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 5
Entries
441
Players Left
149

Jaka Three-Bets the Turn

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Faraz Jaka
Faraz Jaka

Faraz Jaka sat in the small blind and was battling Nick Guagenti in a heads up pot worth 400,000 chips. The flop was already dealt and read 6?10?7?.

Jaka checked and called a subsequent 215,000 bet from Guagenti. On the following A? turn, Jaka led for 250,000 and Nick raised that to 725,000, leaving only 425,000 chips behind.

Jaka mulled it over for a bit before announcing "all-in." Guagenti instantly folded and left himself short, while Jaka shipped a nice pot without showdown.

Player Chips Progress
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Faraz Jaka
3,205,000
805,000
805,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
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Nick Guagenti
425,000
-1,910,000
-1,910,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Faraz JakaNick Guagenti

Zanot Runs Into Richez's Kings

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Clement Richez
Clement Richez

Thomas Zanot won a $6,000,000 jackpot playing Pai Gow earlier this year. But the poker pro won't be adding the $12,100,000 Main Event top prize after a preflop all in confrontation against Clement Richez.

Zanot three-bet to 180,000 from middle position before Richez made it 525,000. Zanot then shoved all in for around 1,600,000 and Richez snap-called.

Thomas Zanot: A?9?
Clement Richez: K?K?

Richez asked the dealer to hold up dealing the flop as he whipped out his phone and began taking pictures of the action as the board finally came 4?7?K?, giving him top set.

"That's a good start," Zanot said, resigned to his fate as 6? turn left him drawing dead heading to the 9? river as Richez scooped the massive pot.

Shortly after, Harsheel Kothari eliminated Maryjo Zogman on the same table.

Player Chips Progress
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Clément Richez
4,700,000
2,870,000
2,870,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Harsheel Kothari
3,300,000
1,300,000
1,300,000
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Thomas Zanot
Busted
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Maryjo Zogman
Busted

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Dunst Scores Massive Double with Aces

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Tony Dunst
Tony Dunst

John Racener opened to 60,000 from late position before Tony Dunst three-bet to 230,000 out of the small blind. Action folded back around to Racener who came over the top for 645,000. Dunst just called to send the two players to the flop with over 1,000,000 already in the middle.

Dunst checked following the 4?J?6? flop and then called a continuation of 390,000 from Racener.

The 2? turn saw Dunst check for a second time at which point Racener decided to bet enough to force his opponent all in. Dunst wasted little time in making the call for his tournament life.

Tony Dunst: A?A?
John Racener: K?K?

Dunst had picked up pocket rockets at the perfect time to set himself up well for a massive double up. The river brought no miracle for Racener, instead bricking out with the 2? to send one of the biggest pots of the day to Dunst.

Player Chips Progress
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Tony Dunst
4,300,000
2,300,000
2,300,000
WSOP 3X Winner
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John Racener
2,600,000
-2,100,000
-2,100,000
WSOP 2X Winner

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Li Rockets Up the Counts in Massive Three-Way All In

Level 22 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Pei Li
Pei Li

Yilu Yuan moved all in for 420,000 from early position and Thiago Crema called next to act. Action folded around to Pei Li on the button, and he announced a reshove for his last 1,520,000. Crema spent several minutes in the tank before he called, having Li barely covered.

Yilu Yuan: 9?9?
Pei Li: K?K?
Thiago Crema: J?J?

Li had woken up with kings and moved further in front on the K?5?2? flop with top set. The Q? turn left both opponents drawing dead, and he secured the massive pot following the Q? river. Yuan was eliminated, while Crema handed over most of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
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Pei Li
3,500,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Thiago Crema
650,000
-1,270,000
-1,270,000
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Yilu Yuan
Busted

Tags: Yilu YuanPei LiThiago Crema

First Break of the Day Underway

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Joe Hachem
Joe Hachem

Upon completion of the first level on Day 5, an initial field of 441 hopefuls has been whittled down to just 351 contenders. A new WSOP Main Event champion will be crowned as Chris Moneymaker and Joe Hachem were among those to fall.

Find below some of the highlights the PokerNews live reporting team caught during the opening stages of the day.

