Online Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-11-2023 19:39 UTC-8

Position Raise Backfires

Herbie Teope

Level 19 : Blinds 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

After action folded to the button, Pete "PeteChen" Chen raised to 4,800.

The position aggression worked on the small blind, who folded, but Tiger8888888 in the big blind elected to defend and call.

The flop brought Q♥7♦A♠, and both players checked. There was no action on the turn, which saw 10♣, and then consecutive checks on the A♦ on the river.

“Tiger8888888” showed 8x7x for a pair, and Chen mucked the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pete Chen	216,567 216,567	216,567

Tiger8888888	80,654 80,654	80,654

Tags: Pete Chen

Level: 19

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 300

06-11-2023 19:23 UTC-8

“Larrybird84” Bets into Two Players on River, Wins Pot

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Herbie Teope

Level 18 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 250 ante

“Dickey31” raised 4,289 under the gun and received calls from “Larrybird84” in the small blind and “Martycohen” in the big blind.

The flop saw J♣A♠2♣ on the board, which drew consecutive checks from the players in the blinds. “Dickey31” bet 2,977 and received calls from his opponents.

The turn had 3♠, which all three checked. The river paired the board when J♦ appeared, and “Larrybird84” took his shot by betting 8,969. The bet worked, as the other two players folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Larrybird84	86,170
Dickey31	60,106
Martycohen	50,186

Level: 18

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 250

06-11-2023 19:07 UTC-8

Alan “einsteen007” Snow Emerges After Break

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Herbie Teope

Level 17 : Blinds 800/1,600, 200 ante

There’s been a quick shuffle atop the leaderboard right after the fourth break.

Alan Snow now sits atop the field with 281,206, according to the WSOP client server. “ms.dolores” is second with 265,340.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alan Snow	281,206 281,206	281,206
ms.dolores	265,340 265,340	265,340

Tags: Alan Snow

06-11-2023 18:55 UTC-8

Fourth Break Period Arrives

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Herbie Teope

Level 17 : Blinds 800/1,600, 200 ante

A total of 733 players remain in the field, and are on their fourth 5-minute break of the tournament.

Level: 17

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

06-11-2023 18:46 UTC-8

Sarah Herzali Comes Up Shy of Being First Female Bracelet Winner of 2023 WSOP

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Lyle Bateman

Level 16 : Blinds 600/1,200, 150 ante

Though the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) has only been underway for a week and a half, there have already been multiple female players who have closed in on WSOP bracelets.
First Kristen Foxen finished seventh in Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit for $69,683 (and later finished 12th in Event #16: $25,000 High Roller for $79,335), and later France's Sarah Herzali made a deep run in Event #15: $1,500 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em that had poker fans wondering if she would be the first female champion of the 2023 WSOP.
Though Herzali, who entered the tournament with $552,104 in Hendon Mob earnings, came short of winning a bracelet, she finished third for a career-best $207,720 and to make the deepest run of any woman at the WSOP so far this year.