Event #85: $1,500 Shootout Jour 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-07-13 13:32 UTC-7

Rheem Gives Action

Niveau 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action folded to Chino Rheem in late position who opened to 1,100. It then folded to the small blind who went all in for 7,400. The remaining players folded and it was back on Rheem.

"Do you want action?" Rheem asked.

"It depends what you have," the small blind remarked.

"I can't tell you that, but I'm gonna give you action," Rheem said, as he put in a pile of chips for a call.

Small Blind: 9♦9♠
Chino Rheem: K♠Q♠

The full board ran out Q♦6♠A♣A♠A♦ and Rheem won with the bigger boat.

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2023-07-13 13:18 UTC-7

Brazil Versus Brazil: Hey Busts Simao

Gaelle Jaudon

Niveau 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Joao Simao raised to 1,300 and it was called by the cutoff and Caio Hey in the big blind.

The flop appeared 3♣Q♦2♦ and Hey checked to Simao who continued for 1,600. The cutoff called, then Hey raised it to 6,000, putting Simao into the tank. After some time, Simao shoved and it folded to Hey who snap-called.

Joao Simao: 9♦9♠
Caio Hey: Q♥2♥

Simao was in terrible shape for the double up with Hey holding two pair. The 2♠ improved Hey's hand into a full house and Simao made his way to the exit after the J♥ completed the board.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Caio Hey	79,000 79,000	79,000
Joao Simao	Eliminé

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2023-07-13 12:15 UTC-7

Brenes Is Saved on the River

Gaelle Jaudon

Niveau 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

All the chips went in the middle on the flop 8♣2♦3♥ between Humberto Brenes, at risk for a remaining stack worth 20,000, and his opponent, who had him covered:

Humberto Brenes: K♥K♦
Opponent: J♣J♥

Brenes had the dominated hand but a J♠ showed up on the turn to give a set of jacks to his opponent. Brenes was ready to be eliminated, but a miracle K♣ landed on the river to give the winning hand to Brenes and the double up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Humberto Brenes	48,000 48,000	48,000

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2023-07-13 12:14 UTC-7

Kabrhel Doubles, Livingston Leaves

Niveau 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Alex Livingston limped in middle position followed by a late postion call. It then folded to Martin Kabrhel on the button, who quickly moved all in.

It folded back to Livingston, who said "Ok, I'll gamble," and put in the rest of his chips. The late position player folded and the cards hit their backs.

Martin Kabrhel: A♥6♠
Alex Livingston: 3♠3♦

"Why do you slowroll when you have the nuts?" Kabrhel said as the hands were tabled.

The full board ran out A♣J♣4♦K♠K♣ and Kabrhel got a pure double to get him back closer to starting stack.

The next hand Livingston shoved his last 3,000 and was sent to the rail when his opponent flopped a set.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Martin Kabrhel	17,000 17,000	17,000

Alex Livingston	Eliminé

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2023-07-13 11:50 UTC-7

Great Start for Soma

Gaelle Jaudon

Niveau 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

According to the table, in a heads-up raised pot, Leo Soma check-called his opponent for 1,700 on a flop Q♠7♦5♠. Both players checked on the turn Q♦.

The 10♦ landed on the river and Soma bet 700. His opponent decided to raise it to 10,700 and Soma replied with a shove, covering his opponent's stack. The latter tanked for some time but ended up calling for a total stack worth 23,000.

Soma tabled 10♣10♠ for a full house and his opponent sent A♣Q♥ into the muck before leaving the tournament's area.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Leo Soma	55,000 27,000	27,000

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2023-07-13 11:49 UTC-7

Arieh Overbets River

Niveau 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Fresh off his bracelet win in the $25,000 H.O.R.S.E last night, Josh Arieh opened to 800 from late position and only got called from the big blind.

The 7♥3♠2♥ flop checked through. The Q♠ landed on the turn and the big blind check-called a 2,000 bet from Arieh.

The 10♠ landed on the river and action checked to Arieh again. This time he asked how much his opponent was playing and then quickly threw out an overbet to the tune of 10,000. His opponent quickly folded.

"Don't worry, I had it," Arieh joked as he showed the 2♣. "No I actually had it." He remarked as he rolled over the 2♠ to show he flopped bottom set.

Arieh scooped a small one early on in the shootout to keep his player of the year dreams alive.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Josh Arieh	29,000 29,000	29,000

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2023-07-13 10:58 UTC-7

Stepuchin Drills the River

Niveau 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action folded to a player in late position who opened to 500. It then folded to Frank Stepuchin in the big blind who defended.

The A♣Q♣5♦ flop hit the felt and Stepuchin check-called a 500 bet from his opponent.

The turn brought a Q♦ and action slowed down and checked through.

The 7♦ river landed and Stepuchin opted to lead for 1,300. His opponent didn't think for long before raising to 3,500. Stepuchin snap called.

His opponent tabled K♦8♦ for a rivered flush and Stepuchin tabled 7♠7♥ for a rivered boat.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Frank Stepuchin	32,500 32,500	32,500

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2023-07-13 08:39 UTC-7

Welcome to Day 1 of Event #85: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold'em

Gaelle Jaudon

The 2023 World Series of Poker continues in full swing at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with another tournament about to give its shuffle and deal this morning at 10 a.m. local time, Event #85: $1,500 Shootout No-Limit Hold'em. The shootout format is such that players must win their table in each round to advance.

Last year's tournament saw 1,000 players enter the field, generating a prize pool of $1,335,000, with the top 100, those who won their table the first round, receiving a minimum cash of $5,835. As this is a record-breaking year, the prizepool is set to be greatly exceeded, with the cap raised to 2,000 players.

Of those many entrants, the last man standing in 2022 was Michael Simhai after he defeated David Dowdy in heads-up play at the final table. Simhai took home the first-place prize of $240,480, as well as his first gold bracelet and biggest live cash.

2022 $1,500 Shoutout NLH Final Table Results

Place	Player	Country	Prize
1	Michael Simhai	United States	$240,480
2	David Dowdy	United States	$148,618
3	Anant Patel	United States	$111,226
4	Ravi Raghavan	United States	$84,047
5	Timothy McDermott	United States	$64,129
6	Roongsak Griffith	United States	$49,414
7	Austin Peck	United States	$38,455
8	David Yonnotti	United States	$30,227
9	Kevin Song	United States	$24,001
10	Derek Sudell	United States	$19,253

Players will begin the day with 25,000 chips. Blinds will begin at 100-200 with a 200 big blind ante. Levels are scheduled for 40 minutes, with 20-minute breaks after every third level. A 60-minute optional dinner break is scheduled after Level 9, expected to be around 4:40 p.m. local time.

Late registration will close after 3 levels (around 12:20 p.m. local time) or once the cap is hit. All stacks will be in play from the start of the day, meaning late-registering players will enter the tournament with less than a full starting stack. When registration closes, unsold stacks will be removed from play.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be covering this event from start to finish so make sure to stay tuned for all the upcoming action!

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