Thursday, July 6, 2023 11:07 PM Local Time
No Slowing Down from Smith
There was a raise to 1,700 in early position followed by two callers. Michael Smith squeezed to 8,500 in the cutoff and was only called by Rick Aasen on his left.
The flop came and Aasen check-called a bet of 4,500 from Smith. The turn brought the and Aasen checked again. Smith fired out a bet of 9,000 but Aasen check-raised to 27,000 which Smith called.
The river was the and Aasen checked for the final time. Smith splashed in a bunch of chips, putting Aasen to the test for his remaining stack but Aasen opted to lay his hand down.
| Michael Smith (CAN) | 174,000 | |
| Rick Aasen | 25,500 | 25,500  |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 11:07 PM Local Time
Carr Drives the Action
A player in early position raised to 1,800 and got called by Steve Carr in the big blind to bring out a flop.
Action checked through and the dealer put the out on the turn.
Carr decided to hop in the driver's seat and lead with a bet of 2,200. His opponent in early position called to see the fall on the river.
Carr led out once again, this time for a bet of 3,800. His opponent decided to hit the brakes and toss his cards into the muck, sending the pot in Carr's direction.
Thursday, July 6, 2023 11:05 PM Local Time
Sau Turns Up the Heat
Rakesh Mabela raised 1,600 from late position and Steve Sau came over the top for 4,800 from the button.
Mabela checked the flop and Sau tried 3,300, which Mabela called.
When Mabela checked again on a turn, Sau increased the heat to 12,500, and Mabela left the kitchen.
| Rakesh Mabela | 61,000 | |
| Steve Sau | 42,000 | |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 11:03 PM Local Time
Agarwal Jams into Thibodeau
The action was caught on this monster hand as the completed board read with around 47,000 already in the middle.
Jacob Thibodeau then led out for 12,000 and Aditya Agarwal was in the tank for a good bit before he announced he was all in for 41,600 total.
Then it was Thibodeau's turn to go into the tank, for an even longer time than his adversary. After around 3 minutes, he finally tossed his cards face-up into the muck, showing for the nut straight on the turn. Agarwal then revealed the as he slid his cards to the dealer and collected the large pot. The table then speculated as to what he could have possibly had, with several different theories.
| Aditya Agarwal | 131,000 | |
| Shaun Davis | 128,000 | |
| Yiming Cao | 85,000 | |
| Alan Johansen | 58,800 | |
| Jacob Thibodeau | 55,000 | |
| James Gidden | 47,000 | |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 11:03 PM Local Time
Henson Hits the Rail
In a three-way pot, the flop was when the small blind checked to Will Serra who bet 3,200. Ray Henson shoved for his last 11,000 and it folded to Serra who quickly called:
Ray Henson:
Will Serra:
Henson had good hopes for a double up but the rest of the board fell the and the to give a straight to Serra and eliminate Henson from the tournament.
| Will Serra | 57,000 | 57,000 |
| Ray Henson | 0 | -23,000  |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 11:03 PM Local Time
Duveau Makes Big Call on River
Julien Duveau raised from the hijack position and the small blind called. The flop came and both players checked.
The turn brought the and the small blind decided to take a stab and bet 1,100 and was called by Duveau.
The river placed a on the board and the small blind bet out 7,000. Duveau went into the think tank and made the call with second pair. The small blind had for a miss and Duveau had for the pair of tens.
Thursday, July 6, 2023 11:02 PM Local Time
Klodnicki Picks One Off, Auker Sends One Out
Five players went to the turn on a board of when the big blind bet 2,700 and was called by Chris Klodnicki in early position and another opponent in the cutoff.
The river came the and action checked around to the cutoff, who bet 4,200. The big blind tanked for about a minute before folding, but Klodnicki quickly confirmed the amount and tossed the chips in the middle.
He showed for two pair on the river and his opponent mucked a ten as Klodnicki took the pot.
The next hand at this table, Ilavenil Arumugam moved all in for around 15,000 and Ken Auker called.
Ilavenil Arumugam:
Ken Auker:
Arumugam stood up from his seat and began calling for an ace, but none arrived on the board and he was sent to the rail.
| Chris Klodnicki | 90,000 | 20,000 |
| Kenneth Auker | 50,000 | |
| Ilavenil Arumugam | 0 | |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 11:01 PM Local Time
Moneymaker Making Moves
Chris Moneymaker was three ways on a flop and everyone checked.
The player in the big blind checked again on the turn and Moneymaker bet 3,000. The player in the cutoff called and the big blind folded.
