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

Jul 08, 2023

'Rampage' Yau Eliminated from the Main Event

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Tyler Foran

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ethan 'Rampage' Yau's seat was seen empty and the table was happy to relay the hand:

Salah Nimer raised in early position and Yau defended the big blind.

When the flop came 7x3x2x, Yau check-called a bet from Nimer.

The 4x hit the turn and Yau put in a check-raise after Nimer bet, and Nimer called.

The 2x completed the board on the river and Yau led out for 45,000. Nimer moved all-in for the rest of Yau's stack and Yau sigh called it off. Nimer tabled 4x4x for a full house and Yau flashed 2x before mucking his other card.

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Jul 08, 2023

Geilich Goes for a Big Call

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ludovic Geilich was in the hijack and bet 5,500 into a pot of 15,500. The flop was already dealt out and read 9♥4♠2♠. Stanislav Angelov sat in the cutoff and made the call.

The 2♣ turn slowed down Geilich as he now checked to his opponent. Angelov took the opportunity to bet 12,000 chips and Geilich followed with a call.

The 3♦ river completed the board and saw Geilich go for another check. Angelov then fired in a big bet of 24,500 and Geilich thought it over for a while before tossing in a green T-25,000 chip for a call.

Angelov could only table K♥J♥ for king-high, and Geilich saw that he made a good call with K♣9♣ for a flopped top pair. He raked in the pot and went over the 200,000 mark.

Tags: Stanislav Angelov Ludovic Geilich

Jul 08, 2023

"Adam22" No Longer in the Mix

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Popular podcast host Adam "Adam22" Grandmaison had entered his second ever WSOP Main Event and tweeted he spun up the stack to 88,000 in the first level of play. He was moved into the Silver section of the Horseshoe Event Center from where he vanished just before the previous break.

According to players at the table, Grandmaison got it in with around 40,000 and ace-queen off suit but ran smack dab into the pocket kings of Julie Bae. The 6x4x4x flop kept Grandmaison in contention but another king on the turn gave Bae an unbeatable full house.

https://twitter.com/adam22/status/1677789840098873344

Tags: Adam Grandmaison Julie Bae

Jul 08, 2023

Hawkins Wreaks Havoc on the Joses, Seizes Chip Lead

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Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

When walking by Maurice Hawkins' table, he was raking in a huge pot and sitting on a stack of nearly 400,000. A spectator was kind enough to relay the action that had happened to PokerNews.

Apparently, someone at the table had raised to 2,400 and Jose Ortiz called from middle position. Maurice Hawkins was on the button and made a big three-bet to 15,300, which only Ortiz called.

The flop was then spread 5♠3♣2♦ and Ortiz checked to Hawkins, who made a continuation-bet of 16,000. Ortiz then raised to 40,000 and Hawkins called.

Ortiz fired another bet in on the 8♣ turn, this time of 50,000 chips. Again, Hawkins made the call and the pair saw the 5x river. Ortiz slowed down and checked to Hawkins, and the latter went all-in, covering his opponent.

Ortiz quickly made the call and was shown the AxAx by Hawkins. Ortiz also played an overpair, but the smallest one with 9x9x. Ortiz was eliminated and Hawkins shot up to a stack of almost 400,000.

Not much later, Jose Paz-Gutierrez's seat was also seen empty and Hawkins played an even bigger stack. He is now the far-and-away chip leader in Red with more than 500,000 chips.

Tags: Jose Ortiz Jose Paz-Gutierrez Maurice Hawkins

Jul 08, 2023

Rigby Strikes Again and Knocks Out Hellmuth

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Feature Table Horseshoe Main Room, Phil Hellmuth

Over on the main feature table, Robert Jones raised to 2,500 with the K♠K♥ and earned two calls as three players headed to the A♦10♥9♦ flop. It checked to the initial raiser and Jones bet-folded for 2,500 when Nicholas Rigby raised to 8,000 while Phil Hellmuth check-called out of the big blind.

That brought Rigby and Hellmuth to the 2♥ turn on which the latter checked. Rigby overbet 36,000 to create a pot of 64,400 and Hellmuth check-jammed for 94,500 to get called by Rigby.

Phil Hellmuth: 10♣9♣
Nicholas Rigby: A♠10♠

Hellmuth was in dire shape and the miracle escape never happened with the 5♦ river, sending Hellmuth to the rail in anti-climatic fashion. "Good game ... nice hand," Hellmuth said in the table chat and shook hands with Rigby before leaving the mothership.

Tags: Nicholas Rigby Phil Hellmuth Robert Jones

Jul 08, 2023

Cynn Sends One Out

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Tyler Foran

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

A player in early position raised to 2,500 and the action folded around to John Cynn in the big blind. He paused for about 20 seconds before deciding to three-bet to 7,500. The original raiser jammed for about 40,000 and Cynn snap-called.

Early position: 10♣10♥
John Cynn: A♣K♦

It was a classic race until the flop came K♥Q♠4♦, pairing Cynn's king to take the lead. The Q♦ hit the turn and the 9♥ landed on the river, not improving Cynn's opponent as he hit the rail.

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Jul 08, 2023

Brown Has Bullets

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Senthuran Vijayaratnam raised under the gun to 3,000, Weston Pring in early position called and Camille Brown in the hijack squeezed to 9,300. Orson Young on the button four-bet to 20,000 forcing both Vijayaratnam and Pring to fold. Brown moved all in for 26,600 and Young called.

Camille Brown: A♦A♠
Orson Young: A♥K♥

The board ran 8♦9♣J♥K♣J♠ ensuring Brown the full double up virtue of her aces.

Tags: Camille Brown Orson Young Senthuran Vijayaratnam Weston Pring

Jul 08, 2023

Wilson Fires on the River

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Andy Wilson was on the big blind when the player in the cutoff raised to 2,000. Wilson made the call. The flop came out Q♣3♦6♦ and the cutoff placed a bet of 3,400 and Wilson called.

Both players checked the turn 8♦ and the board was starting to glitter.

The river 2♠ is where Wilson made his move and bet 5,000. The cutoff took a minute to decide and appeared as though he was going to raise but then threw in the red chip. Wilson showed Q♠J♥ for top pair and the cutoff mucked.

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Jul 08, 2023

Dwan Uses the "Dirty Diaper" to Crack Aces

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Tom Dwan was in early position and facing a bet of 8,000 on a flop of 3♥8♦5♠. He called and the turn came the 3♠.

Dwan again checked and his opponent, to Dwan's direct left, fired out another 20,000. Dwan looked over at him and paused for a moment before splashing in a raise.

His opponent quickly called all in for his last 60,000 and turned over A♣A♥. Dwan had 3♣2♣ for trips and the all-in player leapt from his seat to await his fate.

The river came the J♠ and Dwan won the pot and earned the knockout to climb up near 200,000.

Tags: Tom Dwan

Jul 08, 2023

Sanechika Finds the Perfect Flop

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Nana Sanechika raised in early position to 2,500, finding three callers; the cutoff, small blind and big blind.

The action checked over to the cutoff who bet out 2,500 on a board of A♣4♥10♠. Both the blinds called while Sanechika check-raised to 8,000. The cutoff flat called and the small blind three-bet to 22,000. The big blind got out of the way, Sanechika called the raise and the cutoff folded.

Heads up to a turn of the 3♦. The small blind shoved all in for the remainder of their stack and Sanechika snap-called.

Small Blind: 4♦4♣
Nana Sanechika: 10♦10♥

The river fell the 2♥ and Sanechika claimed this massive pot virtue of a set-over-set cooler.

Tags: Nana Sanechika