2023 World Series of Poker

Event #85: $1,500 Shootout
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
97
Prize
$237,367
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,317,645
Entries
987
Level Info
Level
43
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
10
Players Left
1

Chen Doubles Through Dzivielevski

Level 37 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Ao Chen
Ao Chen

Action was opened in late position by Ao Chen to 205,000. Olga Iermolcheva called from the small blind and action was then on Yuri Dzivielevski in the big blind. He thought for a moment before announcing all in and sliding some chips forward.

Chen didn't take long and called. Iermolcheva got out of the way and they saw all five cards.

Ao Chen: A?K?
Yuri Dzivielevski: 9?9?

The full board ran out K?10?2?J?5? and Chen would earn the pure double leaving Dzivielevski with crumbs.

Player Chips Progress
Ao Chen us
Ao Chen
3,750,000
1,490,000
1,490,000
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
650,000
-2,140,000
-2,140,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Ao ChenYuri DzivielevskiOlga Iermolcheva

Allan Mello Eliminated in 9th Place ($23,689)

Level 37 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Allan Mello
Allan Mello

Michael Finstein opened to 200,000 and Allan Mello quickly moved all in next to him for a stack worth 1,210,000. It folded back to Finstein who snap-called with the dominant stack to create the following showdown:

Allan Mello: A?10?
Michael Finstein: J?J?

Mello couldn't find anything throughout the board 2?10?8?Q?7? and made his way to the payout desk to collect his $23,689 payday.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Finstein us
Michael Finstein
2,740,000
780,000
780,000
Allan Mello br
Allan Mello
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Allan MelloMichael Finstein

Lucky Double Up for Friedman

Level 37 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Adam Friedman open-shoved for his last 770,000 and Allan Mello decided to reshape in the small blind for 1,980,000. Mo Zhou tanked for some time in the big blind and let it go.

Adam Friedman: 4?4?
Allan Mello: 7?7?

Friedman was in bad shape for his tournament's life but managed to find a board 5?8?4?5?Q? to give him the double up with a set of fours.

Player Chips Progress
Mo Zhou cn
Mo Zhou
2,320,000
420,000
420,000
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
1,600,000
590,000
590,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Allan Mello br
Allan Mello
1,210,000
-1,065,000
-1,065,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Adam FriedmanAllan MelloMo Zhou

Six in the Window

Level 37 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Olga Iermolcheva
Olga Iermolcheva

Matteo Cavelier opened the action in late position to 225,000. Olga Iermolcheva was next to act on the button and thought for a moment before announcing all in. The rest of the players folded and Cavelier snap called.

The cards hit their backs.

Olga Iermolcheva: 6?6?
Matteo Cavelier: K?K?

The dealer burned and rolled over a six right in the window before fanning out 6?5?3?. Iermolcheva jumped in to the lead and got a clean J? turn and 5? river.

Iermolcheva moved up to second in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Matteo Cavelier fr
Matteo Cavelier
5,600,000
-1,360,000
-1,360,000
Olga Iermolcheva ua
Olga Iermolcheva
4,110,000
1,690,000
1,690,000

Tags: Matteo CavelierOlga Iermolcheva

Level: 37

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

Cavelier Hurts Melo's Stack

Level 36 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Matteo Cavelier
Matteo Cavelier

Michael Finstein started the action with a raise to 160,000 and Allan Mello decided to three-bet to 400,000 next to him. It folded to Matteo Cavelier in the big blind who sent a four-bet worth 1,000,000. Finstein let it go but Mello took a minute and five-bet to 1,600,000, which Cavelier called.

With already more than 3,200,000 in the pot, the flop showed 2?J?5? and Mello made a small bet worth 325,000 after Cavelier checked. Cavelier thought about his move for some time and jammed.

Mello went deep into the tank and after a few minutes, he reluctantly sent his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Matteo Cavelier fr
Matteo Cavelier
6,960,000
2,210,000
2,210,000
Allan Mello br
Allan Mello
2,275,000
-2,075,000
-2,075,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Finstein us
Michael Finstein
1,960,000
-190,000
-190,000

Tags: Allan MelloMatteo CavelierMichael Finstein

Dzivielevski Rips it In

Level 36 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Action was opened in late position by Yuri Dzivielevski to 175,000. It made it to Mo Zhou in the small blind who took his time and eventually put in a three-bet to 580,000.

Dzivielevski sat in the tank for about a minute, checked his cards, got a count, and then announced he was all in.

Zhou sent his cards to the muck faster than the dealer could announce the action.

Dzivielevski chips up in a much needed spot.

Player Chips Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
2,790,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Mo Zhou cn
Mo Zhou
1,900,000

Tags: Mo ZhouYuri Dzivielevski

Edward Mroczkowski Eliminated in 10th Place ($19,003)

Level 36 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Edward Mroczkowski
Edward Mroczkowski

Edward Mroczkowski raised under the gun to 175,000 and Matteo Cavelier made a three-bet worth 450,000 in the cutoff. It came back to Mroczkowski who eventually called.

The dealer brought a flop A?3?Q? and after some thought, Mroczkowski check-called Cavelier's continuation worth 200,000. Both checked on the 6? turn.

Things heated on the 7? river. Mroczkowski tanked for some time and ended up betting 200,000 after the clock has been called. Cavelier replied by announcing all in and Mroczkowski snap-called for his remaining stack worth 1,000,000.

Mroczkowski tabled Q?Q? for a set of queens but had the bad surprise to see A?A? in Cavelier's hands for a set of aces and Mroczkowski made his way to the payout desk to collect his $19,003.

Player Chips Progress
Matteo Cavelier fr
Matteo Cavelier
4,750,000
1,610,000
1,610,000
Edward Mroczkowski us
Edward Mroczkowski
Busted

Tags: Edward MroczkowskiMatteo Cavelier

Dzivielevski Makes it to the River

Level 36 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Faraz Jaka opened the action from late postion to 160,000. It folded to Yuri Dzivielevski in the big blind who thoiught for a moment and called.

The A?K?4? flop landed and Dzivielevski check-called a 115,000 bet from Jaka. The J? landed on the turn bringing in multiple straight and flush draws. Action checked through.

The Q? landed on the river and action checked through once more. Dzivielevski tabled A?6? and Jaka mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
2,350,000
-400,000
-400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
2,200,000
40,000
40,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Faraz JakaYuri Dzivielevski

Cavelier Forces a Fold from Chen

Level 36 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Matteo Cavelier raised under the gun to 175,000 and picked up calls from Ao Chen on the button and Adam Friedman in the small blind.

A paired flop 2?2?J? appeared and it checked to Chen who made a bet of 200,000. Friedman got out of the way but Cavelier decided to raise it to 600,000. Chen took a minute and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Matteo Cavelier fr
Matteo Cavelier
3,140,000
490,000
490,000
Ao Chen us
Ao Chen
2,260,000
-460,000
-460,000
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
1,010,000
-190,000
-190,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Adam FriedmanAo ChenMatteo Cavelier