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

07-03-2024 14:46 UTC-8

Pappan Hits Quad Queens and Collects

Jeff McMillan

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

There were four players still in a hand as it reached the river K♣A♥Q♦7♦Q♣. Douglas Pappan bet 6,000. Edward Giguere raised to 15,000. Paul Newey and James Tays folded immediately.

Action was back on Pappan who three-bet jammed for 61,700. Giguere thought about it for about 30 seconds before he called.

Pappan tabled the Q♥Q♠ for quad queens. Giguere showed his J♦10♥ and the dealer counted it out to confirm that Giguere was barely covered to end his Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Douglas Pappan	132,000 132,000	132,000
Paul Newey	66,000 -2,000	-2,000
James Tays	38,000 38,000	38,000
Edward Giguere	Busted

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07-03-2024 14:35 UTC-8

Owen Eliminated After Missing All His Outs

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Brad Owen was recently eliminated during Level 2 of the Main Event.

According to his former tablemates, a player in middle position opened and was called by Alvaro Vasquez in the next seat over. Brad Owen then three-bet to 3,500 in position, folding out the original raiser while Vasquez made the call.

On the rainbow 8♣7x5x flop Vasquez checked, Owen bet 4,500, Vasquez raised to 11,000 and Owen called.

Vasquez moved all in on the 4♣ turn and Owen, who had about 40,000 behind and was covered, made the call and was at risk.

Brad Owen: K♣9♣ All in
Alvaro Vasquez: 9♥9♦

Vasquez was ahead with his overpair but Owen still had several outs in the form of any club or king while a six would chop the pot. The 2♥ river was a brick and Owen was sent to the rail early in the day while Vasquez picked up a sizable early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alvaro Vasquez	115,000 115,000	115,000
Brad Owen	Busted

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07-03-2024 13:59 UTC-8

Schiffbauer Cracks Aces For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Robbie Schiffbauer in the small blind had a raise of 2,200 in front of him before the big blind reraised to 6,000. Schiffbauer called and they went heads-up to the J♥J♠8♥ flop.

The big blind then bet 7,000 and Schiffbauer came back with a raise to 25,000. His opponent took a minute before moving all in for around 38,000, and Schiffbauer snap-called.

All-In Player: A♠A♦ All in
Robbie Schiffbauer: J♣10♠

Schiffbauer had flopped trips to leave his opponent's aces needing help to remain alive in the Main Event. The 10♥ turn improved Schiffbauer to a full house, while the river came the 5♦.

The unfortunate player stopped to snap a photo of the board before making his exit early on Day 1a.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robbie Schiffbauer	140,000 39,000	39,000

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07-03-2024 11:18 UTC-8

Another First Hand Bust Out

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Jeff McMillan

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On the very first hand of the day at Table 630 in Horseshoe Gold there was an all in button on the table after river action as a player was already standing up to head to the exits.

Action was retold to PokerNews.

Harlan Karnofsky raised to 500 from middle position and got four callers to see a flop of J♦6♦10♥. Karnofsky bet 1,200. Craig Issod raised to 7,000 from the small blind, which folded everyone out except Karnofsky, who called.

The turn was the 4♠. Issod led for 15,000, Karnofsky called again. The river came the A♣. Issod jammed for about 37,000, Karnofsky called and tabled the nuts with the K♦Q♦. Issod stood up and showed his beaten 6x6x set as he became one of the very first eliminations of the 2024 WSOP Main Event.