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

07-08-2023 20:42 UTC-8

Carey's Fairy Tale Continues

Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Irene Carey had turned her 188,000 to start the day into a stack of nearly 300,000 when she got involved in a hand against Gerald Siemienas.

With 15,000 chips already in the pot on a flop 4♣K♦8♠, she led out for 4,500 from under the gun and Sieminis made the call. Carey then slowed down on the Q♠ turn and check-called an 8,000 bet from Siemienas instead.

On the 7♣ river, Carey retook the initiative and bet a whopping 27,500. This was enough to let Siemienas fold and Carey raked in another pot as her Day 2 keeps going swimmingly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Irene Carey	305,000 40,000	40,000
Gerald Siemienas	102,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Gerald Siemienas Irene Carey

07-08-2023 20:44 UTC-8

Pinkham Takes From Weisman

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Andrew Knowles

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Dylan Weisman opened to 3,000 from the cutoff and only Rodney Pinkham made the call from the big blind.

The flop came A♣8♦6♣ and both players checked their options to the J♠ turn. Pinkham took the lead with a bet of 4,500 and Weisman came along.

The K♠ completed the board and the action checked to a showdown. Pinkham quickly tabled K♥Q♥ for a rivered pair of kings and Weisman nodded as he tossed his cards into the muck and went back to his skipping rope off the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rodney Pinkham	135,000 10,300	10,300
Dylan Weisman	72,000

Tags: Dylan Weisman Rodney Pinkham

07-08-2023 20:47 UTC-8

Two Barrels Take it For Botez

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player in early position raised to 3,500 and was called by Alexandra Botez in middle position and the player in the big blind.

Action checked to Botez on the Q♣A♣J♦ flop and she bet 5,000. The big blind folded and the initial raiser called.

It was checked to Botez again on the 8♣ turn and she sized up for a 15,000 bet. This time her opponent folded and Botez dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandra Botez	200,000 10,000	10,000

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07-08-2023 20:53 UTC-8

Munaf Makes Big Call on River

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The player in the cutoff raised to 2,000 and Kamran Munaf called from the big blind. The flop came out 9♠2♣4♣ and the cutoff made a continuation bet of 2,500 and Munaf called.

With the clubs starting to appear the turn was the 7♦ and the cutoff kept up his aggression and placed a bet of 15,000. Munaf made the call although it appeared reluctantly.

Now there were straight possibilities galore and the river was the 5♠. Munaf checked for the third time and the cutoff put his chips in the middle for 125,000.

Munaf said, "I knew that was coming". He then let out a big sigh and counted his chips slowly and suddenly made the call.

Kamran Munaf: J♥9♥ for the pair of nines.
Player in the Cutoff: 10♥8♥ for the missed straight draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kamran Munaf	192,500 67,100	67,100

Tags: Kamran Munaf

07-08-2023 20:55 UTC-8

Hwan's Second Barrel Takes it

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Tyler Foran

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

There was a limp in middle position before Park Kwang Hwan raised to 5,000. Only the limper made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of Q♥7♦6♦, and the middle position player check-called a bet of 4,000 from Hwan.

The A♣ fell on the turn, and the middle position player surrendered the pot as he check-folded to another bet of 16,000 from Hwan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Park Kwang Hwan	375,000

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07-08-2023 20:56 UTC-8

Rash Takes it on the Turn

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Conor Rash raised from the cutoff to 3,500, the player in the small blind three-bet to 9,000 and Rash called.

The small blind continued for 15,000 on a board of 6♦6♠3♠. Rash responded with a raise to 41,000 earning a snap fold from his opponent.

Despite winning more than his fair share of pots on his table, one of the other players sat beside Rash insisted on telling PokerNews what a nice, young man they thought Rash was, despite the same player continuing to say Rash was "kicking all their asses" on the felt.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Rash	274,000 185,300	185,300

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07-08-2023 20:58 UTC-8

Fujita Leaves with a Smile

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A completed board of 5♥5♦4♥4♦J♣ was fanned out in a pot between Yoshikazu Fujita and Austin Yoo. Fujita had checked to Yoo, and the latter bet enough to put Fujita all-in for roughly 70,000 chips.

With the pot being worth over 100,000 chips at that point, Fujita had a serious decision at hand. Eventually, he put in the call and Yoo immediately flipped over his K♥K♦.

Fujita then quickly showed his Q♠Q♦, laughed, and said his goodbyes to the table as he left the Main Event in good spirits.

Player	Chips	Progress
Austin Yoo	315,000 95,000	95,000
Yoshikazu Fujita	Busted

Tags: Austin Yoo Yoshikazu Fujita

07-08-2023 20:59 UTC-8

Simpson Gets a Fold

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The player on the button opened to 3,000 and was called by Conrad Simpson in the small blind.

Simpson check-called a 3,500 bet from his opponent on the 6♠8♦J♠ flop and then put two red 5000-denomination chips into the middle when the 8♥ paired the board on the turn.

His opponent re-checked his hole cards and sent them into the muck — conceding the pot to Simpson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Conrad Simpson	145,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Conrad Simpson

07-08-2023 21:00 UTC-8

Casaly Stuns Da-Silva

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Ryan Casaly bet 5,000 from middle position on a flop of A♠3♣8♠ before Chris Da-Silva, in the big blind, raised to 13,000.

Casaly called to the J♠ turn, where he called another bet of 13,500. The river came the 6♥ and this time Da-Silva slowed down and checked.

Casaly then fired out 16,000, sending Da-Silva deep into the tank. He ripped off his headphones and stood up from his seat, eventually kneeling back on his seat and leaning over the table. He eventually held up the chips to call and let them fall in the middle.

Casaly turned over A♥J♦ for two pair and Da-Silva threw away A♦3♦. "Nice turn," a frustrated Da-Silva said as he sat back down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Casaly	250,000 143,500	143,500
Chris Da-Silva	220,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Chris Da-Silva Ryan Casaly

07-08-2023 21:00 UTC-8

Hawkins Scores a Double Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Maurice Hawkins had been stacking up further chips and the TV crew as well as players at the table and the rail confirmed a double-elimination.

The table was supposed to head to the feature stage but Brandon Mincher as well as David Martin won't get there.

On a three-way flop of J♦10♦9♦, Martin bet and Hawkins raised to 30,000. Mincher then jammed and Martin called all-in, Hawkins called both of them.

David Martin: 10♣10♠
Brandon Mincher: K♥Q♦
Maurice Hawkins: A♦7♦

The A♠ turn and 8♣ river changed nothing as Hawkins chipped up even further.