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

07-04-2024 20:33 UTC-8

Wolpert Sends Helppi Out

Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Juha Helppi raised to 1,300 from late position and another player called in the hijack. In the cutoff, Marc Wolpert three-bet to 4,500 which Helppi four-bet to 15,000, folding out the hijack. Wolpert moved all in for 26,000 effective and Helppi called.

Juha Helppi: A♣K♣ All in
Marc Wolpert: Q♦Q♣

The board ran out A♠Q♠4♥3♦9♣ and the queens flopped a set to keep Wolpert in the lead, leaving the WSOP bracelet winner to exit the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marc Wolpert	109,000 24,000	24,000
Juha Helppi	Busted

Tags: Juha Helppi Marc Wolpert

07-04-2024 20:32 UTC-8

Serrate Shoves on Taff, Shows an Ace

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of K♣2♣5♦, Paul Serrate bet 3,000 from the button and Brandon Taff called in the cutoff.

The turn was the 6♣ and Serrate bet 5,000. Taff again called to see the J♦ river.

Serrate then moved all in for 31,000 and Taff flashed ace-king as he instantly mucked. Serrate let him choose one of his cards to reveal, and Taff picked the A♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Serrate	50,000 50,000	50,000
Brandon Taff	35,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Brandon Taff Paul Serrate

07-04-2024 20:28 UTC-8

Schultz Plays it Tricky, Puts Opponent in Tough Spot

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Michael Giacobbe

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Candice Schultz limped in from under the gun before a player in middle position raised to 1,500. The big blind and Schultz made the call.

Schultz led out for 3,000 on a rainbow 6♠10♦4♣ flop before middle position bumped it up to 8,000. Schultz called.

The turn 3♣ peeled off and Schultz took the betting lead again, firing 15,000 into the middle. Her opponent called.

Schultz wagered 15,000 once more on the 9♣ river and after a short tank, her opponent folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Candice Schultz	125,400 38,400	38,400

Tags: Candice Schultz

07-04-2024 20:25 UTC-8

Trips for Toledano Moreno

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Maxime Taldir

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

The button opened to 1,100 and he was called by Valeriano Toledano Moreno, who defended from the big blind.

On a flop of Q♣A♣7♦, the button continued for 1,100 and Toledano Moreno check-called.

The button fired a second barrel of 2,500 on the A♠ turn, but Toledano Moreno didn't back down and check-called once again.

Toledano Moreno checked the 3♥ river and said that he had an ace with A♥4♣ when the button checked back. It was good enough to win the pot as the button mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Valeriano Toledano Moreno	80,000

Tags: Valeriano Toledano Moreno

07-04-2024 20:23 UTC-8

Ferrerira Puts Chen to the Test

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with the board showing 8♥A♥9♦10♦.

Mauro Ferreira bet 15,000 from early position, and Yincong Chen made the call.

The river was the 2♦ and Ferreira bet 31,700 to put Chen all in. After sitting in the tank for a minute, Chen folded his hand to give the pot to Ferreira.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mauro Ferreira	167,800 12,600	12,600
Yincong Chen	31,700

Tags: Mauro Ferreira

07-04-2024 20:21 UTC-8

Martinelli Takes A Sizable One From Lindgren

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Liam Gannon

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Action was picked up on the turn in a pot between Erick Lindgren in the small blind and Luke Martinelli in middle position.

The board read K♥Q♥3♠5♦ and Lindgren checked over to Martinelli who bet 12,000 into a pot worth 16,500, which Lindgren called.

On the river A♠, Lindgren checked once more over to Martinelli who moved all in for 34,500 total and Lindgren went into the tank. After some thought he tossed his hand into the muck, leaving Martinelli to scoop a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Martinelli	198,000 198,000	198,000
Erick Lindgren	34,500 17,500	17,500

Tags: Erick Lindgren Luke Martinelli

07-04-2024 20:20 UTC-8

Matsuda Gets Paid by Macchiarelli

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 10♣6♣Q♦, Tomoko Matsuda bet 2,500 from the button and Luciano Macchiarelli called in the hijack.

The turn was the A♥ and Matsuda bet 7,200. Macchiarelli again called and the 10♥ fell on the river.

Matsuda bet 17,000 this time, sending Macchiarelli deep into the tank. He took out his ear buds and kneeled up on his seat as he considered the decision for a few minutes before slamming in the chips to call.

Matsuda showed him Q♠Q♣ for top set and Macchiarelli mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomoki Matsuda	125,000
Luciano Macchiarelli	25,000

Tags: Luciano Macchiarelli Tomoki Matsuda

07-04-2024 20:19 UTC-8

Nagatomo Leaves Einhorn With One Chip

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

David Einhorn limped in from the small blind and Ricardo Nagatomo raised to 1,700 from the big blind. Einhorn made the call.

Both players checked the A♥5♣A♠ flop leading to the 2♦ turn. Einhorn bet 2,000 and Nagatomo called.

Einhorn bet another 2,400 on the 9♥ river, leaving a single green T-25,000 chip behind. Once again Nagatomo made the call.

Einhorn had two pair with 5♠4♠ but Nagatomo had a bigger two pair with 10♦10♠ to take the pot

Player	Chips	Progress
Ricardo Nagatomo	108,000 5,500	5,500
David Einhorn	25,000 13,600	13,600

Tags: David Einhorn Ricardo Nagatomo

07-04-2024 20:13 UTC-8

Yamagishi is Lucky With the Ladies

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Alek Gillies

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Colten Yamagishi raised to 1,00 from under the gun and the button raised to 5,000. He made the call.

The flop came Q♥6♠7♦, and Yamagishi was quick to check. The button continued for 4,000, and Yamagishi made the call.

While the turn peeled 4♠, Yamagishi again checked. His opponent fired for 10,000, and Yamagishi moved all in for 41,000. The button made the call, and both players revealed their hands.

Button: A♠Q♦ All in
Colten Yamagishi: Q♠Q♣

The river was unnecessary as it came the 10♣, with the button's hand drawing dead after the turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Colten Yamagishi	148,000 4,000	4,000

07-04-2024 20:10 UTC-8

Seidel Pays Off Strebkov

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Picking up the action on the river, Denis Strebkov from under the gun was involved in a hand with Erik Seidel in the small blind.

With the board reading 7♥K♦5♠6♦K♠ Seidel bet out 6,600. Strebkov responded with a raise to 14,500, which sent Seidel into the tank. After a few moments, the ten time bracelet winner flicked in the call only to be shown 7♣7♦ by Strebkov for the full house to lose a decent portion of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Strebkov	105,000 65,000	65,000

Erik Seidel	53,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Denis Strebkov Erik Seidel