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

Chiu Wins Large Pot Against Fineis

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Charlie Chiu
Charlie Chiu

Picking up the action on the 5?3?2? flop, Rhian Fineis bet 100,000 in the hijack and Charlie Chiu called on the button. That brought them to the A? turn on which Fineis check-called for 225,000.

The same action repeated on the 5? river as Fineis check-called for 575,000. Chiu tabled the 4?4? for the wheel and Fineis mucked. His stack tumbled to a mere 100,000 and he bowed out soon after.

Player Chips Progress
Gabi Livshitz il
Gabi Livshitz
4,550,000
50,000
50,000
Charlie Chiu tw
Charlie Chiu
4,150,000
1,185,000
1,185,000
Thiago Crema br
Thiago Crema
1,900,000
1,900,000
1,900,000
Rhian Fineis us
Rhian Fineis
Busted

Tags: Charlie ChiuRhian Fineis

Das Shoots Up the Ranks, Eliminates Bergman

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Anirban Das
Anirban Das

Edward Bergman raised preflop from middle position before Anirban Das, who had known a good start to his day, three-bet to 160,000 from the button.

The blinds folded before Bergman announced his all-in for around 1,000,000 chips and Das made the call.

Edward Bergman: A?9?
Anirban Das: 10?10?

Bergman flopped a sweat on K?Q?2? with a draw to a flush, but the 10? turn diminished his outs, giving Das a set.

The river paired Bergman with the A?, but it was no good and he exited the tournament.

Meanwhile, Das is playing a stack of over five million chips.

Player Chips Progress
Anirban Das in
Anirban Das
5,175,000
2,295,000
2,295,000
Chance Kornuth us
Chance Kornuth
3,350,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Rene Lazaro es
Rene Lazaro
2,450,000
Robert Coakley us
Robert Coakley
1,100,000
-310,000
-310,000
Edward Bergman ca
Edward Bergman
Busted
Yngve Steen no
Yngve Steen
Busted

Tags: Anirban DasEdward Bergman

A New Champion Will be Crowned

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

With Chris Moneymaker recently making his way to the payout desk, Joe Hachem was the only previous WSOP Main Event champion still in the field. Hachem raised it up to 60,000 in early position and Mason Vieth three-bet to 180,000 from a couple of seats over. Hachem just called and the dealer fanned the flop of A?10?2?.

Hachem checked to Vieth who continued with a bet of 200,000 and Hachem called. The turn brought the 5? and Hachem checked again. Vieth jammed all in and Hachem called off the rest of his chips of around 600,000.

Joe Hachem: AxQx
Mason Vieth: K?J?

Hachem was out front with the only pair but Vieth had a combo draw to look forward to. The river was the 8? and Vieth made his flush, sending Hachem out of the tournament on Day 5.

Player Chips Progress
Mason Vieth us
Mason Vieth
3,630,000
1,070,000
1,070,000
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Joe HachemMason ViethChris Moneymaker

Moneymaker Eliminated by Brown

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

Down to the last 345,000, Chris Moneymaker pushed all-in from the hijack and was looked up by Ryan Brown from one seat over on the feature tables while all players behind got out of the way.

Chris Moneymaker: 5?5?
Ryan Brown: K?K?

The 9?7?3? flop gave Moneymaker some equity with potential running outs to a straight. However, that hope instantly vanished on the K? turn to make the 3? river a formality.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Brown us
Ryan Brown
1,300,000
485,000
485,000
Chris Moneymaker us
Chris Moneymaker
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Chris MoneymakerRyan Brown

Jaka Coolers Moskowitz

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Faraz Jaka
Faraz Jaka

Three players, including Bradley Moskowitz in the cutoff and Faraz Jaka on the button, built a pot of around 400,000 heading to the turn on a board of 6?J?10?A?.

Action checked to Moskowitz who bet 220,000. Jaka called while John Quattlebaum folded in the big blind. The river came the 3? and Moskowitz checked. Jaka quickly checked behind.

Moskowitz turned over K?Q? for the straight, but Jaka had 5?3? for a flush to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bradley Moskowitz us
Bradley Moskowitz
3,000,000
-1,145,000
-1,145,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
2,400,000
1,350,000
1,350,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching
John Quattlebaum us
John Quattlebaum
1,100,000
590,000
590,000

Tags: Bradley MoskowitzFaraz JakaJohn Quattlebaum

Brewer Bites the Dust

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Chris Brewer
Chris Brewer

Thomas Zanot opened to 60,000 from the cutoff before Hang Xu moved all in for around 550,000 from the small blind. Chris Brewer, who was narrowly covered by Xu, called for his tournament life from the big blind before Zanot folded.

