Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship Dia 4 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-07-10 21:17 UTC-7

Tabali Sends Polk to the Rail

Nível 19 : Blinds 10,000/15,000, 15,000 ante

Keanu Tabali opened to 30,000 from early position and Doug Polk defended his big blind.

Polk checked the J♠10♠8♣ flop and Tabali bet 35,000. Polk briefly considered his options before moving all in for approximately 140,000. Tabali made the call to put Polk at risk.

Doug Polk: K♦Q♦
Keanu Tabali: A♣Q♠

Polk was in bad shape against the bigger queen but still had outs in the form of an ace or a nine. Polk did not get what he needed on the J♥6♦ run out and his Main Event run came to an end while Tabali collected the last of his chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Keanu Tabali	955,000 561,000	561,000
Doug Polk	Eliminado

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2023-07-10 19:42 UTC-7

Dinner Time for Those Remaining

Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

With only 711 people showing on the clock, the field is sent on a 75-minute dinner break. When they return at 8:55 p.m. local time, two more levels of two hours each are scheduled, with a small break in between them.

In the meantime, below are some highlights from Level 18 of the WSOP Main Event.

2023-07-10 19:41 UTC-7

Yokosawa Builds Heaps, Kornuth Goes to Dinner Fired Up

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Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Masato Yokosawa opened to 30,000 in middle position and Chance Kornuth three-bet to 90,000 on his left. The action folded back to Yokosawa who called to see a flop of A♥9♠2♠. Yokosawa checked to Kornuth who continued with a bet of 60,000. Yokosawa check-raised to 165,000 and Kornuth called.

The turn was the 6♠ and Yokosawa led out with a bet of 180,000. Kornuth still called and the 7♥ completed the board. Yokosawa announced a bet of 500,000 on the river which put Kornuth in the tank. With the rest of the field going on dinner break, Francisco Benitez opted to call the clock after just two minutes.

"You're calling the clock on me when it's dinner break?" Kornuth questioned. "You're just mad because I owned you in a hand."

The floor eventually arrived at the table and gave Kornuth 30 seconds to act. As the timer was expiring, Kornuth announced a call. Yokosawa turned over A♠J♠ for the nut flush and Kornuth slammed his 500,000 chips into the middle.

"You're such a child," Kornuth continued to Benitez. "I'm gonna slow roll the s*** out of you!"

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Masato Yokosawa	3,110,000 1,410,000	1,410,000
Chance Kornuth	1,580,000 -440,000	-440,000

Francisco Benitez	395,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Francisco Benitez Masato Yokosawa

2023-07-10 19:31 UTC-7

Big Double Up for Holzner through Li

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Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

It folded to Daniel Holzner on the button who bet 25,000 before Pei Li made a three-bet to 80,000 in the small blind. Holzner replied with a four-bet to 205,000 and Li made the call.

The flop revealed 7♦4♠Q♥ and Li checked to Holzner who continued for 150,000. Li thought about his move for some time and tossed a pile of 100,000-chip in front of him, putting Holzner at risk. The latter snap called for a remaining stack of 514,000 and they tabled their cards:

Daniel Holzner: A♣A♦
Pei Li: K♥10♥

Holzner was in great shape for the double up, and he took down the large pot after the 6♦ and the A♥ completed the board, improving his hand into a set of aces.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Pei Li	1,980,000 238,000	238,000

Daniel Holzner	1,420,000 740,000	740,000

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2023-07-10 19:08 UTC-7

Halverson Has the Goods in a Huge Pot

OllieGarland

Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The hand was heads up with the pot stood at 610,000. The full board had been dealt 7♠K♦Q♠9♦A♣ and the action was on Mitchell Halverson in the big blind, who slid out a bet out 760,000; more than enough to put his opponent all in.

Faced with a decision for their tournament life, the player in early position thought over the decision for a considerable amount of time. A crowd had started to amass, eager to see the conclusion of the hand. They eventually made the call and Halverson instantly tabled J♥10♣ for the nuts. His opponent tabled K♠Q♣ for an inferior two-pair.

