Level: 5
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 600
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 1a
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1a
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$93,399,900
Entries
10,043
Level
41
Blinds
1,250,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Entries
1,039
Players Left
721
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
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Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Players are now on their last 20-minute break of the day.
Here are a few notable hands from late in the evening:
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
On the 8?6?4?3? turn, Jean-Robert Bellande fired out a bet of 2,000 into the pot of 3,500 and Todd Ivens made the call.
The 2? completed the board and Bellande checked before Ivens tapped the table to check back. Bellande rolled A?10? and Ivens dragged the pot with his turned set, showing 3?3?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,500
20,500
|
20,500 |
|
43,500
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
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Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Jamie Gold limped in for 500 from under the gun before Jacques Ortega raised to around 2,200 in middle position. The big blind called and Gold also called.
Action checked to Ortega on the flop of J?2?4? and Ortega continued for 2,600. The big blind folded and Gold check-raised to 6,200. Ortega folded and tapped the table in defeat as the 2006 Main Event champion showed the goods with the J?.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000
-48,600
|
-48,600 |
|
||
|
72,000 | |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Fazel Dawood opened from the hijack, and was called by Benoit Grobocopatel on the button and by the big blind.
On 5?K?10?, the big blind checked, letting Dawood bet another 3,200. Grobocopatel called, but not the big blind.
The 7? came on the turn, and Dawood continued with a big bet of 22,000. In front of him, Grobocopatel moved all in. Dawood took a long moment, and called.
Fazel Dawood: A?A?
Benoit Grobocopatel: 10?7?
At risk, Dawood could only hope for a miracle as his aces were beaten by Grobocopatel's two pairs. And Dawood's prayers have been heard, as he hit the K? for two better pairs.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000
195,000
|
195,000 |
|
124,000
124,000
|
124,000 |
|
25,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Alexandros Theologis and Shaun Deeb were heads-up in a pot with around 30,000 in the middle already. The board read 6?5?2?9? and Theologis checked from middle position. Deeb was on his left and sized up a bet of 15,200 which Theologis called.
The river was the 3? and Theologis thought for a minute before tapping the table. Deeb pushed out his entire stack of around 30,500, putting Theologis back in the tank. After another minute passed, Theologis laid his hand down and Deeb flashed his A?A? to the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
91,000
69,400
|
69,400 |
|
||
|
29,000 | |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
On a completed board of J?10?8?K?K?, Kenji Harada bet 3,500 into the pot of about 9,000, and his only opponent in the hand Aylar Lie raised to 10,000.
Harada tanked for about a minute and ultimately decided to muck his hand as the dealer pushed the pot to Lie.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,100
64,100
|
64,100 |
|
52,400
28,400
|
28,400 |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Felipe Ketzer open-raised to 1,100 from early position and John Hennigan defended his big blind.
The flop was spread as 5?5?7? and Hennigan now led for 700. Ketzer quickly called and a 6? turn appeared on the felt. Hennigan now checked, prompting a big bet of 3,500 from Ketzer.
Hennigan instantly folded and the small pot went Ketzer's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
166,500
44,500
|
44,500 |
|
||
|
41,000
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
Level 4
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Gavin Munroe raised 1,200 under the gun and he was looked up by both the hijack and the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 10?9?2? and the big blind checked to Munroe who continued for 2,500. Only the hijack called.
The J? turn and A? river were both checked by both players. Munroe whipped his A?10? over for two pair and his opponent mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,500 |