Event #94: 5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-07-18 20:45 UTC-7

Marcello Delgrosso Eliminated in 4th Place ($208,402)

Nível 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Alex Keating opened the action with a raise to 1,000,000 and a short-stacked Marcello Delgrosso went all in for a bit more than double that. Keating made the call.

Marcello Delgrosso: A♠6♠
Alex Keating: 9♥3♥

Keating was in as good of shape as he could hope considering his hand but Delgrosso remained in the lead as the J♥5♠5♦ rolled. The turn rolled the K♥ giving Keating the flush draw and he was already apologizing when the A♥ spilled off the deck, giving him the flush.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Keating	29,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000

Marcello Delgrosso	Eliminado

Tags: Alex Keating Marcello Delgrosso

2023-07-18 20:33 UTC-7

Alexandros Kolonias Eliminated in 5th Place ($158,525)

Nível 34 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Alexandros Kolonias went all in from the cutoff for 1,550,000. Alex Keating on the button, did not look like he wanted to call but with the chip counts as they were, clearly felt he had no choice.

Alexandros Kolonias: A♠9♠
Alex Keating: 2♠4♥

The dealer spread a flop of 6♥8♦8♥.

A turn of 5♥ gave Keating several outs and there was an air of inevitability over the table before he peeled a 3♦ on the river, to bring an end to Kolonias' tournament

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alexandros Kolonias	Eliminado

Tags: Alex Keating Alexandros Kolonias

2023-07-18 18:59 UTC-7

Christian Harder Eliminated in 7th Place ($87,470)

Nível 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Christian Harder went all in for 1,325,000 under the gun and was called by Josh Reichard in the big blind.

Christian Harder: 7♣7♠
Josh Reichard: K♦9♠

The flop was bad news for Harder as it came out 9♦3♠6♣ and when the 9♥ came Harder got up out his seat as he could only catch a seven to pull ahead. It wasn't meant to be for the seasoned pro as the 5♦ rolled off the deck and Reichard thinned the field with his trip nines.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Josh Reichard	7,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Christian Harder	Eliminado

Tags: Christian Harder Josh Reichard

2023-07-18 17:15 UTC-7

Girish Reknar Eliminated in 12th Place ($32,264)

Nível 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Girish Reknar went all in off a very short stack and was called by Marcello Delgrosso to his left.

Girish Reknar: 2♥3♠
Marcello Delgrosso: A♥J♠

Reknar had the nut low against Delgrosso's ace high and wasn't able to improve when the board ran out K♠J♥5♣9♠A♦.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Marcello Delgrosso	3,000,000 975,000	975,000
Girish Reknar	Eliminado

Tags: Girish Reknar Marcello Delgrosso

2023-07-18 15:55 UTC-7

Johnathan Stanton Eliminated in 17th Place ($26,210)

Nível 28 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Johnathan Stanton went all in from under the gun and it appeared it might get through until Nozomu Shimizu made the call in the big blind.

Nozomu Shimizu: 7♣7♥
Johnathan Stanton: K♠Q♥

The flop was a tease for Stanton as the window was a Q♦, shortly followed by the 7♠2♠, giving Shimizu a set. The turn did give Stanton some hope with the 10♠, as he had a flush draw but the 5♦ bricked the river, awarding the chips to Shimizu.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nozomu Shimizu	4,200,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Johnathan Stanton	Eliminado

2023-07-18 14:33 UTC-7

Keating Sends Another One Out

Nível 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Alex Keating opened to 180,000 from the hijack and David Chong moved all in from the button for 710,000.

"What's Your Name?" Keating asked his opponent.

"David," Chong replied.

"Good luck, David," Keating said, before sticking in the call to put Chong at risk.

David Chong: A♣8♣
Alex Keating: A♠10♥

Keating remained ahead on the 4♦2♦9♣J♥A♥ runout to take out another player and extend his lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Keating	7,610,000 960,000	960,000

David Chong	Eliminado

2023-07-18 14:24 UTC-7

Wei Spikes the River to Eliminate Mastelotto

Nível 26 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Guoliang Wei opened to 575,000 from the small blind and Gustavo Mastelotto moved all in from the big blind. Wei, who covered Mastelotto slightly, made the call.

Gustavo Mastelotto: J♦J♠
Guoliang Wei: 8♦8♣

Mastelotto was in great shape with a higher pocket pair but Wei picked up some outs on the 7♥6♣4♦ flop. The 3♦ turn was a blank but Wei spiked the 8♣ for a set on the river to send Mastelotto to the rail and collect a crucial double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Guoliang Wei	1,835,000 1,130,000	1,130,000

Gustavo Mastelotto	Eliminado

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2023-07-18 14:01 UTC-7

And The Rich Get Richer

Nível 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Artem Metalidi went all in over the top of Alex Keating's open and was soon called for a chip lead pot.

Artem Metalidi: A♥K♥
Alex Keating: 6♥6♠

The flop rolled A♠6♣2♦, making a set for Keating, who has been chipleader most of the tournament. Metalidi needed running cards but when the 7♦ turned he was dead to rites as the 10♣ uselessly rolled off.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Keating	6,650,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Artem Metalidi	Eliminado

Tags: Alex Keating Artem Metalidi

2023-07-18 13:37 UTC-7

Laak Runs Out of Luck

Nível 25 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Phil Laak recently hit the rail.

According to the players at his former table, he got all of his chips in preflop with KxKx in a four-bet pot against Artem Metalidi, who had AxAx. Laak failed to catch a king and was eliminated from the tournament in brutal fashion while Artem Metalidi collected a massive pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Pat Lyons	2,600,000 1,800,000	1,800,000

Artem Metalidi	2,000,000 1,260,000	1,260,000
Phil Laak	Eliminado

Tags: Artem Metalidi Phil Laak

2023-07-18 13:33 UTC-7

A Round of Bust Outs

Nível 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Matthew Su	Eliminado
Vladimir Kendenkov	Eliminado
Kilian Loeffler	Eliminado
Cedric Schwaederle	Eliminado
Gary Thompson	Eliminado
Brad Owen	Eliminado