Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 3 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-09-2024 18:14 UTC-7

Atkinson's Aces Down Kwatra's Ladies

Chad Holloway

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Josh Atkinson raised to 9,000 from early position and Anuj Kwatra called next to act. Jesse Capps, who won his way into the 2024 WSOP Main Event by winning a Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) tournament earlier this year, came along from the cutoff and the player on the button called as well.

Both blinds folded and it was four-way action to a flop of 8♠10♠8♦. Atkinson checked, Kwatra bet 15,000, and both Capps and the button folded. Atkinson then grabbed a stack of green T25,000 chips and put them into the middle. Kwatra had 99,000 behind and thought long and hard before calling off.

Anuj Kwatra: Q♥Q♣ All in
Josh Atkinson: A♣A♦

Kwatra was behind with pocket queens and watched helplessly as the 7♦ appeared on the turn followed by the J♣ on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Atkinson	750,000 492,000	492,000
Jesse Capps	340,000 -13,000	-13,000
Anuj Kwatra	Busted

Tags: Anuj Kwatra Joshua Atkinson

07-09-2024 17:49 UTC-7

Tang Takes One Out

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The action was picked up on a turn of 6♥3♠2♠K♥. The player in the big blind had put in 30,000 chips in a pot of 45,000, which Tang raised to 95,000.

The big blind then shoved all in for 168,400. Tang asked for a count and thought for a few minutes before calling it off.

Big blind: K♠Q♥ All in
Danny Tang: A♥A♣

"I wasn't trying to slowroll you," Tang apologized after seeing the cards. Meanwhile, the 9♦ river could not save the big blind as he exited from the Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Tang	570,000 298,500	298,500

Tags: Danny Tang

07-09-2024 17:16 UTC-7

Badulin Holds In Three-Way All-In

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Frank Visser

Level 13 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Alexey Badulin got 173,500 chips in the middle preflop against Fernando Rodriguez, who had a slightly covering stack, and Logan Moon, who was shorter.

Logan Moon: J♥J♣ All in
Alexey Badulin: A♠A♥ All in
Fernando Rodriguez: K♠K♦

The board ran out an uneventful 7♣6♥4♣9♣8♠ to let Badulin's aces hold as he raked in the pot of 100 big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mir Kohyar Gaskari	520,000 -10,000	-10,000
Alexey Badulin	420,000 378,000	378,000
Paulina Loeliger	300,000 -145,000	-145,000
Fernando Rodriguez (US)	32,500 -177,000	-177,000
Logan Moon	Busted

Tags: Alexey Badulin Fernando Rodriguez Logan Moon

07-09-2024 16:33 UTC-7

Second Break

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Players in the field are now on their second 20-minute break of the day.

Here's a look at some of the highlights from the last level:

Play will resume on Level 13, which features 2,000/4,000 blinds with a 4,000 big blind ante.

07-09-2024 15:08 UTC-7

No ROI for 2023 Main Event Bubble Jeppe Bisgaard

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

At last year's Main Event, Jeppe Bisgaard was one of three individuals eliminated on the bubble after running kings into aces. Although he fell short of the money, Bisgaard did receive his buy-in back as part of a three-way chop of two min cashes in addition to securing a seat in this year's edition after winning a blind all in with the two other players who bubbled. He was, however, unable to parlay that into a cash to bring his total return on investment across the two tournaments to exactly $0.

Jayphong Nguyen opened to 3,000 from middle position and was called by Patsy Altomari in the cutoff as well as Adam Nattress on the button. Bisgaard then moved all in for his last 29,000 out of the small blind. Nguyen responded by raising to 55,000, forcing the two other players out of the hand.

Jeppe Bisgaard: Q♥J♠ All in
Jayphong Nguyen: K♠K♣

Bisgaard had run his short stack directly into a premium holding and was not even offered a sweat on the 3♦7♣2♥4♣A♣ runout as his main event came to a premature end. Should the Dane choose to take another shot next year, he will have to pony up $10,000 just like everyone else

Player	Chips	Progress
Jayphong Nguyen	450,000 -20,000	-20,000
Adam Nattress	175,000 25,000	25,000
Patsy Altomari	140,000 -15,500	-15,500
Jeppe Bisgaard	Busted

Tags: Adam Nattress Jayphong Nguyen Jeppe Bisgaard Patsy Altomari

07-09-2024 15:05 UTC-7

Matusow Folds to Galipienso's Pressure After Lengthy Tank

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Mike Matusow and Adrian Garcia Galipienso were heads-up on a board of J♥10♠3♦4♦ with a sizable pot already in the middle.

Matusow was in the big blind and checked to Galipienso, who bet 55,000. Matusow called.

The 8♣ completed the board and Matusow checked again — prompting Galipienso to shove, which was enough to put Matusow all in for approximately 120,000.

Matusow went deep into the tank and riffled his chips as he contemplated his decision for his tournament life.

"They always say go with your gut," Matusow said.

Eventually, the clock was called on Matusow and one of the floor staff informed him he had 30 seconds to act.

Matusow laid his hand down with about five seconds to go and Galipienso was sent the pot.

"I should have went with my gut," Matusow said. "If you're wrong, you just move onto the next tournament."

Matusow was eliminated shortly after the hand occurred.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Garcia Galipienso	415,000 415,000	415,000
Mike Matusow	Busted

Tags: Adrian Garcia Galipienso Mike Matusow

07-09-2024 14:08 UTC-7

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players in the field have been sent on their first 20-minute break of the day.

Here's a look at some highlights from the last two hours of play:

Players will return on Level 12, which features blinds of 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 big-blind ante.

07-09-2024 13:52 UTC-7

Zhou Cracks Mcmahon's Aces

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

There were around 75,000 chips in the pot on a board of 4♦6♠J♦9♥ when Joseph Mcmahon checked to Quan Zhou, who fired a bet of 19,500. Mcmahon called.

On the flush-completing 3♦ river, Mcmahon checked again and was then faced a bigger bet of 100,000 from Zhou. Mcmahon thought for some time before he dropped in the call.

Zhou tabled J♥J♠, and Mcmahon gave up the pot. As Zhou was raking in the chips, Mcmahon showed A♣A♦.

On the same table, Loni Hui is up to around 850,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Loni Hui	850,000 306,000	306,000

Quan Zhou	340,000 107,000	107,000
Joseph Mcmahon	65,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Joseph Mcmahon Loni Hui Quan Zhou

07-09-2024 13:31 UTC-7

Dwan Forces Out Two

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Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

There was a three-way pot going on as the board read Q♣8♠7♣3♠. The pot had around 43,000 in it. Tom Dwan was in middle position and took some time before acting. Eventually he bet 32,000. Bradley Mercer called in the big blind and an early position player with the shortest stack came along as well with the call to build the pot even more.

The river came the 9♦. Dwan was again deliberate with his action as he stood up to assess both stacks of his opponents, with the early position player having about 42,000 effective. After over a minute, Dwan fired 65,000.

Mercer quickly folded and so did the early position player and Dwan took down the chunky pot.
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Shortly afterwards, Dwan eliminated the same early position player when he shoved for about 62,000 with A♠K♠ and Dwan's QxQx held up in the run out.