Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 5 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-11-2023 12:06 UTC-8

Nakanishi Hits the Rail

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Shota Nakanishi opened to 55,000 from middle position and then called after Viliyan Petleshkov three-bet to 145,000 on the button.

Nakanishi check-called a continuation of 100,000 from Petleshkov on the A♠K♥4♥ flop to send the action to the turn.

Both players checked through the J♣ turn to the 8♦ river at which point Nakanishi moved all in for 550,000, representing a pot sized bet. That sent Petleshkov into the tank as he spent around a minute contemplating his decision. Eventually he found a call with A♣10♥ and was rewarded with the pot and elimination after Nakanishi could only turn over a bluff.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viliyan Petleshkov	2,700,000 1,160,000	1,160,000
Shota Nakanishi	Busted

Tags: Shota Nakanishi Viliyan Petleshkov

07-11-2023 12:20 UTC-8

Chiu Wins Large Pot Against Fineis

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Picking up the action on the 5♦3♣2♥ flop, Rhian Fineis bet 100,000 in the hijack and Charlie Chiu called on the button. That brought them to the A♣ turn on which Fineis check-called for 225,000.

The same action repeated on the 5♠ river as Fineis check-called for 575,000. Chiu tabled the 4♠4♦ for the wheel and Fineis mucked. His stack tumbled to a mere 100,000 and he bowed out soon after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabi Livshitz	4,550,000 50,000	50,000

Charlie Chiu	4,150,000 1,185,000	1,185,000
Thiago Crema	1,900,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Rhian Fineis	Busted

Tags: Charlie Chiu Rhian Fineis

07-11-2023 12:21 UTC-8

Becker Leads Two Streets, Can't Shake Lazaro Off Underpair

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Connor Richards

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Rene Lazaro opened to from middle position and mid-stakes tournament prodigy Jeremy Becker defended out of the big blind.

Becker, seated aside fellow tournament crusher Chance Kornuth, checked on the 4♣J♥J♦ flop and called as Lazaro continued for 25,000. Becker then led out for 105,000 on the Q♠ turn and Lazaro called.

The 6♣ river completed the board and Becker sized up to 285,000. Lazaro counted out his stack before eventually calling. Becker sheepishly turned over a bluff with K♠9♣ for king-high and Lazaro tabled an underpair with 3♦3♥ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rene Lazaro	2,900,000 450,000	450,000
Jeremy Becker	920,000 -350,000	-350,000
Manish Vaswani	Busted
Brant Jolly	Busted

Tags: Chance Kornuth Jeremy Becker Rene Lazaro

07-11-2023 12:28 UTC-8

Magnicari Flips Gorbacs Out of Main Event

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Calum Grant

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Maksims Gorbacs opened to 55,000 from under the gun before Jason Magnicari made it 150,000 from the hijack. Gorbacs then moved all in for around 600,000 and was called.

Maksims Gorbacs: 9♣9♠
Jason Magnicari: A♠Q♠

Gorbacs was ahead going into the coin flip but was behind after the A♥K♦10♥ flop, the 8♥ turn was of no help and Magnicari improved to Broadway on the J♠ river to seal the checkmark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Magnicari	1,600,000 915,000	915,000
Maksims Gorbacs	Busted
Steven Cody	Busted

Tags: Jason Magnicari Maksims Gorbacs

07-11-2023 12:37 UTC-8

Brown Triples Up to Leave Klein Short

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Bill Klein opened to 55,000 from late position and was called by Stuart Taylor in the cutoff as well as Nicholas Rigby on the button. Ryan Brown then moved all in for 1,200,000 out of the small blind, getting calls from Klein with the covering stack as well as Taylor. Rigby, meanwhile, got out of the way.

