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

07-03-2024 11:11 UTC-8

Quads Over Boat on the First Hand of the Main Event to Bust

Ollie Garland

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

As reported back to PokerNews by both David Williamson and Jon Pardy, Travis Darroch was eliminated on the very first hand of play at their table.

On a board reading 8xJx10x8xAx, David Williamson placed a sizable bet, which was met by an all-in from Darroch. Williamson snap-called.

Travis Darroch: 10x10x All in
David Williamson: 8x8x

Williamson was the beneficiary of this sick cooler as his turned quads gave Darroch a full house, ending his Main Event run after just one hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Williamson	120,000 120,000	120,000
Jon Pardy	60,000 60,000	60,000

Travis Darroch	Busted

Tags: David Williamson Jon Pardy

07-03-2024 11:18 UTC-8

Another First Hand Bust Out

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Jeff McMillan

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

On the very first hand of the day at Table 630 in Horseshoe Gold there was an all in button on the table after river action as a player was already standing up to head to the exits.

Action was retold to PokerNews.

Harlan Karnofsky raised to 500 from middle position and got four callers to see a flop of J♦6♦10♥. Karnofsky bet 1,200. Craig Issod raised to 7,000 from the small blind, which folded everyone out except Karnofsky, who called.

The turn was the 4♠. Issod led for 15,000, Karnofsky called again. The river came the A♣. Issod jammed for about 37,000, Karnofsky called and tabled the nuts with the K♦Q♦. Issod stood up and showed his beaten 6x6x set as he became one of the very first eliminations of the 2024 WSOP Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Harlan Karnofsky	120,000 120,000	120,000
Craig Issod	Busted

Tags: Craig Issod Harlan Karnofsky

07-03-2024 13:59 UTC-8

Schiffbauer Cracks Aces For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Robbie Schiffbauer in the small blind had a raise of 2,200 in front of him before the big blind reraised to 6,000. Schiffbauer called and they went heads-up to the J♥J♠8♥ flop.

The big blind then bet 7,000 and Schiffbauer came back with a raise to 25,000. His opponent took a minute before moving all in for around 38,000, and Schiffbauer snap-called.

All-In Player: A♠A♦ All in
Robbie Schiffbauer: J♣10♠

Schiffbauer had flopped trips to leave his opponent's aces needing help to remain alive in the Main Event. The 10♥ turn improved Schiffbauer to a full house, while the river came the 5♦.

The unfortunate player stopped to snap a photo of the board before making his exit early on Day 1a.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robbie Schiffbauer	140,000 39,000	39,000

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07-03-2024 14:35 UTC-8

Owen Eliminated After Missing All His Outs

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Brad Owen was recently eliminated during Level 2 of the Main Event.

According to his former tablemates, a player in middle position opened and was called by Alvaro Vasquez in the next seat over. Brad Owen then three-bet to 3,500 in position, folding out the original raiser while Vasquez made the call.

On the rainbow 8♣7x5x flop Vasquez checked, Owen bet 4,500, Vasquez raised to 11,000 and Owen called.

Vasquez moved all in on the 4♣ turn and Owen, who had about 40,000 behind and was covered, made the call and was at risk.

Brad Owen: K♣9♣ All in
Alvaro Vasquez: 9♥9♦

Vasquez was ahead with his overpair but Owen still had several outs in the form of any club or king while a six would chop the pot. The 2♥ river was a brick and Owen was sent to the rail early in the day while Vasquez picked up a sizable early pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alvaro Vasquez	115,000 115,000	115,000
Brad Owen	Busted

Tags: Alvaro Vasquez Brad Owen

07-03-2024 14:46 UTC-8

Pappan Hits Quad Queens and Collects

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Jeff McMillan

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

There were four players still in a hand as it reached the river K♣A♥Q♦7♦Q♣. Douglas Pappan bet 6,000. Edward Giguere raised to 15,000. Paul Newey and James Tays folded immediately.

Action was back on Pappan who three-bet jammed for 61,700. Giguere thought about it for about 30 seconds before he called.

Pappan tabled the Q♥Q♠ for quad queens. Giguere showed his J♦10♥ and the dealer counted it out to confirm that Giguere was barely covered to end his Main Event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Douglas Pappan	132,000 132,000	132,000
Paul Newey	66,000 2,000	2,000
James Tays	38,000 38,000	38,000
Edward Giguere	Busted

Tags: Douglas Pappan Edward Giguere James Tays Paul Newey

07-03-2024 14:51 UTC-8

England Falls to Dempsey

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

As the players at her former table recounted, Kyna England was all in preflop with AxQx and up against James Dempsey who had her covered with KxKx.

England failed to improve while Dempsey ultimately made a set of kings on the turn to send England to the rail and continue to add chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Dempsey	147,000 15,000	15,000

Kyna England	Busted

Tags: James Dempsey Kyna England

07-03-2024 15:01 UTC-8

Preflop Cooler Goes in Wilson's Favor

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Action was picked up with 22,000 in the middle on a rainbow 8♠3♣2♥ flop.

Hermilo Garza Villareal fired 7,500 from middle position and Dallas Wilson made the call in the cutoff.

Villareal moved all in for 23,100 on the J♥ turn and Wilson made the call.

Hermilo Garza Villareal: Q♠Q♥ All in
Dallas Wilson: K♥K♣

The river 9♥ rolled off completing the knockout for Wilson and giving him a big stack as Level 2 winds down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dallas Wilson	126,400
Hermilo Garza Villareal	Busted

Tags: Dallas Wilson Hermilo Garza Villareal

07-03-2024 15:11 UTC-8

Brutal Cooler Sends Merk to the Rail

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante

Abby Merk raised from the cutoff, receiving calls from David Williamson on the button and Assaf Zeharia, in the big blind.

The 10♣7♥4♦ flop saw the action check to Merk, who continued for 800. Both opponents called.

The 8♦ turn saw Zeharia check. Merk bet again, this time for 2,500. Williamson put in a raise to 6,000 and Zeharia called. The action was back on Merk who bumped it up to 18,000. Williamson stepped aside and Zeharia moved all in.

Merk went deep into the tank, eventually making the call for her tournament life.

Abby Merk: 6♥5♥ All in
Assaf Zeharia: J♣9♣

Both players had turned a straight, but Zeharia had the superior of the two holdings. The K♣ river couldn't save Merk and she was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Assaf Zeharia	154,500 154,500	154,500
David Williamson	81,000 12,300	12,300
Abby Merk	Busted

Tags: Abby Merk Assaf Zeharia David Williamson

07-03-2024 16:00 UTC-8

Added Insult to Injury for England

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Mike Patrick

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

https://twitter.com/Kyna_CooL/status/1808650626320249037

Player	Chips	Progress
Kyna England	Busted

Tags: Kyna England

07-03-2024 16:00 UTC-8

Lunn Turns the Nuts, Stacks Hayes

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Action was picked up on a 9♦5♠3♠ flop with 6,600 in the middle.

Phillip Hayes moved all in from the button for his final 6,000 chips. Cameron Paradiso called from early position and Tyler Lunn called in the hijack.

The 7♠ turn rolled off and Lunn fired 7,000. Paradiso mucked and Lunn had Hayes drawing dead.

Phillip Hayes: 3♦2♦ All in
Tyler Lunn: A♠9♠

The meaningless A♦ river hit the felt and Hayes was eliminated while Lunn chipped up to over 70,000.