2023 World Series of Poker

Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 1a
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Event Info
2023 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣j♦
Prize
$12,100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$93,399,900
Total Entries
10,043
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,250,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
1,039
Players Left
721
Players Left 1 / 10,043
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Up and Down for E-Tay

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Esther Taylor
Esther Taylor

There was a raise to 1,500 in early position which was called by David Cowling on the button and Esther Taylor in the big blind. The flop came 8♦7♠2♥ and the action checked to Cowling who bet 1,900 and only Taylor called.

The turn brought the 5♠ and Taylor led out with a bet of 6,800. Cowling called and the 4♠ completed the board. Taylor splashed in another bet of 11,000 and Cowling was forced to fold. Taylor opted to show the 9♣ as she raked in the pot.

On the next hand, Tony Gregg raised to 1,000 on the button and Taylor just called from the small blind. Assad Kamran three-bet to 10,500 from the big blind and Gregg folded. Taylor stuck in a bunch of chips and Kamran called off his stack of 28,500.

Taylor turned over A♣Q♣ and was flipping against the 10♥10♦ of Kamran. The board ran out 9♥7♥6♠4♣7♦ and Kamran's pocket pair held on to double up through Taylor.

Tags: Assad KamranDavid CowlingEsther TaylorTony Gregg

Becker Gets Back-Raised

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Johannes Becker
Johannes Becker

Johannes Becker raised to 1,200 from early position and Tom Rafferty called from the next seat over. The action then folded to the player in the big blind, who made it 5,500 to go.

Becker called before Rafferty decided to up the ante to 17,000 chips by back-raise four-betting. The big blind let his hand go and so did Becker, asking; "I show, you show?" before both players' holdings eventually reached the muck face down.

"That's what you can do when you have chips," Florencio Bunal chimed in from another seat at the table.

Tags: Johannes BeckerTom Rafferty

Updated Counts in Gold Section

Connor Richards
Connor Richards
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Jim McManus, author of classic poker books like Positively Fifth Street and Cowboys Full: The Story of Poker, has informed PokerNews that he is second in chips at his half of the table.

More Counts in Red

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Big Bet On The River For Lehner

Maxime Taldir
Maxime Taldir
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Benjamin Gilbert in middle position and Stefan Lehner on the button found themselves in what appeared to be a three-bet pot.

The dealer revealed 4♣5♦K♠ on the flop, where Lehner bet 2,900. Gilbert check-called. Then both players agreed to check on the turn 4♥.

On the river came the Q♠. And when Gilbert checked again, Lehner fired out a bet of 18,500. Gilbert took a second to think about this move but folded quite easily.

Levi Flush With Chips

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

David Levi was already all in for a bit over 12,000 on the river and being pushed a big pot on a completed board of 7♠2♣5♠8♣6♠.

Levi had the A♠K♠ in front of him for the ace-high flush while his opponent held 7x7x for a set — scoring Levi the double up.

Winter Gets Value-Owned

Connor Richards
Connor Richards
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Sean Winter
Sean Winter

In a heads-up pot on a board of 8♠4♠4♦ with around 30,000 already in the middle, Zak Lawson checked from the small blind and Sean Winter bet 6,000 on the button. Lawson called.

Lawson checked on the 3♥ turn and Winter checked back. Lawson checked once more on the A♥ river and Winter took some time before betting 15,500. Lawson quickly called.

Winter quickly showed AxJx before mucking as his opponent showed A♠Q♠ to have the high roller outkicked.

Tags: Sean WinterZak Lawson

Hasan's Continuation on the Flop Takes It

Tyler Foran
Tyler Foran
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Ercan Hasan raised to 1,200 in middle position and only Robert Borick made the call.

The dealer fanned a flop of A♠4♦2♣ and Borick quickly check-folded to the continuation bet from Hasan.

Tags: Ercan HasanRobert Borick

Bellande Does One Dirty

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

From the sounds of the table talk, Jean-Robert Bellande and Clayton Hardt got all of the chips in the middle on the turn with Bellande being the player at risk for 13,200. The board read J♠9♣6♦K♠ and there was already around 35,000 in the middle prior to the turn.

Jean-Robert Bellande: 8♥7♦
Clayton Hardt: K♥J♠

Hardt made two pair to hold a strong lead, but the 10♦ on the river gave Bellande a straight in order to double up back to a starting stack.

"Sometimes when you're a pro, you just get lucky," Bellande started yammering after the hand. "Daniel and Phil have been doing that to me for years. You played it well. When you're a pro, you'll do that to someone else."

Tags: Clayton HardtJean-Robert Bellande

Updates From the Silver Section

Frank Visser
Frank Visser
Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
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