The big blind jammed all in for 125,000, and Mo Abdel-Kader made the call from early position. Once instructed by the tournament director, both players revealed their hands.
Opponent: K♠K♣
Mo Abdel-Kader: A♦K♥
The board ran out 10♠A♠10♦J♦6♦ for Abdel-Kader to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
505,000 |
The floor staff has instructed the clock to pause and the dealers to deal one hand, as hand-for hand play has commenced.
Yuze Ding raised to 25,000 from middle position and a player on the button three-bet to 80,000.
Ding then responded with an all-in and got the quick call.
Button Player: A♥K♣
Yuze Ding: A♦A♣
The player on the button was well behind the aces of Ding, but would flop a pair of kings on the K♦8♥7♥ board.
However, the second king would not make an appearance on the final runout of 7♥8♥K♦9♠Q♥, sending Ding's opponent to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,020,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
934,000
934,000
|
934,000 |
|
|
810,000
810,000
|
810,000 |
|
770,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
|
||
|
770,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
|
751,000 | |
|
735,000
735,000
|
735,000 |
|
|
710,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
694,000
219,000
|
219,000 |
|
690,000
690,000
|
690,000 |
|
655,000
655,000
|
655,000 |
|
628,000
628,000
|
628,000 |
|
|
||
|
600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
|
592,000
592,000
|
592,000 |
AJ Kelsall bet 12,000 from early position and the big blind defended to the flop.
The flop came K♣2♥10♠, and the big blind quickly checked. Kelsall fired for 9,000 and received a quick call.
While the K♦ peeled off on the turn, and both players checked around.
The 10♦ completed the board, while the big blind bet for 25,000. Kelsall raised to 63,000, and eventually his opponent made the fold. Kelsall showed 9♣9♥ for the steal.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
309,500 |
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
A total of 3,444 entries have created a Day 1c prize pool of $2,354,869, with 517 players taking home at least $1,244.
There are currently 553 players remaining, so the money bubble is expected to break shortly after the dinner.
High-stakes crusher and poker icon Tom Dwan was unable to make it through Day 3 of the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event, busting just before the dinner break.
Dwan entered the biggest Main Event ever on Day 2 and spun up his starting stack to 426,500 by the time the session ended. His table was selected for the live-streamed feature table on PokerGO, and he started today's action with his chip count heading in the right direction until a few pots didn't go his way.
On Level 13, with the blinds at 2,000/4,000/4,000, Dwan had a stack of 311,000 in front of him. He opened K♠5♠ to 10,000 from early position and called when Brian Atchison three-bet to 25,000 with A♠A♦.
Players are on their dinner break and will return to play around 8:25 p.m.
When players return the blinds will be at 5,000/10,000 with a big blind ante of 10,000. The bubble will most likely be hit within the next two levels.
The button jammed all in for 62,500, and Yan Du found a call from the big blind. Both players revealed their holdings.
Button: K♦3♣
Yan Du: K♠2♠
The board ran out Q♥2♥6♦8♥10♥ for Du to scoop the pot and send her opponent to the rail. Du responded to one of her tablemates by saying she likes to "gamble gamble" and that you sometimes just need to be lucky to win.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
