Event #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em Giorno 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-15 13:25 UTC-8

"Crazy Italian Guy"

Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Aliaksandr Shylko was in middle position when he called an early position player's raise to 1,200 and a late position player, "Crazy Italian guy" according to the players at the table, squeezed for 3,500. The early position player folded and Shylko called.

The flop came Q♥Q♣8♦ and both players checked.

The turn is where all the crazy happened when the 6♦ hit the board and Shylko checked and the "Crazy Italian guy" put all of his chips in for about 9,000 and Shylko went into the think tank for a minute and then called.

Late position player aka "Crazy Italian guy": A♠8♠
Aliaksandr Shylko: 9♦9♣

The river came the 2♦ and Shylko's pair of nines beat "Crazy Italian guy's" pair of eights.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Aliaksandr Shylko	38,000

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2023-06-15 13:24 UTC-8

Daniel Negreanu Quietly Having Success in Large Field Events at 2023 WSOP

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

One year removed from a rough summer, Daniel Negreanu is fighting his way back to within striking distance in the Player of the Year race — sort of — and he's doing so with large field event success.

At the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the Poker Hall of Famer lost $1.1 million and was never in contention for Player of the Year. He isn't really in contention yet this year, but he isn't too far off from getting to that point.

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2023-06-15 13:24 UTC-8

Reis Hits Flush to Chip Up

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action began after the flop of 4♦9♦Q♥ when Rafael Reis led out for 4,200. His opponent jammed all in for 21,000 with Reis taking little time to call.

Opponent: K♠9♠
Rafael Reis: A♦7♦

The board ran out 10♦Q♣ with Reis making a flush and taking the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Rafael Reis	61,000 61,000	61,000

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2023-06-15 13:14 UTC-8

Mchugh Picks Up Three-Bet Pot

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player in middle position opened the action to 1,400 and it folded around to Colin Mchugh in the small blind who three-bet to 4,300. The big blind got out of the way and only the initial raiser made the call.

The flop fanned out Q♠7♦3♣ and Mchugh continued for 3,000, which his opponent called. On the 9♦ turn Mchugh kept up the aggression with a bet of 5,000, and took down the pot when his opponent sent their cards into the muck.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Colin Mchugh	35,000 5,000	5,000

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2023-06-15 13:12 UTC-8

Dong Sends Opponent to the Rail

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action began after the flop of 10♥K♦7♥ as the early position player checked. Victor Dong led out for 2,100 and his opponent quickly jammed all in for 14,200. Dong found the call as both players revealed their hands.

Opponent: K♣9♣
Victor Dong: K♥Q♣

The board finished with the 4♥3♠ as Dong scooped the pot and eliminated his opponent.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Victor Dong	54,800 54,800	54,800

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2023-06-15 13:06 UTC-8

Rios Gets Max Value With Quads

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In a heads-up pot with 22,000 in the middle on a flop showing K♥8♥4♥, Mario Arribas checked from the small blind to Dorian Rios in the hijack who checked back.

The 10♣ hit the turn and Arribas checked again to Rios who tossed out a bet of 12,000. Arribas made the call and the pair saw the K♠ river.

Arribas checked a third time and Rios moved all in, covering the 17,400 remaining for Arribas, who went deep in the tank.

After close to three minutes, Arribas flicked in a chip for the call and the cards were shown. Rios happily rolled over K♣K♦ for quads and Arribas tabled Q♣Q♥ as he made his way to the exit.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Dorian Rios	110,000
Mario Arribas	Eliminato

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2023-06-15 13:00 UTC-8

Battle of the Blinds

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jun Obara was in the big blind when the player in the small blind raised and Obara reraised. The small blind called and the flop was 4♥3♥Q♦.

The small blind checked and Obara bet 15,000 and the small blind slammed his stack in the middle for about 23,000. Obara called without hesitation and the small blind called for a five when the turn brought the 6♦

Small blind: 6♠7♠
Jun Obara: J♥10♥

The river dropped the 7♥ and the small blind said, "good game," as Obara hit the flush.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jun Obara	118,000 118,000	118,000

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2023-06-15 12:57 UTC-8

Pocket Tens Score Big for Dombroff

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action began after the flop of 4♠7♦8♥ when Alexander Dombroff led out for 5,500. His opponent made the call to see the turn.

Both players checked as the 9♣ peeled off on the turn.

The river was the J♠ and Dombroff bet 9,000 and his opponent made the call. Dombroff revealed 10♥10♣ for the straight to take the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alexander Dombroff	56,400 56,400	56,400

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2023-06-15 12:55 UTC-8

Davis Doubles With Ace High

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Matthew Davis raised it to 2,000 from the cutoff. Action folded around to the big blind who put in a three-bet to 3,000. Davis decided on a four-bet and sized up to 8,500. The player in the big blind called and both players saw a flop of 8♥5♣J♣.

The big blind checked and saw Davis continue with a bet of 4,500. The big blind called before the dealer put the 6♠ out on the turn.

The big blind checked once again, leading to an all in from Davis for his last 10,000. The player in the big blind made the call pretty quickly to set up a one card runout with Davis at risk and the cards on their backs.

Matthew Davis: A♣K♠
Big Blind: K♥Q♥

The big blind player could only win with one of the three remaining queens and when the river came down the 8♦, Davis was awarded the pot with ace high taking down the king high of his opponent.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Matthew Davis	46,800

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2023-06-15 12:47 UTC-8

Lofgren Hangs On To Score Big Double Up

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Livello 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The action was picked up in a pot of close to 9,000 on a board showing 8♣6♣4♠9♥. The big blind bet out 6,500 and Michael Lofgren raised it up to 13,000 on the button, which the big blind called.

The A♣ hit the river and the big blind moved all in, covering the 16,500 remaining for Lofgren, who went deep in the tank. After close to a minute of thought, Lofgren asked the table a question.

"Is there a rebuy in this?" said Lofgren as he contemplated his decision. The table answered yes and Lofgren announced call.

His opponent rolled over Q♣5♦ for a bluff and Lofgren tabled 6♦4♦ for two pair to scoop the pot and score a full double up.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Michael Lofgren	78,000 78,000	78,000

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