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

07-04-2023 14:57 UTC-8

Quick Hands and Updated Counts

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

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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 14:39 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

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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 14:13 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 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 13:46 UTC-8

Chufarin and Alt Battle It Out

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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 12:54 UTC-8

Kabrhel Overbets Turn and Bombs River

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Jeremy Geist

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up with Martin Kabrhel betting 10,000 into a pot of about 6,000 on a board of 10♦8♠2♦J♣ from the hijack. The button tanked for a moment before putting in the call.

The river brought a J♠ and Kabrhel went into the tank for over two minutes before putting out a green 25k chip and announcing "Nineteen thousand six hundred."

The button thought it over for a long time before eventually laying it down.

"I never bluff. I play safe poker. I would never bluff on Day 1. Wait 'til Day 4 and bluff my stack." Martin said as he dragged the pot. "I had the nuts, Jack-ten" he remarked, but no one will ever know.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	58,000 9,500	9,500

Tags: Martin Kabrhel

07-04-2023 12:33 UTC-8

Fast Off to a Fast Start

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Dietrich Fast has been active in the early going, collecting quite a few chips in the first level of the day. He was back at it again with a completed board of 10♣9♠2♣3♥8♣ and around 15,000 in the middle.

The cutoff led out with a bet of 5,600 and Fast raised to 30,600 on the button. His opponent thought for a minute before flicking in a call. Fast flipped over A♣J♣ for the nut flush and his opponent showed Q♥J♠ for only a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dietrich Fast	103,500 43,500	43,500

Tags: Dietrich Fast

07-04-2023 12:23 UTC-8

2004 Main Event Champion Raymer Takes Down Four-Bet Pot

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Tyler Foran

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A player opened to 600 in early position and the cutoff three-bet to 1,700. The 2004 Main Event Champion Greg Raymer, who defeated a field of 2,576 to earn $5,000,000, was on the button and put in the four-bet to 5,000. The original raiser folded and the cutoff made the call.

When the 9♦5♣3♠ flop hit the felt, the cutoff quickly check-folded to a continuation bet of 4,000, sending the pot to Raymer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Raymer	67,500 67,500	67,500

Tags: Greg Raymer