Event #78: $1,500 Bounty Pot-Limit Omaha | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-09-2023 19:24 UTC-8

Hu Puts Nearly Half the Table at Risk

Claudio Elizalde

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Vincent Moscati started the action raising nearly half his stack to 560,000. David Hu made the call, Satar Al-Sadoun raised to 2,400,000 and Paul DeGiulio went all in for what he had left.

So much had happened since his raise that Moscati begrudgingly folded his hand in an effort to latter up if someone else was eliminated. Moscati was happy to see Hu put Al-Sadoun and DeGiulio at risk. Al-Sadoun made the call, creating a side pot.

Paul DeGiulio: A♣K♣K♦J♠
Satar Al-Sadoun: A♥A♦10♠3♥
David Hu: 10♥9♥8♣7♣

Hu had taken a calculated risk with his double-suited rundown in an effort to eliminate two players, but more importantly catapult his stack. This was something he discussed with his rail after the hand played out.

The wheel spun 5♠3♦6♦, giving Hu the wrap and plenty of equity. When the K♥ peeled the turn, DeGiulio excitedly got out of his seat to let his rail know he had made top set.

The river bricked the 2♥ and DeGiulio got a full triple, Al-Sadoun scooped the side pot and Hu was left to swallow his previous hopes.

Moscati went on to tell DeGiulio that he had folded a king, making it his only out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Satar Al-Sadoun	4,500,000 -20,000	-20,000

Paul DeGiulio	4,450,000 850,000	850,000
David Hu	3,875,000 -3,295,000	-3,295,000
Vincent Moscati	495,000 -1,805,000	-1,805,000

Tags: David Hu Paul DeGiulio Satar Al-Sadoun Vincent Moscati

07-09-2023 19:21 UTC-8

Tom Dwan Busts WSOP Main Event; What Would You Do Here?

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Calum Grant

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

High-stakes crusher and poker icon Tom Dwan was unable to make it through Day 3 of the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event, busting just before the dinner break.

Dwan entered the biggest Main Event ever on Day 2 and spun up his starting stack to 426,500 by the time the session ended. His table was selected for the live-streamed feature table on PokerGO, and he started today's action with his chip count heading in the right direction until a few pots didn't go his way.

On Level 13, with the blinds at 2,000/4,000/4,000, Dwan had a stack of 311,000 in front of him. He opened K♠5♠ to 10,000 from early position and called when Brian Atchison three-bet to 25,000 with A♠A♦.

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07-09-2023 19:00 UTC-8

Skaggs Chipping Away in Attempt to Slow Cook A Victory

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Chris Land

Level 30 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Yusuke Tanaka raised from under the gun to 300,000 and Thomas Skaggs called from the big blind leading to a A♥J♥5♦ flop.

Skaggs checked over to Tanaka who continued with a bet of 500,000. Skaggs paused briefly before putting in the call to take both players to the 10♠ turn.

Action checked through to bring out the 9♥ on the river.

Skaggs thought for a short moment before counting out chips and sliding a bet of 1,600,000 into the middle.

Tanaka didn't waste much time in folding which ignited cheers of, "Rump Roast! Let's go, baby!" from Skaggs' friend on the rail who may or may not be the only person on Earth that calls him by that nickname.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Skaggs	12,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Yusuke Tanaka	3,250,000 -1,175,000	-1,175,000

Tags: Thomas Skaggs Yusuke Tanaka

07-09-2023 18:39 UTC-8

Paul Spitzberg Eliminated in 7th Place ($22,392)

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Paul Spitzberg raised to 360,000 from the small blind and was called by David Hu in the big. The flop rolled K♣7♣2♥ and Spitzberg bet out 840,000 and was quickly met by a raise for the rest by Hu. Spitzberg obliged.

Paul Spitzberg: Q♣Q♦6♠4♦
David Hu: K♥J♠7♠7♦

Spitzberg just had a pair of queens and some backdoor straight possibilites while Hu flopped a set of sevens.

The turn was the 8♦, giving Spitzberg the distant hope of a five or a queen but it wasn't meant to be when the 4♦ fell.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Hu	6,500,000 1,150,000	1,150,000
Paul Spitzberg	Busted

Tags: David Hu Paul Spitzberg

07-09-2023 18:27 UTC-8

Noah Schwartz Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,069)

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Chris Land

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Noah Schwartz opened the hand with a pot-sized raise from late position that amounted to 420,000, leaving himself just over 100,000 behind.

Action folded to Satar Al-Sadoun, who was considering his options when Schwartz said, "We all gotta die sometime. Is this my time?"

After a brief period of thought, Al-Sadoun reraised. Schwartz quickly put in his remaining chips to officially put himself at risk heading to a runout.

Noah Schwartz: A♠Q♠3♥2♣
Satar Al-Sadoun: A♣K♠8♠7♥

Schwartz would need some help to survive and extend his run at a second bracelet, but when the cards fell 10♣8♥2♠A♦6♦, Schwartz finished second best and stood to exit the tournament area in eighth place for $17,069.

Player	Chips	Progress
Satar Al-Sadoun	4,500,000 725,000	725,000

Noah Schwartz	Busted

Tags: Noah Schwartz Satar Al-Sadoun

07-09-2023 18:11 UTC-8

Sergio Martinez Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,191)

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

After a stalemate that lasted nearly two hours, Sergio Martinez got his short stack in the middle against Yusuke Tanaka.

