The board of Q♦10♠3♦7♠2♦ was already dealt with a pot containing around 300,000. Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi checked to Michael Jozoff who shoved for 298,000, putting Ohulchanskyi into a tough decision.
After a few minutes of thinking, Ohulchanskyi eventually called with J♣J♦. Jozoff reluctantly showed A♣K♦ for ace-high and made his way to the exit while Ohulchanskyi grabbed the big pot.
The live stream action head over to the left side feature and showed a completed board of K♠K♦4♣Q♣9♥.
Clement Richez with the 4♠4♦ bet 200,000 out of the big blind. Felipe Ketzer then raised to 512,000 with the K♥Q♠ for a superior full house, leaving himself 129,000 behind.
That sent Richez deep into the tank and he got away from it for Ketzer to jump above a million in chips.
Alex Foxen was in the small blind and had gotten involved in a battle against big blind James Kizer. The board read 8♠4♥9♣7♠ and both players checked.
The 2♥ river then fell and Foxen bet 90,000 into a pot of around 150,000. Kizer quickly made the call and Foxen could only show ace-high with A♣10♣. Kizer, on the other hand, had a pair with K♠7♥ and took down the pot.
Three players created a pot of 60,000 before the K♦Q♥J♦ flop hit the board, and all three checked around.
When the 4♥ landed on the turn, Vierling fired a bet of 75,000. NIck Petrangelo was next to act and made the call, while the cutoff got out of the way.
When the K♠ hit the river, Vierling slowed down with a check. Petrangelo cut out a stack of green and announced a bet of 200,000. Vierling's cards flung into the muck instantly as she said with a chuckle, "Too many outs."
The payout line is increasing by the minute as the field has already lost over 100 players since the bubble burst.
Jamie Gold, the winner of the previous biggest Main Event in 2006, was at risk of joining them when he jammed all in for 159,000 after Marton Czuczor opened his button. Czuczor snap called and the cards were tabled.
Jamie Gold: K♠J♣
Marton Czuczor: J♠J♦
"I didn't think he had much, that's why I jammed king-jack," Gold said in his own defense.
The flop remained good for Czuczor with 3♣8♠8♥, but Gold struck gold when the K♣ hit on the turn. No jack arrived on the 10♣ river and Gold doubled up to still be in contention to become the first two-time main event champion in the 21st century.
Joshua Faris raised to 16,000 on the button and Chris Moneymaker three-bet to 50,000 out of the small blind. The four-bet shove for 252,000 by Faris followed and Moneymaker called.
Joshua Faris: K♣Q♣
Chris Moneymaker: A♥Q♥
The board ran out J♠7♠2♣9♦8♠ and Faris headed to the payout desk.
Steven Wang folded his big blind on the stone bubble leaving himself just a single 1,000 yellow chip behind. After the dust had settled from hand-for-hand play, Wang squeezed into the money with an eighth of a big blind.
Once the bubble had burst, Wang was forced all in from the small blind.
Ariel Celestino raised from the button to 16,000 and the big blind called. The flop of J♣10♦5♠ checked through to the 7♦ on the turn. The big blind checked and then folded to a bet of 18,000 from Celestino sending the hand to a showdown. Wang peeled his cards one at a time as this was the first time he'd seen them.
Steven Wang: A♠2♠
Ariel Celestino: 8♠8♦
The river came the 3♣ eliminating Wang. To his delight, he exited to the payout cage instead of a cashless rail.
There were three all-ins during the last hand of hand-for-hand play:
Hand #1:
The action folded to Jeppe Bisgaard in the hijack, who opened for 17,000, and Quan Zhou three-bet to 53,000 next to act. Jonathan McCann shoved all in for just over 600,000 in the small blind, and action was back on Bisgaard, who went deep in the tank. After nearly a minute, Bisgaard called for his last 250,000, and Zhou got out of the way.
The tournament staff and camera crews surrounded the table as they awaited the showdown. Once Jack Effel was in place, the cards were on their backs.
