Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:52 PM Local Time
Notable Chips Counts from Horseshoe Red
| Chris Hunichen | 298,000 | 88,500  |
| Barak Wisbrod | 214,000 | 31,500 |
| Fabian Quoss | 188,000 | 66,500 |
| Ren Lin | 145,000 | 37,000 |
| Bill Klein | 131,000 | -20,000  |
| Tony Dunst | 102,500 | 52,500 |
| Gaelle Baumann | 91,000 | 36,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:50 PM Local Time
Chip Counts from Paris Black
| Shiina Okamoto | 363,000 | -65,500 |
| Laurie Tournier | 340,000 | 20,000 |
| Christian Roberts | 335,000 | -16,500 |
| Samuel Gagnon | 331,000 | 6,000 |
| Leo Sigurdsson | 310,000 | 90,000 |
| Sylvain Loosli | 265,000 | 48,000 |
| John Racener | 258,000 | 9,000 |
| Dylan Ellis | 225,000 | 15,000 |
| Nana Sanechika | 199,000 | -49,500 |
| David Burton | 143,000 | 5,500 |
| Manig Loeser | 143,000 | -20,500 |
| Martin Jacobson | 141,000 | 13,000 |
| Maryjo Zogman | 126,000 | -24,000 |
| Maria Konnikova | 122,000 | -62,000 |
| Yinglei Chen | 118,000 | -3,500 |
| Davidi Kitai | 105,000 | -51,000 |
| Angelina Rich | 90,000 | -29,000 |
| Abby Merk | 88,000 | -2,000 |
| Meddi Ferrah | 80,000 | -7,000 |
| Peter Brown | 48,000 | -19,000 |
| Lucas Heulot | 0 | -54,500 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:48 PM Local Time
Ji Rivers a Straight to Send Percal Out
Lynne Ji was heads-up on the button against Alan Percal in the big blind on a board of . Percal checked to Ji, who announced she was all in, which was enough to put Percal all in for around 120,000. Percal called and hands were revealed.
Alan Percal:
Lynne Ji:
Percal was ahead with his kings, but the river drilled Ji's straight draw and she collected the rest of Percal's chips.
| Lynne Ji | 310,000 | 52,000 |
| Alan Percal | 0 | -94,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:45 PM Local Time
Belluscio Leads Silver Section
| Julio Belluscio | 1,200,000 | 374,500 |
| Alex Foxen | 685,000 | 125,500 |
| Alejandro Perez | 460,000 | 33,500 |
| Cole Ferraro | 450,000 | -4,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 330,000 | 42,500 |
| Mike Matusow | 227,500 | -36,000 |
| Patrick Beuter | 190,000 | -11,000 |
| Timothy McDermott | 180,000 | -54,500 |
| Joey Weissman | 138,500 | 35,500 |
| Albert Hoekendijk | 77,000 | -31,000 |
| David Bach | 55,000 | 5,000 |
| Sean Winter | 38,000 | -71,000 |
| Melissa Schubert | 25,000 | -45,300 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:43 PM Local Time
Winsor Takes One from De Silva
In a three-way raised pot, the flop was when the big blind checked to Benjamin Winsor who bet 6,000. Only Upeshka De Silva made the call from the button.
The turn was the and this time Winsor check-called De Silva for 12,500.
The duo checked on the river and De Silva sent his cards into the muck after Winsor showed for a pair of nines.
| Upeshka De Silva | 265,000 | 90,500 |
| Benjamin Winsor | 256,000 | 64,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:40 PM Local Time
Kornuth Pushes Out Kono
With the full board of showing, Reiji Kono bet 40,000 from the big blind. Chance Kornuth, who was the initial preflop raiser from the button, was the only other player to act. He looked at his opponent for a few moments before pushing out his stack of green 25,000-denomination chips, more than enough to put Kono all in.
