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

07-11-2023 12:53 UTC-8

Badiola Shoves On Cucchiara

Connor Richards

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

Frank Cucchiara of Next Gen Poker was on the button in a heads-up pot against Phil Badiola in the big blind.

Badiola checked on the flop of 5♠4♦Q♦ and Cucchiara bet 75,000. Badiola check-raised all in for 485,000 and Cucchiara, who was filming the hand, shuffled some chips before folding.

"I'll tell you later," Badiola said about his holding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Cucchiara	900,000 320,000	320,000
Phil Badiola	600,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Frank Cucchiara Jan Badiola

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 12:56 UTC-8

Main Feature Table Chip Update

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Cottrell van Wingerden

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Brown	3,300,000 200,000	200,000
Nicholas Rigby	2,500,000 -500,000	-500,000

Bill Klein	1,400,000 650,000	650,000
Camden Mariotti	1,400,000
Stephen Friedrich	1,300,000
Matthew Wantman	1,300,000
Bert Van Doesburg	1,200,000
Estelle Cohuet	1,000,000
Jichen Sheng	600,000

07-11-2023 12:57 UTC-8

Brandt Chips Up With a Flush

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Christian Zetzsche

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

On the tail end of a heads-up pot to the J♣J♦2♣10♣10♠ river, Kathrine Brandt checked and her opponent on the button checked it back. Brandt revealed the A♣8♣ for the ace-high flush and that won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quang Vu	3,100,000 910,000	910,000
Pierpaola Lamanna	2,550,000 2,550,000	2,550,000
Kathrine Brandt	1,935,000 575,000	575,000
Michael Arellano	1,320,000 120,000	120,000
Gregory Fournier	600,000 -450,000	-450,000
Elanit Hasas	415,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Kathrine Brandt

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

07-11-2023 13:00 UTC-8

England Takes from Saraiva

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Ryan Lashmar

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

Heitor Saraiva opened to 60,000 from the hijack and was called by Kyna England in the cutoff.

The flop came Q♠4♦2♥ and Saraiva fired a continuation bet of 100,000. England made the call.

Saraiva slowed down with a check on the 3♣ turn. England bet 130,000 which was enough to force a fold from her opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Faro	2,170,000 585,000	585,000
Homan Mohammadi	2,050,000 -790,000	-790,000
Kyna England	1,300,000 450,000	450,000
Heitor Saraiva	875,000 -685,000	-685,000

Tags: Heitor Saraiva Kyna England

07-11-2023 13:04 UTC-8

Becker Doubles Through Kornuth

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Frank Visser

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

Chance Kornuth raised to 55,000 from early position and Jeremy Becker shoved all in for 740,000 from middle position.

The action folded back to Kornuth and he instantly put in the call with the covering stack.

Jeremy Becker: 9♣9♥
Chance Kornuth: A♠K♥

Becker had a slight lead with his pair of nines, and increased it when he flopped an open-ended straight draw on 10♠8♣7♥. The turn of J♥ made him his straight and Kornuth did not rebink Broadway when the J♠ paired the board on the river.

Becker doubled up and Kornuth finally forfeited some chips on Day 5.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	3,250,000 -100,000	-100,000

Jeremy Becker	1,540,000 620,000	620,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Jeremy Becker

07-11-2023 13:05 UTC-8

First Break of the Day Underway

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Upon completion of the first level on Day 5, an initial field of 441 hopefuls has been whittled down to just 351 contenders. A new WSOP Main Event champion will be crowned as Chris Moneymaker and Joe Hachem were among those to fall.

Find below some of the highlights the PokerNews live reporting team caught during the opening stages of the day.

Tags: Chris Moneymaker Joe Hachem

Level: 22

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 30,000

07-11-2023 13:25 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Chiu	4,980,000 -620,000	-620,000
Nikita Luther	4,500,000 950,000	950,000

Gabi Livshitz	4,100,000 500,000	500,000

Anirban Das	4,100,000 -1,075,000	-1,075,000
Logan Hoover	3,200,000 199,980	199,980
Allen Shen	3,200,000 590,000	590,000
Thomas Zanot	2,300,000 250,000	250,000
Masato Yokosawa	2,025,000 -115,000	-115,000
Andrei Boghean	1,975,000 245,000	245,000
John Duthie	1,925,000 -105,000	-105,000
Thiago Crema	1,920,000 20,000	20,000
Andrey Pateychuk	1,500,000 150,000	150,000
Robert Heidorn	1,125,000 -185,000	-185,000
Manh Nguyen	1,045,000 45,000	45,000
David Lappin	685,000 165,000	165,000

Jordan Grant	250,000 -605,000	-605,000