Event #22: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship Giorno 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-10 13:59 UTC-7

Motoyoshi Okamura Eliminated in 13th Place ($20,000)

Livello 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Nick Schulman raised before Motoyoshi Okamura three-bet jammed for a total of 45,000. Joe McKeehen raised one more bet and Nick Schulman called to create a side pot. Action was three ways with Okamura at risk.

The flop ws Q♥9♥9♣ and McKeehen bet. Schulman called and the turn was 9♥.

The turn brought a check-call from McKeehen to see 5♥ on the river. McKeehen check-called again and the cards were turned up.

Schulman had A♣K♠ and Okamura had A♥3♠, but it was McKeehen's 10♥10♠ that held strong to secure the pot and eliminate Okamura in 13th place for $20,000.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Joe McKeehen	1,820,000 100,000	100,000

Nick Schulman	540,000 -345,000	-345,000

Louis Hillman	330,000 75,000	75,000
Robert Como	165,000 -85,000	-85,000

Motoyoshi Okamura	Eliminato

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2023-06-10 14:02 UTC-7

Joseph Beasy Eliminated in 12th Place ($20,000)

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Livello 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Nick Pupillo raised from under the gun and Josh Arieh three-bet next to act. Action folded around to Joseph Beasy in the big blind, who four bet. Both Pupillo and Arieh called.

Action checked to Arieh on the A♥9♠8♦ flop, who bet. Beasy called all in and Pupillo raised. Arieh called.

Arieh called bets from Pupillo on the 10♣ turn and 5♥ river and Pupillo tabled A♣A♠ for top set. It was good against the AxQx of Arieh and J♥J♦ of Beasy — who was eliminated in 12th place.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Josh Arieh	1,600,000 200,000	200,000

Nick Pupillo	800,000 180,000	180,000

Joseph Beasy	Eliminato

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2023-06-10 14:22 UTC-7

A Look Inside Phil Hellmuth's WSOP Break Room: How Does He Fit on that Couch?

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Livello 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

When you hold the record for the most World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, there are perks.

For Phil Hellmuth, whose 16 bracelets (and counting) may never be touched, one of those perks is his own personal break room at Horseshoe Las Vegas. That's a nice benefit especially on 90-minute dinner breaks.

Hellmuth granted PokerNews access to his small but intimate break room, which is in an undisclosed location.

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2023-06-10 14:25 UTC-7

Song Forces a Fold From Arieh

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Livello 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Josh Arieh raised from the cutoff and Kevin Song three-bet from the small blind. Action folded back to Arieh, who called.

Arieh called a bet from Song on the 9♦Q♥8♥ flop, but folded facing another barrel from Song on the 2♠ turn.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Josh Arieh	1,900,000 -100,000	-100,000

Kevin Song	625,000 175,000	175,000

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2023-06-10 14:27 UTC-7

Ben Yu Eliminated in 11th Place ($24,428)

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Livello 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Action was heads up with 7♠9♠5♥3♣9♦ on the board when Ben Yu and Nozomu Shimizu traded bets to put Yu all in. Yu turned over 10♣9♣ for three nines, but Shimizu showed K♠9♥ to take the pot with the better kicker.

Yu exits in 11th place for $24,428.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Nozomu Shimizu	820,000 585,000	585,000

Ben Yu	Eliminato

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2023-06-10 14:35 UTC-7

Break Time

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Livello 18 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

The final ten players are now on a 10-minute break.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Joe McKeehen	2,250,000

Josh Arieh	1,950,000

Nozomu Shimizu	820,000

Nick Pupillo	670,000

Ronnie Bardah	575,000

Kevin Song	500,000

Nick Schulman	450,000

Daniel Idema	340,000

Louis Hillman	300,000
Robert Como	145,000

Livello: 19

Bui: 15,000/25,000

Ante: 0

2023-06-10 14:48 UTC-7

Idema Gets There

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Livello 19 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 0 ante

Daniel Idema raised from the cutoff and was three-bet by Josh Arieh in the small blind. Idema called.

Idema called a bet from Arieh on the 10♠2♦10♥ flop and 9♥ turn. Arieh then check-called a bet from Idema on the K♣ river.

Idema tabled QxJx for a straight and Arieh mucked — sending the pot Idema's way.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Josh Arieh	1,700,000 -250,000	-250,000

Daniel Idema	540,000 200,000	200,000

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2023-06-10 14:52 UTC-7

Robert Como Eliminated in 10th Place ($24,428)

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Livello 19 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 0 ante

Robert Como was standing up with all of his chips at risk while Nozomu Shimizu was the one to go for the knockout. The board read JxQx7xAx and Como had 10x10x showing against the 7x7x of Shimizu.

The river was a 6x and Shimizu took the pot and scored an elimination with a set of sevens when Como missed the Broadway draw. Como exits the tournament in 10th place for $24,428.

The final nine players will now break into an unofficial final table.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Nozomu Shimizu	1,005,000 185,000	185,000

Robert Como	Eliminato

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2023-06-10 14:58 UTC-7

Final Table Redraw

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Livello 19 : Blinds 15,000/25,000, 0 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Louis Hillman	United States	250,000	10
2	Nick Schulman	United States	380,000	15
3	Joe McKeehen	United States	2,200,000	88
4	Josh Arieh	United States	1,650,000	66
5	Daniel Idema	Canada	550,000	22
6	Nick Pupillo	United States	580,000	23
7	Nozomu Shimizu	Japan	440,000	18
8	Ronnie Bardah	United States	675,000	27
9	Kevin Song	United States	525,000	21

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Joe McKeehen	2,200,000 -50,000	-50,000

Josh Arieh	1,650,000 -50,000	-50,000

Nozomu Shimizu	1,005,000

Ronnie Bardah	675,000 100,000	100,000

Nick Pupillo	580,000 -90,000	-90,000

Daniel Idema	550,000 10,000	10,000

Kevin Song	525,000 25,000	25,000

Nick Schulman	380,000 -70,000	-70,000

Louis Hillman	250,000 -50,000	-50,000