind. The player in the big blind opted to squeeze to 5,500 provoking the button to get out of the way, but Berardi decided to continue on in the hand.

The flop came 10JA. A check, bet and a call sent 11,000 more chips into the middle.

The turned 7 slowed the pace as the action checked through.

The 2 fell on the river and Berardi took the lead betting 17,000 chips into the pot. After some time the big blind folded.

Berardi tabled only the K as he raked in the pot.

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Joshua Berardi
45,000
45,000
45,000

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Big Slick for McEachern

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With 6,000 in the middle on the A73 flop, the small blind checked, which prompted Lon McEachern to bet 3,300 from the big blind. The small blind called which brought in the 3 turn. The small blind check-called McEachern's bet of 6,000 before the 5 river checked through to showdown.

"Ace-king," said the veteran WSOP commentator as he tabled his AK. The small blind mucked and McEachern took in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Lon McEachern
70,000
43,700
43,700

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Kim Runs into Aces

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Brian Kim
Brian Kim

Brian Kim opened to 1,200 from middle position before Thomas Hahne three-bet to 3,000 on his direct left. Kim, the bigger stack, moved all in and Hahne quickly called off his remaining 24,500 chips.

Brian Kim; AxKx
Thomas Hahne: AA

The AQ9 flop gave Hahne a set of aces to remain the huge favorite. The Qx confirmed Hahne as the winner as the board completed with 4x.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Hahne
51,000
51,000
51,000
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Brian Kim
6,500
-51,500
-51,500
WSOP 1X Winner

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Level: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

Deeb Gets the Bullets to Fold

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The pot stood at 14,000 on a board of 88334.

The big blind lead out into Shaun Deeb, who was in the cutoff, for 5,000 to which Deeb raised it up to 20,000.

After some deliberate consideration, pocket Aces were folded face up! Deeb offered the player in question to table just one of his cards. With the Q exposed the rest of the table was left wondering.

Player Chips Progress
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Shaun Deeb
58,200
16,200
16,200
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner

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World Series of Poker Addresses Solver Concerns, Clarifies RTA Policy

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
2023 WSOP
2023 WSOP

In light of debate over the threat that real-time assistance (RTA) apps pose to live poker, World Series of Poker (WSOP) officials reiterated their rules for use of solvers at the poker table.

Players at the 2023 WSOP will be penalized if they are caught using or referencing a solver during a live hand. Additionally, the WSOP reserves the right to issue penalties to players who are using solvers between hands.

"If caught using RTA/GTO software during a hand, player will be subject to penalty up to and including DQ (disqualification) / trespass," WSOP said in a prepared statement. "We reserve the right to further penalize a player for using RTA/GTO in any other situation in our sole and absolute discretion. Players may continue to use their device to play wsop.com or use the Caesars Sportsbook app while in/out of a hand."

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