Players are now on break and will return, after 15 minutes, to blinds of 250,000 and 500,000 with a 500,000 big blind ante.
2023 World Series of Poker
Yang Zhang raised to 800,000 on the button and Alex Lynskey shoved all in for 3,350,000 in the small blind. Frederic Normand also pushed all in for 4,675,000 in the big blind and Zhang got out of the way.
Alex Lynskey: K?J?
Frederic Normand: Q?Q?
The flop came J?6?4? to give Lynskey a pair of jacks but Normand was still in the lead with his pair of queens. The 8? on the turn changed nothing but the K? on the river gave Lynskey two pair to double up.
On the next hand, Lynskey raised to 800,000 on the button and Normand pushed all in for 1,325,000. Aram Oganyan reraised to 1,900,000 in the big blind and Lynskey folded.
Frederic Normand: A?7?
Aram Oganyan: K?K?
The board ran out Q?9?8?K?3? to give Oganyan a set of kings and Normand was eliminated in fifth place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aram Oganyan |
17,425,000
2,225,000
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2,225,000 |
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Alex Lynskey |
7,100,000
2,850,000
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2,850,000 |
Frederic Normand | Busted |
Yang Zhang raised from under the gun to 800,000 while Aleks Dimitrov jammed all in for 9,500,000 from the big blind. Zhang was quick to call as both players revealed their holdings.
Aleks Dimitrov: Q?Q?
Yang Zhang: K?K?
The board ran out J?3?5?A?9? for Zhang to scoop the pot and become the chip leader.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yang Zhang |
32,050,000
8,800,000
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8,800,000 |
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Aleks Dimitrov | Busted | |
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The action folded to Yang Zhang in the small blind who just limped in. Shannon Shorr was in the big blind and eyed up the other short stacks at the table before moving all in for 5,200,000. Zhang snap-called and the cards were on their backs.
Shannon Shorr: A?7?
Yang Zhang: 8?8?
The flop came Q?J?8? and Zhang flopped a set of eights to leave Shorr drawing slim. The K? and 6? runout changed nothing and Shorr was eliminated in seventh place.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yang Zhang |
23,250,000
7,650,000
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7,650,000 |
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Shannon Shorr | Busted | |
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The action folded around to Jon Van Fleet in the small blind who shipped all in as one of the bigger stacks at the table. John Marino was in the big blind and sitting on a short stack of 2,350,000. After looking at his cards, Marino opted to stick in the last of his chips.
John Marino: 5?5?
Jon Van Fleet: J?J?
The flop fell Q?J?6? and Van Fleet took an even bigger lead after hitting a set of jacks. The A? on the turn spelled the end for Marino who was drawing dead to the 3? on the river.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jon Van Fleet |
14,900,000
5,900,000
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5,900,000 |
John Marino | Busted |
Aleks Dimitrov raised to 1,400,000 from late position and Alex Lynskey jammed all in. Dimitrov was quick to call as both players revealed their hands.
Aleks Dimitrov: A?J?
Alex Lynskey: 7?7?
The board ran out Q?J?10?K?6? and DImitrov took the pot to keep his tournament life alive.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aleks Dimitrov |
4,000,000
1,750,000
|
1,750,000 |
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Alex Lynskey |
3,650,000
-4,250,000
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-4,250,000 |
Level: 34
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 400,000
Shannon Shorr raised to 650,000 in the cutoff and Aram Oganyan defended from the big blind. The flop fell Q?J?6? and both players checked through to the 2? on the turn and the 10? on the river.
Oganyan finally led out with a bet of 1,150,000 and Shorr splashed in some chips to call. Oganyan flipped over K?9? for a straight and Shorr conceded the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Aram Oganyan |
17,100,000
3,400,000
|
3,400,000 |
|
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Shannon Shorr |
8,100,000
-2,000,000
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-2,000,000 |
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Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Yang Zhang |
15,600,000
3,300,000
|
3,300,000 |
|
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Aram Oganyan |
13,700,000
2,100,000
|
2,100,000 |
|
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Shannon Shorr |
10,100,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
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Jon Van Fleet |
9,000,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Alex Lynskey |
7,900,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
Frederic Normand |
5,950,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
John Marino |
3,450,000
-750,000
|
-750,000 |
Aleks Dimitrov |
2,250,000
-1,950,000
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-1,950,000 |
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