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

Platt Chops With Liebert to Stay Alive

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Jeff Platt
Jeff Platt

Kathy Liebert opened under the gun to 1,500. After a call in late position, Jeff Platt went all in on the button for 3,900. Liebert called and so did the late position player.

The flop came 4K10 and both Liebert and the late position player both checked.

The turn brought the 10 and again the action went check and check.

The river brought the 6 and action checked through one more time.

Jeff Platt announced "Ace Jack" as he table AJ and Liebert smiled as she tabled AJ.

Late position mucked and Platt and Liebert chopped the pot to keep hope alive.

Player Chips Progress
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Kathy Liebert
57,000
10,000
10,000
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Jeff Platt
7,500
-9,500
-9,500

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Vialaret Wakes Up with Aces

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Renmei Liu
Renmei Liu

Renmei Liu limped in from under the gun before an opponent moved all in for 15,900 from middle position. Pablo Vialaret, with around 50,000 behind, called from the big blind. Liu then moved all in as the bigger stack and was snap-called.

Opponent: 9x9x
Pablo Vialaret: AA
Renmei Liu: AK

Vialaret was in great shape to get a double and change and that's what happened as the board ran out with the 10105J2.

Player Chips Progress
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Pablo Vialaret
115,000
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Renmei Liu
18,000

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Ulch's Aggression Wins Him the Pot

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player in early position raised to 1,200 called by Thomas "Tiny House Tom" Ulch sat directly to his left.

Both players saw the flop of 643. The original raiser continued for 2,400. Ulch took an aggressive line and bumped the bet up to 9,000. With his opponent making the call they went to the turn.

The out-of-position player checked at the sight of the Q prompting Ulch to shove all in for his remaining 14,600 forcing his opponent to give up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Thomas Ulch
39,000
39,000
39,000

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Strauss Drags a Three Bet Pot

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

We saw a late position open to 1,300 and Jared Strauss three-bet from the cutoff to 3,200.

Late position called and we went to a 49K flop.

After some thought the late position player checked and Strauss put out a bet of 1,800.

Late position folded and Strauss let us know he had the goods with AxKx

Strauss found his way to the Tournament of Champions by way of winning the $7,777 No Limit Hold'em - Lucky 7's High Roller (Online Bracelet Event #24) in October of 2022. He stays alive as he goes for bracelet #2.

Player Chips Progress
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Jared Strauss
31,000
31,000
31,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Dinner Break Begins

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
Maurice Hawkins
Maurice Hawkins

After six levels of play, those still in contention in the Tournament of Champions have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break. Play is expected to resume at 8:02 p.m. PST.

In the meantime, check out some highlights from today:

5 Poker Tax Facts to Remember Heading into the 2023 WSOP

Level 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante
cash bricks
cash bricks

The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) is less than a week away, and right now players are filled with high hopes. If all goes according to plan, they’ll head out to Las Vegas and make a poker fortune, but if you’re so fortunate, remember big scores come with big responsibilities, primarily taxes!

We asked our friends over at Kondler & Associates, the premier poker tax specialists, for things players may want to remember at the 2023 WSOP. President and Owner Ray Kondler, CPA, offered his expertise below.

If you would like to receive more information about their services or receive a free assessment, please visit our Kondler & Associates hub or call (702) 433-7075. You can also check out their booth at the 2023 WSOP.

Read Kondler & Associate's 5 Tax Tips Here!

Level: 7

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800