Several players made it to the river on a board of 9?8?8?J?5? when Ximeng Liu bet 25,000 into a 30,000 pot on the big blind.
Everyone folded except the middle position player who called and mucked quickly when he saw Liu had made a full house on the river with 5?5?.
Liu built up a healthy stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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262,000
262,000
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262,000 |
With four callers to his big blind (including Steven Thompson in the small blind,) Rick Bagley moved all in for approximately 50,000. He was then able to take most of his chips back, as his only caller was his opponent with a shorter stack under the gun.
Opponent: 7?6?
Bagley: A?Q?
The board came out J?5?8?3?10? which gave Bagley the pot and sent his opponent away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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84,500
84,500
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84,500 |
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62,500
62,500
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62,500 |
While winning a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet is one of the greatest accomplishments a poker player can achieve, many of the greatest and most successful players in the game have yet to put one on their wrists.
PokerNews has had a decent track record with highlighting players without bracelets who have gone on to win them. Jason Koon won a maiden bracelet in 2021 after making the "Best Without a Bracelet" list that year, while Dan Smith and Alex Foxen both found bracelets in 2022 to be removed from that year's list.
With the 2023 WSOP happening now, here's a look at some of the best players who have yet to add a World Series bracelet to their long lists of accolades.
The action happened preflop when the middle position player moved all in for about 25,000 and Josh Arieh called from the small blind.
Middle position player: A?K?
Josh Arieh: 8?8?
The board came 2?3?7?10?4? which knocked out the middle position player and built up Arieh's stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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121,500
43,500
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43,500 |
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Popular poker vlogger, Kiran Raina opened under the gun to 3,000 and got a call from the button player before the big blind put in the cold three-bet to 15,000.
Raina took his time and opted to four-bet jam for his remaining 51,500. The button quickly got out of the way and the big blind called.
Kiran Raina: A?K?
Button Player: Q?Q?
The J?10?6? flop gave Raina a combo draw.
The 2? turn brought no help but the 3? river gave Raina the nuts and a pure double.
After a few more small pots, Raina is healthy heading into Level 10.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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136,500
136,500
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136,500 |
Level: 10
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Howard Wheeler raised to 4,000 preflop under the gun. The big blind made the call. Wheeler then bet the J?K?6? for 4,000, and his opponent again called.
The turn game 7?. The big blind bet 10,000. Wheeler looked at his opponent's stack, and bet the 27,500 it would take to put him all in. His opponent made the call.
Opponent: A?K?
Wheeler: A?A?
The river came 7? to seal the hand for Wheeler. "A cooler," he said to his opponent.
"I should have known," was the response.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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136,000
136,000
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136,000 |
Adam Cohen raised preflop to 3,000 under the gun. The player next to him called from early position, as did the button and Bin Weng in the big blind.
The flop came 9?2?Q? and Cohen bet 4,500. Only the player in early position called. Cohen fired another bet in the amount of 8,000 on the 2? flop. His opponent then called.
Cohen checked the 9? river. His opponent then bet enough to put him all in. Cohen put in his last 25,000 and was delighted to see that his A?Q? was good against his opponent's J?10?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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78,000
78,000
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78,000 |
|
33,000
33,000
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33,000 |
Action began postflop with the board showing 7?3?9?. Left short stacked, Matt Schievo jammed all in for 17,500. One opponent called as both players flipped over their hands.
Shievo: A?A?
Opponent: 9?8?
The board ran out with the 6?7? to give Shievo the double up to 52,000. It was a lucky break as one player reported that "everyone at the table was in the hand" and Aces still managed to hold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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52,000
52,000
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52,000 |
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