Event #4: Tournament of Champions Dia 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-05-31 18:10 UTC-7

Big Stacks in the Room

Calum_Grant

Nível 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Scarborough	170,000 170,000	170,000
Samiyel Duzgun	170,000 170,000	170,000
Grant Stoker	150,000 150,000	150,000
Joseph Kuczewski	140,000 140,000	140,000
Daniel Couzens	127,000 89,000	89,000
Ryan Dell	125,000 125,000	125,000
Preston McEwen	Eliminado
Brian Kim	Eliminado

2023-05-31 18:09 UTC-7

Platt Chops With Liebert to Stay Alive

Nível 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Kathy Liebert opened under the gun to 1,500. After a call in late position, Jeff Platt went all in on the button for 3,900. Liebert called and so did the late position player.

The flop came 4♦K♦10♥ and both Liebert and the late position player both checked.

The turn brought the 10♠ and again the action went check and check.

The river brought the 6♥ and action checked through one more time.

Jeff Platt announced "Ace Jack" as he table A♦J♠ and Liebert smiled as she tabled A♣J♦.

Late position mucked and Platt and Liebert chopped the pot to keep hope alive.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Kathy Liebert	57,000 10,000	10,000
Jeff Platt	7,500 -9,500	-9,500

Tags: Jeff Platt Kathy Liebert

2023-05-31 18:07 UTC-7

World Series of Poker Addresses Solver Concerns, Clarifies RTA Policy

MattHansen

Nível 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

In light of debate over the threat that real-time assistance (RTA) apps pose to live poker, World Series of Poker (WSOP) officials reiterated their rules for use of solvers at the poker table.

Players at the 2023 WSOP will be penalized if they are caught using or referencing a solver during a live hand. Additionally, the WSOP reserves the right to issue penalties to players who are using solvers between hands.

"If caught using RTA/GTO software during a hand, player will be subject to penalty up to and including DQ (disqualification) / trespass," WSOP said in a prepared statement. "We reserve the right to further penalize a player for using RTA/GTO in any other situation in our sole and absolute discretion. Players may continue to use their device to play wsop.com or use the Caesars Sportsbook app while in/out of a hand."

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2023-05-31 17:53 UTC-7

Deeb Gets the Bullets to Fold

OllieGarland

Nível 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The pot stood at 14,000 on a board of 8♦8♠3♠3♥4♥.

The big blind lead out into Shaun Deeb, who was in the cutoff, for 5,000 to which Deeb raised it up to 20,000.

After some deliberate consideration, pocket Aces were folded face up! Deeb offered the player in question to table just one of his cards. With the Q♣ exposed the rest of the table was left wondering.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Shaun Deeb	58,200 16,200	16,200

Tags: Shaun Deeb

Nível: 6

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 600

2023-05-31 17:46 UTC-7

Kim Runs into Aces

Calum_Grant

Nível 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Brian Kim opened to 1,200 from middle position before Thomas Hahne three-bet to 3,000 on his direct left. Kim, the bigger stack, moved all in and Hahne quickly called off his remaining 24,500 chips.

Brian Kim; AxKx
Thomas Hahne: A♥A♦

The A♣Q♣9♣ flop gave Hahne a set of aces to remain the huge favorite. The Qx confirmed Hahne as the winner as the board completed with 4x.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Thomas Hahne	51,000 51,000	51,000
Brian Kim	6,500 -51,500	-51,500

Tags: Brian Kim Thomas Hahne

2023-05-31 17:41 UTC-7

Some Updated Stacks in Level 5

Nível 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Matt Vaughan	117,000
Kathy Liebert	47,000 8,300	8,300
Shaun Deeb	42,000 -13,000	-13,000

Jeff Platt	17,000 1,000	1,000
Brian Altman	13,000 -17,000	-17,000

2023-05-31 17:33 UTC-7

Madsen Building a Stack

Calum_Grant

Nível 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jeff Madsen	81,000 81,000	81,000

Ben Wiora	64,000 4,000	4,000
Adam Thaggard	35,300 -19,700	-19,700
Robert Conner	30,000 15,000	15,000
Jeff Platt	16,000 -7,000	-7,000

2023-05-31 17:31 UTC-7

Big Slick for McEachern

Calum_Grant

Nível 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With 6,000 in the middle on the A♦7♥3♠ flop, the small blind checked, which prompted Lon McEachern to bet 3,300 from the big blind. The small blind called which brought in the 3♥ turn. The small blind check-called McEachern's bet of 6,000 before the 5♠ river checked through to showdown.

"Ace-king," said the veteran WSOP commentator as he tabled his A♠K♥. The small blind mucked and McEachern took in the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Lon McEachern	70,000 43,700	43,700

Tags: Lon McEachern

2023-05-31 17:29 UTC-7

Berardi Gets The River Jam Through

OllieGarland

Nível 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The button opened to 1,100 and Joshua Berardi called out of the small blind. The player in the big blind opted to squeeze to 5,500 provoking the button to get out of the way, but Berardi decided to continue on in the hand.

The flop came 10♥J♦A♣. A check, bet and a call sent 11,000 more chips into the middle.

The turned 7♣ slowed the pace as the action checked through.

The 2♦ fell on the river and Berardi took the lead betting 17,000 chips into the pot. After some time the big blind folded.

Berardi tabled only the K♣ as he raked in the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Joshua Berardi	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Joshua Berardi