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

07-04-2023 14:06 UTC-8

Trip Aces for Pochat

Tyler Foran

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Three players saw the A♠7♣2♥ flop for 3,000 each and Manuel Pochat led for 2,500. The player next to act folded and Haven Werner made the call on the button.

The A♣ fell on the turn and Pochat checked to Werner as she tossed a bet of 5,500 in the middle. Pochat asked to see her chips and she pushed forward her stack of just over 30,000 to make it visible. Pochat made the call.

When the Q♥ landed on the river, Pochat checked once again. Werner thought about her options for about 10 seconds and tapped the table.

Pochat quickly rolled over his A♦10♠ for trip aces and Werner mucked her hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Pochat	84,000 84,000	84,000
Haven Werner	31,300 -18,700	-18,700

Tags: Haven Werner Manuel Pochat

07-04-2023 14:08 UTC-8

Shashikhina Takes it Down

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Kirk Brown

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

After checking through the turn 6♠J♥A♠J♣8♦, Timoty Totten decided to check once more when the river came the 3♠.

The action was then on his opponent, Sonia Shashikhina, who tossed in a bet of 20,000 into the pot of almost 40,000.

Totten then went into the tank, visibly conflicted on this decision. After around 30 seconds of torturing himself, he decided to let it go and the pot was pushed to Shashikhina.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sonia Shashikhina	82,000
Timothy Totten	43,500

Tags: Sonia Shashikhina Timothy Totten

07-04-2023 14:12 UTC-8

No Sweat For Raymer

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

After winning two tournaments in two days in Vegas last week, WSOP Main Event Champion (2004) Greg Raymer will try to win a third one with this 2023 WSOP Main Event. "But I don't care about the first two, I want to win this one", he said during the last break.

He had "an amazing start" so far, as he has already doubled his stack. And his good run continues, like when he opened in middle position to 800 and was called by both players in the blinds.

On K♠10♥K♥, he made a continuation bet of 700. The small blind folded, but Tauan De Oliveira in the big blind raised to 2,100. Raymer called, and a third king, the K♦, came on the turn.

Raymer bet 5,000. But this time, De Oliveira check-folded. "Phew", said Raymer while wiping his brow. When he did that, he had his cards in his hand and revealed the last king of the deck.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Raymer	120,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Greg Raymer Tauan De Oliveira

07-04-2023 14:13 UTC-8

StarCraft Legend Joins Gold Section

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Yohwan "BoxeR" Lim has joined the Gold Section of the Main Event. Lim is one of the best-known StarCraft players in the world, and even has his own documentary and fan club back in Korea. He was involved in a heads-up pot against Michael Trivitt, with 17,600 already in the middle.

The board was dealt up until the turn and read 8♥2♠8♦J♦. Trivett led from under the gun and put Lim in tough spot on the button. With his camera crew capturing his struggle, he eventually folded his hand and forfeited the pot to Trivitt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Trivett	63,900 63,900	63,900

Yohwan Lim	42,500 42,500	42,500

Tags: Michael Trivitt Yohwan Lim

07-04-2023 14:15 UTC-8

Aoki Chips up

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Mikiyo Aoki was three ways on a 7♦K♥8♥ flop. The player in the big blind checked and Aoki bet 1,100 from the hijack. Bryan Topp called from the cutoff and the big blind folded.

Aoki check-called a 3,100 bet from Topp on the A♠ turn and then both players checked down on the 3♦ river.

Aoki tabled A♥10♦ for top pair, which got a muck from Topp.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikiyo Aoki	65,000 7,000	7,000
Brian Topp	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Bryan Topp Mikiyo Aoki

07-04-2023 14:17 UTC-8

Olechnowicz Shows the Goods

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Kirk Brown

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

On a heads-up flop of 4♦3♣9♦, Aaron Olechnowicz checked to his opponent who then bet 3,500 into the pot. Then Aaron Olechnowicz decided to check-raise him to 10,000 and was called to see the 9♥ on the turn.

Both players decided to check through to the 3♠ on the river, at which point Olechnowicz announced he was all-in. His opponent went into the tank for a solid minute before painfully sliding his cards into the muck. Olechnowicz then showed him the goods of A♣8♣ for a big ol' ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Olechnowicz	71,000

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Aaron Olechnowicz

07-04-2023 14:17 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in the Silver Section

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenny Hallaert	92,500 46,200	46,200

Paulius Vaitiekunas	80,000 20,000	20,000

Cole Ferraro	74,800 11,800	11,800

David Bach	72,300 12,300	12,300

Dimitar Danchev	68,500 8,500	8,500

David Pham	67,600 7,600	7,600

Gaelle Baumann	60,300 6,300	6,300

Johan Guilbert	55,000

Fabrice Bigot	46,800 -20,200	-20,200
Frederic Normand	45,200 -6,600	-6,600
Greg Mueller	44,000 -16,000	-16,000

Haven Werner	30,300 -1,000	-1,000

07-04-2023 14:19 UTC-8

Normand Goes Runner-Runner Trips

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Tyler Foran

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Frederic Normand raised 800 in middle position and only the big blind came along.

The dealer fanned a flop of A♣Q♦9♠ and the big blind check-called a bet of 700.

The K♠ fell on the turn and both players checked to see the K♥ river.

The big blind checked before Normand fired a bet of 4,000 and Normand was snap-called. As soon as the player called Normand pulled back his bet and tabled K♣8♣ for trip eights and his opponent mucked his hand.

At the same table Amir Hamzehali is building a healthy stack with over 100,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amir Hamzehali	123,300
Frederic Normand	51,200 6,000	6,000

Tags: Frederic Normand Amir Hamzehali

07-04-2023 14:20 UTC-8

Faces in the Field of Flight 1B of the 2023 WSOP Main Event

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Hayley Hochstetler

07-04-2023 14:30 UTC-8

Teurquety Rivers a Straight Flush

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

A pot of 14,400 had already been amassed by a player in the small blind and Jason Teurquety in the big blind. The flop of J♦9♦5♦ went check-check before the small blind bet out 2,000 on the 2♣ turn.

Teurquety went into the tank and called after a minute or so. The river was then dealt the 10♦.

The small blind reverted to a check and Teurquety mulled over his options. Eventually, he settled on a bet of 16,000, which got looked up by the small blind.

Teurquety then quickly tabled K♦Q♦ for the stone cold nuts, a straight flush.

"I folded nines!" the player under the gun proudly exclaimed.