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

07-04-2024 20:43 UTC-8

Chuaprasert Calls Down Milisa in Four-Way Pot

David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Four players saw a flop of 5♠6♦2♣ as action checked through to the J♥ turn. Snjezana Milisa then led out for 3,000 from the small blind.

Shahar Levi called in the big blind, as did Rittie Chuaprasert in the cutoff. Ran Koller folded his button and they went three-handed to the 6♠ river. Milisa then bet another 6,000.

Levi folded, but Chuaprasert quickly called. Milisa showed J♦10♦ for top pair, but Chuaprasert had K♦K♥ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rittie Chuaprasert	120,000 120,000	120,000
Shahar Levi	95,000 20,500	20,500
Snjezana Milisa	85,000 85,000	85,000
Ran Koller	42,000

Tags: Ran Koller Rittie Chuaprasert Shahar Levi Snjezana Milisa

07-04-2024 20:38 UTC-8

Waysei Cracks Aces to Double Through Khun

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With three players seeing a board of 7♦5♦3♥ and a bit under 15,000 in the middle, Max Broens checked from under the gun, Chanracy Khun checked from middle position, and Koveh Waysei moved all in for 16,000 from the button. Broens got out of the way while Khun made the call with a covering stack to put Waysei at risk.

Koveh Waysei: Q♦J♦ All in
Chanracy Khun: A♥A♦

Khun was in great shape with an overpair to score the knockout and remained ahead on the 6♠ turn. The 3♦ river saw the flush come in for Waysei, who scored a full double up at Khun's expense.

Player	Chips	Progress
Victoria Livschitz	147,000 -7,500	-7,500
Eduard Burd	140,000 8,000	8,000
Max Broens	128,000 8,000	8,000
Koveh Waysei	46,000 16,500	16,500
Glen Chadwick	43,000 5,500	5,500
Chanracy Khun	28,000 -21,000	-21,000

Tags: Chanracy Khun Koveh Waysei Max Broens

07-04-2024 20:33 UTC-8

Wolpert Sends Helppi Out

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Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Juha Helppi raised to 1,300 from late position and another player called in the hijack. In the cutoff, Marc Wolpert three-bet to 4,500 which Helppi four-bet to 15,000, folding out the hijack. Wolpert moved all in for 26,000 effective and Helppi called.

Juha Helppi: A♣K♣ All in
Marc Wolpert: Q♦Q♣

The board ran out A♠Q♠4♥3♦9♣ and the queens flopped a set to keep Wolpert in the lead, leaving the WSOP bracelet winner to exit the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Wolpert	109,000 24,000	24,000
Juha Helppi	Busted

Tags: Juha Helppi Marc Wolpert

07-04-2024 20:32 UTC-8

Serrate Shoves on Taff, Shows an Ace

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of K♣2♣5♦, Paul Serrate bet 3,000 from the button and Brandon Taff called in the cutoff.

The turn was the 6♣ and Serrate bet 5,000. Taff again called to see the J♦ river.

Serrate then moved all in for 31,000 and Taff flashed ace-king as he instantly mucked. Serrate let him choose one of his cards to reveal, and Taff picked the A♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Serrate	50,000 50,000	50,000
Brandon Taff	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Brandon Taff Paul Serrate

07-04-2024 20:21 UTC-8

Martinelli Takes A Sizable One From Lindgren

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Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Erick Lindgren in the small blind and Luke Martinelli in middle position.

The board read K♥Q♥3♠5♦ and Lindgren checked over to Martinelli who bet 12,000 into a pot worth 16,500, which Lindgren called.

On the river A♠, Lindgren checked once more over to Martinelli who moved all in for 34,500 total and Lindgren went into the tank. After some thought he tossed his hand into the muck, leaving Martinelli to scoop a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Martinelli	198,000 198,000	198,000
Erick Lindgren	34,500 -17,500	-17,500

Tags: Erick Lindgren Luke Martinelli

07-04-2024 20:13 UTC-8

Yamagishi is Lucky With the Ladies

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Alek Gillies

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Colten Yamagishi raised to 1,00 from under the gun and the button raised to 5,000. He made the call.

