Sunday, July 9, 2023 9:29 PM Local Time
Chiu Ends a Player's Night
Action was joined with the board already being dealt out, with Charlie Chiu having his opponent at risk.
Opponent:
Charlie Chiu:
Aces would not be cracked this time, as the board gave Chiu even more chips and sent his opponent to the rail.
| Charlie Chiu | 740,000 | 417,000  |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 9:28 PM Local Time
Lappin Keeps Building
A player in the small blind limped before David Lappin checked his option out of the big blind.
The small blind led out for 5,000 on the flop and Lappin quickly called.
There was no slowing down for the small blind following the turn as he instead fired again, this time sizing up to 13,000. As on the previous street, Lapin just called.
The board pairing river saw both players check to showdown with Lappin turning over , sufficient to take down the pot as the Irish pro continues to add to his stack.
| David Lappin | 660,000 | 215,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 9:25 PM Local Time
Park Pulls Out a Crazy Semi Bluff
According to the table, the cutoff opened and it was called by the button and Kwanghwan Park in the big blind.
The flop brought and it checked to the button who bet 8,000. Only Park made the call.
On the turn, Park led out for 35,000 and his opponent made the call.
When the landed on the river Park checked. The button fired 87,000 in the middle and Park replied by shoving, putting his opponent at risk for a stack around 350,000.
The latter went deep into the tank, and after a few minutes he eventually folded, showing for the full house. Park flipped over before grabbing the big pot.
"You're crazy man!" said the initial player. "That was a crazy hand'.
| Kwanghwan Park | 1,055,000 | 444,500 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 9:20 PM Local Time
Kessler Only Looks at One Ace
A player on the button raised to 10,000 before Allen Kessler shoved all in from the big blind for 76,000. The button gave it some thought but eventually decided to call.
Allen Kessler:
Button:
Kessler had picked up aces and finished with a set on the board to double up. "I only looked at the spade. I decided if I had an ace I was going to shove," Kessler admitted after the hand.
| Allen Kessler | 180,000 | 95,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 9:19 PM Local Time
Seymour Finds Vital Double-Up, Weissman Gone
After some preflop raising had taken place, the small blind had put in 100,000 chips and the action was back on American Football Hall of Famer Richard Seymour. He jammed all in for 234,000 and brought despair upon his opponent.
"This is bad for me, you know?" the small blind said. Seymour just responded with a smile.
Eventually, he made the call, asking "Ace-king?"
Richard Seymour:
Small Blind:
Seymour's opponent had guessed correctly, but his prior detrimental gut feeling was also correct when the board came out to give Seymour a pair of aces and the double-up.
On another table, Joshua Weissman was one of the final players to leave Silver involuntarily.
| Richard Seymour | 493,000 | 153,000 |
| Joshua Weissman | 0 | -223,000  |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 9:19 PM Local Time
Kanakopoulos Keeps Betting
Orestis Kanakopoulos raised in early position to 10,000, finding one caller in the big blind.
The flop came to which the big blind check-called a bet of 7,000 from Kanakopoulos.
The turned saw a repeat of the action, this time Kanakopoulos betting 30,000.
The river saw the big blind check once more. Kanakopoulos bet 175,000; more than enough to put his opponent all in for their tournament life.
After some time in the tank, Kanakopoulos's opponent tossed their cards into the muck.
| Orestis Kanakopoulos | 642,000 | 456,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 9:15 PM Local Time
More Chip Counts
| Tim Van Loo | 775,000 | 235,000 |
| Conrad Simpson | 555,000 | -35,000 |
| Kyle Cartwright | 502,000 | 117,000 |
| Casimer Fijalkowski | 480,000 | 35,000 |
| Arnaud Mattern | 328,000 | 230,500 |
| Adam Levy | 305,000 | 215,500 |
| Bruno Lopes | 271,000 | 46,000 |
| Jason Mercier | 270,000 | 30,000 |
| Estelle Cohuet | 270,000 | 128,500 |
| Sylvain Loosli | 165,000 | -100,000 |
| Jean Lhuillier | 116,000 | -199,000 |
| Tony Dunst | 87,000 | -15,500 |
| Dermot Blain | 85,000 | -205,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 9:10 PM Local Time
Breed Overcomes Dinh's Speech Play
Action was joined on the flop with Koen Breed betting 7,000 under the gun. Andy Dinh, the button, raised to 16,000. "I just won the pot," said a smiling Dinh. Breed contemplated for a few moments before raising to 40,000.
