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

07-11-2023 17:09 UTC-8

Luther Check-Raises Racener

Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

John Racener opened in early position and the button called before Nikita Luther also called in the big blind.

The flop of 10♠K♠Q♦ checked through and Luther checked again on the 2♠ turn. Racener bet 140,000 and the button folded before Luther check-raised to 420,000. Racener sat still with a cap covering his eyes and called.

The Q♥ river completed the board and Luther took about a minute before betting a hefty 1,250,000. Racener took about the same time to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikita Luther	7,000,000 1,105,000	1,105,000

John Racener	3,200,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: John Racener Nikita Luther

07-11-2023 17:09 UTC-8

Hasas Runs Into Papadia's Full House

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Elanit Hasas opened to 80,000 from under the gun and Pier Papadia flat-called on the button. The flop came Q♥Q♦4♣ and Hasas continued with a bet of 80,000 which Papadia called.

The turn was the 5♣ and Hasas fired out another bet of 250,000. Papadia still called and the 8♠ landed on the river. Hasas bet 450,000 on the river and Papadia shoved all in. Hasas snapped off her last few chips and tabled her JxJx. Papadia held Q♣8♣ for a full house and Hasas was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pier Papadia	3,720,000 -205,000	-205,000
Elanit Hasas	Busted

Tags: Elanit Hasas Pier Papadia

07-11-2023 17:10 UTC-8

Latest Bust Outs

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Calum Grant

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yahor Dambrouski	Busted
Graham Mathews	Busted
Tobias Matuschek	Busted
Kyle Cartwright	Busted

Christopher Trang	Busted
Jeff Gross	Busted

Daniel Evans	Busted
Tanner Lefferts	Busted
Xiaohu Liu	Busted
Jon Kyte	Busted
Arie Ori Miller	Busted
Neil Cullen	Busted
Stuart Rutter	Busted
David Gutfreund	Busted
Sung Lee	Busted
Bill Klein	Busted
Jorge Dominguez	Busted
Dario Delpiano	Busted
Rick Jones	Busted

07-11-2023 17:11 UTC-8

"What a Joke"

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Tyler Foran

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Richard Ryder raised 80,000 in the cutoff and Harsheel Kothari called in the small blind before Jason Liu three-bet 240,000 from the big blind. Ryder called, and Kothari made the fold.

The flop of 10♦8♥4♦ received checks from both players and the 2♠ hit the turn.

Liu led out for 310,000 and Ryder made the call.

When the A♠ landed on the river, Liu took a moment before cutting out a bet of 600,000. Ryder instantly announced a call while tabling 10♠10♥ for a set of tens on the flop. Liu rolled over his A♥A♦, rivering the highest set and Ryder exploded out of his chair and walked about 10 feet away. A tablemate peeled the 600,000 off his stack for the dealer to reach and sent it to Liu.

After a few seconds, Ryder came back and said, "What a joke. What an absolute joke."

Player	Chips	Progress
Harsheel Kothari	5,600,000 -300,000	-300,000
Jason Liu	2,970,000 1,720,000	1,720,000
Richard Ryder	1,540,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Harsheel Kothari Jason Liu Richard Ryder

07-11-2023 17:11 UTC-8

Chip Counts in Horseshoe Gold

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David Salituro

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Obregon	9,000,000 900,000	900,000
Charlie Chiu	6,800,000 550,000	550,000
Jordan Westmorland	6,500,000 -50,000	-50,000
Aditya Systla	5,900,000 400,000	400,000
Charles Melton	4,700,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Gabi Livshitz	4,600,000 -400,000	-400,000

Nate Silver	3,600,000 -400,000	-400,000
Tim Van Loo	2,400,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Faraz Jaka	1,700,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tinay Aksoy	1,500,000 -130,000	-130,000
Charles He	1,500,000 -1,050,000	-1,050,000

07-11-2023 17:15 UTC-8

Yokosawa Loses a Pot; Remains Big Stack

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

According to French poker media, Masato Yokosawa soared near the top of the leaderboard a few minutes ago when he knocked out Clay Johnson in a four-bet pot when the latter called a shove on the 7♣6♠2♦3♠ turn with pocket nines. Yokosawa had pocket aces and held on the Q♣ river.

