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

07-04-2024 16:13 UTC-8

Aces Versus Aces

Tyler Boyer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up with the cards on their back and Abraham Tannous all in with Artur Martirosian putting him at risk.

Abraham Tannous: A♦A♣ All in
Artur Martirosian: A♠A♥

Both players had pocket aces and when the board ran out 6♦2♦5♠Q♠3♦ neither player was able to improve to a flush, and the players chopped the pot.

Another player at the table said he mucked pocket queens and would have turned a set.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	126,500 -18,500	-18,500

Abraham Tannous	36,500

Tags: Abraham Tannous Artur Martirosian

07-04-2024 16:14 UTC-8

Unzueta Bets Big

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Alek Gillies

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The cutoff raised to 900 and action folded to Bruna Unzueta who three-bet to 4,100 from the big blind.

The cutoff made the fold for Unzueta to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruna Unzueta	64,000 64,000	64,000

Tags: Bruna Unzueta

07-04-2024 16:15 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Teun Mulder	91,000 91,000	91,000

Speer Gets Paid Off with a Boat

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

On a board of 3♠4♣4♥9♣, Andre Akkari bet 3,500 from the big blind. He was called by Aaron Speer from early position and Kevin Rabichow on the button.

The three players saw the 10♥ come on he river. Akkari bet out for 14,000 and was met by a raise to 32,000 by Speer. Rabichow folded and Akkari went deep into the tank, thinking for roughly two minutes. Eventually, he put in the call.

Speer turned over 9♦9♠ for a full house. Akkari nodded his head, confirming that was good as his chips were sent in the direction of Speer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Speer	156,000 49,000	49,000
Andre Akkari	95,700 -41,800	-41,800

Michael Dwyer	57,000 -2,000	-2,000

Kevin Rabichow	25,000 -5,600	-5,600

Tags: Andre Akkari Aaron Speer Kevin Rabichow

07-04-2024 16:20 UTC-8

Travis Takes From Katsura

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The board showed Q♣K♥7♥8♦2♣. Adam Travis was first to act and bet 10,000. Sho Katsura was his opponent in the hand, and after thinking for a few minutes, made the call.

Travis flipped over K♣Q♦ for two pair and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	156,000 93,500	93,500

Sho Katsura	82,000 18,000	18,000
Adam Travis	50,000

Tags: Adam Travis Sho Katsura

07-04-2024 16:21 UTC-8

Grippo's Queens Hold on

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Nick Grippo opened the action from the hijack with a raise to 1,000. The button three-bet to 3,000 before Grippo put in the four-bet to 8,000. His opponent called.

Grippo checked the K♣5♦10♠ flop over to the button who wagered 3,500. Grippo called.

The button fired 12,000 on the K♠ turn and Grippo called once again.

Action went check-check on the 3♠ river. Grippo tabled Q♥Q♣ for the winner. His opponent revealed J♥J♣ before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Grippo	93,400

Tags: Nick Grippo

07-04-2024 16:22 UTC-8

Chip Counts Around Horseshoe Gold and Silver

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Gabi Livshitz	130,000 65,000	65,000

Andrei Konopelko	110,000 15,000	15,000
Xixiang Luo	110,000 -46,000	-46,000

Max Pescatori	100,000 7,600	7,600

John Duthie	70,000 13,000	13,000
Daniel Samson	70,000 -5,000	-5,000
Ran Koller	70,000 8,700	8,700

Koray Aldemir	70,000 5,300	5,300

Stefan Lehner	65,000 65,000	65,000

Victoria Livschitz	51,000 -8,500	-8,500
Alexandre Reard	50,000 -8,000	-8,000

Erdal Gulseven	50,000 -14,000	-14,000
Shahar Levi	50,000 -14,000	-14,000
Eliran Argelazi	50,000 -26,500	-26,500
Masafumi Fukata	45,000 -7,000	-7,000
Hector Berry	40,000 1,500	1,500

Josh Arieh	40,000 -5,300	-5,300

Romain Bailleul	30,000 -10,000	-10,000
Alex Lynskey	27,000 -7,500	-7,500
Gang Zhao	25,000 -30,000	-30,000
Jake Cody	20,000 -14,300	-14,300

07-04-2024 16:22 UTC-8

Shak Fires Three Barrels

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

With three players seeing a board of J♥3♣2♠ and about 3,500 in the middle, Skyler Roberts checked from early position and Dan Shak bet 2,000 from middle position. Erick Lindgren called from the hijack and Roberts called as well.

Shak bet again for 6,000 when checked to on the 6♦ turn and was called by both opponents.

On the 8♣ river Roberts checked, Shak bet 15,000 and both opponents opted to fold.

Shak turned over 3♦3♥ for a flopped set of threes before dragging in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	98,000 7,000	7,000

Dan Shak	92,000 14,000	14,000
Skyler Roberts	18,500 -10,500	-10,500

Tags: Dan Shak Erick Lindgren Skyler Roberts

07-04-2024 16:25 UTC-8

Ramirez Fills Up

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Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on the river in a pot between Irvin Garcia Ramirez on the button and another player in middle position.

The board read 9♠5♦K♠10♦K♣ and the middle position player checked over to Ramirez with 23,000 in the center. Ramirez moved all in for 29,000 effective and his opponent went into the tank.

He contemplated his decision for his tournament life, while bouncing his chip back to the top of his stack before tossing in a single chip to call.

Opponent: K♦J♣ All in
Irvin Garcia Ramirez: K♥5♥

Ramirez held kings full of fives to best the three kings with a jack of his opponent and Ramirez continued his upward trend.

Player	Chips	Progress
Irvin Garcia Ramirez	149,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Irvin Garcia Ramirez

07-04-2024 16:26 UTC-8

Hagenlocher Goes for All of It

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Tyler Boyer

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on a board showing 3♠5♥5♣K♠9♠ with two players in the hand and 45,000 in the pot.

Patrick Hagenlocher bet 36,500 to put Alex Bonner all in. After thinking about his decision for over a minute, Bonner let his hand go to give the pot to Hagenlocher.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Hagenlocher	115,800 115,800	115,800
Alex Bonner	36,500 36,500	36,500

Tags: Alex Bonner Patrick Hagenlocher