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

Villa Scores Massive Double Against Marchington

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Alexander Villa
Alexander Villa

Alexander Villa already had 300,000 across the line on the button and was faced with another raise of 750,000 from Nick Marchington. After a long tank, Villa moved all-in for 2,725,000 and Marchington snap-called.

Alexander Villa: Q?Q?
Nick Marchington: 10?10?

The 9?8?3? flop was quite the sweat for Villa as Marchington picked up a flush draw to go with his pair of tens. The 4? turn and 9? river were no improvement though, sending the pot to Villa.

Player Chips Progress
Alexander Villa ca
Alexander Villa
5,575,000
3,225,000
3,225,000
Nick Marchington gb
Nick Marchington
680,000
-1,620,000
-1,620,000

Tags: Alexander VillaNick Marchington

Hoover Catches a Miracle

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Logan Hoover
Logan Hoover

Fortunes can change with the turn of a card in the Main Event, and that's exactly what just happened to Logan Hoover.

Hoover was all in for 2,385,000 from early position and up against Aditya Systla in middle position.

Logan Hoover: A?K?
Aditya Systla: Q?Q?

"Hold up," Hoover cried out as he stood up from his seat to await the flop. He hit the K?, but the rest of the flop came Q?7? and Systla made a set as Hoover turned away in disgust.

The turn, though, gave him some hope as it came K?. "Ace one time," he yelled out. He didn't hit an ace, but the dealer did turn over the K? as Hoover made running quads.

Running Kings
Running Kings

"Yes," Hoover yelled as he ran away from the table. A big crowd gathered around the table and took photos of the board as Hoover returned to rake in the pot.

"Excuse me, I just made quads in the Main Event," Hoover said.

"That's the sickest thing I've ever seen," a tablemate told him.

Player Chips Progress
Logan Hoover us
Logan Hoover
4,700,000
4,295,000
4,295,000
Aditya Systla in
Aditya Systla
2,700,000
-2,525,000
-2,525,000

Tags: Aditya SystlaLogan Hoover

Betito Cracks Mastelotto's Kings and Main Event Dreams

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Liran Betito
Liran Betito

Heads-up on a flop of 5?4?9?, Gustavo Masteloto moved his last 1,800,000 into the middle and was up against Liran Betito on the button.

Gustavo Mastelotto: K?K?
Liran Betito: 5?4?

"Wow," several tablemates cried out after seeing Betito's flopped two pair. The 4? on the turn improved him to a full house and left Mastelotto looking for just two outs on the river to stay alive.

The 5? wasn't one of them and the table let out another collective "wow" as Betito leapt from his seat and clapped his hands together while a stunned Mastelotto made his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Liran Betito il
Liran Betito
8,500,000
690,000
690,000
Gustavo Mastelotto br
Gustavo Mastelotto
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Gustavo MastelottoLiran Betito

Silver & Snyder Trade Pots

Level 24 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante
Nate Silver
Nate Silver

Steven Snyder opened to 100,000 from early position and was called by Nate Silver from the button.

Snyder check-called for 100,000 and 225,000 on the flop and turn for the final board to read J?2?6?5?7?.

Snyder check-folded on the river to a bet of 320,000.

Shortly after, Snyder was all in for his last 620,000 and was at risk to Silver.

Steven Snyder: 5x5x
Nate Silver: A?K?

Snyder doubled up following the Q?J?8?3?7? runout.

Player Chips Progress
Nate Silver us
Nate Silver
3,100,000
-500,000
-500,000
Steven Snyder us
Steven Snyder
1,400,000
250,000
250,000

Tags: Nate SilverSteven Snyder

Field Nears 200 Hopefuls Left on Dinner Break

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Glenn Fishbein
Glenn Fishbein

Three out of the five scheduled levels on Day 5 of the 2023 WSOP Main Event have been completed inside the Horseshoe Event Center. So far, an initial field of 441 hopefuls has been cut into more than half as some 211 players still have chips at their disposal.

They will be back at approximately 7:57 p.m. local time for level 24, which features blinds of 25,000-50,000 and a big blind ante of 50,000.

New chip leaders were crowned in Bryan Obregon and Glenn Fishbein while Nikita Luther continued her deep run as one of the big stacks as well. Below are some of the highlights during the previous two hour session at the tables.

Tags: Bryan ObregonGlenn FishbeinNikita Luther

Obregon Spikes the Turn to Cross Ten Million

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Bryan Obregon
Bryan Obregon

Bryan Obregon has been on a relentless tear up the chip count leaderboard today, and his latest victim was Christopher Ahrens.

Obregon and Ahrens were heads-up on a flop of 3?J?7? when Ahrens moved all in for 300,000 from the big blind and Obregon called from early position.

