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

Ausmus Hits the Rail

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Jeremy Ausmus
Jeremy Ausmus

As relayed to PokerNews from the players at his table, Jeremy Ausmus was recently eliminated.

Ausmus, who was already short-stacked starting the hand with about 11,000, moved all in from the button with 10x9x offsuit, and was called by Steven Madsen in the big blind, who had Ax4x suited.

The board offered no improvement for Ausmus, ending his main event run while Madsen collected his chips.

Player Chips Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
160,000
1,000
1,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Steven Madsen us
Steven Madsen
94,500
-9,900
-9,900
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
Busted
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Jeremy AusmusSteven Madsen

Dayan Loses a Big One

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Yehuda Dayan
Yehuda Dayan

The action was caught on the turn where Yehuda Dayan had bet 45,000 on a board of 8?A?4?3? from the big blind. Jose Zaragoza sat in the under the gun position and went all-in for 80,300 and sent Dayan deep into the tank.

Eventually, he reluctantly made the call and the cards were tabled.

Jose Zaragoza: A?8?
Yeuhda Dayan: A?4?

A cooler, where both players flopped two pair, however, Zaragoza had the stronger one. The 3? river paired the board but brought neither player a full house, and Zaragoza raked in a double-up while Dayan descended to under 300,000 chips.

Meanwhile, Jesse Capps was also seen at the table, playing a stack of 240,000.

Player Chips Progress
Yehuda Dayan il
Yehuda Dayan
294,500
-110,500
-110,500
Day 1A Chip Leader
Jesse Capps us
Jesse Capps
240,000
84,700
84,700
Jose Zaragoza us
Jose Zaragoza
195,000
-1,500
-1,500

Tags: Jesse CappsJose ZaragozaYehuda Dayan

Bonomo Picks Off The Bluff From England

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo

In a three-way pot of close to 9,000 on a board showing 6?5?4?8?, Justin Bonomo bet out 3,000 from the big blind and only Kyna England made the call on the button.

The 4? hit the river and Bonomo checked over to England who tossed out 7,500. Bonomo went in the tank, but after close to 30 seconds, put in the chips for a call.

"Damnit, I saw him writing and wanted to make a move," laughed England as she tabled K?J? for king-high.

Bonomo smiled and thanked PokerNews for the assist as he rolled over 6?5? to take the pot.

England got the last laugh a few hands later, winning a pot against Bonomo to take the last of his chips and send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Kyna England us
Kyna England
200,000
34,600
34,600
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Justin BonomoKyna England

Rezaei Gives a Headache to Martini

Level 8 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Julien Martini
Julien Martini

In a three-way pot, the flop showed 5?7?K? when Julien Martini checked in the small blind, followed by Daniel Rezaei and Sylvain Loosli.

The turn brought more action with the 10?. Martini led out for 9,000 and after some thinking, Rezaei raised to 26,000. Loosli let it go but Martini ended up calling.

The 4? completed the board and Martuni checked. Rezaei thought about his move for a minute and moved 86,300 in front of him, with only 100 left behind. Martini went deep into the tank and after a few minutes, he eventually folded.

"I almost called you said" Martini to Rezaei. "I wanted to call in the first five seconds but then I decided to think because I did that mistake too many times!" added Martini jokingly.

Player Chips Progress
Sylvain Loosli fr
Sylvain Loosli
140,000
25,000
25,000
Jaka Coaching
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
121,000
-27,000
-27,000
Julien Martini fr
Julien Martini
90,000
-66,000
-66,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Daniel RezaeiJulien MartiniSylvain Loosli

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

Tags: Eli ElezraRyan FeldmanSam Chartier

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.

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
Amanda Botfeld us
Amanda Botfeld
214,500
45,800
45,800

Tags: Amanda Botfeld

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

Tags: Johnny ChanMike Matusow

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
Brett Stern us
Brett Stern
120,000
120,000
120,000
Isai Scheinberg ca
Isai Scheinberg
52,000
52,000
52,000

Tags: Brett SternIsai Scheinberg

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
Lester Edoc ph
Lester Edoc
270,000
-4,000
-4,000
Fernando Rodriguez pr
Fernando Rodriguez
160,000
64,000
64,000
Jamie Kerstetter us
Jamie Kerstetter
Busted

Tags: Fernando RodriguezJamie KerstetterLester Edoc