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

07-06-2023 15:26 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Grise	87,000 87,000	87,000

The Hachems are in Full Swing

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 15:34 UTC-8

Updated Counts From Horseshoe Gold

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Blair Hinkle	110,000 3,000	3,000

Tsugunari Toma	85,000 45,000	45,000

Ren Lin	78,000 16,000	16,000

Loni Hui	70,500 -1,500	-1,500

Jose Paz-Gutierrez	67,000 4,000	4,000
Chris Moneymaker	65,000 5,000	5,000

Ebony Kenney	57,000 1,000	1,000
Kane Kalas	55,000 2,000	2,000
Andre Butler	51,000 -61,000	-61,000
Chance Kornuth	50,000 -6,000	-6,000

Jon Pardy	49,000 -3,000	-3,000

Manuel Ruivo	28,500 -28,500	-28,500
Jun Obara	12,000 -35,000	-35,000

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

Lindgren With Aces

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Erick Lindgren raised from late position to 700 and was called by the player on the button and the big blind. The flop came out 4♠J♦Q♠ and all players checked.

The turn 10♣ brought some action as the big blind checked and Lindgren bet 1,400 and the button made a move and raised to 3,000. The big blind folded and Lindgren made the call.

On the river J♣ had Lindgren check and the button bet 5,000. Lindgren made the call. The button turned over Q♣8♣ for a miss and Lindgren turned over A♥A♣ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	50,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren

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.

Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

07-06-2023 15:59 UTC-8

Updated Counts In Paris Purple

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Andrew Knowles

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Austin Yoo	190,000
Ertem Osmanoglu	120,000 33,000	33,000
Jamie Smith	118,000 19,000	19,000
William Tonking	114,000 41,000	41,000
Patrick Tardif	105,000 28,000	28,000

Jinyi Sun	87,000 -2,000	-2,000
Darryll Fish	77,000 13,000	13,000
Robert Wood	58,000 -3,000	-3,000
Mauricio Salazar Sanchez	51,000 -10,500	-10,500
Ramon Fernandez	38,000 -34,000	-34,000
Byron Kaverman	36,000 -56,000	-56,000

Heath Claxton	16,000 -12,900	-12,900

07-06-2023 16:04 UTC-8

Legendre Picks One Off on the River

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on a board of 10♣8♠6♠K♦ and around 15,000 in the pot, a player in the small blind bet 4,000 and Sean Legendre called from the cutoff.

The river came the 9♣ and the small blind led out for another 11,000. Legendre leaned over the table and tanked for a moment before flicking in a chip to signify a call.

His opponent turned over A♥Q♣ and Legendre had A♣K♥ for top pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Legendre	105,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Sean Legendre