Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Day 1a | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-03-2024 16:07 UTC-8

Pessoa Snaps Off Nunez

David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 5♦J♣K♦, David Nunez bet 2,200 from under the gun and Guilherme Pessoa called in the small blind.

The turn was the Q♣ and Nunez bet 5,000. Pessoa then raised to 13,500, Nunez moved all in for around 32,000, and Pessoa snap called.

Nunez showed K♣Q♠ for two pair, but Pessoa had A♥10♦ for the nut straight. Nunez needed to fill up on the river to stay alive but missed the J♥ as he headed for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Guilherme Pessoa	110,000 110,000	110,000
David Nunez	Busted

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07-03-2024 16:32 UTC-8

Tays Calls to Eliminate Nazarian

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Jeff McMillan

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

The flop read 4♠10♦4♦. From middle position, James Tays bet 4,300. Armond Nazarian was in early position and raised all in for 28,500.

Tays thought for a while before he called.

Armond Nazarian: 9♣9♦ All in
James Tays: Q♠Q♥

"I need help," said Nazarain to the Commerce film crew filming him when he saw the queens. The turn was the 7♥ and the river the 2♦ to provide no such help as he was eliminated and then asked to conduct an exit interview by the cameraman for his bust out in Level 3 as he answered several questions about his experience.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Tays	76,000 38,000	38,000
Armond Nazarian	Busted

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07-03-2024 17:42 UTC-8

Nigh Sends Karnofsky Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Harlan Karnofsky raised from early position and was three-bet to 3,300 by Peter Nigh in middle position. Action folded back around to Karnofsky, who four-bet to 8,600.

Undeterred, Nigh put in a five-bet, which was enough to put Karnofsky all in for approximately 33,000 total. Karnofsky quickly called and hands were revealed.

Harlan Karnofsky: A♥K♣ All in
Peter Nigh: A♦A♣

It was the worst scenario for Karnofsky, and the J♥K♥9♣8♠2♠ wasn't enough — eliminating the early chip leader from contention.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Nigh	113,000 113,000	113,000
Harlan Karnofsky	Busted

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07-03-2024 19:24 UTC-8

Kanakopoulos Takes the Rest of Taylor's Chips

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Orestis Kanakopoulos raised on the button and Esther Taylor shoved for approximately 5,000 from the big blind. Kanakopoulos called to put Taylor at risk and hands were revealed.

Esther Taylor: J♦J♣ All in
Orestis Kanakopoulos: A♠8♠

Taylor was ahead and remained ahead on the 10♣8♣3♣ flop and 9♥ turn; however, the A♦ river improved Kanakopoulos to two pair and Taylor was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orestis Kanakopoulos	61,000 9,000	9,000
Esther Taylor	Busted

Tags: Esther Taylor Orestis Kanakopoulos

07-03-2024 19:44 UTC-8

Knee Gets Paid and Eliminates Opponent

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Nick Becker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Bruce Knee in the hijack and the player in the cutoff.

With about 20,000 in the pot and the board reading 6♣10♥2♥K♣2♣, Knee fired out a bet large enough to put the cutoff all in, who had roughly 26,000 behind.

After taking some time to think about it, the cutoff put in the call and saw the bad news when Knee tabled the winner with K♠10♠ for two pair, kings and tens. The cutoff mucked his hand and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruce Knee	112,000 31,000	31,000

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07-03-2024 20:09 UTC-8

Kienen Gets an Opponent to Call Off in Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Cassio Kienen raised to 1,200 in early position and Barny Boatman called. A player in the hijack then three-bet to 6,000, Kienen four-bet to 19,000, and Boatman folded. The hijack called and he and Kienen went heads-up to a flop of 5♥J♠8♣.

Kienen bet another 15,000 and his opponent called. Both players checked the J♣ turn and the 4♣ fell on the river.

Kienen then tossed out 50,000, enough to put his opponent all in. The cutoff tanked for nearly five minutes until he called for around 30,000.

"Queens or tens, right," Pat Lyons yelled out from the rail. Kienen showed A♥A♦ and the cutoff did, indeed, turn over Q♠Q♥ before heading off for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cassio Kienen	160,000 50,000	50,000
Barny Boatman	90,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Barny Boatman Cassio Kienen

07-03-2024 20:15 UTC-8

Feiger Can't Lose

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The under-the-gun player opened the action with a raise to 1,200. The middle position player three-bet to 3,500 before Joshua Feiger four-bet to 8,500 from the hijack. the player in middle position called.

Feiger fired 20,000 on 6♠10♠Q♦ before the middle position player moved all in for 50,700. Feiger called and had his opponent dominated.

Middle Position: Q♠J♣ All in
Joshua Feiger: A♣Q♥

The turn A♥ rolled off before the river 9♦ hit the felt and Feiger stacked his opponent while adding to his table leading stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Feiger	364,200 142,200	142,200

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07-03-2024 20:51 UTC-8

Govea Sends Julius to the Rail With a Massive Cooler

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Around 40,000 was already in the pot as Adrian Govea and Kyle Julius went heads-up to the turn on a board of Q♠2♣10♠7♠.

Govea, in the cutoff, then put in 50,000 and Julius snap-called for around 35,000, turning over Q♦Q♣ for top set.

Govea, though, had K♠9♠ for a flush and Julius needed the board to pair on the river to stay alive. The dealer instead flipped over the 3♣ and the massive pot was pushed to Govea, while Julius was forced to wait until next year.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Govea	227,000 42,000	42,000
Kyle Julius	Busted

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07-03-2024 20:56 UTC-8

Achkar Sanz Sends Blount to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Edward Blount moved his short stack all in from the cutoff and Abelardo Achkar Sanz made the call from the big blind.

Edward Blount: A♥K♦ All in
Abelardo Achkar Sanz: A♦5♥

The board ran out 5♦10♦6♦6♣6♥; Blount had the best of it preflop, but Achkar Sanz was the only one to find a pair on the five-card run out, sending his opponent to the rail.