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

07-06-2023 20:24 UTC-8

Emmett Wins a Hand for PokerNews

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

"I'm playing this only because PokerNews is watching" said Randall Emmet before opening under the gun to 1,500. He picked up calls by the two players next to him and the button.

The flop revealed A♣6♥3♦ and Emmett continued to bet for 1,500, commenting "I need to do it because PokerNews is writing the hand!" . Once again, his three opponents called.

On the K♠ turn, Emmett sent 7,000 in the middle and it was enough to make his opponents fold and win the pot.

"Watch this" said Emmett before tabling K♦3♥ for two pair. "Finally I'll be on PokerNews when I'm winning hand!" added he jokingly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randall Emmett	84,000 84,000	84,000

Tags: Randall Emmet

07-06-2023 20:27 UTC-8

Lafaye Finds a Miracle Double

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Glenn Lafaye and Anas Benohod built a pot of around 20,000 heading to the 7♦K♣8♣ flop when Lafaye bet 7,000 from the hijack. Benohod instantly moved a stack of chips forward for a raise, and Lafaye snap-called for his last 39,300.

Glenn Lafaye: A♣K♣
Anas Benohod: A♥A♠

Lafaye had flopped top pair but was in bad shape against Benohod's aces. The turn, though, came the K♥ and Lafaye made trips to take the lead.

Benohod now needed to hit the last remaining ace in the deck but couldn't find it on the 7♠ river as Lafaye doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anas Benohod	100,000 -19,500	-19,500
Glenn LaFaye	90,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Anas Benohod Glenn Lafaye

07-06-2023 20:28 UTC-8

Bitty Breaks Through

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Kirk Brown

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

On a three-way flop of 2♠7♣K♣, Stephen Bartlett and Jack 'Bitty' Bittker checked from the big blind and early positon, and the middle position player then bet 1,600.

Both Bartlett and Bittker both called and the trio went to the turn 6♦, where everyone checked.

On the river 8♦, Bartlett led out for 4,500 and Bittker thought for a few seconds before making the call and the other player quickly folded.

Bartlett then flipped over A♦7♦ for a pair of sevens but then Bittker revealed K♦J♣ for top pair to take down the sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Bartlett	61,500 61,500	61,500
Jack Bittker	57,500 5,400	5,400

Tags: Jack Bittker Stephen Bartlett

07-06-2023 20:39 UTC-8

Brown's Second Barrel Takes it Down

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Camille Brown raised 1,200 under the gun and she received calls from both the hijack and the big blind.

The dealer fanned a flop of 10♣9♣4♦, and once the big blind checked. Brown continued for 1,300. Both the hijack and the big blind stuck around, making the call.

The 2♣ fell on the turn and the big blind checked once more to Brown as she fired out another bet of 5,700. This time the bet earned the pot as both players tossed their cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Camille Brown	50,200 10,000	10,000

Tags: Camille Brown

07-06-2023 20:51 UTC-8

Szerszen Wins With Two Pair

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Alek Gillies

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was caught after the flop of 10♠4♠10♦, and late position led out for 2,100. Czeslaw Szerszen called from the button.

The turn and river came the J♥6♥, while both players quickly checked around.

Szerszen revealed K♠J♠ to scoop the pot and return close to starting stack for the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Czeslaw Szerszen	56,000 12,200	12,200

Tags: Czeslaw Szerszen

07-06-2023 21:09 UTC-8

"The One"

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Kirk Brown

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

"This is the one, this is going to be a good one," Derek Normand said as he called PokerNews over before the hand even started. "Just make it known that I have singlehandedly gotten the table drunk."

The action began with a preflop raise from Scott Harrison to 3,800 and Normand made the call out-of-position to see a flop of 2♣4♦J♣.

Normand checked to Harrison who continued for 5,000 and Normand snap-called to see the K♦ on the turn.

Harrison then upped his bet to 10,000 and Normand check-called once more to see the 5♣ fall on the river.

Normand checked again to Harrison who tossed out the same bet of 10,000 and this time Normand paused to think about it for a bit. After a good thirty seconds, he tossed in the chips for a call and was then shown K♣K♥ for a turned top-set of kings.

"Wow, did you even know that the club hit? Did you even see it? Or did you just not care.." Normand mucked his cards as the substantial pot was pushed over to Harrison.

"Any three-year-old can play kings," he shook his head at Harrison, who responded with, "Not every three-year-old can get value like that."

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Harrison	83,500 83,500	83,500
Derek Normand	31,600 -400	-400

Tags: Derek Normand Scott Harrison

07-06-2023 21:11 UTC-8

Final Break of the Day

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Chris Land

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Players have been sent on their last 20-minute break of the day. Action hasn't slowed since dinner with many chips moving across all tables as we've seen...

07-06-2023 21:35 UTC-8

Smith Can't Lasso Shack-Harris

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Ryan Gray

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Brandon Shack-Harris raised to 1,300 from early position and Dan Smith bumped it to 4,200 from middle position.

Shack-Harris checked the A♦8♠3♥ flop and Smith put in a bet of 2,500. Both players checked a 7♦ turn, then Shack-Harris took the lead, betting 9,000 on the 8♥ river.

Smith couldn't find a call, and ceded the pot to Shack-Harris.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	127,000 10,000	10,000

Dan Smith	87,000 -16,000	-16,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Dan Smith

07-06-2023 21:41 UTC-8

Alcorn Calls Correctly For Tournament Life

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Liam Gannon

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on the river in a massive pot between Heather Alcorn in first position and another player in the small blind.

With a board reading Q♣A♥Q♥K♦6♦, action was on the player in the small blind who moved all in for 41,000 effective and Alcorn went into the tank.

"My nemesis," she remarked as she pondered a call for her tournament life. After some more thought she put in the chips and the hands were turned over.

Heather Alcorn: Q♦10♦
Opponent: 7♠6♣

Alcorn was good with her three queens and she added a healthy chunk to her growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Heather Alcorn	127,400 70,100	70,100

Tags: Heather Alcorn

07-06-2023 21:58 UTC-8

Smith Mucks Kings on the Flop

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Tyler Foran

Level 5 : 300/600, 600 ante

Jamie Smith raised under the gun to 1,300 and the button called, as well as Katie Swift in the small blind before Alexander Greenblatt three-bet to 6,000 in the big blind. Smith called, and the other two players got out of the way.

The dealer fanned a flop of A♥Q♣6♣, and Greenblatt continued for 6,000. Smith thought about it for about 10 seconds before folding his K♠K♥ face up. Greenblatt didn't let him know if it was a good fold or not as he pitched his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katie Swift	71,800 -53,900	-53,900

Jamie Smith	52,200 -23,100	-23,100
Alexander Greenblatt	39,500

Tags: Alexander Greenblatt Jamie Smith Katie Swift