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

07-04-2024 11:56 UTC-8

George Takes From Nastasa

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Gabriel Nastasa raised to 500 from the hijack and Christopher George defended out of the big blind.

The flop of 6♦Q♣8♦ got checked through for the 10♦ to come on the turn. George led out for 700, and Nastasa called.

The J♣ on the river got checked through. George turned over 10♣6♣ for two pair to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher George	64,000 64,000	64,000

Carloz Gomez	60,000 60,000	60,000
Michael Dwyer	60,000 60,000	60,000

Gabriel Nastasa	57,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Christopher George Gabriel Nastasa

07-04-2024 12:03 UTC-8

Kernan and Hernandez Shove then Split

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Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a board of K♥3♦Q♠6♠A♥, Feliciano Hernandez under the gun and Kevin Kernan in the cutoff raised each other and ended up moving all in, with Kernan at risk.

Kevin Kernan: J♠10♠ All in
Feliciano Hernandez: J♥10♣

Both players had the best straight possible, so they split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Feliciano Hernandez	67,000 67,000	67,000
Kevin Kernan	58,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: Feliciano Hernandez Kevin Kernan

07-04-2024 12:04 UTC-8

Benyacov Wins an Early Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On a board of A♦Q♠6♦7♠. Mauro Scala bet 700 and was check-raised to 2,600 by Amit Benyacov out of the big blind. Scala made the call and they headed to the river.

The 4♣ river saw Benyacov bet 2,000 and Scala call. Benyacov showed A♠J♠ for a pair of aces to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amit Ben Yacov	65,000 65,000	65,000
Nhat Duc Nguyen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jason Lockhart	60,000 60,000	60,000
Xixiang Luo	60,000 60,000	60,000

Mauro Scala	55,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Amit Benyacov Maruro Scala

07-04-2024 12:06 UTC-8

Ritter Shows Levysahar an Ace

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

With two players seeing a board of 9♥A♣4♦7♣8♥ and about 4,500 in the middle David Ritter bet 2,000 from the small blind and was called by Eldor Levysahar on the button.

Ritter tabled A♠J♥ for top pair which was enough to take down a decent early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Ritter	59,000
Eldor Levysahar	52,500

Tags: David Ritter Eldor Levysahar

07-04-2024 12:06 UTC-8

Astedt Spikes a One-Outer to Stun Nastasa

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Niklas Astedt had a three-bet of 2,800 in front of him from the big blind before Gabriel Nastasa four-bet to 7,300 on the button. Astedt called and they went heads-up to the 5♥A♣5♣ flop.

Nastasa bet another 4,400 and Astedt called. Both players then checked the Q♠ turn.

The river was the K♣ and Astedt led out for 12,000. Nastasa quickly called and Astedt turned over K♦K♥ for a rivered full house. "Hits the last king on the river," Nastasa said as he threw A♥K♠ into the muck.

"Lucky river," Astedt added as the Swedish online legend took the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niklas Astedt	78,000 78,000	78,000

Gabriel Nastasa	36,000 -21,000	-21,000

Tags: Gabriel Nastasa Niklas Astedt

07-04-2024 12:07 UTC-8

Dinh Risks it All

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Alek Gillies

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was caught after the board ran out 4♥3♣6♦3♥10♠ and middle position was quick to check.

Andy "TSM Reginald" Dinh moved all in for 25,800 and put his opponent into the tank.

His opponent made the fold and Dinh revealed 4♣5♣ to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Dinh	50,000

Tags: Andy Dinh

07-04-2024 12:07 UTC-8

Chip Counts from Horseshoe Red

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Frode Alfredsen	113,200 20,400	20,400
Russell Rosenblum	66,100 66,100	66,100
Raymond Leone	63,600 63,600	63,600
Erik Seidel	62,800 -700	-700

Nicholas Marchington	58,700 58,700	58,700
Jared Bleznick	58,400 58,400	58,400

Toby Lewis	45,600 -14,400	-14,400

07-04-2024 12:09 UTC-8

Cooley Gets Value on River

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Tyler Boyer

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Thomas Ross raised to 600 from early position, and was called by Diane Cooley in the cutoff, and Jared Bleznick in the big blind.

The flop came 2♣6♣K♥ and after Bleznick checked to Ross, he bet 1,000. Cooley made the call and Bleznick folded his hand.

Both players checked after the 5♠ on the turn.

The river was the K♣ and Ross check-called the bet of 1,300 from Cooley.

Cooley tabled to K♠J♦ for trip kings to take the pot after Ross mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Diane Cooley	76,000
Thomas Ross	59,400
Jared Bleznick	58,200 -200	-200

Tags: Jared Bleznick Diane Cooley Thomas Ross

07-04-2024 12:10 UTC-8

Schultz Flops Big

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

A player limped in middle position before Bastian Strickling raised to 1,900 on the button. Candice Schultz called in the small blind while the original limper got out of the way to send action heads-up to the flop.

Schultz led out for 3,000 on the 8♠5♠J♠ flop. Strickling responded with a raise to 9,000, which Schultz called.

Both players checked through the 2♣ turn to the 3♥ river at which point they each checked once more. Schultz tabled A♠J♦ for the flopped top pair to take down a sizable pot early in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candice Schultz	71,000
Bastian Strickling	51,000

Tags: Bastian Strickling Candice Schultz

07-04-2024 12:11 UTC-8

Roberts Takes Multiway Pot

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Dan Shak limped in from under the gun, Chunkuen Lam limped behind from the hijack, Skyler Roberts limped behind in the small blind and Jeff Muncy checked in the big blind.

All four players checked the J♣10♦3♠ flop leading to the Q♥ turn. Roberts bet 200 and was called by all three opponents.

All four players then checked the 10♥ river. Roberts announced he had a jack, tabling J♣6♦ and all of his opponents mucked.