Event #70: $400 Colossus | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-03-2023 14:14 UTC-8

Louis Russo Eliminated in 24th Place ($19,020)

Jeremy Geist

Level 38 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Action folded to Nikhil Nair in the small blind who went all in having the big blind covered. Louis Russo was in the big blind and called.

Louis Russo: A♦J♦
Nikhil Nair: K♦8♦

The J♣4♣3♣ flop was great for Russo as he hit top pair and neither player had a club in their hand. Unfortunately, the K♥ turn and K♣ river would seal the deal and send Russo to the rail in 24th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikhil Nair	49,000,000 13,300,000	13,300,000
Louis Russo	Busted

Tags: Louis Russo Nikhil Nair

07-03-2023 14:07 UTC-8

Young and Russo; Same but Different

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 38 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Michael Young went all in from early position and was called by Louis Russo, who had about the same sized stack.

Michael Young: A♠K♦
Louis Russo: A♣K♠

The flop was innocuous as it fanned out Q♣K♣4♥, but when the 5♣ rolled off it gave Russo a chance to scoop, as he had just picked up the nut flush draw. The river was a sigh of relief for Young as the 10♥ came off the top of the deck.

Just two hands later Young went all in through his own initiative but just picked up the blinds, showing A♠Q♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Young	18,300,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Louis Russo	18,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Louis Russo Michael Young

Level: 38

Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000

Ante: 1,600,000

07-03-2023 13:34 UTC-8

Break Time

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Jeremy Geist

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

07-03-2023 13:33 UTC-8

Jesse Kertland Eliminated in 25th ($19,020)

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Jeremy Geist

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Action was joined with two players all in. Day 2 chip leader Jesse Kertland was all in and at risk and had been called by Pete Chen.

The cards hit their backs.

Jesse Kertland: A♣4♣
Pete Chen: A♦J♠

The full board ran out 3♦6♠J♦A♠4♠ and although both players hit two pair, only Chen would drag the pot. Kertland hit the rail after an impressive showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pete Chen	56,000,000 10,000,000	10,000,000

Jesse Kertland	Busted

Tags: Jesse Kertland Pete Chen

07-03-2023 13:25 UTC-8

Gabriel Jansen Falcao Baleeiro Eliminated in 26th Place ($19,020)

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Gabriel Baleeiro went three ways to a flop of 10♠8♦A♠ but only had one chip left behind. This is something that Darrick Arreola hadn't realized and when he did, he tried to bet the one chip. The dealer informed him he had to bet at least one big bind, as Moshe Refaelowitz was still in the hand. Baleeiro and Refaelowitz called.

Three ways to a turn, they saw the 8♦ and when Refaelowitz placed a wager, Arreola snap-folded.

The dealer forgot to table the all-in player's hand and when the 10♠ rolled off the river, Refaelowitz showed J♣9♣ for the nut straight and Baleeiro shook his head in disappointment before launching his hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darrick Arreola	92,000,000 19,000,000	19,000,000
Moshe Refaelowitz	37,000,000 11,800,000	11,800,000

Gabriel Jansen Falcao Baleeiro	Busted

Tags: Darrick Arreola Gabriel Baleeiro Moshe Refaelowitz

07-03-2023 13:20 UTC-8

Manuel Bravo Martins Eliminated in 27th Place ($15,420)

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

With a pay jump of over $3,000 between 27th and 26th place, Manuel Bravo Martins put all but one of his chips in the middle. When the player to his left pushed forward a stack to ask for the rest, the table folded around.

Martins took another minute in his decision, but eventually the clock was called and the floor determined he would get another minute before a thirty-second count down. He did end up flicking the chip in and putting himself at risk.

Manuel Bravo Martins: A♣7♦
Pete Chen: K♦10♦

Martins was ahead with ace high going to a flop of Q♣3♦6♠. The turn was doom for Martins as the K♣ peeled, making it so he had to catch an ace to survive, but the river peeled the 6♥ instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pete Chen	46,000,000 9,700,000	9,700,000

Manuel Bravo Martins	Busted

Tags: Manuel Bravo Martins Pete Chen

07-03-2023 13:16 UTC-8

Three Table Redraw (full)