Kono did not take long before folding his cards and watching Kornuth add chips to his growing stack.
| Chance Kornuth | 584,000 | 134,500 |
| Reiji Kono | 36,500 | -36,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:36 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts in Horseshoe
| Pei Li | 598,000 | 254,000 |
| Nicholas Michael | 530,000 | 153,000 |
| Yaroslav Ohulchanskyi | 498,000 | 232,500 |
| Christine Do | 444,000 | 34,000 |
| Theo Devidal | 436,000 | 48,500 |
| Florian Ribouchon | 396,000 | 107,500 |
| Chris Moneymaker | 345,000 | -44,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 287,500 | 16,000 |
| Khamsy Bowles | 281,000 | -26,000 |
| Mason Hinkle | 274,000 | 75,500 |
| Greg Himmelbrand | 234,000 | 21,500 |
| Minh Lieu | 216,000 | -47,500 |
| Jesse Sylvia | 193,500 | -36,500 |
| Eric Salazar | 175,000 | -13,000 |
| Brett Apter | 174,000 | 34,000 |
| Lynne Ji | 167,000 | -91,000 |
| Jon Pardy | 147,500 | -66,500 |
| Bertrand Grospellier | 142,000 | 11,500 |
| Allen Kessler | 123,000 | 25,500 |
| Steven Snyder | 109,000 | 48,000 |
| Joey Weissman | 103,000 | -11,000 |
| Daniel Dilario | 72,000 | 18,500 |
| Natalie Teh | 57,000 | -25,000 |
| David Bach | 50,000 | -52,000 |
| Nick Pupillo | 47,000 | -155,000 |
| Aditya Prasetyo | 45,500 | -33,500 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:34 PM Local Time
Lin Gets Called Down by the King High of Lapido
Ren Lin eagerly got the attention of PokerNews to recount a hand in which one of his own bluffs backfired.
Juan Maceiras Lapido raised under the gun to 5,000, Ren Lin three-bet from the cutoff to 15,000 and Lapido called.
On a flop of , Lapido check-raised a bet of 13,000 from Lin to 36,000. Lin called.
The turned checked through to the on the river. Lapido bet out for 60,000, then Lin raised to 120,000. Lapido made the call.
Ren Lin:
Juan Maceiras Lapido:
Lapido called down the river raise with just king-high and was correct in doing so. After recounting the hand to PokerNews, Lin was so impressed at the call he asked another player at the table to take a photo of both himself and Lapido together.
| Juan Maceiras Lapido | 482,000 | 110,000 |
| Ren Lin | 108,000 | -127,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:34 PM Local Time
Updated Counts From Paris Black
| Christopher Vitch | 700,000 | 284,000 |
| Kostantinos Papanikos | 650,000 | 116,500 |
| James Obst | 580,000 | 10,000 |
| Andrew Graham | 530,000 | 171,500 |
| Tim Van Loo | 500,000 | -31,500 |
| Dwayne Allen | 390,000 | -86,500 |
| Ludovic Geilich | 380,000 | 83,000 |
| Joe Hachem | 350,000 | 22,000 |
| Eric Baldwin | 320,000 | -46,000 |
| Laurie Tournier | 320,000 | 35,500 |
| Doug Polk | 300,000 | -133,000 |
| Christopher Barton | 260,000 | -175,000 |
| Uri Reichenstein | 245,000 | 58,500 |
| Scott Blumstein | 220,000 | 27,500 |
| Sam Soverel | 140,000 | -55,000 |
| Robert Heidorn | 125,000 | -65,000 |
| Benjamin Spragg | 110,000 | -43,500 |
| Abby Merk | 90,000 | -3,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:33 PM Local Time
"Bags" Looking to Bag Big
John "Bags" Bagosy finds himself with one of the bigger stacks in the tournament so far, and he spoke with PokerNews about a big pot that he recently won.
According to Bagosy, he raised to 6,500 preflop from the cutoff. Yuki Sako, the big blind, made the call. The flop came . The big blind bet 45,000, with Bagosy raising all in for 268,000. Sako called, which put him at risk with the shorter stack.
