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

07-06-2023 14:59 UTC-8

Nincevic Calls Correctly to Send Porter Out

Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Mladen Nincevic was three ways on a 2♣3♣2♦ flop with several thousand already in the middle. Nincevic checked from the small blind and Rep Porter bet 3,500 from the big blind. A player in early position called and Nincevic called as well.

Nincevic checked to Porter on the 6♥ turn and he shoved for 19,400 total. It was folded back to Nincevic, who made the call to put Porter at risk.

Rep Porter: A♠K♦
Mladen Nincevic: 5♠5♥

Nincevic was ahead with his pair, and the J♦ river failed to improve Porter, who gave a sincere "Nice call" as he stood up from the table.

Nincevic has built his stack massively through the first two levels of play and currently sits with 190,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mladen Nincevic	190,000 190,000	190,000
Rep Porter	Busted

Tags: Mladen Nincevic Rep Porter

07-06-2023 15:00 UTC-8

Calden Rivers a Straight

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Six players went to a flop of 8♠3♦4♥ when a player in middle position bet 1,200 and was called by Gene Calden in the cutoff and another opponent in the hijack.

All three players checked the 4♣ turn before action checked to Calden on the 7♠ river. He tossed out 2,000 and only the cutoff called.

Calden turned over 6♦5♦ for the rivered straight to win the pot.

"If you played every hand against me you would be the chip leader," Calden's defeated opponent joked with him following the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gene Calden	17,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tags: Gene Calden

07-06-2023 15:32 UTC-8

The Hachems are in Full Swing

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Three players headed to a flop of A♣Q♥9♥ and the action checked to Joe Hachem who bet 2,000 from the hijack. Derek Davis called on the button and Charles Leonard check-raised to 7,000. Both Hachem and Davis called to see the 7♥ on the turn.

Leonard fired out a bet of 7,500 on the turn and Hachem raised to 20,000 which got Davis to fold but Leonard snap-called. The river was the J♦ and Leonard checked to Hachem who bet 25,000. Leonard thought for a moment but decided to dump his Q♠Q♦ into the muck and Hachem collected the pot.

Meanwhile, just across the aisle in the Horseshoe ballroom, Daniel Hachem has already doubled his starting stack. Joe is famously known for winning the 2005 WSOP Main Event for $7.5 million but Daniel also made a deep run in 2019, finishing in 79th place for just shy of $100,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Hachem	121,500 72,000	72,000
Joe Hachem	103,200 43,200	43,200

Tags: Charles Leonard Daniel Hachem Derek Davis Joe Hachem

07-06-2023 15:35 UTC-8

Calden Gets a Round of Applause

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Gene Calden, the 100-year-old World War II veteran who was the oldest player in Main Event history, was just sent to the rail at the hands of Michael Carr.

According to Carr, Calden made two pair with Kx8x on a flop of Kx8x7x and check-raised from the big blind. Carr, on the button, called and made a straight on the 4♣ turn holding 6x5x. Calden got his last 19,000 in the middle but couldn't improve on the river.

The players at adjacent tables gave Calden a round of applause as he made his way to the exit, while Carr got out of his seat to shake his hand. Calden made Main Event history here today, but his run came to an end on the second level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Carr	100,000
Gene Calden	Busted

Tags: Michael Carr Gene Calden

07-06-2023 15:35 UTC-8

Hellmuth Makes His Grand Appearance with Jungleman as his Guest

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Adam Lamers

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Phil Hellmuth and Dan Cates Make Entrance at 2023 WSOP

It's the spectacle that many people wait for at the World Series of Poker Main Event. Always on the final starting flight, Phil Hellmuth makes his grand appearance midway through the day while everyone else has their heads down trying to grind away in the biggest poker tournament of their lives.

In the 2023 rendition, Hellmuth entered the Horseshoe grand ballroom as the Stage Master while Daniel 'Jungleman' Cates accompanied him as a lion. Hellmuth also brought in 17 models that were in lion costumes, representing the 17 WSOP bracelets he has won in his career. The 17th bracelet came earlier this year in Event #72: $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty.

Both players have taken their seats with a fresh starting stack of 60,000 chips just prior to the players going on break. As usual, many of the Hellmuth fans were lined up to grab a picture with the 1989 WSOP Main Event champion. Hellmuth will be making his way to the feature table when the cards go back in the air and Cates will be not far off in the distance, seated in the Gold section.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	60,000

Daniel Cates	60,000

Tags: Dan Cates Phil Hellmuth

07-06-2023 15:36 UTC-8

Second Break of the Day

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Chris Land

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Players have been sent on their second 20-minute break of Day 1d as entry numbers continue to steadily grow.

The latest WSOP Main Event number stands at 9,089 total entries, with registration open until the start of Level 8 on Day 2.

07-06-2023 16:14 UTC-8

"I would have made the straight" Cates says as Lanza Slowly Chips Up

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Alek Gillies

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Marcelo Lanza bet for middle position for 1,000. He received a call from the late position player.

The flop came 3♦7♥5♠, and Lanza led out for 1,200. His opponent made a quick call.

While the 6♦10♠ peeled off on the following streets, action slowed down and both players checked around.

Lanza revealed A♠7♠ to scoop the pot as Daniel Cates explained that "he would have made the straight" had he not folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcelo Lanza	15,700

Tags: Daniel Cates Marcelo Lanza

07-06-2023 16:20 UTC-8

Be Careful What You Wish For

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Adam Lamers

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The action folded around to the small blind for the third hand in a row but this time Ren Lin made it 1,400 to go. Patrick Liang called from the big blind and the dealer fanned the flop of 9♠9♦8♥.

Lin continued with a bet of 1,000 on the flop but Liang whiffed and dumped his cards to the muck.

"No coolers on this table," Lin said as he flipped over A♦9♥. "Drawing dead."

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	111,500 33,500	33,500

Tags: Ren Lin Patrick Liang

07-06-2023 16:28 UTC-8

Yoo Continues To Climb

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Andrew Knowles

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Kalidou Sow opened to 1,000 from under the gun and Austin Yoo called in middle position. The player in the hijack called as well and action folded to the small blind who put in a three-bet to 3,600. Only Yoo made the call and the dealer fanned out a flop of 10♥8♦2♦.

Both the small blind and Yoo checked their options to the 4♠ turn. The small blind checked again and Yoo tossed out a bet of 4,200, which his opponent called.

On the 6♥ river both players tapped the table to a showdown. The small blind rolled over 7♠7♥, but was no good against the 9♦9♠ for Yoo to score the pot and increase his stack over the 200,000 mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Austin Yoo	217,000 27,000	27,000
Kalidou Sow	140,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Austin Yoo Kalidou Sow

07-06-2023 16:34 UTC-8

Cates Tames Kaufman on the River

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Dan Cates, still wearing the lion makeup and fur paws from his extravagant entrance with Phil Hellmuth, went to the river in a pot against Brendon Kaufman and around 20,000 in the middle.

Kaufman checked the J♦4♥J♥8♠5♠ board before Cates, on the button, bet 14,000. Kaufman quickly called and Cates showed K♠J♠ for trip jacks.

Kaufman mucked and dropped down to a short stack as Cates took down the pot.