Friday, June 30, 2023 11:56 PM Local Time
Whitesell Flops Quads in All-In Pot
Rick Whitesell was at risk against Venkata Muramalla before the flop and both hands were tabled.
Rick Whitesell:
Venkata Muramalla:
Whitesell was dominated but the flop gave him quad sevens. The hit the turn, leaving Muramalla drawing dead and the landed on the river to rub salt in the wounds of Muramalla.
| Venkata Muramalla | 285,000 | |
| Rick Whitesell | 150,000 | 50,000  |
Friday, June 30, 2023 11:29 PM Local Time
Rottigni Cracks Jacks
The hijack raised and the cutoff called before Christopher Rottigni defended his big blind.
When the flop hit the felt, all three players checked.
The hit the turn and Rottigni checked again, and the hijack fired 26,000. The cutoff quickly folded and Rottigni made the call.
When the completed the board, both players quickly knuckled the table. Rottigni showed which was good as his opponent said "I knew it," while showing .
| Christopher Rottigni | 300,000 | |
Friday, June 30, 2023 11:26 PM Local Time
Level 15 started
Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Friday, June 30, 2023 11:09 PM Local Time
A Round of Counts
| Jeff Chory | 835,000 | 835,000 |
| Victoria Beloff | 580,000 | 580,000 |
| Ian Steinman | 400,000 | 303,000 |
| Peter Morris | 321,000 | 114,000 |
| Andrew Dubuque | 315,000 | 20,000 |
| Rachel Delatorre | 235,000 | 101,000 |
| Allen Cunningham | 206,000 | 26,000 |
| Dylan Deschaneaux | 200,000 | -40,000  |
| Tim Van Loo | 175,000 | 57,500 |
| Ari Engel | 130,000 | 90,000 |
| Kevin Martin | 115,000 | 115,000 |
| Kyle Miholich | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Tony Hoang | 0 | -75,000 |
| Marvin Karlins | 0 | -29,000 |
Friday, June 30, 2023 11:04 PM Local Time
Weisner's Aces Send One Out
The button opened to 12,000 and Melanie Weisner three-bet to 30,000 in the small blind. The big blind got out of the way, and the button made the call.
The dealer spread a flop of , and Weisner continued for 30,000. The button thought about it for a moment and shoved his stack of about 120,000 in the middle and Weisner wasted no time making the call.
Button:
Melanie Weisner:
Weisner's aces were able to hold as the board completed with the on the turn and the on the river.
| Melanie Weisner | 440,000 | 421,900 |
Friday, June 30, 2023 10:53 PM Local Time
Play Consolidates
The remaining players from Horseshoe are all being steadily moved to Paris as the field is now down to just over 2,100 players.
Friday, June 30, 2023 10:48 PM Local Time
Level 14 started
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Friday, June 30, 2023 10:38 PM Local Time
One for Iermolcheva
Olga Iermolcheva was facing a raise to 10,000 and when she looked at the clock to see what the blind level was, she shrugged and went all in.
When the player on the button went to sweat his cards to see if he had a hand to call with, Iermolcheva expressively waved her hand at at him saying, "Easy fold, easy fold." He laughed and told her she was right.
By the time it got back to the initial raiser, she was asked, "Do you want me to call?"
Candidly, Iermolcheva responsed with, "Honestly, no; I don't want a call. Normally, I would never say this, but if you fold I will show."
Not convinced, the initial raiser shook her head and contemplated the call but ultimately folding and Iermolcheva lived up to her word and showed .
Her opponent said she put her on a big pair and that it wasn't worth it to put her chips at risk and Iermolcheva wholeheartedly agreed.
| Olga Iermolcheva | 78,000 | 33,000 |
Friday, June 30, 2023 10:38 PM Local Time
Deschaneaux Gets Value with Kings
Dylan Deschaneaux raised 8,000 in the cutoff and the button called before Rachel Delatorre defended the big blind.
The dealer spread a flop of and all three players checked.
The hit the turn, and Delatorre check-called a bet of 7,000 from Deschaneaux, while the button folded.
When the landed on the river, Delatorre checked for a final time and Deschaneaux fired a bet of 27,000 into the middle. Delatorre gave it quite a bit of thought before eventually making the call.
Deschaneaux tabled and Delatorre showed before the dealer mucked her hand.
| Dylan Deschaneaux | 240,000 | |
| Rachel Delatorre | 134,000 | -1,000 |
Friday, June 30, 2023 10:36 PM Local Time
"I Had the Ten of Hearts," player explains as Mathews Takes the Pot
Action was caught after the flop and turn of , and all three players checked both streets.
The river was the , while two players quickly checked. Graham Mathews fired for 25,000 from the cutoff, and both other players folded their hands.
