Level: 36
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 600,000
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #79: $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$4,601,300
Entries
2,068
Level
37
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
24
Players Left
1
Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
The three remaining players are now on a quick 15-minute break and will return to action shortly.
Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Zlatin Penev opened to 1,750,000 under-the-gun but then James Anderson three-bet him to 5,300,000.
After getting a proper count, Penev thought for a moment before he pushed all in, covering Anderson, wo hastily threw his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
42,000,000
9,000,000
|
9,000,000 |
|
17,500,000
1,000,000
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1,000,000 |
|
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12,700,000
-4,000,000
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-4,000,000 |
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Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Zlatin Penev has been using his chip stack throughout the final table to his advantage and this has been paying off. This Bulgarian player is no stranger to final tables and has seen his fair share of first place wins and has made some cashes in the 2023 World Series of Poker.
Penev raised from the small blind to 1,500,000 and Samuel Bernabeu called from the big blind. The flop came out 9♦2♣7♦ and Penev slowed down and checked and Bernabeu came out with a bet of 1,100,000. Penev made the call.
The turn brought the 10♣ and both players checked.
On the river A♦ Penev returned to his aggression and bet 3,000,000 and Bernabeu made the call. Penev turned over A♠K♦ for the pair of aces and Bernabeu mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
33,000,000
11,000,000
|
11,000,000 |
|
|
16,700,000
-12,800,000
|
-12,800,000 |
|
|
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|
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16,500,000
-4,500,000
|
-4,500,000 |
|
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Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
After Zlatin Penev opened, Samuel Bernabeu moved all in for exactly 10,000,000 and Penev snap called to put him at risk of elimination.
Samuel Bernabeu: Q♣Q♥
Zlatin Penev: A♦K♦
Bernabeu was ahead going into this classic flip, and the runout of 4♦3♣3♠5♣9♣ was pure for him and he scored a huge double-up to reclaim the chips he lost in the previous hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
29,500,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
|
||
|
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22,000,000
-10,400,000
|
-10,400,000 |
|
|
21,000,000
11,000,000
|
11,000,000 |
|
|
||
Level 35
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
On a heads-up flop of 3♦10♥J♣, Zlatin Penev led out for 800,000 and Samuel Bernabeu made the call to see the J♥ appear on the turn.
Penev continued for 3,800,000 and Bernabeu thought for a bit before he made the call once more.
When the J♥ smacked down on the river, Penev bombed the pot with a huge bet of 8,000,000, most of Bernabeu's stack.
Bernabeu went deep into the tank for this one, and after almost five minutes he finally laid it down to award the large pot to Penev, pushing him back into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,400,000
4,900,000
|
4,900,000 |
|
|
30,000,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,000,000
-9,000,000
|
-9,000,000 |
|
|
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Level: 35
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 500,000
Level 34
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Samuel Bernabeu limped into the big blind James Anderson who immediately put in the raise to 1,100,000. Bernabeu made the call. The flop came out 4♣A♥9♠ and Anderson placed the continuation bet of 800,000 after Bernabeu checked. Bernabeu made the call again.
Both players checked through the turn 2♣ and the river K♠ and Bernabeu turned over K♥3♥ for the pair of kings and Anderson mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,500,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
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19,000,000
-4,000,000
|
-4,000,000 |
|
|
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Level 34
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
James Anderson raised to 800,000 from the button and Samuel Bernabeu made the call from the big blind. The flop arrived with 5♣A♣8♠, Bernebeu checked and Anderson made a continuation bet of 700,000 and got the call.
The turn brought the 5♠ and Bernabeu took the lead and bet out 700,000 and Anderson raised to 3,250,000 and Bernabeu called.
On the river A♥ both players checked. Bernebeu turned over 10♠8♣ and Anderson turned over K♠5♥ for the full house and the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
26,500,000
-1,200,000
|
-1,200,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
18,000,000
-5,000,000
|
-5,000,000 |
|
|
||
Level 34
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Samuel Bernabeu raised on the button to 800,000 and Zlatin Penev called from the big blind. The flop came out 3♥3♠2♦ and Bernabeu bet out 400,000. Penev quickly raised to 1,600,000, and Bernabeu made the call.
The turn brought the J♦ and Penev bet 4,000,000 and Bernabeu came along for the ride to the river.
On the river K♥ Bernabeu Penev announced, "All in ". Bernabeu went deep into the think tank to decide if he could call the 14,250,000 bet. It was evident that this was a really tough decision and although third place is not the most money that Bernabeu has won from his past, it is obvious that the bracelet is very important to him. Based on his all WSOP attire. Bernabeu finally made the fold. Afterwards Penev was almost overwhelmed with emotion from receiving the win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,500,000
6,000,000
|
6,000,000 |
|
|
22,000,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
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