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

07-06-2023 16:40 UTC-8

Little Gets Out of the Way Early as Macdonald Scoops the Pot

Alek Gillies

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Early Position called, while Andrew Macdonald in the small blind bet for 2,000. Jonathan Little folded from the big blind, and early position made the call.

The flop came 2♦3♦2♠, and Macdonald led out for 2,000. His opponent made the call to the turn.

While the turn peeled off the A♣, Macdonald fired for 2,500. The opposing player again made the call.

The river was the A♥, and Macdonald increased his sizing to 6,500. Early position took their time before making the fold for Macdonald to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Little	54,700 -6,900	-6,900
Andrew Macdonald	32,500

Tags: Andrew Macdonald Jonathan Little

07-06-2023 16:45 UTC-8

Botez Bets the River to Take it Down

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Alek Gillies

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was caught after the board ran out 8♥9♠6♠Q♥A♣.

Alexandra Botez led out for 6,000 from the big blind.

Her opponent considered his options and eventually found a fold.

With over one and a half times the starting stack, Botez showed both her poker prowess alongside her chess expertise.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandra Botez	97,600

Tags: Alexandra Botez

07-06-2023 16:45 UTC-8

Lin Flush With Chips

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The player on the button raised to 1,000 and was three-bet by Ren Lin to 3,000 from the small blind. Action folded back to Lin's opponent, who called.

Lin continued for 2,000 on the J♠5♠4♠ flop and the button called.

The 6♦ came on the turn and Lin sized up for a bet of 10,000. His opponent again called.

Lin shoved on the 10♣ river, which was enough to put his opponent all in for their last 40,000.

"It's gonna take a minute" Lin's opponent said. "I guess it's a cooler."

After a couple minutes of tanking he stuck in a call and Lin showed K♠Q♠ for a flopped flush. His opponent showed he held 4♦4♥ for a set and wish his table good luck as he exited the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	130,000 18,500	18,500

Tags: Ren Lin

07-06-2023 16:47 UTC-8

The Greatest Show: Hellmuth and Jungleman Make Grand Entrance into 2023 WSOP Main Event

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

What would the World Series of Poker Main Event be without a grand entrance from Phil Hellmuth?

The "Poker Brat" showed up for the Day 1d session as P. T. Barnum from The Greatest Showman and was accompanied by his pet lion and aptly nicknamed Dan "Jungleman" Cates.

The reception to Hellmuth's arrival was warmer this summer, a stark contrast from the chorus of boos that greeted him last year.

https://twitter.com/PokerNews/status/1677101936183771136

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Tags: Dan Cates Phil Hellmuth

07-06-2023 17:13 UTC-8

Hinkle Wasn't Sure if He Was Bluffing

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Ryan Gray

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mason Hinkle bet 11,000 from late position on a 4♠3♦5♣ and Allen Li-Xin Shen called from the button.

When the turn came 3♠, Hinkle put all 27,700 of his remaining chips in the middle. Shen tanked for three minutes, separating out the calling chips, and then putting them back in his stack as he stared down Hinkle and the flop.

Eventually he released and asked Hinkle if he had been bluffing. "As you were thinking about the call," replied Hinkle, "I wasn't sure if I was bluffing or had the best hand."

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Li-Xin Shen	77,000 -24,000	-24,000
Mason Hinkle	67,000 -5,700	-5,700

Tags: Allen Shen Mason Hinkle

07-06-2023 17:17 UTC-8

Moorman and Palmer Can't Get Away From One Another

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Alek Gillies

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

PokerNews was waved over to the table as Josh Palmer explained "That he was sitting to the left of Chris Moorman in the main event. He saw Moorman playing the $400 No-Limit Hold'em Turbo online bracelet event and decided to join him." Little did he know, he would be sat in the exact same seat position online right next to Moorman. Soon after, Palmer went on to bust Moorman from the online event.

Both players are currently short of starting stack but hope to chip up before making it to Day 2 of the Main Event. With lots of tournament left to play, PokerNews will be keeping an eye on these two players throughout the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Palmer	54,100
Chris Moorman	33,100 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Josh Palmer Chris Moorman

07-06-2023 17:54 UTC-8

Dinner Break!

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Chris Land

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

All players in the field have been sent on a 75-minute dinner break after three levels of excitement and action in what is the largest Main Event in the history of the WSOP! Play will resume at approximately 8:15p.m. local time but here is a look back at some of the exciting moments from the last couple of hours...

07-06-2023 18:38 UTC-8

Global Poker Summer Series IV Will Feature Four Main Events

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Lyle Bateman

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Following a successful Grand Prix Turbo Series Montreal earlier this month, Global Poker announced that it will run the Summer Series IV right in time for all of the summer's poker action.

The Summer Series IV will take place June 26-July 9 and will feature several Gold and Sweeps Coins events. The series will have GC 630,000,000 in total prizes guaranteed and 28 Gold Coin trophies and SC 1,260,000 in total prizes guaranteed and 28 Sweeps Coin trophies.

The biggest draw of the series will be the GC and SC Main Events on July 9, which will feature respective guarantees of GC 630,000,000 and SC 1,260,000 across four events. The Prog Bounty, Super Deep Main Events will kicks things off before the regular Super Deep Main Events later in the evening.

Find out all the details here

07-06-2023 20:08 UTC-8

Snyder Forces Wilkerson Out

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With 3,700 in the middle, the flop read 2♣2♥2♦ and Steven Snyder bet 1,500. Dylan Wilkerson was the only opponent and took about 20 seconds before making the call.

The 8♠ fell on the turn, and Synder continued with aggression, betting 3,500. Wilkerson stuck around, making the call.

When the 4♦ hit the river, Snyder fired once more, putting 5,500 across the line. Wilkerson paused for a bit longer this time but ultimately decided to let it go.