Event #85: $1,500 Shootout Dia 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-07-13 17:00 UTC-7

Hastings takes on Wolters

Nível 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Six-time WSOP Bracelet winner Brian Hastings was on the button and was heads-up against Joshua Wolters in the small blind.

The flop read 3♣J♣6♦. Wolters bet 4,000, and Hastings called for the 5♥ to appear on the turn. Wolters checked, and Hastings bet 6,000, to which Wolters called.

The river exposed the 10♦. Wolters checked again, and Hastings bet 25,000. After some time in the tank, Wolters made the call. Hasting then revealed his hand J♦8♦.

Wolters chose to muck his cards, and Hastings claimed the pot with a pair of Jacks.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brian Hastings	181,000 39,000	39,000

Joshua Wolters	57,000 11,000	11,000

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2023-07-13 16:58 UTC-7

Vayssieres Gets Quads to Finish; Schumacher also Advances

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Nível 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

According to the table, all the chips went in the middle preflop with Nicholas Vayssieres, holding Q♠Q♦ and covering his opponent's stack who had less than six big blinds while holding Jx9x.

The board showed Q♥2♦3♥Q♣10♠ to improved Vayssieres's hand into quads and qualify him for Day 2.

Elsewhere in the room, Yannick Schumacher won his table to punch his ticket to the second day.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nicolas Vayssieres	246,000 233,000	233,000
Yannick Schumacher	246,000 246,000	246,000

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2023-07-13 16:47 UTC-7

Imsirovic Wins His Table in Round 1

Nível 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

After a hard, honest days work of poker, Ali Imsirovic has won his table and will move on to Day 2 in the money.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ali Imsirovic	248,000 107,000	107,000

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2023-07-13 16:42 UTC-7

More Players Advance

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Nível 9 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jordan Miraglia	247,000 247,000	247,000
Samuel Bifarella	246,000 246,000	246,000
Julien Perouse	243,000

Jake Schwartz	218,000 155,000	155,000

Nível: 9

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

2023-07-13 16:33 UTC-7

Hatmaker Takes One

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Nível 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With three player remaining, Josh Arieh opened to 2,500 and got called by Casay Hatmaker and Vishal Shyamnarain in the blinds.

The flop came 6♦Q♣4♠ and it checked to Shyamnarain who bet 4,500. Only Hatmaker stayed in the pot.

The turn 7♣ and the river 2x went checked and Shyamnarain tabled K♣Q♠ for top pair. Hatmaker revealed Q♦4♥ for two pair and won the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Vishal Shyamnarain	106,000
Casey Hatmaker	91,000
Josh Arieh	46,000 -34,000	-34,000

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2023-07-13 16:29 UTC-7

Imsirovic Take It Thanks to Kicker

Nível 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

There was a raise from Jimmy Dambrosio to 3,000 from the button. Ali Imsirovic, who earlier this summer released a video addressing cheating accusations against him, was looking to keep him honest and called from the small blind. The big blind also came along.

The J♠K♣3♠ flop hit the felt and action checked to Dambrosio on the button who bet 2,500. Imsirovic called from the small blind and the big blind then check-raised to 7,500. Dambrosio folded but Imsirovic stuck around.

The turn brought a 4♣ and action checked through to the 8♥ river. Imsirovic now took the opportunity to led for 14,000. The big blind called and the cards hit their backs.

Imsirovic was holding K♠Q♥ and the big blind flashed Kx10x before folding.

Imsirovic scooped a big pot to move closer to a Day 2.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ali Imsirovic	141,000 141,000	141,000
Jimmy D'ambrosio	17,000 17,000	17,000

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2023-07-13 16:20 UTC-7

Plante versus Allen

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Nível 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Kevin Allenopened and Santiago Plante three-bet to 12,000, which Allen called.

The flop brought 10♠A♥Q♦ and Plante continued for 12,600, called by Allen. The same action happened on the 7♥ turn, this time for 20,000.

The river showed the K♦ and both checked. Plante tabled A♣A♠ for a set of aces and took down the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Santiago Plante	185,000 154,000	154,000
Kevin Allen	53,000 53,000	53,000

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2023-07-13 16:14 UTC-7

They Advance to Day 2

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Nível 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Sameh Elamawy	248,000 248,000	248,000
Olga Iermolcheva	248,000 28,000	28,000
Gary Fisher	244,000 244,000	244,000
Simeon Spasov	225,000 225,000	225,000

2023-07-13 16:12 UTC-7

Silicon Valley's Chamath Palihapitiya Returns to the WSOP After a Decade

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Nível 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

For many part-time players, the World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a chance to get away from work and spend some time in Las Vegas playing poker and chasing a bracelet.

One of those part-time bracelet hopefuls is venture capitalist and longtime poker player Chamath Palihapitiya, an early Facebook executive and the founder and CEO of the investment firm Social Capital. After more than a decade off of the WSOP felt, the billionaire returned to the World Series to take his shot at winning a bracelet in Event #29: $100,000 High Roller.

PokerNews caught up with Palihapitiya earlier in the series as he battled in a Day 1 field that included Chance Kornuth, Alex Foxen, Chris Brewer plenty more of the world's top high-roller players.

Read About Chamath's Return to the WSOP!

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