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

07-04-2024 23:26 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Speer	167,300 14,300	14,300
Amit Ben Yacov	156,000 53,000	53,000
Xixiang Luo	149,300 5,800	5,800

Christopher Grossi	149,000 2,200	2,200
Brian Kim	122,000 19,000	19,000

Niklas Astedt	103,000 500	500

Carloz Gomez	101,000 42,500	42,500
Andre Akkari	90,300 -34,200	-34,200

Sho Katsura	80,500 21,700	21,700
Michael Dwyer	78,400 20,700	20,700

Shahar Levi	77,000 -31,000	-31,000
Koray Aldemir	76,000 -11,000	-11,000

Ron West	73,500 15,500	15,500
Eliran Argelazi	69,000 29,500	29,500
Seth Davies	63,000 -4,600	-4,600
Jason Lockhart	61,400 19,100	19,100
John Gutierrez	59,300 36,300	36,300
Ran Koller	54,600 9,200	9,200

Thierry van den Berg	54,500 -4,500	-4,500
Adam Travis	47,000
Joao Valli	35,600 -18,900	-18,900
Jared Bleznick	31,500 -31,400	-31,400

Alex Lynskey	30,400 8,000	8,000
Jake Cody	28,300 -9,200	-9,200

Artur Palaj	12,000 -4,800	-4,800

Berlanda Picks Off Garcia

Liam Gannon

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between three players including Andre Berlanda in late position with 11,200 in the center.

With a board reading 5♠2♥9♦9♣ action checked over to Berlanda who bet 2,500. In the cutoff, Guilherme Garcia moved all in for 9,900 and Berlanda called when action got back over to him.

Guilherme Garcia: 4♦4♥ All in
Andre Berlanda: 6♣6♥

The river 10♦ kept Berlanda in the lead while Garcia was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Berlanda	105,000
Guilherme Garcia	Busted

Tags: Andre Berlanda Guilherme Garcia

07-04-2024 23:28 UTC-7

Toledano Shoves on Vengrin

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 3♦7♠3♣, Valeriano Toledano bet 3,500 from early position and Matt Vengrin called in the hijack.

The turn was the 6♠ and Toledano bet 11,000. Vengrin quickly splashed in a call as they saw the 8♥ fall on the river. Toledano then moved all in.

Vengrin had around 37,000 remaining and tanked for more than a minute before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valeriano Toledano	105,000 38,000	38,000
Matt Vengrin	37,000

Tags: Matt Vengrin Valeriano Toledano

07-04-2024 23:32 UTC-7

Martirosian Puts Tannous in the Blender

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Tyler Boyer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 9♠5♣8♣.

Artur Martirosian bet out 7,000 from the big blind and was called by Abraham Tannous in the cutoff.

After the 4♣ on the turn Martirosian bet 15,000. Tannous agonized over his decision and sat in the tank for over two minutes. Eventually Tannous decided to muck his hand and said, "I just couldn't figure out what you had".

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	149,900

Abraham Tannous	62,000

Tags: Abraham Tannous Artur Martirosian

07-04-2024 23:34 UTC-7

Nakajima Flops Top Set and Gets Jammed Into

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Middle position opened the action with a raise to 1,200. Takehiko Nakajima three-bet to 4,000 from the cutoff and his opponent made the call.

Nakajima continued for 4,000 on 10♥A♥2♣ before his opponent moved all in for 55,000. Nakajima called all in for 36,200 and had all of the board.

Takehiko Nakajima: A♦A♣ All in
Middle Position: A♠Q♣

The turn and river fell down 7♣4♣ and Nakajima took advantage of a dream spot to double up and drag in a huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Takehiko Nakajima	81,400 6,200	6,200

Tags: Takehiko Nakajima

07-04-2024 23:37 UTC-7

Threadgill Wins the Race

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Tyler Boyer

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action folded to Barrett Threadgill on the button, who raised to 1,400. Jose Nadel in the small blind made the call before Daniel Rodriguez three-bet all in for 15,400. Threadgill made the call to put Rodriguez at risk, and Nadal folded leaving the players heads up.

Daniel Rodriguez: A♠9♣ All in
Barrett Threadgill: 7♦7♣

It was a race for Rodriguez's tournament life. When the board ran out 10♠5♥K♣10♥6♣, it was Threadgill's pocket sevens that were best and Rodriguez was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Nadal	107,000 -3,000	-3,000
Barrett Threadgill	68,000 68,000	68,000
Daniel Rodriguez	Busted

Tags: Barrett Threadgill Daniel Rodriguez Jose Nadel

07-04-2024 23:37 UTC-7

Four is Good For Koller

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David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ran Koller and Rittie Chuaprasert went heads-up to a flop of Q♦4♥2♥ where Koller bet 4,500 from middle position. Chuaprasert called in early position.

The turn was the 6♦ and Koller bet 12,300. Chuaprasert again called and checked to Koller on the 9♦ river. Koller slowed down and checked back.

"I missed," Chuaprasert said, revealing K♥J♥ for a missed flush draw. Koller turned over A♣4♣ for a pair of fours as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ran Koller	85,000 30,400	30,400

Rittie Chuaprasert	80,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Ran Koller Rittie Chuaprasert

07-04-2024 23:38 UTC-7

Lewis Runs Into Kings

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Heads-up on a flop of Q♦K♦5♥ with already 17,000 in the pot, Romain Lewis on the button bet 5,500, and his opponent in middle position check-called.

On the 10♦ turn, the middle-position player checked, and Lewis decided to check back.

There was no more action on the 2♥ and the player in middle position revealed K♣K♥ for trips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Romain Lewis	78,000

Tags: Romain Lewis

07-04-2024 23:40 UTC-7

Burd Drills a Set

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Max Broens opened to 1,600 from middle position and Eduard Burd three-bet to 4,000 from the hijack. Broens made the call.

The flop came 8♠7♠3♥ and Broens check-called a 5,000 continuation bet from Burd.

Both players checked the 2♥ turn leading to the Q♥ river. Broens bet 7,500 and Burd called.

Broens only had ace-high with A♦K♠ while Burd had rivered a set with Q♦Q♣ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduard Burd	132,000 20,000	20,000
Max Broens	122,000 14,000	14,000
Koveh Waysei	116,000 17,000	17,000
Victoria Livschitz	91,600 3,400	3,400
Glen Chadwick	34,100 100	100
Chanracy Khun	18,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Eduard Burd Max Broens

07-04-2024 23:48 UTC-7

Seidel Stacks Stonoff

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 5 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Action was picked up on a 3♣7♣K♦4♥2♣ board with 69,200 in the middle.

Erik Seidel fired 40,000 into the middle from under the gun and action was on Brian Stonoff in middle position who had 38,000 behind. Stonoff was in the tank and eventually put his stack in the middle for a call. Seidel flipped over K♣K♥ and it was good against Stonoff's A♠A♦.

Seidel dragged in the pot and chipped up to over 200,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	211,400 99,000	99,000

Brian Stonoff	Busted

Tags: Brian Stonoff Erik Seidel