The players have stepped out of the room for their first 20-minute break of the day. There are currently 100 entries in the tournament, and approximately 94 players remain.
The action was picked up on the river in a pot of roughly 11,000 on a board showing 
. Frederic Robert bet out 7,000 from middle position and Aurelie Reard slid out a raise on the button to 21,500.
Robert went deep in the tank contemplating his options, but in the end, made the fold and the chips were sent to Reard.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
38,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
31,000
-6,800
|
-6,800 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
70,500
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
||
|
46,100
16,100
|
16,100 |
|
37,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
31,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
||
|
|
26,000
800
|
800 |
|
23,500
900
|
900 |
|
|
||
|
19,500
-12,500
|
-12,500 |
|
||
|
16,800
-12,300
|
-12,300 |
The action was picked up in a heads-up pot of 2,900 on a board showing 
. Ehsan Amiri bet out 1,000 from middle position and David "Chino" Rheem raised to 5,000 on the button. Amiri went deep in the tank and after close to a minute, Rheem saw a friend nearby.
"I'd come over to say hi, but I really want this guy to call me," said Rheem as he waited for Amiri to make a decision.
Amiri made the call and Rheem tabled 
for rivered trips and took down the sizable pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
47,000
47,000
|
47,000 |
|
||
|
20,000
-5,100
|
-5,100 |
In the latest PokerNews Podcast episode of 2023, Chad Holloway and Connor Richards handle things while Jesse Fullen is in Australia. They discuss Mike Postle’s sudden reappearance in the poker world after making a final table at the Million Dollar Heater at Beau Rivage in Mississippi, while also talking about the slowroll and needle that accompanied his bust out.
They try to balance that story with a heart-warming one where Johnnie “Johnnie Vibes” Moreno put a bartender into the MSPT Sycuan Main Event, with the recreational player going on to finish in fourth place for $40,000!
Other stories discussed include WSOP.com Player of the Years, Lon McEachern and Daniel Lowery winning WSOP Circuit gold rings, and early winners from the PokerGO Cup.
Speaking of which, PokerGO’s Mori Eskandani joins the show as this week’s guest. The Poker Hall of Famer talks 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) preparations, who came close to challenging Jason Koon on High Stakes Duel III (HSD), plus when we can expect the next HSD match to take place. He also discussed new developments to this year’s PokerGO Tour (PGT) and shared memories from the days when the Mirage was the hot spot for poker in Vegas.
Carlos Gavino raised to 600 from late position and Gianluca Speranza called from the button. The blinds got out of the way and action was heads up.
The flop was 
and Gavino bet 1,500. Speranza called and the turn was 
.
Both players checked the turn before 
fell on the river. Gavino fired 8,000 and turned over 
for kings full of sixes after Speranza quickly tossed out a chip to call. Speranza tossed the losing hand in the muck.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
41,600
41,600
|
41,600 |
|
12,600
-11,400
|
-11,400 |
In a heads-up pot with close to 3,000 in the middle on a flop of 
, Lance Castillo led out for 2,000 and was quickly called by Michel Arsenault in the cutoff.
On the 
turn, Castillo continued for 3,000, and again Arsenault made the call. The completed the board, and Castillo tossed out another bet of 3,000. Arsenault took a moment before tossing in a chip for the call.
Castillo tabled 
for top pair but was shown the bad news when Arsenault rolled over 
for a straight and the winning hand.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
|
21,400
21,400
|
21,400 |
At the halfway point of Level 2, there are currently 94 entries in the tournament and approximately 90 players remain.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
29,100
29,100
|
29,100 |
|
|
24,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
22,600
22,600
|
22,600 |
|
|
||
Sebastian Toro sat down for his first hand of the event and opened the action to 300 from under the gun. Christopher Turnbull was next to act, and he called. Oksana Kuznichenko came along from middle position. Action folded to Michael Schaeffer on the button, and he put in a three-bet to 1,700. Fintan Hand elected on a four-bet from the small blind to 4,500, and action was back on Toro.
The Spaniard decided on a five-bet to 11,000 before action quickly folded back to Hand, and he eventually tossed in a call.
The flop fanned out 
, and Hand check-called a bet of 2,500 from Toro. On the turn, Hand checked again, and Toro sized to 6,000. Hand took a few seconds before letting his cards go, and the pot was shipped to Toro.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000
46,000
|
46,000 |
|
|
34,500
500
|
500 |
|
|
32,000
-9,600
|
-9,600 |
|
|
28,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
18,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
|
|
||
Just before blinds increased, action was heads up with 7,000 in the middle and 
on the board when Luc LaFontaine check-called a 3,500 bet from Christopher Turnbull.
The river was and LaFontaine checked again before Turnbull fired 11,300. LaFontaine went into the tank for a few moments but it was too much and he gave the pot to Turnbull.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,600
17,600
|
17,600 |
|
24,400
24,400
|
24,400 |
