Event #88: $1,500 The Closer
Dia 1b Começado
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #88: $1,500 The Closer
Dias: 1b
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
Informações do Jogador - Dia 1b
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Premiação
$4,713,885
Entries
3,531
Nível
43
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Entries
2,390
Jogadores Restantes
182
Welcome to Live Coverage of Event #88: $1,500 The Closer No-Limit Hold'em
Event #88: The Closer No-Limit Hold'em, will have its second and final starting flight today with Day 1b kicking off at 10 a.m. local time at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Day 1a was filled with action and plenty of big names came to play for one of the last bracelets of the 2023 World Series of Poker.
A total of 76 players advanced from Day 1a out of a total of 1,141 entries and they will merge with the players who advance from today's proceedings, reconvening on Sunday, July 16th at 10 a.m. for the finale. The total prize pool generated from Day 1a was $1,523,235.
Last year’s Day 1a attracted 929 players and this year’s Day 1a surpassed that number with 1,141 entrants. Day 1b is also expected to smash last year’s total of 1,110 runners.
The target for today's players is to surpass end of Day 1a chip-leader Benson Tang, who bagged a sensational 2,185,000. Alan Hamza with 1,910,000 and Jeffrey Tanouve with 1,865,000 round out the top three.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benson Tang | United States | 2,185,000 |
| 2 | Alan Hamza | United States | 1,910,000 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Tanouye | United States | 1,865,000 |
| 4 | Lisa Hamilton | United States | 1,605,000 |
| 5 | Faizal Khoja | United States | 1,580,000 |
| 6 | Mohommed Khan | United States | 1,475,000 |
| 7 | Yann Perron | France | 1,445,000 |
| 8 | Renmei Liu | Canada | 1,445,000 |
| 9 | Jason Wheeler | United States | 1,360,000 |
| 10 | Michael Noori | United States | 1,355,000 |
Whoever is lucky enough to bag this evening will also be competing against Michael Noori (1,355,000), Preston McEwen (1,115,000), Chris Moorman (835,000), and Ethan Yau (565,000) for the top prize and the bracelet.
Day 1b will be a repeat of Day 1a, playing 22 levels. Players will sit down with 50,000 chips in their starting stacks. Blinds will start at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Levels last 30 minutes, with a 20-minute break scheduled after every fourth level. The payouts begin near the end of the day and all the players who bag at the end of the day will advance to Day 2.
There will be a 75-minute dinner break after Level 16, expected to be around 7 p.m. local time. Players can rebuy only once, with late registration closing at the end of Level 12, approximately 5 p.m. local time.
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Nível: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Shuffle up and Deal
Nível 1
: 100/100, 100 ante
The Closer has officially started with the announcement, "Shuffle up and deal".
Flush for Lada
Nível 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
Doug Lada was under the gun on the short-handed morning table, raised to 300, and received a call from the hijack and the small blind. The flop came out 9♠2♠J♠ with a lot of scary spades and everyone checked.
The turn brought the A♥ and the small blind checked, Lada put out a delayed continuation bet of 500, and received two callers.
The river was the 10♣ and the order got a little confused but everyone checked in the end and Lada had the best hand with the 10♠8♠ for the flush.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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55,000
55,000
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55,000 |
Some Notables in the Field
Nível 1
: Blinds 100/100, 100 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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50,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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Nível: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Smith Takes it With a Pair of Deuces
Nível 2
: Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
The players might need a little caffeine to get going as play is a little slow to start.
Gary Smith raised from the cutoff to 500 and the big blind called. The flop came out 9♣Q♦10♣ and Smith placed the continuation bet of 700 after the big blind checked. The big blind gave the call.
The turn and river went 2♣ 3♥ and both players checked through. The big blind showed Jx7x and Smith tabled A♦2♦ for a pair of deuces.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
45,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
Nível: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Quad Deuces for Greenberg
Nível 3
: Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Matthew Greenberg was in the big blind when the player in early position raised to 500 and Greenberg defended his blind with a call. The flop came out 2♠6♠2♣ and Greenberg checked and the early position player bet 1,000. Greenberg made the call.
Both players were slow playing and checked the A♥ on the turn.
Then the river10♥ brought all of the action when Greenberg bet out 1,200, the early position player raised to 5,500 and Greenberg put a third raise in for all of the chips effective about 40,000. Greenberg got the call he was hoping for. The early position player showed A♣A♦ for a full house and Greenberg turned over, yes you guessed it, 2♦2♥ for quads.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
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95,000 |