2023 World Series of Poker

Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 2abc
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$12,100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$93,399,900
Entries
10,043
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,250,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 2abc
Entries
4,062
Players Left
1,877

Polk Wins with Best Kicker

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Doug Polk
Doug Polk

Doug Polk raised to 5,000 on the button and called a three-bet from the big blind worth 15,000.

The flop showed 674 and Polk called his opponents continuation for 12,000. When the 6 paired the board on the turn, the big blind fired 35,000 and Polk took a minute and called.

The J on the river went check-check. The big blind flipped over A9 but Polk held AQ for the best kicker and received the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Doug Polk us
Doug Polk
410,000
115,000
115,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Doug Polk

Nakanishi Makes the Right Call

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Shota Nakanishi raised it up from the cutoff and was called by the button. The flop came Q94 and both players checked to the 6 on the turn.

Nakanishi led out with a bet of 8,000 and his opponent called to see the J on the river. Nakanishi checked this time and his opponent tossed in a bet of 13,000. Nakanishi thought for a moment and then called. His opponent showed A10 for air while Nakanishi held 76 for a pair of sixes.

"Somebody stop this guy," another player at the table said.

Player Chips Progress
Shota Nakanishi jp
Shota Nakanishi
616,000
16,000
16,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Shota Nakanishi

Small Pot Between Rodrigues and Moraes

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

In a heads-up raised pot, the board showed 31042 when Rafael Moraes and Michael Rodrigues checked.

The river was the 10 and this time Moraes check-called Rodrigues for 6,000. Moraes tabled 99 and Rodrigues mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Rafael Moraes br
Rafael Moraes
140,000
55,000
55,000
Michael Rodrigues pt
Michael Rodrigues
75,000
-70,000
-70,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Michael RodriguesRafael Moraes

Assorted Counts in the Final Level

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Julio Belluscio ar
Julio Belluscio
530,000
43,500
43,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Jules Dickerson gb
Jules Dickerson
475,000
-65,000
-65,000
Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
430,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jeremy Palvini fr
Jeremy Palvini
340,000
130,000
130,000
Gabi Livshitz il
Gabi Livshitz
330,000
105,000
105,000
Christos Xanthopoulos gr
Christos Xanthopoulos
315,000
269,300
269,300
Bernd Gleissner de
Bernd Gleissner
310,000
310,000
310,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Uri Reichenstein il
Uri Reichenstein
270,000
170,500
170,500
Daniel De Almeida br
Daniel De Almeida
260,000
148,700
148,700
Sean Troha us
Sean Troha
225,000
142,400
142,400
WSOP 2X Winner
Henrik Hecklen dk
Henrik Hecklen
200,000
73,500
73,500
Francisco Benitez uy
Francisco Benitez
190,000
130,100
130,100
Mihai Manole ro
Mihai Manole
175,000
122,500
122,500
Mark Teltscher gb
Mark Teltscher
175,000
-30,000
-30,000
Aliaksandr Shylko by
Aliaksandr Shylko
160,000
-18,000
-18,000
Jamil Wakil ca
Jamil Wakil
160,000
65,300
65,300
Ori Hasson il
Ori Hasson
160,000
-4,500
-4,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Hristivoje Pavlovic au
Hristivoje Pavlovic
135,000
48,500
48,500
Angelina Rich au
Angelina Rich
120,000
10,000
10,000
Michael Gathy be
Michael Gathy
100,000
-23,000
-23,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
80,000
-16,500
-16,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Sonny Franco fr
Sonny Franco
75,000
-40,200
-40,200
Ashley Frank us
Ashley Frank
20,000
Xuan Liu ca
Xuan Liu
10,000
-15,000
-15,000
Ran Ilani il
Ran Ilani
Busted

No More Bluffs for Arieh

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Josh Arieh
Josh Arieh

Action was picked up with players heads up on the flop and the board reading Q103. Josh Arieh checked and his opponent bet 3,000. Arieh put in a check-raise to 8,000 which was called.

On the 4 turn Arieh fired a second barrel, this time for 15,000. His opponent made the call.

The river came the Q. Arieh bet again, this time for 42,000, sending his opponent deep into the tank.

After about three minutes his opponent folded, mentioning that he was considering calling with king-high.

"You're smart. You knew!" Arieh told his opponent, tabling 95 for a missed flush draw.

"I'm done, no more bluffs" Arieh joked as he dragged in a healthy pot.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
195,000
42,000
42,000
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Josh Arieh

"Better an Egg Tonight, than a Chicken Tomorrow"

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Max Pescatori
Max Pescatori

Max Pescatori open-raised to 4,500 from under the gun and received no less than three callers spread around the table.

The flop came down 65A and Pescatori put in a bet of 7,500 when the action checked to him. It was enough to let the other three players fold and Pescatori won a small but vital pot.

"Better an egg tonight, than a chicken tomorrow," Pescatori wisely concluded.

Player Chips Progress
Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
70,000
-6,000
-6,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Max Pescatori

Panetti Goes for Three Streets

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The player in the cutoff raised to 4,000. Christophe Panetti in the small blind three-bet to 11,000 and the cutoff called.

On a flop of Q42, Panetti continued for 6,500 and the cutoff elected to see a turn.

The Q fell and the action repeated, this time Panetti sizing up to 18,500.

The 3 on the river saw Panetti fire a third barrel for 42,000 to which his opponent made a swift call. Panetti tabled KQ for trip queens winning him this pot.

Player Chips Progress
Christophe Panetti ch
Christophe Panetti
345,000
249,800
249,800

Tags: Christophe Panetti

He Scores Triple Up

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The action was picked up in a three-way pot of roughly 20,000 on a flop showing 1093. Xing He moved all in for 25,000 from the small blind and Eli Elezra made the call from under the gun. A player on the button moved all in over the top for 114,500 and Elezra went deep in the tank. After close to a minute, Elezra open-folded A10 and the other two hands were shown.

Xing He: 109
Button: JJ

He out-flopped the over pair for his opponent, and when the board ran out K6, it was the two pair that held up to score a full triple up for He.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
220,000
-50,500
-50,500
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Xing He ca
Xing He
102,000
58,400
58,400
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Eli ElezraXing He