Online Event #9: $1,000 PLO Championship
Day 1 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #9: $1,000 PLO Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$606,600
Entries
383
Entries
383
Players Left
1
Online Event #9: $1,000 PLO 6-Handed played to a winner on June 22, and it was Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak who ended the day with all the chips.
It was a commanding performance from Barshak, who carried the lead through the entirety of the late phases, and finished top of the pile. His reward? $128,841 and a WSOP bracelet to compliment the two WSOP Circuit rings in his collection.
Barshak won his first circuit ring in 2012 in a $580 6-handed NLH Event ($39,123), and another one in 2013 ($51,479), but both of those scores are now dwarfed by a new high score of $128,841 and his very first bracelet.
Final Table Results
| Place | Name | Country | Prize [USD] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak | United States | $128,841 |
| 2 | Christopher "EntombExhume" Demaci | United States | $79,039 |
| 3 | "TokiHighball" | United States | $54,654 |
| 4 | Daniel "Brett_Favre" Zack | United States | $38,397 |
| 5 | "mitarachi89" | United States | $27,418 |
| 6 | Jonathan "Just1Time" Depa | United States | $19,896 |
Late Day Action
This online bracelet event attracted a total of 383 entries, with only 99 receiving at least $1,516 from the $606,600 prize pool for their efforts.
There were plenty of notables who joined the fray, including Shaun "fortnite" Deeb, Brandon "pretty_noose" Shack-Harris, and Nacho "Bobbybaldwin" Barbero.. However, they all came up short in their quest for a gold bracelet.
It seemed Daniel "Brett_Favre" Zack might run away with it after he passed the one million chip mark , and even more so when he eliminated Carlos "disco1981" Alvarado in 15th place. However, as the blinds increased, the stacks evened out, and it seemed to be anybody's game.
Final Table Action
Jonathan "Just1Time" Depa was first to fall at the final table when his aces were run down by "TokiHighball."
"mitarachi89 was next to go when they had their kings cracked by Zack, who turned trip tens.
Zack, who at one stage looked like this event was his to lose, hit the rail in fifth. Zack found himself with a ton of outs, but he couldn't get there to beat the aces of Barshak.
"TokiHighball" had quite the showing, eliminating several competitors on their way to the final table, but eventually found themselves with a short stack and ran it blind versus blind, busting to Barshak.
Christopher "EntombExhume" DeMaci was in for a tough time, as they entered heads up trailing almost five-to-one in chips.
It didn't take long to settle the tournament, with DeMaci unable to get away from his rivered two pair only to be shown a Barshak full house.
So there you have it, Barshak is a WSOP bracelet winner! Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you coverage of every bracelet-awarding event of the 2023 World Series of Poker.
On a river reading 5♠4♦9♦5♥J♥ Christopher "EntombExhume" DeMaci was facing a bet of 1,560,570 from Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak and after some thought, DeMaci made the call only to be shown the A♥4♥4♣7♥ of Barshak, which was good for a full house, thwarting the two pair that DeMaci made on the river with his K♠J♦7♠3♦.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,480,000
2,336,000
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2,336,000 |
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Busted | |
Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak raised to 345,000 on the button and "TokiHighball" made the call in the big blind. Together they saw the K♦Q♥8♣ roll off. "TokiHighball" checked and Barshak bet the pot to the tune of 818,000. "TokiHighball" folded and was left with just over a million in chips.
The very next hand "TokiHighball" raised to 528,000 in the small blind and Barshak put the rest in. "TokiHighball" made the call.
"TokiHighball": J♥6♦8♠9♥
Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak: A♥8♦8♣4♠
The board ran out in favor of Barshak as the A♦Q♥3♠7♦7♥ rolled off, making him two pair with his ace.
Barshak will be going into heads-up with nearly a five-to-one chip advantage.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,144,000
1,604,864
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1,604,864 |
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Busted | |
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Daniel "Brett_Favre" Zack went all in for 753,660 over the button open of Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak, who quickly called, putting Zack at risk.
Daniel "Brett_Favre" Zack: K♦Q♦J♠10♥
Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak: A♠A♥3♣2♠
Barshak had aces, but needed to fade Zack's outs when the flop spread Q♣9♥9♣. None of the straight draws came, nor did a queen as the turn and river 4♠ and 3♠ appeared.
This put Barshak further into the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,539,136
8,499,852
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8,499,852 |
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Busted | |
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Blinds 40,000/80,000
"mitarachi89" three bet all in for their last 691,751 over Daniel "Brett_Favre" Zack's open and the ladder made the call, just barely covering.
"mitarachi89": K♠K♣J♠2♦
Daniel "Brett_Favre" Zack: A♦10♦9♣6♥
The flop kept "mitarachi89"'s kings ahead, but Zack had caught top pair, which turned into trips when the 10♣ banged off on the turn. The turn was no help to "mitarachi89" as the 2♣ peeled.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,580,830
-536,235
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-536,235 |
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Busted | |
Jonathan "Just1Time" Depa three-bet shoved over the open of "TokiHighball" for 598,494 and TokiHighball made the call.
Jonathan "Just1Time" Depa: A♦A♥5♣5♠
"TokiHighball": J♣Q♠8♥10♥
Depa's aces were technically ahead on the K♥6♥9♠ board but "TokiHighball" flopped a wrap and a flush draw, and when the 2♥ fell on the turn, they locked up a double, leaving Depa to be the first to bow out at the final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,469,630
113,717
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113,717 |
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Busted |
Remaining players are on a 5-minute break again and return at the top of the hour.
On the bubble of the final table, Carlos "disco1981" Alvarado raised a bit more than half his stack to 228,00 and Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak made the call from the big blind. Heads up, they saw a flop of 3♥3♣Q♥.
Barshak checked, and Alvarado bet his last 221,060 and was soon at risk when Barshak made the call.
Carlos "disco1981" Alvarado: A♦K♦6♦5♥
Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak: A♥Q♠9♣4♥
Alvardo had whiffed the flop, and Barshak's two pair held as the J♦ and 4♠ rolled off the deck.
The remaining players are now at the six-handed final table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,039,284
-4,212,390
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-4,212,390 |
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Busted | |
Blinds 25,000/50,000
Kristof "gambleboy88" Segers three-bet preflop to 390,000 and was faced with the four-bet of Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak, who kicked it up to 1,215,000. Seger's put the rest of his chips into play for a total of 1,803,760, and Barshak made the call.
Kristof "gambleboy88" Segers: A♣A♠10♣J♥
Stanislav "ForlorarDu" Barshak: K♦K♠Q♠10♠
Both players had excellent hands, and when the wheel spun 4♠3♣8♦, it kept Seger's aces ahead, but Barshak did pick up a couple more outs when the Q♦ peeled. Fortunes did indeed change as the K♥ rolled off on the river, improving Barshak to a set of kings to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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5,251,674
1,649,510
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1,649,510 |
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Busted | |