Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker Day 1a | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-23-2023 13:04 UTC-8

Flush On The Flop For Pütz

Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There was an open in early position to 1,000. It was called by Kevin Abecassis in middle position and by Andreas Pütz in the small blind.

All three players checked on the flop 6♣8♣K♣. Then Pütz bet 400 on the turn, which was the 2♥. The player in early position raised to 2,500, and Abecassis folded. However, Puetz was not done and he reraised all in to 8,200. His opponent thought for a few seconds and seemed to have no choice but to call.

Andreas Pütz: 10♣9♣
Opponent: K♥J♣

Pütz just had to avoid a club, other than the 7♣, to double up. The J♠ landed on the river, and secured his win.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Abecassis	46,000 46,000	46,000
Andreas Pütz	20,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Andreas Puetz Kevin Abecassis

06-23-2023 13:11 UTC-8

Full House for Ulitchney

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Craig Ulitchney raised under the gun to 900 and got two callers. The flop fell 3♦4♦4♠ and the trio checked.

The 3♥ turn brought two pair on the board and Ulitchney bet 1,200. The player two seats over raised it to 2,300 and it was called by the third player and Ulitchney.

The river fell the 9♣ and it was checked. Ulitchney tabled K♣3♠ for the full house and received the pot after his two opponents mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Ulitchney	39,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Craig Ulitchney

06-23-2023 13:23 UTC-8

Guenan Runs Into Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

From the cutoff, Flavien Guenan opened to 1,100. He was raised to 3,500 by Brandon Sheils on the button.

Guenan looked at his opponent's stack and saw that he had a total of 20,100 chips. To force him to go all in, Guenan raised for more than his neighbor's stack and got called.

Brandon Sheils: A♠A♦
Flavien Guenan: A♣Q♠

Bad timing for Guenan, who ran into the best possible hand. The board K♦5♥7♦Q♥9♦ did not change the situation, and the Frenchman is back to the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Sheils	41,000 41,000	41,000
Florian Duta	29,500 29,500	29,500
Flavien Guenan	24,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: Flavien Guenan Brandon Sheils

06-23-2023 13:23 UTC-8

Solis Takes on Shylko

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Ellis de-Vaney

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Aliaksandr Shylko raised under the gun and got called by Rick Solis in the small blind and the big blind.

The flop showed Q♠3♣7♦. Solis and the big blind checked before Shylko bet 1,300, which only Solis called.

The A♠ appeared on the turn. Solis checked and after some time in the tank, Shylko bet 3,300, only for Solis to raise to 10,300.

Shylko folded revealing to the table he had Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko	47,000 47,000	47,000
Rick Solis	28,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Rick Solis

06-23-2023 13:25 UTC-8

New Break

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Players are on their second 20-minute break of the day. The tournament clock currently shows 3,436 players in the field.

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 500

06-23-2023 14:01 UTC-8

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Krach	90,000 90,000	90,000
Michael Gonzalez	45,000
Farah Galfond	41,000 16,000	16,000
Samy Boujmala	37,000 12,000	12,000
Vanessa Kade	35,000 35,000	35,000
Erik Cajelais	27,000 27,000	27,000

Aylar Lie	25,000 25,000	25,000
Leo Margets	25,000 25,000	25,000

Conrad Simpson	25,000 -22,000	-22,000
Abby Merk	24,000 24,000	24,000
Niall Farrell	17,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tom Jarry	12,300 -19,700	-19,700
Javier Tsunamy	12,000 12,000	12,000
Dinesh Alt	12,000 -2,000	-2,000

06-23-2023 14:05 UTC-8

Konnikova Takes The Spot To Squeeze

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The button opened to 1,200 and was called by the small blind. In the big blind, Maria Konnikova looked at her opponent's stack and raised to 5,500. It was too much for the button, who folded. and after a few seconds, the small blind called.

The small blinds's decision was easier and faster on 4♥5♠10♦ flop when Konnikova continued to 5,500. He immediately folded, giving the pot to Konnikova.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Konnikova	44,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Maria Konnikova

06-23-2023 14:14 UTC-8

Lie Grabs Some Chips Back

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In a heads-up raised pot, the flop showed 8♥Q♠3♦ when Aylar Lie called from the button a bet worth 1,100 from her opponent to see a 6♣ on the turn. This time Lie's opponent checked and she bet 3,700. It was enough to make her opponent fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aylar Lie	19,000 -6,000	-6,000

Tags: Aylar Lie

06-23-2023 14:18 UTC-8

Yang Doubles Up With Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Zhigang Yang raised from early position to 1,100. But the button didn't want to let him win the pot so easily, so he decided to raise to 3,300.

Action came back to Yang, and he responded with a four-bet to 9,100. Judging by his facial expression, the button clearly had a decision to make. And he took the most aggressive option, moving all in. With 24,300 chips, Yang, covered, made the call.

Zhigang Yang: A♦A♣
Button: A♠Q♥

Yang had the lead preflop and maintained it after the board 4♣7♠7♥J♠6♦. He doubled up.