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 4
Entries
1,518
Players Left
441

Mercier Put to The Test by Liu

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

In a heads-up pot with roughly 50,000 in the middle on a flop showing 5?3?2?, Jason Mercier checked from the big blind to Jason Liu on the button who bet out 25,000. Mercier put in a check-raise to 67,000 and Liu came along.

The 2? hit the turn and Mercier kept up the aggression with a bet of 61,000. Liu took a moment before putting in a stack of 25,000 chips, covering the 160,000 behind for Mercier, who went deep in the tank.

After close to five minutes of thought, a player at the table called the clock and Mercier was given 30 seconds to act. As the clock ticked down, Mercier eventually tossed his cards into the muck and the pot was shipped to Liu.

"Four-seven of spades?" asked another player at the table who was curious of Mercier's holding.

"Something like that," replied Mercier.

Player Chips Progress
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Jason Liu
1,290,000
48,000
48,000
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Jason Mercier
160,000
86,000
86,000
WSOP 6X Winner

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Seymour Doubles Thru Chidwick Amid Nit-Roll

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Richard Seymour
Richard Seymour

William Anderson raised to 24,000 with the 8?8? from an early position and Richard Seymour three-bet to 65,000 with the K?K? from the next seat.

Stephen Chidwick then four-bet to 510,000 out of the big blind with Q?Q? and Anderson quickly folded.

"You got it, Stevie?" Seymour inquired and added "you got it, you got it" shortly after while he was still in the tank. Around two minutes passed in total before Seymour pushed all-in for 512,000 as Chidwick called.

The board ran out 9?7?3?4?A? and Seymour called a

"I wasn't trying to slowroll,I was just legit afraid you had aces," Seymour clarified while his stack was being counted.

Player Chips Progress
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Richard Seymour
1,063,000
531,000
531,000
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Stephen Chidwick
760,000
-520,000
-520,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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William Anderson
365,000
-24,000
-24,000

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Okamoto Hits the Rail

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Shiina Okamoto
Shiina Okamoto

Shiina Okamoto, the recent runner up of the WSOP Ladies Event, open-shoved for her last 90,000 and it folded to David Cossio-Ruiz who called on the button for the following showdown.

Shiina Okamoto: 2?2?
David Cossio-Ruiz: A?K?

Okamoto had to win the flip to stay alive in the tournament but the board gave 5?10?3?7?A? to give a pair of aces on the river to Cossio-Ruiz and eliminate Okamoto.

Player Chips Progress
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David Cossio-Ruiz
850,000
-2,000
-2,000
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Shiina Okamoto
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Steel Wheel for Luther

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Nikita Luther
Nikita Luther

The under-the-gun player raised to 20,000, finding three callers; the hijack, button and Nikita Luther in the big blind.

The flop came 2?5?2?. The action checked to the hijack who bet out for 30,000. The button called, as did Luther. The original raiser folded.

The 4? turn checked through to the 8? on the river. Luther check again and so did both her opponents.

Left of the button, Luther who had to show first. She tabled the A?3? for a turned straight flush. Unfortunately for her, no additional chips went into the middle on the turn or the river.

Player Chips Progress
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Nikita Luther
1,300,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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No Gold for Mr. Gold

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Jamie Gold, Main Event, Suffle Up And Deal, Horseshoe Feature Table
Jamie Gold, Main Event, Suffle Up And Deal, Horseshoe Feature Table

Tracy Nguyen raised it up in early position and Jamie Gold shipped all in for just over 200,000 in the hijack. Hermilo Garzavillareal reshoved all in from the cutoff as the biggest stack at the table. The rest of the table folded including Nguyen and the two remaining hands were tabled.

Jamie Gold: AxJx
Hermilo Garzavillareal: AxKx

The flop came KxQx4x to give Garzavillareal a pair of kings but Gold picked up a straight draw. The 8x and 9x runout bricked out for Gold and he made his way to the payout desk, not quite earning the $12,000,000 that he did back in 2006.

Player Chips Progress
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Hermilo Garza
1,335,000
368,000
368,000
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Tracy Nguyen
875,000
473,000
473,000
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Jamie Gold
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
Commerce Casino & Hotel
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Hermilo GarzavillarealJamie GoldTracy Nguyen

Lamanna Scores a Double with Aces

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Brian Lamanna
Brian Lamanna

Brian Lamanna opened in the cutoff before Domenico Gala three-bet to 60,000. The blinds got out of the way and Lamanna four-bet to 145,000. Gala announced all-in and Lamanna instantly called off his stack of 328,000.

Brian Lamanna: A?A?
Domenico Gala: A?J?

As the cards were tabled Gala said, "Ugh, I knew you had that."

The board ran out 9?3?2?7?5? for Lamanna's aces to hold as he raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Lamanna
681,000
566,000
566,000
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Domenico Gala
153,000
-193,000
-193,000

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Botfeld Busts Petrizzi

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Amanda Botfeld
Amanda Botfeld

The action folded to Amanda Botfeld in the small blind, and she made the minimum raise to 20,000 chips. Charles Petrizzi sat in the big blind and jammed his final 120,000 in the middle, followed by a quick call from Botfeld.

Charles Petrizzi: A?5?
Amanda Botfeld: 8?8?

Petrizzi stood up when the board fanned out 2?3?9?9?, and left the table on the K? river. Botfeld, meanwhile, has doubled her stack throughout Day 4 so far.

Player Chips Progress
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Amanda Botfeld
1,275,000
648,000
648,000
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Charles Petrizzi
Busted

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Garcia Scores a Knockout

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Ryan Garcia
Ryan Garcia

The live stream action caught up on an all-in showdown on the right side feature table with Paul Dominski at risk against Ryan Garcia.

Paul Dominski: A?2?
Ryan Garcia: A?J?

The J?7?5?3?7? runout spelled the end for Dominski as successful amateur boxer Garcia landed the uppercut right on the flop and dodged running straight outs.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Garcia
650,000
-29,000
-29,000
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Paul Dominski
Busted

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Fineis Sends Greenstein Packing

Level 17 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante
Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein

Rhian Fineis opened to 30,000 from late position before Barry Greenstein moved all in for a little over 100,000 on the button. The blinds got out of the way to send the action back to Fineis who quickly called to put Greenstein at risk.

Barry Greenstein: 8?8?
Rhian Fineis: J?J?

Fineis had Greenstein crushed although the 10?J?Q? flop did give the at-risk player a gutshot. It did not come in, however, on either the 4? turn or 5? river to bring Greenstein's Main Event run to an end.

Player Chips Progress
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Rhian Fineis
520,000
-72,000
-72,000
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Barry Greenstein
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Barry GreensteinRhian Fineis

The First Break in the Money

Level 16 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Peter Nigh Bubbles WSOP Main Event
Peter Nigh Bubbles WSOP Main Event

Bubble play delayed the tournament by roughly one hour, and the 1,197 players that still remain will now take their first 20-minute break.

Below are some highlights of the first three bubble-bursting hours of Day 4 of the 2023 WSOP Main Event.