Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day 1d Started
Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day 1d Started
Today, the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas will be filled to the brim as Day 1d of Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event No-Limit Hold'em World Championship, begins at noon local time. The final starting flight of the Main Event has historically been by far the biggest and the expectation is it will be no different for the 2024 World Series Of Poker.
The first three flights saw a combined entry count of 4,264, of which 3,143 progressed to Day 2abc on July 7. The survivors of Day 1d will bag up for their own Day 2, Day 2d on July 8. So far, the numbers are about 1,000 players behind a record-breaking pace, but with a surge in registration on Day 1d and the first two levels of the two Day 2s, where late registration is still open, the 10,000-player mark may still be crossed.
If today's entries want to crown themselves overall chipleader, they will have to surpass Robert Pardo, who bagged up a massive pile of 441,000 chips at the end of Day 1c. Pardo is the only player so far who managed to cross seven starting stacks as he will be looking for the Main Event cash of his career. Pardo is followed by Zyad Qasem, who accumulated 390,300 chips on the penultimate starting flight of poker's flagship event and has his eyes on consecutive Main Event cashes.
Meanwhile, Day 1b leader George Dolofan and Day 1a chipleader Joshua Feiger ended their flights with 314,000 and 311,900 chips, respectively. Other big names who bagged big include Frank Funaro (265,000), Alexandru Papazian (235,000), Naoya Kihara (228,300), Pedro Bromfman (224,600), and $25K Fantasy pick Arthur Morris (221,800).
No less than 14 Main Event champions made it through their selected starting flights thus far, with only 2004 World Champion Greg Raymer failing to find a bag. Many more faces displayed on the winners' banners inside the Horseshoe Event Center are expected to show up today as they work their way through the five 120-minute levels on the schedule.
The players will start with 60,000 chips in Level 1, blinds 100/200 with a 200 big blind ante. After every level, there will be a 20-minute break, with an extended 75-minute dinner break after Level 3. Late registration will remain open throughout the whole day and, as always with the prestigious WSOP Main Event, players are allowed only one entry in total.
Level | Start | Duration | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12:00 p.m. | 120 minutes | 100 | 200 | 200 |
2:00 p.m. | 20-minute break | ||||
2 | 2:20 p.m. | 120 minutes | 200 | 300 | 300 |
4:20 p.m. | 20-minute break | ||||
3 | 4:40 p.m. | 120 minutes | 200 | 400 | 400 |
6:40 p.m. | 75-minute break | ||||
4 | 7:55 p.m. | 120 minutes | 300 | 500 | 500 |
9:55 p.m. | 20-minute break | ||||
5 | 10:15 p.m. | 120 minutes | 300 | 600 | 600 |
Day 1d promises to be a big one, so stay tuned as PokerNews will provide updates on your favorite players throughout the entire day, straight from the tournament floor.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Play is underway in Day 1d of the Main Event.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Loni Hui | 60,000 | |
|
||
Christopher Frank | 60,000 | |
|
||
Nate Silver | 60,000 | |
Pierre Calamusa | 60,000 | |
|
||
Matthew Davenport | 60,000 | |
Fernando Brito | 60,000 |
Thomas Taylor and John Theisen both put 1,500 in the middle to see the 10♥8♣2♦ flop and Taylor check-called a bet of 1,400.
The 7♦ turn was checked through, and the 5♥ landed on the river. Taylor fired 6,000 across the line and Theisen took no time to drop a chip into the center to make the call.
Taylor rolled over A♣J♦ for ace-high and Theisen took down the pot with K♥K♦.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Theisen
|
69,400 | |
Thomas Taylor | 51,100 |
Robert Campbell raised to 600 from under the gun and Mason Hinkle three-bet to 1,600 in the hijack. Campbell called.
The flop came 2♣A♣Q♦ and Campbell check-called a bet of of 1,500 from Hinkle.
The 5♥ turn went check-check, bringing the J♠ river. Campbell fired out a bet of 5,500 and after some thought, Hinkle arrived at a fold.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Robert Campbell |
63,100
63,100
|
63,100 |
|
||
Mason Hinkle |
56,900
56,900
|
56,900 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Talal Shakerchi |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Andrew Ostapchenko |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Ian Matakis |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
Dylan Linde |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
Dara O'Kearney |
60,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
In a duel big blind versus under the gun, Matthew Hunt checked the A♥K♥8♥10♦ turn and then called a bet worth 1,600 by his table neighbor. Hunt checked again on the 2♣ river and then faced a bet worth 6,600. After some consideration, Hunt called and his opponent mucked to forfeit the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matthew Hunt |
70,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
Brent Hanks was heads-up from the hijack against a lone opponent in middle position on a completed board of A♥10♦8♣J♦Q♠.
Hanks was checked to and he bet 2,000. His opponent looked him up and Hanks tabled K♠K♥ for Broadway. His opponent revealed JxJx for a turned set of jacks and mucked — conceding the pot to Hanks.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Brent Hanks | 65,000 | |
|