2023 World Series of Poker

Event #1: $500 Casino Employees
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k10
Prize
$75,535
Event Info
Buy-in
$500
Prize Pool
$426,300
Entries
1,015
Level Info
Level
33
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
89
Players Left
1

Jiang Catches Runners to Double

Level 30 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Bruce Jiang
Bruce Jiang

Action folded to Bruce Jiang in the cutoff who slid his last 375,000 into the middle. Peter Thai called in the small blind.

Bruce Jiang: J?10?
Peter Thai: Q?7?

The flop came 2?4?Q?, giving Thai top pair and putting one foot out the door for Jiang. The 9? turn gave Jiang an open-ended straight draw and the 8? river completed the runner-runner nut straight for Jiang who survives another all in to double to 1,070,000.

Player Chips Progress
Peter Thai us
Peter Thai
5,400,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Bruce Jiang
Bruce Jiang
1,070,000
570,000
570,000

Level: 30

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

Aggression From Urbanic Takes Down a Three-Bet Pot

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
James Urbanic
James Urbanic

James Urbanic opened from the cutoff to 275,000 only to see a three-bet from Peter Thai in the small blind to 625,000. Urbanic called and a flop of J?Q?A? was spread.

Thai led into Urbanic for 700,000. After a brief moment of deliberation, Urbanic announced all in creating a clash between two of the biggest stacks at the table.

Thai seemed pained by the decision as he went into the tank for about three minutes. Eventually, he tossed his cards toward the muck and Urbanic climbed back up the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
James Urbanic us
James Urbanic
6,500,000
1,715,000
1,715,000
Peter Thai us
Peter Thai
5,375,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: James UrbanicPeter Thai

Lisa Eckstein Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,686)

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Lisa Eckstein
Lisa Eckstein

Benson Tam raised in late position and it folded to Lisa Eckstein in the big blind, who quickly put her approximately 1,000,000 chips into play. Tam called, easily covering and putting Eckstein at risk.

Lisa Eckstein: 10?10?

Benson Tam: Q?J?

The flop helped Tam immediately, rolling off K?7?J?, the A? on the turn had some of the table rooting for a Queen on the river, but her dreams of winning a bracelet today were thwarted when the 9? completed the board on the river.

Eckstein was heard throughout the tournament claiming that a woman would win again this year, especially when she was the last one standing. According to a friend of Eckstein on the rail; she was born with a deck of cards in her hand and has a family packed full of card players. She congratulated her opponents around the table before collecting her belongings and heading to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Benson Tam us
Benson Tam
5,100,000
1,390,000
1,390,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
Lisa Eckstein us
Lisa Eckstein
Busted

Tags: Benson TamLisa Eckstein

Urbanic Forces a Fold From Jiang

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
James Urbanic
James Urbanic

Bruce Jiang opened to 225,000 from the cutoff. The button and small blind folded making way for James Urbanic to call from the big blind to see a flop of 6?K?2?.

Action checked through to a 10? turn which saw both players check again.

The river brought the 9? which prompted a bet of 300,000 from Urbanic. Jiang eventually decided on a fold and the pot was pushed to Urbanic.

Player Chips Progress
James Urbanic us
James Urbanic
4,785,000
285,000
285,000
Bruce Jiang
Bruce Jiang
2,075,000
-225,000
-225,000

Tags: Bruce JiangJames Urbanic

Mark Kawamoto Eliminated in 10th Place ($4,477)

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Mark Kawamoto
Mark Kawamoto

Mark Kawamoto was in late position when he went all-in for 335,000. Joe Pavan looked over the meager stack and reluctantly called.

Mark Kawamoto: J?10?

Joe Pavan: A?4?

Kawamoto looked geared up to double going into the river on a board of J?Q?7?9? but the A? was a dagger to the heart. Kawamoto graciously circled the table and wished his opponents good luck in the remainder of the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Joe Pavan us
Joe Pavan
2,800,000
700,000
700,000
Mark Kawamoto us
Mark Kawamoto
Busted

Tags: Mark KawamotoJoe Pavan