Two short stacks collided when Benjamin Voreland and Ryan Coon put all their chips in preflop. Coon doubled early in the day to carry him this far and was at risk again, hours later.
Ryan Coon: K♥K♣J♣10♣
Benjamin Voreland: A♦9♦6♠5♦
Coon winced at the A♥ on the window but it dissipated as the Q♣J♦ rolled off behind it, flopping him broadway. Always a sweat, the turn was the A♠, giving Voreland 11 outs going into the river. The river was the 3♠ and Coon's stack soared, stinging Voreland's.
Sean Troha raised to 400,000 in the cutoff and on the button, Ryan Coon potted to 1,500,000 which saw Voreland commit his stack of 300,000 in the big blind while Troha folded.
Benjamin Voreland: Q♠9♣8♣8♠
Ryan Coon: A♣A♠9♥8♥
The board ran out K♦5♥4♥10♠K♥ and Coon made a flush to take down the pot and Voreland exited the tournament area.
Ryan Coon raised to 600,000 on the button and in the small blind, Matthew Parry raised to 1,800,000 in the small blind. Coon moved all in for 4,950,000 and Parry called after getting an exact count.
Ryan Coon: A♣A♦2♣2♠
Matthew Parry: A♣K♣6♥4♣
The flop came out 7♥2♥5♥ and Parry flopped a flush while Coon had flopped a set. The turn of 7♦ peeled off and Coon filled up to leave Parry drawing dead before the 10♦ river and Coon doubled into second place.
Kevin Martin snapped a video from the table he was at, which he shared on Twitter Thursday, of what just might be the craziest hand played thus far at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
The hand involved four premium pocket pairs and took place on Day 1 of Event #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em. PokerNews' live reporting team was also at the table to record the wild action.
Heads up to a flop of 8♥8♦8♣, Matthew Parry placed a bet of 250,000, which Sean Troha called. The turn was the Q♠ and Parry now bet 450,000, garnering a call again.
The river brought the J♥ and Parry bet to the tune of 1.300,000. Troha did some accounting and settled on a fold.
Troha remains in the lead, but it's anyone's game.
Sean Troha raised to 550,000 on the button and in the big blind Matthew Parry potted which was followed by a repot from Troha and Parry called for his remaining 8,500,000.
Matthew Parry: A♦A♣J♦7♦
Sean Troha: A♥K♥9♣5♣
The board ran out K♦Q♦6♥Q♥8♥ and Troha made a flush on the runout to take down the pot and Parry exited the tournament in third place.
Phil Galfond has yet to make an appearance at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), and as he told PokerNews, right now he has no plans to play live.
“But who knows, plans change,” added Galfond, who has been playing online at WSOP.com.
While Galfond hasn’t been at the WSOP – well, at least Phil as his wife, Farah Galfond, has been competing – the three-time bracelet winner is still weighing in by his relatively new newsletter “PG’s Takes of the Week.”
One of the topics the online poker legend, who prior to the WSOP inserted himself in some drama involving Doug Polk and Charlie Carrel with a pointed letter, was that of the Poker Hall of Fame. Right now, the public is being solicited for nomination.
“The nominations for the Poker Hall of Fame are now open, presenting voters with a familiar dilemma: there are simply too many great options to choose from,” Galfond wrote before giving his picks.