Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship Giorno 4 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-21 17:49 UTC-8

Rotholz Left Short

Livello 21

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Hal Rotholz raised from under the gun and Kristopher Tong three-bet on the button. Rotholz called and drew two as Tong stood pat.

Rotholz checked after the first draw and Tong bet. Rotholz called and went deep in the tank before opting to draw one as Tong again stood pat.

Rotholz check-called again after the second draw and once again drew one as his opponent stood pat.

Rotholz checked after the final draw and Tong checked back before revealing the winner with 9x7x6x5x4x.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Kristopher Tong	2,900,000 700,000	700,000
Hal Rotholz	700,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000

Tags: Hal Rotholz Kristopher Tong

2023-06-21 17:46 UTC-8

Tong Continues Heater; Rast Cools Him Down

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Livello 21

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Kristopher Tong raised and Hal Rotholz called on the button. Tong took one versus two and bet, Rotholz folded.

Tong raised again and earned the blinds this time.

Tong then raised from under the gun for Brian Rast to defend the small blind. Rast discarded one versus two and bet, Tong raised and Rast made it three bets. They didn't slow down just yet as Tong four-bet and Rast called.

Rast patted for Tong to discard one and the bet of Rast was called.

Rast patted the final draw again and Tong took one. They checked and Tong announced a nine-seven perfect, but Rast won the pot with the 9x6x5x4x2x.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Brian Rast	4,950,000 825,000	825,000

Kristopher Tong	2,200,000 -100,000	-100,000
Hal Rotholz	2,000,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Brian Rast Hal Rotholz Kristopher Tong

2023-06-21 17:38 UTC-8

Dehkharghani Folds Out Shakerchi

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Livello 21

Limit 2-7 Triple Draw

Talal Shakerchi raised from under the gun and Ray Dehkharghani called on the button as James Obst came along from the big blind. Obst and Shakerchi both drew two as Dehkharghani drew one.

Obst checked after the first draw and Shakerchi continued with a bet. Dehkharghani raised as Obst folded and Shakerchi called. Both players drew one.

Shakerchi checked after the second draw and called another bet from Dehkharghani, who stood pat as Shakerchi drew one.

Shakerchi checked after the final draw and Dehkharghani bet once more. Shakerchi went in the tank and eventually folded.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
James Obst	3,800,000 -50,000	-50,000

Talal Shakerchi	2,800,000 -400,000	-400,000

Ray Dehkharghani	2,600,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: James Obst Ray Dehkharghani Talal Shakerchi

2023-06-21 17:28 UTC-8

Tong Scoops Another Pot

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Livello 21

Stud Hi-Lo

James Obst: XxXx / 5♠5♦K♦7♥ / Xx
Matthew Ashton: XxXx / 10♠J♦ folded on fourth street
Kristopher Tong: XxXx / 4♥8♣2♣9♠ / Xx

James Obst completed to get called by Matthew Ashton and Kristopher Tong. Fourth street saw Obst bet his open pair of fives and Ashton folded while Tong came along. Fifth street was checked and Obst bet again sixth street, earning a call.

On Seventh, Obst bet again and Tong quickly called for Obst to announce kings up. However, Tong had the best of it with the 6♠4♣4♦ for trips fours to drag in a healthy pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Matthew Ashton	6,100,000 -300,000	-300,000

James Obst	3,850,000 -650,000	-650,000

Kristopher Tong	2,300,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: James Obst Kristopher Tong Matthew Ashton

2023-06-21 17:22 UTC-8

Ivey and Ashton Add to Their Stacks

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Livello 21

Stud Hi-Lo

Hal Rotholz: XxXx / 2♦A♣Q♦10♦ / Xx
Phil Ivey:XxXx / A♦K♠9♥8♠ / Xx

With just a completion and half a bet on fourth street in the middle, Hal Rotholz and Phil Ivey checked fifth and sixth street. Ivey bet seventh and Rotholz reluctantly called to get shown the K♦7♠2♠ for a pair of kings. Rotholz was somewhat upset as he exposed his 8♥8♣6♣ for a pair of eights.

Ray Dehkharghani: XxXx / Q♥J♣ folded on fourth street
Brian Rast: XxXx / 5♠2♥K♣ folded on fifth street
Matthew Ashton: XxXx / 4♦A♠3♥

Ray Dehkharghani completed with a queen to get called by Brian Rast and Matthew Ashton. Dehkharghani folded on fourth street when Ashton bet his ace, while Rast called. Ashton bet fifth and Rast folded.