Mathews showed the to scoop the pot. Another player, who folded, stated that they "had the " for the straight flush.
| Graham Mathews | 273,000 | 273,000 |
Friday, June 30, 2023 10:28 PM Local Time
Ace on the River Keeps Gropf Alive
Thomas Gropf shoved for 30,000 under the gun and the action folded around to the big blind who made the call.
Thomas Gropf:
Big Blind:
It was a race but the flop wasn't looking promising for Gropf. The hit the turn, leaving Gropf drawing to just an ace or a ten and the river was exactly that as he remained seated and dragged in the pot.
| Vivian Saliba | 230,000 | 115,000 |
| Thomas Gropf | 66,000 | |
| Marvin Karlins | 29,000 | |
Friday, June 30, 2023 10:27 PM Local Time
Post Dinner Chip Counts and Late Arrivals
| Sayoko Matsumoto | 504,000 | 504,000 |
| Heather Turner | 330,000 | 5,000 |
| Peter Morris | 207,000 | 207,000 |
| Abby Merk | 138,000 | 138,000 |
| Marle Spragg | 116,000 | 116,000 |
| Chase Land | 94,000 | 94,000 |
| Olga Iermolcheva | 62,000 | 17,000 |
| Loni Hui | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Ari Engel | 40,000 | 40,000 |
Friday, June 30, 2023 10:12 PM Local Time
Dedvukaj Sends One Out Immediately After Dinner Break
Ljuvic Dedvukaj and another player were seen with their cards face-up and Dedvukaj had his opponent at risk for roughly 30,000.
Opponent:
Ljuvic Dedvukaj:
It was a classic race as the board ran out , for Dedvukaj's jacks to hold.
Friday, June 30, 2023 10:05 PM Local Time
Level 13 started
Level: 13
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Friday, June 30, 2023 8:54 PM Local Time
Rosenberg Takes it with Jacks
Horseshoe Section - Level 12: Blinds 1,500/3,000
Action was caught after the flop of , and Jonah Rosenberg bet for 12,000 from the big blind. Mrityunjay Jha made the call to the turn.
The turn and river came the as both players checked around.
Rosenberg showed to scoop the pot. He mentioned that "before coming to the table he was at 15 big blinds".
| Jonah Rosenberg | 289,500 | 289,500 |
Friday, June 30, 2023 8:43 PM Local Time
Liu Finds Aces vs Kings
Action was caught as both players were all in preflop. They revealed their holdings as they headed to the board.
Opponent:
Diena Liu:
The board ran out for Liu to scoop the pot.
| Diena Liu | 251,000 | 120,000 |
Friday, June 30, 2023 8:36 PM Local Time
Dinner Break in Paris!
The players in the Paris Ballroom will be going on a 90-minute dinner break.
After the dinner break, the clocks with Horseshoe should be more closely synchronized.
The 500 chips will also be raced off and colored up.
Players will return from dinner at approximately 10:05 p.m. local time.
Friday, June 30, 2023 8:34 PM Local Time
Assorted Chip Counts
| Serhii Holodiuk | 618,000 | 0 |
| Luc Lefebvre | 142,500 | -43,300 |
| Chase Davis | 127,500 | 60,500 |
| Tim Van Loo | 117,500 | 117,500 |
| Ian Steinman | 97,000 | -27,000 |
| Tony Hoang | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| Craig Varnell | 62,500 | 62,500 |
| Andy Truong | 43,000 | 43,000 |
| David Folsom | 0 | -18,000 |
| Charles Clark El | 0 | -36,100 |
Friday, June 30, 2023 8:28 PM Local Time
"Oh Ya" shouts Petrone as his Ladies Hold
Horseshoe Section - Level 12: 1,500/3,000
Action was caught with a three way all in preflop. All players revealed their hands.
Middle Position:
Early Position:
Luigi Petrone:
The board ran out for Petrone to scoop the pot, and send his opponent to the rail.
| Luigi Petrone | 275,000 | 275,000 |
Friday, June 30, 2023 8:23 PM Local Time
"The Animal" Mackenzie's Aces are Good for a Double
Andrew "The Animal" Mackenzie raised to 6,000 under the gun and a player two to his left tossed in 8,000, not seeing his raise. He was forced to reraise to 9,000 and the action folded back to Mackenzie who jammed all-in for 25,000. His opponent called.
Andrew Mackenzie:
Opponent:
The dealer ran out the board, and Mackenzie's aces were good as he pulled in the pot.
| Heather Turner | 325,000 | -10,000 |
| Peter Wigglesworth | 155,000 | -28,000 |
| Andrew Mackenzie | 57,500 | |
| Gregory Flierl | 42,000 | 13,000 |