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

07-04-2023 21:47 UTC-8

Fukuhara Doubles with Queens

Tyler Foran

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Multiple raises went in before the flop and it was Kenta Fukuhara and Edward Pak battling for 12,500 in early positions.

The dealer fanned a flop of J♠8♣5♣ and Pak continued for 8,500. Fukuhara made the call.

The 2♥ fell on the turn and Pak slammed 70,000 across the line, putting maximum pressure on Fukuhara who had 33,600 remaining. After about 10 seconds, Fukuhara made the call and both hands were tabled.

Kenta Fukuhara: Q♥Q♦
Edward Pak: 10♠10♣

Fukhara let out a sigh of relief as the hands were tabled and the dealer dropped the 3♠ on the river as Fukuhara collected the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenta Fukuhara	110,600
Edward Pak	37,800 -67,200	-67,200

Tags: Edward Pak Kenta Fukuhara

07-04-2023 21:48 UTC-8

Frank Gets Paid

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Jeremy Geist

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action is picked up on the river with Ashley Frank and her opponent looking at a board of 9♣K♥3♠4♥K♠.

Frank put out a healthy bet of 10,000 and her opponent went into the tank. Eventually he landed on a call and Frank quickly tabled 9♠9♥ for a set and rivered full house.

Frank would drag the pot to chip up late in Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashley Frank	79,000 -8,000	-8,000

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07-04-2023 21:49 UTC-8

Another Tough Spot For Baumann

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

According to her, Gaelle Baumann is having a rough time today, "running into the nuts every time." Unfortunately for her, it is not getting better, like when a player in the cutoff opened to 1,300. Baumann called in the big blind to see the flop 7♣Q♥J♠.

The cutoff continued to 2,000, then fired a second barrel of 4,000 on the turn 2♥. Both times, Baumann check-called.

But when the cutoff moved all in for 8,700 chips on the river 3♣, Baumann put her head into her hands, struggling to make a decision. She hesitated for a while and eventually folded, showing a Qx.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gaelle Baumann	27,000 -9,200	-9,200

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07-04-2023 21:53 UTC-8

Battle of the French

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Tyler Foran

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Clément Van Driessche raised 1,400 on the button and the small blind called as well as Rosalie Petit in the big blind.

On the J♠9♦6♥ flop, all three players checked.

When the 5♦ hit the turn, the small blind checked and Petit put out a bet of 3,800. Only Van Driessche called.

The 4♣ completed the board and Petit fired a bet of 8,500, putting Van Driessche in the tank. After about a minute, Van Diessche pitched his cards into the muck and the dealer pushed the pot to Petit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rosalie Petit	124,000 36,500	36,500
Clément Van Driessche	61,200 -35,600	-35,600

Tags: Clément Van Driessche Rosalie Petit

07-04-2023 21:59 UTC-8

An Overview of Gold Heading into the Final Stretch

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jevon Lam	241,000 241,000	241,000
Ramiro Petrone	238,500 238,500	238,500
Julien Martini	193,700 -1,300	-1,300

Yohwan Lim	176,000 13,000	13,000
Dietrich Fast	122,000 3,000	3,000

David Bach	112,000 23,000	23,000

Angela Jordison	99,300 -4,200	-4,200

Moundir Zoughari	98,500 -2,500	-2,500
Amanda Botfeld	92,500 -88,500	-88,500
Allen Kessler	85,900 12,900	12,900
Ashley Frank	83,100 4,100	4,100
Denys Chufarin	83,000 32,000	32,000

Francisco Benitez	74,500 3,100	3,100
Axel Hallay	71,500 2,000	2,000
Max Steinberg	68,000 -11,100	-11,100

Reiji Kono	63,000 63,000	63,000
Brian Kim	55,800 13,300	13,300

Robbi Jade Lew	54,300 -17,700	-17,700
John Eames	51,900 11,900	11,900
Ben Mintz	47,500 -5,700	-5,700
Anthony Hu	45,800 -17,200	-17,200
Donnacha O'Dea	42,500 42,500	42,500

Kazuki Ikeuchi	39,100
Keith Lehr	Busted

07-04-2023 22:02 UTC-8

Chan Raises Everyone Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player opened to 1,500 in middle position and was called by Johnny Chan in the hijack and Andy Tsai in the big blind.

The flop came J♥K♠2♥ and Tsai checked to the original raiser, who continued for 2,200. Chan then raised to 8,000 which got two prompt folds.

The ten-time bracelet winner and poker Hall of Famer has chipped up nicely throughout the day and currently sits with 170,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnny Chan	170,000 10,000	10,000

Andy Tsai	58,000 -16,000	-16,000

Tags: Andy Tsai Johnny Chan

07-04-2023 22:03 UTC-8

Raymer Steals One on the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There was a raise to 1,200 in early position and three players called including Greg Raymer in the cutoff. The flop came 10♥4♦3♥ and the action checked to the cutoff who bet 1,300. Everyone called and the 3♣ paired the board on the turn.

The action checked around this time and the 8♥ landed on the river. It checked to Raymer again who was last to act and he splashed in a bet of 10,000. All of his opponents mucked their cards and Raymer collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Raymer	125,500 26,500	26,500

Tags: Greg Raymer

07-04-2023 22:07 UTC-8

Sadagopan Survives

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Dominic Clementson

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Thiru Sadagopan opened to 1,500 from under the gun and was reraised by the player on his immediate left, to 4,000. Action folded back to Sadagopan, who made the call.

The flop fell 8♥3♣A♥ and was checked in both spots. On a 4♣ turn, Sadagopan bet 5,000 and received a call.

The river came the K♠. Sadagopan fired again, for 6,500 and was reraised to 15,000, putting him all in. Sadagopan committed the rest of his chips and his opponent tabled A♣J♦. Sadagopan swiftly revealed K♣K♦ for a rivered set and a timely double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thiru Sadagopan	37,500 37,500	37,500

Tags: Thiru Sadagopan

07-04-2023 22:07 UTC-8

Global Poker Summer Series IV Will Feature Four Main Events

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Matt Hansen

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Following a successful Grand Prix Turbo Series Montreal earlier this month, Global Poker announced that it will run the Summer Series IV right in time for all of the summer's poker action.

The Summer Series IV will take place June 26-July 9 and will feature several Gold and Sweeps Coins events. The series will have GC 630,000,000 in total prizes guaranteed and 28 Gold Coin trophies and SC 1,260,000 in total prizes guaranteed and 28 Sweeps Coin trophies.

The biggest draw of the series will be the GC and SC Main Events on July 9, which will feature respective guarantees of GC 630,000,000 and SC 1,260,000 across four events. The Prog Bounty, Super Deep Main Events will kicks things off before the regular Super Deep Main Events later in the evening.

Find out all the details here

07-04-2023 22:12 UTC-8

D'Ambrosio Bounced by Quads

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Adam Lamers

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

"Woah!" was the first thing heard from Table 671 and it was coming from Jimmy D'Ambrosio himself which could mean a lot of things may be happening. But it was bad news for the chatty D'Ambrosio who was standing up from the table.

After a couple of preflop raises between himself and Todd Hovenden, all of the chips got in the middle with D'Ambrosio holding Q♣Q♦ against the A♠A♦ of Hovenden. The flop came A♥A♣2♦ and Hovenden flopped quad aces to leave D'Ambrosio drawing dead.

"It was great playing with all of you," D'Ambrosio greeted all of his tablemates as he exited the tournament area after failing to spin his stack all the way up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Hovenden	101,000 101,000	101,000
Jimmy D'Ambrosio	Busted

Tags: Jimmy D'Ambrosio Todd Hovenden