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

07-03-2023 22:06 UTC-8

Ishida Ends Bleznick's Main Event

Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jared Bleznick raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and was called by the player in the small blind. Yuri Ishida then squeezed to 9,000 from the big blind and Bleznick shoved for around 30,000 total. The small blind folded, but Ishida called to put Bleznick at risk.

Jared Bleznick: A♦Q♦
Yuri Ishida: A♠K♣

Ishida had Bleznick dominated, and the J♦8♥3♥7♠4♥ runout was of no help to Bleznick — ending his Main Event run late in Day 1a.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Ishida	190,000 190,000	190,000
Jared Bleznick	Busted

Tags: Jared Bleznick Yuri Ishida

07-03-2023 22:08 UTC-8

Current Chip Counts in Section Red

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Tyler Foran

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Sebastin Kolman	205,000
Cynthia Hunter	95,000 -9,000	-9,000
Damian Salas	93,500 -4,500	-4,500

Shawn Sheikhan	76,000 -10,500	-10,500
Jean-Robert Bellande	63,000 -10,000	-10,000

Kenji Harada	59,000 -5,100	-5,100
Aylar Lie	58,000 -13,100	-13,100
Rainer Kempe	58,000 -4,000	-4,000
Frank Cupello	46,100 -5,100	-5,100
David Su	21,000

07-03-2023 22:15 UTC-8

Adam Can't Get There as He Hits the Rail

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Tyler Foran

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Alfie Adam was seen all in for his last 32,200 against Colin Mchugh and both hands were face up.

Alfie Adam: 7♠5♠
Colin Mchugh: A♥J♥

Adam flopped an open-ended straight draw, while McHugh flopped the nut flush draw. The Q♦ turn and 10♦ river were no help for either player, which meant Mchugh's ace-high sent Adam to rail late in Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colin Mchugh	144,000 144,000	144,000
Alfie Adam	Busted

Tags: Alfie Adam Colin Mchugh

07-03-2023 22:16 UTC-8

Reixach Waits Until the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

John Dolan opened to 1,400 in middle position and Sergi Reixach three-bet to 4,300 on the button. Dolan called and they went heads-up to a flop of Q♦10♦2♦.

Both players checked through to the 7♦ on the turn and the 7♥ on the river. Dolan checked for the third time and Reixach finally made a small bet of 2,500. Dolan instantly mucked his cards and Reixach added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergi Reixach	136,000 1,000	1,000
John Dolan	34,500 -28,500	-28,500

Tags: Sergi Reixach John Dolan

07-03-2023 22:19 UTC-8

Big Stacks Wage War Late on Day 1a

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There was a four-way pot on a table with many chips. Gianna Avdic McIntire played more than 200,000 when she bet out on 9♣7♣3♥ for 2,500 chips from the small blind. Yehuda Dayan, the chip leader in the silver section of the Horseshoe Event Center, was the only caller in the cutoff.

"Be careful, Gianna," Dayan warned Avdic McIntire when the J♣ turn was dealt. She did not heed the warning and bet out another 2,500 before Dayan immediately raised it to 15,000.

"Be careful Gianna," Dayan repeated.

"Hmm," Avdic McIntire hummed. "I'm not sure."

Ultimately, she let her hand go, and Dayan received another pot to catapult him over the 400,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yehuda Dayan	409,000 104,000	104,000

Gianna Avdic McIntire	202,000 500	500

Tags: Gianna Avdic McIntire Yehuda Dayan

07-03-2023 22:24 UTC-8

Polk's Turn Barrel Takes it Down

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Doug Polk opened to 1,300 from middle position and was called by the player in the small blind.

Polk went with 1,300 again after being checked to on the 2♦J♠4♣ flop and his opponent called.

The 6♠ came on the turn and the small blind checked again. Polk overbet the pot for 7,000 and his opponent folded this time after a bit of deliberation.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Polk	250,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Doug Polk

07-03-2023 22:31 UTC-8

Kamphues Finds a Double with Aces

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Tyler Foran

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Merijn van Rooij raised 1,200 under the gun and the cutoff called before Timo Kamphues three-bet 4,400 on the button. The blinds and Van Rooij got out of the way and the cutoff jammed all-in. Kamphues had less, with 20,700 total and snap-called.

Timo Kamphues: A♠A♦
Cutoff: K♠Q♣

The board ran out 8♠6♦3♣7♣7♥ for Kamphues aces to hold as he dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Merijn van Rooij	46,000 18,600	18,600
Timo Kamphues	44,100 -16,900	-16,900

Tags: Timo Kamphues Merijn van Rooij

07-03-2023 22:32 UTC-8

Beer Level is Fully Activated!

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Alex Livingston limped in from middle position which invited Jaime Kaplan along from the cutoff. Xuan Liu raised to 2,400 on the button and both Livingston and Kaplan called.

The flop came A♣A♦9♣ and the action checked to Liu who bet 1,500 which prompted two quick folds from her opponents.

As Liu raked in the pot, the waitress arrived at the table with a tray full of beers.

"Cheers," Livingston said with his beer in the air. "Five out of nine for beer level is not bad," referring to the five players that joined in the festivities.

Tags: Alex Livingston Jaime Kaplan Xuan Liu

07-03-2023 22:33 UTC-8

Caballo Takes From Rodriguez

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

From under the gun, Francisco Caballo opened to 1,300. Matthieu Rodriguez three-bet to 4,500 from the next seat over. All the other players at the table folded to Caballo, who called.

On K♣8♣7♥, Caballo checked to Rodriguez who continued to 3,200 and was called. The turn 10♣ came, both players checked.

The 5♦ landed on the river, and Caballo took 11,200 from his stack to bet. Seeing this move, Rodriguez folded and let Caballo take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthieu Rodriguez	70,000 70,000	70,000
Francisco Caballo	70,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Francisco Caballo Matthieu Rodriguez

07-03-2023 22:40 UTC-8

Nitsche Joins Silver, Gets Gold

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Dominik Nitsche has joined the silver tables of the main event for the last hour of Day 1a. A few hands after sitting down, he raised to 3,000 chips from middle position after a limp from an early position player.

James Jewell was next to act in the cutoff and three-bet jammed for 24,200. The limper folded while Nitsche eyed the all in, shrugged, and called.

James Jewell: A♠K♥
Dominik Nitsche: A♠Q♠

Nitsche was a big dog, but that changed when the flop came Q♥J♥2♠. His top pair would remain the best hand on the 9♣5♦ runout and Nitsche scored a knockout in the final stages of Day 1a.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	74,500 -33,100	-33,100

James Jewell	Busted

Tags: Dominik Nitsche James Jewell