The completed the board and Moneymaker fired again — this time for 8,000. His opponent folded and Moneymaker, who has had a bit of a late-night surge, chipped up to around 160,000.
| Chris Moneymaker | 160,000 | 15,000 |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:58 PM Local Time
Smith Mucks Kings on the Flop
Jamie Smith raised under the gun to 1,300 and the button called, as well as Katie Swift in the small blind before Alexander Greenblatt three-bet to 6,000 in the big blind. Smith called, and the other two players got out of the way.
The dealer fanned a flop of , and Greenblatt continued for 6,000. Smith thought about it for about 10 seconds before folding his face up. Greenblatt didn't let him know if it was a good fold or not as he pitched his cards into the muck.
| Katie Swift | 71,800 | -53,900 |
| Jamie Smith | 52,200 | -23,100 |
| Alexander Greenblatt | 39,500 | |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:58 PM Local Time
Farah Takes from Aido
The flop read when Rafael Farah checked in the big blind, followed by the under the gun player. Sergio Aido bet 4,400 on the button and Farah replied with a raise to 12,000.
After some thinking, both the under the gun player and Aido let it go.
| Sergio Aido | 138,000 | -55,000 |
| Rafael Farah | 102,000 | -29,000 |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:57 PM Local Time
Adams Catches Siegel Up to Something
From the cutoff Marsha Adams raised to 1,600 and David Siegel put in the three-bet to 4,000. When it folded back to Adams she asked Siegel, "What are you up to? A little somethin' somethin'?" and put in the call.
The two saw a flop of and Adams checked it to the raiser, with Siegel putting another 4,000 in the middle. Both then checked the turn.
"I always seem to give you chips at the end," Adams lamented, but then asked Siegel what he had remaining. With that information in hand, she led out for 7,700 and Siegel was forced to fold.
| Marsha Adams | 88,000 | |
| David Siegel | 30,000 | |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:54 PM Local Time
Chip Leaders In Black
| Brandon Mincher | 303,000 | 38,000 |
| Chris Hunichen | 296,000 | -2,100 |
| Brittney Stout | 259,000 | -9,000 |
| Brandon Navarrete | 254,000 | |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:51 PM Local Time
Tulin Flops A Flush
On a completed board reading , Nikolai Tulin tossed out a bet of 26,500 when checked to by his opponent.
The bet represented almost a full pot-sized bet and sent his opponent deep into the tank, at one point saying, "If I fold will you show me?" which was quickly shut down by the dealer before Tulin could even decide to offer an answer.
Eventually, his opponent called and Tulin lifted the off the table to show his opponent that he had flopped the second nut flush with outs to the straight flush and royal flush as well.
His opponent sent his cards into the muck, saying he was unable to get away from as the dealer pushed the pot in Tulin's direction.
| Nikolai Tulin | 148,000 | 148,000 |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:50 PM Local Time
Good Run For Pastore
"What did you eat tonight?", asked a player to Jonathan Pastore, who seems to be in a rush since the dinner break.
And he won another pot thanks to a three-bet on the button after an open by a player in middle position who called.
On , Pastore continued to 3,000, and his opponent check-called a first time. Then he did it a second time after Pastore bet 10,000 on the turn .
The river was the , and the player in the middle position checked once more. Pastore bet very small, only 3,000, and his opponent snap-called.
"You're lucky," he said to Pastore, who hit a straight on the river with . The player in middle position showed for a set.
A few minutes after Pastore won this pot, Harish Ananthapadmanabha sat at the table with one of the biggest stack of the tournament so far, 330,000 chips.
| Harish Ananthapadmanabha | 330,000 | |
| Jonathan Pastore | 205,000 | 205,000 |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:49 PM Local Time
Ambrosino Scores Massive Triple Up
The PokerNews team caught the action when all the chips were in the middle preflop between Robert Wood in early position, a player in the hijack and Ruggiero Ambrosino in the big blind.
Wood had the covering stack to both his opponents and Ambrosino was all in for close to 45,000.
Hijack:
Ruggiero Ambrosino:
Robert Wood:
The flop was a great one for Ambrosino when the dealer fanned out , but he would still need to dodge the flush draw and jack for his opponents. The board ran out clean on a to improve Ambrosino to a full house and score the triple up.
