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

07-08-2023 19:47 UTC-8

Cohen Sends Nielsen to The Rail

Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

On a flop of 8♦3♣4♣, Jon Cohen had already made a bet on the button and was check-raised to 13,500 by Martin Nielsen, who was in middle position. Cohen called.

The 7♠ fell on the turn and Nielsen shoved for his remaining chips. Cohen quickly called and hands were revealed.

Martin Nielsen: K♠K♦
Jon Cohen: 4♠4♦

Nielsen had run into a set and would need to bink a two-outer to survive. It wasn't meant to be, however, as the 3♠ completed the board and Cohen collected the rest of Nielsen's chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Cohen	250,000 250,000	250,000

Martin Nielsen (FO)	Busted

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07-08-2023 19:48 UTC-8

A Couple of Chips From Paris All of Paris Headed to Horseshoe

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Roxanne Johnson

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeffrey Griffiths	230,000 186,600	186,600
Mark Lambert	122,000 43,400	43,400
Kristen Deardorff	49,000 19,000	19,000

07-08-2023 19:50 UTC-8

Double Knockout for Kirschner

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

John Holley moved all-in from the cutoff and the small blind also called all-in. Brian Kirschner in the big blind glanced at his cards and then snap-called.

Small blind: 2♣2♥
John Holley: Q♠J♥
Brian Kirschner: A♠A♦

"I can't win,"Holley said before the K♠6♠3♣ flop but picked up a ton of equity on the 10♥ turn.However, the 3♠ river bricked and Kirschner scored two knockouts.

"I am not playing many hands but that one, I will," Kirschner joked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Kirschner	200,000 115,200	115,200
John Holley	Busted

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07-08-2023 19:52 UTC-8

Madanzhiev Jams Into Kassouf

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Picking up the action on the Q♦8♦6♣ flop, the action checked to William Kassouf in the cutoff and he bet 6,500. The big blind folded but Stoyan Madanzhiev called in the hijack. Both checked the 9♦ turn and Madanzhiev then jammed the 9♠ river for more than the pot.

Kassouf went into the tank and eventually folded after plenty of table chat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stoyan Madanzhiev	125,000 33,000	33,000

William Kassouf	52,000 10,200	10,200

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07-08-2023 19:55 UTC-8

Lenaghan Spikes the River and Gets Paid

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David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of K♣2♦K♦, a player in early position bet 2,000 and Ryan Lenaghan called from the small blind.

Both players checked the Q♦ turn and the 10♠ fell on the river. Lenaghan then fired out 10,000.

His opponent quickly called and Lenaghan, who has cashed in three prior Main Events including a run to 16th place in 2011, showed A♣J♦ for the rivered straight to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Lenaghan	100,000 2,000	2,000

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07-08-2023 19:58 UTC-8

Updated Counts in Horseshoe

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Leiva	570,000 251,300	251,300

Yngve Steen	475,000 370,800	370,800
James Obst	350,000 170,000	170,000

Randy Ohel	330,000 242,800	242,800

Matthew Wantman	230,000 120,300	120,300

Patrick Tardif	230,000

Viliyan Petleshkov	200,000 119,700	119,700
Ebony Kenney	190,000 102,000	102,000
Erwann Pecheux	150,000 104,100	104,100
Jamie Flynn	150,000 137,130	137,130
Arthur Morris	140,000 15,000	15,000
Marc Inizan	135,000 94,300	94,300
Nana Sanechika	125,000 45,000	45,000

Antonin Teisseire	120,000 37,800	37,800

Daniel Onat	90,000 35,000	35,000
Badih Bounahra	80,000 80,000	80,000
Andreas Frohli	50,000 46,000	46,000
Melanie Moser	Busted

07-08-2023 20:00 UTC-8

Kassouf Gets a Double

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Picking up the action partway through the hand, Will Kassouf in the small blind was involved in a hand with a player in middle position. With the board reading 5♦K♣3♦ action checked to the middle position player, who led out for 2,500. Kassouf responded with a raise to 9,000, leaving himself one T-25,000 chip behind. That got the big blind to fold but the middle position player called to see a turn.

The turn came J♠, prompting Kassouf to launch into a lengthy monologue as he pondered what to do. "I can beat a flush draw" he announced while at the same time suggesting a more passive course of action by listing the potential merits of having a single chip left. "One chip, a chip and a chair. It's a good chip to have though." Eventually, a player not involved in the hand called for the clock but as the floor approached, Kassouf committed his final chip to the pot. The middle position player instantly called to put Kassouf at risk.

Will Kassouf: 5♣5♥
Middle Position Player: K♦J♥

The turn had been a brutal one for the middle position player and left him needing to fill up to score the knockout. It was not to be, however, as the river bricked out to hand Kassouf a full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Kassouf	75,000

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07-08-2023 20:03 UTC-8

Liebert Building a Big Stack

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The player in the cutoff raised to 3,000 and was called by Kathy Liebert in the big blind.

Liebert check-called a 4,000 bet from her opponent on the 4♦6♠6♦ flop and then both players checked on the 10♦ turn.

Liebert led out for 8,000 on the 9♦ river and her opponent quickly folded.

The bracelet winner has been on a bit of a tear in the past level, as she has built her stack to around 280,000 — up significantly from earlier in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kathy Liebert	280,000 110,000	110,000

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07-08-2023 20:04 UTC-8

Aqmelli Sends Opponent To The Exit

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Andrew Knowles

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The action was picked up in a pot of roughly 60,000 on a board showing 9♣6♥5♣J♦. Domyo Aqmelli checked from under the gun to the player on the button who moved all in for 61,000. Aqmelli quickly called with a bigger stack and the cards were shown.

Button: J♣10♣
Domyo Aqmelli: Q♠Q♥

Aqmelli was in the lead, but would need to dodge the flush draw and live cards for his opponent. The river fell the 2♠ and Aqmelli's queens held up to send his opponent to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Domyo Aqmelli	390,000

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07-08-2023 20:05 UTC-8

Kornuth Plays His Favorite Hand

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

A player just arrived on the table and opened from middle position. Ronald Cleaver and Chance Kornuth called from the blinds and the three of them saw a flop of 5♦2♠6♣ with 12,000 chips in the middle.

Cleaver checked but Kornuth decided to lead out for 3,000 chips. The player in middle position called and Cleaver got out of the way. The 5♣ fell on the turn and both players checked.

The Q♥ then completed the board and Kornuth took another stab at it, betting 4,500 this time. A quick call followed from his opponent and Kornuth tabled 9♦5♠ for turned trips.

"Just trips huh?" the fresh player quipped. "Not a very warm welcome."

"It's one of my favorite hands!" Kornuth defended himself.