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

07-07-2023 17:17 UTC-8

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

Cohen Leaves Herself Short

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 17:18 UTC-8

Raskin Doesn't Have a Tell

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Ryan Gray

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

Lou Ojeda raised 2,600 from early position and Micah Raskin called from the button.

Ojeda checked on the 2♠10♥4♣ flop and when Raskin bet 4,000 Ojeda stared him down. "Thank you," he said cryptically, and put in the call.

Raskin continued for 8,000 on a 9♣ turn and Ojeda called again. Both checked the J♣ river, and when Raskin turned over A♣10♠ for a flopped pair of tens, Ojeda mucked.

"I was seeing if you had a tell," Ojeda explained. "I thought I could trust you."

Player	Chips	Progress
Lou Ojeda	162,000 68,200	68,200
Micah Raskin	112,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Lou Ojeda Micah Raskin

07-07-2023 17:21 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts from Paris Black

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Nichols	353,500 76,500	76,500
Kyna England	212,000 12,000	12,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	162,000 2,000	2,000

Damien Collins	123,000 19,000	19,000
Scott Blumstein	116,000 51,000	51,000

Mustapha Kanit	110,000 -5,000	-5,000

Allen Kessler	44,000 -53,000	-53,000

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 17:26 UTC-8

Popovych Takes one to Brammer

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Gaelle Jaudon

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

Sergii Popovych raised to 2,500 in the cutoff and Christopher Brammer decided to call in the big blind.

The flop gave J♣A♣4♦ and Brammer check-called Popovych for 2,200.

The 9♦ turn and 9♠ river were checked. Popovych tabled J♦7♥ for two pair with the jacks and Brammer mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Serhii Popovych	234,000 -49,000	-49,000
Christopher Brammer	195,000 -95,000	-95,000

Tags: Christopher Brammer Sergii Popovych

07-07-2023 17:27 UTC-8

Collins Takes From Frank

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Andrew Knowles

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

The action folded to the hijack who opened for 2,500 and Ashley Frank called next to act. James Collins put in a three-bet to 8,500 on the button and only Frank made the call.

The flop came Q♥Q♠7♥ and Frank check-called a bet of 11,000 from Collins. The 7♣ hit the turn and Frank checked a second time to Collins who sized to 25,000. Frank double checked her stack, but eventually flicked her cards into the muck and the pot was awarded to Collins who rolled over a Q♣ to show Frank she made the correct fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Collins	285,000
Ashley Frank	51,300 -32,800	-32,800

Tags: Ashley Frank James Collins

07-07-2023 17:28 UTC-8

Brewer Wins at Showdown

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Ollie Garland

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

Chris Brewer raised from middle position to 2,400, the button called and the small blind elected to three-bet to 13,800. Brewer continued while the button opted to fold.

The flop came 8♠K♣K♠ and the small blind continued for 5,000. Brewer elected to see a turn.

The 3♦ checked through to the 2♠ on the river. The small blind checked once again and Brewer tanked for some time before electing to check back.

Small Blind: A♥Q♣
Chris Brewer: 9♥9♠

Brewer's pocket pair held to claim this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	245,000

Tags: Chris Brewer

07-07-2023 17:29 UTC-8

Nakanishi Bombs the River on Finger

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David Salituro

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

Martin Finger, Ian Steinman, and Shota Nakanishi went three-handed to the turn with the board showing 9♦3♣6♠K♥ when Finger bet 4,200 from early position.

Steinman called in the cutoff before Nakanishi, in the big blind, raised to 17,000. Finger quickly called, while Steinman got out of the way.

The river came the 6♥ and Nakanishi now fired out 75,000, sending Finger deep into the tank.

Several minutes went by before Finger let out a deep sigh and Nakanishi smiled back at him. Finger eventually tapped the felt and gave up his hand as Nakanishi took down the pot.

"I had a six in my hand," Steinman confessed after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shota Nakanishi	350,000 30,000	30,000

Ian Steinman	115,000

Martin Finger	90,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Ian Steinman Martin Finger Shota Nakanishi

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.