2023 World Series of Poker

Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$12,100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$93,399,900
Entries
10,043
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,250,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 1d
Entries
4,100
Players Left
3,202

Hobbs Takes it Down With Queen-Jack

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Nicholas Hobbs raised in the cutoff for 500 and the big blind defended. The flop came down with a lovely monotone board of K73. Hobbs placed a continuation bet of 1,500 and the big blind made the call.

Both players checked the turn J and the river 8. Hobbs turned over JQ and, although he missed his flush, he was still good with second pair. The big blind mucked, while stating, "Good hand."

Player Chips Progress
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Nicholas Hobbs
63,000
63,000
63,000

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Sams Bets the River to Take it Down

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was caught after the flop of 5JA and the small blind led out for 4,100. Cory Sams made the call from under the gun.

The turn peeled off the 3 and the small blind fired for 6,500. Sams again made the call.

When the 10 came on the river, the small blind was quick to check to Sams. He bet for 6,500 and his opponent contemplated what to do. They folded and revealed AXx as Sams scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Cory Sams
70,900
10,900
10,900

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More Notables in Horshoe Red

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Oliver Biles gb
Oliver Biles
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Sacha Rymland fr
Sacha Rymland
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Erick Lindgren us
Erick Lindgren
60,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Giovanni Zanette
60,000
Profile photo of Rene Lazaro es
Rene Lazaro
60,000
Profile photo of George Holmes us
George Holmes
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Yannick Cardot fr
Yannick Cardot
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Marton Czuczor hu
Marton Czuczor
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Paul Guichard fr
Paul Guichard
60,000
60,000
60,000
Profile photo of Viliyan Petleshkov bg
Viliyan Petleshkov
60,000
60,000
60,000
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Hakim Zoufri
60,000
60,000
60,000
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Abdullah Alshanti
60,000
60,000
60,000

Butler Catches Toma

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Tsugunari Toma opened to 500 from the hijack and was three-bet to 1,400 by Andrew Butler on the button. Action folded back to Toma and he four-bet to 5,100. Butler called.

Both players checked on the 872 flop and then Toma fired 12,200 into the middle on the J turn. Butler called.

The 8 completed the board and Toma bet 14,400. Butler thought for a while and decided to look Toma up with a call. Toma tabled AQ for a whiffed flushed draw and Butler turned over 76 for eights and sevens, which was enough to drag the large pot early in Day 1d.

Player Chips Progress
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Andre Butler
98,000
98,000
98,000
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Tsugunari Toma
35,000
-25,000
-25,000

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Minnie Mouse Choi Bets Big

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jason Alvarez checked from the big blind to Susan Choi on a board of 10772, and Choi fired for 1,200.

When Alvarez checked again on a K river, Choi, wearing a Minnie Mouse hat to represent her home near Disneyland in Orange County, California, calmly threw two red 5,000 chips in the middle.

"Wow, that's a lot," said Alvarez, folding. "Nice hand."

Player Chips Progress
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Susan Choi
67,500
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Jason Alvarez
52,500

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Benohod Cruising Early

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Anas Benohod and an opponent went heads-up to the turn on a board of 945K and around 6,000 already in the middle. Benohod, in the cutoff, bet 2,000 and his opponent called in middle position.

The river came the Q and the middle-position player checked over to Benohod, who fired out another 4,000. His opponent called and Benohod turned over K9 for two pair to win the pot and climb near 100,000 on the first level of Day 1D.

Player Chips Progress
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Anas Benohod
97,000

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Bargain Shopping For Hawkins

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a brewing pot between four players including Maurice Hawkins in the big blind and Forrest Raleigh in first position.

Action checked to Hawkins who bet 2,800 on a board reading 1079Q and only Raleigh called.

On the river 7, Hawkins bet 3,000 and Raleigh wasted little time in letting his hand go.

"Bargain shopper," Hawkins said after the hand "Bargain shopper getting a little bit of value!"

Player Chips Progress
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Maurice Hawkins
64,300
4,300
4,300
Day 2D Chip Leader
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Forrest Raleigh
61,200
61,200
61,200

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Early Pot For Okamoto

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The 2023 WSOP Ladies Championship Event runner-up Shiina Okamoto opened to 700 from middle position. A new player seated on her left was the only one to call.

The dealer fanned a flop of 95Q. Okamoto checked and let her opponent bet 500. She called and the 10 came on the turn.

There was no more action on this street as both players checked. However, on the river 4, Okamoto bet 2,300. Her neighbor waited a few seconds and folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Shiina Okamoto
60,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Fernandez Takes From Fish

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In a heads-up pot with 3,700 in the middle on a flop showing AQ10, Ramon Fernandez bet out 1,100 from the big blind and Darryll Fish came along on the button.

The K hit the turn and both players checked their options to the Q river. Fernandez announced a bet of 3,500 and Fish quickly slid his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
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Ramon Fernandez
65,000
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Darryll Fish
53,000

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