Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-09-2023 14:14 UTC-8

Rigby Still Leads After Doubling Short Stack

Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Nicholas Rigby opened to 10,000 from middle position and a player in the cutoff moved all in for 49,000. Rigby made the call to put his opponent at risk.

Calogero Morreale: A♠J♠
Nicholas Rigby: 9♥7♦

Rigby pulled ahead on the K♣9♠3♣ flop but the A♥ turn immediately flipped the situation in Morrealle's favor. The 3♠ river was clean for Morreale who collected a nice double up.

The loss hardly dented Rigby's colossal chip stack. He is still currently leading the field, sitting at more than 400 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Rigby	1,350,000 50,000	50,000

Calogero Morreale	105,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Calogero Morrealle Nicholas Rigby

07-09-2023 14:17 UTC-8

Unlucky Player Shoves Into Botez's Set

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Alexandra Botez bet 12,000 from under the gun on a flop of A♣7♣Q♦ and a player in the big blind called.

The turn came the 4♦ and the big blind immediately moved all in for around 30,000. Botez snap-called with Q♥Q♠ for the flopped set, while her opponent was already throwing his Ax10x into the muck.

The river came the 5♣ and Botez scored the knockout as another player at the table came over to tell her he folded two jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandra Botez	330,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Alexandra Botez

07-09-2023 14:18 UTC-8

Hunichen's Hero-Call Back Fires

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Ollie Garland

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

The pot stood at approximately 22,000 with two players looking at a flop of 4♦6♦8♠.

Gijsbert van Doesburg in the big blind checked the action to Chris Hunichen on the button. Hunichen bet out for 12,000 and Vandoesburg raised to 35,000. Hunichen elected to see a turn.

The J♥ peeled and Van Doesburg chose to jam for 129,500. Hunichen took several minutes before making the call.

Gijsbert van Doesburg: 8♥4♥
Chris Hunichen: 10♣10♠

The river fell the Q♠. Hunichen's big hero call with the pocket tens fell short of the flopped two pair of van Doesburg.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gijsbert van Doesburg	351,000
Chris Hunichen	217,000 -81,000	-81,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Gijsbert Vandoesburg

07-09-2023 14:20 UTC-8

Chan Wins Big Pot with Small Bet

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Johnny Chan opened to 8,000 from the hijack and a player on the button three-bet to 26,000. Chan put in a four-bet to 55,000 and the button made the call leading players heads up going to the flop.

The flop came A♥3♣4♦. Chan made a small bet of 20,000 which was a bit under twenty percent of what was in the current pot. The button quickly made the fold and a sizable pot was slid in Chan's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Johnny Chan	346,000 -26,500	-26,500

Tags: Johnny Chan

07-09-2023 14:22 UTC-8

A Few Chip Counts Around Horseshoe

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Tyler Foran

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Brammer	865,000 -14,000	-14,000

Jeffrey Shapiro	705,000 -173,000	-173,000
Alex Foxen	625,000 -60,000	-60,000

John Sofillas	279,000 -501,000	-501,000
Beqir Salihu	176,000 -625,000	-625,000
Kenny Hallaert	172,000 2,000	2,000

Mark Newhouse	106,000 9,500	9,500

07-09-2023 14:22 UTC-8

Ruben Extracts Value

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Picking up the action on the river, Brad Ruben in the small blind was involved in a hand with a player in middle position. With the board reading 5♦2♠3♠5♠2♥ and a substantial pot already in the middle, Ruben bet 30,500. His opponent took his time making a decision but ultimately called. Ruben tabled 5♥3♣ for the full house, good enough to take down the pot and keep the four time bracelet winner chipping up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	335,000 335,000	335,000

Tags: Brad Ruben

07-09-2023 14:23 UTC-8

Hastings Takes it Preflop

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Brian Hastings opened and Kyle Cartwright three-bet to 20,000. It came back to Hastings who four-bet to 48,000 and after a minute, Cartwright let it go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyle Cartwright	385,000 70,000	70,000

Brian Hastings	310,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Brian Hastings Kyle Cartwright

07-09-2023 14:25 UTC-8

Wolff Takes a Bite Out of Luther

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Tyler Foran

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

George Wolff opened 6,000 in middle positon before Nikita Luther three-bet 12,500. The action folded back to Wolff and he took some time before making the call.

The flop came 5♦3♦3♣, and Wolff check-called a bet of 10,500 from Luther.

The 5♥ hit the turn and both players tapped the table.

The dealer dropped the 7♥ on the river, and Wolff splashed a bet of 68,000 across the line and Luther snap-mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Luther	703,000 8,000	8,000

George Wolff	380,000 28,000	28,000

Tags: George Wolff Nikita Luther

07-09-2023 14:25 UTC-8

No Pressure on Hawkins

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Maurice Hawkins and another opponent went heads-up in a blind versus blind battle to the river on a board of 4♦3♦J♠6♠10♠ and around 50,000 already in the middle.

Hawkins shoved forward a tower mixed up with yellow 1,000 chips and reds worth 5,000. The small blind quickly called and Hawkins showed J♦10♦ to win the pot.

"I'm not like the other guys. She said it was 38, I was like, okay," Hawkins said about his bet.

"If I had a million, I would be like 'f**k it, too," another tablemate joked with Hawkins.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	1,100,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Maurice Hawkins

07-09-2023 14:25 UTC-8

Elezra Doesn't Have Enough Chips to Call

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Geoff Paul

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Ana Cintra raised to 6,000 from middle position. Eli Elezra, the small blind, made the call. Patrik Zidek, the big blind, reraised to 26,000. Cintra folded, and action moved to Elezra.

Elezra turned over his 7♣6♣ as he folded. "I don't have enough chips to call you!" he joked.