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2023 54th Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Tuesday, June 13, 2023 to Thursday, June 15, 2023

Event #33: $10,000 Razz Championship

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  • Buy-in: $10,000
  • Prizepool: $948,600
  • Entries: 102
  • Remaining: 0

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Friday, June 16, 2023 9:11 PM Local Time
“It’s Gonna Be Tough for You” Says Jerry Wong on Way to $10K Razz Victory for First WSOP Bracelet

Jerry Wong

The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #33: $10,000 Razz Championship attracted 123 players – which produced a $1,143,900 prize pool – and after four days of play it was Jerry Wong emerging victorious to capture a $298,682 top prize and his first gold bracelet.

Wong, who finished eighth in the 2016 WSOP Main Event, had been a perennial name on the "Best Without a Bracelet" list having made 11 prior WSOP final tables. That included two runner-up finishes over the past two years, a third-place finish in 2019, and a pair of fourth-place finishes the two years before that.

"I'm kind of speechless," Wong said when asked how it felt to get his long-awaited bracelet. "What I want to say is hello, Frisco, and give a shout-out to all my guys in Florida."

He added: "I've played a lot of cash games, and I don't think either of these two guys had a lot of experience. I played the Russians heads-up on PokerStars for probably 10 years. Heads-up is very, very natural to me. There're spots you have to figure out on the fly like I already knew like the back of my hand."

2023 WSOP Event #33 Final Table Results

PlaceWinnerCountryPrize (in USD)
1Jerry WongUnited States$298,682
2Carlos ChadhaUnited States$184,599
3Michael MoncekUnited States$133,177
4Elior SionUnited Kingdom$97,960
5Talal ShakerchiUnited Kingdom$73,495
6John HenniganUnited States$56,265
7Bryce YockeyUnited States$43,970
8Yuval BronshteinUnited States$35,092

Among those to cash the tournament were Day 1 chip leader Roy Thung (10th - $23,850), Nick Schulman (11th - $23,850), Adam Owen (13th - $20,331), David "Bakes" Baker (15th - $17,789), and James Obst (17th - $$17,789).

Final Table Action

The first elimination of the final table was Yuval Bronshtein, whose all-in bet was called by three players before Talal Shakerchi finished him off with a six-five.

Bryce Yockey finished in seventh when he paired a three on seventh street. Yockey was the final player eliminated before the PokerGo Livestream.

The live stream began with six players. Hall of Famer John Hennigan, who started the day in tenth, finished in sixth place when he was unable to improve on a queen-eight against a queen-seven.

Fifth place went to Shakerchi, who was the Day 2 chip leader. Shakerchi found himself playing the most hands of anyone at the table, and a few bad runouts put him in danger. His last chips were taken by Carlos Chadha, who hit an ace on seventh street to eliminate Shakerchi.

Elior Sion finished in fourth place. He moved all in with a seven-three-two after three cards but received two more threes and was unable to overcome Wong's nine-eight.

Carlos Chadha, Jerry Wong, Michael Moncek
The final three players returned for Day 4 on Friday.

Three-handed play lasted late into the night, and that required the remaining trio to come back on Friday for an extended Day 4. At that time, Wong sat with 15 big bets, Michael Moncek with 14, while Chadha was the "short stack" with eight big bets.

It took three hours of play on Friday for two-time bracelet winner Moncek, who earlier this series won Event #6: $5,000 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha., to fall first after slowly being ground down.

Heads-up Battle

Chadha began heads-up play with a more than 4:1 chip lead, but Wong let him know he wasn't going down easy.

"Not gonna lie, it's gonna be tough for you," Wong said after winning a pot. "I've played a lot of heads-up razz."

True to form, Wong began to chop away and before long wrested away the chip lead, ultimately closing out a WSOP tournament for the first time.

Carlos Chadha-Villamarin
Carlos Chadha

"I felt kind of bad. I wasn't trying to insult him or anything," Wong said of his remark to his heads-up opponent. "I was just trying to gain an edge like this get this monkey off my back."

