Online Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max
Day 1 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$400
Prize Pool
$882,360
Entries
1,488
Level
46
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000
Entries
1,488
Players Left
1
Level 46
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Gary "SaquonNYG26" Belyalovsky came into today's event with a WSOP Circuit ring. With the event now over, he has added a WSOP bracelet to his collection.
Belyalovsky defeated Joseph "Kolebear" Hebert to take down $121,854 and his maiden bracelet in Online Event #5: $400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max at the 2023 World Series of Poker.
The 1,488-entrant field resulted in a prize pool of $882,360, with 240 players making the money and receiving at least $1,324. Notable players making the money included Ethan "rampunts" Yau ($2,118), Shaun "fortnite" Deeb (86th - $1,853), and Daniel "DNegs" Negreanu (178th - $1,412).
Players falling short of the money included Jamie "JamieGold" Gold, Phil "Lumestackin" Hellmuth, Justin "Jsaliba2" Saliba, and Joseph "blueberry" Cheong.
"It felt amazing to win the bracelet as it's been a dream of mine for a long time," Belyalovsky told PokerNews. "I finished second in an event last year, so it was satisfying to close this one out. The final table was very tough and I was lucky to be on the right side of some coolers."
$400 No-Limit Hold'em 8-Max Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary "SaquonNYG26" Belyalovsky | United States | $121,854 |
| 2 | Joseph "Kolebear" Hebert | United States | $88,942 |
| 3 | Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech | United States | $65,383 |
| 4 | Tyler "bummer" Karmel | United States | $48,442 |
| 5 | Safiya "Player2021" Umerova | United States | $35,824 |
| 6 | Brad "MrMonkeyBear" Owen | United States | $26,736 |
| 7 | Pete "PeteChen" Chen | Taiwan | $20,030 |
| 8 | Derek "ifeedurfam" Bowers | United States | $15,177 |
The first elimination of the final table went to Hebert, the runner-up in the 2020 Main Event, whose pocket queens took out Derek "ifeedurfam" Bowers' pocket nines and eliminated Bowers in eighth place.
Pete "PeteChen" Chen was next to fall, as his king-queen high lost to a paired three from Tyler "bummer" Karmel.
Hebert then struck again, knocking out notable vlogger Brad "MrMonkeyBear" Owen with pocket kings against Owen's flopped top pair of eights.
Safiya "Player2021" Umerova went out in fifth when her queen-ten was unable to find a pair against Karmel's pocket sevens.
Karmel and Hebert were responsible for the first four eliminations and were then involved in the fifth. Karmel was all in with a straight draw that never came against a pair from Hebert, sending the former out in fourth.
Belyalovsky then eliminated Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech, whose pocket deuces could not hold up against Belyalovsky's flopped pair of nines.
That led to a 24-minute heads-up match between Belyalovsky and Hebert for the bracelet. Belyalovsky trailed before taking the lead with a pair of aces to gain a lead he would never relinquish. On the final hand, Hebert went all in with middle pair and a straight draw, but Belyalovsky's top pair held to end the heads-up match and give him the coveted gold bracelet.
"I want to give a shoutout to my friends, family, and most importantly, my wife, who always supports me," said Belyalovsky.
PokerNews' coverage of WSOP online bracelet events continues with Online Event #6: $500 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo on Sunday, June 18 at 3:30 p.m. PST.
Level 46
: Blinds 300,000/600,000, 75,000 ante
Joseph "Kolebear" Hebert was first to act preflop, and he put in a raise to 1,200,000. Gary "SaquonNYG26" Belyalovsky called.
The flop came J?8?9?. Belyalovsky checked and Hebert bet 600,000. Belyalovsky responded by raising to 3,000,000. Hebert then moved all in, and was called.
Joseph "Kolebear" Hebert: 10?9?
Gary "SaquonNYG26" Belyalovsky: Q?J?
The 3? was no help to Hebert, who needed to improve to beat Belyalovsky's jacks. The 4? on the river eliminated Hebert, and gave Belyalovsky the victory.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for a full recap of this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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36,765,000
14,077,280
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14,077,280 |
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Busted | |
Level: 46
Blinds: 300,000/600,000
Ante: 75,000
Level 45
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 62,500 ante
Joseph "Kolebear" Hebert, first to act, raised to 1,000,000 preflop. Gary "SaquonNYG26" Belyalovsky then reraised to 3,500,000 and was called.
The flop came 6?3?A?. Belyalovsky bet 2,000,000 and was called. A 10? hit the turn, and Hebert called a 3,000,000-chip bet from Belyalovsky.
Both players checked the 8? river. Belyalovsky showed A?J?, awarded him the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,687,720
6,437,500
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6,437,500 |
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14,077,280
-6,437,500
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-6,437,500 |
Level: 45
Blinds: 250,000/500,000
Ante: 62,500
Level 44
: Blinds 200,000/400,000, 50,000 ante
Gary "SaquonNYG26" Belyalovsky raised to 800,000 preflop from the button. Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech then reraised all in for 1,698,554 from the small blind, and Balyalovsky called.
Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech: 2?2?
Gary "SaquonNYG26" Belyalovsky: 10?9?
Belyalovsky immediately pulled ahead on the 9?7?3? flop. The 4? turn and 3? river gave no help to Lech, who exited in third.
Belyalovsky will now play Joseph "Kolebear" Hebert for the bracelet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,846,030
1,600,000
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1,600,000 |
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13,918,970
6,133,762
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6,133,762 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 44
Blinds: 200,000/400,000
Ante: 50,000
Level 43
: Blinds 160,000/320,000, 40,000 ante
Joseph "Kolebear" Hebert opened preflop action by raising to 755,555 from the small blind. Tyler "bummer" Karmel defended his big blind.
On a flop of 6?8?3?, Hebert led out for 999,875. Karmel then raised all in for 4,489,561 and was called.
Tyler "bummer" Karmel: 7?5?
Joseph "Kolebear" Hebert: 6?5?
Hebert's still had the lead when the board completed 8?J?, sending Karmel out in fourth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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22,336,030
7,844,005
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7,844,005 |
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Busted |
Level 43
: Blinds 160,000/320,000, 40,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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14,492,025 | |
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9,724,004 | |
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8,555,209 | |
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3,993,762 | |
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