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

2023-07-18 16:20 UTC-7

Fazel Dawood Eliminated in 16th Place ($26,210)

Nível 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Fazel Dawood was all in preflop with a covering stack versus Christian Harder

Christian Harder: A♠J♣
Fazel Dawood: A♣8♣

The board ran out 9♥10♦10♥5♠Q♠. Harder held with the superior ace and Dawood was left short-stacked.

Not long afterwards, Dawood moved all in from the cutoff from his last 180,000 chips, receiving calls from Josh Reichard in the small blind and Guoliang Wei in the big blind.

The flop came A♦4♦2♦ and both Reichard and Wei checked, leading to the Q♥ turn. Reichard checked, Wei bet 400,000 and Reichard folded, leaving Dawood at risk versus Wei going into the river.

Fazel Dawood: Q♦9♠
Guoliang Wei: A♠4♣

Wei was ahead with two pair, aces and fours, but Dawood did have a diamond flush draw. The 8♠ river was a blank, ending Dawood's deep run while Wei took down another big pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Guoliang Wei	3,610,000 -640,000	-640,000

Josh Reichard	3,035,000 -675,000	-675,000

Christian Harder	1,150,000 -300,000	-300,000

Fazel Dawood	Eliminado

Tags: Christian Harder Fazel Dawood Guoliang Wei Josh Reichard

2023-07-18 16:42 UTC-7

Pat Lyons Eliminated in 15th Place ($32,264)

Nível 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Pat Lyons found himself all in and at risk against Christian Harder who had him covered.

Pat Lyons: A♦8♥
Christian Harder: 7♥7♦

Harder caught the better of the preflop flip when the flop came Q♥9♥9♣. He remained ahead on the 6♦ turn and J♥ river to send Lyons to the rail and take down a sizable pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Christian Harder	3,850,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Pat Lyons	Eliminado

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2023-07-18 17:09 UTC-7

Felipe Ketzer Eliminated in 13th Place ($32,264)

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

Felipe Ketzer moved all in from the button for his last 1,225,000 and Christian Harder made the call in the big blind to put Ketzer at risk.

Felipe Ketzer: J♠10♥
Christian Harder: A♠5♣

Harder flopped top pair on the A♥Q♦7♣ flop but Ketzer still had some outs in the form of a gutshot straight draw. Those outs never materialized on the 3♦ turn or 6♥ river and Ketzer was sent to the rail while Harder collected the last of his chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Christian Harder	5,800,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Felipe Ketzer	Eliminado

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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

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2023-07-18 17:22 UTC-7

Yang Zhang Eliminated in 11th Place ($40,393)

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

Yang Zhang went all in and was isolated by a raise from Alex Keating. Keating joked that it was a friendly isolation raise.

Yang Zhang: K♣J♣
Alex Keating: Q♦7♦

It was true that Zhang's hand was best preflop but after the wheel spun 7♠6♦2♦, Keating surged into the lead with top pair and the flush draw. There was no sweat for Zhang as the Q♠ made it so he was drawing dead and the river didn't matter.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Keating	8,400,000 700,000	700,000

Yang Zhang	Eliminado

Tags: Alex Keating Yang Zhang

2023-07-18 17:28 UTC-7

Punnat Punsri Eliminated in 10th Place ($40,393)

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

Punnat Punsri moved all in from the cutoff for 1,825,000. Nozomu Shimizu raised all in from the button with a covering stack, forcing a fold from all other players.

Punnat Punsri: A♣9♠
Nozomu Shimizu: J♦J♣

Shimizu was ahead with pocket jacks and remained so on the 9♦2♦8♠6♣8♣ run out. Punsri was sent to the rail just shy of the unofficial final table while Shimizu collected another large pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nozomu Shimizu	8,625,000 2,225,000	2,225,000
Punnat Punsri	Eliminado

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2023-07-18 17:47 UTC-7

Massoud Eskandari Eliminated in 9th Place ($51,416)

Nível 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Massoud Eskandari found himself all in and at risk in a preflop confrontation against Marcello Delgrosso.

Massoud Eskandari: A♥J♥
Marcello Delgrosso: A♠K♣

Delgrosso was in good shape to secure the knockout with a dominating ace and remained ahead on the A♣8♥Q♥Q♠2♠ runout to take the pot down and put an end to Eskandari's deep run.

Eskandari's elimination marks the start of the official final table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Marcello Delgrosso	5,425,000 2,925,000	2,925,000
Massoud Eskandari	Eliminado

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2023-07-18 18:10 UTC-7

Jason Hickey Eliminated in 8th Place ($66,526)

Nível 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Jason Hickey found himself all in and at risk preflop from early position for approximately 600,000 against Nozomu Shimizu in the small blind who covered him.

Jason Hickey: 10♠9♦
Nozomu Shimizu: K♠3♥

The board ran out 8♥8♦4♠3♠5♦. Shimizu's two pair, threes and eights, was good for the winner and Hickey became the first casualty of the official final table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nozomu Shimizu	9,125,000 500,000	500,000
Jason Hickey	Eliminado

Tags: Jason Hickey Nozomu Shimizu

2023-07-18 18:34 UTC-7

Double Trouble; Shimizu and Keating Give Some Away

Nível 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Hand 1:

Nozomu Shimizu raised to 600,000 from late position and was shoved on by Alexandros Kolonias directly to his left. When it folded back around to Shimizu he made the call and the table was quick to needle him for his gamble.

Nozomu Shimizu: 9♥3♥
Alexandros Kolonias: K♠Q♣

The board pulled Shimizu ahead with the 10♠7♣9♣ and he was preemptively thanking the dealer, as the turn arrived the safe 4♠, but when the J♦ came it gave Kolonias the nut straight and another crucial double.

Hand 2

Marcello Delgrosso made the mistake of going to muck his hand before the dealer and table informed him that it was his big blind. As soon as it happened Alex Keating was quick to say, "That's going to cause a shit storm," and when it folded to him he went ahead and raised to 600,000.

It got back to Delgrosso and he kicked in a call, to which Keating said, "Really?"

Heads up they saw the flop of 7♣5♠4♣. Big blind checked and Keating quickly announced an all in which Delgrosso bemoaned before making the call.

Marcello Delgrosso: Q♥7♦
Alex Keating: Q♣4♠

Keating realized the bad news, as they both shared the queen but Delgrosso had the better pair. Keating picked up a flush draw on the 6♣ turn but it never came when the 9♥ bricked out on the river.

Delgrosso's mistake paid off handsomely for him in the end.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Keating	9,300,000 -2,500,000	-2,500,000

Nozomu Shimizu	7,700,000 -1,425,000	-1,425,000
Marcello Delgrosso	4,700,000 -725,000	-725,000
Alexandros Kolonias	3,400,000 900,000	900,000

Tags: Alex Keating Alexandros Kolonias Marcello Delgrosso Nozomu Shimizu

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

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