Event #22: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day 3 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #22: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,246,200
Entries
134
Level
26
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0
Entries
14
Players Left
3
Level 24
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Day 3 of of Event #22: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship has reached an unplanned conclusion here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas as a WSOP gold bracelet has yet to be awarded. However, with three players remaining, it was Daniel Idema who bagged the lead after a hot late-night run left him with 4,400,000 in chips. Nozomu Shimizu will enter Day 4 with 2,385,000 in chips and Josh Arieh will enter as the short stack with 1,060,000.
Chip Counts of the Final Three Players
| Position | Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Idema | Canada | 4,400,000 | 44 |
| 2 | Nozomu Shimizu | Japan | 2,385,000 | 24 |
| 3 | Josh Arieh | United States | 1,060,000 | 11 |
Idema, who won this very event back in 2011 will be seeking his fourth WSOP gold bracelet. The former hockey pro's last bracelet came in 2015, when he won a $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. event.
Idema's competition will be tough, however, as Shimizu is coming hot off a third-place finish in Event #12: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Freezeout just a few days ago. The Japanese player is currently 18th on the Japan all-time money list and will be looking to vault up that ranking with a win.
Although short-stacked, Arieh will be seeking his fifth WSOP bracelet and second Limit Hold'em bracelet overall. Arieh has been a poker force to be reckoned with recently, having won two bracelets alone in 2021 in addition to being crowned the 2021 WSOP Player of The Year.
Day 3 Action
Day 3 began with 14 players vying for WSOP glory, but it only took a bit more than a single level to get down to the final table of nine. After Yong Wang, Motoyoshi Okamura, and Joseph Beasy were eliminated in short order, four-time bracelet winner Ben Yu found himself outkicked with trips to bust in eleventh.
Robert Como, having come in as one of the short stacks, was able to nurse his stack for a while before running into a set of Shimizu to bust in tenth place.
It was a star-studded final table, with six of the nine players having at least one WSOP bracelet to their name.
Ronnie Bardah, whose only bracelet came in Limit Hold’em back in 2012, was the first to be eliminated after committing his stack with pocket sevens and running into the pocket nines of Shimizu.
Kevin Song, who also holds a Limit Hold’em bracelet from back in 1997, would be next to go after getting short and being forced to commit the last of his chips with six-trey, which failed to materialize into anything.
Fan-favorite Nick Schulman, who already won a stud bracelet just one week ago, came back from crumbs early in the day to make a run at the final table. However, Schulman was unable to build any momentum with seven remaining and made his last stand with eight-six of diamonds that ended up running into a flush of Muzimu to bust in seventh.
Nick Pupillo was sent to the rail in sixth place, at which point the pace of play slowed considerably with players trading small blows back and forth. It would be more than two full levels before Louis Hillman, who, despite managing to double up several times during the final table, fell in fifth place after getting all in dominated with ace-ten against Shimizu's ace-queen and failing to improve.
Despite entering the final table with the chip lead, 2015 Main Event Champion Joe McKeehen struggled to get anything going on the final table and suffered a similar fate as Hillman by getting all in preflop dominated and getting no help from the runout.
Idema, Shimizu, and Arieh jousted for a level, trading chips back and forth until eventually, Arieh was all in and at risk on the last hand of the night.
Play will resume on Sunday, June 11, at 12 p.m. and play down to a winner. Players will return to Level 25, which features 50,000/100,000 blinds and 100,000/200,000 limits. Any breaks will be discretionary for the players.
Stick with PokerNews as we bring you all the action from the final three of Event #22: $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship leading to the newest bracelet winner!
Level 24
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Play has been suspended following the completion of level 24 as the final table was unable to reach heads-up play. The final table will resume on June 11 at 12 p.m. to play down to a winner.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 3.
Level 24
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Nozomu Shimizu raised and Josh Arieh three-bet before Shimizu fired back a four-bet. Arieh got the last of his chips into the middle and he was at risk for a total of 560,000.
Josh Arieh: A♦2♦
Nozomu Shimizu: J♦6♦
The board ran out 2♣7♥Q♣4♣7♦ and Arieh held on in the last hand of the evening to secure a double.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,310,000
-725,000
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-725,000 |
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1,060,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
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Level 24
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Nozomu Shimizu raised from the small blind and was called by Josh Arieh in the big blind.
Both players checked on the J♦8♥6♥ flop and then Shimizu bet on the 9♠ turn. Arieh raised and Shimizu called.
The 2♠ completed the board and Arieh bet again, which sent Shimizu into the tank.
Shimizu eventually landed on a call and Arieh showed Q♠5♣ for a bluff. Shimizu held 10♠9♥ for a pair of nines and dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,040,000
-480,000
|
-480,000 |
|
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|
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3,035,000
1,435,000
|
1,435,000 |
|
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||
|
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970,000
-560,000
|
-560,000 |
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|
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Level 24
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Josh Arieh raised from the button with K♣7♠ and Nozomu Shimizu three-bet from the big blind with Q♥J♣.
Arieh called and the flop was A♦3♣K♥ and Shimizu bet. Arieh called and the turn was 7♦.
Shimizu bet again and then called when Arieh raised. The river was A♠.
Shimizu quickly bet and Arieh went into the tank. After a few sighs and a moment of thought, Arieh called and took the big pot with kings and sevens.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000
-555,000
|
-555,000 |
|
|
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|
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1,530,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
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Level 24
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Daniel Idema raised on the button and Nozomu Shimizu three-bet from the big blind. Idema made it four bets to go and Shimizu called.
Shimizu called a bet from Idema on the K♠7♥9♥ flop and then raised a bet from Idema on the 8♥ turn. Idema called.
The A♣ completed the board and Idema check-raised a bet from Shimizu. Shimizu called and Idema tabled A♠A♦ for a rivered set of aces. They were good against the 9♠9♣ of Shimizu for a flopped set of nines and Idema was sent the massive pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
4,520,000
1,160,000
|
1,160,000 |
|
|
||
|
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2,155,000
-1,040,000
|
-1,040,000 |
|
|
||
|
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1,370,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
|
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Level 24
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Josh Arieh raised on the button and was called by Nozomu Shimizu in the big blind.
Shimizu check-called bets from Arieh all the way down on the A♥K♣3♠ flop, Q♦ turn, and A♣ river.
Arieh tabled A♠5♠ for trip aces, which was good against the K♦8♠ of Shimizu for two pair and Arieh's stack grew to back over a million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,195,000
-680,000
|
-680,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,410,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
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Level 24
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Daniel Idema raised on the button with 2♠2♥ and Nozomu Shimizu three-bet from the small blind with A♦9♠. Josh Arieh folded in the big blind and Idema called.
The flop came 4♥3♠2♦ and Idema raised a bet from Shimizu, who called.
Shimizu led out for a bet on the 6♠ river and Idema called.
The Q♥ completed the board and Shimizu check-folded, facing a bet from Idema and closing the gap between himself and Shimizu chip-wise.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,875,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
3,360,000
560,000
|
560,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
810,000
-1,800,000
|
-1,800,000 |
|
|
||
Level 24
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 0 ante
Joe McKeehen raised on the button and Daniel Idema three-bet from the big blind. McKeehen called off his remaining chips and hands were revealed.
Joe McKeehen: K♣9♦
Daniel Idema: K♠Q♥
The A♦6♠5♦4♥K♥ runout gave both players kings, but left Idema with a better kicker to eliminate McKeehen in fourth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,800,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
|
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Busted | |
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