2023 World Series of Poker

Event #57: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
akq10
Prize
$2,294,756
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$10,551,500
Entries
449
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
31
Players Left
5

Liberta Takes From Maksimov; Doubles Dudley

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Artem Maksimov raised to 200,000 and earned calls from Joseph Liberta on the button as well as Michael Russo in the big blind. The flop came Q92 and Russo checked. Maksimov bet 425,000 and Liberta was the only caller.

After the 8 turn, Maksimov checked and Liberta asked for the size of the pot before betting 1,100,000. Maksimov folded after using a time bank and Liberta flashed the 10. "I saw a jack at the bottom," Maksimov replied.

One hand later, Dash Dudley had 240,000 in preflop against Liberta and jammed the Q53 flop for 360,000, which Liberta sigh-called after some consideration.

Dash Dudley: AQJ6
Joseph Liberta: AK105

The 4 turn locked up the double for Dudley to make the 4 river a formality.

Player Chips Progress
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Joseph Liberta
3,800,000
200,000
200,000
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Artem Maksimov
1,850,000
-600,000
-600,000
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Michael Russo
1,800,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
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Dash Dudley
1,300,000
720,000
720,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Artem MaksimovDash DudleyJoseph LibertaMichael Russo

Joni Jouhkimainen Eliminated in 21st Place ($82,754)

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Joni Jouhkimainen
Joni Jouhkimainen

On a heads-up flop of J69, short-stacked Joni Jouhkimainen bet the pot of 680,000 and Ka Kwan Lau quickly moved all in to cover him.

Jouhkimainen made the call to put his tournament life at risk and the cards were tabled.

Joni Jouhkimainen: A874
Ka Kwan Lau: JJ74

Jouhkimainen had flopped an open-ended straight draw but Lau had the lead with his top set of jacks. the turn changed nothing with the K but the river 9 gave Lau a full house to eliminate Jouhkimainen in 21st place.

Player Chips Progress
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Ka Kwan Lau
7,050,000
1,650,000
1,650,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
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Joni Jouhkimainen
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Joni JouhkimainenKa Kwan Lau

Dylan Smith Eliminated in 20th Place ($82,754)

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Dylan Smith
Dylan Smith

Three ways to the K42 flop, Dylan Smith bet the pot for 500,000 with 20,000 behind. Roger Teska moved all-in from the button and Isaac Haxton folded out of the big blind, while Smith sigh-called.

Dylan Smith: AQ85
Roger Teska: KQJ10

Smith was drawing slim with one overcard and a gutshot against top pair and flush draw. It was all over after the J turn and the 6 river sent Smith to the payout desk to collect $82,754 for his 20th-place finish.

Player Chips Progress
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Isaac Haxton
7,300,000
-350,000
-350,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Roger Teska
3,250,000
800,000
800,000
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Dylan Smith
Busted

Tags: Dylan SmithIsaac HaxtonRoger Teska

Lamb Lands a Double

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Ben Lamb raised to 280,000 on the button and got the rest of his stack in the middle after Sergio Martinez Gonzalez raised the pot from the small blind. The call was made and the cards were turned up.

Ben Lamb: QQ96
Sergio Martinez Gonzalez: AKJJ

Lamb's pocket pair was higher and he was able to dodge the 810348 runout to earn the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Sergio Martinez Gonzalez
3,300,000
-1,200,000
-1,200,000
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Ben Lamb
1,920,000
1,005,000
1,005,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ben LambSergio Martinez Gonzalez

Ausmus Pots the Flop

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Isaac Haxton opened to 200,000 from the cutoff but was then three-bet to 620,000 by Jeremy Ausmus on the button.

Haxton made the call and the two went to a flop of 56K.

Ausmus then announced pot for 1,860,000 and Haxton hastily folded to award him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Isaac Haxton
6,400,000
-900,000
-900,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Jeremy Ausmus
3,900,000
-250,000
-250,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Isaac HaxtonJeremy Ausmus

Kashat Raises Into a Monster

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Firas Kashat limped from under the gun and called a pot-sized button raise by Michael Russo. On a flop of A96, Kashat raised and Russo bet 300,000. Kashat gave him the speech and asked to see his stack size before raising to 800,000.

Russo moved all-in and Kashat folded while Russo tossed his AAK8 for the top set. All that happened within just five seconds and Kashat then grinned "wait a minute, what the f'**k did I have there?"

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Russo
4,600,000
2,800,000
2,800,000
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Firas Kashat
3,600,000
-1,175,000
-1,175,000
Day 1 Chip Leader

Tags: Firas KashatMichael Russo

2023 WSOP Hands of the Week: Royal Flush Over Quads; KK < KK & 4-of-a-Kind for Seidel

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off back on May 30, and now bracelet winners are being minted every day. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team has been busy capturing all the action in our live updates, and they’ve witnessed some hands go down that proved to be either entertaining, game-changing or just flat out brutal.

Among those to play big hands were Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel, Thomas Eychenne, Shannon Fahey, and Robert Williamson III. There were some truly bad beats in big spots that you don't want to miss.

Click here for our full "Hands of the Week" recap!

Lamb Doubles Through Eveslage

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Chad Eveslage
Chad Eveslage

Ben Lamb defended the big blind against an under the gun raise by Chad Eveslage and they got it in after the KK5 flop with Eveslage at risk for 280,000.

Chad Eveslage: QQ66
Ben Lamb: 10974

The 2 turn and Q river secured a double for Eveslage and he pulled nearly even with Lamb.

Player Chips Progress
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Ben Lamb
1,300,000
-620,000
-620,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Chad Eveslage
1,200,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Ben LambChad Eveslage

Ben Lamb Eliminated in 19th Place ($82,754)

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Ben Lamb
Ben Lamb

Ka Kwan Lau opened to 225,000 and then Ben Lamb raised the pot to 795,000 and Lau made the call.

"This is an important pot for me," Lamb said as the dealer spread the flop of 3104.

Lau checked over to Lamb who moved all in for his remaining 500,000 and Lau snap-called.

Ben Lamb: AA76
Ka Kwan Lau: KQ104

Lamb held pocket aces but was going to need some help against Lau's flopped two pair. Unfortunately, the runout of 86 did him no favors and he was eliminated in 19th place.

Player Chips Progress
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Ka Kwan Lau
9,000,000
1,950,000
1,950,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
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Ben Lamb
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Ben LambKa Kwan Lau

Ausmus Takes From Haxton

Level 23 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Quan Zhou chipped up with aggression while Dylan Weisman dipped on the leaderboard and the next big stack to lose a portion of the stack was Isaac Haxton. Out of the small blind, he checked the K75 flop and then called a bet worth 175,000 by Jeremy Ausmus in the big blind.

The K followed on the turn and Haxton check-called another 550,000 before checking the A river. Ausmus bet the pot and had not moved forward a full stack of T-100,000 chips yet when Haxton already snap-folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Jeremy Ausmus
5,300,000
1,400,000
1,400,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
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Isaac Haxton
5,250,000
-1,150,000
-1,150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Quan Zhou
5,200,000
2,665,000
2,665,000
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Roger Teska
2,900,000
-350,000
-350,000
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Dylan Weisman
2,700,000
-1,275,000
-1,275,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Cary Katz
1,910,000
310,000
310,000
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Dylan WeismanIsaac HaxtonJeremy AusmusQuan Zhou