Niveau: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Niveau: 27
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 80,000
Shaun Deeb raised to 160,000 in the cutoff and Kris Kwiatkowski moved his entire stack of 275,000 into the middle on the button. Soheb Porbandarwala was in the big blind and potted it, forcing Deeb to muck his hand.
Kris Kwiatkowski: K♣K♠4♥2♠
Soheb Porbandarwala: A♣Q♠J♣6♠
Kwiatkowski's kings were ahead on the 8♣7♥4♠ flop. The 5♣ turn was a scary one for Kwiatkowski as Porbandarwala picked up a flush draw and Kwiatkowski called for a diamond as the 6♦ hit the river.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Shaun Deeb |
3,390,000
730,000
|
730,000 |
|
||
Soheb Porbandarwala |
2,700,000
525,000
|
525,000 |
Kris Kwiatkowski |
790,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
All of the chips got in the middle before the flop and it was Ian Williams at risk against Ardit Bitincka for roughly 500,000.
Ian Williams: K♣K♠6♣3♣
Ardit Bitincka: A♥A♠9♥6♥
The dealer fanned a flop of A♣8♥5♦, giving Bitincka top set. The Q♠ turn sealed Williams fate and the 7♦ river was just a formality as Williams headed to the payout desk.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Ardit Bitincka |
3,300,000
2,810,000
|
2,810,000 |
Ian Williams | Eliminé |
On a board reading 7♦3♠4♦2♦7♣, Michael Hernandez put out a bet of 500,000
After a short while, his opponent folded and Hernandez got to add some more chips to his stack, taking him over the 2,000,000 mark.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Michael Hernandez |
2,200,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
Niveau: 28
Blinds: 50,000/100,000
Ante: 100,000
Eric Kolodny raised to 180,000 in early position and the action folded around to Stuart McMahen on the button, as he cut out eight blue chips for a raise to 800,000. The blinds quickly folded and Kolodny tank-called off his stack of roughly 720,000.
Eric Kolodny: A♥10♠5♥4♠
Stuart McMahen: A♣K♣K♠7♣
The flop of K♦5♣2♥ gave McMahen a set of kings but Kolodny still had life as he flopped a gutshot straight draw. The 4♣ turn and 2♥ river were no help for Kolodny though and McMahen filled up.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Stuart McMahen |
4,720,000
3,900,000
|
3,900,000 |
Eric Kolodny | Eliminé |
While winning a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is one of the greatest accomplishments a poker player can achieve, many of the greatest and most successful players in the game have yet to put one on their wrists.
PokerNews has had a decent track record with highlighting players without bracelets who have gone on to win them. Jason Koon won a maiden bracelet in 2021 after making the "Best Without a Bracelet" list that year, while Dan Smith and Alex Foxen both found bracelets in 2022 to be removed from that year's list.
With the 2023 WSOP happening now, here's a look at some of the best players who have yet to add a World Series bracelet to their long lists of accolades.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Jorge Ufano |
5,800,000
5,185,000
|
5,185,000 |
Jerome Hickey
|
5,600,000
2,600,000
|
2,600,000 |
Jonathan Dimmig |
5,400,000
3,585,000
|
3,585,000 |
|
||
Shaun Deeb |
4,700,000
1,310,000
|
1,310,000 |
|
||
Stuart McMahen |
4,500,000
-220,000
|
-220,000 |
Brian Kelley |
4,000,000
3,125,000
|
3,125,000 |
Seth Frederici |
4,000,000
3,495,000
|
3,495,000 |
Joseph Altomonte raised to 220,000 under the gun and Jake White defended the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of Q♦9♦9♠ and White check-raised the bet of 140,000 to 640,000. Altomonte snap-mucked his hand and the dealer shipped the pot to White.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Stuart McMahen |
4,710,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
Jerome Hickel |
4,700,000
4,305,000
|
4,305,000 |
Joseph Altomonte |
3,200,000
840,000
|
840,000 |
|
||
Jake White |
2,300,000
1,675,000
|
1,675,000 |
Leonid Yanovski |
1,540,000
890,000
|
890,000 |
Giorgiy Skhuluhiya |
1,220,000
-480,000
|
-480,000 |
Donavan Roussell |
900,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |