Event #44: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-22 11:48 UTC-8

Ankush Mandavia Eliminated in 11th Place ($48,109)

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

Shannon Shorr raised it up in early position and Ankush Mandavia shoved all in for around 3,500,000 on his left. The action folded back to Shorr who quickly called to put Mandavia at risk.

Ankush Mandavia: K♣Q♠
Shannon Shorr: Q♣Q♦

Shorr was in a comfortable position and the flop of 7♠4♦3♣ left Mandavia searching for a king. The 9♦ on the turn and the J♠ on the river changed nothing and Mandavia was eliminated in 11th place.

The final 10 players will now redraw for the final table and are taking a break before play resumes.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Shannon Shorr	9,050,000 4,300,000	4,300,000

Ankush Mandavia	Eliminato

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2023-06-22 11:44 UTC-8

Aliaksandr Hirs Eliminated in 12th Place

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

Aliaksandr Hirs raised to 2,000,000 from under the gun. Kartik Ved jammed all in for 2,225,000 from the button, Hirs made the call, and both players revealed their hands.

Aliaksandr Hirs: K♠K♥
Kartik Ved: A♦A♥

The board ran out A♣6♠3♦K♣7♠ and Ved to scooped the pot in this absolute cooler between the short stacks.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Kartik Ved	5,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Aliaksandr Hirs	Eliminato

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2023-06-22 11:42 UTC-8

Zhang Keeps Firing

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

Yang Zhang raised to 500,000 in the hijack and Frederic Normand called on the button. The flop came J♣9♣8♣ and Zhang led out with a bet of 550,000 which Normand called.

The turn brought the 7♣ and Zhang fired out another bet of 850,000. Normand still called and the 10♦ completed the board. Zhang dropped in a bet of 1,500,000 and Normand was forced to send his cards to the muck.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Yang Zhang	12,700,000 2,225,000	2,225,000

Frederic Normand	2,250,000 -1,350,000	-1,350,000

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2023-06-22 11:35 UTC-8

Zhang Finds a Full House

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

Yang Zhang raised to 750,000 from the cutoff. Shannon Shorr made the call from the big blind.

The flop came 5♠Q♣Q♥ and Shorr led out for 600,000. Zhang made the call.

When the J♣ peeled off on the turn, Shorr continued for 1,000,000. Zhang found a call.

The J♦ was the river and Shorr checked to Zhang. He fired for 1,900,000 and eventually got a call from Shorr. Zhang showed K♣J♠ to scoop the pot with jacks-full.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Yang Zhang	10,475,000 6,275,000	6,275,000

Shannon Shorr	4,750,000 -50,000	-50,000

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2023-06-22 11:20 UTC-8

Shorr Holds the Better Pair

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

Shannon Shorr raised to 500,000 from under the gun and John Marino flat-called from the small blind. They went heads up to a flop of J♣2♠2♦ and Marino started with a check. Shorr fired out a bet of 375,000 and Marino called.

The turn was the 5♣ and both players checked to the A♣ on the river. Two more checks and Marino tabled 4♥4♦ while Shorr held 9♣9♦ to win the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Shannon Shorr	4,800,000 -3,750,000	-3,750,000

John Marino	4,200,000 -100,000	-100,000

Livello: 32

Bui: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

2023-06-22 11:05 UTC-8

Aliaksandr Shylko Eliminated in 13th Place ($38,317)

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Livello 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Kartik Ved raised from the cutoff to 400,000 with Alex Lynskey having raised to 1,000,000 from the button. Aliaksandr Shylko jammed all in for 2,225,000 as Lynskey made the call and both players revealed their holdings.

Aliaksandr Shylko: A♥Q♣
Alex Lynskey: K♠10♥

The board ran out 8♦K♥8♠7♠6♣ for Lynskey to scoop the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alex Lynskey	9,700,000 3,250,000	3,250,000
Aliaksandr Shylko	Eliminato

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2023-06-22 10:50 UTC-8

Normand Working the Short Stack

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Livello 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Yang Zhang raised to 400,000 on the button and Frederic Normand called from the big blind. The flop fell K♥J♠4♣ and Normand checked to Zhang who bet 325,000. Normand check-raised the minimum to 650,000 and Zhang called.

The turn was the 9♥ and Normand jammed all in for 1,350,000. Zhang deliberated for a minute but decided to send his cards to the muck.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Yang Zhang	4,200,000 -2,575,000	-2,575,000

Frederic Normand	3,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

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2023-06-22 10:47 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Livello 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Aram Oganyan	8,000,000 -1,900,000	-1,900,000

Alex Lynskey	6,450,000 850,000	850,000
Aleks Dimitrov	4,975,000 150,000	150,000

Aliaksandr Hirs	4,250,000 1,275,000	1,275,000
Jon Van Fleet	3,800,000
Kartik Ved	3,000,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Aliaksandr Shylko	2,225,000 -2,025,000	-2,025,000

2023-06-22 10:40 UTC-8

Samy Boujmala Eliminated in 14th Place ($30,873)

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Livello 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Levente Szabo raised to 400,000 on the button and Samy Boujmala reraised to 1,600,000 in the small blind. Szabo announced all in and Boujmala scouted out the other table for a minute before calling off his last 125,000 chips.

Samy Boujmala: A♠Q♣
Levente Szabo: K♣K♦

The flop came 7♠5♥4♦ and Szabo's pocket kings were still way out front. The 2♥ on the turn gave Boujmala a straight draw but the 5♠ on the river bricked out and Boujmala was eliminated.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Levente Szabo	8,100,000 2,600,000	2,600,000
Samy Boujmala	Eliminato

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