When asked what's next, Wong responded, "I'm just gonna play the same schedule I was playing before. I'll probably have a little bit more of myself now but I can just play a bunch of other stuff … I'm just trying to make money for my family."

That concludes PokerNews' coverage from the 2023 WSOP Event #33: $10,000 Razz Championship, but there is still plenty of tournament action to follow all summer long.

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Friday, June 16, 2023 8:10 PM Local Time
Carlos Chadha Eliminated in 2nd Place ($184,599)

Carlos Chadha-Villamarin

Carlos Chadha:    /      /  
Jerry Wong:    /      /  

Carlos Chadha completed with an ace showing and Jerry Wong called. Both caught more low runouts on fourth street and Chadha bet, Wong called. The lead changed on fifth street when Wong bet his seven-six, and Chadha called.

After sixth street, Chadha bet and had just 180,000 behind. "Let's go," Wong murmured as he put in the raise and Chadha called all-in with both players vaulting out of their chairs.

Once the first six cards were exposed, Wong told his rail "I am drawing to a seven, guys,". Chadha failed to improve with a king as his final card and Wong simply flipped over his final card, which was a trey as he got there.

Chadha has been eliminated in second place and takes home $184,599 while Wong finally wins his first WSOP gold bracelet, taking home the top prize of $298,682.

A recap of today's action and the winner's reaction are to follow.

Jerry Wong7,375,0001,355,000
Carlos Chadha0-1,380,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 8:05 PM Local Time
Level 28 started
Level: 28
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 50,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 7:55 PM Local Time
Break Time

The final two players are now on a 10-minute break.

Jerry Wong6,020,0001,020,000
Carlos Chadha1,380,000-1,020,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 7:38 PM Local Time
Chadha Takes Two Pots

Jerry Wong:    /      folded on sixth street
Carlos Chadha:    /     

Carlos Chadha completed with a trey and Jerry Wong defended with a nine. Chadha proceeded to bet until sixth street on which Wong folded when pairing his four.

Jerry Wong:    /      /  
Carlos Chadha:    /      /  

Wong completed for Chadha to call and bet his lead on fourth and fifth street. Both checked sixth street and Wong checked seventh, after which Chadha bet. Wong went into the tank for the second street in a row and shuffled his cards, then randomly exposed one card with the   before folding.

Jerry Wong5,000,000-1,300,000
Carlos Chadha2,400,0001,300,000
Gorilla Gaming
Friday, June 16, 2023 7:28 PM Local Time
Wong Bets with Two Pair Showing

Jerry Wong:      /    
Carlos Chadha:    /      /  

Jerry Wong brought it in and then raised after Carlos Chadha completed. The latter called and then called a bet on fourth before checking fifth.

Wong, with paired fives, bet 300,000 and Chadha called. When Wong double paired on sixth, Chadha led out with a bet of 300,000.

Wong still called and it was off to seventh, which Chadha checked. Wong thought long and hard before betting 300,000, and Chadha hit the tank for a minute before calling.

Wong rolled over     for a ten-five low, and it was good as Chadha sent his cards to the muck.

Jerry Wong6,300,0001,300,000
Carlos Chadha1,100,000-1,300,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 7:17 PM Local Time
Chadha Pulls Some Chips Back

Jerry Wong:    /      /  
Carlos Chadha:    /      /  

Carlos Chadha completed and then called a raise by Jerry Wong after which Chadha bet his advantage on fourth street, earning a call from Wong. On fifth street, Chadha paired his four and Wong bet for Chadha to call.

Wong inquired how many chips Chadha had behind and vaulted out of his chair to study the boards and opponent. They checked sixth street and Chadha bet seventh to force an instant fold of Wong.

Jerry Wong5,000,000-1,475,000
Carlos Chadha2,400,0001,475,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 7:11 PM Local Time
Wong Has Chadha on the Ropes

Jerry Wong:      /    
Carlos Chadha:   /      /  

Picking up action on fifth street, Jerry Wong checked and Carlos Chadha bet. Wong woke up with a check-raise to 600,000 and Chadha called.

