Event #88: $1,500 The Closer | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-16-2023 15:11 UTC-8

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Peter Hengsakul opened to 600,000 from the cutoff. Sanjeev Kapoor called from the button and David Baize defended his big blind.

The flop came 4♦10♣2♠. Baize checked and Kapoor bet 600,000. Hengsakul made the call and Baize got out of the way.

Kapoor slowed down with a check on the 5♠ turn. Hengsakul bet 1,500,000, forcing a fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Hengsakul	11,000,000 4,400,000	4,400,000
Sanjeev Kapoor	9,250,000 4,725,000	4,725,000
David Baize	875,000 -1,025,000	-1,025,000

Tags: David Baize Peter Hengsakul Sanjeev Kapoor

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

07-16-2023 14:52 UTC-8

Baize Turns One Green Chip into Nearly Two Million

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

David Baize had one green chip left and Shaotong Chang was the only caller and happened to have aces A♣A♠. Baize blazed through those aces with his J♦7♥ on a board of 10♣9♦K♥8♣7♦ where he hit his straight to stay alive.

The next hand witnessed he was automatically all in on the big blind 225,000 and an early position player, Ryuta Ogawa raised to 525,000 and everyone else folded and he was heads up with the lucky Baize.

David Baize: K♥7♠
Ryuta Ogawa: A♣8♥

The board ran out (of course in favor of Baize) with 10♥4♥J♦5♥9♥ and Baize hit the flush on the river.

The very next hand Kharlin Sued was in late position and pushed all of his chips in except for one green chip and then laughed as he realized that he did not have enough now to keep one green chip due to the blinds going up. Sued was all in for 300,000. Lucky Baize also moved all in for his new stack of 650,000 and the big blind, Mihai Niste who had a massive stack declared, "I just want to call because this is my favorite hand" and so he did.

Kharlin Sued: J♦10♠
David Baize: K♣J♥
Mihai Niste: 6♣2♠

The board ran out J♠8♦A♦5♥2♣ and lucky Baize won again with his pair of jacks with a king kicker, Sued was knocked out of the tournament and Niste still has a big stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Niste	4,000,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000
Shaotong Chang	3,000,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000
David Baize	1,900,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Ryuta Ogawa	800,000 -900,000	-900,000
Kharlin Sued	Busted

Tags: David Baize Kharlin Sued Mihai Niste Ryuta Ogawa Shaotong Chang

07-16-2023 14:45 UTC-8

Sims Doubles with Rockets

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 33 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Roongsak Griffeth opened to 600,000 from the cutoff and Sanjeev Kapoor moved all in from the small blind for approximately 5,000,000. Ronald Sims called for less in the big blind and Griffeth opted to fold.

Ronald Sims: A♦A♥
Sanjeev Kapoor: K♥J♥

The board ran out K♦3♠2♥4♠2♣. Sims two pair, aces and twos, was better than Kapoor's two pair, kings and twos, and he received a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roongsak Griffeth	6,850,000 -650,000	-650,000
Sanjeev Kapoor	4,525,000 -1,275,000	-1,275,000
Ronald Sims	1,950,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Ronald Sims Roongsak Griffeth Sanjeev Kapoor

Level: 33

Blinds: 150,000/300,000

Ante: 300,000

07-16-2023 14:29 UTC-8

Players Chip Counts (full)

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Alek Gillies

Level 32 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Roongsak Griffeth	7,500,000 6,335,000	6,335,000
Mateus Carrion De Moraes	7,000,000 5,875,000	5,875,000
Peter Hengsakul	6,600,000 3,875,000	3,875,000
Agharazi Babayev	6,600,000 5,500,000	5,500,000
Sanjeev Kapoor	5,800,000 1,950,000	1,950,000
Cuba Levenberry	5,700,000 2,370,000	2,370,000
Jack Duong	5,620,000 4,135,000	4,135,000

Julien Labussiere	5,230,000 3,945,000	3,945,000
Mihai Niste	5,100,000 1,740,000	1,740,000
Oliver Biles	4,400,000 3,580,000	3,580,000
Derek Kwan	4,250,000 -760,800	-760,800
Alan Hamza	4,150,000 2,240,000	2,240,000
Shaotong Chang	4,100,000 2,060,000	2,060,000
Ekrem Bozkurt	4,020,000 3,405,000	3,405,000
Peter Nigh	3,750,000 3,140,000	3,140,000
Chris Moorman	3,680,000 2,845,000	2,845,000

Preston McEwen	3,650,000 850,000	850,000
Dan Sindelar	3,500,000 2,995,000	2,995,000
Benson Tang	3,200,000 1,015,000	1,015,000

Lucia Antunes	3,120,000 3,005,000	3,005,000
Pierre Shum	3,000,000 2,160,000	2,160,000

Timothy Gilliam	2,525,000 -475,000	-475,000
Yuchung Chang	2,400,000 -2,360,000	-2,360,000
David Toscano	2,200,000 800,000	800,000
Ronald Sims	2,100,000 760,000	760,000

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Level: 32

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

07-16-2023 14:01 UTC-8

Kwan Races With Sixes

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Derek Kwan raised to 425,000 from the cutoff and Lisa Hamilton three-bet all in for 2,425,000 effective. Kwan made the call.

Derek Kwan: 6♠6♦
Lisa Hamilton: A♦Q♣

The board came out J♦5♣3♣J♠7♥ and Kwan dodged a bullet to win with his pair of sixes giving him two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Derek Kwan	5,010,800 2,910,800	2,910,800
Lisa Hamilton	1,400,000 -205,000	-205,000

Tags: Derek Kwan Lisa Hamilton

07-16-2023 13:48 UTC-8

Chang Finds the Full House

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 31 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Yuchung Chang raised to 300,000 from the button and Lucia Antunes defended with the call. The flop came out 6♥6♣J♥ and both players were slow playing and checked.

The turn was the 3♣ and Antunes bet out 500,000 and Chang made the call.

The river 2♦ had Antunes betting out 1,000,000 which essentially would put Chang all in. Chang pushed all in for 1,150,000 and Antunes called for the small amount more.

Yuchung Chang: J♣J♦
Lucia Antunes: 6♦10♥

Antunes held the trip sixes and Chang had the full house for the win.