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

07-05-2023 20:26 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	71,000 10,000	10,000

Catching Up with the Foxens

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Over in the Horseshoe ballroom, Kristen Foxen and Alex Foxen are battling it out on Day 1c of the Main Event. In the blue section, Kristen is being forced to grind a short stack after a rough start to the day. However, just recently, she raised to 1,000 in early position and Hang Xu defended from the big blind.

The flop came A♠A♦8♥ and Xu check-called a bet of 600 from Foxen. The turn was the 6♠ and both players checked to the 5♣ on the river. Xu checked again and Foxen threw in a bet of 3,000. Xu called and Foxen turned over A♣10♦ to scoop the pot.

Across the aisle, Alex is having a much more pleasant day thus far as he has continued to stack chips ever since sitting down. James Crowshaw opened to 1,000 in early position and picked up two callers before Foxen made it 4,500 in the cutoff. Crowshaw called and a third player tagged along as well.

The flop fell 10♦5♣3♦ and the action checked to Foxen who continued with a bet of 5,300. Crowshaw called and the other player folded. The turn was the 5♥ and Crowshaw check-called another bet of 14,000 from Foxen. The 2♦ completed the board and Crowshaw checked once more. Foxen announced all in as the bigger stack and Crowshaw instantly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	113,500 31,700	31,700

Hang Xu	88,000
James Crowshaw	25,100
Kristen Foxen	19,600 -37,400	-37,400

Tags: Kristen Foxen James Crowshaw Hang Xu Alex Foxen

07-05-2023 20:33 UTC-8

Reknar Sees Through Jorstad

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Yori Epskamp

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The A♠10♣2♥J♠7♣ board was out there and Espen Jorstad bet 7,500 into Girish Reknar. Reknar, who made a final table earlier this summer, called it off after some thought.

Jorstad rolled over 5♥3♥ — nearly the nut low — in such a confident way that Reknar had to do a double take before revealing his 10♦9♦. His third pair was good, though, and he celebrated it with a slightly exaggerated fist pump to which Jorstad could only smile.

Player	Chips	Progress
Girish Reknar	99,000 14,000	14,000
Espen Jorstad	73,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Espen Jorstad Girish Reknar

07-05-2023 20:37 UTC-8

Nistala Wins With No Showdown

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Chris Land

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A player in middle position limped only to see a raise to 1,500 come from the cutoff. Sreekanth Nistala called from the big blind as did the middle position limper to see a 7♦5♥3♦ flop.

Action checked through to the K♠ turn and Nistala checked again. The player in middle position bet out 6,000 and both the cutoff and Nistala tossed in a call and all three headed to the 5♣ river.

Nistala led out with a bet of 10,000 and got folds from both his opponents, winning the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sreekanth Nistala	101,000

Tags: Sreekanth Nistala

07-05-2023 20:37 UTC-8

Kanit Turns up the Pressure

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Mustapha Kanit opened to 1,100 from early position and a player in the small blind three-bet to 4,100. Kanit made the call.

The flop came 10♥3♥4♦. The small blind bet 5,500, receiving a call from Kanit.

The small blind slowed down with a check on the 10♦ turn. Perhaps sensing weakness, Kanit fired a bet of 10,700, quickly eliciting a fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	92,000 18,400	18,400

Tags: Mustapha Kanit

07-05-2023 20:38 UTC-8

No Chance He Has It!

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Kirk Brown

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

On a heads-up turn at table 553, Noah Schwartz and Anthony Reategui were battling it out once again on a board that read 8♠10♦5♣A♥.

Reategui had led out for 6,000 and Schwartz made the call to see the 10♣ on the river.

"Rainbow!" Reategui announced as he tossed out one chip of each denomination (1 green, 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 purple, 1 black), totaling 31,600.

Schwartz then went deep into the tank, visibly distraught.

"Ughh, it's just been one of those days," he sighed, "I float for the ace and I hit and I just get the worst river... I would call but the bet is so huge..."

After a minute or so of this, he finally tossed his cards in and the pot was pushed over to Reategui.

"Which ten would you like to see?" he asked Schwartz

"No chance!" Another player said, highly skeptical that Reategui could possibly have quads. But sure enough, he then flipped over 10♠10♥ for the stone-cold nuts and Schwartz was just left shaking his head.

"Wow, now I'm freerolling, that second ten saved me money. I was drawing dead the whole way!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Reategui	110,000 110,000	110,000

Noah Schwartz	36,500 -24,500	-24,500

Tags: Anthony Reategui Noah Schwartz

07-05-2023 20:43 UTC-8

Updated Counts Paris Purple & Black

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Yori Epskamp

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe McKeehen	130,000 40,000	40,000

Aaron Duczak	115,000 35,000	35,000
Scott Blumstein	70,000 14,000	14,000

Koray Aldemir	70,000 10,000	10,000

Joe Stapleton	15,000 -12,000	-12,000
Mikita Badziakouski	11,000 -10,000	-10,000

07-05-2023 20:44 UTC-8

Short and Schumacher Play the Board

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Dominic Clementson

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

On board reading 7♠8♠6♣5♥, David Short made a bet of around 8,000 from late position — and was called by Yannick Schumacher in the big blind.

The river came a 9♣ and both players checked. Short turned over K♥K♣, Schumacher showed A♠A♥, and both players expressed relief, seemingly happy to have chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Short	76,000 76,000	76,000
Yannick Schumacher	72,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: David Short Yannick Schumacher

07-05-2023 20:45 UTC-8

Farrell Takes From Riess

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Niall Farrell was heads-up from the big blind against Ryan Riess in middle position on a completed board of 3♠5♥6♥9♦6♣.

Farrell bet 4,000 into a pot containing about 5,000 and Riess looked him up.

Farrell tabled 8♥7♣ for a straight and Riess mucked — awarding the pot to Farrell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niall Farrell	95,000 17,000	17,000

Ryan Riess	67,000 -28,000	-28,000

Tags: Niall Farrell Ryan Riess

07-05-2023 20:46 UTC-8

Field Faces an Overbet

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Jeremy Geist

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The action was picked up in a three-way pot where the board read 9♦9♥5♣. The small blind checked and Joshua Field checked in the big blind. Action was on late position who put out a bet of 2,000. The small blind called and Field then opted to put in a check-raise to 6,500. Late position called and the small blind called.

The turn brought a J♣ and action surprisingly checked through. The river was a A♣ and action once again checked to late position who thought for about a minute before putting in an overbet to the tune of 22,800. The small blind folded and Field went into the tank.

After about two minutes Field flicked in a chip. The late position player said "I have a flush" and tabled 4♣3♣. Field quickly tabled J♦9♠ for flopped trips and a turned full house. Field would drag a healthy pot to chip up in Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Field	127,000 127,000	127,000

Tags: Joshua Field