Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 5 | 2023 World Series of Poker

Jul 11, 2023

Zanot Runs Into Richez's Kings

David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Thomas Zanot won a $6,000,000 jackpot playing Pai Gow earlier this year. But the poker pro won't be adding the $12,100,000 Main Event top prize after a preflop all in confrontation against Clement Richez.

Zanot three-bet to 180,000 from middle position before Richez made it 525,000. Zanot then shoved all in for around 1,600,000 and Richez snap-called.

Thomas Zanot: A♠9♠
Clement Richez: K♦K♠

Richez asked the dealer to hold up dealing the flop as he whipped out his phone and began taking pictures of the action as the board finally came 4♠7♣K♥, giving him top set.

"That's a good start," Zanot said, resigned to his fate as 6♦ turn left him drawing dead heading to the 9♣ river as Richez scooped the massive pot.

Shortly after, Harsheel Kothari eliminated Maryjo Zogman on the same table.

Tags: Clement Richez Thomas Zanot

Jul 11, 2023

Small Batch of Notable Counts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Jul 11, 2023

Ace-High is Good Enough for Jayne

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Adam Lamers

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Rafael Moraes opened to 60,000 in the hijack and Jordan Jayne defended from the big blind. The flop came K♦Q♦3♠ and Jayne check-called a bet of 50,000 from Moraes.

The turn was the 5♠ and Jayne checked again. Moraes sized up a bet of 165,000 on the turn and Jayne still called. The Q♥ paired the board on the river and both players tapped the table. Jayne tabled A♦2♦ for just ace-high and Moraes couldn't beat it.

Tags: Rafael Moraes Jordan Jayne

Jul 11, 2023

Mzareulov Doubles Through Zhou

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

All-in for fewer than 20 blinds, David Mzareulov needed help with the J♦J♣ as Quan Zhou looked him up holding the K♠K♥.

The inferior pair got there on the Q♦J♠8♦2♠Q♥ runout and Mzareulov doubled.

Tags: David Mzareulov Quan Zhou

Jul 11, 2023

Duek Check-Raises Flop

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Calum Grant

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Diego Daquilio opened to 65,000 from the button and was called by Viorel Tonef and Michael Duek from the blinds.

Action checked to Daquilio on the on the K♦Q♣2♣ flop. He bet 110,000 which Tonef called. Duek made it 400,000 and both of his opponents folded.

Tags: Albert Calderon Harsheel Kothari Michael Duek

Jul 11, 2023

Obregon Gets Paid in Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

A massive pile of chips amounting to more than 1,000,000 was already in the middle as Bryan Obregon and Aditya Systla went heads-up to the river on a board of A♠9♥Q♥2♣6♠.

Obregon, in middle position, then bet another 975,000 as Systla went into the tank. He eventually put in the chips to call and Obregon turned over 2♠2♦ for a set.

Systla calmly said "nice hand" and took a sip from his coffee cup as he watched the pot head over to Obregon.

Tags: Aditya Systla Bryan Obregon

Jul 11, 2023

Big Stacks Battle for Small Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Charlie Chiu and Gabi Livshitz were heads up to turn on 5♦A♠10♠J♠ in a pot of around 275,000. Both players checked it and the 6♣ river was dealt.

Chiu now bet out 290,000, a slight overbet. Livshitz went into the tank for a few minutes but eventually folded his "sh*tty bluff-catcher."

"Show, it's good for the game!" Livshitz requested. However, Chiu denied and play continued.

Tags: Charlie Chiu Gabi Livshitz

Jul 11, 2023

The Ides of Marchington

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

With the board reading Q♦10♠8♣7♣K♠ and about 500,000 in the pot Charles Johnson bet 125,000 from the big blind and Nick Marchington raised it to 500,000 from early position. Charles Johnson considered his options for about a minute before flicking in the call.

Marchington immediately mucked his hand and Johnson tabled K♥3♥ top pair, weak kicker to take the pot down and put a major dent in Marchington's stack.

Tags: Charles Johnson Nick Marchington

Jul 11, 2023

Boat Over Boat Sends Garza Sailing

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Tyler Foran

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

After losing a massive pot to Andrew Hulme, Hermilo Garza was in the action once again.

Benjamin Grise had bet 450,000 into the pot of about 800,000 on the completed board of J♥9♠8♠8♣K♠, and Hermilo Garza shoved for his last 760,000.

Grise snap-called to see Garza's J♣J♠ for jacks full of eights, but it was no good as Grise tabled K♦K♣, eliminating Garza with a bigger full house.

Tags: Andrew Hulme Benjamin Grise Hermilo Garza

Jul 11, 2023

Rigby Flips Mariotti to the Rail

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Nicholas Rigby opened to 80,000 from under the gun only to see Camden Mariotti three-bet to 225,000 in middle position. Action folded back around to Rigby who four-bet enough to force Mariotti all in with the latter calling off for his remaining 755,000.

Camden Mariotti: J♠J♣
Nicholas Rigby: A♥K♠

Mariotti would need to win a flip to survive but that seemed an unlikely outcome after the flop came A♣7♠6♥. The 9♠ turn left Mariotti needing to find a jack on the river to survive but he was unable to do so with the 3♥ completing the board instead.

Tags: Camden Mariotti Nicholas Rigby