Under the gun raised to 12,000, and Nobuaki Sasaki raised to 32,000 from the button. His opponent called.
The flop came 9♥Q♣K♦ and the early position player checked to Sasaki. He fired for 25,000 and received a quick fold to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
317,000
317,000
|
317,000 |
The pot was fairly large at about 70,000 and the board read 2♥Q♥Q♦8♣J♠ when the player under the gun announced "all in" and Melanie Weisner from the button made the call with a smaller stack of 135,500.
Melanie Weisner: A♥Q♠
Under the gun: 6♣6♠
Weisner won with her trips and scooped a big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
475,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
Chino Rheem opened from under the gun for 13,000 and was called by Galen Hall in early position and Thomas Coan in the big blind.
Rheem continued for 15,000 on the 4♣4♥3♦ flop that was called by Hall before Coan moved all in for 125,000.
Rheem stared down Coan for a few seconds before folding. Hall also opted to fold and Coan dragged in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
|
197,000
197,000
|
197,000 |
|
169,000
169,000
|
169,000 |
|
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Action caught up with Jae Kyung Sim betting 80,000 from the small blind against an early position player, with the early position player moving all in and Simba calling on a board that read 4♠A♦2♥3♠.
Early position: A♠A♥
Jae Kyung Sim: 5♣4♣
The early position player looked strong with a set of aces on the flop, but Sim caught up with a turned wheel.
Sim just needed to avoid the board pairing to score the knockout, which is what happened on the K♥ river.
Sim, who's known to many as "Simba," is now one of the top stacks in the room.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
700,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
550,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
320,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
|
|
291,000
291,000
|
291,000 |
|
221,000
221,000
|
221,000 |
|
172,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
||
|
155,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
||
|
55,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
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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 |
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.
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♦.
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.
Level: 17
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
