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

07-03-2024 14:35 UTC-8

Owen Eliminated After Missing All His Outs

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

Tags: Alvaro Vasquez Brad Owen

07-03-2024 14:36 UTC-8

Dong Drills River

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Thai Yong Wong opened the action with a raise to 800 from the button. Vincent Dong called from the small blind and the big blind completed.

Wong continued for 1,200 on Q♣5♣10♠ and only Dong made the call.

Action went check-check on the K♥ turn before Dong fired 2,000 on the 6♣ river. Wong snap called as Dong rolled over 8♣7♣ for a rivered flush, earning him the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Dong	66,800 8,300	8,300
Thai Yong Wong	58,600

Tags: Thai Yong Wong Vincent Dong

07-03-2024 14:40 UTC-8

Big Slick Does the Trick For Taylor

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The player in the hijack opened to 800 and was called by Esther Taylor in the small blind.

Taylor check-called a 700 bet from her opponent on the A♥8♦A♠ flop and then a 2,200 bet from her opponent on the 6♦ turn.

Both players checked on the 4♥ river and Taylor turned over A♣K♣ for trip aces. Her opponent mucked and Taylor was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	51,000 -7,000	-7,000

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07-03-2024 14:41 UTC-8

Little Chipping Up Nicely

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Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

The player on the button raised to 800 and Jonathan Little defended in the big blind.

The flop came J♦8♠7♠ and Little check-called a bet of 1,000.

On the 8♣ turn, Little led out with a bet of about 1,400 and the big blind quickly folded.

Little is off to a quick start, having already accumulated double the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Little	120,000 60,000	60,000

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07-03-2024 14:45 UTC-8

Some Updated Counts from Horseshoe Silver

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Dickens	136,100 23,800	23,800
Robbie Schiffbauer	131,000 30,000	30,000
Jon Pardy	115,500 -3,500	-3,500

Jeffrey Stellwagon	115,000 -1,300	-1,300
David Williamson	93,300 -5,200	-5,200
Andy Su (CA)	87,000 500	500
David Cabrera	85,000 -2,000	-2,000
Jeff Platt	73,500 -1,000	-1,000
Joshua Feiger	71,000 -14,000	-14,000

Todd DiMartino	60,000 -8,700	-8,700
Joshua Eisenberg	54,000 -11,000	-11,000

Byron Kaverman	52,400 3,900	3,900

Qui Nguyen	47,800 -7,200	-7,200

Jonathan Jaffe	43,200 -24,300	-24,300
Billy Baxter	33,800 19,300	19,300

David Farber	Busted

07-03-2024 14:45 UTC-8

Song Hits the River on Hakim

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With around 20,000 in the pot, Sammy Hakim bet 10,000 from the button on a board of A♦3♠5♣9♦ and Jae Yong Song called in early position.

Song checked to Hakim on the J♠ river, and this time Hakim checked back. Song showed A♣J♣ for two pair on the river and Hakim flashed Ax3x for a beaten two pair as he mucked.

"I bet when I was ahead and checked when I was behind," Hakim reasoned with himself after the hand.

Song is part of a "Pro Team" from the Commerce Casino that is taking part in the Main Event today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jae Yong Song	80,000 80,000	80,000
Sammy Hakim	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Jae Yong Song Sammy Hakim

07-03-2024 14:46 UTC-8

Pappan Hits Quad Queens and Collects

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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

Tags: Douglas Pappan Edward Giguere James Tays Paul Newey

07-03-2024 14:50 UTC-8

Lofberg Puts Cole to Ultimate Test

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Simon Lofberg opened the action from middle position with a raise to 700. Montgomery Cole three-bet to 2,000 from the cutoff and Lofberg made the call.

Lofberg led into Cole for 1,600 on 8♣10♦7♥ before Cole raised to 4,000. Lofberg asked for all of Cole's chips by putting in another raise to 24,000. After a short tank, Cole folded Q♠Q♣ face up and Lofberg was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Lofberg	70,800
Montgomery Cole	15,200 15,200	15,200

Tags: Montgomery Cole Simon Lofberg

07-03-2024 14:50 UTC-8

Gillingham's Turn Raise Wins It

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Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Matt Gillingham on the button and the player in the big blind.

With about 4,500 in the pot and the board reading Q♦K♦8♥A♠, the big blind led out for 2,700 and Gillingham raised to 9,000.

The big blind thought for a moment, before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Gillingham	36,000 36,000	36,000

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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