Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed) Jour 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-14 01:35 UTC-7

Chris Hunichen Bags Huge in Star-Studded Field

Niveau 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

A star-studded field flooded Day 1 of Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold 'Em (6-Handed), creating a field size of 1,241 entries with 57 players bagging up for Day 2.

The 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas has been all about big prize pools, and this event was no different, having generated $3,313,470 to be split among the top 187 finishers, with a first-place prize of $558,266 and a coveted WSOP gold bracelet going to the eventual winner. The min-cash was good for $4,800, and all returning Day 2 players are guaranteed $8,436.

With a relatively short two-day event such as this, the later parts of Day 1 are moving day for all competitors vying for the bracelet, and some major competitors crept up in the chip counts as the day's clock ticked down.

End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Chris Hunichen	United States	2,405,000	80
2	Asher Conniff	United States	2,170,000	72
3	Ken Fishman	United States	1,805,000	60
4	Ian Matakis	United States	1,560,000	52
5	Roman Hrabec	Czech Republic	1,515,000	51
6	Peter Rabin	United States	1,480,000	49
7	Mark Ioli	United States	1,470,000	49
8	Noah Schwartz	United States	1,450,000	48
9	Eshaan Bhalla	United States	1,440,000	48
10	Julien Sitbon	France	1,360,000	45

Chris Hunichen bagged up 2,405,000 chips, enough for the overnight chip lead. Asher Conniff (2,170,000) was the only other entrants to finish Day 1 with more than two millions chips in their stack.

Plenty of big names crammed seven-figure stacks into their overnight chip bags. They include recent bracelet winner Ian Matakis (1,560,000), Roman Hrabec (1,515,000), Noah Schwartz (1,450,000), and Benjamin Diebold (1,035,000).

Other notables to look out for on Day 2 include Jareth East (975,000), Maria Ho (860,000), Eric Baldwin (795,000), Paul Volpe (765,000), Main Event winners Martin Jacobson (465,000) and Ryan Riess (390,000).

The bubble took longer than typical, but once it burst, the room became electric, and small celebrations broke out at multiple tables. And while everyone in the room was excited to cash, it was quickly back to business as everyone has one finishing position in mind.

Players will return tomorrow, June 14th at 12:00 p.m. local time to battle for the bracelet. Play will begin in Level 22 with blinds of 15,000/30,000 and a big blind ante of 30,000. Those returning are scheduled to play 40-minute levels until a winner is crowned.

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Tags: Alex Foxen Asher Conniff Brian Green Chris Hunichen Maria Ho Noah Schwartz

2023-06-14 00:35 UTC-7

Garcia Spikes the River to Stay Alive

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Niveau 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Craig Varnell raised in the hijack, and the action folded around to Cord Garcia in the big blind, who jammed for 345,000. Before the words were even fully out of his mouth, Varnell slammed a stack of reds across the line to make the call.

Cord Garcia: K♣Q♦
Craig Varnell: 10♥10♦

It was a classic race, and it was looking good for Varnell as the flop came 6♠5♠3♦. The 2♦ turn left Garcia drawing to one of his over cards or a straight card for the chop, and the Q♠ river paired his queen to collect the double.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Cord Garcia	720,000 720,000	720,000
Craig Varnell	215,000 -870,000	-870,000

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2023-06-14 00:13 UTC-7

Hunichen Wakes Up with Aces

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Niveau 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

The action folded around to the small blind who jammed for roughly 230,000 and the action was on Chris Hunichen in the big blind who hadn't looked at his cards yet.

"First ones good," Hunichen said as he peeled the first card, "Oh, so is the second one," as he called and quickly rolled his cards onto their back.

Small blind: 2♠2♥
Chris Hunichen: A♣A♠

Hunichen was able to fade the deuce as the board ran out 7♥6♥3♣Q♠8♣, sending his opponent to the payout desk.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chris Hunichen	1,690,000 790,000	790,000

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2023-06-13 23:40 UTC-7

"Remember...No Gamble...No Future"

Niveau 19 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action is joined with Tony 'Ren' Lin all in for his tournament life. He gently tapped the patch that made its way into the middle with his chips and said "Remember...no gamble...no future" to the player in the tank, next to act. The player doesn't think long and announces "call".

"ooohhhh no" Lin exclaimed as his opponent put in the chips for a call.

The hand continued to get interesting as Alex Foxen in the big blind then said "did he just say call?" to the dealer who confirmed the action. "How much are you playing?" Foxen asked the caller before tossing in the chips to cover Lin's all in.

The players were off to a flop three ways with Lin all in.

The [6hks10h8s2] board checked all the way down until Foxen made the fold to his opponents river bet. The cards were then showed down.

Ren Lin: A♠A♦
Opponent: J♣J♠

Lin gets the pure triple after a little speech play and some good card distribution.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Foxen	795,000 460,000	460,000

Tony Lin	298,000 298,000	298,000

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2023-06-13 17:45 UTC-7

Chidwick Plays Hero on the River

Niveau 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Action is picked up on the 8♠5♣9♦ flop when recent Wynn Millions champion, Michael Rossitto checked his action over to high stakes crusher, Stephen Chidwick who put out a bet of 4,000. Rossitto didn't think for too long and made the call.

