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

07-03-2023 22:32 UTC-8

Beer Level is Fully Activated!

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 22:31 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 22:24 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 22:19 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 22:16 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 22:15 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 22:08 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 22:06 UTC-8

Ishida Ends Bleznick's Main Event

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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 22:03 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in the Red Section

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	173,000 13,800	13,800
Kyna England	150,000 3,000	3,000
Martin Jacobson	127,000 26,500	26,500

Asher Conniff	120,000 75,400	75,400

Lynne Ji	115,000 83,000	83,000
Jimmy Guerrero	110,000 31,900	31,900
Dominik Nitsche	107,600 33,300	33,300

Brad Owen	104,500 59,600	59,600
Damian Salas	98,000 -6,800	-6,800

Brian Hastings	81,500 29,000	29,000

Jean-Robert Bellande	73,000 29,500	29,500

Aylar Lie	71,100 18,700	18,700
Victoria Livschitz	54,400 -27,900	-27,900
Ramon Colillas	41,700 -19,500	-19,500

07-03-2023 22:02 UTC-8

Pham Hits Two Pairs Against Tepeh

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Everybody folded to Tjan Tepeh in the cutoff who opened to 1,500. Tony Pham in the big blind was the only one to call, to see the flop 7♣2♥4♠.

Both players agreed to add 1,000 chips to the pot at this point. Then Pham took the lead on the turn 2♣, betting 3,000. Tepeh called.

On the river 8♥, Pham bet again, this time 2,500. Tepeh, quite confused, took 30 seconds to think and called. But Tepeh appeared even more confused when he had to muck his cards, as Pham revealed 8♣4♣ for two pairs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Pham	89,000
Tjan Tepeh	83,000

Tags: Tjan Tepeh Tony Pham