2023 World Series of Poker

Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kj
Prize
$12,100,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$93,399,900
Entries
10,043
Level Info
Level
41
Blinds
1,250,000 / 2,500,000
Ante
2,500,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
1,039
Players Left
721

Chang Sends Tice to the Showers

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Landon Tice
Landon Tice

Landon Tice was down to just 7,000 chips and moved all in from early position. The action folded to Timothy Chang in the small blind who made the call and the hands were tabled.

Landon Tice: K?J?
Timothy Chang: 9?9?

It was a coin flip and the flop of 7?7?3? favored Chang with the pair of nines. The Q? on the turn and the 2? on the river also missed Tice who headed to the exit, but not without a troll from Doug Polk first.

Player Chips Progress
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Timothy Chang
126,000
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Landon Tice
Busted

Tags: Timothy ChangLandon TiceDoug Polk

A Round of Counts in Red Section

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Todd Ivens us
Todd Ivens
150,000
111,000
111,000
Profile photo of Kyna England us
Kyna England
135,000
-2,000
-2,000
Profile photo of Kevin Gerhart us
Kevin Gerhart
130,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Damian Salas ar
Damian Salas
98,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Angelina Rich au
Angelina Rich
80,500
9,500
9,500
Profile photo of Scott McKernan us
Scott McKernan
73,300
-3,700
-3,700
Profile photo of Matthew Livingston us
Matthew Livingston
57,000
-9,000
-9,000
Profile photo of Alfie Adam gb
Alfie Adam
52,500
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Frank Cupello ca
Frank Cupello
51,200
-35,500
-35,500
Profile photo of Brad Owen us
Brad Owen
46,400
-5,600
-5,600
Profile photo of Wagner Wysotchanski br
Wagner Wysotchanski
42,000
-25,000
-25,000
Profile photo of Merijn van Rooij nl
Merijn van Rooij
35,800
4,500
4,500
Profile photo of Lynne Ji us
Lynne Ji
32,000
Profile photo of Thomas Brabham us
Thomas Brabham
16,200
-63,800
-63,800

Salas Drags One on the Turn

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Damian Salas
Damian Salas

A player in middle position opened to 1,100 and Damian Salas called in the cutoff before both of the blinds called.

The Q?9?5? hit the flop and the action around to the 8? turn. Once again three of the four players checked before Salas tossed a bet of 1,700 in the middle, which received quick folds from all of his opponents.

Player Chips Progress
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Damian Salas
107,000
9,000
9,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Damian Salas

Aces Full For Aoki

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Ryan Depaulo opened to 1,200 from under the gun and got three callers, including Dennis Aoki in middle position and Thomas Torres in the cutoff.

Depaulo and Aoki checked on the A?10?8? flop and Torres bet 2,000. Only Aoki called. Aoki check-called again on the 3? turn when Torres sized up to 4,000.

Aoki checked once more on the 3? river and Torres checked back before showing a flush with Q?Q?. However, it was no good against the aces full of Aoki with A?A?, who claimed that he has had aces five times today.

"You guys are trying to trap me with my nines," Depaulo said after his opponents sneakily called behind him with big pairs.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Torres us
Thomas Torres
130,000
130,000
130,000
Profile photo of Ryan Depaulo us
Ryan Depaulo
100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dennis Aoki us
Dennis Aoki
70,000
10,000
10,000

Tags: Dennis AokiRyan DepauloThomas Torres

A Set Wins Against Gilligan

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Irish player Ronan Gilligan opened to 1,300 from the cutoff, but the button didn't take long to three-bet to 3,000. The blinds folded, and Gilligan called.

On the flop 8?3?Q?, Gilligan check-raised to 4,500 after the button bet 1,100. His opponent called.

The Q? came on the turn and Gilligan added 8,700 more to the pot. After some time, the button called and the 2? was revealed on the river.

Both players checked and the button won the pot, showing K?Q? for trip queens.

Player Chips Progress
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Ronan Gilligan
55,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: Jose FerreiraRonan Gilligan

Micallef Chips up

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

Barny Boatman raised to 1,200 from middle position and was called by Brandon Dickey in the hijack and Danielle Micallef in the cutoff.

Boatman continued for 2,200 on the J?6?K? flop and both Dickey and Micallef called.

Action then checked to Micallef on the Q? turn and she bet 3,000. Only Dickey called.

Dickey tanked for a long while before deciding to check when the 8? completed the board and Micallef checked behind.

Dickey turned over A?J? for a pair of jacks, but they were no good against the K?Q? of Micalllef for two pair and she dragged the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Barny Boatman
95,000
Profile photo of Danielle Micallef ca
Danielle Micallef
80,000
80,000
80,000
Profile photo of Brandon Dickey us
Brandon Dickey
73,000
-2,000
-2,000

Tags: Barny BoatmanBrandon DickeyDanielle Micallef

Loeliger Wins One on the Turn

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

One player limped from under the gun before Paulina Loeliger made it 2,000 to go from middle position. The action folded back to the under-the-gun player, who called.

The flop fell 5?5?2? and Loeliger continued for 2,000 after a check from her opponent. He would call and the turn then was dealt the 6?.

Another check followed from under the gun before Loeliger sized up to 4,000. This time, it was enough to get a fold from her opponent.

Player Chips Progress
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Paulina Loeliger
48,000
-5,100
-5,100

Tags: Paulina Loeliger

Chip Counts in the Red Section

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Bin Weng us
Bin Weng
159,200
67,400
67,400
Profile photo of Kyna England us
Kyna England
147,000
12,000
12,000
Profile photo of Jack Salter gb
Jack Salter
112,500
69,500
69,500
Profile photo of Damian Salas ar
Damian Salas
104,800
-2,200
-2,200
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Martin Jacobson se
Martin Jacobson
100,500
5,900
5,900
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
77,200
2,000
2,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Sam Chartier ca
Sam Chartier
72,500
7,700
7,700
Profile photo of Angelina Rich au
Angelina Rich
71,000
-9,500
-9,500
Profile photo of Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
62,000
-3,000
-3,000
Profile photo of Ema Zajmovic ba
Ema Zajmovic
52,200
Profile photo of Asher Conniff us
Asher Conniff
44,600
-9,900
-9,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Merijn van Rooij nl
Merijn van Rooij
27,400
-8,400
-8,400
Profile photo of Aylar Lie no
Aylar Lie
24,000
-16,000
-16,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Jaffe us
Jonathan Jaffe
15,800
-64,700
-64,700
Profile photo of Jake Daniels us
Jake Daniels
13,500
-21,100
-21,100

Bellande Does One Dirty

Level 4 : Blinds 300/500, 500 ante

From the sounds of the table talk, Jean-Robert Bellande and Clayton Hardt got all of the chips in the middle on the turn with Bellande being the player at risk for 13,200. The board read J?9?6?K? and there was already around 35,000 in the middle prior to the turn.

Jean-Robert Bellande: 8?7?
Clayton Hardt: K?J?

Hardt made two pair to hold a strong lead, but the 10? on the river gave Bellande a straight in order to double up back to a starting stack.

"Sometimes when you're a pro, you just get lucky," Bellande started yammering after the hand. "Daniel and Phil have been doing that to me for years. You played it well. When you're a pro, you'll do that to someone else."

Player Chips Progress
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Clayton Hardt
102,000
102,000
102,000
Profile photo of Jean-Robert Bellande us
Jean-Robert Bellande
60,500
60,500
60,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Clayton HardtJean-Robert Bellande