2024 World Series of Poker

Event #81: $10,000 WSOP Main Event World Championship
Day: 1a
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Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8♦3♠
Prize
$10,000,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$94,041,600
Entries
10,112
Level Info
Level
44
Blinds
2,500,000 / 5,000,000
Ante
5,000,000
Players Info - Day 1a
Entries
915
Players Left
620
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Nigh Sends Karnofsky Out

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante

Harlan Karnofsky raised from early position and was three-bet to 3,300 by Peter Nigh in middle position. Action folded back around to Karnofsky, who four-bet to 8,600.

Undeterred, Nigh put in a five-bet, which was enough to put Karnofsky all in for approximately 33,000 total. Karnofsky quickly called and hands were revealed.

Harlan Karnofsky: A?K?All in
Peter Nigh: A?A?

It was the worst scenario for Karnofsky, and the J?K?9?8?2? wasn't enough — eliminating the early chip leader from contention.

Player Chips Progress
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Peter Nigh 		113,000
113,000
 113,000
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Harlan Karnofsky 		Busted

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Baumann Shows Moraes Queens

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Gaelle Baumann
Gaelle Baumann

Action was picked up between two players on a flop of 8?7?5? with about 10,000 in the middle. Rafael Moraes had checked and Gaelle Baumann had fired a small bet in position. Moraes check-raised to 9,700 and Baumann called.

Both players then checked the 8? turn leading to the 8? river. Moraes checked and Baumann bet 7,500. Moraes took about a minute to decide before making the call.

Baumann tabled a full house with Q?Q? and Moraes mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Gaelle Baumann 		108,000
-1,000
 -1,000
Winamax
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Rafael Moraes 		82,500
82,500
 82,500
PokerStars

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Santos Gets a Big Bluff Through

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Eduardo Santos
Eduardo Santos

Heads-up on the turn with around 25,000 in the pot and the board showing K?10?2?7?, a player in the cutoff bet 10,000 and Eduardo Santos called in the hijack.

The river was the 8? and Santos bet 24,000, enough to put his opponent all in. The cutoff tanked for nearly five minutes. "You show, I show?" he eventually asked as he mucked. Santos agreed and the cutoff showed ace-king.

"Ace-queen," a tablemate said, and Santos, sure enough, showed A?Q? for a bluff as he took the pot.

At the same table, Adrian Govea has built up a stack of around 140,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Adrian Govea 		140,000
140,000
 140,000
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Eduardo Santos
85,000
85,000
 85,000

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Poccia Blasts the River on Stewart

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Marco Poccia
Marco Poccia

Marco Poccia raised to 900 in the cutoff, Casey Stewart three-bet to 3,800 in the small blind, and Poccia called.

Both players checked the 4?7?Q? flop before Stewart bet 5,500 on the 4? turn. Poccia called.

While this hand was taking place, the rest of the table was debating about how much Poccia's cap with a golden emblem cost. Mark Zajdner suggested as much as $700.

The river was the 4? and Stewart checked. Poccia then bet 13,500 and Stewart snap-folded.

Zajdner then asked Poccia about the cap, and Poccia replied it cost 500 euros. "So about $700 American. You have to be mental to spend $700 American on a baseball cap," Zajdner said.

Player Chips Progress
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Marco Poccia 		65,000
65,000
 65,000
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Casey Stewart 		30,000
-15,000
 -15,000

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Simpson Doubles With Aces

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Ian Simpson
Ian Simpson

The player in the hijack opened to 1,000 and action folded to Ian Simpson in the big blind, who made it 4,000 to go. The hijack responded by shoving all in, which was enough to put Simpson all in for 37,900 total. Simpson quickly called and a showdown was held.

Ian Simpson: A?A?All in
Hijack: A?K?

Simpson was on the right side of the preflop cooler, and the 6?9?5?5?K? kept him ahead with aces for the double up.

Player Chips Progress
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Ian Simpson 		76,500
36,500
 36,500
888poker

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Mackelprang Flops a Set

Nick Becker
Nick Becker
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Dragana Mackelprang
Dragana Mackelprang

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Dragana Mackelprang in the cutoff and the player in the hijack.

With about 37,000 in the pot and the board reading 6?7?Q?2?10?, the hijack checked and Mackelprang fired out a bet of 21,000.

The hijack, who was clearly faced with a tough decision, asked Mackelprang, "You wouldn't bluff me on Day 1, would you?"

Mackelprang smiled and the hijack eventually tossed his cards into the muck. Mackelprang tabled 6?6? for three of a kind, sixes.

Player Chips Progress
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Dragana Mackelprang 		100,000
100,000
 100,000

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Pessoa Snaps Off Nunez

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Guilherme Pessoa
Guilherme Pessoa

Heads-up on a flop of 5?J?K?, David Nunez bet 2,200 from under the gun and Guilherme Pessoa called in the small blind.

The turn was the Q? and Nunez bet 5,000. Pessoa then raised to 13,500, Nunez moved all in for around 32,000, and Pessoa snap called.

Nunez showed K?Q? for two pair, but Pessoa had A?10? for the nut straight. Nunez needed to fill up on the river to stay alive but missed the J? as he headed for the exit.

Player Chips Progress
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Guilherme Pessoa
110,000
110,000
 110,000
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David Nunez 		Busted

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Nguyen Fires at Four-Way Pot

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 3 : Blinds 200/400, 400 ante
Qui Nguyen
Qui Nguyen

At Qui Nguyen's and Greg Merson's table, four players saw a flop of 5?K?J? as action checked to Nguyen who bet 700 from early position.

Only Diego Cassano called in the small blind. The turn was the 6? and Nguyen bet another 1,500. Cassano again called to see the A? river.

Nguyen then bet 3,000 and Cassano folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Qui Nguyen 		58,000
10,200
 10,200
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Greg Merson 		45,000
-6,000
 -6,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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Diego Cassano
40,000

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Joshi Picks Off Shainiuk

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Sachin Joshi
Sachin Joshi

A player in middle position had three-bet to 2,200 and Roman Shainiuk called in the big blind before Sachin Joshi four-bet to 8,400 in early position.

Only Shainiuk called and they went heads-up to the J?3?4? flop. Joshi then bet 6,600 and Shainiuk called.

Both players checked the 10? turn and the 4? fell on the river. Shainiuk then led out for 16,000.

Joshi tanked for a minute but ultimately called with Q?Q?. Shainiuk mucked as Joshi, who finished 13th in the Main Event last year, took the big pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Sachin Joshi 		90,000
90,000
 90,000
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Roman Shainiuk 		75,000
75,000
 75,000

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Holloway Shows Down Aces on a Scary Board

David Salituro
David Salituro
Level 2 : Blinds 200/300, 300 ante
Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway

Chad Holloway three-bet to 1,600 before the flop and David Welch called.

The flop came A?J?8? and Holloway continued for 1,000. Welch called, then called another bet of 2,000 on the 10? turn.

The river was the 9? and both players checked. Holloway showed A?A? for top set and Welch mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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David Welch 		80,000
80,000
 80,000
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Chad Holloway 		35,000
4,200
 4,200
WSOP 1X Winner

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