The remaining 21 players are now on the first 15-minute break of the day.
2023 World Series of Poker
Erik Perry raised and "Miami" John Cernuto called for less, putting himself at risk headed to a run out.
John Cernuto: Q?4?3?2?
Erik Perry: K?J?10?5?
The board ran out J?3?Q?9?5?, giving Perry a straight and sending Cernuto home in 22nd place for $9,202.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Erik Perry |
3,000,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
John Cernuto | Busted | |
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Heads-up on a board of J?K?Q?10?, James Obst bet and Aubrey Gilbert called in the big blind.
The river came the 3? and Obst put out another bet. Gilbert frowned before tossing his cards into the muck as Obst moved up over 1,000,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
James Obst |
1,400,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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Aubrey Gilbert |
1,200,000
430,000
|
430,000 |
Eric Varnado bet on a board of Q?A?6?8? and was called by Ryan Scully.
The river came the 9? and Varnado bet again. Scully called as Varnado opened up 2?5?A?7? for a rivered straight. Scully flung his cards into the muck as he took a big hit to his stack.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Eric Varnado |
1,300,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
Ryan Scully |
300,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
Mike Thorpe was all in from the hijack and up against Ben Vidal on the button.
Mike Thorpe: 8?3?A?J?
Ben Vidal: A?A?J?9?
"Just aces," Vidal said as he opened up his hand. The board ran out 9?8?K?Q?Q? as Thorpe stood up from his seat. "Oh, I have a flush," he said on the river as he sat back down courtesy of the double up.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Benjamin Vidal |
850,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
Mike Thorpe |
350,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Giuseppe Pantaleo raised from under the gun and was called by Jim Collopy in late position and both players took a flop of K?9?9?.
Pantaleo checked to Collopy who bet and Pantaleo put in the call to take a 6? turn card.
Pantaleo check-called a bet from Collopy and watched as the dealer put the 10? out on the river.
Both players checked through to showdown and Pantaleo turned over the A?K?6?3? which was good enough to take the whole pot at Collopy tossed his cards into the muck.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jim Collopy |
850,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
|
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Giuseppe Pantaleo | 800,000 | |
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Benjamin Gold and Tomomitsu Ono each put in multiple bets on a board of 8?3?Q?J?9? and Ono took the pot with A?4?10?K? for a straight.
Gold was left with just two chips and was in the big blind a few hands later. "Come and get 'em, boys," he said as Ono raised from under the gun and the rest of the table folded.
Benjamin Gold: J?5?4?J?
Tomomitsu Ono: A?K?A?2?
The board ran out 3?3?8?Q?10? and Ono's aces won the pot. "Nice playing with you guys," Gold told his tablemates as he headed off to the payout desk.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tomomitsu Ono |
2,500,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
Benjamin Gold | Busted |
Mark Bixler raised and Patrick Stacey called all-in for less. The big blind also called and three players saw a flop of 7?8?9?.
The big blind player check-folded to a bet from Bixler and the cards were turned up with two players headed to a run out.
Patrick Stacey: A?J?7?5?
Mark Bixler: 7xXxXxXx
The runout came 9? on the turn and 7? on the river, giving Bixler three sevens with the best kicker and sending Stacey to the rail in 22nd place for $9,202.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mark Bixler |
1,900,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
Patrick Stacey | Busted |
John Cernuto bet on a flop of 7?Q?4? and was called by Kyle Cartwright in the cutoff. Erik Perry then raised, Cernuto reraised, and Cartwright folded.
Perry called to the 4? turn where Cernuto put out another bet. Perry called as the K? fell on the river. Cernuto bet again.
"You win," Perry said as he mucked his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Erik Perry |
2,200,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
Kyle Cartwright |
1,800,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |
|
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John Cernuto |
800,000
390,000
|
390,000 |
|
Three-handed on a board of 2?3?J?10?, Benjamin Gold bet his last chips and Jeffrey Mitseff and Mike Thorpe called.
The river came the 9? and action was checked to showdown. Gold turned over J?J? for a flopped set and his two opponents both mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jeffrey Mitseff |
650,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
Benjamin Gold |
500,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
Mike Thorpe |
300,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |