2023 World Series of Poker

Event #70: $400 Colossus
Day: 3
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Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7♦4♦
Prize
$501,120
Event Info
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$4,989,540
Entries
15,879
Level Info
Level
47
Blinds
5,000,000 / 10,000,000
Ante
10,000,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
80
Players Left
1
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Louis Russo Eliminated in 24th Place ($19,020)

Jeremy Geist
Jeremy Geist
Level 38 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante
Louis Russo
Louis Russo

Action folded to Nikhil Nair in the small blind who went all in having the big blind covered. Louis Russo was in the big blind and called.

Louis Russo: A?J?
Nikhil Nair: K?8?

The J?4?3? flop was great for Russo as he hit top pair and neither player had a club in their hand. Unfortunately, the K? turn and K? river would seal the deal and send Russo to the rail in 24th place.

Player Chips Progress
Nikhil Nair us
Nikhil Nair 		49,000,000
13,300,000
 13,300,000
Louis Russo us
Louis Russo 		Busted

Tags: Louis RussoNikhil Nair

Young and Russo; Same but Different

Claudio Elizalde
Claudio Elizalde
Level 38 : Blinds 800,000/1,600,000, 1,600,000 ante

Michael Young went all in from early position and was called by Louis Russo, who had about the same sized stack.

Michael Young: A?K?
Louis Russo: A?K?

The flop was innocuous as it fanned out Q?K?4?, but when the 5? rolled off it gave Russo a chance to scoop, as he had just picked up the nut flush draw. The river was a sigh of relief for Young as the 10? came off the top of the deck.

Just two hands later Young went all in through his own initiative but just picked up the blinds, showing A?Q?.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Young us
Michael Young 		18,300,000
4,500,000
 4,500,000
Louis Russo us
Louis Russo 		18,000,000
1,000,000
 1,000,000

Tags: Louis RussoMichael Young

Level: 38

Blinds: 800,000/1,600,000

Ante: 1,600,000

Jesse Kertland Eliminated in 25th ($19,020)

Jeremy Geist
Jeremy Geist
Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Jesse Kertland
Jesse Kertland

Action was joined with two players all in. Day 2 chip leader Jesse Kertland was all in and at risk and had been called by Pete Chen.

The cards hit their backs.

Jesse Kertland: A?4?
Pete Chen: A?J?

The full board ran out 3?6?J?A?4? and although both players hit two pair, only Chen would drag the pot. Kertland hit the rail after an impressive showing.

Player Chips Progress
Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen 		56,000,000
10,000,000
 10,000,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Natural8
Jesse Kertland us
Jesse Kertland 		Busted
Day 2 Chip Leader

Tags: Jesse KertlandPete Chen

Gabriel Jansen Falcao Baleeiro Eliminated in 26th Place ($19,020)

Claudio Elizalde
Claudio Elizalde
Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Gabriel Jansen Falcao Baleeiro
Gabriel Jansen Falcao Baleeiro

Gabriel Baleeiro went three ways to a flop of 10?8?A? but only had one chip left behind. This is something that Darrick Arreola hadn't realized and when he did, he tried to bet the one chip. The dealer informed him he had to bet at least one big bind, as Moshe Refaelowitz was still in the hand. Baleeiro and Refaelowitz called.

Three ways to a turn, they saw the 8? and when Refaelowitz placed a wager, Arreola snap-folded.

The dealer forgot to table the all-in player's hand and when the 10? rolled off the river, Refaelowitz showed J?9? for the nut straight and Baleeiro shook his head in disappointment before launching his hand in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Darrick Arreola us
Darrick Arreola 		92,000,000
19,000,000
 19,000,000
Moshe Refaelowitz il
Moshe Refaelowitz 		37,000,000
11,800,000
 11,800,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Gabriel Jansen Falcao Baleeiro
Gabriel Jansen Falcao Baleeiro 		Busted

Tags: Darrick ArreolaGabriel BaleeiroMoshe Refaelowitz

Manuel Bravo Martins Eliminated in 27th Place ($15,420)

Claudio Elizalde
Claudio Elizalde
Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Manuel Bravo Martins
Manuel Bravo Martins

With a pay jump of over $3,000 between 27th and 26th place, Manuel Bravo Martins put all but one of his chips in the middle. When the player to his left pushed forward a stack to ask for the rest, the table folded around.

Martins took another minute in his decision, but eventually the clock was called and the floor determined he would get another minute before a thirty-second count down. He did end up flicking the chip in and putting himself at risk.

Manuel Bravo Martins: A?7?
Pete Chen: K?10?

Martins was ahead with ace high going to a flop of Q?3?6?. The turn was doom for Martins as the K? peeled, making it so he had to catch an ace to survive, but the river peeled the 6? instead.

