Event #68: $1,000 Super Turbo Bounty Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-29-2023 21:08 UTC-7

May the Best Jack Win

Kirk Brown

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Christopher Andler was faced with two all-ins from short-stacks and he decided to be a hero and made the call to put them both at risk.

Player 1: K♣J♥
Player 2: K♥J♠
Christopher Andler: A♠J♦

Andler had his opponents absolutely crushed with his superior jack, and the runout of 3♦6♦Q♥5♣3♥ kept it that way and he scooped the pot along with the two bounties.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Andler	340,000 340,000	340,000

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06-29-2023 21:09 UTC-7

Gall Gets His Opponents off the Hand

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Ollie Garland

Level 18 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The pot stood at 90,000 with three remaining players in the hand.

On a flop of 5♣3♣3♥, the action was checked to Kelly Gall in early position. Gall over-bet, shoving all in for his last 200,000. Both Brendan Shiller, in middle position, and the big blind folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendan Shiller	655,000 655,000	655,000
Kelly Gall	290,000 290,000	290,000

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Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

06-29-2023 21:14 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Kao Saechao	500,000 342,000	342,000
Lucia Navarro	395,000 -135,000	-135,000

Martin Zamani	295,000 -300,000	-300,000
Chris Moorman	220,000 -45,000	-45,000

Justin Lapka	195,000 30,000	30,000
Scott Nolen	134,000 -21,000	-21,000
Benny Glaser	89,000 -13,000	-13,000

Brink of a Double but a Blade to the Heart

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Claudio Elizalde

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

Two healthy stacks had a preflop raising war, putting Frederik Brink at risk and in a classic race against Renji Mao.

Frederik Brink: Q♦Q♣
Renji Mao: A♦K♠

The flop was in favor of Brink, as the dealer peeled, J♦10♥3♣ off the deck. The turn was even better for Brink, as the 9♦ made it so a king on the river was no good, making it that much more painful when the A♥ peeled. Brink said nothing, but frustration was written on his face as he waited to receive his payout slip.

Mao recently won his first gold bracelet in the $800 NLH Deepstack and will be one to watch now that he is amongst the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renji Mao	620,000 620,000	620,000

Frederik Brink	Busted

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06-29-2023 21:24 UTC-7

Big Stacks in the Room

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Ollie Garland

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Chase Craig	794,000 194,000	194,000
Pierre De Almeida	630,000 630,000	630,000
Andy Karjewski	630,000 630,000	630,000
Chris Maguire	600,000 600,000	600,000
Jesse Lonis	505,000 185,000	185,000

06-29-2023 21:26 UTC-7

Durr Doubles With Kings

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Kirk Brown

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

The player in early position opened to 30,000 and then Brian Durr in middle position shoved all in for a total of 114,000.

The action folded back around to the original raiser and he quickly made the call to put Durr at risk.

Brian Durr: K♦K♠
Opponent: A♣Q♣

Durr was a favorite going into this battle with his pocket kings, and the flop of 9♠K♦J♦ further improved him to top set, but now he just had to fade the four tens in the deck that would give his opponent the straight.

Luckily, the board completed with the 4♦Q♠ and he secured the victory for a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Durr	258,000 258,000	258,000

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Level: 20

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 10,600

06-29-2023 21:42 UTC-7

Yota Takes it on the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 10,600 ante

Chase Craig raised from the hijack to 27,000 finding Yamaguchi Yota in the big blind, who defended.

The hand checked through to the river as the full board read A♦7♥8♦Q♥A♣. Yota took the lead in the hand with a bet of 45,000 and Craig folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chase Craig	767,000 -27,000	-27,000
Yamaguchi Yota	180,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Chase Craig Yamaguchi Yota

06-29-2023 21:46 UTC-7

Ace-Queen Good for Bowlsby

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Kirk Brown

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 10,600 ante

Big stack Alex Massman opened to 30,000 from early position and Geoffrey Bowlsby defended from the big blind.

On a flop of 9♠4♠10♣, Massman continued for 24,000 and Bowlsby check-called to see the 2♥ on the turn.

Both players decided to check through the turn as well as the 5♥ river, at which point Bowlsby flipped over A♥Q♣ and Massman nodded and mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Massman	850,000 850,000	850,000
Geoffrey Bowlsby	605,000 605,000	605,000

Tags: Alex Massman Geoffrey Bowlsby