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

07-04-2023 13:46 UTC-8

Chufarin and Alt Battle It Out

Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

A flop of 3♦A♠4♣ was spread and four players were still in contention to win the pot of 2,000 chips. After two checks, Denys Chufarin was the one to bet 500 from middle position. Dinesh Alt made the call from the cutoff, as did the big blind.

The turn then fell the 3♥ and the big blind checked. Chufarin bet another 2,000 and this time only Alt made the call.

Chufarin slowed down on the 10♣ river with a check. Alt responded with a bet of 4,200 and sent Chufarin into the tank. Eventually, he folded, laughing, stating how hard it is to have a bluff in Alt's position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dinesh Alt	77,200 17,200	17,200
Denys Chufarin	50,100 50,100	50,100

Tags: Denys Chufarin Dinesh Alt

07-04-2023 13:47 UTC-8

Sugar Joint for Buckner

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Steven Buckner raised it up in middle position and picked up three callers along the way including Hye Park on his left. The flop came 5♦4♦2♥ and Buckner continued with a bet of 1,600. Park called and the other players folded.

"Leave me alone, this hand might take a while," Buckner spouted at someone who was trying to talk to him nearby.

The turn was the J♣ and Buckner sized up a bet of 7,000. Park thought for a moment but decided to lay his hand down. Buckner turned over 6♥3♥ for a straight and then went on a rant.

"You see that, cuz? Raising with six-three and flopping the joint. If you got a flush draw, let's play for it all! I'm not greedy, but no free cards around here. I flopped the sugar joint, cuz!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Hye Park	55,000 -5,000	-5,000
Steven Buckner	53,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Hye Park Steven Buckner

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 14:36 UTC-8

Pham Shows the Bluff

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Tyler Foran

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

David Pham raised 800 in the cutoff and only the button made the call.

The 10♣10♦8♣ flop was checked through to see the 7♠ turn.

Pham led out for 3,600 and the button called.

When the 3♣ completed the board, Pham fired 7,900. The button sighed as he said, "Exactly what I put you on, the flush draw." And folded his hand.

Pham showed him the J♣ first and after a couple of seconds he tabled his second card which was the K♦, showing the bluff.

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

Tags: David Pham

07-04-2023 14:39 UTC-8

Sotiropoulos Puts Screws to Opponent

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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 14:48 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 14:57 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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Kim	74,000 -3,300	-3,300

Max Steinberg	45,000 -19,000	-19,000

Bruce Little	45,000 -26,000	-26,000
Martin Kabrhel	37,000 3,500	3,500

Tags: Brian Kim Bruce Little Martin Kabrhel Max Steinberg

07-04-2023 15:55 UTC-8

Raymer Raises it Away on the River

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Tyler Foran

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Tauan De Oliveira raised 800 in middle position and Greg Raymer called in the cutoff before Sebastian Wuthold came along in the big blind.

When the A♣7♣7♠ flop hit the felt, all three players checked to see the 4♦ turn.

Wuthold checked and De Oliveira dropped a yellow chip across the line for a bet of 1,000. Only Raymer called.

The 2♣ completed the board and De Oliveira sized down, betting 800. Raymer put in a raise to 5,200 and De Oliveira eventually pushed his cards into the middle.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Raymer	122,500 4,500	4,500

Sebastian Wuthold	76,200 76,200	76,200
Tauan De Oliveira	33,600 33,600	33,600

Tags: Greg Raymer Sebastian Wuthold Tauan De Oliveira

07-04-2023 16:26 UTC-8

Lehr Gets There

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Jeremy Geist

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

There was an under the gun open to 1,000 and action folded all the way to two time bracelet winner Keith Lehr in the big blind who called.

The 7♦2♣5♥ flop landed and Lehr check-called a 1,500 bet from the under the gun player.

The turn brought a J♦ and again Lehr checked it over again. His opponent went into the tank for a moment and put out a bet of 5,000. Lehr called again.

The A♥ river hit the felt and action went check-check. Lehr tabled A♦K♦ and his opponent flashed a pair of queens before sending them to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Keith Lehr	68,500 8,500	8,500

Tags: Keith Lehr

07-04-2023 16:30 UTC-8

Kabrhel Eliminated by DeMarco

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Jim Murray

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

In a hand relayed to PokerNews by Michael DeMarco, DeMarco raised from early position and Martin Kabrhel called on the button.

The two players made it to the river on a board reading 5♠2♥10♠3♥K♣ and DeMarco bet out 14,000.

Kabrhel responded by moving all-in and DeMarco snap-called.

Martin Kabrhel: AxJx
Michael DeMarco: A♦K♦

Kabrhel turned his ace-high into a bluff but ran into the top pair kings of DeMarco, resulting in an early departure from this year's main event for Kabrhel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Demarco	120,000 49,000	49,000
Martin Kabrhel	Busted

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Michael Demarco