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

07-03-2023 20:46 UTC-8

Up and Down for E-Tay

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

There was a raise to 1,500 in early position which was called by David Cowling on the button and Esther Taylor in the big blind. The flop came 8♦7♠2♥ and the action checked to Cowling who bet 1,900 and only Taylor called.

The turn brought the 5♠ and Taylor led out with a bet of 6,800. Cowling called and the 4♠ completed the board. Taylor splashed in another bet of 11,000 and Cowling was forced to fold. Taylor opted to show the 9♣ as she raked in the pot.

On the next hand, Tony Gregg raised to 1,000 on the button and Taylor just called from the small blind. Assad Kamran three-bet to 10,500 from the big blind and Gregg folded. Taylor stuck in a bunch of chips and Kamran called off his stack of 28,500.

Taylor turned over A♣Q♣ and was flipping against the 10♥10♦ of Kamran. The board ran out 9♥7♥6♠4♣7♦ and Kamran's pocket pair held on to double up through Taylor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	91,500 -12,500	-12,500
David Cowling	60,700 -59,300	-59,300
Assad Kamran	58,500 30,500	30,500

Tags: Assad Kamran David Cowling Esther Taylor Tony Gregg

07-03-2023 20:41 UTC-8

Becker Gets Back-Raised

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Johannes Becker raised to 1,200 from early position and Tom Rafferty called from the next seat over. The action then folded to the player in the big blind, who made it 5,500 to go.

Becker called before Rafferty decided to up the ante to 17,000 chips by back-raise four-betting. The big blind let his hand go and so did Becker, asking; "I show, you show?" before both players' holdings eventually reached the muck face down.

"That's what you can do when you have chips," Florencio Bunal chimed in from another seat at the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Rafferty	158,000 158,000	158,000
Johannes Becker	62,000 2,000	2,000

Florencio Bunal	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Johannes Becker Tom Rafferty

07-03-2023 20:37 UTC-8

Updated Counts in Gold Section

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Jim McManus, author of classic poker books like Positively Fifth Street and Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, has informed PokerNews that he is second in chips at his half of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Moses	175,000 110,000	110,000

Leon Sturm	125,000 33,000	33,000

Alex Livingston	95,000 25,000	25,000

Jaime Kaplan	86,000 25,000	25,000
Jack Sinclair	80,000 -20,500	-20,500

Pedro Neves	74,000 20,500	20,500

Matt Kiefer	70,000 70,000	70,000
Artur Martirosyan	70,000 30,000	30,000

Brian Harper	63,000 4,000	4,000
James McManus (IL)	55,000 -22,000	-22,000
Scott Stewart	55,000 3,000	3,000
Virgile Turchi	55,000 -5,000	-5,000
Robert Kuhn	50,000 -20,000	-20,000
Xuan Liu	46,000 3,500	3,500
David Peters	36,000 -21,000	-21,000

Jacob Ferro	31,000 -9,500	-9,500
Assad Kamran	28,000 -67,000	-67,000
Bruno Fitoussi	27,000 -20,000	-20,000

07-03-2023 20:36 UTC-8

More Counts in Red

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Wenchao Liang	187,500
Anirban Das	183,200
Hayley Hanna	132,000 34,000	34,000
Robin Scory	117,500 50,900	50,900
Shawn Puri	113,500 36,000	36,000
Anthony Fox	101,500 25,200	25,200
Virgile Latifou	85,000 39,000	39,000
Dominik Nitsche	74,300 -2,900	-2,900

Robert Borick	66,500 800	800
Ramon Colillas	61,200 200	200

Stepan Mikhno	57,000
Steve Warburton	44,700 -24,300	-24,300

07-03-2023 20:35 UTC-8

Big Bet On The River For Lehner

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Benjamin Gilbert in middle position and Stefan Lehner on the button found themselves in what appeared to be a three-bet pot.

The dealer revealed 4♣5♦K♠ on the flop, where Lehner bet 2,900. Gilbert check-called. Then both players agreed to check on the turn 4♥.

On the river came the Q♠. And when Gilbert checked again, Lehner fired out a bet of 18,500. Gilbert took a second to think about this move but folded quite easily.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stefan Lehner	173,000 118,000	118,000

Benjamin Gilbert	34,000 34,000	34,000

07-03-2023 20:29 UTC-8

Levi Flush With Chips

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

David Levi was already all in for a bit over 12,000 on the river and being pushed a big pot on a completed board of 7♠2♣5♠8♣6♠.

Levi had the A♠K♠ in front of him for the ace-high flush while his opponent held 7x7x for a set — scoring Levi the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Levi	100,000 40,000	40,000

07-03-2023 20:26 UTC-8

Winter Gets Value-Owned

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In a heads-up pot on a board of 8♠4♠4♦ with around 30,000 already in the middle, Zak Lawson checked from the small blind and Sean Winter bet 6,000 on the button. Lawson called.

Lawson checked on the 3♥ turn and Winter checked back. Lawson checked once more on the A♥ river and Winter took some time before betting 15,500. Lawson quickly called.

Winter quickly showed AxJx before mucking as his opponent showed A♠Q♠ to have the high roller outkicked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zak Lawson	130,000 130,000	130,000
Sean Winter	63,000 -27,400	-27,400

Tags: Sean Winter Zak Lawson

07-03-2023 20:25 UTC-8

Hasan's Continuation on the Flop Takes It

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Ercan Hasan raised to 1,200 in middle position and only Robert Borick made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of A♠4♦2♣ and Borick quickly check-folded to the continuation bet from Hasan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ercan Hasan	107,300 17,300	17,300
Robert Borick	65,700 -19,300	-19,300

Tags: Ercan Hasan Robert Borick

07-03-2023 20:24 UTC-8

Bellande Does One Dirty

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Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

From the sounds of the table talk, Jean-Robert Bellande and Clayton Hardt got all of the chips in the middle on the turn with Bellande being the player at risk for 13,200. The board read J♠9♣6♦K♠ and there was already around 35,000 in the middle prior to the turn.

Jean-Robert Bellande: 8♥7♦
Clayton Hardt: K♥J♠

Hardt made two pair to hold a strong lead, but the 10♦ on the river gave Bellande a straight in order to double up back to a starting stack.

"Sometimes when you're a pro, you just get lucky," Bellande started yammering after the hand. "Daniel and Phil have been doing that to me for years. You played it well. When you're a pro, you'll do that to someone else."

Player	Chips	Progress
Clayton Hardt	102,000 102,000	102,000
Jean-Robert Bellande	60,500 60,500	60,500

Tags: Clayton Hardt Jean-Robert Bellande

07-03-2023 20:21 UTC-8

Updates From the Silver Section

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Shota Nakanishi	350,000 48,100	48,100

Jamie Gold	155,200 6,500	6,500

David Hu	82,300 82,300	82,300
Wendeen Eolis	29,000 -23,000	-23,000
Hamza Wajahat	23,000 -40,000	-40,000
Robert Grossglauser	Busted