Sergio Martinez: 9♠8♣7♣6♠
Yusuke Tanaka: K♠Q♠10♠J♥

Martinez was plenty live with a double-suited rundown against the Broadway-hungry cards of Tanaka, who also had spades covered.

The flop peeled A♠Q♥5♠. When the 5♣ came on the turn Martinez wished his opponents luck and said his farewells as the 8♦ sealed his fate on an inconsequential river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yusuke Tanaka	6,200,000 2,100,000	2,100,000
Sergio Martinez	Busted

Tags: Sergio Martinez Yusuke Tanaka

07-09-2023 17:22 UTC-8

Big Stacks Battle: Skaggs Decimates Al-Sadoun

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Chris Land

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Thomas Skaggs raised to 250,000 from middle position and faced a pot-sized three-bet to 900,000 from Satar Al-Sadoun in the cutoff. Skaggs thought for a moment and put in the call to see the flop come K♠10♣2♣.

Skaggs checked to Al-Sadoun who announced "pot" again, good for a bet of 2,050,000 chips. Skaggs tanked for about two minutes before he slid the call into the middle to see the turn bring the 5♥.

Skaggs checked again and Al-Sadoun wasted little time in jamming for over 3,000,000.

Skaggs entered the tank once more and again, after two or three minutes there, he decided he couldn't fold. He stuck in the call to put himself at risk and create the biggest pot of the tournament headed to the river.

Thomas Skaggs: A♣Q♦J♦9♣
Satar Al-Sadoun: K♦K♥10♦4♦

Skaggs had a lot of outs with one card to come and when the river produced one of them in the 8♣, a ripple effect could be felt across the table as all players were staring at how massive this hand had become.

When the dust settled, Al-Sadoun, who came into the day as the chip leader, was left with a short stack as Skaggs rocketed up the leaderboard to take his spot as the new dominant chipleader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Skaggs	11,300,000 6,200,000	6,200,000

Satar Al-Sadoun	1,120,000 -5,930,000	-5,930,000

Tags: Satar Al-Sadoun Thomas Skaggs

07-09-2023 17:08 UTC-8

Trying 'Tanaka' Them Out; No Action

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Yusuke Tanaka opened under the gun to 225,000 and was called by Satar Al-Sadoun to his left, Noah Schwartz in the small blind, and Thomas Skaggs in the big blind.

Four ways and all sitting in tandem, the dealer spread 8♥5♣6♠ for the flop. Both blinds checked, as did Tanaka and Al-Sadoun.

The dealer revealed the A♣ on the turn and another round of checks occurred. The 7♥ on the river made the board even wetter. Both blinds checked, but this time Tanaka bet 700,000. Al-Sadoun took some time deliberating before slowly pushing his hand in the muck. Schwartz followed suit with a quick flick of the wrist, leaving it on Skaggs to deliberate. He folded, too.

Schwartz asked Skaggs if he folded 9x7x and the latter didn't give anything away as he shrugged off the question.

Player	Chips	Progress
Satar Al-Sadoun	7,050,000 750,000	750,000

Thomas Skaggs	5,100,000 700,000	700,000

Yusuke Tanaka	4,100,000 1,700,000	1,700,000
Noah Schwartz	2,100,000 -935,000	-935,000

Tags: Noah Schwartz Satar Al-Sadoun Thomas Skaggs Yusuke Tanaka

07-09-2023 16:46 UTC-8

Hoodie Allen Returns in Time for WSOP Main Event...And Gets Aces Cracked

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Calum Grant

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Popular rapper Hoodie Allen, who abandoned his stack on Day 2abc to fly across the country for his friend’s wedding, returned to Las Vegas on Sunday for Day 3 of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, and abruptly busted minutes later when his pocket aces were cracked.

Allen, whose real name is Steven Markowitz, had the attention of the poker community, with many wondering whether he would make it back in time when play resumed.

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07-09-2023 16:41 UTC-8

Schwartz Misreads Board, Doubles Up Thinking He Lost

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Chris Land

Level 28 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Noah Schwartz limped from middle position with the small blind limping too, and Paul Spitzberg checking his option in the big blind to see a A♦8♠J♠ flop.

The small blind checked as did Spitzberg. Schwartz bet 175,000.

The small blind folded but Spitzberg responded by announcing "pot," which was good for an 845,000-chip check-raise. Schwartz looked to his friend on the rail who was mid-massage and said, "We're gonna be all in" before raising the rest of his chips.

Spitzberg called for not much more to put Schwartz at risk as they headed to a runout.

Noah Schwartz: J♥J♣10♥5♠
Paul Spitzberg: A♥K♣7♥6♦

Schwartz was way ahead but the A♣ turn gave his opponent a lot of outs to win the pot — kings, sixes, sevens or the last ace in the deck.

Schwartz was looking to avoid paint and three-sided cards and when the river came the 8♦, he jumped up, thinking he had lost the pot.

The whole table stared at the board confused, trying to figure out how he lost. Even his friend had to interrupt his massage to get a good look at the board, but eventually the table called Schwartz over to point out that he had actually doubled up.

Schwartz immediately apologized for his minor outburst and the whole table had a good laugh as the pot was pushed in his direction.

"I'm getting too old for this shit!" he said as the next hand was being dealt.