Player Chips Progress
Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen 		46,000,000
9,700,000
 9,700,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Natural8
Manuel Bravo Martins pt
Manuel Bravo Martins 		Busted

Tags: Manuel Bravo MartinsPete Chen

Three Table Redraw (full)

Jeremy Geist
Jeremy Geist
Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
TableSeatNameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
271Colin RobinsonUnited States15,000,00015
272William AckermanUnited States38,000,00038
273Ghadi AkariUnited States24,000,00024
274Nikhil NairUnited States35,700,00036
275Brian LamannaUnited States16,000,00016
276George TomescuRomania7,000,0007
277Daniel ScalfaroUnited States20,800,00021
278Toshimasa SakatoJapan10,700,00011
279Abdulrahim AmerUnited States19,000,00019
      
TableSeatNameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
181Gabriel Jansen Falcao BalUnited States6,900,0007
182Dae Woong SongSouth Korea29,200,00029
183Francesco MicucciItaly27,900,00028
184Mitchell WatsonAustralia15,200,00015
185Richie WongUnited States12,500,00013
186Moshe RefaelowitzIsrael25,200,00025
187Ian SteinmanUnited States23,000,00023
188Darrick ArreolaUnited States73,000,00073
189Mitchell SmithUnited States22,200,00022
      
TableSeatNameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
261Max KingstoneUnited States28,400,00028
262Manuel Bravo MartinsPortugal8,000,0008
263Pete ChenTaiwan36,300,00036
264Jose OrozcogomezMexico17,600,00018
265David DanlagUnited States19,500,00020
266James RannUnited Kingdom28,000,00028
267Michael YoungUnited States13,800,00014
268Jesse KertlandUnited States10,000,00010
269Louis RussoUnited States27,500,00028
Player Chips Progress
Darrick Arreola us
Darrick Arreola 		73,000,000
38,000,000
 38,000,000
William Ackerman us
William Ackerman 		38,000,000
31,400,000
 31,400,000
Pete Chen hk
Pete Chen 		36,300,000
26,225,000
 26,225,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Natural8
Nikhil Nair us
Nikhil Nair 		35,700,000
400,000
 400,000
Dae Woong Song kr
Dae Woong Song 		29,200,000
19,725,000
 19,725,000
Max Kingstone us
Max Kingstone 		28,400,000
24,000,000
 24,000,000
James Rann gb
James Rann 		28,000,000
5,500,000
 5,500,000
Francesco Micucci lu
Francesco Micucci 		27,900,000
13,175,000
 13,175,000
Louis Russo us
Louis Russo 		27,500,000
3,000,000
 3,000,000
Moshe Refaelowitz il
Moshe Refaelowitz 		25,200,000
9,400,000
 9,400,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ghadi Akari us
Ghadi Akari 		24,000,000
15,600,000
 15,600,000
Ian Steinman us
Ian Steinman 		23,000,000
15,300,000
 15,300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mitchell Smith us
Mitchell Smith 		22,200,000
9,725,000
 9,725,000
Daniel Scalfaro us
Daniel Scalfaro 		20,800,000
12,998,500
 12,998,500
David Danlag us
David Danlag 		19,500,000
15,900,000
 15,900,000
Abdulrahim Amer us
Abdulrahim Amer 		19,000,000
-7,700,000
 -7,700,000
Jose Orozcogomez mx
Jose Orozcogomez 		17,600,000
8,250,000
 8,250,000
Brian Lamanna us
Brian Lamanna 		16,000,000
700,000
 700,000
Mitchell Watson au
Mitchell Watson 		15,200,000
6,309,925
 6,309,925
Colin Robinson us
Colin Robinson 		15,000,000
-1,000,000
 -1,000,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Young us
Michael Young 		13,800,000
8,750,000
 8,750,000
Richie Wong
Richie Wong 		12,500,000
1,500,000
 1,500,000
Toshimasa Sakato jp
Toshimasa Sakato 		10,700,000
-11,300,000
 -11,300,000
Jesse Kertland us
Jesse Kertland 		10,000,000
-13,000,000
 -13,000,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Manuel Bravo Martins pt
Manuel Bravo Martins 		8,000,000
-1,725,000
 -1,725,000

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Barkoff Can't Find a King

Claudio Elizalde
Claudio Elizalde
Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Ken Barkoff went all in from late position and was rather deflated when Moshe Refaelowitz announced a call.

Ken Barkoff: K?7?
Moshe Refaelowitz: 10?10?

The flop was 4?2?Q?, leaving Barkoff looking for a king, but it never came as the 8? and A? rolled off. Refaelowitz scooped the pot with a pair of kings and the players are now redrawing for the final three tables.

Player Chips Progress
Moshe Refaelowitz il
Moshe Refaelowitz 		15,800,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ken Barkoff us
Ken Barkoff 		Busted

Arreola Taking Command

Claudio Elizalde
Claudio Elizalde
Level 37 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Denis Lee opened from late position and was called by Darrick Arreola on the button. Lee and Arreola have both been building their stack up throughout the day.

Heads up they saw a flop of 5?6?7?. Lee continued with a bet of 2,100,000 and Arreola made the call.

The turn peeled the 4? and Lee slowed down with a check. Arreola took the green light and declared a bet for 5,000,000, jokingly annoyed he had to count the chips out, as Lee didn't fold right away. After some thought, Lee did fold and Arreola continued to build his mountain of chips.

Player Chips Progress
Darrick Arreola us
Darrick Arreola 		35,000,000
6,000,000
 6,000,000
Denis Lee us
Denis Lee 		11,000,000
5,650,000
 5,650,000

Tags: Darrick ArreolaDenis Lee