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

07-04-2024 21:32 UTC-7

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 21:33 UTC-7

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 21:38 UTC-7

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 21:43 UTC-7

Chuaprasert Calls Down Milisa in Four-Way Pot

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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 22:01 UTC-7

Mather Calls Down Neilson

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Bob Mather was just interviewed by Jeff Platt, but shockingly didn't lose his next pot.

Mather and Daniel Neilson went heads-up to the turn on a board of 4♦2♥6♥J♣ when Neilson bet 4,000 from the big blind. Mather called in early position.

The river was the 9♦ and Neilson bet another 7,000. Mather snap-called with A♣A♠ and Neilson's cards quickly hit the card as Mather took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Neilson	130,000 19,000	19,000
Bob Mather	70,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Bob Mather Daniel Neilson

07-04-2024 22:28 UTC-7

Dolofan Building Monster Stack With a Flush

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a board of 8♣Q♣2♠8♥, George Dolofan bet 7,000 from under the gun and an opponent on the button called.

The river was the 7♣ and Dolofan bet another 16,000. His opponent quickly called, then mucked when Dolofan showed J♣9♣ for a rivered flush as he built his stack up to 250,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Dolofan	250,000 -9,300	-9,300

Tags: George Dolofan

07-04-2024 22:40 UTC-7

Martinelli Catches Running Deuces to Knock Out Lindgren

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

As the players at the table recounted, Dan Shak opened from the cutoff and received calls from Erick Lindgren in the cutoff and Luke Martinelli in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦4♦4x. Martinelli checked, Shak checked, Lindgren bet 1,000, Martinelli raised to 2,800, Shak folded and Lindgren called.

The 2x turn did not complete the possible flush draw. Martinelli bet 3,000 and Lindgren called, leaving about 12,000 behind.

The double board-pairing 2x river also did not complete the possible flush draw. Martinelli shoved, covering Lindgren who called to put himself at risk.

Lindgren had A♣Q♥ for an ace kicker to the two pair on the board. Martinelli had flopped a flush draw with 5♦2♦ and made running trips to send Lindgren to the rail and take down a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Martinelli	210,000 40,000	40,000
Dan Shak	70,000
Erick Lindgren	Busted

Tags: Dan Shak Erick Lindgren Luke Martinelli

07-04-2024 23:00 UTC-7

Fossilman's Tournament Comes to an End

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Greg Raymer found himself at risk from under the gun for 33,300 against Gabriel Penescu in middle position with the biggest stack of all and Adam Curchak on the button, who moved all-in for his last 8,600.

Adam Curchak: 9♣9♠ All in
Greg Raymer: J♣J♠ All in
Gabriel Penescu: A♠A♦

Penescu was on his way to score a double elimination after the flop of 8♥8♦3♥, but Curchak was lucky enough to hit the 9♦ on the turn to get a full house. The 8♠ on the river gave a boat to all three players, but it wasn't enough to save Raymer who was eliminated.

The 2004 WSOP Main Event champion kindly put his signature on his fossil and offered it to Penescu before taking a last picture with him and leaving the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabriel Penescu	90,000 90,000	90,000
Adam Curchack	29,800 29,800	29,800
Greg Raymer	Busted

Tags: Adam Curchak Gabriel Penescu Greg Raymer

07-04-2024 23:05 UTC-7

Gimbel Runs Into Guangcheng's Kings

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Harrison Gimbel had a raise of 15,000 in front of him from middle positon before Chen Guangcheng moved all in for 46,800 in the cutoff. Gimbel tanked for several minutes until Guangcheng called the clock. The countdown was nearing zero before Gimbel finally decided to call and put Guangcheng at risk.

Chen Guangcheng: K♠K♥ All in
Harrison Gimbel: A♣K♦

Guangcheng was ahead with his kings as Gimbel missed the 7♥6♥5♦2♠J♣ board, securing the late-night double up for Guangcheng.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chen Guangcheng	95,000 95,000	95,000

Harrison Gimbel	20,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Chen Guangcheng Harrison Gimbel

07-04-2024 23:13 UTC-7

Price Doubles Through Pather

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on a 8♥9♠5♠ flop with 6,000 in the middle.

Toby Price fired out 2,500 from the button before Kinesh Pather raised to 6,500 from the big blind. Price moved all in for 22,900 and Pather made the call.

Toby Price: Q♠6♠ All in
Kinesh Pather: 8♣5♣

The turn K♠ immediately catapulted Price into the lead before a safe 10♠ river rolled off, securing the double for Price and extending his tournament run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Toby Price	59,800 59,800	59,800
Kinesh Pather	53,200 -24,900	-24,900

Tags: Kinesh Pather Toby Price