Chadha then called a bet on sixth before Wong bet seventh. Chadha hit the tank for roughly 90 seconds before making the call and mucked after Wong tabled his hand and announced, "Ninety-eight."

Jerry Wong6,475,0001,325,000
Carlos Chadha925,000-1,325,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 7:00 PM Local Time
Wong Continues to Trend Upwards

Jerry Wong:    /      /  
Carlos Chadha:    /      /  

Jerry Wong completed and Carlos Chadha called as Chadha then paired his eight. Wong bet and continued to do so on fifth and sixth street as well, earning calls from Chadha. Wong even bet in the dark on seventh street and Chadha, somewhat surprised to see the chips already in, inquired with the dealer. "Oh, he bet?" Chadha asked. He went into the tank for nearly four minutes and folded.

Jerry Wong5,150,0001,150,000
Carlos Chadha2,250,000-1,150,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 6:50 PM Local Time
Chadha Pulls Back Into Lead But Loses It

Jerry Wong:    /     folded on fifth street
Carlos Chadha:    /    

Carlos Chadha completed and was called by Jerry Wong. The runout favored Chadha and Wong called just one more street before folding on fifth.

Jerry Wong:    /     folded on fifth street
Carlos Chadha:    /    

The next hand was a rinse and repeat of the previous hand as Wong folded on fifth street when pairing up the queen.

Jerry Wong:    /     
Carlos Chadha:    /      folded on sixth street

Wong completed with a jack and Chadha raised with a king, Wong then made it three bets and earned a call. Wong bet his lead all the way and Chadha, now wearing headphones, stuck around until sixth street before he snap folded the open two pair.

Jerry Wong4,000,000-500,000
Carlos Chadha3,400,000500,000
Gorilla Gaming
Friday, June 16, 2023 6:43 PM Local Time
Wong with a Seventh Street Raise

Jerry Wong:    /      /  
Carlos Chadha:    /      /  

Carlos Chadha brought it in and then called when Jerry Wong completed. The roles reversed on fourth when Wong called a bet from Chadha, and then action went check-check on both fifth and sixth.

After seventh, Chadha bet 300,000 and Wong raised to 600,000. That did the trick as Chadha folded.

Jerry Wong4,500,000600,000
Carlos Chadha2,900,000-600,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 6:33 PM Local Time
Wong Takes Over the Lead

Jerry Wong:    /    
Carlos Chadha:    /     folded on fifth street

Carlos Chadha completed with a five and was called by Jerry Wong. Chadha bet his lead on fourth street and Wong already had his calling chips in even before Chadha had moved them forward. On fifth street, Chadha fell behind with a jack and folded to a bet by Wong to concede the chip lead.

Jerry Wong3,900,000550,000
Carlos Chadha3,500,000-550,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 6:25 PM Local Time
Level 27 started
Level: 27
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 30,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 6:24 PM Local Time
Wong Slowly Closes the Gap

Jerry Wong:    /     
Carlos Chadha:    /      folded on sixth street

Carlos Chadha completed and Jerry Wong called. They checked fourth street and Wong then bet the next two streets. Chadha called once but folded on sixth.

Jerry Wong:    /      /  
Carlos Chadha:    /      /  

Two further hands ended on fifth street with them trading chips before Wong completed with an ace and Chadha called with a trey. Chadha bet his lead on fourth and Wong raised for his opponent to call. Chadha bet the lead on fifth against a king and check-called sixth. They checked seventh and Wong tabled his     for an eighty-seven to drag in another pot.

While the hand played out, Chadha mentioned "You know that this only encourages me to play slower?"

Wong instantly replied "I don't think you can."

Chadha then inquired whether or not he would mention having an edge to Talal Shakerchi as the verbal encounter continued. Wong confirmed he had already played a lot of heads-up Razz with Shakerchi and suggested "I think you should put on some music and just relax".

