2023 World Series of Poker

Event #43: $50,000 Poker Players Championship
Day: 5
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87432
Prize
$1,324,747
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$4,727,250
Entries
99
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 5
Entries
5
Players Left
1

Rast Raises Stack in Razz

Level 24

Razz

Kristopher Tong: 9x7x / 4x7x folded on fourth street
James Obst: 7x6x / 5x10xQxKx folded on sixth street
Brian Rast: 5x2x / 6xAx6x4x

Kristopher Tong limped in and James Obst completed, Brian Rast called. On fourth street, Tong got out of the way when Rast bet while Obst called. Rast paired his open six on fifth street and Obst check-called a bet. When Obst caught more paint on sixth, he checked and folded to a bet.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
7,875,000
1,245,000
1,245,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
6,900,000
-150,000
-150,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kristopher Tong us
Kristopher Tong
5,750,000
-300,000
-300,000
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst
5,650,000
-1,010,000
-1,010,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
3,525,000
-55,000
-55,000
Day 4 Chip Leader

Tags: Brian RastJames ObstKristopher Tong

Shakerchi Continues to Plummet After Razz Cooler

Level 24

Razz

Brian Rast: 4x3x/2x8x3x5x/6x
Talal Shakerchi: Ax6x/3xJxAx7x/5x
James Obst: 6x3x/Kx - folded bring-in

Talal Shakerchi limped in after James Obst brought in. Brian Rast then completed, Obst folded and Shakerchi then re-raised, which got a call from Rast with each holding three babies.

Rast drew better on fourth street and bet, which Shakerchi called. Both players appeared to catch good on fifth, but they each in fact paired. Rast bet and Shakerchi called.

Each improved again on sixth, and Shakerchi continued to call bets from Rast.

On seventh street, Shakerchi improved to a seven, while Rast made a six. Rast bet a final time and got one more call, earning a large pot, while Shakerchi continued to fall.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
7,050,000
-550,000
-550,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst
6,660,000
110,000
110,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
6,630,000
2,855,000
2,855,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Kristopher Tong us
Kristopher Tong
6,050,000
650,000
650,000
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
3,580,000
-2,795,000
-2,795,000
Day 4 Chip Leader

Tags: Brian RastTalal Shakerchi

Shakerchi Shorter

Level 24

Omaha Hi-Lo

After Kristopher Tong opened in the hijack with 5?3?3?2?, James Obst made it two bets in the cutoff with A?K?4?2?. Talal Shakerchi there made it three on the button with A?Q?8?2?.

Tong folded, but Obst called to see the K?A?J? flop. The players checked, and the K? on the turn gave Obst kings full of aces. Obst bet and Shakerchi called.

Obst continued betting on the 8? river and after some thought, Shakerchi put a call in front of Obst who would gather that and every other bet from this hand

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
7,600,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst
6,550,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
6,375,000
-1,600,000
-1,600,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Kristopher Tong us
Kristopher Tong
5,400,000
-400,000
-400,000
Profile photo of Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
3,775,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: James ObstKristopher TongTalal Shakerchi

Shakerchi Hero-Calls at the Wrong Time

Level 24

Omaha Hi-Lo

Matthew Ashton raised with the A?J?7?6? and Talal Shakerchi three-bet with the A?K?5?3? in the small blind. Brian Rast pondered about it with A?Q?10?9? in the big blind but folded while Ashton called. On the Q?7?6? flop, Shakerchi checked and Ashton bet for his fellow countryman to call behind.

The J? turn saw Shakerchi check-call a bet and he did so again on the J? river, albeit very reluctantly with the ace-king high for a pure bluff catcher. Ashton, however, had jacks full of sixes and scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
7,975,000
75,000
75,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
7,800,000
720,000
720,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kristopher Tong us
Kristopher Tong
5,800,000
-300,000
-300,000
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst
4,250,000
-500,000
-500,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
3,875,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Brian RastMatthew AshtonTalal Shakerchi

Ashton Takes a Big One From Shakerchi

Level 24
Matthew Ashton
Matthew Ashton

Omaha Hi-Lo

Talal Shakerchi raised in the cutoff with A?9?7?3? and got three-bet by Matthew Ashton in the small blind with A?Q?J?2?. Shakerchi called and the duo saw a flop of 2?K?9?.

