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

07-03-2024 15:35 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Norman Chad – From Newsrooms to WSOP Fame

Connor Richards

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the seventh episode, Connor speaks with World Series of Poker (WSOP) commentator Norman Chad, one of the most recognizable voices in poker who has provided color commentary on poker's biggest stage for over 20 years.

Chad talks about getting his start as a sports writer in college, his decades-long syndicated sports humor column for the Washington Post and being asked to commentate on the 2003 WSOP Main Event that sparked the Poker Boom.

Chad also discusses the state of poker broadcasting today, the need for more color commentary in the booth, and the need for more interesting characters on the felt.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Norman Chad by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

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Level: 3

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 400

07-03-2024 15:51 UTC-8

Nguyen Fires at Four-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

At Qui Nguyen's and Greg Merson's table, four players saw a flop of 5♦K♦J♠ as action checked to Nguyen who bet 700 from early position.

Only Diego Cassano called in the small blind. The turn was the 6♦ and Nguyen bet another 1,500. Cassano again called to see the A♥ river.

Nguyen then bet 3,000 and Cassano folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qui Nguyen	58,000 10,200	10,200

Greg Merson	45,000 -6,000	-6,000

Diego Cassano	40,000

Tags: Qui Nguyen Diego Cassano

07-03-2024 15:53 UTC-8

Choffardet Gets It Done on the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Mathieu Choffardet raised to 1,100 from early position and the big blind defended.

The 6♦7♥2♣ flop checked through to the A♣ on the turn. The big blind check-called a bet of 1,800 from Choffardet.

The 8♥ river saw the big blind check and then fold to a bet of 5,000 from Choffardet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mathieu Choffardet	71,000

Tags: Mathieu Choffardet

07-03-2024 15:55 UTC-8

Gaines Sends Affleck Into the Tank

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Jeff McMillan

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The pot had 5,000 in it on the river with it reading 3♣K♣3♥10♠J♥. Matt Affleck placed a 5,000 chip forward from middle position. Tyler Gaines was in the hijack and raised to 11,000.

Affleck went deep in the tank and thought for a good three minutes before releasing his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Affleck	82,500 -7,500	-7,500
Tyler Gaines	63,000

Tags: Matt Affleck Tyler Gaines

07-03-2024 15:59 UTC-8

Bach Gets the Best of Young

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Justin Young raised to 1,100 from under the gun and was three-bet to 3,500 by David Bach in middle position. Action folded back around to Young, who called.

Young checked to Bach on the 6♦7♦2♣ flop and he continued for 2,500. Young folded without much thought and offered a, "Nice hand," to Bach as Bach collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bach	70,000 20,000	20,000

Justin Young	42,000 -17,000	-17,000

Tags: David Bach Justin Young

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 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 16:01 UTC-8

Lee Turns Broadway and Gets Paid

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Richard Robles limped in from middle position and Sarah Lee raised to 1,200 from the cutoff. Robles made the call.

The flop came A♠10♥6♦ and Robles check-called a 1,000 continuation bet from Lee.

Robles led out with a bet of 2,000 on the K♠ turn. Lee raised to 6,500 and Robles called.

On the 2♣ river Robles check-called a 15,500 bet from Lee. Robles had aces up with A♣10♦ but Lee had turned a Broadway straight with Q♥J♠ to take down a sizable early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sarah Lee	132,000 132,000	132,000
Andy Tsai	66,000 -2,000	-2,000
Richard Robles	18,700 18,700	18,700

Tags: Richard Robles Sarah Lee

07-03-2024 16:02 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts in Horseshoe Red

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Nick Becker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Harvell	101,000 4,000	4,000
Bruce Knee	96,000 16,000	16,000
Jonathan Little	95,500 -24,500	-24,500
Brent Rambo	79,500 -7,200	-7,200
Josh Pridgen	78,000 11,000	11,000
Denis Pisarev	75,000 34,500	34,500
Phillip Kuechenhofen	70,000 -1,000	-1,000
Andy Tsai	66,000
Brent Barby	61,000 30,000	30,000
Barry Shulman	54,500 15,700	15,700

Jeff Sluzinski	54,000 -6,000	-6,000

David Patent	48,500 -2,000	-2,000
Freddy Deeb	29,000 -12,000	-12,000

Jerry Ciullo	27,000 -31,900	-31,900
Eric Afriat	Busted
Matt Gillingham	Busted