Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 1d | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-06-2023 12:38 UTC-7

Hobbs Takes it Down With Queen-Jack

Roxanne Johnson

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Nicholas Hobbs raised in the cutoff for 500 and the big blind defended. The flop came down with a lovely monotone board of K♥7♥3♥. Hobbs placed a continuation bet of 1,500 and the big blind made the call.

Both players checked the turn J♦ and the river 8♣. Hobbs turned over J♠Q♥ and, although he missed his flush, he was still good with second pair. The big blind mucked, while stating, "Good hand."

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Hobbs	63,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Nicholas Hobbs

07-06-2023 12:41 UTC-7

Sams Bets the River to Take it Down

Alek Gillies

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was caught after the flop of 5♥J♥A♠ and the small blind led out for 4,100. Cory Sams made the call from under the gun.

The turn peeled off the 3♦ and the small blind fired for 6,500. Sams again made the call.

When the 10♠ came on the river, the small blind was quick to check to Sams. He bet for 6,500 and his opponent contemplated what to do. They folded and revealed A♣Xx as Sams scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cory Sams	70,900 10,900	10,900

Tags: Cory Sams

07-06-2023 12:42 UTC-7

More Faces in Paris Purple & Black

Tyler Foran

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Evert Rosseel	60,000
DJ MacKinnon	60,000
Paul Brar	60,000
Conrad Simpson	60,000
Phil Ivey	60,000

Deven Lane	60,000
Cuong Lieu	60,000
Camille Brown	60,000
Colten Yamagishi	60,000
Ryan Smith (SK)	60,000

07-06-2023 12:45 UTC-7

More Notables in Horshoe Red

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Oliver Biles	60,000 60,000	60,000
Sacha Rymland	60,000 60,000	60,000
Erick Lindgren	60,000

Giovanni Zanette	60,000
Rene Lazaro	60,000
George Holmes	60,000 60,000	60,000
Yannick Cardot	60,000 60,000	60,000
Marton Czuczor	60,000 60,000	60,000
Paul Guichard	60,000 60,000	60,000
Viliyan Petleshkov	60,000 60,000	60,000
Hakim Zoufri	60,000 60,000	60,000
Abdullah Alshanti	60,000 60,000	60,000

07-06-2023 12:45 UTC-7

Butler Catches Toma

Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Tsugunari Toma opened to 500 from the hijack and was three-bet to 1,400 by Andrew Butler on the button. Action folded back to Toma and he four-bet to 5,100. Butler called.

Both players checked on the 8♠7♣2♥ flop and then Toma fired 12,200 into the middle on the J♥ turn. Butler called.

The 8♦ completed the board and Toma bet 14,400. Butler thought for a while and decided to look Toma up with a call. Toma tabled A♥Q♥ for a whiffed flushed draw and Butler turned over 7♥6♥ for eights and sevens, which was enough to drag the large pot early in Day 1d.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Butler	98,000 98,000	98,000
Tsugunari Toma	35,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Andrew Butler Tsugunari Toma

07-06-2023 12:46 UTC-7

Minnie Mouse Choi Bets Big

Ryan Gray

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Jason Alvarez checked from the big blind to Susan Choi on a board of 10♦7♦7♣2♥, and Choi fired for 1,200.

When Alvarez checked again on a K♦ river, Choi, wearing a Minnie Mouse hat to represent her home near Disneyland in Orange County, California, calmly threw two red 5,000 chips in the middle.

"Wow, that's a lot," said Alvarez, folding. "Nice hand."

Player	Chips	Progress
Susan Choi	67,500
Jason Alvarez	52,500

Tags: Jason Alvarez Susan Choi

07-06-2023 12:49 UTC-7

Benohod Cruising Early

David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Anas Benohod and an opponent went heads-up to the turn on a board of 9♥4♠5♣K♠ and around 6,000 already in the middle. Benohod, in the cutoff, bet 2,000 and his opponent called in middle position.

The river came the Q♣ and the middle-position player checked over to Benohod, who fired out another 4,000. His opponent called and Benohod turned over K♥9♦ for two pair to win the pot and climb near 100,000 on the first level of Day 1D.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anas Benohod	97,000

Tags: Anas Benohod

07-06-2023 12:50 UTC-7

Bargain Shopping For Hawkins

Liam Gannon

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a brewing pot between four players including Maurice Hawkins in the big blind and Forrest Raleigh in first position.

Action checked to Hawkins who bet 2,800 on a board reading 10♥7♠9♦Q♥ and only Raleigh called.

On the river 7♣, Hawkins bet 3,000 and Raleigh wasted little time in letting his hand go.

"Bargain shopper," Hawkins said after the hand "Bargain shopper getting a little bit of value!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Maurice Hawkins	64,300 4,300	4,300

Forrest Raleigh	61,200 61,200	61,200

Tags: Forrest Raleigh Maurice Hawkins

07-06-2023 12:52 UTC-7

Early Pot For Okamoto

Maxime Taldir

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The 2023 WSOP Ladies Championship Event runner-up Shiina Okamoto opened to 700 from middle position. A new player seated on her left was the only one to call.

The dealer fanned a flop of 9♦5♣Q♦. Okamoto checked and let her opponent bet 500. She called and the 10♠ came on the turn.

There was no more action on this street as both players checked. However, on the river 4♠, Okamoto bet 2,300. Her neighbor waited a few seconds and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shiina Okamoto	60,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Shiina Okamoto

07-06-2023 12:53 UTC-7

Fernandez Takes From Fish

Andrew Knowles

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

In a heads-up pot with 3,700 in the middle on a flop showing A♣Q♣10♠, Ramon Fernandez bet out 1,100 from the big blind and Darryll Fish came along on the button.

The K♣ hit the turn and both players checked their options to the Q♥ river. Fernandez announced a bet of 3,500 and Fish quickly slid his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ramon Fernandez	65,000
Darryll Fish	53,000

Tags: Darryll Fish Ramon Fernandez