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.
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.
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.
One of the most heartwarming storylines of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) emerged yesterday as the father-daughter duo of Amanda Botfeld and David Botfeld made the money of the $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship.
Amanda Botfeld, a poker writer and author of 2020's A Girl's Guide to Poker, announced on Twitter that she and her dad had made it to the money in poker's most prestigious event. The tweet included a photo of the two locked in a loving embrace, no doubt happy to have secured a payday of at least $15,000.
https://twitter.com/amandabotfeld/status/1678506507514654721
David Botfeld was eliminated later on Day 4, while Amanda Botfeld is still alive on Day 5.
Picking up the action partway through the hand, Richard Seymour on the button had Xuming Qi in the big blind all in and at risk.
Xuming Qi: 8♠8♣
Richard Seymour: A♠5♦
Qi, though at risk, was ahead. Unfortunately for him, the flop came 4♠7♠A♥ to give Seymour top pair and leave Qi on the brink. Nothing changed on either the 10♦ turn or 6♥ river to send Qi to the rail while keeping the three time super bowl champion chipping up.
Jeff Gross raised to 60,000 in the cutoff and was called by Dean Lyall in the big blind. On a K♠4♠2♦ flop, Lyall opted to check-call for 65,000 and both then checked down the A♠ turn as well as the 9♥ river.
Lyall exposed his 7♥4♥ for a pair of fours and Gross glanced up from his massage to check the cards on the other side of the table before mucking his own.
Jason Liu opened to 65,000 from the hijack and faced a three-bet to 180,000 from cutoff Zachary Hall. The action folded back to Liu and he opted to call.
The pair then checked through the flop of K♠10♠6♣ before Liu check-called a 175,000 bet on the 8♥ turn.
The river saw the A♦ complete the board and Liu now faced a bet of 290,000 after he had checked again. This time, he elected to fold his hand and Hall won the pot.
On the Q♥4♥2♦ flop, Curtis Muller checked to Matas Dilpsas who fired a bet of 110,000 into the pot of about 375,000. Muller called.
The Q♠ paired the board on the turn, and Muller took the lead, betting 150,000. Muller thought about it for about a minute and made the call.
When the A♣ fell on the river, Muller checked to Dilpsas who sat there in silence for about 15 seconds before asking the dealer to spread the pot. Eventually, he jammed for 460,000 and Muller's cards hit the muck.
John Racener opened to 60,000 from late position before Tony Dunst three-bet to 230,000 out of the small blind. Action folded back around to Racener who came over the top for 645,000. Dunst just called to send the two players to the flop with over 1,000,000 already in the middle.
Dunst checked following the 4♠J♣6♥ flop and then called a continuation of 390,000 from Racener.
The 2♦ turn saw Dunst check for a second time at which point Racener decided to bet enough to force his opponent all in. Dunst wasted little time in making the call for his tournament life.
Tony Dunst: A♥A♣
John Racener: K♠K♥
Dunst had picked up pocket rockets at the perfect time to set himself up well for a massive double up. The river brought no miracle for Racener, instead bricking out with the 2♣ to send one of the biggest pots of the day to Dunst.
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