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

07-03-2024 20:54 UTC-7

Rakuss Making a Ruckus

Jeff McMillan

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Three players were in a hand on the flop as it showed 3♣8♠6♥. The hijack bet 1,500. Eduards Rakuss called in the small blind. Brian Altman got out of the way.

The turn was the 5♥. The hijack bet 9,000 and Rakuss called again.

The river came the 10♦. The hijack fired another barrel, this time for 30,000. Rakuss took a few moments before he called. The hijack flipped over AxQ♥ and Rakuss had the winner with the 5♦5♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduards Rakuss	158,000 158,000	158,000
Brian Altman	46,000 -22,000	-22,000

Tags: Brian Altman Eduards Rakuss

07-03-2024 20:55 UTC-7

Drinan Rivers the Nuts

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Four players put in 2,200 as they all saw a flop of 9♣7♦A♦. Action then checked through to the 5♣ turn.

The small blind led out for 7,500 and only Connor Drinan called in the hijack. The river was the 8♣ and the small blind checked.

Drinan then bet 20,000 and his opponent quickly called with A♥8♥ for two pair. Drinan, though, showed A♣3♣ for a rivered flush as he took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Drinan	150,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Connor Drinan

07-03-2024 20:58 UTC-7

Updated Counts in Horseshoe Red

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jae Lim	122,000
James Dempsey	103,000 2,000	2,000

Felipe Ramos	95,500 -6,500	-6,500

Gaelle Baumann	93,500 -14,500	-14,500

Phil Galfond	91,000 10,000	10,000

Charles Kersey	89,000 -3,000	-3,000
Alvaro Vasquez	89,000 -26,000	-26,000
Angela Jordison	86,500 5,500	5,500

Sarah Lee	79,000 10,500	10,500
Dragana Mackelprang	74,000 4,000	4,000
Roy Bitton	69,000 1,000	1,000
Jolene Le	61,000 -1,500	-1,500

Andrea Dato	60,000 -12,500	-12,500
Nikita Kalinin	51,000 -29,000	-29,000
Upeshka De Silva	38,000 -9,000	-9,000

Richard Robles	28,000 1,000	1,000
Kenny Hallaert	26,500 -23,500	-23,500

Rafael Moraes	22,000 -60,500	-60,500

Chad Holloway	22,000 -9,400	-9,400

Andy Tsai	22,000 -8,500	-8,500

07-03-2024 21:00 UTC-7

Carter Sends it in on the Turn

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Melvyn Carter opened the action with a raise to 2,500 from early position. Romain Lotti called in middle position and Chad Eveslage called from the hijack.

Carter continued for 3,500 on 4♠7♥9♣ and only Lotti made the call.

The turn Q♥ peeled off, prompting Carter to move all in for 26,800 but Lotti quickly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Lotti	61,800 -12,400	-12,400
Melvyn Carter	38,200 38,200	38,200
Chad Eveslage	33,900 -71,100	-71,100

Tags: Chad Eveslage Melvyn Carter Romain Lotti

07-03-2024 21:00 UTC-7

Faraz Jaka's Main Event Tips! #2: Identify the Weak Players

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Will Shillibier

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

To mark the WSOP Main Event, Faraz Jaka has given us some top tips for those playing in the most prestigious event in poker. You can always find more help and advice, as well as free poker resources and training videos on Jaka Coaching.

Top Tip #2: Mindset

"Another bit of advice for the WSOP Main Event is on mindset. People get really excited during the Main Event. There are camera, media coverage and your friends are texting you — there's just so much excitement!

"It's hard not to get sucked into that. So when you have a big stack you're getting all hyped up and then you get a bad beat and lose two thirds your stack you feel like crap."

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Staying grounded mentally and not letting your mindset wander away from the present is super important, says Jaka.

"You really have to try not to get too excited and stay even keel. I always remind myself, that in every tournament I have ever won, at some point I was a short stack with ten big blinds. So when I get short, I'm like, 'Alright, this is part of the journey to win a tournament.'"

07-03-2024 21:03 UTC-7

Benso Flops a Boat

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Nick Becker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Sergio Benso raised to 1,200 in late position, the player in the cutoff called and the player in the big blind defended.

The flop came K♦K♥9♥, and action checked through to the A♥ turn.

The big blind led out for 3,000, Benso called, and the cutoff raised to 10,000. The big blind folded and Benso moved all in for just 300 more chips, putting himself at risk. The cutoff made the call.

Sergio Benso: 9♣9♦ All in
Cutoff: A♣10♠

The dealer put out the 5♠ on the river and Benso secured the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Benso	28,000

Tags: Sergio Benso

07-03-2024 21:05 UTC-7

Paniak Catches Jaffe Speeding

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The pot stood at 3,300 with three players looking at a flop of 3♠8♦K♥.

Maksim Paniak, in the small blind, checked the action to the hijack, who bet out 1,000. Jonathan Jaffe, in the cutoff, called and so did Paniak.

The 9♦ turn saw Paniak play out of flow, leading for 3,000. The hijack folded and Jaffe called.

Paniak slowed down with a check on the Q♥ river. Jaffe took the lead for 15,000 and Paniak went deep into the tank. After some time, Paniak flicked in the call and Jaffe instantly mucked his cards. Paniak claimed this pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Paniak	175,000 8,000	8,000
Jonathan Jaffe	42,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe Maksim Paniak

07-03-2024 21:07 UTC-7

Vigdor Makes Aces Hit the Muck

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Jeff McMillan

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

On the river, the pot had about 35,000 in it and the board read 5♠8♥4♥J♣6♠. Steven Vigdor made a small bet of 6,000 from the big blind.

His opponent had only about 30,000 behind and thought for a few moments before doing a finger wag and folding the A♦A♠ face up to send Vigdor the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Vigdor	95,000

Tags: Steven Vigdor

07-03-2024 21:09 UTC-7

Kienen Gets an Opponent to Call Off in Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Cassio Kienen raised to 1,200 in early position and Barny Boatman called. A player in the hijack then three-bet to 6,000, Kienen four-bet to 19,000, and Boatman folded. The hijack called and he and Kienen went heads-up to a flop of 5♥J♠8♣.

Kienen bet another 15,000 and his opponent called. Both players checked the J♣ turn and the 4♣ fell on the river.

Kienen then tossed out 50,000, enough to put his opponent all in. The cutoff tanked for nearly five minutes until he called for around 30,000.

"Queens or tens, right," Pat Lyons yelled out from the rail. Kienen showed A♥A♦ and the cutoff did, indeed, turn over Q♠Q♥ before heading off for the exit.