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

Foxen Busts One, Van der Spuy Also Gone

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Alex Foxen raised to 2,000 from early position and Ronald Spooner called from the next seat over. Big blind Jordan Grant also came along and the flop of 7?Q?10? was dealt.

All players checked before Foxen was the one to put in a bet of 4,000 after another check from Grant. Spooner called and Grant folded, leaving a few big blinds behind.

The 6? river then fell and Foxen shoved all in, covering Spooner's 14,500 remaining chips. Spooner mulled it over before eventually putting in the call.

Foxen showed A?A? for the overpair and they beat the K?10? of Spooner by a wide margin. Spooner left the tournament area while Foxen raked in a nice pot to chip up.

Meanwhile, Day 1b chip leader Jean-Pierre van der Spuy has also exited Day 2abc, after a disappointing day.

Player Chips Progress
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Faraz Jaka
389,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
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Alex Foxen
189,000
46,500
46,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
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Jordan Grant
7,000
-31,000
-31,000
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Ronald Spooner
Busted
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Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy
Busted
Day 1B Chip Leader

Tags: Alex FoxenJean-Pierre Van Der SpuyJordan GrantRonald Spooner

Marques Gets a Triple Up

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Pedro Marques
Pedro Marques

Michael Latuf opened to 2,600 from under the gun and was called in two spots, including Barbara Sargent in middle position. Pedro Marques was one of the short stacks in the big blind and jammed all in for 17,400. Latuf called and Sargent reshoved all in as the big stack. Latuf thought for a minute but eventually decided to lay his hand down.

Pedro Marques: A?A?
Barbara Sargent: A?K?

"I folded the same hand," Latuf said to Sargent. As was the case, the board ran out 9?8?7?Q?4? and Marques tripled up with hardly any sweat at all.

Player Chips Progress
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Barbara Sargent
131,000
24,600
24,600
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Pedro Marques
56,300
21,300
21,300
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Michael Latuf
37,600
-35,100
-35,100

Tags: Barbara SargentMichael LatufPedro Marques

No Title Defense For Jorstad

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Espen Jorstad
Espen Jorstad

Action was picked up in a multiway pot as one player raised to 2,000 which saw four players call including Julian Aguirre on the button and Espen Jorstad in the big blind.

The flop rolled out 10?6?9? and action checked around to Aguirre who bet 8,700. In the big blind, Jorstad raised to 26,300 and all other players folded. With action back on Aguirre, he moved all in for 64,000 effective and Jorstad shook his head.

"I'm not happy about it," Jorstad responded while reluctantly putting his chips in the middle to put himself at risk.

Espen Jorstad: 6?6?
Julian Aguirre: 8?7?

The board ran out A?8? and the straight held up for Aguirre against Jorstad's set of sixes.

The pot was pushed to Aguirre while Jorstad wished his table luck as the 2022 WSOP Main Event champion exited the field, ensuring that a new champion would emerge.

Player Chips Progress
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Julian Aguirre
256,000
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Espen Jorstad
Busted
Defending Champion
WSOP Main Event Champion
GTO Wizard
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Espen JorstadJulian Aguirre

Jun Cracks Keating's Aces

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Alex Keating
Alex Keating

Three ways to the 10?4?4? flop, the action checked to Jack Sinclair on the button and he bet 2,000. Jia Jun called out of the big blind before Alex Keating in the hijack check-raised to 7,000 off a short stack. Sinclair folded whereas Jun raised big to 75,000, which had Keating's stack of around 28,000 easily covered.

The call by Keating followed and the cards were exposed.

Alex Keating: A?A?
Jia Jun: 4?3?

Neither the 8? turn nor the K? river came to the rescue of Keating, who quickly left the tournament area. Farhad Jamasi was also no longer found on the same table either.

Player Chips Progress
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Jia Jun
210,000
113,900
113,900
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Jack Sinclair
60,000
5,000
5,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Alex Keating
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Farhad Jamasi
Busted

Tags: Alex KeatingFarhad JamasiJack SinclairJia Jun

Kerstetter Hits the Rail

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Jamie Kerstetter
Jamie Kerstetter

Lester Edoc started the action in the hijack with a raise to 2,000 and Jamie Kerstetter called in the cutoff. Fernando Rodriguez three-bet to 6,000 in the big blind and after Edoc called, Kerstetter shoved for 38,000.

