Event #70: $400 Colossus Day 1b | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-01-2023 18:18 UTC-7

Haddad's Check Raise Takes the Pot

Alek Gillies

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Under the gun bet for 5,500, and three players called to the flop.

The flop came 3♥Q♣Q♥, and Joseph Haddad quickly checked from the big blind.

Under the gun bet for 8,000, while the button made the call. Haddad raised to 33,000, and found a quick fold from one player.

His opponent took more time before announcing they folded, as they revealed 10♥10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Haddad (OR)	172,000

Tags: Joseph Haddad

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

07-01-2023 17:57 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Arvin Agulia	91,500

Player	Chips	Progress
Daryl Harris	240,000

Updated Counts and New Arrivals

Claudio Elizalde

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith McKvin	226,000 226,000	226,000
Christopher Fraley	225,000 37,000	37,000
Ollie Garland	102,000 -4,000	-4,000

Chris Da-Silva	94,000 94,000	94,000

Gregory Liow	45,000 45,000	45,000
Marle Spragg	40,000 40,000	40,000
Sean Shah	40,000

07-01-2023 17:41 UTC-7

Kho's Kings Get Cracked; Immediately Doubles Up

Tyler Foran

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Paul Kho was seen paying off the 70,000 of Florian Fohr on the completed board of J♥7♥3♠6♦2♣ and both hands were tabled.

Kho had K♦K♠ but it was no good as Fohr flopped top set with J♠J♦.

On the very next hand, a player opened to 8,500 and Kho jammed his last 26,000 in the middle from the small blind and the original raiser made the call.

Paul Kho: A♦K♣
Opponent: J♠J♦

Kho ran into the exact same hand, but this time he was able to pull ahead as he found a king on the river with on the 7♥4♦5♥4♣K♦ board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Florian Fohr	143,000
Paul Kho	56,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Paul Kho Florian Fohr

07-01-2023 17:35 UTC-7

Kono's Aggression Pays Off

Alek Gillies

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Action was caught after the A♠8♦Q♠, and the cutoff led out for 4,000. Jonathan Kono raised to 15,000 from the button, while his opponent made the call.

The turn peeled the 6♦, and the cutoff was quick to check. Kono fired for 25,000, while his opponent was quick to fold.

With this pot Kono increased his stack to more than triple the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Kono	133,000 84,000	84,000

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 2,000

07-01-2023 17:25 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Fraley	188,000 33,000	33,000

PN Podcast: Daniel Negreanu Talks 2023 WSOP & Poker Hall of Fame

Chad Holloway

Level 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen continue The Chad & Jesse Poker Show straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

They are joined by none other than Daniel Negreanu, who took a break from his busy summer schedule to talk about a plethora of topics including what it’s been like running deep in the lower buy-in, big field events, interacting with fans, and how he feels about his performance thus far.

Negreanu also offers his thoughts on the Poker Hall of Fame, including who he thinks will get in and the changes he’d like to see moving forward. Finally, “Kid Poker” offers his prediction for the 2023 WSOP Main Event, which is also the first big topic discussed by the hosts.

Chad and Jesse then do a new "Calling the Clock" segment in which they offer quick two-minute dialogues for topics on “The Board.”

Listen to the New PokerNews Podcast Here!