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

07-03-2024 23:18 UTC-7

Weng Bets Big and Shows the Bluff

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Bin Weng and Alessandro Pichierri built a pot of around 20,000 as they went heads-up to the turn on a board of 7♦J♥8♥9♦. Pichierri then bet 10,000 on the button.

Weng raised to 23,500 in the small blind and Pichierri called. The river was the 6♥ and Weng bet 35,000, enough to put Pichierri all in.

Pichierri quickly folded and Weng showed Q♠2♠ for a bluff. "Why do you make me sweat? Just put the ten of spades on the river, make it easy," Weng said to the dealer as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	130,000 47,000	47,000
Alessandro Pichierri	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Alessandro Pichierri Bin Weng

07-03-2024 23:20 UTC-7

Dao's Kicker Plays

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Minh Phu Dao opened the action with a raise to 1,500 from the cutoff. The small blind three-bet to 5,100, and Dao made the call.

The small blind continued for 6,200 on 6♦8♣K♥, and Dao called.

Action went check-check on the A♥ turn before the small blind fired 8,500 on the 2♠ river. Dao called and was awarded the pot with A♣J♠. The small blind showed A♦5♦ before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Minh Phu Dao	128,600 128,600	128,600

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07-03-2024 23:25 UTC-7

Stellwagon's Sets Scoops Him the Pot

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The pot stood at 5,900 with three players looking at a board of 5♥3♠10♥9♦.

The action checked to Jeffrey Stellwagon, in the cutoff, who bet out 4,000. The big blind folded and the hijack called.

The A♠ turn saw the hijack play in flow. Stellwagon bet out 10,200 and the hijack made a quick call. Stellwagon tabled 3♦3♥ for a flopped set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Stellwagon	91,000 21,000	21,000

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07-03-2024 23:26 UTC-7

Chufarin Check-Raises the Turn

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

The player in the hijack opened to 1,200 and Denys Chufarin defended his big blind.

Both players checked on the 4♥A♠3♣ flop and Chufarin checked again on the K♣ turn. The hijack bet 1,800 and Chufarin then check-raised to 5,200.

Chufarin's opponent tanked for a bit, but he eventually let his hand go and Chufarin added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denys Chufarin	138,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Denys Chufarin

07-03-2024 23:27 UTC-7

Krako Survives a Flip With Schiffbauer

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Eddie Krako got his last 26,300 in the middle from early position as Robbie Schiffbauer put him at risk from the small blind.

Eddie Krako: A♥Q♠ All in
Robbie Schiffbauer: 10♦10♣

The flop came A♠8♦2♥ and Krako took the lead with a pair of aces. The rest of the board ran out 2♣J♣ and Krako, standing up from his seat, let out a deep breath as he sat back down.

"Up and down, but not out," Schiffbauer told him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robbie Schiffbauer	120,000 -1,000	-1,000
Eddie Krako	53,000

Tags: Eddie Krako Robbie Schiffbauer

07-03-2024 23:27 UTC-7

Updated Counts from Horseshoe Red

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Bromfman	230,500

Titas Gančierius	212,000 212,000	212,000
Naoya Kihara	206,000 26,000	26,000

Jae Lim	178,000 56,000	56,000
Dragana Mackelprang	130,000 56,000	56,000
James Dempsey	120,000 -15,000	-15,000

Nikita Kalinin	105,000 54,000	54,000
Angela Jordison	100,200 -8,800	-8,800

Gaelle Baumann	92,700 -11,300	-11,300

Sarah Lee	77,000 -2,000	-2,000
Andy Tsai	70,000 42,000	42,000
Felipe Ramos	62,000 -26,000	-26,000

Andrea Dato	37,000 -23,000	-23,000
Rafael Moraes	35,000 13,000	13,000

Roy Bitton	32,500 -36,500	-36,500
Chad Holloway	26,200 -3,800	-3,800

Richard Robles	14,000 -14,000	-14,000
Upeshka De Silva	13,100 -24,900	-24,900

Kenny Hallaert	13,000 -13,500	-13,500

07-03-2024 23:32 UTC-7

Witdoek's Aces Hold, Scores Double Knockout

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jonas Witdoek opened the action with a raise to 1,500 from middle position. The button moved all in for 28,000 and the small blind made the call. Witdoek moved all in for 83,000 and the small blind made the call for 72,000 total.

Button: Q♠Q♣ All in
Small Blind: 9♠8♠ All in
Jonas Witdoek: A♣A♦

The board ran out 9♣8♣3♣7♠Q♣ and Witodek got there on the river, improving to the nut flush to drag in all of the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonas Witdoek	268,000 268,000	268,000

Tags: Jonas Witdoek

07-03-2024 23:32 UTC-7

Borris Puts Opponent in the Blender

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was caught on the river in a hand between Jeff Borris in early position and the player on the button.

With about 26,500 in the middle and the board reading 9♦6♥A♠K♠, Borris moved all in for 40,700, putting himself at risk.

The button went into the tank, looking at his cards and counting his chips, before ultimately arriving at a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Borris	67,200

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07-03-2024 23:33 UTC-7

Maguire Rivers Yu

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Jeff McMillan

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

There was a lot of preflop action unfolding as Clayton Maguire had placed 15,000 for what appeared to be a four-bet from under the gun. Lei Yu then five-bet jammed for 59,400 from early positon, to make Maguire think it out. Eventually he called.

Lei Yu: Q♦Q♥ All in
Clayton Maguire: A♦K♠

It was a big flip for a pot of over 100,000. The flop came 10♣6♥2♠. The turn was a clean 6♦, but the river was not so clean as the A♥ came off to bust Yu and give Maguire a stack of over 200,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Clayton Maguire	215,000 142,000	142,000

Lei Yu	Busted

Tags: Clayton Maguire Lei Yu

07-03-2024 23:40 UTC-7

Miller Flops Two Pair

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Jeff Borris limped under the gun, the player in the hijack raised to 1,500, the big blind called and Borris came along for the ride.

The flop rolled out 6♦5♣8♦, Miller and Borris both checked, and the hijack bet 3,500. Miller raised to 7,500, Borris got out of the way, and the hijack called.

On the 3♠ turn, Miller led out for 6,400 and the hijack made the call. The river brought the K♦ and Miller bet once more, this time for 10,000.

The hijack flicked in the call and showed 10x10x for a pair of tens, falling to the 6♠8♠ of Miller, who had two pair, sixes and eights.