Event #49: $1,500 Super Turbo Bounty Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-21-2023 20:10 UTC-7

Stutts Triples Up and Grabs a Bounty

Chris Bean

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The player in early position moved all in for 102,000 and was called by Donna Stutts in middle position and the button.

Stutts and the button both checked the Q♠10♥2♠ flop, but Stutts moved all in for 26,000 on the 4♦ turn. The button made the call.

Early Position: A♦10♦
Donna Stutts: Q♥Q♦
Button: 6♣6♠

Stutts had their opponents drawing dead on the turn and the 5♥ completed the board. Early position headed to the pay cage, while Stutts tripled up and gained a bounty.

Player	Chips	Progress
Donna Stutts	378,000 -265,000	-265,000

Tags: Donna Stutts

06-21-2023 20:12 UTC-7

O'Hara Adds More to His Stack

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

In a blind versus blind situation, the small blind completed and Ian O'Hara made it to 40,000. After a minute, his opponent called and the duo saw a flop 9♣5♣9♥. The small blind check-called O'Hara's continuation bet for 30,000.

On the 8♣ turn, the small blind check-folded this time after O'Hara sent another barrel for 60,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian O'Hara	890,000

Tags: Ian O'Hara

06-21-2023 20:15 UTC-7

Few Updated Chip Counts

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	980,000 735,000	735,000

Nick Yunis	940,000 908,000	908,000
Romain Lewis	290,000 216,000	216,000

Michael Rodrigues	200,000 112,000	112,000

Ebony Kenney	135,000 -80,000	-80,000
Sterling Savill	75,000 -30,000	-30,000
Margo Lundahl	33,000 -17,000	-17,000
Xuan Liu	30,000 -65,000	-65,000

06-21-2023 20:17 UTC-7

Short Break

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 19 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The 192 remaining players are now on a short 10-minute break before action returns at blinds 8,000/ 16,000 with a 16,000 ante.

Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

06-21-2023 20:30 UTC-7

First Players In The Money (280th-334th, $1,505)

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Holland	Busted
Motoyoshi Okamura	Busted

Patrick Harper	Busted
Todd Barney	Busted
Nicholas Samenuk	Busted
Ryan Hutchinson	Busted
Raffaele Sorrentino	Busted
Jorge Galarza	Busted
Joey Spanne	Busted
Douglas Henderson	Busted
Jonathan Zarin	Busted
Jacob Baumgartner	Busted
Alexander Kell	Busted
Francesco Romanello	Busted
Rellie Sigua	Busted
Dominik Panka	Busted

Yongshuang Wang	Busted
David Uvaydov	Busted
Eric Baldwin	Busted

Andrew Glauberg	Busted
Benjamin Philipps	Busted
Anh Nguyen	Busted
Daniel Jaeger	Busted
Jason Froelich	Busted
Thao Yang	Busted

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06-21-2023 20:41 UTC-7

PN Podcast: Martin Kabrhel Drama at 2023 WSOP; Guests Andrew Neeme & Brad Owen

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Chad Holloway

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen continue The Chad & Jesse Poker Show straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

They are joined by World Poker Tour (WPT) Ambassadors Andrew Neeme and Brad Owen, who open up about how their respective vlogs helped them build their poker careers. They also discuss upcoming WPT initiatives and play a little game where we quiz them on "who said it?" regarding quotes from their first-ever vlogs.

Chad and Jesse also breakdown the big frame coming out of the 2023 WSOP, which is the antics of Martin Kabrhel in the $250K High Roller. Some top pros have accused him of behaving inappropriately, with some even suggesting he could be cheating. We share some some clips and hear from players on the ground during the event. What are your thoughts on the situation?

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

06-21-2023 20:44 UTC-7

Orlando Scores a Double Knockout

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jon Orlando limped and Nicolas Piquet shoved for a stack around 100,000. A third player shoved as well with less than 50,000 and Orlando didn't take long to call with the higher stack for the following showdown:

Nicolas Piquet: A♥Q♦
Third player: A♦4♠
Jon Orlando: 9♣9♠

Orlando's pair of nines managed to hold throughout the board 6♦J♣8♠6♥7♣ and he racked the pot and busted his two opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Orlando	660,000
Nicolas Piquet	Busted

Tags: Jon Orlando Nicolas Piquet

06-21-2023 20:45 UTC-7

One Million For Lagodich

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Everybody folded to Frank Lagodich in the small blind, who went all in as Dorian Melchers had only four blinds remaining in the big blind. The Frenchman called.

Frank Lagodich: J♥5♦
Dorian Melchers: A♠7♥

Finalist of the $800 Deepstack WSOP event a few days ago, Melchers will not see another final table as his tournament came to an end. On 3♣4♠2♦K♠A♣, Lagodich found a straight on the river. Thanks to this hand, he's just reached 1,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Lagodich	1,000,000
Dorian Melchers	Busted

Tags: Dorian Melchers Frank Lagodich

06-21-2023 20:51 UTC-7

Eads Scoops a Big Pot

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 20 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The cards were already flipped over with three players involved and a board showing 2♠4♠Q♣9♥10♦.

David Eads was holding the winning hand with 7♠7♣ while his opponents were holding A♥5♥ and A♣K♠. Eads, who had a stack worth 159,000, was covering by just a few chips one of his opponents while the third player had the biggest stack and managed to triple up thanks to that hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Eads	360,000 360,000	360,000

Tags: David Eads