Jeppe Bisgaard: K♠K♦
Jonathan McCann: A♣A♠
It was the ultimate cooler for Bisgaard to run into the only hand better than his. The board ran out 7♦6♥3♥J♠J♥, and the aces for McCann held up to send Bisgaard out.
Jeppe Bisgaard Bubbles 2023 WSOP Main Event
Hand #2:
At Table #424, everybody crowded around Yueqi Wang when she was already at risk for around 200,000 chips on the river against Mikiya Kudo.
According to the Japanese player, he opened from under the gun to 17,000 and was called by the cutoff and by Yueqi Wang in the big blind.
On the 6♠A♠9♦ flop, Kudo continued for 25,000. The cutoff folded, and Wang check-called.
The K♥ came on the river, and Kudo fired a second barrel of 55,000, and Wang called.
The river was the 6♣. Wang took the lead and fired out a bet of 100,000. Then Kudo raised to 300,000, more than Wang's stack. She called.
When she had to reveal her cards, Wang explained that she flipped a coin and that it landed on the "call" side. "I know I'm eliminated, but I call," she said.
Yueqi Wang: A♦8♦
Mikiya Kudo: 6♥6♦
Wang had a top pair but ran into quads. Just as she predicted, she was eliminated.
Yueqi Wang Bubbles 2023 WSOP Main Event
Hand #3:
Meanwhile, at Table 437, Peter Nigh was all in from the small blind for his last 148,000 and called by Eric Fields, who covered him, putting Fields at risk.
Peter Nigh: A♦K♦
Eric Fields: Q♦Q♥
The flop came J♦6♥9♦, giving Fields plenty of outs in the form of two overcards and the nut-flush draw. Those outs failed to materialize on the 5♠ turn and 6♠ river, and Fields was sent to the rail on the stone bubble along with two other players.
As there were three eliminations simultaneously, Effel announced they would split $30,000 in prize money and flip for the stone-bubble $10,000 seat into next year's Main Event.
Peter Nigh Bubbles WSOP Main Event
The Flip
They were guided to an empty table for the 2024 WSOP Main Event seat flip. All three players took their seats and got their cards dealt.
Yueqi Wang: 7♦3♠
Peter Nigh: Q♦4♥
Jeppe Bisgaard: 9♠2♥
The flop came 10♥3♥K♦ for Wang to hit a pair of treys.
The turn was the Q♣ for Nigh to take the lead with the pair of queens but the river completed the board with the J♠ for Bisgaard to hit the straight to claim his spot for next year.
Jeppe Bisgaard Wins Seat to 2024 WSOP via Flip
The remaining 1,505 are now in the money and guaranteed a minimum cash of $15,000.
On a completed board of J♠4♥3♦6♠A♣ with around 220,000 chips in the pot, Diego Emperador checked from the big blind to his opponent Daniel Vampan in the hijack. Vampan then bet 600,000, enough to cover Emperador's stack of 325,000.
Emperador entered the tank for several minutes. Eventually, the floor came over because it was the last table still playing, and Emperador asked for some clarification about bubble rules. A few more minutes then went by before Vampan called the clock, giving Emperador only 30 seconds to make a crucial decision.
When the countdown reached five seconds left, Emperador slammed in the calling chips and players were told to keep their cards face down to give ample time for media to arrive.
When everyone had gathered, Vampan showed his bluff with 7♠3♠ for a measly pair of threes, and Emperador elicited some gasps from the crowd when he tabled his K♣J♦ for just a bluff-catcher with a pair of jacks. He doubled up on the stone bubble and play continued onward.
Yehuda Dayan opened to 20,000 from the cutoff and action folded around to Seth Greenleaf, who was automatically all in and at risk from the big blind for his last 14,000 chips.
Seth Greenleaf: 10♠3♠
Yehuda Dayan: A♣5♠
Greenleaf was in dire straits when Dayan flopped top pair on the A♦Q♥8♦ flop. The J♠ turn gave Greenleaf outs in the form of a gutshot straight draw, but the 6♥ river was a brick and Greenleaf was eliminated from the main event just two spots away from making the money.
