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

07-03-2023 11:39 UTC-8

Ho's Full House Gets Action

Tyler Foran

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Edward Yam raised 400 under the gun and Pogeidon Ho three-bet to 900 in the cutoff. The blinds got out of the way and Yam made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of K♦9♣2♦, and Yam check-called a bet of 1,000.

The 10♦ landed on the turn and Yam check-called again, this time the bet was 2,000.

When the 2♥ landed on the river, Yam checked and Ho fired 6,000. Yam snap-called to see the Ho's full house of 9♥9♦ and mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pogeidon Ho	73,000
Edward Yam	48,200

Tags: Edward Yam Pogeidon Ho

07-03-2023 11:39 UTC-8

Some More Faces in Horseshoe Silver

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Finger	60,000

Paulina Loeliger	60,000
Stefan Schillhabel	60,000
Barny Boatman	60,000

07-03-2023 11:38 UTC-8

Smith Doubles Through Polk

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action folded around to the blinds, where Doug Polk raised to 600 from the small blind. Mike Smith quickly went all in for his last 6,200 from the big blind and Polk called to put Smith at risk.

Mike Smith: J♠J♦
Doug Polk: Q♠Q♦

Polk was in great shape to end Smith's Main Event early, but the 6♦6♥7♥A♣J♥ runout drilled Smith's two-outer on the river — awarding him the double up.

"This is how it begins," Polk said with a wry smile.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Polk	53,000 -7,000	-7,000

Mike Smith (US)	12,400 12,400	12,400

Tags: Doug Polk Mike Smith

07-03-2023 11:37 UTC-8

Ketzer Sizes Up on the Turn

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Felipe Ketzer raised to 500 in middle position and was called by the big blind. They went heads-up to a flop of A♥7♠4♥ and the big blind check-called a bet of 300 from Ketzer.

The turn brought the Q♣ and the big blind checked again. Ketzer sized up a large bet of 3,100 on the turn and his opponent instantly mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	59,500

Tags: Felipe Ketzer

07-03-2023 11:37 UTC-8

Sluzinski Gets Paid

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Frank Visser

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a completed board of 2♦K♠9♣A♣8♥ Jeff "Boski" Sluzinski led out from the small blind for 4,600 into a pot of 9,100.

The big blind made a reluctant call and indeed mucked his cards when Sluzinski showed A♦5♦ for top pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Sluzinski	69,000

Tags: Jeff Sluzinski

07-03-2023 11:34 UTC-8

Some Early Notables In the Gold Section

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Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Monika Zukowicz	60,000 60,000	60,000
Esther Taylor	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jared Griener	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ryan Depaulo	60,000 60,000	60,000

Christine Do	60,000 60,000	60,000
David Moses	60,000 60,000	60,000

Robert Kuhn	60,000

07-03-2023 11:30 UTC-8

Update Your Chip Counts with the MyStack App

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Kaelaine Minton

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07-03-2023 11:30 UTC-8

All in And Call Between Kaplan And Sturm

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jaime Kaplan opened to 600 in middle position. On the button, 2023 WSOP $50,000 High Roller winner Leon Sturm three-bet to 2,200. Virgile Turchi in the small blind and the big blind folded.

Action back to him, Kaplan decided to four-bet to 6,000. After some time, Sturm made the call.

On 5♠A♥A♦, Kaplan continued to 3,000 and Sturm called. Then on the turn J♦, Kaplan bet another 6,500. He was called once again.

The 9♥ came on the river, and Kaplan moved all in for 44,500. Sturm quickly called.

Jaime Kaplan: A♣J♥
Leon Sturm: A♠J♠

A little bit of sweat appeared on both players' forehead as they went all-in within the first 10 minutes of the Main Event. But not much as both had the best full house possible, and split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jaime Kaplan	60,200 60,200	60,200
Leon Sturm	60,200 200	200

Virgile Turchi	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Jaime Kaplan Leon Sturm Virgile Turchi

07-03-2023 11:26 UTC-8

Cada Looking for Another Deep Run

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Joe Cada is among the early notables in the Horseshoe Gold section as he looks to make another deep run in his favorite tournament of the year. Cada was crowned the WSOP Main Event champion back in 2009 where he took home over $8.5 million and then he returned to the final table in 2018 but was eliminated in fifth place. Another deep run this year would be the first time anyone made the final table three times in the modern era.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Cada	60,000 60,000	60,000

Carlos Chadha	60,000 60,000	60,000
Garett Maybery	60,000
Eyal Bensimhon	60,000 60,000	60,000
Scott Stewart	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jack Sinclair	60,000 60,000	60,000

Leon Sturm	60,000 60,000	60,000

Juha Helppi	60,000 60,000	60,000

Shaun Deeb	60,000 60,000	60,000

Lewis Spencer	60,000 60,000	60,000