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Jeremy Geist

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
27	1	Colin Robinson	United States	15,000,000	15
27	2	William Ackerman	United States	38,000,000	38
27	3	Ghadi Akari	United States	24,000,000	24
27	4	Nikhil Nair	United States	35,700,000	36
27	5	Brian Lamanna	United States	16,000,000	16
27	6	George Tomescu	Romania	7,000,000	7
27	7	Daniel Scalfaro	United States	20,800,000	21
27	8	Toshimasa Sakato	Japan	10,700,000	11
27	9	Abdulrahim Amer	United States	19,000,000	19

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
18	1	Gabriel Jansen Falcao Bal	United States	6,900,000	7
18	2	Dae Woong Song	South Korea	29,200,000	29
18	3	Francesco Micucci	Italy	27,900,000	28
18	4	Mitchell Watson	Australia	15,200,000	15
18	5	Richie Wong	United States	12,500,000	13
18	6	Moshe Refaelowitz	Israel	25,200,000	25
18	7	Ian Steinman	United States	23,000,000	23
18	8	Darrick Arreola	United States	73,000,000	73
18	9	Mitchell Smith	United States	22,200,000	22

Table	Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
26	1	Max Kingstone	United States	28,400,000	28
26	2	Manuel Bravo Martins	Portugal	8,000,000	8
26	3	Pete Chen	Taiwan	36,300,000	36
26	4	Jose Orozcogomez	Mexico	17,600,000	18
26	5	David Danlag	United States	19,500,000	20
26	6	James Rann	United Kingdom	28,000,000	28
26	7	Michael Young	United States	13,800,000	14
26	8	Jesse Kertland	United States	10,000,000	10
26	9	Louis Russo	United States	27,500,000	28

Player	Chips	Progress
Darrick Arreola	73,000,000 38,000,000	38,000,000
William Ackerman	38,000,000 31,400,000	31,400,000
Pete Chen	36,300,000 26,225,000	26,225,000

Nikhil Nair	35,700,000 400,000	400,000
Dae Woong Song	29,200,000 19,725,000	19,725,000
Max Kingstone	28,400,000 24,000,000	24,000,000
James Rann	28,000,000 5,500,000	5,500,000
Francesco Micucci	27,900,000 13,175,000	13,175,000
Louis Russo	27,500,000 3,000,000	3,000,000
Moshe Refaelowitz	25,200,000 9,400,000	9,400,000

Ghadi Akari	24,000,000 15,600,000	15,600,000
Ian Steinman	23,000,000 15,300,000	15,300,000

Mitchell Smith	22,200,000 9,725,000	9,725,000
Daniel Scalfaro	20,800,000 12,998,500	12,998,500
David Danlag	19,500,000 15,900,000	15,900,000
Abdulrahim Amer	19,000,000 -7,700,000	-7,700,000
Jose Orozcogomez	17,600,000 8,250,000	8,250,000
Brian Lamanna	16,000,000 700,000	700,000
Mitchell Watson	15,200,000 6,309,925	6,309,925
Colin Robinson	15,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Michael Young	13,800,000 8,750,000	8,750,000
Richie Wong	12,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Toshimasa Sakato	10,700,000 -11,300,000	-11,300,000
Jesse Kertland	10,000,000 -13,000,000	-13,000,000

Manuel Bravo Martins	8,000,000 -1,725,000	-1,725,000

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07-03-2023 12:42 UTC-8

Barkoff Can't Find a King

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Ken Barkoff went all in from late position and was rather deflated when Moshe Refaelowitz announced a call.

Ken Barkoff: K♠7♣
Moshe Refaelowitz: 10♣10♥

The flop was 4♣2♣Q♦, leaving Barkoff looking for a king, but it never came as the 8♣ and A♥ rolled off. Refaelowitz scooped the pot with a pair of kings and the players are now redrawing for the final three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Moshe Refaelowitz	15,800,000

Ken Barkoff	Busted

07-03-2023 12:22 UTC-8

Arreola Taking Command

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Denis Lee opened from late position and was called by Darrick Arreola on the button. Lee and Arreola have both been building their stack up throughout the day.

Heads up they saw a flop of 5♦6♠7♣. Lee continued with a bet of 2,100,000 and Arreola made the call.

The turn peeled the 4♠ and Lee slowed down with a check. Arreola took the green light and declared a bet for 5,000,000, jokingly annoyed he had to count the chips out, as Lee didn't fold right away. After some thought, Lee did fold and Arreola continued to build his mountain of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darrick Arreola	35,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Denis Lee	11,000,000 5,650,000	5,650,000

Tags: Darrick Arreola Denis Lee