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

07-04-2023 14:31 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashley Frank	70,000 8,400	8,400

Player	Chips	Progress
David Pham	70,200 2,600	2,600

Sotiropoulos Puts Screws to Opponent

Kirk Brown

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

On a heads-up completed board of 5♠5♥4♣5♣7♥, the early position player had led out for 6,800 but his opponent, Georgios Sotiropolous, did not think that was enough and raised it up to 24,500.

The early position player then went deep into the tank, until the point that the clock was called on him and he was given a 30-second countdown.

"I've built houses faster than this!" someone at the table was getting restless.

As his clock neared zero, he made the call but was then shown 7♣7♠ by Sotiropolous for a big full house and he quickly mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Sotiropoulos	105,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Georgios Sotiropolous

07-04-2023 14:40 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in Horseshoe Gold

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Rhonda DiMartino	124,000 124,000	124,000
Matt Woodward	83,000 23,000	23,000
Brian Kim	77,300 5,800	5,800

Julien Martini	69,000 69,000	69,000

Jacqueline Burkhart	68,000

Angela Jordison	53,300 53,300	53,300

Anton Wigg	48,200 -11,800	-11,800
Robert Viafora	46,600 46,600	46,600
Sam Cohen	42,200 42,200	42,200
Jimmy D'Ambrosio	37,000 -12,500	-12,500
Martin Kabrhel	33,500 -24,500	-24,500

Max Steinberg	32,000 1,200	1,200

Michael Marder	25,000 -5,100	-5,100
Galen Hall	17,600 -5,900	-5,900

07-04-2023 14:43 UTC-8

Alt Overpowers Li on the Turn

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Henry Li opened to 800 in middle position and Dinesh Alt three-bet to 2,600 in the cutoff. Li called and they went heads-up to a flop of Q♠8♠8♥.

Li checked to Alt who continued with a bet of 1,500. Li called and the J♠ landed on the turn. Li checked again and Alt fired out a bet of 5,500 which finally got Li to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinesh Alt	84,500 7,300	7,300
Henry Li	41,200

Tags: Dinesh Alt Henry Li

07-04-2023 14:48 UTC-8

Lim Wins Some Back

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Yohwan Lim was involved in a pot with Michael Trivett again. They were three-way to a flop of 9♣8♥4♣, with a player in the hijack joining in as well.

With around 7,000 in the pot, Trivett checked from under the gun and the player in the hijack made it 3,000 to go. Lim called on the button and Trivett folded.

The Q♠ turn then was checked by both players before the hijack bet another 4,000 on the J♣ river. Lim threw in a T-25,000 chip in response and announced "twenty," for a raise to 20,000.

The hijack player mulled it over for a while before eventually settling on a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yohwan Lim	52,500 10,000	10,000
Michael Trivett	38,300 -25,600	-25,600

Tags: Michael Trivett Yohwan Lim

07-04-2023 14:48 UTC-8

Steinberg Doubles With Kings

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Jim Murray

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

PokerNews caught up with an all-in hand between Max Steinberg and an opponent to his left, the cards were on their backs and the full board was dealt out.

Max Steinberg: K♠K♦
Opponent: A♠A♣

The final runout read K♥2♣7♠8♠9♠ and with his flopped set of kings, Steinberg was able to crack the aces of his opponent and get the full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Steinberg	64,000 32,000	32,000

Tags: Max Steinberg

07-04-2023 14:51 UTC-8

Chechin Makes His Opponents Fold

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Michael Coombs opened from the hijack to 700,000 and was called twice: by Serge Chechin on the button and by Jason Darland in the big blind.

On the flop 7♦Q♣K♣, Darland checked and let Coombs bet 1,200. It didn't scare Chechin or Darland, who called once again.

The 2♦ came on the turn. After Darland checked, Coombs didn't continue his aggression and checked too. Chechin took this opportunity to bet 3,500. Enough to make his opponents fold and to be back at the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Coombs	66,000
Jason Darland	59,000
Serge Chechin	58,000

Tags: Michael Coombs Jason Darland Serge Chechin

07-04-2023 14:53 UTC-8

Lisandro Forces a Fold

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Jeff Lisandro was heads-up from early position against another player in late position on a 7♠Q♦8♣ flop. Lisandro check-called a 2,000 bet from his opponent.

The J♥ fell on the turn and Lisandro checked again. His opponent fired 6,300 into the middle and Lisandro tanked for a while before sliding 50,000 into the middle, which was enough to put his opponent all in.

After a bit of agonizing, he let his hand go and Lisandro collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Lisandro	78,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Jeff Lisandro

07-04-2023 14:57 UTC-8

Quick Hands and Updated Counts

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Jeremy Geist

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Hand #1

There was a button open to 700. The small blind folded and Max Steinberg put in a three-bet to 3,200. The button called and they saw a flop of K♦Q♦8♠. Steinberg led for 3,200 and the button folded. Steinberg chipped back up after a slow start.

Hand #2

The next hand there was an under the gun limp by Bruce Little and action folded all the way around to high stakes pro Brian Kim in the big blind. He checked and they saw a flop of A♠3♠4♦. Kim check-folded to a bet of 1,000 from Little. He dragged the pot but Kim still holds the chip lead.

One Table Over

Martin Kabrhel was still talking about the pot he was dragging into his crippled stack. He is still short after some unorthodox play early in the day.