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

06-28-2023 20:24 UTC-8

More Chips for "Lady Gaga"

Adam Lamers

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

Ren Lin raised to 2,700 on the button and the big blind called. The flop fell Q♣10♥4♥ and the big blind check-called a bet of 2,500 from Lin.

The turn brought the 8♦ and the big blind checked again. Lin put together a bet of 8,500 and his opponent still called. The river was the Q♠ and the big blind checked once more. Lin reached back for a bet of 36,500 and his opponent quickly folded.

Lin's opponent got to choose a card and flipped over the Q♥ which got ooh's and aah's from the table. "Lady gaga!" Lin laughed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	268,500 46,500	46,500

Tags: Ren Lin

06-28-2023 20:26 UTC-8

The Chad & Jesse Poker Show: Ali Imsirovic Video About Cheating Allegations; Guest Masato Yokosawa

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Chad Holloway

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

On the latest The Chad & Jesse Poker Show[/I][/B] straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen discuss Ali Imsirovic's video addressing the cheating allegations against him.

They are joined by renowned Japanese vlogger Masato Yokosawa, AKA “World Wide Yokosawa.” While players in the United States might think folks like Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme has the biggest vlog followings in the world, that distinction actually belongs to Masato, who regularly clears 600K views on each of his vlogs!

The Japanese vlogging sensation opens up about his start in poker, what inspired him to start a vlog, and how he’s managed to turn it into a smashing success with the help of a creative team. He also talks about his desire to win a WSOP gold bracelet, how Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth are perceived in his home country, and what the future looks like for poker in Japan.

06-28-2023 20:30 UTC-8

Barstool Nate Goes For Five

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Evgenii Fidchuk raised to 2,500 under the gun, was called by Maria Ho on his left, and when it folded to Eric "Barstool Nate" in the big blind, he also made the call.

Three ways, they saw the 4♦J♠10♣; they all tapped the table and Fidchuk checked the 4♥ on the turn. Maria Ho went for a bet of 4,000 which was called by Nathan and Fidchuk.

The river brought the 5s and everyone tapped the table again. Nathan turned over 7♠4♠ for the turned trips, saying, "You don't have to write that one down...", as his opponents' hands hit the muck.

The very next hand, Nathan raised the button to 2,100, Fichuk raised him to 8,000 from the small blind and Nathan came back with a raise to 18,000 that garnered him a fold.

Nathan drove the action preflop yet again, but ended up checking down heads up and winning the pot with ace high.

He won one more pot uncontested after that, then raised yet again before the flop but was three bet by his opponent in late position. Yet again they checked it down, but they both showed ace-queen high to chop the pot, making it five hands in a row that Nathan didn't lose a pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Evgenii Fidchuk	155,000 -2,000	-2,000
Eric Nathan	125,000 58,000	58,000
Maria Ho	21,000 -23,400	-23,400

Tags: Eric Nathan Evgenii Fidchuk Maria Ho

06-28-2023 20:32 UTC-8

Last Break of the Night

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Adam Lamers

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

The field has grown to over 1,000 entries thus far and the remaining players are going on their last 15-minute break of the night.

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/1,500

Ante: 1,500

06-28-2023 20:57 UTC-8

Selbst Finds a Favorable River

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A completed board of 7♣4♥2♦6♠4♦ was spread across the table with Vanessa Selbst and Kazuhiko Yotsushika heads-up. Selbst checked to Yotsushika who tossed in a bet of 25,000 into a pot of around 35,000. Selbst instantly called and Yotsushika tabled 7♥6♦ for two pair. Selbst showed J♠J♦ for a better two pair as the river paired the board.

Yotsushika thought he won the pot at first until he realized that there was a pair on the board.

"I was just hoping you were bluffing but I guess you were value-betting," Selbst noted about Yotsushika's misread.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	306,000
Vanessa Selbst	111,000

Tags: Vanessa Selbst Kazuhiko Yotsushika

06-28-2023 21:18 UTC-8

Aldemir Triples, Jorstad Loses Out on Side Pot

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There was a limp from under the gun and Espen Jorstad raised to 6,000 on the button. Koray Aldemir flicked in the last of his 4,000 chips from the big blind and the player under the gun made it 18,000 to go. Jorstad called which created a side pot going to the 6♥4♦2♠ flop.

Jorstad was faced with a bet of 14,000 and he called to see the 6♠ on the turn. His opponent jammed all in on the turn and Jorstad dumped his cards into the muck.

Koray Aldemir: 8♥3♥
Opponent: Q♥Q♣

The river was the 5♥ and Aldemir made a straight to triple up and stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	55,000 30,000	30,000

Koray Aldemir	14,500 -19,500	-19,500

Tags: Koray Aldemir Espen Jorstad

06-28-2023 21:23 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	232,000 74,000	74,000

Krasimir Yankov	202,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	194,500 79,900	79,900
Danny Tang	188,000 75,500	75,500

Chin Wei Lim	172,500 55,400	55,400
Taylor Paur	166,000 116,000	116,000

Robbi Jade Lew	131,000 46,000	46,000
Alex Foxen	113,000 6,000	6,000

Joseph Cheong	102,000 46,000	46,000

Jared Jaffee	96,000 46,000	46,000

Nick Schulman	90,000 40,000	40,000

Michael Rossitto	90,000 -38,000	-38,000
Conor Beresford	76,500 -7,500	-7,500
Yuri Dzivielevski	60,000 60,000	60,000

Michael Soyza	59,000 59,000	59,000

Kristen Foxen	48,000 -7,000	-7,000

Stephen Chidwick	45,000 -31,000	-31,000

Landon Tice	40,000 -2,300	-2,300

06-28-2023 21:37 UTC-8

Updated Counts and New Arrivals

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	260,000 -8,500	-8,500

Mustapha Kanit	200,000 31,000	31,000

Jeff Platt	135,000 -2,000	-2,000
Ryan Laplante	122,000 -25,500	-25,500

Alex Foxen	117,000 4,000	4,000

Kitty Kuo	110,000 58,500	58,500

Nacho Barbero	105,000 26,000	26,000

Leon Sturm	90,000 18,000	18,000

Christophe Panetti	79,000 -53,000	-53,000
Kristen Foxen	61,000 13,000	13,000

Tyler Brown	50,000

David Peters	50,000 50,000	50,000

Brent Hanks	50,000

Shaun Deeb	50,000

Cary Katz	50,000

Alejandro Lococo	39,000 -55,000	-55,000

Ryan Riess	34,000 9,000	9,000

Joe McKeehen	26,500 -43,500	-43,500

Vanessa Kade	25,000 -25,000	-25,000