Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 2abc | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-07-2023 12:17 UTC-8

Severino Sends Kim Out

Gaelle Jaudon

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

It folded to Dong Kim in the small blind who shoved for a relaxing stack around 14,000 and Joseph Severino made the call for the following showdown:

Dong Kim: K♦Q♦
Joseph Severino: A♣Q♥

Kim's hand was dominated as the board ran out 10♦J♣3♠K♣J♦. Despite pairing his king on the turn, that same card gave Severino Broadway and Kim was busted from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Severino	99,000 5,500	5,500
Dong Kim	Busted

Tags: Dong Kim Joseph Severino

07-07-2023 12:16 UTC-8

Smith Maneuvering Short Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Anastacio Baeza opened to 1,600 from the button and Asa Smith defended his big blind.

Baeze then continuation-bet for 1,200 on 9♦7♣A♠ and Smith took a good look at his cards before check-calling.

The Q♥Q♣ runout then checked through and Smith tabled J♣7♥ for the winner with a pair of sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anastacio Baeza	96,000 57,400	57,400
Asa Smith	22,700 2,600	2,600

Tags: Anastacio Baeza Asa Smith

07-07-2023 12:15 UTC-8

Mateos Caught Speeding by Cameron

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The pot was heads-up with approximately 22,000 in the middle.

On a board reading K♦4♠6♥5♣10♠, Adrian Mateos in the big blind bet out for 65,000 which was more than enough to put his opponent Robert Cameron all in for his tournament life.

Cameron, who was under the gun, eventually made the call.

Adrian Mateos: 4♦3♦
Robert Cameron: A♦K♠

Cameron scooped this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cameron	95,000 59,400	59,400
Adrian Mateos	31,000 50,400	50,400

Tags: Adrian Mateos Robert Cameron

07-07-2023 12:11 UTC-8

Laak Off to a Hot Start

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

A player in middle position opened to 1,800 and Phil Laak called from the hijack. A player on the button three-bet to 6,600. The middle position player got out of the way and Laak moved all in, covering his opponent who had approximately 40,000 behind. The button thought about his decision for about a minute before making the call to put himself at risk.

Button: A♥K♣
Phil Laak: A♠A♣

Laak was in very good shape to secure the knockout on the Q♥5♣2♣ flop. The 3♠ turn gave his opponent some outs to chop but the 3♦ river was clean, allowing Laak to take down a sizable early pot while sending his opponent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Laak	202,500 56,400	56,400

Tags: Phil Laak

07-07-2023 12:10 UTC-8

Shegal Might Have Had a Jack

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Ryan Gray

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Vikenty Shegal raised to 1,700 from the cutoff and Ronnie Ballantyne called from the button.

Both checked a 4♥4♣K♣ flop, but then Shegal put in the delayed 1,600 continuation bet on a 6♥ turn.

When he bet again, 2,400 on the J♣ river, Ballantyne considered calling but elected to fold with a suspicious look on his face. "Did you have the jack?" he asked Shegal.

Shegal's only reply was a Cheshire Cat grin as he slipped his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vikenty Shegal	57,500
Ronnie Ballantyne	55,000

Tags: Ronnie Ballantyne Vikenty Shegal

07-07-2023 12:10 UTC-8

Brammer Still Thriving

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Christopher Brammer entered Day 2 second in chips across the first three starting flights and continues to thrive early on.

In the most recent hand, he was involved against Serhii Popovych, who checked the Q♦5♥4♦8♦10♣ river to the Brit. Brammer bet 6,500 into 9,000 and that won the pot without showdown as Popovych opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Brammer	400,000 13,900	13,900

Serhii Popovych	115,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Christopher Brammer Serhii Popovych

07-07-2023 12:08 UTC-8

Cornelsen Finds Value On the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The pot stood at approximately 42,000 with two players remaining in the hand as the full board read 6♠J♦8♦4♣K♣.

Asi Moshe in the big blind checked the action to John Cornelsen in early position. Cornelsen bet out for 25,000 sending Moshe into the tank before he eventually called.

"Set" announced Cornelsen as he tabled 6♣6♦ for a flopped set of sixes to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Cornelsen	158,000 64,300	64,300
Asi Moshe	78,000 53,300	53,300

Tags: Asi Moshe John Cornelsen

07-07-2023 12:05 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Horseshoe Event Center

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrei Boghean	225,000 208,500	208,500
Greg Raymer	220,000 18,600	18,600

Yuan Yu	210,000 52,800	52,800
Stuart Rutter	110,000 20,800	20,800
Kunal Patni	90,000 8,600	8,600
Leo Soma	88,000 18,600	18,600

Ryan Depaulo	88,000 21,800	21,800

Rafael Moraes	78,000 78,000	78,000

Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	65,000 2,400	2,400
Hwany Lee	65,000 65,000	65,000
Farah Galfond	65,000 1,200	1,200
Pavel Plesuv	65,000 9,400	9,400

Philippe Habib	Busted
Antonio Buonanno	Busted
Gavin Munroe	Busted

07-07-2023 12:05 UTC-8

Shylko Puts Pressure On Leonard

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Andrew Knowles

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Aliaksandr Shylko opened the action to 1,800 from middle position and Patrick Leonard made the call next to act. It folded around to the big blind who came along as well.

The flop fanned out A♥9♠6♥ and the big blind checked to Shylko who continued for 2,400, which only Leonard called.

On the J♦ turn Shylko kept up the aggression with a bet of 8,000 and Leonard took a few seconds before tossing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko	196,000 29,300	29,300
Patrick Leonard	45,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Patrick Leonard

07-07-2023 12:02 UTC-8

Lijo Busts Two in First Level of Day 2abc

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Pengfei Wang, Lander Lijo, and a late registrant in the big blind were three-way to the turn on a board of 4♣10♦7♥2♥. The big blind checked before Lijo bet 19,000 into the pot of around 20,500. Wang then called all-in for the same amount and the big blind also came along.

The river fell the 9♥ and the big blind led out for 25,000, leaving himself roughly the same amount behind. Lijo thought for a minute before putting the big blind all-in, and the big blind eventually made the call.

Lijo showed K♥Q♥ for a king-high flush, while the big blind played 8♥6♥ for a lower one. Wang, meanwhile, had the best hand up until the river, but his A♣10♥ for top pair was outdrawn.

Lijo raked in a big pot while the two other players' Main Event dreams were crushed and they left the tournament area.