Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker Jour 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-11 22:00 UTC-7

Thi Le Eliminated in 24th Place ($18,779)

Niveau 37 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Dylon Chafin raised to 3,100,000 in late position which saw Thi Le raise to 10,000,000. Action folded back to Chafin who moved all in for 23,000,000 effective which Le called.

Thi Le: A♦Q♦
Dylon Chafin: A♣A♠

The flop 9♣9♠6♦ left very little chance for Le and the turn 7♣ sealed his fate before the 5♠ river peeled off. Chafin took down a monster pot while Le exited the tournament area.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dylon Chafin	61,000,000 27,700,000	27,700,000
Thi Le	Eliminé

Tags: Dylon Chafin Thi Le

2023-06-11 21:53 UTC-7

Dominick French Eliminated In 25th Place ($18,779)

Niveau 37 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Jason Simon raised to 2,600,000 in early position which saw Dominick French move all in for 10,800,000 and Salvatore Boi move all in from the big blind for 2,300,000. Simon called having all covered and the hands were turned up.

Salvatore Boi: J♦J♠
Dominick French: A♥Q♠
Jason Simon: A♣K♣

The flop of J♣7♣3♣ gave Boi top set, but Simon the ace-high flush leaving French drawing to no outs.

The turn 10♠ didn't change anything, but the river 10♥ saw Boi fill up for a triple, while Simon scooped the side pot and eliminated French from the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jason Simon	35,600,000 19,100,000	19,100,000

Salvatore Boi	5,900,000 -14,100,000	-14,100,000
Dominick French	Eliminé

Tags: Dominick French Jason Simon Salvatore Boi

2023-06-11 21:40 UTC-7

Guo Lian Chen Eliminated in 26th Place ($18,779)

OllieGarland

Niveau 37 : Blinds 600,000/1,200,000, 1,200,000 ante

Guo Lian Chen got it all in preflop against Robbie Ko. Chen was the player at risk.

Guo Lian Chen: A♦3x
Robbie Ko: J♥10♣

The board ran out K♦Q♥K♠J♦5♣. Ko's pair of jacks was enough to send Chen to the rail in 26th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Robbie Ko	45,500,000 11,400,000	11,400,000
Guo Lian Chen	Eliminé

Tags: Guo Lian Chen Robbie Ko

2023-06-11 21:36 UTC-7

Weston Pring Eliminated in 27th Place ($15,229)

OllieGarland

Niveau 36 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Wade Wallace raised on the button to 3,000,000, Weston Pring in the big blind jammed all in for the remainder of his stack and Wallace called.

Weston Pring: A♦8♠
Wade Wallace: A♥9♥

The board ran out J♦2♥Q♥3♠Q♣ sending Pring to the rail in 27th place.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Wade Wallace	28,700,000 12,500,000	12,500,000
Weston Pring	Eliminé

Tags: Wade Wallace Weston Pring

2023-06-11 20:24 UTC-7

Miles Falls To Chen

Niveau 35 : Blinds 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante

TK Miles moved all in for 3,900,000 in early position which saw Yinglei Chen move all in from the hijack and everyone else folded.

TK Miles: 9♣9♥
Yinglei Chen: A♣Q♣

The board ran out ace-high and no help was brought to the Florida pro who exited the tournament after an impressive run.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yinglei Chen	11,200,000 -4,200,000	-4,200,000
TK Miles	Eliminé

Tags: TK Miles Yinglei Chen

2023-06-11 19:40 UTC-7

Ko With The KO

Niveau 34 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

A player limped in first position which saw action fold around to the hijack who moved all in for 8,400,000 which saw Robbie Ko call in the big blind and everyone else folded.

Opponent: A♣J♦
Robbie Ko: 2♣2♦

The board ran out 3♥5♦8♦3♦10♣ and Ko's hand held up as superior as the one of the start of day leaders added back to his stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Robbie Ko	26,500,000 9,500,000	9,500,000

Tags: Robbie Ko

2023-06-11 18:43 UTC-7

Chafin Busts Weisner

OllieGarland

Niveau 33 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Melanie Weisner jammed from early position for her last 2,450,000. Dylon Chafin isolated Weisner's shove with a raise to 5,000,000. The rest of the table folded and the hand went to showdown.

Melanie Weisner: Q♥9♥
Dylon Chafin: K♠K♣

"This isn't going to be easy" Weisner said as the flop came 2♠6♠J♠, reducing her outs. The turn and the river didn't help and Weisner's deep run came to an end.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dylon Chafin	20,275,000 18,030,000	18,030,000
Melanie Weisner	Eliminé

Tags: Dylon Chafin Melanie Weisner

2023-06-11 18:24 UTC-7

Negreanu Falls To Ko

Niveau 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu raised to 800,000 in the cutoff and Robbie Ko moved all in from the big blind for 8,700,000 effective which saw Negreanu call to put himself at risk.

Daniel Negreanu: A♣J♥
Robbie Ko: A♦K♥

The board ran out 10♠8♠3♦Q♦4♦ and Ko's ace-king held up as the best hand while the six-time bracelet winner exited the tournament area after a fantastic run.

At another table, DJ Buckley busted.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Robbie Ko	29,000,000 4,500,000	4,500,000
Daniel Negreanu	Eliminé

DJ Buckley	Eliminé

Tags: Daniel Negreanu DJ Buckley Ronny Ko

2023-06-11 16:25 UTC-7

Negreanu Doubles Up In A Flip

Niveau 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

A player raised to 600,000 on the button and in the small blind, Daniel Negreanu moved all in for 2,375,000. Action folded back to the button who asked for a count and called.

Daniel Negreanu: 5♦5♥
Opponent: A♠Q♠

The first two cards that peeled out on the flop were the 5♠9♠ followed by a 9♦ which ended any flush draw sweat that his opponent could have had. The turn 4♦ left no chance for victory for the button and the J♥ river was a mere formality.

The six time bracelet winner found himself on the right side of a coinflip as the field dwindled down to under 100 players.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Daniel Negreanu	5,350,000 3,450,000	3,450,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

2023-06-11 16:14 UTC-7

Ko Ascending

Niveau 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop between Robbie Ko in late position and a player on the button.

The flop came out 3♥J♠5♠ and Ko checked to his opponent who bet 1,100,000 and Ko called before his opponent even finished putting out the bet.

On the 3♣ turn, Ko checked with a large stack of 100,000 chips in his hand ready to call his opponent who bet out once more to the tune of 1,600,000.

The river peeled off an 8♠ and Ko immediately moved all in for 6,000,000 which saw his opponent fold. Ko flashed a K♠ as the pot was pushed.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Robbie Ko	24,500,000 16,400,000	16,400,000

Tags: Robbie Ko