Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold'em
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$703,545
Entries
527
Level
34
Limits
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
0
Entries
169
Players Left
17
Level 25
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Big-name players fell to the wayside on Day 2 of Event #7: $1,500 Limit Hold'em at the 2023 World Series of Poker. However, David "ODB" Baker, winner of two WSOP bracelets including the 2019 World Series of Poker $1,500 Limit Hold'em bracelet, and relative unknown Jason Duong, slowly but inexorably built chip stacks to put them in great shape to make the final table when play resumes on Day 3.
Baker flew under the radar for much of Day 2, but seemed to tip the poker table toward him, causing all his opponents' chips to slide into his stack. One memorable hand of the day involved Baker in a huge pot where he rivered trip fours, besting Lonnie Price's flopped aces.
Day 2 began at 2:00 p.m. local time with 169 returning players. They were playing for a piece of the $703,545 prize pool, paid to the top 80 finishers.
Fellow WSOP bracelet winner, Jason Gola, will join Baker on Day 3, while Day 1 chip leader Raul Celaya maintained a top ten stack. Another compelling story on the day was when Rostyslav Sabishchenko, who recently finished third in the WSOP online Limit Hold'em Championship, embodied the classic poker saying "a chip and a chair," turning one big blind into 27 (1,075,000).
Also moving on to Day 3 is Kerry Welsh, who has cashed in this event three out of four years, Matthew Dames, who has five WSOP limit cashes, and WSOP veterans Scott Eskenazi, John Armbrust, Chairud Vangchailued, and WSOP.com online pro Omar Mehmood.
The field proved extremely competitive with many well-known names cashing, including 2015 WSOP Main Event winner Joe McKeehen and WSOP bracelet winners Nick Schulman, Patrick Leonard, Justin Pechie, Japanese mixed-game specialist Ruiko Mamiya, and Yueqi Zhu, who finished third in this event last year.
Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Duong | Canada | 1,615,200 | 20 |
| 2 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 1,260,000 | 16 |
| 3 | John Mullaney | United States | 1,225,000 | 15 |
| 4 | Kerry Welsh | United States | 1,185,000 | 15 |
| 5 | Matthew Dames | United States | 1,175,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Rostyslav Sabishchenko | Ukraine | 1,075,000 | 13 |
| 7 | Raul Celaya | United States | 900,000 | 11 |
| 8 | Scott Eskenazi | United States | 785,000 | 10 |
| 9 | Paul Dockal | United States | 775,000 | 10 |
| 10 | John Armbrust | United States | 735,000 | 9 |
The remaining 17 players have locked up at least $4,843, but all eyes will be on the $146,835 top prize and the coveted WSOP bracelet when play resumes. Players will return at 1 p.m. PDT for the finale and play down to the final table, which will be streamed on PokerGO's YouTube channel starting at 5pm.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all the updates from Day 3 of the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event, when a new WSOP champion will be crowned at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Level 25
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 1 | 1 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 1,260,000 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 2 | John Mullaney | United States | 1,225,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 3 | Jason Gola | United States | 210,000 | 4 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 5 | Matthew Dames | United States | 1,175,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 6 | Chairud Vangchailued | United States | 670,000 | 11 |
| Horseshoe | 1 | 8 | Omar Mehmood | United States | 245,000 | 4 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 1 | Raul Celaya | United States | 900,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 4 | Jason Duong | Canada | 1,615,000 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 5 | Jesse Knight | United States | 100,000 | 2 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 6 | Scott Eskenazi | United States | 785,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 7 | John Armbrust | United States | 735,000 | 12 |
| Horseshoe | 2 | 8 | Kerry Welsh | United States | 1,185,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 1 | Vadim Shlez | Ukraine | 485,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 3 | Paul Dockal | United States | 755,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 5 | Donald Auger | United States | 260,000 | 4 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 6 | Lonnie Price | United States | 545,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 3 | 8 | Rostyslav Sabishchenko | Ukraine | 1,075,000 | 18 |
Level 25
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,615,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
||
|
1,260,000
360,000
|
360,000 |
|
||
|
1,225,000
1,000,000
|
1,000,000 |
|
1,185,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
1,175,000
660,000
|
660,000 |
|
1,075,000
605,000
|
605,000 |
|
900,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
785,000
-175,000
|
-175,000 |
|
755,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
735,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
670,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
545,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
485,000 | |
|
||
|
260,000
212,000
|
212,000 |
|
245,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
210,000
-680,000
|
-680,000 |
|
|
||
|
100,000
-288,000
|
-288,000 |
Level 25
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Five-time WSOP bracelet winner Adam Friedman raised in early position as a short stack at his table, but Vadim Shlez reraised enough from the button to put Friedman all in.
Friedman called and the players tabled their hands.
Friedman: A♣6♦
Shlez: J♥J♦
The runout did not provide Friedman any help to overtake Shlez’s pocket pair. Friedman was sent to the rail in 18th place for $4,483.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
485,000
159,000
|
159,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 25
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Alex Torry put his tournament life on the line when he went all-in against Matthew Dames.
Torry K♥9♥
Dames J♣J♦
The board ran clean for Dames 4♣4♥Q♠8♣10♠ and Torry saw his run end in 19th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
515,000
-465,000
|
-465,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 25
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Action folded to Matthew Dames in the small blind who raised before Anthony Le Chuga put in a three-bet from the big blind. Dames called to see a flop of 9♥6♣A♣.
Dames checked from the small blind before facing a bet from Le Chuga. Dames then raised for the rest of Le Chuga's chips. Le Chuga called, putting his tournament life at risk.
Anthony Le Chuga: A♥J♣
Matthew Dames: A♦Q♥
Dames needed help from the turn or river but neither the 6♠ or the 5♥ provided any, sending him to the rail in 20th place for $4,843.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
980,000
280,000
|
280,000 |
|
Busted |
Level 25
: Limits 30,000/60,000, 0 ante
Facing a button raise, Mitchell Davis reraised from the big blind, leaving only one bet behind. Donald Auger called and the table was set for an all-in, which came on a 6♦J♥10♠ flop.
Davis 3♠3♥
Auger 10♥10♦
"I need runner runner," Davis said. But the turn and river provided neither, rolling off 2♠6♠, and Davis' event had come to an end in 21st place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
48,000
-302,000
|
-302,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 25
Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Level 24
: Limits 25,000/50,000, 0 ante
Christopher Kostoulas put his last remaining chips in and got called by John Armbrust before turning up their cards and heading to a run out.
Christopher Kostoulas: 2♣2♥
John Armbrust: Q♣Q♠
The board ran out 5♠Q♦K♣3♦10♣, eliminating Kostoulas in 22nd place for $4,843.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
Busted |