Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 1a | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-03-2023 16:57 UTC-8

Sluzinski Sniffs Out a Bluff

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jeff Sluzinski raised to 1,000 from early position and was called by the players in the cutoff and big blind.

Action checked to Sluzinski on the 8♠K♠2♦ flop and he continued for 1,500. Only the cutoff called.

Sluzinski's opponent check-called a 3,000 bet on the Q♥ turn and then led out for 10,500 when the 7♥ completed the board.

Sluzinski asked for a count before deciding to make the call. His opponent could only show 5♥2♥ for a pair of deuces, which were no good against the K♥J♦ of Sluzinski for top pair and he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Sluzinski	102,000 11,000	11,000

Tags: Jeff Sluzinski

07-03-2023 16:52 UTC-8

No Resistance for Ji

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Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a heads-up pot the board read 10♥9♦4♠A♣7♠, and Lynne Ji fired out a bet of 4,000 into the pot of about 2,600. Her opponent mucked his hand and the dealer pushed the pot to Ji.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Stout	62,200 26,200	26,200
Bruno Fitoussi	46,000 -6,500	-6,500
Manuel Barcelona	43,700 -10,700	-10,700
Lynne Ji	28,200 -1,200	-1,200

Tags: Lynne Ji

07-03-2023 16:49 UTC-8

A Straight for Lee

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Dae-Hyung Lee checked from the big blind on a board of 8♥10♥J♥8♦. Joseph Gallagher was in the hijack and fired 3,200 into the pot of 7,500 before Lee check-raised to 10,000.

Gallagher looked him up and the K♦ river fell. Lee now continued with another bet, this time of 14,000. Again, a quick call followed from Gallagher.

Lee showed Q♣9♠ and declared "straight," after a puzzled look from his opponent. After hearing the news, Gallagher mucked his cards and the pot was awarded to Lee.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dae-Hyung Lee	122,000 45,000	45,000
Joseph Gallagher	82,000

Tags: Dae-Hyung Lee Joseph Gallagher

07-03-2023 16:43 UTC-8

McKernan Shows the Kings

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Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Scott McKernan raised 1,200 in early position and a player on his left made the call before Frank Cupello put in a min-raise to 2,000. The small blind called and McKernan put in another raise to 5,200, forcing everyone except Cupello out of the hand.

The dealer fanned a flop of 10♥3♦2♦ and McKernan continued for 7,000. Cupello hesitated for a short period of time before releasing his hand. McKernan showed him K♥K♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Cupello	86,700 24,800	24,800
Scott McKernan	76,300 11,500	11,500

Tags: Frank Cupello Scott McKernan

07-03-2023 16:42 UTC-8

Fontaine Victorious in Four-Way Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The action was caught on a four-way flop of 10♥8♦2♣. Amy Fontaine had checked from the big blind and Roman Emelyanov bet 1,300 from under the gun into a pot of around 4,000. Jorn Walthaus made the call from the next seat over, as did Walthaus' neighbor Robert Grossglauser. Fontaine then put in the check-raise to 4,500 and all three players called.

On the 10♦ turn, the action checked to Grossglauser. He bet 15,000, only leaving himself 10,000 behind, and Fontaine was the only buyer. The 4♥ river then completed the board and Fontaine now bet enough to put Grossglauser all-in.

"This is gonna take a while," Grossglauer said upfront. After a while, he elected to save his last chips and folded his hand, shipping a big pot Fontaine's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amy Fontaine	85,000 85,000	85,000
Roman Emelyanov	76,000 76,000	76,000
Jorn Walthaus	52,900 -17,100	-17,100
Robert Grossglauser	10,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Amy Fontaine Jorn Walthaus Robert Grossglauser Roman Emelyanov

07-03-2023 16:40 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in Horseshoe Red

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Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Jacobson	88,800 1,300	1,300

Kyna England	88,700 -2,300	-2,300
Damian Salas	88,500 12,500	12,500

Victoria Livschitz	82,300 28,500	28,500
Jonathan Jaffe	80,500 17,700	17,700
Dominik Nitsche	75,200 -800	-800

Ramon Colillas	65,000 33,500	33,500

Matthew Stout	64,500 10,100	10,100
Samy Boujmala	63,600
David Peters	61,200 34,900	34,900

Tom-Aksel Bedell	60,000
Brian Hastings	52,500

Brad Owen	52,300 -10,700	-10,700
Jack Salter	42,000
Harrison Ashdown	41,500 17,200	17,200
Tyler Patterson	36,500 -23,000	-23,000

Jake Daniels	34,600 -25,400	-25,400
Merijn van Rooij	31,300 3,100	3,100
Lynne Ji	29,400 -35,600	-35,600

07-03-2023 16:39 UTC-8

Betbese Doubles Through Kaplan With Kings Full of Aces

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Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Roberto Betbese and Jaime Kaplan played a massive pot on a board that read 7♠Q♦A♣K♠K♦.

With around 15,000 already in the middle, Betbese bet 11,200 and Kaplan raised to 25,000. Betbese went in the tank and counted his chips before three-betting all in for 44,300. It was then Kaplan who went in the tank as he squirmed in his chair with his arms folded.

"I'll still have chips," Kaplan said as he called.

Betbese turned over A♠K♥ for kings full of aces and Kaplan folded facedown before the dealer slid his cards into the muck. Kaplan claimed to have had king-queen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Betbese	105,000 105,000	105,000
Jaime Kaplan	61,000 800	800

Tags: Jaime Kaplan Roberto Betbese

07-03-2023 16:39 UTC-8

Big Slick Does The Trick For Levi

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player raised to 1,200 from early position and was three-bet to 3,000 by another player in middle position. David Levi called cold on the button and the initial raiser called as well.

Action checked to Levi on the J♠4♥10♦ flop and he bet 3,500. Only the initial raiser called.

Both players then checked down on the 6♣ turn and 10♠ flop and Levi's opponent tabled K♠Q♠. It was no good against Levi's A♥K♣ and he took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Levi	69,000

Tags: David Levy

07-03-2023 16:31 UTC-8

Third Barrel Takes it Down for Rich

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Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Angelina Rich opened 1,000 in the hijack and Alfie Adam defended his big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of Q♠8♠6♣ and Adam check-called a bet of 900.

The 7♦ fell on the turn and Adam checked to Rich who fired again, this time for 4,000. Adam didn't go anywhere as he tossed in a call.

The dealer dropped the K♣ on the river and Adam checked for a final time before Rich announced a bet of 9,000. Adam pushed his cards forward as he said, "I almost got there."

Player	Chips	Progress
Angelina Rich	71,000 4,600	4,600
Alfie Adam	32,500 32,500	32,500

Tags: Alfie Adam Angelina Rich

07-03-2023 16:25 UTC-8

Straight Flush For Rickard

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

It's a lucky day for Will Rickard so far, as he already hit a royal flush earlier.

This time, he was involved in a hand where two players limped in middle position, and Michael Petrecca raised to 2,200 on the button.

Rickard called in the small blind, and both players who limped folded, leaving Petrecca and Rickard alone on 10♠J♥5♠. Rickard bet 2,000, and Petrecca called.

On the turn 4♠, it was Petrecca's turn to bet 1,500 after Rickard checked. But he didn't give up and called to see the 2♠ on the river.

This time, Rickard didn't bother with the sizing of his bet and moved all in for more than 80,000 chips. Covered, Petrecca folded. It was a very good fold, as Rickard showed A♠3♠ for a straight flush.

On the very next hand, Rickard hit a set with pocket kings and increased his stack to 120,000.