Rodriguez didn't take long to call and Edoc got out of the way for the following showdown:

Jamie Kerstetter: A?J?
Fernando Rodriguez: A?K?

Kerstetter was in bad shape for her tournament's life, and busted after the board brought her no help with 8?7?6?Q?3?

Player Chips Progress
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Lester Edoc
270,000
-4,000
-4,000
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Fernando Rodriguez
160,000
64,000
64,000
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Jamie Kerstetter
Busted

Tags: Fernando RodriguezJamie KerstetterLester Edoc

Stern Shows Scheinberg Queens

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Isai Scheinberg
Isai Scheinberg

Isai Scheinberg, the Poker Hall of Fame nominee and founder of PokerStars, is in the field today but just dropped a pot against Brett Stern.

Stern and Scheinberg went to the turn on a board of 3?7?6?3? when Scheinberg bet 10,000 from the small blind. Stern called in early position as the J? fell on the river.

Scheinberg now checked and Stern checked behind, showing Q?Q?. Scheinberg mucked 10?10?. "I put you on jacks, actually," Stern, who has nearly 50,000 subscribers to his "Brettski" YouTube channel, told the poker visionary after the hand.

Player Chips Progress
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Brett Stern
120,000
120,000
120,000
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Isai Scheinberg
52,000
52,000
52,000

Tags: Brett SternIsai Scheinberg

Matusow Battles Chan

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow

Johnny Chan opened to 2,200 from early position and Mike Matusow called from the button.

Chan checked and Matusow bet 2,200 on the 10?7?4? flop. Chan made the call.

The turn was the Q?. Chan checked, Matusow bet 8,000 and Chan quickly folded.

Matusow flashed A?4? for a pair of fours and the nut-flush draw before scooping the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Johnny Chan
199,400
-34,600
-34,600
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Mike Matusow
107,200
12,200
12,200
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Johnny ChanMike Matusow

Botfeld Shoves River

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Amanda Botfeld
Amanda Botfeld

Amanda Botfeld raised to 2,200 in first position and both the button and the small blind came along.

The flop peeled off 7?8?10? and action checked through to the 7? turn where the small blind checked to Botfeld who bet 3,500 which only the small blind called.

On the 3? river, the small blind checked a third time and Botfeld moved all in for 13,500 effective and the small blind quickly folded, ceding the pot to Botfeld.

Player Chips Progress
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Amanda Botfeld
214,500
45,800
45,800

Tags: Amanda Botfeld

Second Break of the Day

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Espen Jorstad
Espen Jorstad

The second 20-minute break of Day 2abc has arrived and the players are leaving the tournament area. When they come back, play will continue in Level 8 of the WSOP Main Event.

Meanwhile, late registration has closed and 196 people opted to jump in on Day 2abc.

In the meantime, here are some highlights from the second level of play.

Feldman Pays Off Elezra, Gets Some Back From Chartier

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Ryan Feldman
Ryan Feldman

Ryan Feldman, producer of the Hustler Casino Live show, three-bet to 6,500 from the button and Eli Elezra called in middle position.

Both players checked the 5?Q?5? flop before Elezra led out for 4,000 on the 2? turn. Feldman called and the 5? appeared on the river.

Elezra now tossed out another 5,000. "Why milk," Feldman joked with him.

"Nice fold," Elezra replied as he tapped the felt before Feldman had acted. Feldman eventually called and Elezra showed 6?6? for a full house to win the pot.

The next hand, Feldman called a bet of 10,000 from small blind Sam Chartier on a flop of 5?4?2?. The turn came the J? and Chartier now checked.

Feldman fired out 21,000 and Chartier quickly folded. "It if wasn't for Eli. I had to make my money back," Feldman said.

David "Bakes" Baker is also seated at this star-studded table.

Player Chips Progress
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Sam Chartier
210,000
74,200
74,200
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Eli Elezra
200,000
133,200
133,200
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
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Ryan Feldman
200,000
10,000
10,000
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David "Bakes" Baker
65,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Eli ElezraRyan FeldmanSam Chartier