The Q♣ turn landed and Rossitto started with a check. Chidwick quickly checked behind.

The dealer burned and turned the A♥ river and Rossitto checked once more. Chidwick went into the tank for a moment before puting out a value sizing of 7,000.

With action back on Rossitto he sat in the tank for about a minute before reaching for enough chips to put Chidwick all in and stuck them in the middle.

Chidwick went deep into the tank with a decision for his tournament life. It appeared he went back and forth on his decision multiple times but finally he flicked in the remainder of his chips and the cards hit their back.

Rossitto showed 5♠2♠ for just bottom pair and Chidwick showed that he made a great hero call on the river with 9♥10♣ for just middle pair. Chidwick gets the pure double just minutes after taking his seat.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Michael Rossitto	138,000 138,000	138,000
Stephen Chidwick	87,000 87,000	87,000

Tags: Michael Rossitto Stephen Chidwick

2023-06-13 17:29 UTC-7

Failla Getting his Exercise at the Table

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Will 'The Thrill' Failla understands the grind of the World Series of Poker and recognizes how important staying active while putting in the long hours really is.

After folding his hands, he continues to curl the dumbbell he brought to make sure he stays in shape. He is also starting to build his stack as he has increased the 40,000 starting stack to 63,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Will Failla	63,000 63,000	63,000

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2023-06-13 17:13 UTC-7

Schwartz Out-Flopped to Hit the Rail

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

After a series of raises, Jake Schwartz was all-in before the flop for 16,500 and was at risk against both the small blind and Craig Mason on the button.

The dealer fanned a flop of J♥6♦5♥, and the small blind checked before Mason cut out a bet of 30,000. The small blind pitched his cards instantly and both hands were tabled.

Jake Schwartz: A♦K♣
Craig Mason: A♣J♣

Schwartz was ahead preflop with his ace-king but had been out flopped and he couldn't find a king to stay alive as the board completed with the 2♣ on the turn and the 3♥ on the river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Craig Mason	192,000 192,000	192,000
Jake Schwartz	Eliminé

Tags: Craig Mason Jake Schwartz

2023-06-13 16:50 UTC-7

Kruse Doubles; Leaves Rezaei Short

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Niveau 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A pot of 25,500 was already brewed and the 7♦4♦3♣ flop was already on the table as Daniel Rezaei check-called a bet of 16,000 from Max Kruse.

On the 8♦ turn, Rezaei checked again, and Kruse fired out a bet of 22,000.

The 4♥ landed on the river, and once checked to, Kruse jammed the rest of his stack across the line. Rezaei pointed at the stack, letting the dealer know he wanted a count. The dealer broke down the stack and let him know it was 53,000, sending Rezaei into the tank.

About three full minutes went by before Rezaei dropped a chip across the line to make the call and Kruse showed Q♠Q♦, which took down the pot as Rezaei flashed AxKx before pitching his hand into the muck.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Max Kruse	207,500

Daniel Rezaei	6,000 -82,000	-82,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Max Kruse

2023-06-13 15:13 UTC-7

Jacobson Gets the Double

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Niveau 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The button opened to 2,000 and Martin Jacobson flatted in the small blind before the big blind three-bet to 7,800. The button snap-mucked and Jacobson went into the tank. After about a minute and a half he jammed for 30,600 and the action was back on the big blind.

The big blind took a few seconds before saying, "This is a bad call," and dropped in some chips to make the call.

Martin Jacobson: A♥9♥
Big blind: Q♣J♥

The 9♣8♠3♣ flop connected with Jacobson to pair his nine and he was looking to avoid the gutshot straight draw and two overcards of his opponent. The 2♠ turn and 9♦ river improved Jacobson to trip nines as he collected his double.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Martin Jacobson	64,400 12,100	12,100

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2023-06-13 11:01 UTC-7

Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed) Begins at 12 PM

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Welcome to Day 1 of the 2023 WSOP at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas Event #32: $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em (6-Handed). The $3,000 buy-in has a 12:00 p.m. local time start that will give each player 40,000 starting chips and they will need to play 21 levels of 30 minutes to make it through to Day 2. Day 2 will consist of 40-minute levels and is scheduled to play down to a winner. Level 1 will begin with blinds of 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante.

This event at the 2022 WSOP attracted 1,348 entries and created a prize pool of $3,599,160, with a first-place prize of $594,079. Nino Ullmann of Germany took home the first-place spoils and his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet by defeating Timothy Flank heads up, who had to settle for $367,181.

2022 WSOP Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Nino Ullmann	Germany	$594,079
2nd	Timothy Flank	United States	$367,181
3rd	Anthony Hu	United States	$257,821
4th	Darren Elias	United States	$183,616
5th	David Peters	United States	$132,662
6th	Lander Lijo	Spain	$97,256

This tournament will allow players only one reentry while late registration is open, with late registration closing after 12 levels (7:40 p.m.) Players will get a 15-minute break after every four levels of play and one 60-minute dinner break after the 12th level (approximately 6:30 p.m.).

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor giving you all the updates and coverage of Event #32, with action beginning at 12 p.m. local time.

Tags: Nino Ullmann Timothy Flank