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

07-07-2023 22:41 UTC-8

Small Pot Between Rodrigues and Moraes

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a heads-up raised pot, the board showed 3♥10♦4♠2♥ when Rafael Moraes and Michael Rodrigues checked.

The river was the 10♥ and this time Moraes check-called Rodrigues for 6,000. Moraes tabled 9♥9♠ and Rodrigues mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rafael Moraes	140,000 55,000	55,000

Michael Rodrigues	75,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Michael Rodrigues Rafael Moraes

07-07-2023 22:42 UTC-8

Nakanishi Makes the Right Call

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Adam Lamers

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Shota Nakanishi raised it up from the cutoff and was called by the button. The flop came Q♠9♠4♦ and both players checked to the 6♣ on the turn.

Nakanishi led out with a bet of 8,000 and his opponent called to see the J♥ on the river. Nakanishi checked this time and his opponent tossed in a bet of 13,000. Nakanishi thought for a moment and then called. His opponent showed A♣10♥ for air while Nakanishi held 7♦6♦ for a pair of sixes.

"Somebody stop this guy," another player at the table said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shota Nakanishi	616,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Shota Nakanishi

07-07-2023 22:42 UTC-8

Fitoussi Adds to his Stack

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The board 2♣4♥4♠J♥6♦ was already completed when Bruno Fitoussi sent 21,500 in the middle. His opponent tanked for some time and eventually called, but only to muck after Fitoussi revealed K♠J♠ for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Fitoussi	175,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Bruno Fitoussi

07-07-2023 22:46 UTC-8

Polk Wins with Best Kicker

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Doug Polk raised to 5,000 on the button and called a three-bet from the big blind worth 15,000.

The flop showed 6♠7♦4♥ and Polk called his opponents continuation for 12,000. When the 6♥ paired the board on the turn, the big blind fired 35,000 and Polk took a minute and called.

The J♦ on the river went check-check. The big blind flipped over A♠9♥ but Polk held A♥Q♣ for the best kicker and received the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doug Polk	410,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Doug Polk

07-07-2023 22:47 UTC-8

Le Ol' Suck, Re-Suck

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Andrew Knowles

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

All the chips hit the middle on a flop showing 9♥5♦2♠ between Nghia Le and a player in the big blind. Le had his opponent just barely covered for their stack of close to 150,000.

Big Blind: 4♥3♥
Nghia Le: 5♠5♣

Le flopped a set, but would need to dodge the open-ended straight draw for his opponent. The turn gave the big blind a straight when the 6♥ peeled off, however, the river changed things again when the 2♥ hit to turn the set into a full house and send Le's opponent to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nghia Le	356,000 266,200	266,200

Tags: Nghia Le

07-07-2023 22:51 UTC-8

Jacobson Puts Vieira in a Tough Spot

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Ollie Garland

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 23,000 with two players remaining in the hand as the board read J♣5♥2♣.

In the big blind was Lane Jacobson who bet out for 12,000. Joao Vieira on the button made the call.

The turn came the 10♦ which checked through to the 6♣ on the river. Jacobson retook the lead with a bet of 17,000, which sent Vieira deep into the tank.

Vieira was thinking for nearly four minutes when a player at the table called the clock. Vieira received and thirty-second countdown and eventually made the call with just three seconds to spare.

Jacobson tabled 10♠10♥ for a turned set. Vieira launched his cards into the muck and Jacobson claimed this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	240,000 -30,000	-30,000

Lane Jacobson	210,000 130,800	130,800

Tags: Joao Vieira Lane Jacobson

07-07-2023 22:52 UTC-8

Manole Bets Small Against Scheinberg

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 7♣Q♣3♣, Isai Scheinberg bet 6,000 from middle position and Mihai Manole called in the small blind.

Both players checked the K♠ turn before Manole put out a min-bet of 2,000 on the K♠ river.

"Too much," Scheinberg joked as Manole playfully took back one of his chips to make the bet even smaller. Scheinberg still threw his cards away.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mihai Manole	220,000 167,500	167,500
Isai Scheinberg	110,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Isai Scheinberg Mihai Manole

07-07-2023 22:52 UTC-8

Loughman Takes a Big Chunk of Alibay's Stack

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

According to the table, Patrick Loughman opened and called. three-bet from Ami Alibay worth 14,000.

The flop brought Q♥J♥10x and Loughman led out for 15,000, called by Alibay. The same action happened on the 7♥ turn for another 15,000.

The river was the 2♠ and Loughman sent 17,000, which Alibay also called. Alibay revealed A♥Ax but Loughman claimed the pot with 10x10x for a set of tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Loughman	274,000 9,000	9,000
Ami Alibay	27,000 -64,000	-64,000

Tags: Ami Alibay Patrick Loughman

07-07-2023 22:56 UTC-8

Chip Leaders in Red Section

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Julio Belluscio	608,000 78,000	78,000

Philip Yeh	568,000 282,000	282,000
Jules Dickerson	550,000 75,000	75,000

07-07-2023 23:02 UTC-8

"Very Main Event Situation" Spells the End For Yoon

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David Salituro

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

With around 60,000 already in the middle on a completed board of 2♣5♥7♠7♦7♣, Nick Marchington slid forward a tower of green 25,000 chips to put Brian Yoon all in.

"Very Main Event situation here. Very Main Event," Yoon said as he let out a deep sigh and tanked for several minutes.

"If you have threes plus you earned this one," Yoon eventually said as he called for around 100,000. Marchington turned over 8♠8♦ and Yoon tapped the felt and showed his 4♥4♦.

Marchington went over to shake Yoon's hand before Yoon made his exit. His seat was taken was Garry Gates and the two 2019 Main Event finalists exchanged a fist pump to mark their reunion.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Marchington	700,000 181,000	181,000
Brian Yoon	Busted

Tags: Brian Yoon Nick Marchington