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

07-03-2024 20:15 UTC-8

Feiger Can't Lose

Michael Giacobbe

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The under-the-gun player opened the action with a raise to 1,200. The middle position player three-bet to 3,500 before Joshua Feiger four-bet to 8,500 from the hijack. the player in middle position called.

Feiger fired 20,000 on 6♠10♠Q♦ before the middle position player moved all in for 50,700. Feiger called and had his opponent dominated.

Middle Position: Q♠J♣ All in
Joshua Feiger: A♣Q♥

The turn A♥ rolled off before the river 9♦ hit the felt and Feiger stacked his opponent while adding to his table leading stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Feiger	364,200 142,200	142,200

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07-03-2024 20:15 UTC-8

Cloutier Goes For it All

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Nick Becker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The player in middle position raised to 1,200, the player in the hijack flatted, and Eric Cloutier three-bet to 2,500 on the button. The middle position player and the hijack both called and action went three-ways to the flop of 10♥K♣A♥.

The middle position player and the hijack both checked and Cloutier went all in for 16,300, putting himself at risk. The middle position player quickly folded and the hijack began thinking out loud, trying to figure out what type of hand Cloutier might have.

The hijack eventually folded, and Cloutier showed 5♥6♥ for a flush draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Cloutier	25,100 25,100	25,100

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07-03-2024 20:17 UTC-8

Gunness Doubles With Rockets

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

In a preflop confrontation Paul Gunness was all in for a bit over 20,000 from middle position and up against a player in the small blind who covered him.

Paul Gunness: A♣A♦ All in
Small Blind: A♠K♣

Gunness had the best hand preflop and held up when the board ran out 2♥3♠2♠8♠10♣ to score a full double up through his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Gunness	44,000

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07-03-2024 20:17 UTC-8

Zeharia Snap Calls a Flop Jam in Huge Pot

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

David Williamson raised to 1,300 from the hijack, Assaf Zeharia three-bet to 3,200 on the button and Williamson called.

The Q♦7♦J♠ flop saw Williamson check. Zeharia continued for 4,000 and Williamson moved all in, almost instantly, for approximately 60,000. Zeharia snap-called.

As the cards were tabled, Williamson verbalised to the table that he thought he'd made a mistake.

David Williamson: 10♦10♣ All in
Assaf Zeharia: Q♣Q♠

Williamson's untimely play ran into the flopped top set of Zeharia. The 5♦ turn and 2♥ river changed nothing and Williamson headed to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Assaf Zeharia	286,000 61,000	61,000
David Williamson	Busted

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07-03-2024 20:21 UTC-8

Peterson's Jacks Hold Up

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Jeff McMillan

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The board read 8♥6♣3♦5♥10♠ on the river as the pot had around 18,000 in it.

Nick Peterson bet 12,000 over to his opponent who tanked for several moments before he called.

Peterson tabled the J♠J♥ which was the winner to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Peterson	93,000

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07-03-2024 20:22 UTC-8

Reed Building a Stack

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Nick Becker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Charlie Reed in the hijack and the player in middle position.

With about 13,000 in the pot and the board reading 3♠Q♦J♠10♦9♠, both players checked.

The middle position player showed Q♣9♣ for two pair, queens and nines and Reed tabled A♥8♥ for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charlie Reed	227,500 227,500	227,500

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07-03-2024 20:26 UTC-8

Jordison Fires Two Barrels

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Angela Jordison opened to 1,100 from the cutoff and was called by a player in the big blind.

The flop came 10♥5♥4♠ and the big blind check-called a 1,000 bet from Jordison.

Jordison bet again for 3,100 when checked to on the J♦ turn and this time it was enough to force a fold from her opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Angela Jordison	109,000 22,500	22,500

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07-03-2024 20:27 UTC-8

Adam Bishop

69,400

Table 654Seat 5

07-03-2024 20:30 UTC-8

Martini on Right Side of Classic Hold'em Cooler

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Julien Martini raised to 1,200 from early position and was called by a player in middle position. The player in the cutoff squeezed to 4,500 and action folded back to Martini, who made it 10,000 to go.

The initial caller folded and the cutoff shoved for approximately 30,000 total. Martini quickly called to put his opponent at risk and a showdown was held.

Cutoff: K♣K♦ All in
Julien Martini: A♠A♦

Martini's ace's held up on the 3♥5♠9♥8♠9♣ runout and he collected the rest of his opponent's chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Martini	80,000 42,000	42,000

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07-03-2024 20:32 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts from Horseshoe Silver

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxim Panyak	146,200
Wai Ngai	135,500 6,000	6,000
Tyler Lunn	104,500 31,100	31,100
Cameron Paradiso	73,300 19,200	19,200
Jay Jesse	38,200 -1,200	-1,200
Phillip Hayes	31,800 31,800	31,800
Robert Beaster	Busted
Norman Murray	Busted
Alexander Prokudin	Busted