Event #56: $500 Salute to Warriors Giorno 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-25 19:48 UTC-8

Kessler Rushes To Pay the Blind, Doubles Up

Livello 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

As he moved from a recently broken table to his new seat at a new table, Allen Kessler noticed that the button placement would put him in the big blind his very first hand at the table.

Other players might not rush to their seat when they notice from a few tables away that they will be forced into the big blind immediately, but not Allen Kessler.

He rushed to his seat, paid his blinds, then got folded to on the button and shoved for around 40,000 and was met with an immediate re-shove from the small blind.

The big blind folded and set up a runout with Kessler's tournament at risk.

Allen Kessler: A♥K♠
Small Blind: J♥J♣

The board ran out A♣3♠5♠3♦10♣ and Kessler was rewarded for rushing to pay the blinds with a full double.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Allen Kessler	85,000 35,000	35,000

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Livello: 13

Bui: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 4,000

2023-06-25 18:18 UTC-8

Players On Dinner Break

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Players have headed on dinner break for 75 minutes. They will return to blinds of 2,000 and 4,000 with a 4,000 big blind ante.

2023-06-25 18:16 UTC-8

4,303 Entrants, 464 In The Money, $217,921 On Top

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The remaining players discovered the payout for this $500 Salute to Warriors WSOP Event displayed on the screen.

The 4,303 entrants generated a prize pool of $1,764,230. A total of 646 players will share this money, with a min-cash of $800. But the prize everyone wants is the first-place prize. The winner of this event will go back home with $217,921 and the WSOP Champion bracelet.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$217,921	45-53	$4,482
2	$134,643	54-62	$3,754
3	$99,961	63-71	$3,173
4	$74,819	72-80	$2,708
5	$56,464	81-89	$2,332
6	$42,966	90-98	$2,028
7	$32,969	99-143	$1,780
8	$25,512	144-188	$1,578
9	$19,910	189-233	$1,412
10-11	$15,672	234-278	$1,276
12-13	$12,443	279-323	$1,165
14-17	$9,966	324-377	$1,074
18-26	$8,053	378-431	$1,000
27-35	$6,565	432-538	$875
36-44	$5,400	539-646	$800

2023-06-25 18:12 UTC-8

Poker Pro Ali Imsirovic Admits to Multi-Accounting, Denies Some Cheating Allegations

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

In a 28-minute YouTube video released on Sunday, accused poker cheater Ali Imsirovic wanted to "set the record straight," and in doing so he admitted to some of the allegations against him, but also denied others.

Within 15 seconds after the video began, the 2021 GPI Player of the Year admitted that starting in 2020, he ended up "making a really bad mistake and began multi-accounting MTT's at that time."

Imsirovic, along with Jake Schindler, was accused in 2022 by many of his high-stakes peers of multi-accounting online and colluding during live events. Months later, they were barred from PokerGO Tour events.

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2023-06-25 18:11 UTC-8

More Notables Players

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Bart Lybaert	230,000
Jason Wheeler	125,000

Allen Kessler	50,000

2023-06-25 18:11 UTC-8

Walker Catches a Full Double Just Before Dinner

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The under-the-gun player raised to 9,000 and action folded around to Cody Walker in the big blind who went all in for 42,500 total. The player under the gun called to send the pair to a runout with Walker at risk.

Cody Walker: A♠10♠
Under The Gun: A♦4♦

The flop came 4♠Q♠6♥, putting Walker behind but not short on outs. The K♣ turn didn't get him there but it did offer additional outs for the double.

The river fell the J♦, completing Walker's nut straight and securing him a full double right as dinner break began.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Cody Walker	86,500 5,500	5,500

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2023-06-25 18:10 UTC-8

Andres Cracks Aces to Bust Opponent

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Jeckeln Andres raised to 6,500 from under the gun. A player in middle position raised all in for 12,500 total. Action folded back around to Andres who made the call to send both players to a runout with the middle position player at risk.

Middle Position: A♦A♠
Jeckeln Andres: Q♦10♣

The flop came A♣K♥8♣ which looked good for the middle position player, but it did bring a gut shot for Andres who would waste little time making the straight when the J♦ immediately came on the turn.

The 3♥ river did not fill up Andres' opponent who stood to head towards the exit as Andres collected the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Jeckeln Andres	303,000

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2023-06-25 17:52 UTC-8

Yonisi Shows Opponent the Exit

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ed Yonisi raised to 8,000 from late position and got called by the button. The small blind folded and with action on the big blind, he decided to jam for 13,500 total.

Yonisi put in the call and the player on the button folded, sending Yonisi and the big blind to a runout with the big blind at risk.

Big Blind: 7♥4♠
Ed Yonisi: A♣K♥

The flop came 5♠A♠A♦, all but shutting the door on the big blind's chances of a double. The 8♣ did give him a gut shot but the river came the Q♦ making his exit official as Yonisi collected the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ed Yonisi	117,500

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2023-06-25 17:50 UTC-8

Boujmala Running Hot

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Livello 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

After his EPT Monte-Carlo final table in April (5th for €235,150), Samy Boujmala is having a great summer with a sixth place in Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed for $90,791 and he just finished fourteenth in Event #44: $3,000 NLHE for $30,873.

Boujmala took his seat at the last minute to get a new chance to win a bracelet this year, as well as some other French players in the field. No one from France has yet won a bracelet this summer.

There are still some tables playing at Horseshoe and around 1,170 players left in this end of Level 11.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Kenny Hallaert	70,000
Samy Boujmala	50,000
Mathieu Di Meglio	50,000
Victor Fryda	50,000

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