Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 1a | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-03-2024 19:44 UTC-8

Knee Gets Paid and Eliminates Opponent

Nick Becker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Bruce Knee in the hijack and the player in the cutoff.

With about 20,000 in the pot and the board reading 6♣10♥2♥K♣2♣, Knee fired out a bet large enough to put the cutoff all in, who had roughly 26,000 behind.

After taking some time to think about it, the cutoff put in the call and saw the bad news when Knee tabled the winner with K♠10♠ for two pair, kings and tens. The cutoff mucked his hand and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruce Knee	112,000 31,000	31,000

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07-03-2024 19:24 UTC-8

Kanakopoulos Takes the Rest of Taylor's Chips

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Orestis Kanakopoulos raised on the button and Esther Taylor shoved for approximately 5,000 from the big blind. Kanakopoulos called to put Taylor at risk and hands were revealed.

Esther Taylor: J♦J♣ All in
Orestis Kanakopoulos: A♠8♠

Taylor was ahead and remained ahead on the 10♣8♣3♣ flop and 9♥ turn; however, the A♦ river improved Kanakopoulos to two pair and Taylor was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orestis Kanakopoulos	61,000 -9,000	-9,000
Esther Taylor	Busted

Tags: Esther Taylor Orestis Kanakopoulos

07-03-2024 17:42 UTC-8

Nigh Sends Karnofsky Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Harlan Karnofsky raised from early position and was three-bet to 3,300 by Peter Nigh in middle position. Action folded back around to Karnofsky, who four-bet to 8,600.

Undeterred, Nigh put in a five-bet, which was enough to put Karnofsky all in for approximately 33,000 total. Karnofsky quickly called and hands were revealed.

Harlan Karnofsky: A♥K♣ All in
Peter Nigh: A♦A♣

It was the worst scenario for Karnofsky, and the J♥K♥9♣8♠2♠ wasn't enough — eliminating the early chip leader from contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Nigh	113,000 113,000	113,000
Harlan Karnofsky	Busted

Tags: Harlan Karnofsky Peter Nigh

07-03-2024 16:32 UTC-8

Tays Calls to Eliminate Nazarian

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Jeff McMillan

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The flop read 4♠10♦4♦. From middle position, James Tays bet 4,300. Armond Nazarian was in early position and raised all in for 28,500.

Tays thought for a while before he called.

Armond Nazarian: 9♣9♦ All in
James Tays: Q♠Q♥

"I need help," said Nazarain to the Commerce film crew filming him when he saw the queens. The turn was the 7♥ and the river the 2♦ to provide no such help as he was eliminated and then asked to conduct an exit interview by the cameraman for his bust out in Level 3 as he answered several questions about his experience.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Tays	76,000 38,000	38,000
Armond Nazarian	Busted

Tags: James Tays

07-03-2024 16:07 UTC-8

Pessoa Snaps Off Nunez

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 5♦J♣K♦, David Nunez bet 2,200 from under the gun and Guilherme Pessoa called in the small blind.

The turn was the Q♣ and Nunez bet 5,000. Pessoa then raised to 13,500, Nunez moved all in for around 32,000, and Pessoa snap called.

Nunez showed K♣Q♠ for two pair, but Pessoa had A♥10♦ for the nut straight. Nunez needed to fill up on the river to stay alive but missed the J♥ as he headed for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guilherme Pessoa	110,000 110,000	110,000
David Nunez	Busted

Tags: David Nunez Guilherme Pessoa

07-03-2024 16:00 UTC-8

Lunn Turns the Nuts, Stacks Hayes

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on a 9♦5♠3♠ flop with 6,600 in the middle.

Phillip Hayes moved all in from the button for his final 6,000 chips. Cameron Paradiso called from early position and Tyler Lunn called in the hijack.

The 7♠ turn rolled off and Lunn fired 7,000. Paradiso mucked and Lunn had Hayes drawing dead.

Phillip Hayes: 3♦2♦ All in
Tyler Lunn: A♠9♠

The meaningless A♦ river hit the felt and Hayes was eliminated while Lunn chipped up to over 70,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Lunn	73,400
Cameron Paradiso	54,100
Phillip Hayes	Busted

Tags: Cameron Paradiso Phillip Hayes Tyler Lunn

07-03-2024 16:00 UTC-8

Added Insult to Injury for England

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Mike Patrick

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

https://twitter.com/Kyna_CooL/status/1808650626320249037

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyna England	Busted

Tags: Kyna England

07-03-2024 15:11 UTC-8

Brutal Cooler Sends Merk to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Abby Merk raised from the cutoff, receiving calls from David Williamson on the button and Assaf Zeharia, in the big blind.

The 10♣7♥4♦ flop saw the action check to Merk, who continued for 800. Both opponents called.

The 8♦ turn saw Zeharia check. Merk bet again, this time for 2,500. Williamson put in a raise to 6,000 and Zeharia called. The action was back on Merk who bumped it up to 18,000. Williamson stepped aside and Zeharia moved all in.

Merk went deep into the tank, eventually making the call for her tournament life.

Abby Merk: 6♥5♥ All in
Assaf Zeharia: J♣9♣

Both players had turned a straight, but Zeharia had the superior of the two holdings. The K♣ river couldn't save Merk and she was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Assaf Zeharia	154,500 154,500	154,500
David Williamson	81,000 -12,300	-12,300
Abby Merk	Busted

Tags: Abby Merk Assaf Zeharia David Williamson

07-03-2024 15:01 UTC-8

Preflop Cooler Goes in Wilson's Favor

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was picked up with 22,000 in the middle on a rainbow 8♠3♣2♥ flop.

Hermilo Garza Villareal fired 7,500 from middle position and Dallas Wilson made the call in the cutoff.

Villareal moved all in for 23,100 on the J♥ turn and Wilson made the call.

Hermilo Garza Villareal: Q♠Q♥ All in
Dallas Wilson: K♥K♣

The river 9♥ rolled off completing the knockout for Wilson and giving him a big stack as Level 2 winds down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dallas Wilson	126,400
Hermilo Garza Villareal	Busted

Tags: Dallas Wilson Hermilo Garza Villareal

07-03-2024 14:51 UTC-8

England Falls to Dempsey

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

As the players at her former table recounted, Kyna England was all in preflop with AxQx and up against James Dempsey who had her covered with KxKx.

England failed to improve while Dempsey ultimately made a set of kings on the turn to send England to the rail and continue to add chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Dempsey	147,000 15,000	15,000

Kyna England	Busted

Tags: James Dempsey Kyna England