The flop came Q♥6♠7♦, and Yamagishi was quick to check. The button continued for 4,000, and Yamagishi made the call.

While the turn peeled 4♠, Yamagishi again checked. His opponent fired for 10,000, and Yamagishi moved all in for 41,000. The button made the call, and both players revealed their hands.

Button: A♠Q♦ All in
Colten Yamagishi: Q♠Q♣

The river was unnecessary as it came the 10♣, with the button's hand drawing dead after the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colten Yamagishi	148,000 4,000	4,000

07-04-2024 20:01 UTC-8

Ensan Cruising; Other Counts From Horseshoe Red

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With around 10,000 in the pot, three players checked a flop of 5♥3♥Q♥. Hossein Ensan then bet 3,900 from under the gun on the 9♦ turn and only Ivan Stankov called.

The river was the 7♥ and Ensan fired out 9,500. Stankov tanked for a minute but eventually folded as the 2019 Main Event champion added to his big stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	210,000 12,200	12,200

Hossein Ensan	170,000 30,000	30,000

Jimmy D'Ambrosio	105,000 55,000	55,000
Aaron Barone	80,000 -3,000	-3,000

Ivan Stankov	70,000
Lexy Gavin-Mather	70,000 1,000	1,000

Simeon Spasov	70,000

Erik Seidel	65,000 16,000	16,000

Patrick Leonard	55,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Hossein Ensan Ivan Stankov

07-04-2024 19:41 UTC-8

Marder Leads Out

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Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

A player opened to 1,200 in the first position, which saw a player in the small blind call and Michael Marder in the big blind call as well.

The flop of 3♥5♥4♣ saw Marder bet 1,500 when action reached him, and only the under-the-gun player called.

Marder sized up to 3,000 on the K♠ turn and once more was called.

On the river 4♥, Marder bet 10,000, and his opponent went into the tank. After some thought, his opponent folded, and the WSOPC ring winner took the pot down without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Marder	58,500 25,500	25,500

Tags: Michael Marder

07-04-2024 19:39 UTC-8

Baker Back Above Starting

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

David "Bakes" Baker has been relatively short for much of the day but just won a large three-way pot to move back over starting stack.

Baker opened to 1,500 from middle position and was called by a player in middle position. Jane Hitchcock then three-bet to 3,300 out of the small blind, receiving calls from both of her opponents.

Hitchcock continued for 5,000 on the 7♣7♠8♦ flop but was unable to shake off either of her opponents as both Baker and the middle position player made the call.

The Q♦ turn saw Hitchcock bet again, this time pushing 5,100 into the middle. Again, both of her opponents called.

Hitchcock slowed down following the Q♠ river, checking to Baker who bet 15,000. The middle position player vacated the pot while Hitchcock snapped off the bet with AxAx. Baker had her beat, however, as he held 8♣8♥ for the turned boat to scoop a big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "Bakes" Baker	75,000 28,000	28,000

Jane Hitchcock	25,000

Tags: Jane Hitchcock David "Bakes" Baker

07-04-2024 17:34 UTC-8

Texas Mike Hits the Rail

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Tyler Boyer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Michael Moncek raised to 900 from middle position, and Aristide Carozza in the cutoff made the call. Then the small blind Chris Dandrea three-bet to 3,300. After it folded back to Moncek, he four-bet all in for 19,100. Carozza folded, and after confirming the count Dandrea made the call.

Michael Moncek: A♦7♦ All in
Chris Dandrea: A♠K♥

Moncek was dominated by the ace-king of Dandrea, and the 9♣Q♠3♦ flop was no help to Moncek. The 10♦ on the turn did bring Moncek more outs with a flush draw. But when the 9♠ hit the river, Dandrea's ace-king high was still best, and Moncek was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aristide Carozza	55,300 55,300	55,300
Chris Dandrea	53,500 53,500	53,500
Michael Moncek	Busted

Tags: Aristide Carozza Chris Dandrea Michael Moncek