Halverson claimed another tournament life and a huge pot in the process.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mitchell Halverson	1,980,000 1,218,000	1,218,000

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2023-07-10 19:05 UTC-7

Wu Successfully Bluffs Chidwick

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Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Andrew Wu raised to 37,000 with the J♦10♥ and Stephen Chidwick came along out of the small blind with the A♦J♣. The two players headed to the A♠5♣4♦ flop on which Chidwick checked and subsequently called Wu's bet worth 54,000.

The J♠ turn was checked and the K♠ river completed the board. Chidwick bet 140,000 with his two pair and Wu raised it up to massive 500,000. That sent Chidwick into the tank for two minutes and he then folded.

Wu raked in the pot without mucking his cards and when he did so, one of them appeared to flash to players at the table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Andrew Wu	1,150,000 301,000	301,000
Stephen Chidwick	471,000 -227,000	-227,000

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2023-07-10 18:47 UTC-7

Ricciardi Leaves Friedman with Nothing

Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Adam Friedman moved all in for his last 85,000 from under the gun and action folded around to Jonathan Ricciardi in the big blind who went deep into the tank. Eventually he made the call to put Friedman at risk.

Adam Friedman: J♥J♦
Jonathan Ricciardi: K♣J♣

Friemdan was ahead with his pocket pair and remained so on the 5♠7♣8♥ flop. The 10♣ turn did give Ricciardi a flush draw to go along with some chop outs and he ended up scooping the pot after the 5♣ river completed his flush to send Friedman out courtesy of a bad beat.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jonathan Ricciardi	230,000
Adam Friedman	Eliminado

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2023-07-10 18:44 UTC-7

Blumstein Hero Calls For Tournament Life

Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The action was relayed to PokerNews after the fact. Scott Blumstein limped from the hijack and the small blind completed. Phil Badiola checked his option in the big blind and the trio saw a flop of J♥10♣3♣. All three players checked around and the 2♥ hit the turn.

The small blind checked again and Badiola bet 25,000, which only Blumstein came along. The 3♦ completed the board and Badiola moved all in, covering the 191,000 remaining for Blumstein, who went deep in the tank.

After much deliberation, Blumstein made the call and the hands were shown. Badiola tabled QxJx for a pair of jacks and Blumstein showed KxQx for the king-high hero call as he made his way to the payout desk.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Phil Badiola	525,000 221,000	221,000
Scott Blumstein	Eliminado

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2023-07-10 18:20 UTC-7

Nitsche and Crabtree Eliminated on Feature Tables

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Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche raised for Clement Richez to three-bet to 70,000. The four-bet shove by Nitsche for 445,000 followed and it was a coin flip for the tournament life of the German GTO expert.

Dominik Nitsche: J♦J♣
Clement Richez: A♥Q♣

Richez took the lead on the Q♦10♥7♣ flop but Nitsche picked up more outs on the K♥ turn. However, the 5♥ river was a blank and Nitsche was knocked out.

The feature table cameras then switched to another all-in and call on a 9♣5♦5♥ flop on which Donald Crabtree had jammed and was called by Shota Nakanishi.

Shota Nakanishi: Q♣5♣
Donald Crabtree: A♠9♦

Two blanks followed with the 10♦ turn and Q♠ river, sending Crabtree to the payout desk as well.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Clément Richez	1,870,000 471,000	471,000
Shota Nakanishi	1,244,000 230,000	230,000

Dominik Nitsche	Eliminado

Donald Crabtree	Eliminado

Tags: Clement Richez Dominik Nitsche Donald Crabtree Shota Nakanishi

2023-07-10 18:13 UTC-7

Hak Dodges the Flush Draw

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Nível 18 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

A player opened in early position and Chris Hak called next to act before the small blind did the same.

When the K♦5♦3♣ flop hit the felt, the action checked to Hak, and he dropped a bet of 30,000 across the line. Both the small blind and the early position player made the call.

The 6♣ fell on the turn and once checked to, Hak continued for 100,000. This time only the small blind made the call.

The Q♥ completed the board on the river, and the small blind checked for a final time before Hak splashed a bet of 181,000 into the middle. His opponent only took a couple of seconds before folding and flashing his A♣9♣, missing his flush draw.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Chris Hak	1,100,000 300,000	300,000

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