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

07-05-2023 13:28 UTC-7

Gates Takes Opponent to Value Town

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Garry Gates opened to 500 from the hijack and a player in the small blind three-bet to 1,500. Gates made the call.

The small blind checked on the K♥2♦7♦ flop and Gates bet 1,300, receiving a call from his opponent.

The small blind check-called another bet from Gates on the A♦ turn, this time for 2,000.

The river was the 2♠. The small blind checked and Gates fired a third barrel for 7,000. The small blind made the call and tabled A♣Q♠ for top pair. Gates tabled K♦8♦ for a king-high flush to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Garry Gates	78,000 18,000	18,000

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07-05-2023 13:25 UTC-7

Bad Start For Lopes

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

French rapper Bruno Lopes is having an off-day so far, as his stack has already decreased to 43,000 chips.

It continued to decrease after he opened with a bet of 500 from the button. The small blind called and A♦Q♠A♥ came on the flop. "Kool Shen" continued for 200 and his opponent check-called.

On the turn 5♠, both players checked. On the river 4♣, the small blind tried to take the pot by betting 1,200. This move was successful, as Lopes folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Lopes	41,600 41,600	41,600

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07-05-2023 13:24 UTC-7

Aces Hold for Chung

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Dominic Clementson

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Phil Chung and his opponent in the hijack managed to get all their chips in the middle halfway through Level 1 on Day 1 of the Main Event. The hands they turned over were predictable enough.

Phil Chung: A♥A♦
Hijack: K♣K♦

Chung was the player at risk, though looking reasonably safe on a flop of 10♦Q♦2♦. A 9♥ on the turn created a slight sweat but that was soon extinguished when the dealer peeled a 10♣ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Chung	83,500 83,500	83,500

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07-05-2023 13:23 UTC-7

Yokosawa Gets There

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Masato Yokosawa was three ways on a 2♠9♦4♥ flop. Action checked to him in middle position and he bet 800. Only the player in the big blind called.

Both players checked on the 6♦ turn and then the big blind bet 500 when the J♣ completed the turn.

Yokosawa contemplated for a bit and then raised to 1,800. His opponent called and Yokosawa tabled Q♥J♥ for a rivered pair of jacks.

It was good, as his opponent mucked, and Yokosawa said, "Lucky!" as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	61,000 1,000	1,000

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07-05-2023 13:17 UTC-7

Valerstein Doubles Starting Stack

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The board read 5♠7♠K♠9♥2♦ and the small blind, Roman Valerstein, and the big blind were both all in with a nice pot in the middle.

Big blind player: 5♥6♥
Roman Valerstein: A♠A♥

Valerstein received a nice payday with his aces. The big blind said, "Wow good call."

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Valerstein	120,000 120,000	120,000

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07-05-2023 13:12 UTC-7

Wells Scoops on the Turn

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

There was a raise to 600 from under the gun and Shelby Wells called from just a couple of seats over. The big blind also tagged along and they went three ways to a flop of Q♣7♦5♦.

The preflop raiser continued with a bet of 1,100 and both Wells and the big blind called. The turn was the J♣ and this time the action checked to Wells, who threw in a bet of 3,200. Both of her opponents folded and Wells is off to a good start in the 2023 Main Event.

Wells made a deep run last year in one of her first live tournaments ever where she eventually made an emotional exit in 97th place for $73,100. Wells mentioned on social media that she would be back again this year and hopefully go even further.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shelby Wells	67,500 67,500	67,500

07-05-2023 13:09 UTC-7

Zhu Sniffs Out a Bluff

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Yueqi Zhu was four ways on a 6♥5♦7♣ flop and he led out for 800 from the big blind. Only the player in the cutoff called.

Both players checked on the K♥ turn and Zhu checked again when the 7♠ completed the board, prompting a 1,200 bet from his opponent.

Zhu sighed and put in a call and his opponent could only show Ax8x for a busted straight draw.

Zhu tabled 6♦5♠ for two pair and dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	53,000 53,000	53,000

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07-05-2023 13:09 UTC-7

Espen Jorstad in Action, Ready to Defend World Championship

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Jon Sofen

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The champ has arrived. Espen Jorstad, who entered Day 1c, announced "shuffle up and deal" to kickstart Wednesday's session of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event one year after taking down this same tournament for $10 million.

In 2022, the Norwegian poker pro took down the second largest Main Event ever (8,663 players). This year's tournament appears to be on pace to crack the 2006 record of 8,773 entries, won by Jamie Gold.

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07-05-2023 13:07 UTC-7

Kuznetcov Successfully Defends His Big Blind

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Chris Land

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A player in late position raised to 600 and got called by the player on the button and Nikita Kuznetcov in the big blind leading to a 7♣3♥K♦ flop.

Kuznetcov checked and the late position player continued with a bet of 600. The button player folded and Kuznetcov tossed in a call to take both players to the 10♠ turn.

Action checked through to the 5♠ river with both players checking through to showdown.

Kuznetcov turned up the A♣7♦, causing his opponent to muck and send the pot in his direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Kuznetcov	65,200

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07-05-2023 13:06 UTC-7

More Notables in Orange and Red

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Adam Lamers

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jamil Wakil	60,000 60,000	60,000
Andre Akkari	60,000 60,000	60,000

Adam Friedman	60,000 60,000	60,000

Johan Schumacher	60,000 60,000	60,000
James Rann	60,000 60,000	60,000
Uri Reichenstein	60,000 60,000	60,000
Allen Cunningham	60,000 60,000	60,000

Maria Ho	60,000 60,000	60,000
Sylvain Loosli	60,000 60,000	60,000

Josh Arieh	60,000 60,000	60,000

Garry Gates	60,000
Eric Baldwin	60,000 60,000	60,000