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

07-07-2023 14:56 UTC-8

Xanthopoulos Takes A 3-Way Pot

Maxime Taldir

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Pavlos Xanthopoulos opened from middle position to 2,200, and was called by Samy Dubonnet on the button and Ignacio Moron in the big blind.

On the flop J♦A♠2♠, Xanthopoulos made a continuation bet of 2,500. But Dubonnet raised to 8,000. Moron check-called this amount, as did Xanthopoulos.

The turn was the 4♦. Moron and Xanthopoulos checked to Dubonnet, who also checked. After the river K♠, all three players checked again.

The first player to show his cards, Moron, revealed A♣10♠ for a pair of aces. However, it wasn't enough as Xanthopoulos revealed A♦K♦ for two pairs, the winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pavols Xanthopoulos	322,000 120,400	120,400
Ignacio Moron	196,000 25,700	25,700
Samy Dubonnet	80,000 -6,900	-6,900

Tags: Ignacio Moron Pavlos Xanthopoulos Samy Dubonnet

07-07-2023 14:58 UTC-8

Williams Puts a River Beat on Kurshumi

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 7♠10♠9♦, Jimmy Williams bet 9,000 from early position before Ardit Kurshumi laid out a row of red 5,000 chips in front of him, raising to 25,000. Williams then moved all in for 42,000 and Kurshumi snap-called.

Jimmy Williams: K♠J♠
Ardit Kurshumi: 9♥6♦

Kurshumi had flopped a pair of nines with a straight draw, while Williams had a flush draw and his own draw to a straight. The 4♥ turn was no help, but the Q♦ fell on the river to give Williams a higher straight.

"I had to suck out sometime," a grateful Williams said as he took the pot from a disheartened Kurshumi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Williams	100,000 -24,500	-24,500
Ardit Kurshumi	35,000 -27,600	-27,600

Tags: Ardit Kurshumi Jimmy Williams

07-07-2023 14:59 UTC-8

Updated Counts Across Horseshoe Tables

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Banks	370,000 -40,000	-40,000
Hannes Speiser	340,000 243,000	243,000
Michael Pinto	285,000 5,000	5,000
Andrei Stoenescu	260,000 60,700	60,700
Cord Garcia	250,000 131,000	131,000
Andrei Boghean	240,000 -90,000	-90,000
Clément Richez	210,000 195,000	195,000

Brian Hastings	200,000 -11,800	-11,800

Dinesh Alt	195,000 39,100	39,100
Yuri Ishida	175,000 -12,600	-12,600
Joe McKeehen	160,000 42,500	42,500

Dan Wilson	148,000 18,000	18,000
Valentino Konakchiev	130,000 130,000	130,000

Alain Medesan	120,000 65,000	65,000
Adrian Attenborough	90,000 90,000	90,000

Ankit Ahuja	74,000 -22,000	-22,000
Alex Livingston	70,000 -38,600	-38,600

Farhad Jamasi	70,000 -25,000	-25,000
Jack Sinclair	55,000 -9,000	-9,000

Mohsin Charania	50,000 5,800	5,800

Anatoly Filatov	48,000 -183,000	-183,000
Lara Eisenberg	47,000 7,000	7,000

Fabrizio Gonzalez	40,000 40,000	40,000
Asi Moshe	25,000 -9,000	-9,000

Scott Eskenazi	Busted

07-07-2023 15:00 UTC-8

You Can't Rid of Masarsky That Easily

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Ryan Gray

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

On the button, Ariela Masarsky called the cutoff's 2,200 preflop raise. She called again when the cutoff bet 1,900 on the Q♣10♥A♠ flop.

Both checked the 2♠ turn and 5♥ river, and the cutoff was forced to show his 8♣6♣, and Masarsky took down the pot with Q♦J♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ariela Masarsky	45,000 -23,300	-23,300

Tags: Ariela Masarsky

07-07-2023 15:00 UTC-8

Torretti Doubles Through Brewer

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Ollie Garland

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Chris Brewer raised from the small blind to 3,200. Nicholas Torretti in the big blind shoved all in for his remaining 28,200 and Brewer called.

Nicholas Torretti: A♦9♦
Chris Brewer: K♦Q♠

The board ran out Q♣8♣A♣7♥3♥. Torretti found the full double up through Brewer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	127,000 -73,000	-73,000

Nicholas Torretti	57,500 -39,000	-39,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Nicholas Torretti

07-07-2023 15:01 UTC-8

Deegan Scores a Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The cards were already on their backs with Ante Kutlesa all-in and at risk. His A♠K♥ was crushed by the A♣A♥ of Jeffrey Deegan and the board ran out J♥10♣2♠4♣6♦ for Deegan to score the knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Deegan	114,000 1,900	1,900
Ante Kutlesa	Busted

Tags: Ante Kutlesa Jeffrey Deegan

07-07-2023 15:10 UTC-8

Lakhdari Among the Big Stacks in Horseshoe

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

As recalled by Kevin Gerhart, there had been a big pot unfolding on their table and it spelled the end for Nicolas Georgiadis. In a three-bet pot, he check-called a bet by Omar Lakhdari on the 10x8x2x flop and then check-raised big on the 5x turn. Georgiadis jammed the Kx river with pocket tens for flopped set only to get shown pocket kings for the superior set by Lakhdari.

Further assorted stacks from nearby tables can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Omar Lakhdari	375,000 190,600	190,600
Andre Akkari	190,000 94,700	94,700

Jean Gaspard	190,000 61,000	61,000

Andrew Hulme	150,000 12,500	12,500
Ori Hasson	135,000 16,300	16,300

Espen Jorstad	130,000 -2,000	-2,000

Kevin Gerhart	115,000 46,600	46,600

Ashley Frank	97,000 12,000	12,000
Ran Ilani	80,000 5,000	5,000
Tim Reilly	75,000 50,800	50,800
Nicolas Georgiadis	Busted
Thomas Carney	Busted

Tags: Kevin Gerhart Nicolas Georgiadis Omar Lakhdari

07-07-2023 15:10 UTC-8

Difficult Fold for Simao

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Joao Simao opened under the gun and Cristian Pernacastro called before Douglas Adkins three-bet to 5,500 in the cutoff. Simao replied with a four-bet to 23,000 and only Adkins stayed interested and called.

The flop gave 7♥4♦9♦ and Soma bet 5,600. Adkins announced all in for 70,600 and Simao went deep into the tank with a remaining stack worth 58,000.

"You really have nines?" asked Simao, not long before sending his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Douglas Adkins	125,000 81,400	81,400
Cristian Penacastro	106,000 -49,800	-49,800
Joao Simao	58,000 -66,000	-66,000

Tags: Cristian Pernacastro Douglas Adkins Joao Simao

07-07-2023 15:11 UTC-8

Foxen Busts One, Van der Spuy Also Gone

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Alex Foxen raised to 2,000 from early position and Ronald Spooner called from the next seat over. Big blind Jordan Grant also came along and the flop of 7♦Q♣10♣ was dealt.

All players checked before Foxen was the one to put in a bet of 4,000 after another check from Grant. Spooner called and Grant folded, leaving a few big blinds behind.

The 6♥ river then fell and Foxen shoved all in, covering Spooner's 14,500 remaining chips. Spooner mulled it over before eventually putting in the call.

Foxen showed A♦A♣ for the overpair and they beat the K♦10♦ of Spooner by a wide margin. Spooner left the tournament area while Foxen raked in a nice pot to chip up.

Meanwhile, Day 1b chip leader Jean-Pierre van der Spuy has also exited Day 2abc, after a disappointing day.