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

07-03-2024 11:59 UTC-8

Sun Shows Down a Ten

David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Three players saw the turn on a board of 10♥2♠4♠6♦ with around 4,500 in the pot when Yunsheng Sun bet 3,500 from middle position.

Bin Weng gave it some thought before folding in the cutoff, but a player on the button then raised to 7,000. Sun quickly called.

The river was the 3♣ and Sun checked. The button paused for a moment before checking back as Sun showed K♣10♣ for top pair to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yunsheng Sun	65,000 65,000	65,000
Bin Weng	62,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Bin Weng Yunsheng Sun

07-03-2024 11:58 UTC-8

Dimartino Puts the Pressure On

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Ollie Garland

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Robert Beaster limped in from middle position, Markus Gonsalves raised to 700 from the button and Billy Baxter cold called from the small blind. Todd Dimartino called in the big blind, as did Beaster.

The action checked to Gonsalves, who continued for 1,000 on the 2♥6♦8♣ flop. Baxter folded and Dimartino raised to 3,000. Beaster folded and Gonsalves called.

The 6♠ turn saw Dimartino size up to 5,000. "Take it!" said Gonsalves as he quickly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Baxter	58,000 2,000	2,000

Todd DiMartino	57,500 6,000	6,000
Markus Gonsalves	54,500 54,500	54,500

Tags: Billy Baxter Markus Gonsalves Robert Beaster Todd Dimartino

07-03-2024 11:56 UTC-8

Fives Enough For Weng

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Dan O'Hair

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Bin Weng recently sat down and has been active in many pots since the get-go.

In a recent pot, Weng was heads-up on the button against a lone opponent in the big blind with over 8,000 already in the middle on a flop of 4♥9♠3♠.

Weng and his opponent checked down on the K♦6♠ runout and the big blind tabled A♠Q♥. Weng tabled 5♦5♣ for a pair and added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	64,000 64,000	64,000

Tags: Bin Weng

07-03-2024 11:55 UTC-8

Wheaton Physically and Mentally Ready

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Matt Warburton

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

https://twitter.com/TomWheaton_/status/1808590080053030954

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Wheaton	60,000

07-03-2024 11:48 UTC-8

Anderson Coolers Fazeli to Take a Big Pot

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David Salituro

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

More than 20,000 was already in the middle as William Anderson and Mirfarhang Fazeli went heads-up to the river on a board of A♠5♣6♦8♠3♥.

Fazeli, in the small blind, then bet 15,000 as Anderson went into the tank from early position. Anderson thought about the decision for several minutes until he called.

"Two pair," Fazeli said, showing A♥6♠. Anderson, though, had A♣A♦ for top set as he took down the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Anderson	95,000
Mirfarhang Fazeli	35,000

Tags: William Anderson Mirfarhang Fazeli

07-03-2024 11:48 UTC-8

Ciullo Flops a Set

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Nick Becker

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action picked up on the flop in a hand between Jerry Ciullo on the button, the player in the small blind and the player in the cutoff.

With 2,200 in the pot, the flop came 3♣5♥J♣ and it checked around to Ciullo who bet 1,400. The small blind called and the cutoff raised to 6,100. Ciullo then made it 25,000 to go, and got folds from both of his opponents.

Ciullo tabled 3♦3♠ for a set of treys to chip up early.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Ciullo	69,700 69,700	69,700

Tags: Jerry Ciullo

07-03-2024 11:46 UTC-8

Boat For Braithwaite

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Jeff McMillan

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Action was three-way on the turn as it read Q♠3♠A♣A♠. Yildiray Cam bet 2,200 from the hijack. Shane Douglas called in the cutoff and Brent Braitwaite raised on the button which folded out Cam. Douglas called.

The river came the 2♦. Douglas checked, Braithwaite bet 12,000. Douglas took about a minute before he called.

Braithwaite tabled the A♥Q♦ for the boat, besting the AxKx of Douglas.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brent Braithwaite	86,000
Yildiray Cam	51,000
Shane Douglas	33,000

Tags: Brent Braitwaite Shane Douglas

07-03-2024 11:44 UTC-8

Quads Over Boat on First Hand of WSOP Main Event; Two Immediate Eliminations

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Jon Sofen

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event was officially underway at a few minutes after noon PT on Wednesday. And for two players, the dream to become world champion ended a few minutes later.

Over 1,300 players were registered at the start of Day 1a, a group that included some big name players such as Michael Mizrachi and Freddy Deeb. Defending champion Daniel Weinman got the party started by announcing "shuffle up and deal" following an introduction from Jack Effel. And then the fireworks began one day before the Fourth of July.

Find Out How They Busted Here

Tags: Craig Issod Travis Darroch

07-03-2024 11:43 UTC-8

Nguyen Gets Value

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Ollie Garland

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

The pot stood at 9,500 with three players looking at a full board of 6♣10♦5♦K♣K♥.

The player under the gun checked the action to Qui Nguyen, in early position. Nguyen bet out 3,400, the button called and the under-the-gun player made a quick call.

Nguyen tabled J♠J♥, which was good enough to lay claim to this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qui Nguyen	71,300 11,300	11,300

Tags: Qui Nguyen

07-03-2024 11:39 UTC-8

Fisher Cracks Top Set

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 1 : Blinds 100/200, 200 ante

Ben Fisher opened the action with a raise to 600 from the hijack. Marcos Dos Santos three-bet to 2,000 which both the big blind and Fisher called.

Dos Santos continued for 2,000 on Q♥K♣5♣ and the big blind and Fisher called.

Dos Santos sized-up to 5,000 on the 10♦ turn. Only Fisher made the call.

The 4♣ river rolled off and Dos Santos fired 10,000 before Fisher raised to 25,000. His opponent called and Fisher showed 10♣6♣ for the flush and the winner. Dos Santos showed K♥K♦ before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Fisher	91,000 91,000	91,000
Marcos Dos Santos	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Ben Fisher Marcos Dos Santos