Carlos Chadha4,050,000-1,250,000
Jerry Wong3,350,0001,250,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 6:18 PM Local Time
"Not Gonna Lie, It's Gonna Be Tough for You"

Jerry Wong

Jerry Wong:    /    
Carlos Chadha:    /     folded on fifth street

Carlos Chadha brought it in by completing to 120,000, which Wong raised to 240,000.

Chadha called and then called a bet on fourth. When Chadha took the lead on fifth, he bet 240,000 and Wong quickly raised to 480,000. Chadha folded.

"Not gonna lie, it's gonna be tough for you," Wong said as he stacked the chips. "I've played a lot of heads-up razz."

Carlos Chadha5,300,000-500,000
Jerry Wong2,100,000500,000
Gorilla Gaming
Friday, June 16, 2023 6:11 PM Local Time
First Bigger Pot to Wong

Carlos Chadha received a walk in the first hand of heads-up play before they went to fifth street for the first time.

Carlos Chadha:    /     folded on fifth street
Jerry Wong:    /    

Chadha completed with a seven and then called a raise by Jerry Wong. He check-called on fourth street and Wong then bet his lead on fifth street to win the pot, as Chadha folded.

Carlos Chadha5,800,000-400,000
Jerry Wong1,600,000350,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 6:03 PM Local Time
Short Break

The final two players are now on a short break while tournament staff reset the table and bring out the gold bracelet.

Friday, June 16, 2023 6:02 PM Local Time
Michael Moncek Eliminated in 3rd Place ($133,177)

Michael Moncek

Jerry Wong:    /      /  
Michael Moncek:    /      /  

Jerry Wong had the bring-in and Michael Moncek completed by raising all in for 100,000. Carlos Chadha folded and Wong started thinking.

"I'm spotting you a card," he said while flashing an eight down for a pair of eights. It was 70,000 more for him to call, which he ultimately did.

"Ok, let's see what we've got," Moncek said while turning over his two down cards, perhaps indicating he might not have looked.

Both players started with a pair, but by the end of it both had queen lows. Unfortunately for Moncek, his queen-nine was barely bested by Wong's queen-eight.

Carlos Chadha6,200,000130,000
Jerry Wong1,250,0000
Michael Moncek0-130,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 5:49 PM Local Time
Chadha Leaves Moncek On Fumes

Carlos Chadha:    /      /  
Michael Moncek:    /      /  

Carlos Chadha completed and Michael Moncek raised for Chadha to call. Moncek bet his advantage on fourth and fifth street before they both checked sixth. Chadha bet seventh and Moncek folded.

Michael Moncek:    /      /  
Carlos Chadha:    /      /  

Moncek then completed with a seven against a jack and Chadha came along. Another bet by Moncek on fourth was called by Chadha before Moncek check-called fifth street. Chadha then bet his lead on sixth when Moncek paired his jack and they headed to seventh.

Chadha check-called a bet by Moncek and was shown     for a ten-eight-seven by Moncek. As they mashed their cards together, Chadha had a     for a ten-eight-six and pipped Moncek by a notch to leave his opponent on fumes.

Carlos Chadha6,070,0001,670,000
Jerry Wong1,250,000-200,000
Michael Moncek130,000-1,420,000
Friday, June 16, 2023 5:47 PM Local Time
PokerNews Podcast: Aceholes Guests Nikki Limo & Caitlin Comeskey at the WSOP

On the latest PokerNews Podcast episode, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen continue The Chad & Jesse Poker Show straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

This week, they are joined by Acesholes Podcast hosts Caitlin Comeskey and Nikki Limo, who discuss their respective backgrounds in both entertainment and poker. The competitive duo, who are only separated by a few thousand in career earnings, then played a fun game of "Who Said It - Phil Hellmuth or Kanye West?"

Chad and Jesse then do a new "Calling the Clock" segment in which they offer quick two-minute dialogues for topics on "The Board."

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

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