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 2d
Entries
3,652
Players Left
1,661

Building a Nice Pot

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Daniel Vargas
Daniel Vargas

The player in early position raised to 1,800 and the players on the cutoff, button and big blind all came along. The flop came out 4?4?K? and the big blind checked. The early position player made the continuation bet of 2,200 and everyone folded except Daniel Vargas on the button.

The turn brought the 9? and early position bet 5,000. Despite being in the hand, Vargas carried on his casual conversation at the table and called.

Both players checked through the river 5? and Vargas flipped over A?K? and the early position player flipped over one card, the K?, and Vargas scooped the pot with his pair of kings with the ace kicker.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Vargas us
Daniel Vargas
98,000
27,100
27,100

Tags: Daniel Vargas

Navarro on the Right Side of Cooler as Mar Hits the Rail

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Lucia Navarro
Lucia Navarro

After a series of raises before the flop, Anthony Mar and Lucia Navarro had all of the chips in the middle and it was Mar at risk for 46,100.

Anthony Mar: K?K?
Lucia Navarro: A?A?

"This is the fourth time this has happened to me in the Main Event," Mar said as the cards were tabled.

Unfortunately for Mar, he couldn't find one of the last remaining kings as the board ran out 9?7?6?5?8?.

Player Chips Progress
Lucia Navarro es
Lucia Navarro
161,700
75,200
75,200
Anthony Mar ca
Anthony Mar
Busted

Tags: Anthony MarLucia Navarro

Hartigan Hits Two Pair, Holz Joins Late

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
James Hartigan
James Hartigan

James Hartigan was battling his namesake James Lim in a pot worth around 12,500 chips. The players had already arrived on the turn on a board of A?9?8?5? and Lim bet out another 4,500. Hartigan made the call and the 2? river was dealt.

Lim knuckled the table and Hartigan tabled A?8? in response. His two pair took the pot, providing a profitable first level for Hartigan so far.

On a table with Chris Hunichen and Jesse Lonis, Fedor Holz also sat down after late registering earlier today.

Player Chips Progress
James Hartigan ie
James Hartigan
93,000
9,100
9,100
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
58,000
58,000
58,000

Tags: Chris HunichenFedor HolzJames HartiganJames LimJesse Lonis

Stout Heroes Punsri

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante
Brittney Stout
Brittney Stout

Four players went to the flop on a board 7?10?5? and all checked to the 10? turn.

Punnat Punsri bet 3,200 from early position and only Brittney Stout called in the cutoff.

The river came the K? and Punsri fired out another 18,000. Stout cut the chips to call out of her massive stack and tanked for a moment before committing them to the pot.

Punsri quickly mucked his QxJx for a bluff, while Stout showed 7?4? as she took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Brittney Stout us
Brittney Stout
410,000
34,500
34,500
Punnat Punsri th
Punnat Punsri
100,000
-31,900
-31,900

Tags: Brittney StoutPunnat Punsri

Newhouse Still Has Hopes of Another Deep Run

Level 6 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Daniel Custodio, Mark Newhouse, and Jesse Rosen went three-ways to a flop of 3?4?5?. With around 4,300 chips in the middle, Custodio led out from the big blind for 1,500. Newhouse raised to 5,000 from under the gun before Rosen three-bet to 12,200 from the hijack.

Custodio quickly got out of the way, but Newhouse committed his entire stack of 39,000. Rosen snap called and a showdown was had.

Mark Newhouse: A?10?
Jesse Rosen: 5?5?

Newhouse had a combo draw to the nut flush and a wheel, while Rosen was sitting on top set. The K? turn saw Newhouse hit his flush, and the board remained free of pairs when the 8? river completed the hand.

Newhouse doubled up in his efforts to finally better his back-to-back ninth-place finishes in 2013 and 2014.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Rosen za
Jesse Rosen
105,900
-16,900
-16,900
Mark Newhouse us
Mark Newhouse
83,800
60,300
60,300
Daniel Custodio pt
Daniel Custodio
21,000
-35,000
-35,000

Tags: Daniel CustodioJesse RosenMark Newhouse

Dwan Blasts the Turn on Dodd

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Tom Dwan
Tom Dwan

A player in the cutoff raised to 2,600 before the flop and Tom Dwan called on the button, as did big blind Owen Dodd.