| Ruggiero Ambrosino | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Robert Wood | 46,000 | -43,000 |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:46 PM Local Time
Late-Night Counts From Horseshoe Gold
| Mladen Nincevic | 230,000 | 40,000 |
| Chance Kornuth | 150,000 | 10,000 |
| Chris Moneymaker | 145,000 | 65,000 |
| Jon Pardy | 128,000 | -2,000 |
| Eddie Blumenthal | 125,000 | -1,000 |
| Blair Hinkle | 115,000 | 4,100 |
| Ren Lin | 115,000 | -40,000 |
| Pfizer Jordan | 115,000 | -5,000 |
| Tsugunari Toma | 105,000 | 39,000 |
| Jose Paz-Gutierrez | 95,000 | -20,000 |
| Loni Hui | 86,000 | 9,400 |
| Ari Engel | 70,000 | -15,000 |
| Ebony Kenney | 55,000 | -600 |
| Andre Butler | 53,000 | 13,000 |
| Manuel Ruivo | 30,000 | -7,000 |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:43 PM Local Time
Updated Counts in Paris
| Aleksei Istomin | 248,000 | 72,000 |
| William Tonking | 172,000 | 15,800 |
| Darie Ilie | 169,000 | 41,700 |
| Julien Perouse | 150,000 | |
| Jake Schwartz | 128,800 | 51,300 |
| Weston Pring | 127,200 | 73,700 |
| Maurice Hawkins | 115,200 | 16,500 |
| Matthew Beinner | 102,000 | -38,000 |
| Dan Smith | 98,000 | 11,000 |
| Chino Rheem | 97,000 | -25,300 |
| Eric Fields | 95,600 | 6,300 |
| Ryan Smith (SK) | 90,000 | -1,200 |
| Davidi Kitai | 90,000 | 90,000 |
| Akira Hashimoto | 84,800 | -3,300 |
| Bryan Rushton | 83,800 | -14,200 |
| Cuong Lieu | 57,000 | 6,500 |
| Alexane Najchaus | 57,000 | -12,800 |
| Deven Lane | 50,200 | 2,000 |
| Camille Brown | 31,900 | -16,200 |
| Cliff Josephy | 23,200 | 1,900 |
| Mihai Niste | 13,000 | 13,000 |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:41 PM Local Time
Alcorn Calls Correctly For Tournament Life
Action was picked up on the river in a massive pot between Heather Alcorn in first position and another player in the small blind.
With a board reading , action was on the player in the small blind who moved all in for 41,000 effective and Alcorn went into the tank.
"My nemesis," she remarked as she pondered a call for her tournament life. After some more thought she put in the chips and the hands were turned over.
Heather Alcorn:
Opponent:
Alcorn was good with her three queens and she added a healthy chunk to her growing stack.
| Heather Alcorn | 127,400 | 70,100 |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:40 PM Local Time
Chip Counts in Horseshoe Blue
| Vincent Pistorino | 170,000 | 170,000 |
| Richard Forgan | 160,000 | -48,000 |
| Sean Legendre | 120,000 | 15,000 |
| Aaron Tveit | 120,000 | -22,900 |
| Frank Cucchiara | 105,000 | 5,000 |
| Alexandra Botez | 105,000 | 23,500 |
| Peter Neff | 105,000 | 25,000 |
| Michael Carr | 100,000 | -15,000 |
| Jonathan Little | 85,000 | -5,000 |
| Yueqi Wang | 85,000 | -14,800 |
| Ismael Bojang | 85,000 | 15,000 |
| Frederik Brink | 80,000 | 10,000 |
| Nathan Zimnik | 75,000 | 75,000 |
| Chris Klodnicki | 70,000 | 70,000 |
| Matthew Eardley | 65,000 | 0 |
| Nick Vertucci | 65,000 | -56,200 |
| Christian Harder | 55,000 | -10,000 |
| Ashley Sleeth | 55,000 | 10,000 |
| Tyler Smith | 45,000 | -5,000 |
| Brendon Kaufman | 30,000 | 4,000 |
| Toby Lewis | 15,000 | -29,000 |
| Miles Barnum | 6,900 | -21,900 |
| Hossein Ensan | 0 | -65,200 |
| Ben Keeline | 0 | 0 |
Thursday, July 6, 2023 10:35 PM Local Time
Some Updated Chips From Horseshoe Red
| Rene Lazaro | 210,000 | 82,000 |
| Pamela Cairney | 145,000 | 70,000 |
| Tara Cain | 132,000 | 7,000 |
| Men Nguyen | 130,000 | |
| Cary Katz | 100,000 | -7,000 |
| John Angell | 87,000 | 23,000 |
| George Alexander | 85,000 | -15,000 |
| Champie Douglas | 79,800 | 11,800 |
| Mohammed Jaafar | 76,000 | 10,000 |
| Marsha Wolak | 75,000 | 17,000 |
| Nicholas Hobbs | 71,000 | -12,000 |
| John Juanda | 65,000 | -6,000 |
| James Romero | 60,000 | 25,000 |
| Bryden Baxter | 55,000 | -9,000 |