Chris Brewer: J?J?
Hang Xu: AxK?

Xu paired up on the K?10?9? flop to take the lead and held out to seal the pot and bust out following the 2? turn and 5? river.

Player Chips Progress
Hang Xu cn
Hang Xu
1,100,000
510,000
510,000
Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Chris BrewerHang Xu

Koon Flops a Set and Busts

Level 21 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jason Koon
Jason Koon

Carlos Leiva opened to 55,000 from middle position before Jason Koon made it 120,000 from the button. Tim van Loo went into the tank from the big blind before folding. Leiva put Koon all in and the latter called off his stack of 530,000.

Jason Koon: K?K?
Carlos Leiva: 10?10?

Koon was way ahead and improved to a set on the A?K?Q? flop, leaving his opponent drawing to Broadway or runner-runner quads.

The 8? turn was a brick, but the J? river completed Leiva's straight and Koon's Main Event journey came to an end.

Player Chips Progress
Carlos Leiva ar
Carlos Leiva
1,850,000
570,000
570,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Carlos LeivaJason Koon

Rigby & His "Dirty Diaper" Near Top Of Counts Heading to Day 5 of 2023 WSOP Main Event

Nicholas Rigby
Nicholas Rigby

Only 441 players remain heading into Day 5 of Event #76: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) as each looks to be a part of poker history by taking down the record-breaking event. There's still plenty of action left before someone walks away with the $12,100,000 top prize and gets a banner in the Horseshoe Events Center.

Two of the players near the top of the counts have experience in this realm, albeit in a different arena. Nicholas Rigby, known for his exploitative loose-aggressive play and notorious for his love of the "Dirty Diaper," finished 52nd in the 2021 Main Event for $136,100 as he returns to Day 5 with 3,655,000 chips to put him 12th on the leaderboard. Meanwhile, Mitchell Halverson bagged second in chips as he looks to best a 15th place in 2021 that brought him just over $380,000.

Nicholas Rigby
Nicholas Rigby sits out an orbit to get a massage.

Once again, the two bracelet hopefuls have their work cut out for them. Chip leader Ryan Tosoc is after his second bracelet after winning 2018's $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em online championship for $238,779, while three-time bracelet winner Chance Kornuth is out for blood as he continues his incredible summer heater that has already earned him several million.

Top Ten Chip Stacks After Day 4

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Ryan TosocUnited States5,120,000205
2Mitchell HalversonUnited States5,100,000204
3Aditya SystlaIndia5,075,000203
4Scott BerkoUnited Kingdom4,700,000188
5Bradley MoskowitzUnited States4,145,000166
6Juan Maceiras LapidoSpain3,985,000159
7Jon CohenUnited States3,815,000153
8Gabi LivshitzIsrael3,800,000152
9John RacenerUnited States3,710,000148
10Quan ZhouChina3,705,000148

Others still in contention include popular data analyst Nate Silver, 2018 Tag Team champion Nikita Luther, all-time Circuit ring leader and Day 2 chip leader Maurice Hawkins, poker-pro-turned-tennis-pro James Obst, high-stakes businessman Bill Klein and two-time bracelet winners Christopher Vitch and Rami Boukai.

Nate Silver
Nate Silver

They will not be joined by the likes of Doug Polk, Alexandra Botez, Farah Galfond, "Boston" Rob Mariano or Main Event champions Joe Cada, Jamie Gold, Scott Blumstein and Johnny Chan, all of whom were eliminated on Day 4 after making it into the money.

2003 Main Event champion Chris Moneymaker, meanwhile, is still alive as he looks to join Chan, Johnny Moss, Stu Ungar and the late Doyle Brunson as a two-time Main Event winner.

Chris Moneymaker
Chris Moneymaker

Action will pick up at noon local time on Level 21 at 10,000/25,000 blinds and a 25,000 big blind ante. Day 5 will follow a similar structure as previous days, with another five levels on tap and a 75-minute dinner break after the third level of the day.

There are still several more days of action to come before the next WSOP Main Event champion is crowned. PokerNews will be providing updates every step of the way, so be sure to follow along.

Tags: Aditya SystlaAlexandra BotezBill KleinBradley MoskowitzChance KornuthChris MoneymakerDoug PolkDoyle BrunsonFarah GalfondGabi LivshitzJames ObstJamie GoldJoe CadaJohn RacenerJohnny ChanJohnny MossJon CohenJuan Maceiras LapidoMaurice HawkinsMitchell HalversonNate SilverNicholas RigbyNikita LutherRyan TosocScott BerkoScott BlumsteinStu Ungar