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

07-08-2023 22:15 UTC-8

Josephy Drills The Turn to Send One Out

Dan O'Hair

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

Cliff Josephy raised to 4,500 from middle position and the player in the cutoff shoved for their last 15,500. Action folded back around to Josephy, who called.

Cutoff: K♣K♥
Cliff Josephy: A♣6♣

The 3♣10♥4♦ was safe for Josephy's opponent, but the A♦ turn left his kings cracked and drawing to two outs.

The 2♥ completed the board and Josephy collected the rest of his opponent's chips with his pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cliff Josephy	220,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Cliff Josephy

07-08-2023 22:15 UTC-8

Double Knockout for Rigby on Feature Table

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Three ways to the 10♣6♠3♠ flop, Stephen Chimelski from middle position raised to 19,000 and Nicholas Rigby then jammed on the button. Davis Modans called all-in for 50,000 from under the gun and Chimelski followed suit for the 116,000 he had at his disposal to create a three-way all-in on the main feature table.

Davis Modans: J♥J♦
Stephen Chimelski: A♠A♦
Nicholas Rigby: 10♠8♠

The 2♦ turn was a blank but the 5♠ river improved Rigby to a flush, knocking out two opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Rigby	912,000 -72,000	-72,000

Davis Modans	Busted
Stephen Chimelski	Busted

Tags: Davis Modans Nicholas Rigby Stephen Chimelski

07-08-2023 22:17 UTC-8

Chau Gets Action with the Nut Flush

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Tyler Foran

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

On a completed board of 10♣6♣2♣2♥, Gregg Merkow checked and Lee Chau fired a bet of 35,000.

Merkow tanked for awhile before tossing in the call. Chau rolled over A♣3♣ for the nut flush, and Merkow showed J♣J♠ before the dealer pulled his hand into the muck.

"That's what I get for not reraising, I guess," Said Merkow as the dealer pushed the pot to Chau.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregg Merkow	321,000 -32,000	-32,000
Lee Chau	175,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: Gregg Merkow Lee Chau

07-08-2023 22:17 UTC-8

Cynn Not Slowing Down

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Ryan Lashmar

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

A player in the hijack opened to 6,000 and John Cynn called on the button.

The flop came 9♣3♠6♥ and the hijack fired a continuation bet for 7,000. Cynn made the call.

The hijack slowed down with a check on the 8♠ turn. Cynn bet 8,500 and his opponent quickly folded.

The very next hand at the same table, a player in middle position opened to 4,500 and received calls from John Cynn in the cutoff as well as both the blinds.

Action checked around to Cynn, who opted to bet 7,500 on the 10♠4♠2♥ flop. The blinds got out of the way and the original raiser made the call.

The original raiser checked on the 9♠ turn and Cynn fired a second barrel for 14,000, forcing a fold from his opponent to take down another decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Cynn	261,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: John Cynn

07-08-2023 22:18 UTC-8

Horseshoe Gold Chip Update

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David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Emmanuel Lopez	520,000
Daniel Alaei	350,000 200,000	200,000

Tom Dwan	310,000 10,000	10,000

Vitor De Souza Coutinho	310,000 -30,000	-30,000
Brandon Wilson	265,000 -5,000	-5,000
Jake Schwartz	260,000 110,000	110,000
Ryan Casaly	260,000 10,000	10,000
Ren Lin	250,000 105,000	105,000

Punnat Punsri	210,000 35,000	35,000
Larry Ormson	200,000 115,000	115,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	180,000 -10,000	-10,000

Cody Daniels	155,000 -25,000	-25,000

Aram Oganyan	150,000 40,700	40,700

07-08-2023 22:20 UTC-8

Rigby And Hawkins Nearing a Million

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Christian Zetzsche

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

The final hour on Day 2d is near and two players are on the verge of a seven-figure stack. Maurice Hawkins and Nicholas Rigby can be found on the side and main feature table but have not increased their chips to the elusive tally yet.

Rigby was close to it when he called a raise by Robert Jones to 4,000 and Francis Anderson defended the big blind. On the J♣4♣4♠ flop, Anderson checked and Jones bet 4,000. The folds of Rigby and Anderson followed as Jones earned the pot.

Further assorted counts from the Horseshoe Event Center are listed below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Rigby	984,000 72,000	72,000

Maurice Hawkins	959,000

Nai Hu	625,000
Kalidou Sow	400,000
Jon Pardy	220,000

Robert Jones	186,000
Clay Johnson	175,000
Maria Konnikova	150,000

Kevin Pollak	125,000
Francis Anderson	98,000

Tags: Francis Anderson Maurice Hawkins Nicholas Rigby Robert Jones

07-08-2023 22:22 UTC-8

Kassouf Cashes In

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Frank Visser

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

A completed board of 8♠3♣3♠4♠2♥ was spread in a pot between William Kassouf in the big blind and a player on the button. Kassouf made a bet of 15,500 and had his opponent in the tank while engaging in some of his patented speech play.

While the floor was overlooking if Kassouf broke any rules, his opponent ultimately made the call. Kassouf tabled K♠5♠ for the flush and raked in a sizable pot.

"Cooler," he uttered while stacking up his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Kassouf	84,500 32,500	32,500

Tags: William Kassouf

07-08-2023 22:24 UTC-8

Fisher Doubles Through Roberts

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Christian Zetzsche

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

With the cards already on their backs, Todd Fisher was the player at risk with the Q♥10♦ and up against the A♥K♠ of Christian Roberts on the button.

The 10♠4♦4♥6♦6♣ board kept Fisher in contention with tens and sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	244,000 -66,000	-66,000

Todd Fisher	53,500 -63,300	-63,300

Tags: Christian Roberts Todd Fisher

07-08-2023 22:25 UTC-8

Katz Leaves His Opponent Wondering

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Ollie Garland

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

The pot stood at 20,000 with two players looking at a board that read 7♣3♠10♦Q♣.

Cary Katz checked the action over to the under-the-gun player who bet out for 9,500. Katz raised the bet to 45,000; an effective all-in as he'd left himself just 4,500 chips behind.

Katz's opponent went deep into the tank squirming over his decision before eventually folding 10♣9♣ face up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	79,000 -33,000	-33,000

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07-08-2023 22:31 UTC-8

Larson Tries for it All

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Tyler Foran

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

Thomas Larson had 91,000 in the middle from the cutoff and the button who already had 40,000 in, was in the tank. After about a minute the button called the extra 51,000.

The dealer fanned a flop of K♦10♣4♣ and Larson jammed for 211,000. His opponent paused for only about five seconds before releasing his hand.

Larson let out a large breath of air and wiped his forehead as he pitched the cards into the muck. "Boy am I glad you didn't have king-king there."