Jamie Gold was three-ways on a 2♠9♦J♠ flop. Gold checked from middle position to the player in the hijack, who bet 2,000. Only Gold called.
Gold check-called a 5,000 bet from his opponent on the 7♥ turn and then Gold led out for 3,000 when the 10♥ completed the board.
Gold's opponent called and Gold tabled 10♠9♣ for a rivered two pair. His opponent mucked and Gold collected the pot.
The pot amounted to 1,600 when the action was caught. The flop read 2♥10♦A♦ and Tim Parisian led out for 400 chips into two other players. The player in the hijack called, as did Hamza Wajahat on the button.
The 3♣ turn was checked through before Parisian bet 1,500 on the K♠ river. The hijack folded but Wajahat made the call.
Parisian showed Q♠J♠ for the rivered nuts and Wajahat sighed while he folded his K♦J♥ face up.
"That's dirty," someone else at the table remarked.
Shaun Deeb and Juha Helppi were in a heads-up pot on a board of 8♥10♠J♥4♣3♠.
Deeb bet 2,000 on the river and Helppi called. "I think you have me out-kicked," Deeb said before tabling Q♦10♣.
Helppi looked at his cards with disappointment as Deeb told him "you can't win every pot" and he tossed over A♦J♣ without realizing it was the winning hand.
"You win," Deeb said as laughter broke out at the table.
"I thought you had a straight," said Helppi. "I promise it wasn't a slow roll, Shaun."
"I know, you aren't that creative," an annoyed Deeb replied. "Usually when I say 'you have me out-kicked' I don't have a straight."
"This maybe explains why I'm losing this series," laughed Helppi.
The first level of the 2023 WSOP Main Event has concluded and players are now on a 20-minute break.
Here are some highlights from the first two hours of play:
https://twitter.com/PokerNews/status/1675976147753107456?s=20
Level: 2
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Five players saw the flop of 8♥6♣5♣, and a player bet out 1,000 before Kevin Gerhart raised to 3,000. There was a call behind him and the original bettor mucked his hand.
When the 2♥ landed on the turn Gerhart bet 7,500, which was called by his opponent.
The 7♠ completed the board on the river, and Gerhart continued for 10,000. His opponent moved all-in for 46,000, putting Gerhart in the tank for a couple of minutes.
Eventually, Gerhart made the call, and his opponent tabled 8♠7♦ for two pair which was no good against Gerhart's 8♣8♦.
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