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

07-05-2023 18:31 UTC-7

"Feels Like A Million"

Chris Land

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player in early position raised to 1,500. Action folded to Ryan Slanicka on the button who tossed out a three-bet to 4,000. The early position player called to bring out the K♠A♥J♦ flop.

Both players checked and watched as the dealer put the 2♠ out on the turn.

The early position player checked and Slanicka bet out 2,500. His opponent called and the dealer put the 5♦ out on the river.

Action checked through to showdown and Slanicka turned up the A♣Q♦ which was best versus the A♠10♣ of his opponent.

Slanicka made mention that he had been as low as 4,000 chip earlier in Day 1 and has battled back to a stack over 30,000 which he said, "Feels like a million".

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Slanicka	31,100

Tags: Ryan Slanicka

07-05-2023 18:30 UTC-7

Ausmus Leads the Turn

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Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jeremy Ausmus raised to 1,000 in early position and picked up three callers along the way. The flop came J♦4♦2♦ and Ausmus continued with a bet of 1,200. The player on his left raised to 3,300 and Ausmus called.

The turn brought the Q♦ and Ausmus led out with a bet of 4,000. His opponent thought for a moment but decide to fold with four diamonds on the board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	70,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus

07-05-2023 18:28 UTC-7

Saliba Stumps Schulman

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Kirk Brown

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a heads-up turn of J♠6♦3♥7♠, Vivian Saliba checked to Nick Schulman on her left who then bet 3,000.

After thinking for a few seconds, Saliba then check-raised him to 6,500, which made Schulman look puzzled but he made the call anyways to see the Q♥ on the river.

Saliba then announced a bet of 14,000 and this made Schulmann look extremely puzzled, shaking his head multiple times and looking around the room for some kind of sign. He evently tossed his cards into the middle at which point Saliba asked if he wanted to see and he then flipped over her cards to expose 4♦4♥ for a whopping pair of fours to win here the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vivian Saliba	51,500 -14,900	-14,900

Nick Schulman	34,000 -6,200	-6,200

Tags: Vivian Saliba Nick Schulman

07-05-2023 18:26 UTC-7

Matusow Gets Respect in Multiway Action

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

A player in early position opened to 1,200 and received calls from Mike Matusow in the hijack, a player in the cutoff, a player on the button and a player in the big blind.

The flop came 7♣5♠2♠. Action checked around to Matusow who bet 2,200, receiving a call only from the player in the cutoff.

Matusow fired again on the K♦ turn and after about a minute of deliberation the cutoff folded, allowing Matusow to drag in a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	80,200 37,400	37,400

Tags: Mike Matusow

07-05-2023 18:23 UTC-7

Blumstein Joins The Fray

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The 2017 Main Event winner Scott Blumstein was three-ways on a J♥6♠2♦ flop from under the gun. The player in the big blind checked to him and Blumstein checked as well. The third player in early position bet 1,200 and only Blumstein called.

Both players checked on the 5♦ turn, but then Blumstein bet a paltry 700 on the 2♣ river. It was enough to get a fold, however, and Blumstein chipped up.

Counting Blumstein, there are currently five former Main Event champions in the field including Ryan Riess (2013), Joe McKeehen (2015), Koray Aldemir (2021), and Espen Jorstad (2022).

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Riess	84,000 -3,000	-3,000

Joe McKeehen	75,500 -5,600	-5,600

Espen Jorstad	72,000 -16,700	-16,700

Koray Aldemir	63,000 6,400	6,400

Scott Blumstein	62,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Espen Jorstad Joe McKeehen Koray Aldemir Ryan Riess Scott Blumstein

07-05-2023 18:17 UTC-7

Johnson Defends the Blind

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The player in the cutoff raised to 1,000 and Charles Johnson in the big blind called. The flop came out 5♠3♥9♦ and the cutoff placed his bet of 800 and Johnson made the call after he checked.

The cutoff kept up the aggression on the turn Q♣ and Johnson was still sticking around.

On the river 10♦, the cutoff bet 10,500 and again Johnson called. The cutoff showed A♦Q♦ for top pair and Johnson tabled 10♥9♥ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Johnson	81,000

Tags: Charles Johnson

07-05-2023 18:16 UTC-7

Johnson Risks it All

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with players heads up and the board reading J♠6♠J♣10♣. With about 30,000 in the pot David Johnson had moved all in from the button for his last 43,000, sending his opponent in early position deep into the tank.

After about two minutes the player in early position folded and Johnson triumphantly showed A♥K♣ for a bluff to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Johnson	66,500 66,500	66,500

Tags: David Johnson

07-05-2023 18:04 UTC-7

Updated Counts in Paris

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Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Romanello	111,500 51,500	51,500

Espen Jorstad	88,700 -11,300	-11,300

Ryan Riess	87,000 19,000	19,000

Benjamin Pollak	82,100 82,100	82,100
Joe McKeehen	81,100 -3,900	-3,900

Kevin Martin	73,500 -17,500	-17,500

Robert Heidorn	72,400 72,400	72,400
Ben Yu	63,000 63,000	63,000

Scott Blumstein	60,000 60,000	60,000

Koray Aldemir	56,600 -3,900	-3,900

Pedro Marques	50,800 -18,200	-18,200
Matt Berkey	41,000 -6,000	-6,000
Mikita Badziakouski	40,000 -5,000	-5,000

Ben Lamb	27,500 -6,000	-6,000

07-05-2023 18:00 UTC-7

Top Pair For Jiang

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Phillip Hayes opened to 1,100 from under the gun and received a call from Pin Jiang in middle position. "I call", shouted Luiz Chavez in the hijack, who was the last player who joined the hand.

On the flop J♠7♠3♦, Hayes continued to 2,200, and both Jiang and Chavez called. But on the turn 6♥, action slowed down as all three players checked.

The river was the 2♣, and Hayes checked once more. Jiang bet 2,700, a move action that made Chavez fold. Hesitant for a few seconds, Hayes called, but he mucked his cards when Jiang revealed A♣J♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phillip Hayes	113,000 113,000	113,000
Pin Jiang	71,000 71,000	71,000
Luis Chavez	63,000 63,000	63,000
Phil Laak	56,000 -6,500	-6,500

Stuart Young	40,000

Tags: Luiz Chavez Phillip Hayes Pin Jiang

07-05-2023 17:59 UTC-7

Sam Soverel Wins World Series of Poker Bracelet in Live/Online Hybrid Tournament

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Yori Epskamp

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Sam Soverel spent Monday night playing in one of the live high-stakes cash games to which he is accustomed. At the same time, he was taking to the virtual felt under the name “ApesSonIMHO,” again competing against some of poker’s elite on WSOP.com.

Two days later, it ended in a second World Series of Poker bracelet for the Florida native. Soverel prevailed over a field of 408 total entries and defeated Hungary’s Gergely Kulcsar heads-up at the live final table of Online Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Championship to capture the $393,516 top prize and another piece of coveted gold jewelry.

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