Tag Archives: 2023 TPC

Event 1: JK Kowalczik – 5th Place ($25,630)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 1,705

JK Kowalczik

Action folded to Daniel Couzens in the small blind, he moved all in, and JK Kowalczik called at risk from the big for 4,375,000.

Couzens: KcTc
Kowalczik: AdKs

Kowalczik was way out front with his big slick but Couzens slammed the door when the Qc9c2c flop gave him a club flush. Kowalczik was stunned and watched the board finish 8d and 6h to send him out in fifth place.

Daniel Couzens – 23,200,000 (116 bb)
JK Kowalczik – Eliminated in 5th Place ($25,630)

Event 1: Richie Smith Doubles Through Leigh Lewis

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,705

Leigh Lewis was in the cutoff and Richie Smith was on the button when Smith put his 3,100,000 in the middle.

Smith: AcAd
Lewis: QcQd

It was a cooler and Smith’s aces flopped a boat and held on the Ah4d4c4sJd board.

Richie Smith – 6,700,000 (34 bb)
Leigh Lewis – 8,400,000 (42 bb)

Event 1: Khanh Truong – 6th Place ($19,540)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,705

Khanh Truong

Action folded to Leigh Lewis in the small blind and he bet 2,100,000. Khahn Truong was in the big blind, he called thinking he was all in, but his one-chip call left him with a few chips behind.

The flop came 6d4d3c, Lewis bet enough to put Truong all in and he called.

Lewis: 5h2s
Truong: Ad7c

Lewis flopped a six-high straight and held on the 4s turn and Kh river.

Leigh Lewis – 11,500,000 (58 bb)
Khanh Truong – Eliminated in 6th Place ($19,540)

Event 1: JK Kowalczik Doubles Through

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,705

After a few shoves from JK Kowalczik was up to 2,075,000 when he moved all in again. Leigh Lewis looked him up this time and the rest of the table folded.

Kowalczik: TcTs
Lewis: 8c7c

Kowalczik was ahead to double back into the game and his tens held on the Qd4s3dKsQh board.

JK Kowalczik – 4,650,000 (23 bb)
Leigh Lewis – 7,750,000 (39 bb)

Event 1: Daniel Couzens Versus JK Kowalczik

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,705

Daniel Couzens opened to 400,000 from the cutoff and JK Kowalczik three-bet to 1,200,000 from the button. The blinds folded, Couzen clicked it up to 2,600,000 and Kowalczik called.

The flop came AhQhJh and Couzen continued for 1,400,000. Kowalczik raised to 4,600,000 and Couzen announced all in. Kowalczik had about 1,400,000 still in his stack and went in the tank.

“What the (blank) just happened?” Kowalczik asked.

After two more minutes, Kowalczik elected to fold and fight another day.

Daniel Couzens – 19,900,000 (100 bb)
JK Kowalczik – 1,400,000 (7 bb)

Event 1: Richie Smith Doubles Through Khanh Truong

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,705

Action folded around to Khanh Truong in the small blind and he moved all in. Richie Smith was in the big blind with the small stack and quickly called.

Smith: AcTc
Truong: Ah4s

Smith was dominating with the bigger ace and has hand held on the Kd9d6c2d3s board for a double.

Richie Smith – 4,750,000 (24 bb)
Khanh Truong – 5,400,000 (27 bb)

Event 1: Michael Lee – 7th Place ($15,050)

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,705

Michael Lee

Michael Lee was down to 2,500,000 and moved all in from under the gun. It folded around the Khanh Truong in the small blind and he move all in over the top. Richie Smith was in the big blind and not happy with the shove. He thought for a few minutes and folded a pair of jacks face up.

Truong: AhKh
Lee: 7h7s

Lee was ahead for a double but Truong paired his king on the KsQs8c flop.

“Good fold,” everyone but Lee told Smith.

The board finished with the 2d turn and 5s river to send Lee out in seventh place.

Khanh Truong – 8,900,000 (59 bb)
Michael Lee – Eliminated in 7th Place ($15,050)

Event 1: Updated Counts on Break

$400 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,705

After the break, blinds are up to 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante and the average stack is about 7,300,000 (49 bb).

Seat 1: Leigh Lewis – 7,850,000 (52 bb)
Seat 3: Khanh Truong – 9,100,000 (61 bb)
Seat 4: Richie Smith – 3,875,000 (26 bb)
Seat 5: Michael Lee – 4,300,000 (29 bb)
Seat 6: Fred Paradis – 7,550,000 (50 bb)
Seat 7: Daniel Couzens – 10,775,000 (72 bb)
Seat 8: JK Kowazczik – 7,075,000 (47 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $91,945
2nd: $61,330
3rd: $45,400
4th: $33,940
5th: $25,630
6th: $19,540
7th: $15,050