With one more player to eliminate before the break, play has slowed down and players are playing more cautiously as we move closer to crowning a winner.
2023 World Series of Poker
From under the gun, Charles Johnson opened to 2,000,000, but he didn't find anyone to call until the action came to Donna Stutts. But instead of calling, she preferred to raise all-in for 3,250,000 chips. When the blinds folded, Johnson asked for the count and called.
Donna Stutts: J♥10♥
Charles Johnson: A♦10♠
"Good luck," said the players at the table when Stutts flipped her cards. And she had good luck, as she hit a jack on the flop J♠6♣5♦, a ten on the turn 10♦ and another jack on the river J♣ to complete a set.
Stutts is now back on track with just under 10,000,000 chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Charles Johnson |
24,800,000
-3,800,000
|
-3,800,000 |
Donna Stutts |
9,500,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
John Ciccarelli opened in early position to 1,600,000 and Charles Johnson called on the button.
On the flop K♣4♠A♥, both players checked and on the turn 5♠, Ciccarelli's delayed continuation bet to 2,800,000. It was enough to take the pot right away.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Charles Johnson |
21,300,000
-3,500,000
|
-3,500,000 |
John Ciccarelli |
18,100,000
1,600,000
|
1,600,000 |
Level: 38
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 500,000
Oren Rosen moved all in from early position for around 16,000,000 and Christian Cheng called, putting himself all in for 8,500,000.
Christian Cheng: K♥K♠
Oren Rosen: A♠10♠
Rosen picked up a ten on a 10♥9♣5♥ flop, but Cheng's kings held up on the 8♥ turn and 3♥ river, and he got the double.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christian Cheng |
17,000,000
7,700,000
|
7,700,000 |
Oren Rosen |
8,500,000
-8,800,000
|
-8,800,000 |
Donna Stutts raised all in from early position for 7,400,000 and was called by Christian Cheng on the button.
Donna Stutts: A♣K♥
Christian Cheng: A♦A♠
Despite the crowd cheering, "Go Donna go".
The board read J♠6♣5♦10♦J♣ and the aces of Cheng won the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Donna Stutts | Busted |
With the elimination of Donna Stutts, there are eight players remaining in this $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack WSOP Event. They just left the area for a 60-minute dinner break.
The official final table will start back at 7:45 p.m., but you'll have news around 40 minutes later, as PokerNews will respect a delay to follow the PokerGO stream.
WSOP $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Final Table
SEAT | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BLINDS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | John Ciccarelli | United States | 18,300,000 | 18 |
2 | Qiang Xu | China | 32,175,000 | 32 |
3 | Richard Smith | United States | 20,050,000 | 20 |
4 | Oren Rosen | Israel | 4,050,000 | 4 |
5 | Charles Johnson | United States | 21,200,000 | 21 |
6 | Dorian Melchers | France | 6,250,000 | 6 |
7 | Christian Cheng | Taiwan | 33,700,000 | 34 |
8 | Jason Johnson | United States | 15,300,000 | 15 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christian Cheng |
33,700,000
16,700,000
|
16,700,000 |
Qiang Xu |
32,175,000
8,175,000
|
8,175,000 |
|
||
Charles Johnson |
21,200,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
Richard Smith |
20,050,000
3,450,000
|
3,450,000 |
John Ciccarelli |
18,300,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
Jason Johnson |
15,300,000
7,650,000
|
7,650,000 |
Dorian Melchers |
6,250,000
-7,550,000
|
-7,550,000 |
Oren Rosen |
4,050,000
-4,450,000
|
-4,450,000 |
As ten-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey competes in Day 2 of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), another Poker Hall of Famer was looking for his eleventh piece of WSOP gold with a deep run in Event #41: $1,500 Big O.
Johnny Chan entered the third and final day of the Omaha event toward the bottom of the counts with 18 players remaining as the 1987 and 1988 Main Event champion hoped to finally break the three-way tie between himself, Ivey and the late Doyle Brunson in second place on the all-time bracelet list.
Sadly for poker fans sweating the $1,500 buy-in event, "The Master" was eliminated 14th place for $13,982 after a confrontation with Scott Abrams.
The finalists are back in Horseshoe to play down to a winner tonight.
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After John Ciccarelli caught Qiang Xu bluffing on the first hand after the restart, Oren Rosen moved all in from under the gun for his last 4,050,000 chips. On the hijack, Christian Cheng went all in as well. And in the big blind, Richard Smith asked for the count, thought about it with A♠Q♦, but folded.
Oren Rosen: 10♠8♥
Christian Cheng: A♣J♠
In a very bad shape, Rosen hoped until the very last time. "And the ten on the river," he predicted after the flop 4♠5♥Q♥ and the turn 5♠. Unfortunately for him, the K♥ landed on the river.
First player eliminated from the final table, Rosen wins $42,445.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Christian Cheng |
39,000,000
5,300,000
|
5,300,000 |
John Ciccarelli |
25,800,000
7,500,000
|
7,500,000 |
Qiang Xu |
24,700,000
-7,475,000
|
-7,475,000 |
|
||
Oren Rosen | Busted |