The flop came 4?2?5? and action checked to Dwan, who fired out 4,500. Only Dodd called as he and Dwan went heads-up to the 9? turn.

Dodd checked again and Dwan tossed in 25,000, enough to put Dodd all in. Dodd gave it some thought before preserving his last chips for another hand.

"It was close," he told Dwan.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Dwan us
Tom Dwan
100,000
63,000
63,000
GTO Wizard
Owen Dodd gb
Owen Dodd
15,000
-15,000
-15,000

Tags: Owen DoddTom Dwan

Hunichen Faces Tough River Decision

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Chris Hunichen
Chris Hunichen

Chris Hunichen was in a heads up pot against Kory Kilpatrick. The board read 8?6?K?Q? and there were 11,000 chips to be fought over. Hunichen checked from the big blind before Kilpatrick bet out 6,700 chips. Hunichen made the call and the 10? river graced the felt.

Hunichen checked again and Kilpatrick went all-in for his last 30,000 chips. Hunichen tanked for a few minutes, thinking out loud in the process.

"Did you get there on the river?" Hunichen asked. "I have a good hand," he continued. Eventually, he put in the call and Kilpatrick showed down K?K? for top set.

"Oh, you already had it," Hunichen concluded, as he showed his Q?8? for two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Hunichen us
Chris Hunichen
332,000
-7,500
-7,500
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings
Kory Kilpatrick us
Kory Kilpatrick
84,400
32,300
32,300
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chris HunichenKory Kilpatrick

Mitchell Knocks Christos Out

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Mitchell Smith
Mitchell Smith

The cards were tabled as the small blind and the big blind were in a battle. The small blind Mitchell Smith had raised preflop and the big blind, Jordan Cristos had three-bet all in for his last 14,000. Smith made the call.

Jordan Cristos: Q?Q?
Mitchell Smith: K?K?

Cristos called for a queen as the board came out 8?3?3?4?7? and the kings held up for Smith.

Player Chips Progress
Mitchell Smith us
Mitchell Smith
185,000
128,800
128,800
Jordan Cristos us
Jordan Cristos
Busted

Tags: Mitchell Smith

Ivey Spends Some Time in the Tank

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey and Istvan Birizdo had arrived on the river in a pot of 14,000 chips. The completed board read 5?8?4?9?2? and Ivey checked out of the big blind.

Birizdo was in early position and put out a small overbet of 14,000. This led Ivey to think about the situation for several minutes. Eventually, he put in calling chips. Birizdo showed 10?10? and his overpair was good for the win as Ivey slid his cards face down towards the dealer.

Player Chips Progress
Istvan Birizdo hu
Istvan Birizdo
94,100
68,100
68,100
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
56,300
-61,700
-61,700
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Istvan BirizdoPhil Ivey

Moorman Flops The Nuts

Level 7 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Chris Moorman
Chris Moorman

A player in middle position opened to 2,100 and Minh Nguyen called next to act. The cutoff called as well and Chris Moorman put in a three-bet to 8,700 on the button. All three players came along and the dealer fanned out a flop of 7?5?4?.

The initial raiser checked to Nguyen who tossed out a small bet of 3,500 and only the cutoff and Moorman called. On the 5? turn the action checked through to the 4? river.

Nguyen and the cutoff checked to Moorman who took some time before betting 40,000, leaving only 500 behind. Nguyen quickly folded and the cutoff snap-called for their last 35,000.

Moorman rolled over 8?6? for the flopped nut-straight and his opponent tabled 8?8? for the over pair as they made their way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Minh Nguyen (NV) us
Minh Nguyen (NV)
145,000
51,000
51,000
Chris Moorman gb
Chris Moorman
118,000
56,000
56,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chris MoormanMinh Nguyen