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

07-03-2024 15:56 UTC-7

Rohm Takes One

Jeff McMillan

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was four-way on the flop as it came 10♣10♠6♥. Kevin Gerhart bet 2,000 from early position. Brian Altman folded from early position, Esther Taylor folded the small blind and David Rohm called in the big blind.

The turn was the 7♥. Both players checked to the river which was the 9♦. Rohm bet 4,500. Gerhart called after a moment.

Rohm tabled the 8♣7♣ which was the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Gerhart	98,000 24,000	24,000

Brian Altman	67,000 17,000	17,000
Esther Taylor	52,000 1,000	1,000
David Rohm	45,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Brian Altman David Rohm Esther Taylor Kevin Gerhart

07-03-2024 15:56 UTC-7

Bidinger Gets Value With Ace-High

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Ken Bidinger and Akil Hollis saw the turn on a board of 7♣4♥3♠J♦ when Bidinger led out for 3,000 from the big blind.

Hollis called in the cutoff and the 7♦ fell on the river. Bidinger then bet 6,000 and Hollis quickly called.

Bidinger showed A♣K♣ for ace-high and Hollis flashed A♠2♦ before surrendering the pot to Bidinger.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ken Bidinger	80,000
Akil Hollis	60,000

Tags: Ken Bidinger Akil Hollis

07-03-2024 15:57 UTC-7

Panayiotou Finds a Favourable Runout

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Eric Panayiotou raised to 800 from the cutoff, the small blind three-bet to 3,200 and Panayiotou called.

The 5♦10♦7♠ flop saw the small blind continue for 2,000. Panayiotou called.

The 3♠ turn checked through to the 2♣ on the river. The small blind checked again and Panayiotou bet out 5,000. The small blind made a crying call. Panayiotou tabled A♦4♦ having missed his flush draw, but backed into the wheel straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Panayiotou	32,000

Tags: Eric Panayiotou

07-03-2024 15:58 UTC-7

Recent Counts From Horseshoe Gold

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Jay Scholberg	108,000 23,000	23,000
Kevin Gerhart	107,000 9,000	9,000

Matt Affleck	102,000 -3,000	-3,000
Fernando Gonzalez	96,000 24,000	24,000

Bin Weng	86,000 8,000	8,000
Junpei Shimada	70,000 -48,300	-48,300
Denys Chufarin	67,000 4,000	4,000

Brian Altman	65,000 -2,000	-2,000
Paul Newey	64,000 -2,000	-2,000
Julien Martini	60,000 60,000	60,000

Justin Young	59,000 -3,000	-3,000
Nevan Chang	57,000 57,000	57,000
Maxx Coleman	56,500 6,500	6,500

Parker Talbot	55,000 -7,000	-7,000

Xavier Kyablue	51,000 -13,500	-13,500

David Bach	50,000 -22,000	-22,000

Ian Simpson	40,000 -5,000	-5,000

Armond Nazarian	39,000 -2,000	-2,000
Kenneth Opsal	32,000 32,000	32,000

07-03-2024 16:01 UTC-7

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 16:03 UTC-7

Patent Applies the Pressure

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Nick Becker

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was caught on the flop of 7♥3♠8♦, in a hand between David Patent in the big blind and the player in the cutoff.

With 10,000 in the pot, Patent bet 3,500 and the cutoff called. The turn landed the A♦ and Patent fired out another bet, this time for 8,000.

The cutoff pondered his decision, before eventually arriving at a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Patent	50,500 50,500	50,500

Tags: David Patent

07-03-2024 16:10 UTC-7

Mcgowan Shows Down Set on Scary Board

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

With two players seeing a board of K♣J♣7♦ and about 14,000 in the pot David McGowan checked from the blinds and his opponent checked behind.

McGowan bet 5,000 on the 10♣ turn and was called by his opponent.

Both players checked the 3♣ river. McGowan tabled J♠J♦ for a set of jacks which, despite four clubs being on the board, was good enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David McGowan	90,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: David McGowan

07-03-2024 16:11 UTC-7

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 16:11 UTC-7

Nessar Goes Runner Runner to Survive

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Jeff McMillan

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

There were some celebrations and shouts from the corner of the room, which is expected with multiple final tables going on inside the horseshoe but upon closer inspection this celebratory cheering outburst was not coming from a final table but from a table in Level 2 of the Main Event.

The board told the story as it showed 6♠10♣8♣2♣2♠. Bradley Nessar's winning hand of 8♦8♠ had made runner-runner boat to upend the 9x7x flopped straight of his opponent to keep Nessar alive as he continued to celebrate with along with a bit of a rail supporting him.

Action was retold that Nessar had bet 6,000 on the flop, his opponent had raised to 15,000 and Nessar moved all in when he was snap-called to make it look like he was going to be eliminated before the savior ducks on the turn and river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Nessar	74,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Bradley Nessar

07-03-2024 16:16 UTC-7

Updated Counts

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dallas Wilson	128,800 2,400	2,400
Bryan Dickens	128,600 -7,500	-7,500
Ben Fisher	121,800 -1,400	-1,400
Joseph Casale	71,200 18,600	18,600
Vincent Dong	63,000 -3,800	-3,800
Jonathan Wong (NY)	59,800 22,600	22,600
Thai Yong Wong	58,200 -400	-400
Jamie Robbins	56,100 1,700	1,700
Brock Squire	48,400 -1,800	-1,800
Ryan Appleberry	38,200 -3,000	-3,000
Robert Georato	21,300 9,200	9,200