Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship Jour 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-29 00:54 UTC-7

Kabbani Bags Massive Stack to End Day 1 of Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship

Niveau 17 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Day 1 of Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas attracted 4,303 entries, who created and a prize pool of $2,194,020, by the time late registration ended.

After 17 levels of play, only 543 players remained. Steven Stolzenfeld bagged the chip lead with 1,190,000 with Adel Kabbani (1,052,000) right on his heels. Others to bag big stacks were Milan Timko (916,000), John de Los Reyes (793,000), and Etay Akshuta (753,000). All of them will be battling it out for the coveted WSOP gold bracelet and $271,032 top prize.

End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Steven Stolzenfeld	United States	1,190,000	119
2	Adel Kabbani	France	1,052,000	105
3	Jaime Kaplan	United States	955,000	96
4	Milan Timko	United States	916,000	92
5	Neel Joshi	India	843,000	84
6	Gokul Dharmarajan	India	795,000	80
7	John De Los Reyes	United States	793,000	79
8	Xiang Lin	United States	783,000	78
9	Matthew Villarreal	United States	780,000	78
10	Rick Whitesell	United States	779,000	78

Kabbani had a steady rise in his stack as the day went on. At one point, before the yellow 1,000 chips were colored up, he had amassed a stack that almost appeared to be over his head. It was a sight to behold from the tables around him. He played aggressively on the bubble and earned plenty of chips as a result. The remaining players will have quite the task of trying to take chips from Kabbani on Day 2.

The bubble almost didn’t pop on Day 1. With only 25 minutes left in the last level of the night, the tournament director called hand-for-hand play, and the race was on to make it to the final 646 players that would make the money. Fortunately, the bubble burst just before the night was over, and all players secured a min-cash of $960.

Also making it through on Day 2 were multiple notable names including Matt Affleck, Martin Zamani (480,000), Aram Oganyan (382,000), Kyna England (202,000), and Kathy Leibert (308,000).

Unfortunately, not everyone was so fortunate. Among those to bust on Day 2 before the money places were Stephen Song, Andy Black, Benkamin Spragg, and 2006 WSOP Main Event champion Jamie Gold.

Day 2 of Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship kicks off at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday June 29th. The day will start on Level 18 with blinds at 5,000/10,000/10,000 and the remaining players will play another 10 levels.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor of Event #64: $600 No-Limit Hold'em Deepstack Championship.

Tags: Adel Kabbani Andy Black Aram Oganyan Etay Akshuta Gokul Dharmarajan Jaime Kaplan Jamie Gold Kathy Leibert Stephen Song Rick Whitesell Neel Joshi Milan Timko Matthew Villarreal Matt Affleck Martin Zamani Kyna England Steven Stolzenfeld Xiang Lin

2023-06-28 20:40 UTC-7

4,303 Entrants, 646 ITM, $271,032 For The Winner

MaximeTaldir

Niveau 13 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

After the dinner break, the floors announced the number of entrants for Event #64 of the World Series of Poker. The $600 Deep Stack Champion had 4,303 entries this year, slightly lower than last year's count of 4,913 players, but still a strong turnout.

These 4,303 entires generated a prize pool of $2,194,530. This money will be divided into 646 places, with a minimum cash prize of $960.

But for the player who reaches Day 4 and wins the tournament, the first-place prize is $271,032. But more than the money, the winner will win a WSOP bracelet.

PLACE	PRIZE	PLACE	PRIZE	PLACE	PRIZE
1	$271,032	12-13	$15,830	90-98	$2,537
2	$167,483	14-17	$12,684	99-143	$2,218
3	$124,850	18-26	$10,249	144-188	$1,956
4	$93,795	27-35	$8,351	189-233	$1,741
5	$71,018	36-44	$6,863	234-278	$1,564
6	$54,199	45-53	$5,688	279-323	$1,419
7	$41,694	54-62	$4,756	324-377	$1,299
8	$32,332	63-71	$4,011	378-431	$1,201
9	$25,276	72-80	$3,413	432-538	$1,050
10-11	$19,921	81-89	$2,929	539-646	$960

2023-06-28 16:37 UTC-7

Aggression Pays Off For Raina

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

Action was opened in the hijack to 2,500. The cutoff called and action was on Kiran Raina on the button. Raina took a moment to think before landing on a three-bet to the tune of 8,000. The remaining players in the blinds folded and both the hijack and cutoff called.

