Event #65: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed) Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-28-2023 18:57 UTC-8

Ponakovs Building on Bullet Two

Adam Lamers

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With around 36,000 in the middle, there was one player who was all in while Eelis Parssinen and Aleksejs Ponakovs were heads-up in a dry side pot. The flop came 7♣5♦4♥ and Parssinen checked to Ponakovs who bet 5,500. Parssinen folded and the two remaining hands were tabled.

Opponent: K♦4♦
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 9♠9♥

The 7♥ on the turn and the A♦ on the river were safe for Ponakovs whose pocket nines held up to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Parssinen	129,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	106,500 56,500	56,500

Tags: Eelis Parssinen Aleksejs Ponakovs

06-28-2023 19:07 UTC-8

Bigot Doubles Through Chidwick

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick had been steadily building since the last time Pokenews had checked in on his stack.

Fast forward and Fabrice Bigot was all in and at risk against the bigger stack of Chidwick.

Fabrice Bigot: A♣Q♦
Stephen Chidwick: Q♣10♠

The board ran out clean as the dealer presented the 7♦2♥8♣7♣J♥, giving Bigot the pot with ace high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	76,000 24,000	24,000

Fabrice Bigot	26,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Fabrice Bigot Stephen Chidwick

06-28-2023 19:20 UTC-8

Aido's Kicker Plays

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Adam Lamers

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

There was a raise to 2,000 in the cutoff and Sergio Aido min-raised to 3,000 on the button. The blinds folded and the cutoff moved all in for his last 4,800 which Aido called.

Opponent: Q♥J♣
Sergio Aido: A♠J♦

The flop came J♠10♥8♦ and Aido was still in a dominating position after both players flopped a pair. His opponent also picked up a straight draw but was unable to connect on the 10♣, 7♣ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	119,000 69,000	69,000

Tags: Sergio Aido

06-28-2023 19:31 UTC-8

Suvarna Leads Into Dunst

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Adam Lamers

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Tony Dunst raised to 2,200 from under the gun and picked up three callers along the way. The flop came J♣4♣3♣ and the action checked around to the 7♥ on the turn.

Dunst took a stab at the pot with a bet of 3,000 on the turn and Santhosh Suvarna called from the big blind. The river was the A♣ and Suvarna led out with a bet of 6,500 which got a quick fold from Dunst.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	133,500

Tony Dunst	36,000 -14,000	-14,000

Tags: Santhosh Suvarna Tony Dunst

Level: 8

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

06-28-2023 19:34 UTC-8

Ausmus and Foxen in the 1 and 6

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jeremy Ausmus and Alex Foxen went heads to a pot, blind versus blind with the dealer sitting between them.

Together they saw the 9♥2♣6♣. Foxen tapped the table and Ausmus placed a bet of 4,000. Rather quickly, Foxen raised it up to 11,000 and Ausmus released his hand into the muck.

One table over, Nick Schulman was seen sitting down with a fresh stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	107,000 84,500	84,500

Nick Schulman	50,000 50,000	50,000

Jeremy Ausmus	47,000 10,900	10,900

Tags: Alex Foxen Jeremy Ausmus Nick Schulman

06-28-2023 19:38 UTC-8

Coolers, Laughs, and Big Pots

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Ren Lin was just seen raking in a sizeable pot and the table has agreed that the winner must show one card. Lin let his opponent choose a card this time which got a reaction from everyone.

"Cooler! Cooler," Lin continued as the next hand was being dealt.

On the next hand, the button raised to 2,000 and Lin three-bet to 8,000 from the small blind. The big blind four-bet to 28,500 and both the button and Lin folded. Lin picked a card and it was the Q♥ that was shown this time.

"You bluff too much!" Lin continued with some table chat. "This table is fun table."

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	222,000 142,000	142,000

Tags: Ren Lin

06-28-2023 19:59 UTC-8

Nemeth Gets Pipped

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There was a raise from the hijack and the cutoff three-bet to 7,200. Andras Nemeth was on the button and shipped all in for 27,500. The hijack reshoved all in for slightly more and the cutoff opted to fold.

Andras Nemeth: J♠J♥
Opponent: Q♣Q♦

Nemeth was in need of a jack in order to stay alive and the flop of 10♥10♣2♥ provided no help. The 7♠ and 3♠ runout changed nothing and Nemeth was bounced from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andras Nemeth	Busted

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06-28-2023 20:04 UTC-8

Panetti Puts The Gas On

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Leon Sturm had three bet Christophe Panetti to 7,100 before Panetti pushed it up to 20,000. After a quick think, Sturm folded.

The very next hand, a player in late position raised and Panetti called in the big blind. Heads up, they saw the A♠Q♠10♣ spread. Panetti started with a check and his opponent threw out two yellow chips, wagering 2,000.

Panetti responded with a raise to 6,500 and his opponent reraised to 16,000 which Panetti called. Finally, they saw the turned J♠. Panetti checked and called when his opponent bet 12,500.

The river was the 7♦ and this time Panetti took the initiative, declaring himself all in and his opponent threw his hand in the muck. Panetti chipped up significantly over a matter of just two hands, neither of which went to showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christophe Panetti	132,000 7,000	7,000
Leon Sturm	72,000 -13,400	-13,400

Tags: Christophe Panetti Leon Sturm

06-28-2023 20:21 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Lynskey	253,500 -8,000	-8,000
Ramon Colillas	203,000 203,000	203,000

Pedro Marques	199,000 61,500	61,500
Ethan Yau	171,500 118,000	118,000

Uri Reichenstein	148,000 50,000	50,000
Jeff Platt	137,000 38,500	38,500
Asi Moshe	130,500 80,500	80,500

Joshua Faris	114,500 46,500	46,500
Stephen Song	107,000 57,000	57,000

Joe McKeehen	70,000 20,000	20,000

Patrick Leonard	63,500 38,500	38,500

Matt Berkey	50,000
Toby Lewis	39,500