Ashton led out on the flop and got a call from Shakerchi. The 10? turn gave Ashton a straight and continued betting. Shakerchi called once more and the A? fell on the river, giving him two pair.

After a final bet from Ashton, Shakerchi made the call to send a sizeable pot to Ashton.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
7,900,000
-1,600,000
-1,600,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
7,080,000
1,805,000
1,805,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Matthew AshtonTalal Shakerchi

Tong Pulls Ahead of Ashton

Level 24

Omaha Hi-Lo

Kristopher Tong raised from under the gun with the A?10?3?2? and Matthew Ashton defended the K?10?7?5?. On the K?7?3? flop, Ashton check-called a bet and did so again on the 8? turn. The A? fell on the river and Ashton checked once more, Tong bet and received a call to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
9,500,000
-1,750,000
-1,750,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Kristopher Tong us
Kristopher Tong
6,100,000
1,150,000
1,150,000
Profile photo of Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
5,275,000
-1,400,000
-1,400,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst
4,750,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
Profile photo of Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
4,075,000
-700,000
-700,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Kristopher TongMatthew Ashton

Shakerchi Back Over Ten Million

Level 24

Seven Card Stud

James Obst: Q?10?/10?6?K?A?/6?
Matthew Ashton: Q?10?/4? - folded third street
Brian Rast: 9?8?/8? - folded third street
Talal Shakerchi: J?J?/2?4?7?6?/9?

After Talal Shakerchi brought in, Brian Rast completed and got a call from Matthew Ashton. James Obst then made it two bets, and with action back on Shakerchi, he three-bet to 600,000.

Rast then folded, as did Ashton, but Obst made the call and checked fourth street. Shakerchi then bet and got a call from Obst.

Fifth street saw another check-call from Obst and yet another on sixth.

Neither player improved again on their original pairs on seventh street and each of them checked, with Shakerchi's jacks taking the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
11,500,000
250,000
250,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst
4,750,000
2,600,000
2,600,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Brian RastJames ObstMatthew AshtonTalal Shakerchi

Shakerchi Also Wins Decent Pot Off Ashton

Level 24

Seven Card Stud

Talal Shakerchi: 9?5? / 8?9?3?7? / 5?
Matthew Ashton: Q?10? / J?Q?6?3? / 7?

Talal Shakerchi completed with an eight and Matthew Ashton three-bet for Shakerchi to call. Ashton bet fourth street to get called and did so again on fifth street, picking up another call from Shakerchi.

They checked down sixth street and Ashton bet seventh with his pair of queens. Shakerchi called with his nines and fives to scoop the next sizeable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
11,250,000
1,500,000
1,500,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
6,675,000
-1,600,000
-1,600,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Matthew AshtonTalal Shakerchi

Shakerchi Leaves Obst as Shortest Stack

Level 24
Talal Shakerchi
Talal Shakerchi

Seven Card Stud

James Obst: Q?J? / A?K?5?2? / A?
Talal Shakerchi: 10?9? / 8?4?7?6? / Q?

James Obst completed and Talal Shakerchi raised for Obst to call. The Aussie then stayed ahead with the open board to check-call every street. Shakerchi revealed his ten-high straight and scooped a large pot, sending Obst to the bottom of the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
9,750,000
2,050,000
2,050,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst
2,150,000
-1,850,000
-1,850,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: James ObstTalal Shakerchi

Tong Takes One on Fifth

Level 24

Seven Card Stud

Kristopher Tong: K?8? / 3?9?A?
Matthew Ashton: 8?5? / Q?6?A? folded on fifth street

Matthew Ashton completed and Kristopher Tong as the bring-in called. They checked fourth street and Ashton then checked his lead on fifth street. Tong bet and that forced out Ashton.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Matthew Ashton gb
Matthew Ashton
8,275,000
895,000
895,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
7,700,000
-325,000
-325,000
Day 4 Chip Leader
Profile photo of Kristopher Tong us
Kristopher Tong
4,950,000
400,000
400,000
Profile photo of Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
4,775,000
230,000
230,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of James Obst au
James Obst
4,000,000
-1,110,000
-1,110,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Kristopher TongMatthew Ashton