2023 World Series of Poker

Event #94: 5,000 No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak
Prize
$701,688
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$3,739,800
Entries
813
Level Info
Level
34
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
60
Players Left
1

Harder River Decisions Have Been Had

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Josh Reichard raised from late position to 500,000 and was called by Christian Harder on the button.

Heads up they saw a flop of K?Q?8? and Reichard continued with a bet of 350,000 and Harder made the call.

The turn was the 6? and both players checked, revealing the 9?.

After some thought, Reichard checked again; Harder declared all in. Reichard couldn't have called faster if he tried and Harder showed the A?10? but Reichard was lying in the weeds with the K?K?.

"Someone turn up the A.C. because it's getting hot in here!" shouted Reichard's rail.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
6,100,000
3,100,000
3,100,000
Profile photo of Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
2,700,000
-2,725,000
-2,725,000

Tags: Josh ReichardChristian Harder

Massoud Eskandari Eliminated in 9th Place ($51,416)

Level 31 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante
Massoud Eskandari
Massoud Eskandari

Massoud Eskandari found himself all in and at risk in a preflop confrontation against Marcello Delgrosso.

Massoud Eskandari: A?J?
Marcello Delgrosso: A?K?

Delgrosso was in good shape to secure the knockout with a dominating ace and remained ahead on the A?8?Q?Q?2? runout to take the pot down and put an end to Eskandari's deep run.

Eskandari's elimination marks the start of the official final table.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marcello Delgrosso ca
Marcello Delgrosso
5,425,000
2,925,000
2,925,000
Profile photo of Massoud Eskandari us
Massoud Eskandari
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Marcello DelgrossoMassoud Eskandari

Level: 31

Blinds: 125,000/250,000

Ante: 250,000

Final Table Redraw (full)

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
TableSeatPlayerCountryChipsBig Blinds
4181Massoud EskandariUnited States2,400,00010
4182Alex KeatingUnited States11,800,00047
4183Josh ReichardUnited States3,000,00012
4184Christian HarderUnited States5,425,00022
4185Guoliang WeiChina2,450,00010
4186Marcello DelgrossoUnited States2,500,00010
4187Nozomu ShimizuJapan8,625,00035
4188Alexandros KoloniasGreece1,350,0005
4189Jason HickeyUnited States1,575,0006
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alex Keating us
Alex Keating
11,800,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nozomu Shimizu jp
Nozomu Shimizu
8,625,000
Profile photo of Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
5,425,000
Profile photo of Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
3,000,000
Profile photo of Marcello Delgrosso ca
Marcello Delgrosso
2,500,000
Profile photo of Guoliang Wei cn
Guoliang Wei
2,450,000
Profile photo of Massoud Eskandari us
Massoud Eskandari
2,400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Hickey us
Jason Hickey
1,575,000
Profile photo of Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
1,350,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Punnat Punsri Eliminated in 10th Place ($40,393)

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Punnat Punsri
Punnat Punsri

Punnat Punsri moved all in from the cutoff for 1,825,000. Nozomu Shimizu raised all in from the button with a covering stack, forcing a fold from all other players.

Punnat Punsri: A?9?
Nozomu Shimizu: J?J?

Shimizu was ahead with pocket jacks and remained so on the 9?2?8?6?8? run out. Punsri was sent to the rail just shy of the unofficial final table while Shimizu collected another large pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Nozomu Shimizu jp
Nozomu Shimizu
8,625,000
2,225,000
2,225,000
Profile photo of Punnat Punsri th
Punnat Punsri
Busted

Tags: Nozomu ShimizuPunnat Punsri

Yang Zhang Eliminated in 11th Place ($40,393)

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Yang Zhang
Yang Zhang

Yang Zhang went all in and was isolated by a raise from Alex Keating. Keating joked that it was a friendly isolation raise.

Yang Zhang: K?J?
Alex Keating: Q?7?

It was true that Zhang's hand was best preflop but after the wheel spun 7?6?2?, Keating surged into the lead with top pair and the flush draw. There was no sweat for Zhang as the Q? made it so he was drawing dead and the river didn't matter.

Player Chips Progress
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Alex Keating
8,400,000
700,000
700,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Yang Zhang cn
Yang Zhang
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Alex KeatingYang Zhang

Girish Reknar Eliminated in 12th Place ($32,264)

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Girish Reknar
Girish Reknar

Girish Reknar went all in off a very short stack and was called by Marcello Delgrosso to his left.

Girish Reknar: 2?3?
Marcello Delgrosso: A?J?

Reknar had the nut low against Delgrosso's ace high and wasn't able to improve when the board ran out K?J?5?9?A?.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Marcello Delgrosso ca
Marcello Delgrosso
3,000,000
975,000
975,000
Profile photo of Girish Reknar us
Girish Reknar
Busted

Tags: Girish ReknarMarcello Delgrosso

Felipe Ketzer Eliminated in 13th Place ($32,264)

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Felipe Ketzer
Felipe Ketzer

Felipe Ketzer moved all in from the button for his last 1,225,000 and Christian Harder made the call in the big blind to put Ketzer at risk.

Felipe Ketzer: J?10?
Christian Harder: A?5?

Harder flopped top pair on the A?Q?7? flop but Ketzer still had some outs in the form of a gutshot straight draw. Those outs never materialized on the 3? turn or 6? river and Ketzer was sent to the rail while Harder collected the last of his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
5,800,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
Profile photo of Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
Busted

Tags: Christian HarderFelipe Ketzer

Level: 30

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Updated Chip Counts After Second Break

Level 29 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Alex Keating us
Alex Keating
7,700,000
850,000
850,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nozomu Shimizu jp
Nozomu Shimizu
6,400,000
2,100,000
2,100,000
Profile photo of Josh Reichard us
Josh Reichard
5,625,000
-490,000
-490,000
Profile photo of Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
4,500,000
650,000
650,000
Profile photo of Guoliang Wei cn
Guoliang Wei
3,650,000
40,000
40,000
Profile photo of Massoud Eskandari us
Massoud Eskandari
2,850,000
575,000
575,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jason Hickey us
Jason Hickey
2,500,000
925,000
925,000
Profile photo of Alexandros Kolonias gr
Alexandros Kolonias
2,325,000
605,000
605,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Marcello Delgrosso ca
Marcello Delgrosso
2,025,000
-475,000
-475,000
Profile photo of Felipe Ketzer br
Felipe Ketzer
1,700,000
-700,000
-700,000
Profile photo of Punnat Punsri th
Punnat Punsri
1,325,000
-1,375,000
-1,375,000
Profile photo of Daniel Palau es
Daniel Palau
600,000
-165,000
-165,000
Profile photo of Yang Zhang cn
Yang Zhang
350,000
-4,650,000
-4,650,000
WSOP 1X Winner