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

07-03-2024 20:33 UTC-8

Some Updated Counts from Horseshoe Silver

Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Simon Lofberg	110,500 11,200	11,200
Haim Gabay	95,000 23,000	23,000
Andy Su (CA)	85,000 23,000	23,000
Vincent Dong	84,000 14,000	14,000
Charles Hook	64,000 1,000	1,000
JJ Johnson	50,000 4,000	4,000
Mathieu Choffardet	24,000 48,000	48,000
Eric Panayiotou	14,000 38,000	38,000

07-03-2024 20:34 UTC-8

Loeliger Bets Out Patterson; Other Counts From Around the Room

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Tyler Patterson was in the small blind and three-bet to 4,000. Paulina Loeliger called in middle position and they went heads-up to a flop of 4♦4♠5♥.

Patterson continued for 3,500 and Loeliger again called. Both players checked the Q♦ turn.

The river was the 6♣ and Patterson checked again. Loeliger then bet 12,000 and Patterson snap-folded.

Jim Bechtel, the 1993 Main Event champion, has recently been spotted in the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rayan Chamas	130,000 65,000	65,000
Alexander Tkatschew	120,000 65,000	65,000
Kevin Gerhart	120,000

James Dempsey	110,000 7,000	7,000

Rob Kuhn	100,000 14,000	14,000
Paulina Loeliger	80,000
Matt Affleck	80,000 1,000	1,000
Lander Lijo	75,000 20,000	20,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	70,000 5,000	5,000

Vasile Gavrilov	70,000 5,000	5,000
Tyler Patterson	45,000

Jim Bechtel	40,000

Brian Altman	30,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Paulina Loeliger Tyler Patterson

07-03-2024 20:36 UTC-8

Torres Gets One Through

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Jeff McMillan

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The pot had 29,000 in it on the river with a board that read 10♥2♥9♠3♦J♠. Raul Torres piled all in from the big blind for 16,900 which had Shane Douglas covered.

Douglas shuffled his chips in frustration for several moments before he eventually folded his hand.

Torres reeled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Torres	45,000
Shane Douglas	14,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Raul Torres Shane Douglas

07-03-2024 20:37 UTC-8

Galfond Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The player in the hijack raised to 1,100 and Phil Galfond defended in the big blind.

The flop came A♣Q♥6♦ and Galfond check-called a bet of 1,000. The Q♦ turn went check-check.

The river brought the 10♥ and Galfond led out with a bet of 7,000. The hijack thought for a moment before giving up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Galfond	92,300 1,300	1,300

Tags: Phil Galfond

07-03-2024 20:42 UTC-8

Hook's Continuation Bet Gets it Done

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The early position player opened the action with a raise to 1,400. Charles Hook three-bet to 6,000 from middle position and his opponent proceeded to call.

The dealer spread a Q♠J♦7♦ flop and Hook fired 5,000. After a short tank, his opponent mucked. Hook showed his opponent his cards, and for another time today, he had aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Charles Hook	50,500 13,500	13,500

Tags: Charles Hook

07-03-2024 20:43 UTC-8

Niedzwicki Shoves on Platt, Shows the Cameras

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Around 20,000 was in the pot as Jeff Platt and George Niedzwicki saw the turn on a board of 8♣Q♣4♠5♠.

Platt then bet 12,000 from the small blind before Niedzwicki moved all in for around 40,000 in the hijack. Cameras began to surround the table as Platt gave the decision some thought.

"I'm going to fold," he eventually said as he tossed his cards into the muck.

"Where's your guts," Niedzwicki replied.

"Show the cameras," Platt added, and Niedzwicki flashed his cards to the camera crew around the table before returning them to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Platt	80,000 6,000	6,000
George Niedzwicki	75,000

Tags: George Niedzwicki Jeff Platt

07-03-2024 20:44 UTC-8

Velthuis Dents Cabrera

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Bob Velthuis raised to 1,200 from early position. David Cabrera, sat to Velthuis' direct left, three-bet to 4,000. Velthuis four-bet to 10,000 and Cabrera called.

The Q♠5♦4♦ saw Velthuis continue for 7,000. Cabrera called.

The 6♦ turn saw a repeat of the action, this time Velthuis sized up to 11,000.

The Q♣ river slowly checked to a showdown. Velthuis tabled K♦K♣, which was good enough to earn him this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bob Velthuis	161,500 45,500	45,500
David Cabrera	98,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Bob Velthuis David Cabrera

07-03-2024 20:44 UTC-8

Recent Counts From Horseshoe Gold

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Junpei Shimada	150,000 6,900	6,900
Rob Kuhn	125,000 25,000	25,000
Nevan Chang	124,000 71,000	71,000

Kevin Gerhart	118,000 2,000	2,000

Bin Weng	95,000 15,000	15,000
Denys Chufarin	90,000 8,000	8,000

Thomas Jay Scholberg	89,000 1,000	1,000
Xavier Kyablue	88,000 8,000	8,000

Matt Affleck	87,000 7,000	7,000
Justin Young	83,000 45,000	45,000
Ian Simpson	68,000 6,000	6,000

David Bach	64,000 21,000	21,000

Parker Talbot	45,000 7,000	7,000

Maxx Coleman	38,000 17,000	17,000

Fernando Gonzalez	35,000 24,000	24,000

Brian Altman	33,000 3,000	3,000
Kenneth Opsal	Busted
Orestis Kanakopoulos	Busted
Paul Newey	Busted