Event #62: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha Jour 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-27 10:44 UTC-7

Welcome to Event #62: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha

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Event #62: $1,500 Mixed No-Limit Hold'em/Pot-Limit Omaha is slated for a 12 p.m. start today at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Last year's iteration of this event saw Sandeep Pulusani of the United States emerge victorious, defeating a field of 1,234 players to take home his second career WSOP bracelet and the top cash prize of $277,949. He defeated Esther Taylor in heads-up play to secure the title. Other notable deep runs include those of Daniel Negreanu (18th, $9,844) and Dan Matsuzuki (44th, $5,863).

2022 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1st	Sandeep Pulusani	United States	$277,949
2nd	Esther Taylor	United States	$171,787
3rd	Aden Salazar	United States	$124,864
4th	Vincent Lam	Canada	$91,800
5th	Richard Kellett	United Kingdom	$68,274
6th	Noah Bronstein	United States	$51,372
7th	Vegard Andreassen	Norway	$39,114
8th	William Leffingwell	United States	$30,129

Players will begin the day with 25,000 chips, with blinds starting at 100/100 with a 100 big blind ante. Levels will last 40 minutes today, before increasing to 60 minutes on Days 2 and 3. There will be a fifteen-minute break after every third level, with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 9, expected to start around 6:30 p.m. local time. Late registration will close at the end of the dinner break, at about 7:30 p.m. Players who are eliminated before registration closes are allowed up to two reentries.

The game changes every eight hands and 15 levels will be played today, after which the remaining players will bag and tag their chips before returning for Day 2 on Wednesday, June 28th, for a 1 p.m. restart.

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Tags: Dan Matsuzuki Daniel Negreanu Esther Taylor Sandeep Pulusani

2023-06-27 12:16 UTC-7

Saliba Cracks Aces Early

Niveau 1 : Blinds 100/100, 100 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

A notable in the field, Vivian Saliba was in a hand from late position against a player in the big blind.

Action picked up on the turn on a board reading 3♣Q♣6♦7♦ and the player in the big blind was contemplating calling a bet from Saliba for 4,200, which they decided to do.

The river 8♣ went check-check and the player in the big blind announced, "aces," before showing down A♥A♠ and Saliba tabling 6♥6♠ for a set of sixes.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Vivian Saliba	35,000 35,000	35,000

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2023-06-27 12:56 UTC-7

Cajelais Goes for it All

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Niveau 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Erik Cajelais raised 600 in early position and was called by the hijack, cutoff, button and big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of K♠6♠3♣ and once the big blind checked, Cajelais continued for 2,000. Only the button made the call.

When the J♦ hit the turn, Cajelais announced a pot-sized bet of 9,300 and the button called once again.

The 10♦ completed the board on the river and Cajelais jammed for his remaining 7,600. His opponent wasted no time tossing his cards into the muck.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Erik Cajelais	35,500 35,500	35,500

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2023-06-27 14:41 UTC-7

Set for Starostin, Gets the Double

Niveau 4 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

No-Limit Hold'em

Ivan Starostin was all in on the flop for 12,500 in late position against the 6,000 chip bet from a player in the small blind and a call from a player in middle position, on a board reading 3♥4♥10♠.

The player in the small blind moved all in over the top and the middle position player made the fold.

Ivan Starostin: 3♦3♣
Small Blind: J♥J♠

Starostin flopped a set against the overpair of the player in the small blind and would improve to a full-house on the 4♠ river, for a full board of 3♥4♥10♠6♣4♠, giving Starostin the double.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ivan Starostin	51,000 51,000	51,000

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2023-06-27 14:57 UTC-7

Saliba Puts the Pressure On

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Niveau 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

Four players saw a flop of A♠7♦2♠, creating a pot of 10,000. The action was checked to Vivian Saliba and she fired out two red chips for a bet of 10,000. Only one player check-called.

The 10♦ hit the turn and once checked to, Saliba eyed up her opponent's stack of roughly 40,000 and pushed forward a multicolored stack for a pot-sized bet. Her opponent thought it over for about 10 seconds before surrendering the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Vivian Saliba	115,000 72,200	72,200

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2023-06-27 15:02 UTC-7

Saliba Chips Up Further in Multi-Way Pot

Niveau 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

The action picked up on a flop reading 3♦5♥7♠ in a multi-way hand where Vivian Saliba reraised a player in late position against an all-in player in the big blind.