Christopher Ahrens: J?10?
Bryan Obregon: 10?9?

Ahrens was ahead with a pair of jacks, but his hope proved short-lived as the 8? turn improved Obregon to a straight. The river fell the Q? and Obregon sent Ahrens to the rail and his stack up past 10,000,000 heading to the dinner break.

Christopher Ahrens
Christopher Ahrens
Player Chips Progress
Bryan Obregon us
Bryan Obregon
10,500,000
1,050,000
1,050,000
Christopher Ahrens de
Christopher Ahrens
Busted

Tags: Bryan ObregonChristopher Ahrens

Jaka Whiffs Against Boghean

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Faraz Jaka
Faraz Jaka

Heads-up on a flop of 5?3?3?, Andrei Boghean bet 300,000 from the button before Faraz Jaka, in the hijack, raised to 700,000.

Boghean spent a few moments counting out his stack before reraising to 1,300,000. It was then Jaka's time to tank before he announced he was all in. Boghean instantly flung in a chip to signify a call.

Faraz Jaka: 8?7?
Andrei Boghean: K?K?

Jaka was looking to complete his flush draw against Boghean's kings. The 8? turn gave him additional outs, but Jaka missed everything on the J? river. The stacks were counted down and Boghean narrowly had Jaka's remaining 1,800,000 covered to send him to the rail.

Player Chips Progress
Andrei Boghean ro
Andrei Boghean
6,100,000
2,375,000
2,375,000
Faraz Jaka us
Faraz Jaka
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Jaka Coaching

Tags: Andrei BogheanFaraz Jaka

Gimble Falls on the River

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Diego Ramos
Diego Ramos

Kevin Gimble was all in for 650,000 from under the gun and Diego Ramos called in middle position.

Kevin Gimble: A?8?
Diego Ramos: K?Q?

Ramos picked up a straight draw on the 9?10?2? flop, but Gimble remained in front following the 6? turn. The river, though, brought the J? and Ramos completed his straight to send Gimble to the payout desk.

Player Chips Progress
Diego Ramos mx
Diego Ramos
5,300,000
650,000
650,000
Kevin Gimble us
Kevin Gimble
Busted

Tags: Diego RamosKevin Gimble

Next Gen's Frankie Will Have to Wait for Next Year to Win Main Event

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Frank Cucchiara
Frank Cucchiara

Frank Cucchiara of Next Gen Poker was in the big blind in a heads-up pot against Keanu Tabali on a board of 8?7?A?Q?.

Cucchiara checked on the turn and his opponent bet 215,000. With his phone filming the action, the content creator jammed for his last 300,000 or so. Despite getting an excellent price, Tabali did not immediately call. After about thirty seconds, he did call.

Frank Cucchiara: 10?7?
Keanu Tabali: A?A?

Cucchiara had just a pair of tens to be drawing dead against the top set of Tabali as the 10? river confirmed the elimination of "Frankie."

Player Chips Progress
Keanu Tabali us
Keanu Tabali
3,000,000
1,595,000
1,595,000
Frank Cucchiara us
Frank Cucchiara
Busted

Tags: Frank CucchiaraKeanu Tabali

Yokosawa Loses a Pot; Remains Big Stack

Level 23 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante
Masato Yokosawa
Masato Yokosawa

According to French poker media, Masato Yokosawa soared near the top of the leaderboard a few minutes ago when he knocked out Clay Johnson in a four-bet pot when the latter called a shove on the 7?6?2?3? turn with pocket nines. Yokosawa had pocket aces and held on the Q? river.

Yokosawa put the new found chips to use with a raise to 85,000 in the cutoff and Robert French defended the big blind. French check-called the A?10?3? flop for 55,000 and the 4? turn for 165,000.

French also checked the J? river and Yokosawa bet 400,000. The check-shove by French followed and Yokosawa instantly folded.

"He is human!" Christopher Kimmel in the nine seat exclaimed.

Player Chips Progress
Masato Yokosawa jp
Masato Yokosawa
6,700,000
3,400,000
3,400,000
Christopher Kimmel us
Christopher Kimmel
4,800,000
3,260,000
3,260,000
Jonathan Therme fr
Jonathan Therme
2,925,000
1,725,000
1,725,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Kunal Shah us
Kunal Shah
2,200,000
-400,000
-400,000
Davidi Kitai be
Davidi Kitai
1,900,000
-1,280,000
-1,280,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
Joe Ghio us
Joe Ghio
1,800,000
600,000
600,000
Robert French us
Robert French
1,450,000
595,000
595,000
Clay Johnson us
Clay Johnson
Busted

Tags: Christopher KimmelClay JohnsonMasato YokosawaRobert French