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Becker Doubles Through Kornuth

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jeremy Becker
Jeremy Becker

Chance Kornuth raised to 55,000 from early position and Jeremy Becker shoved all in for 740,000 from middle position.

The action folded back to Kornuth and he instantly put in the call with the covering stack.

Jeremy Becker: 9?9?
Chance Kornuth: A?K?

Becker had a slight lead with his pair of nines, and increased it when he flopped an open-ended straight draw on 10?8?7?. The turn of J? made him his straight and Kornuth did not rebink Broadway when the J? paired the board on the river.

Becker doubled up and Kornuth finally forfeited some chips on Day 5.

Player Chips Progress
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Chance Kornuth
3,250,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
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Jeremy Becker
1,540,000
620,000
620,000

Tags: Chance KornuthJeremy Becker

Larson Calls Correctly, Gets Flushed Out

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Thomas Larson
Thomas Larson

Three players headed to a flop in a three-bet pot which contained a little over 500,000 in the middle already. The flop came 10?10?2? and the action checked to Scott Berko on the button who bet 215,000. Thomas Larson check-raised to 445,000 and Berko ripped all in. Larson went into the tank for over three minutes with just 900,000 behind and then finally called.

Thomas Larson: 8?8?
Scott Berko: A?K?

"I knew you had spades!" Larson shouted as he rose from his chair. "Come on baby, hold one time!" Larson crossed his fingers and held them to his lips.

The turn was the 9? and Larson's emotions were on full display. The river was the 3? and Berko exploded out of his chair as he spiked a flush on the river. Larson's reaction was the opposite as he smacked his chair to the ground before exiting the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
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Scott Berko
6,550,000
1,600,000
1,600,000
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Thomas Larson
Busted

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Moneymaker, Hachem Bust Day 5; All Past WSOP Main Event Champs Out

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Joe Hachem and Chris Moneymaker
Joe Hachem and Chris Moneymaker

There will be no "Aussie! Aussie! Aussie! Oy! Oy! Oy!" at the final table of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event. Joe Hachem and Chris Moneymaker both busted early on Day 5, guaranteeing the eventual winner will be a first-time champion.

Tuesday's session began with 441 players, including the two aforementioned previous champs. Moneymaker famously won it in 2003, which helped spark a massive poker boom. Hachem, the Australian poker legend took it down in 2005 when he defeated Steve Dannenmann heads-up.

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Brown Triples Up to Leave Klein Short

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Bill Klein
Bill Klein

Bill Klein opened to 55,000 from late position and was called by Stuart Taylor in the cutoff as well as Nicholas Rigby on the button. Ryan Brown then moved all in for 1,200,000 out of the small blind, getting calls from Klein with the covering stack as well as Taylor. Rigby, meanwhile, got out of the way.

Stuart Taylor: A?A?
Ryan Brown: A?Q?
Bill Klein: K?K?

Taylor, though the effective stack, was in a good spot to get a crucial triple up, that is until the flop came 8?3?K?, vaulting Klein into the lead. The J? turn did give Brown a gutshot and he managed to complete his runner-runner straight after the 10? improved him to broadway to eliminate Taylor and leave Klein short.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Brown
3,100,000
1,800,000
1,800,000
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Nicholas Rigby
3,000,000
390,000
390,000
Day 1D Chip Leader
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Bill Klein
385,000
-865,000
-865,000
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Stuart Taylor
Busted

Tags: Bill KleinNicholas RigbyRyan BrownStuart Taylor

Becker Leads Two Streets, Can't Shake Lazaro Off Underpair

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jeremy Becker
Jeremy Becker

Rene Lazaro opened to from middle position and mid-stakes tournament prodigy Jeremy Becker defended out of the big blind.

Becker, seated aside fellow tournament crusher Chance Kornuth, checked on the 4?J?J? flop and called as Lazaro continued for 25,000. Becker then led out for 105,000 on the Q? turn and Lazaro called.

The 6? river completed the board and Becker sized up to 285,000. Lazaro counted out his stack before eventually calling. Becker sheepishly turned over a bluff with K?9? for king-high and Lazaro tabled an underpair with 3?3? to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Rene Lazaro
2,900,000
450,000
450,000
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Jeremy Becker
920,000
-350,000
-350,000
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Manish Vaswani
Busted
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Brant Jolly
Busted

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