2023 World Series of Poker

Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$12,100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$93,399,900
Entries
10,043
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,250,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 4
Entries
1,518
Players Left
441

Gimble Bluffs Vierling

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 894 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 K10 for a nice bluff.

Player Chips Progress
Jessica Vierling de
Jessica Vierling
1,900,000
-650,000
-650,000
Kevin Gimble us
Kevin Gimble
1,300,000
620,000
620,000
Mikael Berrio fr
Mikael Berrio
1,300,000
400,000
400,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
640,000
-60,000
-60,000

Tags: Jason KoonJessica VierlingKevin Gimble

End of the Road for Watts Against Rigby

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

Steven Watts was all-in out of the big blind with the K10 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 KJ and fell further behind on the J74 flop.

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

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Rigby us
Nicholas Rigby
5,150,000
-300,000
-300,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
Gabi Livshitz il
Gabi Livshitz
3,085,000
755,000
755,000
Jordan Grant ca
Jordan Grant
890,000
-10,000
-10,000
Henry Li us
Henry Li
770,000
-110,000
-110,000
Johannes Lehner at
Johannes Lehner
565,000
20,000
20,000
StakeKings
Albert Calderon us
Albert Calderon
550,000
240,000
240,000
Demetrio Caminita it
Demetrio Caminita
345,000
-260,000
-260,000
Steven Watts gb
Steven Watts
Busted

Tags: Nicholas RigbyNikita LutherSteven Watts

Salazar Makes a Straight

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

Eric Salazar bet 70,000 on the A7310 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 AJ but it was no good as Salazar showed 64 for a straight.

Player Chips Progress
Yehuda Dayan il
Yehuda Dayan
2,200,000
200,000
200,000
Day 1A Chip Leader
Nicholas Howard us
Nicholas Howard
900,000
377,000
377,000
Eric Salazar us
Eric Salazar
750,000
160,000
160,000

Tags: Eric SalazarNicholas Howard

Baskharon Leaves Tastanis on Fumes

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: KK
Michail Tastanis: QQ

The flop came 7K10 and an overjoyed Baskharon got up from his seat. The rest of the board ran out 59 and Baskharon secured a massive double up while Tastanis was left with a very short stack.

Tastanis would be eliminated a few hands later.

Player Chips Progress
Marcel Baskharon de
Marcel Baskharon
2,500,000
1,591,000
1,591,000
Michail Tastanis gr
Michail Tastanis
Busted

Tags: Marcel BaskharonMichail Tastanis

Koon Keeps Chipping Up

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 672. 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.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
700,000
150,000
150,000

Tags: Jason Koon

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

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Paraskevas Tsokaridis gr
Paraskevas Tsokaridis
Busted
Niko Koop de
Niko Koop
Busted
Edward Konarske us
Edward Konarske
Busted
Stephen Chidwick gb
Stephen Chidwick
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Jason Krug us
Jason Krug
Busted
Dalton McMullen us
Dalton McMullen
Busted
Taylor McFarland us
Taylor McFarland
Busted
Chet Sickle us
Chet Sickle
Busted
Brandon Brown us
Brandon Brown
Busted
Tracey Nguyen us
Tracey Nguyen
Busted
Christopher Battenfield us
Christopher Battenfield
Busted
Benjamin Ozer il
Benjamin Ozer
Busted
Glenn LaFaye us
Glenn LaFaye
Busted
Thierry Quintin us
Thierry Quintin
Busted
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Douglas Gerda us
Douglas Gerda
Busted
Francis Cruz do
Francis Cruz
Busted
Kevin Henderson us
Kevin Henderson
Busted
David Guay ca
David Guay
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Matthew Hackney us
Matthew Hackney
Busted
Brent Ballentine us
Brent Ballentine
Busted
William Ysmael us
William Ysmael
Busted
Moritz Reiner de
Moritz Reiner
Busted
Daniel Chuprun us
Daniel Chuprun
Busted
Patrick Steele us
Patrick Steele
Busted

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Obst Gives Up on the River

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 5J8.

Lefferts bet 40,000 chips on the 5J8 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.

Player Chips Progress
Tanner Lefferts us
Tanner Lefferts
1,650,000
-190,000
-190,000
James Obst au
James Obst
1,400,000
-380,000
-380,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: James ObstTanner Lefferts

Cartwright Can Feel the Payne

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

Joshua Payne opened to 40,000 with the AA, picking up a call by Kyle Cartwright in the big blind with the K9. On a K52 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.

Player Chips Progress
Kyle Cartwright us
Kyle Cartwright
2,395,000
515,000
515,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Joshua Payne us
Joshua Payne
350,000
-505,000
-505,000
Day 6 Chip Leader

Tags: Kyle CartwrightJoshua Payne

Luther Chipping Up on Van Loo

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

Nikita Luther opened to 40,000 and Tim Van Loo made the call on the button.

The dealer showed a flop Q42 and Luther continued for 65,000, which Van Loo called. The same action happened on the 6 turn, this time for a bet worth 140,000.

The 3 landed on the river and Luther sent a third barrel for 350,000, putting Van Loo into a decision. After a few minutes, he ended up folding and Luther grabbed the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Nikita Luther in
Nikita Luther
3,750,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tim Van Loo de
Tim Van Loo
1,450,000
-260,000
-260,000

Tags: Nikita LutherTim Van Loo

Boukai Gets Paid From Neeme

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

The action was picked up in a pot of roughly 60,000 on a flop showing K65. Rami Boukai tossed out 30,000 from the small blind and Andrew Neeme made the call in the big blind.

On the 2 turn Boukai bet again, this time for 55,000. Neeme took a few seconds before making the call and the 6 hit the river.

Boukai pondered for a moment before cutting out a bet of 200,000 and Neeme went in the tank. After close to a minute, Neeme flicked in a chip for the call and was shown the bad news when Boukai tabled 83 for the rivered flush to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Rami Boukai us
Rami Boukai
1,100,000
175,000
175,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Andrew Neeme us
Andrew Neeme
725,000
385,000
385,000

Tags: Andrew NeemeRami Boukai