Event #42: $800 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack (8-Handed) | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-19-2023 13:43 UTC-8

Thompson's Tens Beat Kings

Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Steven Thompson moved all in under the gun for 1,750,000 and Khoi Lang pushed his massive stack in the middle as well in the cutoff.

Steven Thompson: 10♣10♦
Khoi Lang: K♦K♣

Thompson was sweating until the board came out 6♥7♦9♣10♥6♠ and Thompson's full house gave him a lifeline.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Thompson	4,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Khoi Lang	1,575,000 -1,625,000	-1,625,000

Tags: Khoi Lang Steven Thompson

06-19-2023 13:38 UTC-8

Stacks Go Neon

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Ryan Gray

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

During the chip color up while the players were on break, WSOP debuted a new 500,000 denomination chip in this event. It is magenta pink, with neon orange stripes. Among those sporting the nuclear quatrefoil in their stacks are:

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	11,500,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Koray Aldemir	6,000,000 500,000	500,000

Charles Johnson	5,400,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Ciaran Duffy	4,100,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Dorian Melchers	4,000,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000
Christian Cheng	3,100,000 -750,000	-750,000

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

06-19-2023 13:18 UTC-8

Players on a Fifteen Minute Break

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Players are racing out on their fifteen minute break.

06-19-2023 13:18 UTC-8

Saout Out Just Before The Break

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Maxime Taldir

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

On the last hand before the break, action was caught with Qiang Xu and Antoine Saout flipping their cards in an all-in and call situation, with Saout at risk with 2,055,000 chips.

Qiang Xu: A♠3♠
Antoine Saout: Q♣5♣

Saout didn't have to wait more than the 3♣3♥2♠ flop to be eliminated, as Xu directly hit a set. The turn J♦ and the river J♣ gave him a full house and the chiplead, with 9,900,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	9,900,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Antoine Saout	Busted

06-19-2023 13:16 UTC-8

Goindoo Wins And Loses

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Florence Mazet

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

On the first hand, Ryan Goindoo managed to climb to 5,000,000 in a three-way all in with aces against pocket queens and pocket nines.

On the next hand, Gregory Pearson on the small blind moved all in for 1,825,000 and Goindoo called from the big blind.

Gregory Pearson: K♠J♠
Ryan Goindoo: J♥J♦

The board came 5♠9♥7♣A♠2♠ and Pearson doubled up just before the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Pearson	3,650,000
Ryan Goindoo	3,600,000
Erwin Quizon	Busted
Shengchao Zhu	Busted
Yota Yamaguchi	Busted
Uri Scholderle	Busted

Tags: Gregory Pearson Ryan Goindoo

06-19-2023 13:16 UTC-8

Wasser Hits a Pretty Good Flop

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Ryan Gray

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Jason Wasser moved all in from the big blind for his last 360,000 on a 8♠8♥8♣A♦ board and Charles Johnson called from middle position.

Johnson showed A♥K♣ for eights full, but then Wasser flipped over his 4♥8♦ for flopped quads. Johnson looked down in disbelief.

"I liked that flop," said Wasser.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Johnson	3,600,000 2,675,000	2,675,000
Jason Wasser	1,250,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Charles Johnson Jason Wasser

06-19-2023 13:14 UTC-8

Thomasan Wakes up with Kings

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Santiago Plante raised on the button to 300,000 and James Thomason three-bet all in for 2,300,000 on the big blind. Plante considered and then called.

James Thomason: K♠K♦
Santiago Plante: K♥8♥

The board ran out with 4♦Q♠J♣6♥8♣ and the kings held doubling up Thomason.