Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 4 | 2023 World Series of Poker

Jul 10, 2023

Cartwright Can Feel the Payne

Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Joshua Payne opened to 40,000 with the A♥A♣, picking up a call by Kyle Cartwright in the big blind with the K♦9♥. On a K♥5♠2♦ flop, Cartwright opted to check-call for 35,000 and checked again the 10♥ on the turn.

Payne fired a second barrel for 105,000 and received a call by Cartwright, who then improved with the 9♠ river. Cartwright now checked and Payne bet for 325,000 as his opponent vaulted out of the chair.

Cartwright shook his head but called after a minute for Payne to announce aces, as Cartwright shook his head.

"Is that no good?" Payne inquired and was then instantly shown the bad news.

Tags: Kyle Cartwright Joshua Payne

Jul 10, 2023

Obst Gives Up on the River

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Frank Visser

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Tanner Lefferts and James Obst had created a 115,000 pot preflop and they went heads up to a flop of 5♦J♣8♥.

Lefferts bet 40,000 chips on the 5♦J♣8♥ flop and Obst made the call. On the 8♦ turn, Lefferts upped the ante to 105,000 and Obst once again matched the bet.

The river then fell the 9♠ and Lefferts once again increased his sizing, this time to 230,000. It was enough to let Obst let his hand go, and Lefferts overtook Obst in chips before the table broke not much later.

Tags: James Obst Tanner Lefferts

Jul 10, 2023

Players Eliminated in 603rd - 665th Place ($30,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

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Jul 10, 2023

Koon Keeps Chipping Up

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Ollie Garland

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jason Koon raised from the button to 40,000, finding the player in the big blind, who defended.

The action was checked to Koon who bet out 30,000 on a board of 6♦7♥2♦. His opponent called.

The J♦ on the turn checked through to the Q♥ on the river. Action back on Koon, he bet out again for 100,000. His opponent relinquished their cards and Koon claimed this pot.

Tags: Jason Koon

Jul 10, 2023

Baskharon Leaves Tastanis on Fumes

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action was picked up with Marcel Baskharon all in and at risk preflop against Michail Tastanis, who had him slightly covered.

Marcel Baskharon: K♥K♣
Michail Tastanis: Q♥Q♦

The flop came 7♦K♠10♦ and an overjoyed Baskharon got up from his seat. The rest of the board ran out 5♠9♥ and Baskharon secured a massive double up while Tastanis was left with a very short stack.

Tastanis would be eliminated a few hands later.

Tags: Marcel Baskharon Michail Tastanis

Jul 10, 2023

Salazar Makes a Straight

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Tyler Foran

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Eric Salazar bet 70,000 on the A♥7♣3♣10♥ turn and Nicholas Howard made the call before Yuhuda Dayan folded.

The 10♥ hit the river, and Salazar check-called a bet of 140,000. Howard tabled A♠J♣ but it was no good as Salazar showed 6♦4♣ for a straight.

Tags: Eric Salazar Nicholas Howard

Jul 11, 2023

End of the Road for Watts Against Rigby

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Steven Watts was all-in out of the big blind with the K♦10♦ by the time the live stream action switched over from an interview with Nikita Luther in the Grand Ballroom. He was dominated by Nicholas Rigby on the button with the K♠J♠ and fell further behind on the J♥7♥4♣ flop.

It was allover on the 7♣ turn to make the 3♥ river a formality.

Tags: Nicholas Rigby Nikita Luther Steven Watts

Jul 11, 2023

Gimble Bluffs Vierling

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Maxime Taldir

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Kevin Gimble opened from the hijack and was called by Jessica Vierling on the button and Jason Koon in the big blind.

No further action occurred on the flop 8♠9♥4♣ as all three players checked. However, on the turn J♦, Gimble bet 65,000. Vierling made the call, but Koon folded.

Things got interesting on the river A♣ when Gimble added 60,000 more chips to the pot. On the other side of the table, Vierling raised to 200,000. Gimble seemed like he didn't understand Vierling's story, so to check if the story was true, he three-bet to 460,000.

The action went back to Vierling, and it was her turn to struggle. She hesitated between calling and folding for a long minute, but eventually chose to fold.

Fair player, Gimble showed K♥10♠ for a nice bluff.

Tags: Jason Koon Jessica Vierling Kevin Gimble

Jul 11, 2023

Rigby Bets Out Spunt on the Turn

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jordan Grant opened to 40,000 with the 10♠10♥ and newly-arrived Steven Spunt three-bet to 110,000 with A♠Q♦ in the hijack. Nicholas Rigby cold-called in the cutoff with the 3♠3♥ and Grant also called.

The K♠8♣2♠ flop was checked to Spunt, who bet 150,000 and earned a call from Rigby only. Spunt checked the 2♥ turn and Rigby took it down with a bet worth 400,000.