Yokosawa put the new found chips to use with a raise to 85,000 in the cutoff and Robert French defended the big blind. French check-called the A♦10♠3♦ flop for 55,000 and the 4♥ turn for 165,000.

French also checked the J♠ river and Yokosawa bet 400,000. The check-shove by French followed and Yokosawa instantly folded.

"He is human!" Christopher Kimmel in the nine seat exclaimed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masato Yokosawa	6,700,000 3,400,000	3,400,000
Christopher Kimmel	4,800,000 3,260,000	3,260,000
Jonathan Therme	2,925,000 1,725,000	1,725,000

Kunal Shah	2,200,000 -400,000	-400,000
Davidi Kitai	1,900,000 -1,280,000	-1,280,000

Joe Ghio	1,800,000 600,000	600,000
Robert French	1,450,000 595,000	595,000
Clay Johnson	Busted

Tags: Christopher Kimmel Clay Johnson Masato Yokosawa Robert French

07-11-2023 17:15 UTC-8

Chiu Keeps the Pressure Up, Puts He in Tough Spot

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a 500,000 pot on a board that read 9♣7♥5♠K♣, Charles He led out for 280,000. His opponent was big stack Charlie Chiu, who made the raise to 750,000.

He agonized over the decision and pondered hard. Eventually, he gave up the hand and granted Chiu another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Chiu	6,900,000 100,000	100,000
Charles He	1,525,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Charles He Charlie Chiu

07-11-2023 17:16 UTC-8

Tosoc Barrels Twice

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Ryan Tosoc limped in from the hijack and Robert Coakley made it 80,000 from the big blind. Tosoc made the call.

The flop came A♠2♥8♥. Tosoc bet 45,000 and was called by his opponent.

Tosoc fired again on the 10♦ turn for 70,000 and it was enough to force a fold from Coakley.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan-Peter Jachtmann	5,600,000 1,345,000	1,345,000

Ryan Tosoc	5,100,000 -750,000	-750,000

Steven Spunt	4,700,000 150,000	150,000
Diego Ramos	4,650,000 -1,510,000	-1,510,000
Mitchell Halverson	4,485,000 335,000	335,000
Clemen Deng	3,200,000 385,000	385,000
Shang Dai	3,200,000 1,690,000	1,690,000
Ryan Casaly	1,700,000 -250,000	-250,000
Rene Majed	750,000 50,000	50,000
Robert Coakley	650,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000

Tags: Robert Coakley Ryan Tosoc

07-11-2023 17:18 UTC-8

Next Gen's Frankie Will Have to Wait for Next Year to Win Main Event

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Connor Richards

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Frank Cucchiara of Next Gen Poker was in the big blind in a heads-up pot against Keanu Tabali on a board of 8♥7♥A♠Q♠.

Cucchiara checked on the turn and his opponent bet 215,000. With his phone filming the action, the content creator jammed for his last 300,000 or so. Despite getting an excellent price, Tabali did not immediately call. After about thirty seconds, he did call.

Frank Cucchiara: 10♥7♦
Keanu Tabali: A♦A♥

Cucchiara had just a pair of tens to be drawing dead against the top set of Tabali as the 10♦ river confirmed the elimination of "Frankie."

Player	Chips	Progress
Keanu Tabali	3,000,000 1,595,000	1,595,000
Frank Cucchiara	Busted

Tags: Frank Cucchiara Keanu Tabali

07-11-2023 17:18 UTC-8

Peppin Celebrates Before It's Over

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Adam Lamers

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Stephen Peppin was down to around 10 big blinds and shoved all in from middle position. Nathan Paytas was next to act and asked for a count before making the call. The rest of the table folded and the two hands were face up.

Stephen Peppin: Q♥Q♦
Nathan Paytas: K♥K♦

Not only did Paytas have the better of the two pairs, but he also had both of the suits covered. The flop came J♣10♠4♦ and Paytas was still in the lead. The Q♠ rolled off on the turn and Peppin clapped his hands to celebrate his set of queens. However, the A♣ hit the river and Paytas made a straight to eliminate Peppin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Paytas	2,260,000 1,410,000	1,410,000
Stephen Peppin	Busted

Tags: Nathan Paytas Stephen Peppin