"Sh*t," said Dinh in response. "Huh. I guess I have to call," he said, tossing in chips.
The arrived on the turn, and Breed led out for 20,000. Dinh waited a few moments before putting in the call.
The river brought the . Breed bet 35,000, and Dinh appeared unsure of his next move. "If I fold, will you show me?" he asked Breed, who remained motionless. "No?" added Dinh. After considering for a few more moments, Dinh said that he was making a bad call and announced that he was calling. Breed turned over , and Dinh flashed as he folded.
| Andy Dinh | 447,000 | -273,000 |
| Koen Breed | 285,000 | 152,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 9:10 PM Local Time
Crabtree Bets into Hinkle
Donald Crabtree opened to 12,000 from late position and was then three-bet by Blair Hinkle in the cutoff to 33,000. The action folded back around to Crabtree who made the call to see a flop of .
Both players checked through to the turn and Crabtree led out for 55,000 to which Hinkle promptly folded to award him the pot.
| Donald Crabtree | 350,000 | 286,000 |
| Blair Hinkle | 330,000 | -190,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 9:05 PM Local Time
Rajkovic Gets a Dream Flop to Triple
A player in the small blind moved all in for 160,000 before Adi Rajkovic, in middle position, called all in for his last 114,000. Terrance Sanders snap-called having both players well covered.
Adi Rajkovic:
Small Blind:
Terrance Sanders:
Sanders had woken up with aces and was poised for a double knockout until the flop brought , giving Rajkovic quads. The board ran out and Rajkovic tripled up, while Sanders took the side pot to send the small blind to the rail.
| Terrance Sanders | 560,000 | 286,000 |
| Adi Rajkovic | 340,000 | 286,500 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 9:03 PM Local Time
Brown Takes From Fish
Camille Brown was heads-up from the big blind against Darryll Fish on the button on a board. Brown bet 11,000 and Fish called.
The completed the board and Brown sized up for a 31,000 bet. Fish pondered a bit, but thought better of it and let his hand go — awarding the pot to Brown.
| Darryll Fish | 420,000 | 191,500 |
| Camille Brown | 225,000 | 105,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 9:03 PM Local Time
Stoker Eliminates Deeb
Shaun Deeb's run in the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event has come to an end.
According to the other players at the table, he got his last 75,000 chips in preflop with ace-queen against Ryan Stoker's ace-king and failed to pull ahead against the bigger ace.
| Ryan Stoker | 407,000 | 204,500 |
| Shaun Deeb | 0 | -75,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 9:01 PM Local Time
Siboni Shows the Bluff
The under-the-gun player raised to 11,000, the cutoff called and Eli Siboni three-bet to 20,000. Both opponents called.
Three ways to a flop of , the action checked around to Siboni who bet out for 25,000. The under-the-gun player called and the cutoff folded.
The turn saw the action check back to Siboni who again bet 35,000. His opponent called.
The river saw one last check from the under-the-gun player, who faced a final bet of 53,000 from Siboni. They eventually decide to fold and Siboni tabled . His opponent announced that they'd folded ace-king.
| Eli Siboni | 455,000 | 320,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:57 PM Local Time
Benitez Bumps It Up
Francisco Benitez made the minimum raise to 10,000 from early position and a player in the cutoff called. The button then three-bet to 36,000, after which Benitez made it 88,000 to go.
The cutoff quickly folded and, after some time thinking it over, the button followed suit.
| Francisco Benitez | 288,000 | -42,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:55 PM Local Time
Laborda Flips to a Double
Hilton Laborda opened to 13,000 from early position before a player in the cutoff three-bet to 33,000. Action folded back around to Laborda and he responded by moving all in for his last 107,000. His opponent made the call with the covering stack to put Laborda at risk.