The late position player called, which created a side pot.

Saliba bet out 10,000 on the 2♠ turn and was called.

Saliba then bet out enough to put the late position player all in on the K♣ river, but he announced, "brick, you win," and then mucked.

Vivan Saliba: J♠J♣6♠4♣
Big Blind Player: 10♦10♠5♦3♣

Saliba flopped a straight and the player in the big blind was not able to catch-up, delivering Saliba a sizeable pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Vivian Saliba	140,000 25,000	25,000

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2023-06-27 15:14 UTC-7

Hawkins Makes a "Bad Fold"

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Niveau 5 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

On a flop of A♥Q♥5♣, Maurice Hawkins checked to Taehyung Kim as he pushed out a bet of 1,500 into the pot of 4,700. Hawkins called.

The 5♠ paired the board on the turn and Hawkins checked once again before Kim fired out a bet of 4,100.

Hawkins went into the tank while talking to himself, "this might be a really bad fold. I can't just call, I'm either going to just punt to you or fold."

A few more moments went before Hawkins eventually folded and tabled A♣K♣K♠ while mucking his fourth card.

Kim chuckled as he tabled three of his own, 9♣6♣3♦, and flashed the fourth card quickly which was a picture card.

"This is why I don't fold in these events," Hawkins continued, "Everyone in these fields are so bad."

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Maurice Hawkins	47,000 18,000	18,000
Taehyung Kim	22,000 22,000	22,000

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2023-06-27 15:53 UTC-7

Yaginuma Pairs the Board to Send One Out

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Niveau 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

On the turn of Q♥J♦6♦K♥, Cord Garcia checked to Jesse Yaginuma who fired a bet of 9,000 into the pot of just over 10,000. The third player in the hand moved all-in for 13,100, forcing Garcia to instantly muck and Yaginuma made the call.

All-in Player: A♣10♠
Jesse Yaginuma: K♦K♣

Yaginuma turned a set of kings but was behind his opponents turned straight. The J♥ paired the board on the river though, improving Yaginuma to a full house as his opponent exited the tournament.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Cord Garcia	70,000 -1,300	-1,300
Jesse Yaginuma	63,000

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2023-06-27 16:18 UTC-7

Buckner's "Not Folding Even if it Was a Million Dollars"

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Niveau 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Pot-Limit Omaha

With 3,600 in the middle and five players on the K♠7♠4♣ flop, the action checked to a player who fired out a bet of 1,800. The button, small blind, and Steven 'Cuz" Buckner all made the call.

The 9♣ fell on the turn and Buckner checked to the player who bet the flop before he announced a pot-sized bet. The button got out of the way and the action was on Buckner as he asked for a count.

"I don't think I can fold this hand," Said Buckner after being told the pot-sized bet was 10,800. Buckner put in a raise and his opponent called off his stack of 15,000 before both hands were on their backs.

All-in Player: K♥K♦J♥3♥
Steven Buckner: J♠10♠8♠5♦

Buckner turned a wrap straight draw and a flush draw and the Q♥ river completed his straight to crack the set of kings of his opponent and drag the pot.

"You know I am new to this game (pot-limit omaha) but I ain't folding that hand even if it were a million dollars to call!"

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Steven Buckner	80,000 58,700	58,700

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2023-06-27 19:13 UTC-7

Negreanu Proposes Changes to the Poker Hall of Fame Induction Process

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Niveau 9 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With its ever-growing backlog of deserving players and industry professionals waiting for their time to be inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame, some players are calling for changes to the nomination and induction process.

One of those players is Daniel Negreanu, poker's biggest ambassador and himself a member of the Poker Hall of Fame who was inducted in 2014. Negreanu has long called for overhauls to the Poker Hall of Fame nomination process and renewed his calls this week on his daily vlog during the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

"How I would fix the Hall of Fame is this: every single year, two players get in — players, not contributors," Negreanu told his vlog viewers. "Every single year, two players get in. Every third year ... we add an additional third person who is a contributor to the game. That would be the Isai Scheinbergs and the Matt Savages of the world. Every three years, one of them would get in. That way, we don't have to constantly compare apples to oranges."

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