Ray Dehkharghani: XxXx / 6♣10♣9♠ folded on fifth street
Phil Ivey: XxXx / 8♣3♠2♥

Ivey completed and earned a single caller in Dehkharghani. Fourth street was bet by Ivey and Dehkharghani stuck around but then folded to another bet on fifth street.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Matthew Ashton	6,400,000 500,000	500,000

Phil Ivey	6,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Brian Rast	4,125,000 -275,000	-275,000

Hal Rotholz	2,200,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000
Ray Dehkharghani	2,100,000 -800,000	-800,000

Tags: Brian Rast Hal Rotholz Matthew Ashton Phil Ivey Ray Dehkharghani

2023-06-21 17:13 UTC-8

Tong Hits Case Ace to Scoop For a Triple

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Livello 21

Stud Hi-Lo

Kristopher Tong: A♥7♣3♠/2♥10♣5♦A♠
James Obst: 5♥6♥8♠/A♦10♥4♠4♦
Talal Shakerchi: A♣2♠8♥/4♥K♥4♣J♣

James Obst completed and Talal Shakerchi raised before Kristopher Tong three-bet with just a few chips behind. Obst called and Shakerchi four-bet to put Tong all in. Tong called and so did Obst.

"Good luck to me," said Tong.

Obst checked on fourth street and called a bet from Shakerchi. Shakerchi then bet on fifth street after pairing and Obst called. Obst checked on sixth street and Shakerchi also checked.

Obst checked once more on seventh street and Shakerchi also checked.

"I have aces right now. Is it good?" Tong said after hitting the case ace on sixth street. Tong then peeled his final card to reveal a scoop as he broke into celebration, while his opponents chopped the side pot.

"It's nice to get some breath," Tong said. "I haven't been able to breathe for two hours."

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
James Obst	4,500,000 -795,000	-795,000

Talal Shakerchi	3,200,000 -200,000	-200,000

Kristopher Tong	1,600,000 1,190,000	1,190,000

Tags: James Obst Kristopher Tong Talal Shakerchi

2023-06-21 17:06 UTC-8

Mixed Success for Shakerchi in No-Limit Deuce

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Livello 21

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Talal Shakerchi raised to 130,000 in the hijack and folded when Matthew Ashton on the button three-bet to 360,000.

Shakerchi made it 130,000 to go once more the hand after and Ray Dehkharghani defended out of the big blind. Both discarded one and checked.

"I have an ace," Dehkharghani announced and Shakerchi won the pot with the Kx9x7x5x3x. "I got the same card back," Dehkharghani then added.

Shakerchi made it three raises to go in a row for the same amount and Brian Rast called from the next seat. Shakerchi patted while Rast drew one and the former bet 200,000. Rast pondered about it for a while and Rast then raised it up to 1,050,000, instantly shutting down Shakerchi.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Matthew Ashton	5,900,000 300,000	300,000

Brian Rast	4,400,000 600,000	600,000

Talal Shakerchi	3,400,000 -50,000	-50,000

Ray Dehkharghani	2,900,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Brian Rast Matthew Ashton Ray Dehkharghani Talal Shakerchi

2023-06-21 16:57 UTC-8

Ivey Leaves Tong Short

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Livello 21

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Phil Ivey raised to 125,000 from under the gun and Kristopher Tong defended out of the big blind. Tong drew two as Ivey drew one.

Tong checked after the draw and Ivey bet 200,000. Tong called, only to muck as Ivey tabled 10x8x7x6x3x for a ten.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Phil Ivey	5,100,000 300,000	300,000

Kristopher Tong	410,000 -565,000	-565,000

Tags: Kristopher Tong Phil Ivey

2023-06-21 16:49 UTC-8

Ivey Wins Small Three-Way Pot

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Livello 21

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Matthew Ashton min-raised to 100,000 from under the gun and was called by Kristopher Tong from the next seat, Phil Ivey also flat-called as well. They each discarded one on the single draw and checked through. Ashton exposed a king only and Tong mucked but Ivey had the winning hand with the 10x8x6x5x4x.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Matthew Ashton	5,600,000 270,000	270,000

Phil Ivey	4,800,000 95,000	95,000

Kristopher Tong	975,000 -155,000	-155,000

Tags: Kristopher Tong Matthew Ashton Phil Ivey

2023-06-21 16:39 UTC-8

Martin Kabrhel Causes a Stir in 2023 WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller

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Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen kick off Episode 7 of The Chad & Jesse Poker Show by chatting about the biggest topic on Twitter today!

Last night, Martin Kabrhel was accused by players in the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) $250K High Roller of behaving inappropriately, with some even suggesting he could be cheating.

Chad and Jesse pull up some clips and hear from players on the ground during the event. What are your thoughts on the situation?