Stuart Taylor: A♥A♣
Ryan Brown: A♦Q♣
Bill Klein: K♣K♠

Taylor, though the effective stack, was in a good spot to get a crucial triple up, that is until the flop came 8♥3♣K♦, vaulting Klein into the lead. The J♠ turn did give Brown a gutshot and he managed to complete his runner-runner straight after the 10♥ improved him to broadway to eliminate Taylor and leave Klein short.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Brown	3,100,000 1,800,000	1,800,000
Nicholas Rigby	3,000,000 390,000	390,000

Bill Klein	385,000 -865,000	-865,000
Stuart Taylor	Busted

Tags: Bill Klein Nicholas Rigby Ryan Brown Stuart Taylor

07-11-2023 12:42 UTC-8

Hynam Eliminated by Harder

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Mitchell Hynam moved all-in for 160,000 in the cutoff and he was called two ways by Linglin Zeng in the small blind and Christian Harder in the big blind.

The 8♥6♥5♦ flop saw Zeng check-fold and the showdown proceeded.

Mitchell Hynam: K♣J♣
Christian Harder: 6♠6♣

Hynam was drawing to running cards for a chop only and it was all over on the K♠ turn to make the 3♦ river a formality.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Harder	2,500,000 800,000	800,000
Linglin Zeng	1,050,000
Mitchell Hynam	Busted

Tags: Christian Harder Linglin Zeng Mitchell Hynam

07-11-2023 12:45 UTC-8

Tosoc Sets a Trap

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Christopher Trang opened to 50,000 from under the gun and Ryan Tosoc called from early position. Andrew Batey moved all in from the button for 540,000. Trang folded and Tosoc quickly made the call and mentioned that he had a big hand.

Andrew Batey: 8♦8♥
Ryan Tosoc: K♣K♠

The board ran out Q♦9♥A♥Q♣7♠ and Batey was sent to the rail while Tosoc added to his stack which is now approaching 6,000,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Tosoc	5,900,000 780,000	780,000

Christopher Trang	2,430,000 -175,000	-175,000
Amanda Botfeld	1,450,000 540,000	540,000
Andrew Batey	Busted

Tags: Andrew Batey Christopher Trang Ryan Tosoc

07-11-2023 12:49 UTC-8

Muhire Sent Packing by Dickerson

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Jules Dickerson opened to 50,000 from the cutoff and then called with the covering stack after Bernard Muhire moved all in for 465,000 out of the small blind.

Bernard Muhire: K♦J♣
Jules Dickerson: A♣3♦

Muhire was behind but did have two live cards. The 7♠5♠3♣ flop kept Dickerson in the lead, one that he maintained on the 2♣ turn and 6♠ river to bring Muhire's tournament to a close.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jules Dickerson	1,600,000 305,000	305,000
Bernard Muhire	Busted

Tags: Bernard Muhire Jules Dickerson

07-11-2023 12:56 UTC-8

Larson Calls Correctly, Gets Flushed Out

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Adam Lamers

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Three players headed to a flop in a three-bet pot which contained a little over 500,000 in the middle already. The flop came 10♠10♥2♠ and the action checked to Scott Berko on the button who bet 215,000. Thomas Larson check-raised to 445,000 and Berko ripped all in. Larson went into the tank for over three minutes with just 900,000 behind and then finally called.

Thomas Larson: 8♥8♦
Scott Berko: A♠K♠

"I knew you had spades!" Larson shouted as he rose from his chair. "Come on baby, hold one time!" Larson crossed his fingers and held them to his lips.

The turn was the 9♦ and Larson's emotions were on full display. The river was the 3♠ and Berko exploded out of his chair as he spiked a flush on the river. Larson's reaction was the opposite as he smacked his chair to the ground before exiting the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Berko	6,550,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Thomas Larson	Busted

Tags: Scott Berko Thomas Larson

07-11-2023 12:58 UTC-8

Dieckhoff Runs Into Cleaver's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 2♦Q♦8♣, Ronald Cleaver bet 75,000 from the cutoff before Riley Dieckhoff shoved all in for around 400,000 in the small blind. Cleaver called to put him at risk.

Riley Dieckhoff: Q♣J♣
Ronald Cleaver: A♦A♥

Dieckhoff had flopped top pair but walked right into Cleaver's aces and was at serious risk of his Main Event coming to an end. The 10♣ turn gave him a flush draw, but he missed the K♠ river.

"You had to give me a pair," Dieckhoff said before collecting his payout slip.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Cleaver	2,700,000 2,525,500	2,525,500
Riley Dieckhoff	Busted

Tags: Riley Dieckhoff Ronald Cleaver