With three players seeing a 9♦8♥5♠ flop, action checked around to the J♣ turn. Taylor Wilson bet 19,000 and was called only by the table chip leader, Anton Smirnov, from one seat over. That led to the K♦ on the river, on which Wilson bet another 65,000.
Smirnov went deep into the tank and reluctantly folded.
Ben Yu raised to 16,000 and Stephen Chidwick defended the big blind. Both checked the 7♠7♥4♣ flop after a brief staring contest and Chidwick then led the 4♥ turn, earning a reluctant call from Yu.
On the 6♦ river, Chidwick bet another 40,000 and Yu came along. Chidwick announced ace-deuce-six and showed his A♥9♣6♥2♠ for sevens and sixes as well as the nut low. Yu won the high pot with the A♠A♣J♦4♦ for trips fours to chop it up.
Michael Wang, who started the day second in chips, had previously been eliminated from the table while former big stack Allan Le dropped to a shorter stack.
Martin Zamani was facing a bet from Joao Simao on the turn of a board showing 2♣2♠A♣K♥, taking some time before announcing a raise to 180,000.
Simao then took some time of his own before moving all in. Zamani made a quick decision, tossing his cards into the muck while urging Simao to show his hand.
After flipping over the Q♣ and 9♥, Simao slid his remaining two cards forward and told Zamani to pick one. Zamani turned over the A♠ as Simao collected a big boost to his stack.
Scott Eskenazi and Nital Jethalal were all in and at risk against Christopher Vitch after the turn on a board of A♥J♦3♣9♥.
Scott Eskenazi: A♠K♥J♥5♣
Nital Jethalal: A♣10♠9♣2♥
Christopher Vitch: A♣J♠5♦2♣
The 2♦ on the river changed nothing and none of the players had a qualifying low. Vitch and Eskanazi chopped the high portion while Vitch claimed the remainder of Jethalal's stack.
However, soon after the same table lost Eskenazi and Damjan Radanov in quick succession and the table then broke with 56 players still in contention.
With the blinds not moved up yet on their table, John Holley limped in and Dylan Weisman raised to 27,000 from two seats over. Holley called while he sat back down to start receiving a table massage.
On the J♠8♣6♣ flop, Holley check-called a bet of 20,000 and both checked the 2♥ turn before leading the 5♦ river for 78,000. Weisman folded and Holley raked in the pot.
The table no longer features Kosei Ichinose, who was recently eliminated.
Level: 16
Blinds: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 8,000
Quentin Krueger raised to 15,000 in the cutoff and called when Mike Matusow committed his stack in the big blind.
Mike Matusow: A♣K♠Q♣7♦
Quentin Krueger: A♠A♦10♣5♠
"Aces?" asked Matusow as the cards were turned over, nodding his head as he saw the bad news. Krueger ended up with a full house and the best low after the 8♥2♦4♠4♣A♥ runout, ending Matusow's run.
By the time the flop showed A♣7♣3♠, Warren Sheaves and Quentin Krueger had 30,000 in the middle already. Sheaves moved all in for another 65,000 on top and Krueger sighed.
"I hate being freerolled," Krueger lamented and eventually called to put Sheaves at risk.
Warren Sheaves: 6♠4♦3♥2♠
Quentin Krueger: A♥J♠7♥4♠
The 9♥ turn and J♦ river missed Sheaves' "freeroll" and he had to settle for a chop.
There always seems to be that one player on Day 1 of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event who runs into a brutal cooler or bad beat to bust early. On Monday, Idan The One, who hails from Israel, was that player.
The 2023 WSOP Main Event kicked off at noon PT from inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. At the time this article was published, more than 800 players already registered for the first of four Day 1 starting flights.
On the latest The Chad & Jesse Poker Show[/I][/B] straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Chad Holloway & Jesse Fullen are joined by none other than Daniel Negreanu, who took a break from his busy summer schedule to talk about a plethora of topics including what it’s been like running deep in the lower buy-in, big field events, interacting with fans, and how he feels about his performance thus far.
The GGPoker Ambassador also offers his thoughts on the Poker Hall of Fame, including who he thinks will get in and the changes he’d like to see moving forward. Finally, “Kid Poker” offers his prediction for the 2023 WSOP Main Event, which is also the first big topic discussed by the hosts.
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