Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 2abc | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-07-2023 16:44 UTC-8

Rezaei Gives a Headache to Martini

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a three-way pot, the flop showed 5♥7♦K♣ when Julien Martini checked in the small blind, followed by Daniel Rezaei and Sylvain Loosli.

The turn brought more action with the 10♠. Martini led out for 9,000 and after some thinking, Rezaei raised to 26,000. Loosli let it go but Martini ended up calling.

The 4♠ completed the board and Martuni checked. Rezaei thought about his move for a minute and moved 86,300 in front of him, with only 100 left behind. Martini went deep into the tank and after a few minutes, he eventually folded.

"I almost called you said" Martini to Rezaei. "I wanted to call in the first five seconds but then I decided to think because I did that mistake too many times!" added Martini jokingly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sylvain Loosli	140,000 25,000	25,000

Daniel Rezaei	121,000 -27,000	-27,000
Julien Martini	90,000 -66,000	-66,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Julien Martini Sylvain Loosli

07-07-2023 16:52 UTC-8

Bonomo Picks Off The Bluff From England

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Andrew Knowles

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a three-way pot of close to 9,000 on a board showing 6♦5♠4♠8♦, Justin Bonomo bet out 3,000 from the big blind and only Kyna England made the call on the button.

The 4♥ hit the river and Bonomo checked over to England who tossed out 7,500. Bonomo went in the tank, but after close to 30 seconds, put in the chips for a call.

"Damnit, I saw him writing and wanted to make a move," laughed England as she tabled K♦J♦ for king-high.

Bonomo smiled and thanked PokerNews for the assist as he rolled over 6♠5♣ to take the pot.

England got the last laugh a few hands later, winning a pot against Bonomo to take the last of his chips and send him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyna England	200,000 34,600	34,600
Justin Bonomo	Busted

Tags: Justin Bonomo Kyna England

07-07-2023 16:52 UTC-8

Dayan Loses a Big One

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action was caught on the turn where Yehuda Dayan had bet 45,000 on a board of 8♦A♦4♦3♠ from the big blind. Jose Zaragoza sat in the under the gun position and went all-in for 80,300 and sent Dayan deep into the tank.

Eventually, he reluctantly made the call and the cards were tabled.

Jose Zaragoza: A♥8♥
Yeuhda Dayan: A♠4♣

A cooler, where both players flopped two pair, however, Zaragoza had the stronger one. The 3♥ river paired the board but brought neither player a full house, and Zaragoza raked in a double-up while Dayan descended to under 300,000 chips.

Meanwhile, Jesse Capps was also seen at the table, playing a stack of 240,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yehuda Dayan	294,500 -110,500	-110,500

Jesse Capps	240,000 84,700	84,700
Jose Zaragoza	195,000 -1,500	-1,500

Tags: Jesse Capps Jose Zaragoza Yehuda Dayan

07-07-2023 17:09 UTC-8

Ausmus Hits the Rail

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

As relayed to PokerNews from the players at his table, Jeremy Ausmus was recently eliminated.

Ausmus, who was already short-stacked starting the hand with about 11,000, moved all in from the button with 10x9x offsuit, and was called by Steven Madsen in the big blind, who had Ax4x suited.

The board offered no improvement for Ausmus, ending his main event run while Madsen collected his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	160,000 1,000	1,000

Steven Madsen	94,500 -9,900	-9,900
Jeremy Ausmus	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Ausmus Steven Madsen

07-07-2023 17:11 UTC-8

Aguero Takes His Game from the Pitch to the Felt

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Sergio Aguero is one of the most famous footballers from Argentina, behind Messi of course, and he made his home in the Premiere League for roughly 10 years with Manchester City. Now Aguero finds himself on a different kind of green felt at the poker table on Day 2abc of the WSOP Main Event. PokerNews decided to hang around and catch a few hands with the football star.

Hand #1:

Dustin Holladay opened to 2,500 in the hijack and Aguero called on his left along with both of the blinds. The flop came Q♦9♦4♣ and Holladay continued with a bet of 4,600 which only Aguero called.

The turn was the 3♦ and both players checked to the 7♠ on the river. Holladay fired out a bet of 15,000 and Aguero called after some deliberation. Holladay tabled 10♦7♦ for a flush while Aguero could only muster a pair with Q♠J♦.

Hand #2:

Aguero took a few hands off before his big blind rolled around. Brandon Williams raised to 2,500 in early position and both Holladay and Aguero called in the blinds. The flop fell Q♣10♦2♣ and Williams continued with a bet of 3,500. Holladay called and Aguero stepped aside.

