2024 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 1a
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Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8♦3♠
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$94,041,600
Entries
10,112
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
915
Players Left
620
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Murray Goes For It All on the River

Michael Giacobbe
Michael Giacobbe
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Jay Jesse opened the action with a raise to 1,000 from early position. Joshia Feiger called in middle position and Norman Murray defended his big blind.

Action checked to Feiger on a 3♣6♣Q♥ flop, and he fired out 2,500. Murray quickly raised to 6,600 which forced Jesse out, but Feiger called.

Murray continued for 7,300 on the A♦ turn and once again Feiger called.

The river 7♠ rolled off and Murray moved all in for his last 11,900. Feiger didn't think long before mucking his hand, awarding the pot to Murray.

Player Chips Progress
Joshua Feiger us
Joshua Feiger 		81,600
10,600
 10,600
Day 1A Chip Leader
Norman Murray us
Norman Murray 		44,200
Jay Jesse us
Jay Jesse 		39,400

Tags: Jay JesseJoshia FeigerNorman Murray

Simpson Doubles With Aces

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Ian Simpson
Ian Simpson

The player in the hijack opened to 1,000 and action folded to Ian Simpson in the big blind, who made it 4,000 to go. The hijack responded by shoving all in, which was enough to put Simpson all in for 37,900 total. Simpson quickly called and a showdown was held.

Ian Simpson: A♠A♦All in
Hijack: A♥K♠

Simpson was on the right side of the preflop cooler, and the 6♦9♦5♣5♥K♣ kept him ahead with aces for the double up.

Player Chips Progress
Ian Simpson gb
Ian Simpson 		76,500
36,500
 36,500
888poker

Tags: Ian Simpson

Poccia Blasts the River on Stewart

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Marco Poccia
Marco Poccia

Marco Poccia raised to 900 in the cutoff, Casey Stewart three-bet to 3,800 in the small blind, and Poccia called.

Both players checked the 4♦7♣Q♦ flop before Stewart bet 5,500 on the 4♠ turn. Poccia called.

While this hand was taking place, the rest of the table was debating about how much Poccia's cap with a golden emblem cost. Mark Zajdner suggested as much as $700.

The river was the 4♣ and Stewart checked. Poccia then bet 13,500 and Stewart snap-folded.

Zajdner then asked Poccia about the cap, and Poccia replied it cost 500 euros. "So about $700 American. You have to be mental to spend $700 American on a baseball cap," Zajdner said.

Player Chips Progress
Marco Poccia it
Marco Poccia 		65,000
65,000
 65,000
Casey Stewart us
Casey Stewart 		30,000
-15,000
 -15,000

Tags: Casey StewartMarco Poccia

Tays Calls to Eliminate Nazarian

Jeff McMillan
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 us
James Tays 		76,000
38,000
 38,000
Armond Nazarian us
Armond Nazarian
Busted

Tags: James Tays

Rodriguez Chipping Up

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Noel Rodriguez
Noel Rodriguez

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Noel Rodriguez in early position and the player in the small blind.

With about 10,000 in the pot and the board reading 8♦J♥K♠10♠4♥, the small blind led out with a bet of 5,500.

Rodriguez raised to 20,400 and after some consideration, the small blind folded.

Player Chips Progress
Noel Rodriguez us
Noel Rodriguez 		115,000
115,000
 115,000

Tags: Noel Rodriguez

Dong Raises the Turn

Ollie Garland
Ollie Garland
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Vincent Dong raised to 1,200, from the cutoff, and the big blind defended.

The Q♦5♠Q♥ flop saw the big blind check raise a continuation bet of 1,200, from Dong, to 3,600. Dong called.

The 9♦ turn prompted the big blind to bet again, this time for 3,800. Dong put in a raise to 12,000, earning a snap-fold from his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Vincent Dong us
Vincent Dong
92,000
3,300
 3,300

Tags: Vincent Dong

Gerhart Trips up Altman

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Kevin Gerhart and Brian Altman were heads-up on a flop of 2♠4♣8♠. Gerhart was in the big blind and check-called a 2,600 bet from Altman, who was under the gun.

Both players checked on the Q♥ turn and then Gerhart tossed a single 5,000-denomination chip into the middle after the 8♥ completed the board.

Altman decided to look Gerhart up and Gerhart tabled 8♦7♠ for trip eights. Altman couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot to Gerhart.

Player Chips Progress
Kevin Gerhart us
Kevin Gerhart 		100,000
-7,000
 -7,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Brian Altman us
Brian Altman 		60,500
-4,500
 -4,500

Tags: Brian AltmanKevin Gerhart

Santos Gets a Big Bluff Through

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Eduardo Santos
Eduardo Santos

Heads-up on the turn with around 25,000 in the pot and the board showing K♦10♥2♠7♠, a player in the cutoff bet 10,000 and Eduardo Santos called in the hijack.

The river was the 8♣ and Santos bet 24,000, enough to put his opponent all in. The cutoff tanked for nearly five minutes. "You show, I show?" he eventually asked as he mucked. Santos agreed and the cutoff showed ace-king.

"Ace-queen," a tablemate said, and Santos, sure enough, showed A♥Q♥ for a bluff as he took the pot.

At the same table, Adrian Govea has built up a stack of around 140,000.

Player Chips Progress
Adrian Govea es
Adrian Govea 		140,000
140,000
 140,000
Eduardo Santos ph
Eduardo Santos
85,000
85,000
 85,000

Tags: Adrian GoveaEduardo Santos

Ngai is Rolling

Michael Giacobbe
Michael Giacobbe
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Alexander Prokudin limped in from under the gun and action folded around to Wai Ngai in the small blind who bumped things up to 2,200. Prokudin called.

Prokudin fired out 4,000 on Q♦5♠8♠ and Ngai made the call.

Players checked down the 10♣ turn and A♠ river. Prokudin showed Q♠J♥ but it was no good against Ngai's K♥Q♥.

Player Chips Progress
Wai Ngai us
Wai Ngai 		129,500
Alexander Prokudin ru
Alexander Prokudin 		47,200

Tags: Alexander ProkudinWai Ngai

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