2023 World Series of Poker

Event #37: $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
109
Prize
$524,777
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,000
Prize Pool
$3,492,360
Entries
1,962
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
28
Players Left
1

Camara Slow Plays Kings to Perfection

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Jonathan Camara
Jonathan Camara

Jonathan Camara opened to 1,200,000 with K?K? on the button as Yuan Li chose to defend with J?9?.

The flop came J?8?6? with both players having made a quick check.

The turn was the 4? with Li having led out for 1,500,000. Camara raised to 4,000,000 as Li found a call.

With the 4? on the river, little changed with Li opting to check. Camara bet 3,500,000 and Li found the call as Camara showed him the bad news. With this win, Camara now has double Li's chip stack.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Jonathan Camara ca
Jonathan Camara
39,550,000
11,400,000
11,400,000
Profile photo of Yuan Li cn
Yuan Li
19,325,000
-11,400,000
-11,400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jonathan CamaraYuan Li

Pavels Spirins Eliminated In 3rd Place ($238,129)

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Pavels Spirins
Pavels Spirins

Jonathan Camara opened to 900,000 from the small blind and Pavels Spirins moved all in for 8,900,000 in the big blind. Camara took his time, but eventually made the call to put Spirins at risk and the cards were shown.

Pavels Spirins: A?10?
Jonathan Camara: A?J?

Spirins was in need of some improvement, but when the board ran out 8?5?2?9?6?, it was the ace-jack high that held up to send Spirins out in third place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yuan Li cn
Yuan Li
30,725,000
-1,575,000
-1,575,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jonathan Camara ca
Jonathan Camara
28,150,000
11,475,000
11,475,000
Profile photo of Pavels Spirins lv
Pavels Spirins
Busted

Tags: Jonathan CamaraPavels Spirins

Li Continues His Reign to Scoop the Pot

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Yuan Li
Yuan Li

Yuan Li raised from the dealer button to 900,000 with A?4?. Pavel Spirins defended from the big blind with Q?4? as they headed to a flop.

As the flop came 10?4?2? as Spirins made a quick check to Li. He fired for 600,000 with Spirins having three bet to 1,900,000. Li found a call.

The turn was the 2? with Spirins having led out for 1,900,000. Li was quick to make the call.

With a 8? on the turn, Spirins and Li both opted to check. Li showed his hand to take down the pot and garner about 60 percent of the chips currently in play.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yuan Li cn
Yuan Li
32,300,000
6,100,000
6,100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jonathan Camara ca
Jonathan Camara
16,675,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Profile photo of Pavels Spirins lv
Pavels Spirins
9,900,000
-5,100,000
-5,100,000

Tags: Pavel SpirinsYuan Li

Jeremy Joseph Eliminated in 4th Place ($176,529)

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Jeremy Joseph
Jeremy Joseph

The action folded to Jeremy Joseph on the button who opened to 800,000 with Q?Q? and only Yuan Li defended from the big blind with Q?8?.

The flop fanned out J?9?2?, and Li checked to Joseph who continued for 1,400,000. Li check-raised to 5,500,000 with his straight-flush draw and Joseph moved all in for his last 8,400,000 total. Li called and the cards were on their backs.

The turn was safe for Joseph when a 4? rolled off. However, the 6? hit the river and the flush for Li scored the pot to send Joseph to the exit in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yuan Li cn
Yuan Li
26,200,000
7,100,000
7,100,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jonathan Camara ca
Jonathan Camara
17,675,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
Profile photo of Pavels Spirins lv
Pavels Spirins
15,000,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
Profile photo of Jeremy Joseph us
Jeremy Joseph
Busted

Tags: Jeremy JosephYuan Li

Patrick Truong Eliminated in 5th Place ($132,153)

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Patrick Truong
Patrick Truong

Yuan Li raised from early position for 900,000 as Patrick Truong three-bet to 6,000,000. Li jammed all in as Truong was quick to call and both players revealed their hands.

Patrick Truong: A?K?
Yuan Li: A?A?

The board ran out 10?5?7?A?4? for Li to win the pot and eliminate Truong in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yuan Li cn
Yuan Li
19,100,000
9,400,000
9,400,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jonathan Camara ca
Jonathan Camara
15,375,000
2,175,000
2,175,000
Profile photo of Pavels Spirins lv
Pavels Spirins
14,000,000
Profile photo of Jeremy Joseph us
Jeremy Joseph
11,400,000
-800,000
-800,000
Profile photo of Patrick Truong us
Patrick Truong
Busted

Tags: Patrick TruongYuan Li

Matakis and Deeb Leapfrog Eveslage in 2023 WSOP POY Race

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Shaun Deeb x Ian Matakis
Shaun Deeb x Ian Matakis

The 2023 World Series of Poker is soon to enter its fourth week of festivities, and the contest for WSOP Player of the Year is starting to heat up.

Chad Eveslage was the early frontrunner because of his back-to-back bracelet victories. However, Ian Matakis and Shaun Deeb have surpassed the only double bracelet winner of the series, thanks to a recent run of fine results.

Michael Moncek has also shot up from sixth to fourth in the POY standings after he came close to grabbing his second bracelet of the series in the $10,000 Razz Championship.

Jans Arends rounds out the top five following his sun run in some of the high roller bracelet events. The Dutch poker pro finished in third place in the $50,000 High Roller days before taking down the $100,000 High Roller for $2,576,729, the biggest payout of the 2023 WSOP so far.

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Mark Seif Eliminated In 6th Place ($99,916)

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Mark Seif
Mark Seif

Jeremy Joseph opened the action from under the gun to 800,000 with Q?Q? and only Mark Seif called next to act holding 10?9?.

The flop came 9?8?3? and Joseph checked to Seif who bet out 900,000. Joseph check-jammed all in and Seif went deep in the tank. After close to two minutes, Seif called for his tournament life and the cards were tabled.

The rest of the board ran out 3?K? and the queens held up to send Seif out in sixth place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pavels Spirins lv
Pavels Spirins
14,000,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Camara ca
Jonathan Camara
13,200,000
1,200,000
1,200,000
Profile photo of Jeremy Joseph us
Jeremy Joseph
12,200,000
5,600,000
5,600,000
Profile photo of Patrick Truong us
Patrick Truong
9,775,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000
Profile photo of Yuan Li cn
Yuan Li
9,700,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Mark Seif us
Mark Seif
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Jeremy JosephMark Seif

Spirins Fires to Take it Down

Level 34 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Pavels Spirins
Pavels Spirins

Mark Seif raised from early position with 6?5? for 850,000 as Pavels Spirins with A?10? three-bet to 1,950,000. Seif made the call as both players headed to the flop.

The flop came 9?8?9? as Seif was quick to check. Spirins led out for 1,150,000 and Seif folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Pavels Spirins lv
Pavels Spirins
14,000,000
2,950,000
2,950,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Camara ca
Jonathan Camara
12,000,000
-200,000
-200,000
Profile photo of Patrick Truong us
Patrick Truong
10,775,000
-800,000
-800,000
Profile photo of Yuan Li cn
Yuan Li
9,900,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jeremy Joseph us
Jeremy Joseph
6,600,000
Profile photo of Mark Seif us
Mark Seif
5,600,000
-1,950,000
-1,950,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Mark SeifPavels Spirins

Level: 34

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000