Event #41: $1,500 Big O Jour 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-18 00:48 UTC-7

Scotty Robinson Is Playing For Something Greater

Niveau 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

It has been nearly one year since Scotty Robinson played poker in Las Vegas. The family man and father of three, from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, makes it a yearly trip to go with his wife and three children.

Last summer while Robinson was playing in the series, he received the call that his youngest son, Chance Robinson, was diagnosed with Leukemia. His son was admitted to St. Jude's Children's Hospital and has been undergoing treatment for the past 11 months. Chance's improvement has been good and he is looking to do two more years of less intense treatment for dealing with the cancer.

Scotty Robinson is now back in Vegas for the first time and donning a St. Jude's Children's Hospital shirt with a goal in mind — to donate some of the winnings to St. Jude's and hoping that others may help not just Chance "The Napper" Robinson, but all children going through sickness.

Speaking of St. Jude, you’ll also want to mark your calendar for September 7-9, 2023, which is when the CSOP will partner with St. Jude for Viva St. Jude at Resorts World. It’ll be a weekend filled with golf, fashion, food, and poker. The St. Jude charity poker event has a long history and is one of the biggest and best in the world!

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Scotty Robinson	30,000 30,000	30,000

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2023-06-18 00:43 UTC-7

Kong Scoops

Niveau 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Having checked through the 10♠3♦6♦ flop, big blind Michael Kong bet 10,000 at the 9♥ turn and Scott Dombek called from under the gun.

Kong bet a second 10,000 on the 10♦ river. Dombek called and Kong showed Ax2x10xK♦5♦ for a king-high flush to scoop.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Scott Dombek	250,000 250,000	250,000
Michael Kong	175,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Michael Kong Scott Dombek

Niveau: 15

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

2023-06-18 00:30 UTC-7

DEEB'S REDEMPTION ARC, CRAZIEST PROP BETS, ARIEH WINS 5th | WSOP 2023

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Niveau 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

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2023-06-18 00:28 UTC-7

Chan on Chan

Niveau 15 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Having folded on the hand in play, Johnny Chan looked up and saw that the projection screen was displaying the 2012 World Series Main Event.

"I look at that, and you know what I'm thinking?" the ten-time bracelet winner said. "I look better now than I did then. I dress better, I'm not as fat... I'm a lean fighting machine."

The hand played out on the screen, Chan flopping a set of nines, but losing when Isaac Baron made a straight on the turn. "There he goes, Hollywooding with the nuts," Chan said, chuckling. "I played it right. That was the only way to play it. And I still made a comeback after that hand."

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Johnny Chan	170,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Johnny Chan Isaac Baron

2023-06-18 00:26 UTC-7

Scotty Nguyen Recovering From Surgery, Will Miss First Half of WSOP

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Niveau 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Five-time bracelet winner and 1998 Main Event Champion Scotty Nguyen will miss the first half of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) as the Vietnamese-American poker icon recovers from surgery.

Nguyen, always a fan-favorite of WSOP, took to Twitter earlier this week to announce he was undergoing surgery for slipping rib syndrome, a condition that can cause severe chest pain in addition to "a slipping, clicking, or popping sensation in the lower chest," according to an article published in Psychopharmacology Bulletin.

But it's not all over, baby. Nguyen tweeted today to let his fans know that the surgery was a success and that he hopes to recover in time for the second half of the WSOP.

slipped rib syndrome surgery recovery update baby! thanks you all for the continued love and support baby! https://t.co/b4MEvhxyWn
— Scotty Nguyen (@TheScottyNguyen)

“I want to let you guys know the surgery (recovery) is going so well," Nguyen said in a video. "Right now, on both sides (it) is sore and swollen and I have trouble to get in and out of bed. But I have my wife, Julie, she (is) right there to help me sitting up or standing up.”

“I love all of you, baby. See you in the second half at the World Series in Vegas.”

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2023-06-18 00:24 UTC-7

Notable Chip Counts as Day 1 Enters its Final Hour

Niveau 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ari Engel	345,000 -58,000	-58,000

Adam Owen	300,000 -1,000	-1,000
Mike Gorodinsky	260,000 8,000	8,000

Robert Williamson III	250,000 95,000	95,000

Nathan Gamble	230,000 70,000	70,000

Yuval Bronshtein	210,000 35,000	35,000

Loni Hui	165,000 40,000	40,000

Michael Moncek	100,000 -125,000	-125,000

David Bach	60,000 -8,000	-8,000

Allen Kessler	40,000 -68,000	-68,000

2023-06-18 00:14 UTC-7

Late Night Big Stacks

Niveau 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Will Haffner	478,000 242,000	242,000
Ari Engel	403,000 102,000	102,000

Danny Chang	381,000
Leonardo Valenzuela	329,000
Adam Owen	301,000 101,000	101,000

2023-06-18 00:07 UTC-7

Bronshtein Builds

Niveau 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Three players saw a flop of A♦Q♦8♣. The small blind checked, as did Johnny Chan, in the big.

Yuval Bronshtein put out a bet of 5,000. Chan folded and the small blind made the call.

On a Q♥ turn, Bronshtein fired again, for 20,000 and this time he got a fold.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yuval Bronshtein	175,000 82,000	82,000

Johnny Chan	150,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Johnny Chan Yuval Bronshtein

2023-06-17 23:57 UTC-7

Saechao Flexes

Niveau 14 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Nathan Rosenberg bet 20,000 from the big blind on a flop of K♣4♦6♣ and Kao 'Flexx' Saechao called.

When the turn came 8♥, Rosenberg checked and Saechao bet 45,000, enough to put Rosenberg all in. Rosenberg went into the tank, pondering his tournament life for the next two minutes, before shaking his head and folding.

"Woo!" yelled Saechao, "Do you want to see them?" turning his cards over one by one until he had revealed AxJx10x9x4x.

"Sexy Flexxy back!" continued the excited Saechow.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Kao Saechao	170,000 151,000	151,000
Nathan Rosenberg	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Kao Saechao Nathan Rosenberg