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

07-05-2023 16:19 UTC-8

Rabichow Wins the Blind Battle

Jeremy Geist

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action folded to heads-up specialist Kevin Rabichow in the small blind who opted to flat. The big blind checked and they were off to a flop.

The 10♠7♠7♥ flop landed and action checked through to a 8♥ turn. Action checked through once more. The river brought a 4♠ and Rabichow then put his foot on the gas and bet close to pot at 1,200. The big blind went into the tank for over a minute and eventually called.

Rabichow tabled K♠3♠ for a rivered flush and the big blind mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	76,000 4,000	4,000

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07-05-2023 16:24 UTC-8

Faris Can't Beat a Set

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Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Joshua Faris raised to 900 on the button and both of the blinds called. The flop came K♣6♠2♠ and the action checked around to the A♠ on the turn.

The small blind led out with a bet of 1,700 which got the big blind to fold but Faris stuck around for the 4♠ on the river. With four spades on the board, both players tapped the table and the small blind tabled 6♥6♣ for a set of sixes to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Faris	43,400

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07-05-2023 16:24 UTC-8

Back Chipping Up

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Dominic Clementson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A middle position raise was called in three spots and the flop fell 9♦2♠A♠.

Action was checked round and the turn came a 4♥. The small blind bet 2,000 and Gregory Back in the big blind called.

The river was a 10♦ and the small blind bet again, making it 6,000 to go. Back made the call and his opponent turned over A♦10♠ before Back showed 4♣4♦ to take the hand with a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Back	70,000

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07-05-2023 16:27 UTC-8

Aldemir Five-Bet Shoves

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The player under the gun raised to 1,000 and was called by the player in the hijack. Koray Aldemir then squeezed to 4,000 from the button and just behind him, the player in the small blind four-bet to 10,800.

Action folded back to Aldemir, who tanked for a bit before sending his entire stack into the middle for a five-bet to 47,000. His opponent looked a bit frustrated, but eventually folded and Aldemir chipped back up to around a starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Koray Aldemir	60,500 12,500	12,500

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07-05-2023 16:30 UTC-8

Lopez Hits the Set

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Fran Lopez raised from under the gun to 900 and the early position player beside him, Aaron Barone called. The flop came out 7♥J♠3♣ and both players checked.

The turn 6♠ brought more action as Lopez bet 1,300 and Barone made the call.

On the river 4♥ Lopez kept up the aggression and bet 4,000. Barone called and mucked when Lopez showed J♣J♥ for the set and the win.

Barone offered to share his cards with PokerNews and wrote down 10♣10♥ and stated, "None of these guys have internet so they won't see it", which received a laugh from the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Barone	71,400

Fran Lopez	37,000

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07-05-2023 16:30 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in Horseshoe

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Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko	101,000 37,800	37,800
Bryan Piccioli	91,500 -13,500	-13,500

James Rann	91,000 31,000	31,000
Tommy Nguyen	90,500

Yi Klassen	68,800
Jeff Gross	65,500 3,500	3,500

Rayan Chamas	65,200 -6,600	-6,600
Matthew Waxman	65,000
Jamil Wakil	60,200 200	200
Brian Rast	57,000 9,000	9,000

Mitch Heidt	55,000
Harald Sammer	52,500 1,000	1,000
Frank Funaro	44,000 -6,000	-6,000

Adam Friedman	41,200 -18,800	-18,800

Chris Grigorian	40,000
Andy Truong	36,700
Bruno Volkmann	34,900
Alex Kulev	26,500

Pete Chen	22,800

07-05-2023 16:35 UTC-8

Some Updated Chips From Horseshoe Blue

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Miles	101,000 36,000	36,000
Terrance Reid	81,300 21,800	21,800
Benjamin Spragg	73,000 -12,000	-12,000

Ted Forrest	58,000 -1,000	-1,000

Chrysi Phiniotis	57,000 17,000	17,000
Nick Palma	52,500 -1,500	-1,500
Alec Torelli	50,000 -4,000	-4,000

Brock Wilson	47,000 -12,100	-12,100
Jared Jaffee	46,000 11,000	11,000

Keven Stammen	40,000 -22,000	-22,000

07-05-2023 16:37 UTC-8

Le Makes a Gutsy Call

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with players three-way and about 4,000 in the middle. A player in the big blind checked on the 4♠K♦2♣ board and Ken Le bet 1,200 from middle position. A third player in the hijack folded while the big blind made the call.

Both players checked the 5♥ turn leading to the 9♠ river. The big blind bet 3,400 and the player in middle position quickly called.

The big blind tabled A♣J♣ for an ace-high bluff while Le showed down A♥5♠ for just third pair to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Le	60,500 60,500	60,500

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07-05-2023 16:41 UTC-8

Knapp Check-Raises River

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Chris Land

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Rene Knapp raised to 900 from under the gun and found calls in a player in middle position, late position and the big blind leading to a 10♦K♠5♥ flop.

The big blind checked and Knapp continued with a bet of 2,000. Everyone got out of the way aside from the late position player who called to see the 9♣ turn.

Action checked through and the dealer put the K♥ out on the river.

Knapp checked over to his opponent who tossed out a bet of 2,500. Knapp thought briefly before putting in a check-raise to 10,500.

The player in late position thought for a moment but didn't wait too long before tossing his cards toward the muck and conceding the pot to Knapp.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Knapp	66,100

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07-05-2023 16:49 UTC-8

Krasko Calls for his Tournament Life

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Kirk Brown

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

After three-betting preflop and leading the flop, Tan Le moved all in on the turn board of 6♥3♣10♥7♥ and was tank-called by Evgenii Krasko, putting his tournament life at risk.

Evgenii Krasko: K♣K♦
Tan Le: A♦J♣

Krasko just needed to fade an ace for a full double-up and the river 2♣ was the biggest brick possible and he secured the pot.

"Wow, I almost folded there," Krasko admitted to tablemate Dan Shak who just shook his head.