2023 World Series of Poker

Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 2abc
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 2abc
Entries
4,062
Players Left
1,877

Loeser Winning

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Manig Loeser
Manig Loeser

A player raised to 3,500 in late position and in the big blind, Manig Loeser defended.

The flop peeled out K?2?4? and Loeser check-called a bet of 3,500 from his opponent.

On the 8? turn, action checked through to the 5? river where Loeser bet 6,500 and his opponent called.

Loeser showed K?6? for a pair of kings with a six kicker, which was good against his opponent's Q?Q? for a pair of queens.

At the same table, Alexandre Reard was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
83,500
-1,500
-1,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Alexandre Reard fr
Alexandre Reard
Busted

Tags: Alexandre ReardManig Loeser

Bruns Sends Bronshtein to the Rail

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Yuval Bronshtein
Yuval Bronshtein

The cutoff opened to 3,500 and Yuval Bronshtein pushed a stack around 30,000 in front of him on the button, with only one 500-chip behind. Bjorn Bruns decided to shove for a slightly higher stack and it folded back to Bronshtein who put his last chip in the middle:

Yuval Bronshtein: Q?J?
Bjorn Bruns: K?K?

Bronshtein didn't find any miracle on the board A?7?2?2?2? and made his way to exit the tournament's area.

Player Chips Progress
Bjorn Bruns de
Bjorn Bruns
82,000
29,000
29,000
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Bjorn BrunsYuval Bronshtein

Torelli Soars With Aces

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Alec Torelli
Alec Torelli

Alec Torelli raised to 3,500 in the cutoff and in the big blind another player called.

On the A?6?4? flop, action checked over to Torelli who bet 3,000 and the big blind called.

The turn peeled off the K? and the big blind checked over to Torelli who sized. up to 12,000 which saw the big blind raise to the tune of 37,000 and Torelli called.

On the 10? river, the big blind checked to Torelli who moved all in for 124,500 and the big blind contemplated his decision for a bit before calling and the cards were put on their backs.

Alec Torelli: A?A?
Opponent: 6?6?

The set of aces was good for Torelli against his opponent's set of sixes and he ascended high in the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Alec Torelli us
Alec Torelli
348,000
61,000
61,000
Conscious Poker

Tags: Alec Torelli

McDermott Gets Caught

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Timothy McDermott
Timothy McDermott

Lazar Bartha, James Tilton and Timothy McDermott had gathered 10,000 in the middle when the flop of 6?2?Q? was dealt. Bartha and Tilton checked from the blinds and McDermott bet 3,500 from middle position.

Only Bartha made the call and the 3? turn graced the felt. McDermott now upped the ante to 14,000 after another check from Bartha, who called yet again.

The J? river then completed the board and both players now checked. Bartha tabled K?Q? for top pair and McDermott quickly mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Lazar Bartha ro
Lazar Bartha
206,000
145,800
145,800
Timothy McDermott us
Timothy McDermott
189,000
22,800
22,800
James Tilton us
James Tilton
23,500
-34,500
-34,500

Tags: James TiltonLazar BarthaTimothy McDermott

Merk Versus Lech

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Abby Merk
Abby Merk

Michael Lech limped from under the gun and in the small blind, Abby Merk raised to 6,000 which only Lech called.

The flop peeled off 6?4?3? and Merk continued for 5,500 which saw Lech raise to 16,000 and Merk call.

Action checked through on the 3? turn to the 8? river that saw Merk bet 25,000 and Lech released his hand, ceding the pot to Merk.

Player Chips Progress
Abby Merk us
Abby Merk
94,500
34,500
34,500
Michael Lech us
Michael Lech
91,500
-28,500
-28,500
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Abby MerkMichael Lech

Goltz Gets Paid in Full

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Shem Goltz
Shem Goltz

With some 71,000 in the middle to the J?J?3?10?3? river, the player in the big blind bet 50,000 with as many chips behind. Shem Goltz in the cutoff then pushed all-in and his opponent was seemingly struck. It took some 30 seconds for the big blind to call with A?J? for jacks full of treys but Goltz had that beat with the J?10?.

"I was afraid of that ... I almost folded," the defeated opponent said while another player chimed in with "it is a cursed seat", indicating that several players had already been eliminated from there.

They walked through the hand for several minutes and Wesley Fei concluded that a check-call would have been better and it was overplayed.

Player Chips Progress
Shem Goltz us
Shem Goltz
380,000
293,800
293,800
Wesley Fei cn
Wesley Fei
295,000
35,000
35,000

Tags: Shem GoltzWesley Fei

Baxter Wins Big

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Billy Baxter
Billy Baxter

Billy Baxter raised under the gun to 3,500. In response, the hijack three-bet to 10,500 and Baxter made the call.

The flop came 3?6?2? and Baxter check-raised a bet of 10,000 from his opponent to 30,000. The hijack responded by four-betting all in and Baxter called.

Hijack: A?K?
Billy Baxter: 3?3?

The turn and river fell the 2? and the A? respectively. Baxter had his opponent drawing dead on the turn and consequently sent them to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Billy Baxter us
Billy Baxter
350,000
275,000
275,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Billy Baxter

Mozdzen Hits Quad Tens versus Aces versus Aces

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Clayton Mozdzen
Clayton Mozdzen

The under the gun opened to 3,500 and Lester Edoc three-bet to 10,500 in the cutoff. Clayton Mozdzen looked at his cards in the big blind and shoved for 23,500.

After a long thinking, the under the gun raised it to 38,000 and Edoc quickly announced all in with the biggest stack. The under the gun snap-called to create a three-way showdown:

Clayton Mozdzen: 10?10?
Under the gun: A?A?
Lester Edoc: A?A?

Mozden was in desperate shape for the triple up, but found a miracle board 10?Q?7?10?Q? to give him quads to the surprised shouts of his opponents while Edoc and the under the gun got their aces cracked and split the side pot.

Player Chips Progress
Lester Edoc ph
Lester Edoc
285,000
-53,000
-53,000
Clayton Mozdzen ca
Clayton Mozdzen
78,000
53,000
53,000

Tags: Clayton MozdzenLester Edoc

Liu Falls To Wyville

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Joanne Liu 'JJ'
Joanne Liu 'JJ'

Frank Wyville raised to 3,000 from late position and in the small blind, JJ Liu three bet to 9,000 which saw action fold back around to Wyville who called.

The flop rolled out 9?8?4? and Liu bet 15,000 which saw Wyville raise to 35,000. Liu moved all in for 76,500 and Wyville called to put her at risk.

JJ Liu: Q?Q?
Frank Wyville: 4?4?

The board ran out 5?A? and Liu's queens remained second best as the she exited the tournament while Wyville collected the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Wyville us
Frank Wyville
234,000
172,900
172,900
JJ Liu tw
JJ Liu
Busted

Tags: Frank WyvilleJJ Liu