The Q♦5♣3♦ flop hit the felt and the hijack checked. The player in the cutoff then opted to lead into the three-bettor and put out 16,000. Raina was on the button with about 28,000 remaining in his stack. He didn't take long before moving in for his tournament life. The hijack tank folded and the cutoff snapped.

The cards hit their backs.

Kiran Raina: K♦Q♥
Cutoff: 8♦5♦

Raina needed to fade quite a few outs. The 7♠ turn was clean and the 9♣ river sealed the deal giving Raina a pure double and putting him above average stack for the day.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Kiran Raina	83,000 83,000	83,000

Tags: Kiran Raina

2023-06-28 14:26 UTC-7

Boat Over Boat for Kenney

Niveau 6 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action is joined on a board of 6♠4♥A♦4♣5♥ with Ebony Kenney calling an all in from a player in position.

She rolled over 6♥6♦ for six's full and the player in position shook his head and flashed A♠4♠ for a smaller full house.

The dealer made the pot right and Kenney dragged in a massive double early in the day.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ebony Kenney	62,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Ebony Kenney

2023-06-28 12:03 UTC-7

Players On A Break

MaximeTaldir

Niveau 3 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

While the queue is still amazingly long with hundreds of players waiting all around the room and in the corridors, the 3,144 players already in are on a break for 20 minutes.

2023-06-28 11:20 UTC-7

The Tortoise and the Hari

MaximeTaldir

Niveau 2 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Like in the fable, the hare starts fast but loses in the end. That's what happened at Krishna Hari's table.

According to all players, "there was a raise from a first player, a call by a second one, and a raise to 2,300 by a third one. The initial raiser called, the second player moved all in for 16,000, and the third player was the only one to call."

The at-risk player had KxQx suited against AxKx preflop, but didn't make it on the 7x6x2x10x4x board.

On the tortoise part, there is "Fear the turtle," a small red tortoise protecting Hari's cards. And like his lucky charm, he intends to be patient.

Still, he opened to 800 in early position and was called by a player in middle position and the big blind.

On 7♥8♠Q♦, Hari continued, betting 1,500, but this time, only the big blind called. Both players checked on the turn 10♥ and on the river 6♦, the big blind took the lead with a bet of 3,500. Hari showed 3♦3♠ and folded.

Patience.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Krishna Hari	27,000 27,000	27,000

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2023-06-28 09:00 UTC-7

Welcome to Day 1 of Event #64: $600 Deepstack Championship No-Limit Hold'em

MaximeTaldir

A new event of the World Series of Poker starts on Wednesday, June 28 at 10 a.m. at Paris and Horseshoe Las Vegas. Event #64 $600 Deep Stack Championship No-Limit Hold'em.

Last year, it was a player from Hungary, Tamas Lendvai, who navigated through 4,913 players to claim the victory and win $299,464, as well as a WSOP bracelet.

This summer, he has already cashed in five WSOP events. So why couldn't he be in the money for a sixth time, and maybe win this tournament once again?

2022 Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Tamas Lendvai	Hungary	$299,464
2	Frank Reichel	Germany	$185,027
3	Jon Van Fleet	United States	$138,149
4	Alex Jim	United States	$103,994
5	Daniel Marcus	United States	$78,793
6	Abdullah Alshanti	United States	$60,196
7	Tsuf Saltsberg	Israel	$46,347
8	Tamir Saidman	Israel	$35,964
9	John Ypma	United States	$28,129

To succeed him, this year's players will have four days of competition to fight for the title. Before having all the chips, they'll start with 30,000 chips. On the first day, the levels will be 40 minutes long, and 17 levels will be played.

Last year, the bubble burst during that time, so maybe the money will be reached again on Day 1. Then, all players qualified for the next step will play ten levels of 60 minutes on Day 2, down to five players left on Day 3, and until a winner is crowned on Day 4, on Saturday, July 1.

Eliminated players and late arrivals have until the end of Level 9 (around 5:00 p.m.) to reenter or enter the tournament, with a single reentry allowed. Three levels later, there will be a 75-minute dinner break (around 7:00 p.m.). The other breaks will be 20 minutes long, occurring every three levels.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on hand to provide you all the details, so follow the action right here!

Tags: Abdullah Alshanti Daniel Marcus Frank Reichel John Ypma Jon Van Fleet Tamas Lendvai Tamir Saidman Tsuf Saltsberg