Event #39: $1,500 Monster Stack Jour 1b | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-17 23:07 UTC-7

Grazziotin Makes the Call

Kirk.brown

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

On a turn 2♥6♥4♥10♣, there was already 105,000 in the pot when Mattheus Grazziotin was faced with a bet of 52,500 from his opponent.

After a few seconds, Grazziotin made the call and the two went to the river J♣, where his opponent bet 75,500.

Grazziotin went into the tank for around 30 seconds before he decided to call.

"You got it," his opponent sighed as he turned over A♣K♣ for just ace high. Grazziotin proudly turned over 6♣6♠ for a flopped set of sixes to scoop the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mattheus Grazziotin	465,000 465,000	465,000

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Niveau: 11

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

2023-06-17 22:48 UTC-7

Late Registration Closed

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

Late registration in the always-popular Monster Stack has now officially closed.

The unconfirmed number of entrants for Day 1b is 4,373. Combined with the 3,945 entries from Day 1a, a whopping 8,318 poker enthusiasts have registered for the tournament. The official number and prize pool will be announced later on.

2023-06-17 22:45 UTC-7

Paris Chip Counts

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

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sam Jaddi	555,000 54,000	54,000

Dan Martin	340,000
Rafael Reis	318,000 -4,000	-4,000

Armand Matti	310,000
Jonathan McCann	307,000
Steven Mckuin	288,000
Terrance Reid	123,500 -4,000	-4,000
Jeff Sluzinski	69,000 69,000	69,000
Timothy Watts	48,500 10,500	10,500

2023-06-17 22:24 UTC-7

Final Break

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

It is the last break of the day and when cards are back in the air late registration will be closed.

So far 4,370 have registered with only 1,800 remaining.

2023-06-17 22:16 UTC-7

Eanes Doubles Up with Nut Flush

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

PokerNews walked up to a table that had significant action going between Rock Eanes and a player in late position, who had Eanes covered.

And the pot was bloated on a board showing A♠5♣9♠K♠.

The action was pending on the player in late position acting on Eanes bet, and he eventually did by putting Eanes all in for his remaining 98,000.

Eanes snap-called and the cards were tabled.

Rock Eanes: Q♠J♠
Opponent: 10♠8♠

Both players turned a flush, but Eanes had the better end of it. The river was an insignificant A♥, and Eanes scored a double up minutes before the break.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Rock Eanes	267,000 267,000	267,000

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2023-06-17 22:10 UTC-7

Perfect River Creates Huge Win for Normand

Kirk.brown

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

Frederic Normand opened to 5,000 from the button and was then three-bet to 12,000 from the small blind, which he called to see a flop of 6♥9♠7♠.

The small blind continued for 13,000 but then Normand put in a raise to 28,500. She quickly made the call and the two went to the turn 6♠ which saw a check from the small blind and a bet of 27,000 from Normand.

His opponent made the call to see the A♠ fall on the river and action was checked to Normand once again. He thought about it for a second -before moving all in for over 200,000, barely covering the small blind who went deep into the tank.

After a good minute or so, she finally shrugged and said "Screw it," and shoved her not-so-small stack into the middle, putting herself at risk.

She flipped over J♠J♥ for a rivered flush but was then shown the bad news when Normand rolled over 9♣9♦ for a turned full house to scoop the massive pot, eliminating his opponent and rocketing him into the top of the chip counts with almost 550,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Frederic Normand	542,500 542,500	542,500

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2023-06-17 22:09 UTC-7

Sumrall's Pocket Rocket's Get Paid

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

With 32,000 in the middle on a flop of J♥9♣3♦, Christopher Sumrall was all in for 67,000 from the cutoff and was called by the big blind.

Christopher Sumrall: A♣A♥
Big Blind: K♠J♣

The big blind hit top pair which was not good enough against Sumrall's aces. The 2♣5♣ completed the board to complete the big double-up for Sumrall.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Christopher Sumrall	166,000

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2023-06-17 21:51 UTC-7

Matakis and Deeb Leapfrog Eveslage in 2023 WSOP POY Race

Calum_Grant

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

The 2023 World Series of Poker is soon to enter its fourth week of festivities, and the contest for WSOP Player of the Year is starting to heat up.

Chad Eveslage was the early frontrunner because of his back-to-back bracelet victories. However, Ian Matakis and Shaun Deeb have surpassed the only double bracelet winner of the series, thanks to a recent run of fine results.

Michael Moncek has also shot up from sixth to fourth in the POY standings after he came close to grabbing his second bracelet of the series in the $10,000 Razz Championship.

Jans Arends rounds out the top five following his sun run in some of the high roller bracelet events. The Dutch poker pro finished in third place in the $50,000 High Roller days before taking down the $100,000 High Roller for $2,576,729, the biggest payout of the 2023 WSOP so far.

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2023-06-17 21:46 UTC-7

Gabriel’s Triple Barrels Put Pressure on Opponent

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

Thomas Gabriel raised 4,000 in middle position before the flop and was called by the player on the button.

After the blinds folded, the two players went to the flop, which produced 4♥4♠10♦. Gabriel bet 4,000, and his opponent called.

The dealer placed 10♥ on the turn, and Gabriel continued his out-of-position aggression by leading out with 12,000. His opponent once again called.

The river showed 2♥ and Gabriel took his time. He then took a slow deliberate motion to count out chips before making a 38,000 bet, which grabbed his opponent’s attention. Gabriel was motionless, as his opponent periodically glanced across the table. And after close to a full minute, Gabriel saw his opponent fold.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Thomas Gabriel	168,000 168,000	168,000

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