The turn brought the 6♦ and Holladay check-called a bet of 10,000 from Williams. The 9♥ completed the board and Holladay checked again. Williams over-bet jammed all in, putting Holladay to the test for his remaining 75,000 chips. Holladay thought for a minute and then stuck in some chips to call. Williams tabled 8♣7♣ for a backdoor straight while Holladay hit the rail with A♠Q♥.

Hand #3:

Two hands later, Alan Munoz raised to 2,500 from under the gun and Aguero flat-called on the button. They went heads-up to a flop of J♦10♠6♦ and Munoz led out with a bet of 2,500. Aguero raised to 15,000 and Munoz said that was too much.

"Ten thousand?" Munoz pleaded and Aguero jokingly took some chips back. Munoz folded and Aguero was shipped the pot.

"No more flushes," Aguero said quietly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Williams	310,500 260,600	260,600
Sergio Aguero	148,400 62,900	62,900
Alan Munoz	43,000 -54,400	-54,400
Dustin Holladay	Busted

Tags: Alan Munoz Brandon Williams Dustin Holladay Sergio Aguero

07-07-2023 17:17 UTC-8

Spragg Springing Back

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Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Marle Spragg raised to 2,500 in the cutoff and a player called in the big blind.

The flop peeled off 9♠7♠10♣ and action checked to Spragg who bet 2,000 and her opponent called.

On the 3♠ turn, action checked through to the 6♣ river where the big blind bet 4,000 and Spragg quickly called.

The big blind turned over A♦9♣ for second pair with an ace, but it was no good against Spragg's A♥8♦ for a ten high straight.

"That's what I put you on," said the big blind as Spragg raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marle Spragg	83,100 54,800	54,800

Tags: Marle Spragg

07-07-2023 17:18 UTC-8

Cohen Leaves Herself Short

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Sam Cohen and Paul Wong had arrived on the turn in a big pot already worth 24,600 chips. The board read 4♠5♥9♥K♦ and Cohen checked from under the gun. Wong then made an almost pot-sized bet of 22,000 and Cohen tossed in a green T-25,000 chip for a call.

The river fell the 3♠ and again Cohen checked. Wong fired in another 70,000, almost the entirety of Cohen's stack.

Cohen was thinking for a while before she asked "Seven-six suited?"

Wong gave no response and eventually, Cohen made the call.

Wong then tabled 9♠9♣ for a set of nines and Cohen mucked her cards after confirming her opponent's hand. She was left with merely 3,000 chips and is looking for a miracle run in order to survive Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Wong	253,600 118,200	118,200
Dietrich Fast	131,400 -2,100	-2,100

Sam Cohen	3,000 -116,500	-116,500

Tags: Paul Wong Sam Cohen

07-07-2023 17:23 UTC-8

Petrauskas Calls to Bust Rodriguez

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

In a heads-up pot with a paired flop 7♠9♣9♠, Matthieu Rodriguez checked to Petrauskas who bet 6,200. Rodriguez thought about his move for a minute and shoved for 36,500. Petrausjakas tanked and eventually called for the following showdown:

Matthieu Rodriguez: A♣K♠
Mantas Petrauskas: 10♦10♠

Rodriguez didn't hit one of the outs he needed on the 4♥ turn and J♦ river to find himself eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mantas Petrauskas	222,000 19,400	19,400
Matthieu Rodriguez	Busted

Tags: Mantas Petrauskas Matthieu Rodriguez

07-07-2023 17:31 UTC-8

Kulev Heating Up

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Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Action was picked up on the river with 21,800 in the middle in a pot between Alex Kulev in the small blind and another player in early position.

On a board reading 5♠5♥A♠K♦4♥ Kulev bet 25,000 and his opponent went into the tank. After some thought he tossed in the single green chip to make the call.

Kulev turned over 8♣5♣ for three fives which was good for the pot and the Bulgarian added to his growing stack.

At another table, Antoine Saout was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	187,300 96,100	96,100

Antoine Saout	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Antoine Saout

07-07-2023 17:41 UTC-8

Sammartino Plays More than the Board

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Adam Lamers

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

The action was heads-up on the turn with the board reading 8♦7♠6♦10♠ and around 22,000 in the middle. Manny Tarich and Dario Sammartino each committed 12,500 to the pot on the turn as the pot continued to grow.

The river was the 9♦, putting a straight on the board. Tarich ripped all in from the big blind as the bigger stack. Sammartino counted his chips and then dropped some in to make the call. Tarich pointed the board before turning over 9♥7♥. Sammartino flipped over A♥J♦ for a better straight and earned a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	122,000 52,000	52,000

Manny Tarich	78,000 21,700	21,700

Tags: Manny Tarich Dario Sammartino