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

07-03-2024 12:19 UTC-8

Gavrilov Gets Paid With Aces

David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

More than 10,000 was in the pot as Vasile Gavrilov and Adam Arslan went heads-up to a flop of 10♦9♠J♣. Gavrilov then bet 4,500 from the button and Arslan called in the big blind.

Both players checked the 10♥ turn and Arslan also checked the 3♥ river. Gavrilov then bet 6,000 and Arslan called.

Gavrilov turned over A♥A♦ and Arslan mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasile Gavrilov	87,000
Adam Arslan	45,000

Tags: Adam Arslan Vasile Gavrilov

07-03-2024 12:20 UTC-8

Assorted Chip Counts from Horseshoe Red

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
James Dempsey	79,000 5,000	5,000

Jiri Kocab	75,500 -2,500	-2,500
Michael Mizrachi	71,500 71,500	71,500

Andy Tsai	66,000 5,000	5,000
Mark Dickstein	65,000 -7,000	-7,000
Chad Holloway	64,000 1,500	1,500

Jolene Le	62,500 62,500	62,500

Andrea Dato	62,000 62,000	62,000
Gaelle Baumann	59,000 59,000	59,000

Felipe Ramos	58,000 58,000	58,000

Jeff Sluzinski	58,000 58,000	58,000

Kenny Hallaert	56,500 56,500	56,500

John Woods	52,000 -7,000	-7,000
Rob Kuhn	47,500 47,500	47,500
Freddy Deeb	41,000

Kyna England	36,000 -15,000	-15,000

07-03-2024 12:25 UTC-8

Yerushalmi Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was caught on the turn in a hand between Isaac Yerushalmi, who was under the gun and Rob Kuhn, on the button.

With the board reading 4♥10♥2♠K♠, Yerushalmi bet 2,300 and Kuhn called.

On the 9♦ river, Yerushalmi bet again, this time for 3,600 and Kuhn made the call.

Yerushalmi tabled A♥K♥ for a pair of kings, and Kuhn tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Yerushalmi	85,000
Rob Kuhn	35,000 -12,500	-12,500

Tags: Isaac Yerushalmi Rob Kuhn

07-03-2024 12:28 UTC-8

Altman Takes One With Rockets

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Jeff McMillan

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Brian Altman was spotted in a hand on the turn with a board that read 6♦10♥K♥K♣ and a chunky pot of 15,000 in the middle. Altman bet 5,000 from the small blind and David Rohm called in the hijack.

The river was the 9♣. Action went check-check. Altman tabled the A♠A♦, which bested the QxQx that Rohm briefly flipped over in frustration.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Altman	45,200
David Rohm	43,000

Tags: Brian Altman David Rohm

07-03-2024 12:30 UTC-8

Dickens Takes on Three

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Ollie Garland

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Bryan Dickens raised to 600 from early position, the player in middle position called and the hijack raised to 2,500. Steven Lillehaug called in the small blind, as did Dickens and the player in middle position.

The 4♦8♣5♣ flop saw the action check to the hijack, who bet out 3,500. Lillehaug called and Dickens check-raised to 13,000. The player in middle position folded, the hijack called, and Lillehaug got out of the way.

The 3♣ turn saw Dickens fire again, this time for 15,000. The hijack tanked for several minutes before finally letting go of his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Dickens	98,000 21,400	21,400
Steven Lillehaug	56,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Bryan Dickens Steven Lillehaug

07-03-2024 12:30 UTC-8

Dong's Big River Bet Gets Through

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Vincent Dong opened the action with a raise to 600 from middle position. The player in the hijack called before Jonathan Wong three-bet to 2,500 from the cutoff. Dong and the hijack called.

Wong continued for 3,000 on 9♠4♥3♥ but only Dong called.

Action went check-check on the 10♠ turn before Dong wagered 10,500 on the 10♦ river. Dong snap folded earning Wong the pot, increasing his stack back above the starting mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Dong	63,300
Jonathan Wong (NY)	41,500

Tags: Jonathan Wong Vincent Dong

07-03-2024 12:31 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: A New Podcast with Your Favorite Poker Players

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Connor Richards

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

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The Life Outside Poker podcast is being filmed regularly at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP). Guests so far at the WSOP have included UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer, reality star and poker streamer Kevin Martin, life coach Tyler Todt and iconic WSOP broadcaster Norman Chad.

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Tags: Bruce Buffer Connor Richards Farah Galfond Kevin Martin Norman Chad Princess Love Raminder Singh Tony G Tyler Todt

07-03-2024 12:35 UTC-8

Terebelo Makes a Huge Fold to Wagner

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Around 15,000 was in the pot as Andreas Wagner and Joshua Terebelo went heads up to a flop of A♠K♥9♦.

Terebelo had a bet of 16,000 in front of him from under the gun before Wagner raised to 45,000 in the big blind.

"If you had aces, why would you do that? I can't believe I'm thinking about folding this," Terebelo said as he spent several minutes in the tank. He eventually folded and Wagner allowed him to choose one of his cards. Terebelo flipped over the K♠.

"If the other one was a king and you just call the turn, you get it all on the river. I had a set of nines," Terebelo told him.

"Report that shit," he added as Wagner took down the big pot that could've been much larger.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Wagner	90,000 90,000	90,000
Joshua Terebelo	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Andreas Wagner Joshua Terebelo

07-03-2024 12:37 UTC-8

Kovalski Applies the Pressure

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action picked up on the turn in a hand between the under the gun player, Fabiano Kovalski in the cutoff, and the player on the button.

With about 7,000 in the pot and the board reading K♣3♥6♣8♥, under the gun checked, Kovalski checked and the button bet 4,000.

Under the gun called and Kovalski put in a raise to 15,000. The button thought for a moment before folding, as did under the gun.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fabiano Kovalski	75,000

Tags: Fabiano Kovalski

07-03-2024 12:39 UTC-8

Kuhn Doubles with Cowboys

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Yizhak Yerushalmi opened to 600 from under the gun and was called by Daniel Hachem in the hijack before Rob Kuhn three-bet to 3,000 from the button. Both Yerushalmi and Hachem made the call.

Action checked around to Kuhn who fired a 2,500 continuation bet on the K♠8♥7♣ flop. Yerushalmi made the call while Hachem got out of the way.

Kuhn bet again when checked to on the 6♦ turn, this time for 7,000. Once again Yerushalmi called.

On the 6♣ river Yerushalmi checked, Kuhn shoved for his remaining stack of 23,300 and Yerushalmi made the call. Kuhn tabled K♦K♥ for kings full of sixes to score a full double up at Yerushalmi's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rob Kuhn	78,000 43,000	43,000
Daniel Hachem	57,000 57,000	57,000
Yizhak Yerushalmi	46,500 46,500	46,500

Tags: Daniel Hachem Rob Kuhn Yizhak Yerushalmi