Hilton Laborda:
Cutoff Player:
Laborda was locked in a race for his tournament life but managed to get the double after the board ran out to ensure the Brazilian remains in the tournament for at least a little longer.
| Hilton Laborda | 230,000 | -330,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:55 PM Local Time
A Round of Counts
| Kostantinos Papanikos | 1,450,000 | 800,000 |
| Maxim Babko | 1,337,000 | 1,112,000 |
| Chance Kornuth | 1,110,000 | -100,000 |
| Jessica Vierling | 1,080,000 | 113,000 |
| Faraz Jaka | 1,010,000 | -5,000 |
| Jason Somerville | 413,000 | -22,000 |
| Elanit Hasas | 346,000 | 82,000 |
| Michael Newman | 340,000 | 254,000 |
| Brett Shaffer | 276,000 | 120,500 |
| Barny Boatman | 252,000 | 72,000 |
| Steven Warburton | 232,000 | 77,000 |
| Cliff Josephy | 217,000 | 36,000 |
| Jake Schwartz | 200,000 | -71,000 |
| Brian Lamanna | 176,000 | 52,500 |
| Dylan Weisman | 172,000 | -53,000 |
| Nick Vertucci | 117,000 | 117,000 |
| Alexandre Servies | 68,000 | -80,000 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | 60,000 | 5,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:54 PM Local Time
Moure Triples Against Aces; Hall Folds Kings Preflop
PokerNews was waved over as a huge hand was unfolding:
After an open to 12,000 from the player in middle position, Jose Moure moved all in for 62,000 and Kalidou Sow made the call. Then Zachary Hall re-raised to 175,000 and the action folded back around to Sow who then back-raised all-in, covering Hall.
Hall then went into the tank for over a minute but eventually shook his head and folded face-up and the table let out a collective gasp.
The cards were then tabled, with Moure at risk.
Jose Moure:
Kalidou Sow:
"Wow!"
"What a fold!" several players around the table congratulated Hall on his stellar fold as the flop came out with Sow still in the lead.
Miraculously, the board ran out to give Moure a straight on the river to stay alive with a big triple-up while Sow just shook his head.
| Kalidou Sow | 640,000 | 143,000 |
| Zachary Hall | 352,000 | 185,000 |
| Jose Moure | 215,000 | 111,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:52 PM Local Time
Almond Leaves Deeb Short-Stacked
Shaun Deeb opened to 10,000 from the hijack and Philip Almond defended his big blind.
The flop came and Almond check-called a 5,000 bet from Deeb.
Both players checked the turn leading to the river. Almond led out for 5,000 and Deeb raised to 15,000. After about two minutes Almond moved all in, forcing a fold from Deeb who was left with about fifteen big blinds with the bubble drawing near.
| Philip Almond | 110,000 | -278,500 |
| Shaun Deeb | 75,000 | -40,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:52 PM Local Time
Kottler Takes From Brewer
Action was joined on the flop. Jeremy Kottler checked from middle position before Chris Brewer bet 23,000 from late position. Kottler made the call.
The turn came , and this time Kottler led out in the amount of 80,000 with Brewer coming along.
The arrived on the river, and Kottler took his time. "140," he announced, to which Brewer immediately slid his cards into the muck.
| Jeremy Kottler | 775,000 | 515,500 |
| Chris Brewer | 720,000 | 126,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:51 PM Local Time
Neeme Doubles After Spiking Turn
A player in early position raised to 10,000 and was called by the player on the button. Andrew Neeme then shoved for his last 70,000 from the big blind and only the inital raiser called to put Neeme at risk.
Andrew Neeme:
Early-position player:
Neeme looked resigned to his fate on the flop, but the drilled Neeme's pocket pair for a set of nines on the turn. The river was safe for Neeme and he doubled up late in the evening.
| Andrew Neeme | 160,000 | 90,000 |