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

07-06-2024 20:10 UTC-8

Nguyen Takes From Eskandar

Tim Baker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Patrick Eskandar raised to 1,100 from early position and was called by Dao Nguyen in middle position and Jonathan Hsu out of the big blind.

The monotone flop of 5♦7♦6♦ was checked by Hsu. Eskandar fired a continuation bet of 1,600 and only Nguyen called.

Eskandar checked the 2♣ on the turn and then folded to a bet of 3,300 from Nguyen

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Eskandar	155,000 155,000	155,000
Dao Nguyen	56,000 56,000	56,000
Jonathan Hsu	48,800

Tags: Dau Nguyen Jonathan Hsu Patrick Eskandar

07-06-2024 20:14 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ana Marquez	99,500 17,500	17,500

Hinkle Bets All Three Streets

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Nick Becker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was caught on a flop of Q♥J♦2♠, in a hand between Paul Clements, who was under the gun and Mason Hinkle, in early position.

Clements check-called a bet of 3,000 from Hinkle, bringing the 7♦ turn. Clements check-called again, this time for 6,500 and the river landed the 5♣.

Clements checked once more and Hinkle fired out a bet of 10,000, prompting Clements to muck his hand.

At two nearby tables, Dan Heimiller and Dan Sepiol were seen leaving the tournament area, having recently been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mason Hinkle	133,000 8,500	8,500
Paul Clements	52,000 -13,500	-13,500
Dan Heimiller	Busted

Dan Sepiol	Busted

Tags: Dan Heimiller Dan Sepiol Mason Hinkle

07-06-2024 20:19 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in Horseshoe Ballroom

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Marques	200,000 3,000	3,000
Greg Mueller	165,000 30,000	30,000

Corentin Ropert	140,000 45,000	45,000
Terrance Reid	130,000 -10,000	-10,000
Jack Sinclair	130,000 -15,000	-15,000

Sinead Priestley	110,000 -6,500	-6,500
Alex Difelice	100,000
Michael Lech	97,000 -22,500	-22,500

Danilo Velasevic	95,000
Dermot Blain	85,000 4,000	4,000
Nick Guagenti	80,000 24,000	24,000

Ronit Chamani	75,000
Tony Hachem	70,000
Tobias Peters	70,000

Tom Hall	65,000 -15,000	-15,000
Daniel Lowery	65,000 1,000	1,000
Arnaud Enselme	50,000

Artem Metalidi	Busted
Tsugunari Toma	Busted

07-06-2024 20:19 UTC-8

Loveless Gets Some Love on the River

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

With about 20,000 in the pot already, John Loveless was seen getting his last 21,200 in the middle against the button and both hands were tossed on their backs.

John Loveless: Q♣Q♦ All in
Button: J♥10♣

Loveless was facing elimination as he ran into two pair but the 9♠ river improved him to a straight to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Loveless	64,000

Tags: John Loveless

07-06-2024 20:21 UTC-8

Morales Has the Better Kicker

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Ashley "Ash Kardash" Morales was left with a short stack after losing a big pot with pocket queens and picked up some chips just now. She called a raise to 1,100 by the hijack and then called another bet worth 1,500 on the 10♠2♠2♥ flop. They checked the 7♦ turn and 9♥ river for the hijack to announce ace-five.

Morales had the superior kicker with the A♠J♥ to win the pot. "I needed that one," she exclaimed in table chat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ashley Morales	13,500 -46,500	-46,500

Tags: Ashley Morales

07-06-2024 20:21 UTC-8

Fritz Stays Alive

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Manuel Fritz was three-way on a flop of A♠3♥K♣, with around 13,500 chips in the middle. The action checked to Fritz in the hijack, who bet 3,000. The player under the gun folded before his opponent in early position called.

On the Q♠ turn, Fritz shipped his remaining 9,000 in the middle and received a quick fold from his opponent's 10x10x.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Fritz	28,500

Tags: Manuel Fritz

07-06-2024 20:23 UTC-8

Berkey Rivers a Set Against Brenes

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Kai Cocklin

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

There were 4,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 2♥9♥J♥ when Humberto Brenes bet 4,000, and Matt Berkey was the only player to call.

Both checked the 3♦ turn to see the 5♦ fall on the river. Berkey bet 8,500, and Brenes thought for a moment before he called.

Berkey tabled 5♥5♠ for a rivered set, and Brenes flashed a jack to the table then continued to hold onto his cards in disbelief at the fact he had been rivered. Eventually, Brenes mucked but kept staring at his opponent while the pot was pushed in Berkey's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Berkey	90,000 5,000	5,000
Humberto Brenes	44,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tags: Humberto Brenes Matt Berkey

07-06-2024 20:23 UTC-8

DeSantis Scores a Knockout

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Gary Tomes got his chips into the middle on the Q♦10♣2♣9♦ turn and tabled his K♦Q♣ for top pair and a gutshot. He was drawing to a chop only as Marc DeSantis had turned the nut straight with the K♣J♠. The river was a blank and that sent the chips over to DeSantis.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Desantis	140,000 31,000	31,000
Gary Tomes	Busted

Tags: Gary Tomes Marc DeSantis

07-06-2024 20:25 UTC-8

Garcia Getting Short

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Tyler Foran

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

James Kohl opened 1,200 under the gun and both Chris Grigorian in the small blind and Cord Garcia in the big blind made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of Q♥8♥3♣, and the action checked to Kohl as tossed a bet of 3,200 into the middle. Both Grigorian and Garcia made the call.

When the 3♠ fell on the turn, Grigorian checked and Garcia fired 7,500. Kohl called, but Grigorian mucked his hand.

The dealer dropped the Q♣ on the river and both players tapped the table. Kohl quickly tabled K♥K♦ and Garcia tossed his cards face down toward the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Kohl	81,300
Chris Grigorian	23,300 -11,700	-11,700
Cord Garcia	16,600

Tags: Chris Grigorian Cord Garcia James Kohl