2020 WSOP Main Event - WSOP.com Day 1 | 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event

12-14-2020 01:20 UTC

Berkey Five-Bet Shoves

Jeff McMillan

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 120 ante

Jesse "MrJesseJames" Slyvia raised to 2,400 from early position. Matt "Berkey11_S4Y" Berkey three-bet to 6,240 from middle position. Brett "furofakind" Shaffer then four-bet to 15,800 from the button.

Slyvia quickly folded to make way for Berkey's five-bet all in shove for 110,097, which had Shaffer easily covered.

Shaffer thought for a while before folding and giving Berkey a preflop boost.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt "Berkey11_S4Y" Berkey	131,177 131,177	131,177
Jesse "MrJesseJames" Slyvia	89,502 89,502	89,502
Brett "furofakind" Shaffer	34,910 34,910	34,910

12-14-2020 01:04 UTC

Will Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler Win His First Real WSOP Gold Bracelet?

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Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 120 ante

Allen "Chainsaw" Kessler is among the masses to take his shot at a gold bracelet today. Kessler, a three-time gold ring winner, has come close to winning bracelets in the past with four runner-up finishes in the past.

The first came when he finished second to Todd Brunson in the 2005 WSOP Event #21: $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better for $132,110, and then again at the 2011 WSOP he finished second to Frank Kassela in Event #15: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $276,485.

The following year, Kessler fell to Brian Rast in heads-up play in the 2011 WSOP Event #15: $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold’em for $140,309. More recently, Kessler sought out a WSOP Europe bracelet but once again had to settle for second in the 2017 WSOPE Event #6: €2,200 Pot-Limit Omaha for €57,897.

All told, Kessler has 179 WSOP-related cashes totaling $1,983,863 dating back to 2001, but thus far a gold bracelet has escaped him for nearly two decades. That could call change in this tournament!

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen "chainsaw" Kessler	43,553 43,553	43,553

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12-14-2020 01:01 UTC

Riddle Takes Out Naim

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Jeff McMillan

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 120 ante

Ibrahim "ig0dibs" Naim moved all in for 12,606 preflop from middle position over a raise. It folded back to the initial raiser Mike "wildchild916" Riddle who called and the cards were turned over.

Ibrahim "ig0dibs" Naim:
Mike "wildchild916" Riddle:

The board ran out and Naim was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike "wildchild916" Riddle	82,726 82,726	82,726
Ibrahim "ig0tdibs" Naim	Busted

12-14-2020 00:54 UTC

Mental Health Matt Bows Out

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Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 600/1,200, 120 ante

We busted the Main, 77 < KK for 19bb.
— LIVE NOW! - Mental Health Matt 🧠 (@MntalHlthMatt)

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew "BracentHUNT" Hunt	Busted

Tags: Matthew Hunt

Level: 10

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 120

12-14-2020 00:50 UTC

Tice's First WSOP Main Event Comes to an End

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Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Landon Tice after winning his MSPT title.

Landon "ActionDealer" Tice, who last month won a MSPT title for $201K, moved all in for 14,655 from middle position and Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips called from the button. The blinds both folded and the hands were revealed.

Landon "ActionDealer" Tice:
Kenneth "KBconcepts" Phillips:

Tice, who is just 21 years old and in the midst of a breakout year, was in need of some help, especially when the flop gave Phillips top set.

Tice could still win with a jack, but he failed to catch as the bricked the turn followed by the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Landon "ActionDealer" Tice	Busted

Tags: Landon Tice Kenneth Phillips

12-14-2020 00:47 UTC

Chan's Shove Gets Through

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Jeff McMillan

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Daniel "StayActive" Chan raised to 2,200 from under the gun. He got calls from Chad "clayne" Layne on his immediate right, Jared "JebronLames1" Bleznick from the button and from Lauren "sycamore22" Roberts who defended her big blind.

The four players saw the flop. Action checked to Layne who bet 7,650, Bleznick raised to 15,300.

Chan then came over the top and moved all in for 43,485. Layne quickly folded but Bleznick had a long think about it before also pitching his cards away to give Chan the nice boost to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared "JebronLames1" Bleznick	232,123 118,882	118,882

Daniel "StayActive" Chan	76,635 76,635	76,635
Chad "clayne" Layne	68,455 68,455	68,455

12-14-2020 00:43 UTC

Updated Chip Counts

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mnuwwarah

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel "centrfielder" Lupo	59,000 -15,000	-15,000
Martin "Bathroomline" Zamani	59,000 -25,000	-25,000
Jared "darrensrabbi" Jaffee	54,000

Vinny "brownmagic" Pahuja	53,000
Dan "CHARD" Martin	47,000
YK "LuckySpewy1" Kwon	45,000 30,942	30,942
Mike "Mouth123" Matusow	41,000 -7,086	-7,086

Michael "itwasthator0" Gagliano	40,000

Darren "avocadotoast" Rabinowitz	37,000 -32,000	-32,000

Kou "mn_finest" Vang	37,000 -21,000	-21,000
Chris "johnsonck" Johnson	36,000 -24,000	-24,000
Ben "WhyisGamora" Yu	35,000

Katie "Katelin" Lindsay	31,000
Chance "BingShui" Kornuth	31,000

Soheb "TommyConway6" Porbandarwala	29,000 -31,000	-31,000
Dylan "GIFAFI" Thomassie	28,000
Kami "loco4coco" Hudson	19,000 -79,000	-79,000
Nick "samadhi" Binger	16,000 -13,000	-13,000

Bryan "PellePelle" Piccioli	13,000 -43,610	-43,610

12-14-2020 00:42 UTC

Sinishtaj Eliminated By Reilly

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Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

"Spinehammer" limped from middle position only to have Tony "ToNiSiNz" Sinishtaj three-bet all in for 9,760 from the cutoff. Tim "uNORTH0doX" Reilly then shoved for 41,435 from the small blind and the limper got out of the way.

Tony "ToNiSiNz" Sinishtaj:
Tim "uNORTH0doX" Reilly:

The flop gave Sinishtaj a gutshot, but Reilly held two blockers. Neither the turn nor river helped Sinishtaj and his 2020 WSOP Main Event came to an unceremonious end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim "uNORTH0doX" Reilly	54,095
Tony "ToNiSiNz" Sinishtaj	Busted

Tags: Tony Sinishtaj Tim Reilly

12-14-2020 00:38 UTC

Lech Gets Lucky to Double Through Ferrera

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Chad Holloway

Level 9 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

After the player on the button raised to 2,000, eight-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech three-bet jammed for 17,876 from the small blind. Keith "ThxSimGod" Ferrera then jammed for 28,599 from the big and the original raiser got out of the way.

Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech:
Keith "ThxSimGod" Ferrera:

Lech, who won a gold bracelet over the summer, was in trouble but not after the flop paired his ace. Neither the turn nor river changed a thing and Lech shipped the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael "miguelfiesta" Lech	38,852 15,852	15,852

Keith "ThxSimGod" Ferrera	10,723

Tags: Michael Lech Keith Ferrera