Yuki Sako:
John Bagosy:
Sako's overpair was ahead, but Bagosy had multiple draws. One of those draws completed when a hit on the turn, giving Bagosy a wheel. Another on the river did not improve Sako's hand, and Bagosy scored the elimination.
| John Bagosy | 615,000 | 177,000 |
| Yuki Sako | 0 | -123,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:32 PM Local Time
Qiu on Wrong End of Cooler
Picking up the action on the river, Chang Qiu from under the gun was involved in a hand with Wayne Nicholsen in the big blind. With the board reading , Nicholsen checked. Qiu counted out a bet of 31,000, leaving herself not much more behind. Nicholsen responded by raising to 71,000, enough to force his opponent all in.
After some thought Qiu, called off for her tournament life, turning over for the full house. It was no good, however, as Nicholsen held for the better boat to send Qiu to the rail in brutal fashion.
Elsewhere, another former WSOP Main Event champion bit the dust as Joe McKeehen was seen exiting the tournament area.
| Wayne Nicholsen | 285,000 | 159,500 |
| Chang Qiu | 0 | -91,000 |
| Joe McKeehen | 0 | -220,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:31 PM Local Time
Magnus Makes Broadway
Nadya Magnus was heads-up from middle position against Brian Harper, who was in the small blind, on a flop of . Harper check-called a 6,000 bet from Magnus and both players checked on the turn.
The completed the board and Magnus overbet the pot for 35,000. Harper looked her up and Magnus tabled for a rivered Broadway straight. Harper mucked upon seeing the nuts and Magnus collected the pot.
| Brian Harper | 340,000 | 95,000 |
| Nadya Magnus | 200,000 | 60,500 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:30 PM Local Time
Rigby Passes One Million
A player limped in from under the gun and the small blind limped behind. Nicholas Rigby checked from the big blind.
The flop came . The small blind checked, Rigby bet 10,000 and the early position player called. The small blind opted to fold.
On the turn Rigby bet again, this time for 30,000, forcing a fold from his opponent and taking down another pot.
Rigby has been winning the majority of the pots at his table and now sits at well over 1,000,000 chips.
Meanwhile at another table, previous main event winner Damian Salas has been eliminated from the tournament.
| Nicholas Rigby | 1,300,000 | 270,000 |
| Damian Salas | 0 | -147,500 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:29 PM Local Time
Dietrich's Fast Exit
Dietrich Fast got his final 25,000 chips in the middle preflop and Brandon Lee made the call.
Dietrich Fast:
Brandon Lee:
Lee sprung into the lead on the flop, and Fast packed up his stuff as the turn and river upgraded both players to a straight, with Lee having the better end of it.
In the meantime, Milen Stefanov and Manny Olszynko have also departed from this table in a flurry of early Day 3 eliminations, while Bart Hanson has chipped up a bit from the start of day.
| Brandon Lee | 340,000 | 35,000 |
| Bart Hanson | 121,000 | 33,500 |
| Dietrich Fast | 0 | -45,500 |
| Milen Stefanov | 0 | -56,500 |
| Manny Olszynko | 0 | -56,500 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:27 PM Local Time
Hoodie Allen Busts Immediately
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:27 PM Local Time
Iglesias Grabs Chips from Fijalkowski
Casimer Fijalkowski opened to 5,000 and only got called by Steven Iglesias on the button.
Both checked on the flop and a showed up on the turn. after a check from Fijalkowski, Iglesias bet 20,000 and it was enough to grab the pot right away.
| Casimer Fijalkowski | 445,000 | 152,500 |
| Steven Iglesias | 15,000 | -180,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:22 PM Local Time
Tanaka Doubles on Reixach
Satoshi Tanaka sent his last chips in the middle for a short stack around 32,000, holding , and got called by Sergi Reixach with .
The board improved Tanaka's hand into a set to give him the needed double up.
| Sergi Reixach | 492,000 | 147,000 |
| Satoshi Tanaka | 66,000 | 34,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:21 PM Local Time
Zimmerman Raises Shylko on the River
Aliaksandr Shylko bet 8,000 from the small blind on a board of and Diane Zimmerman called under the gun.
The river came the and Shylko led out for another 25,000. Zimmerman then came back with a raise to 65,000.
"I don't think I'm getting raised, then," Zimmerman said as Shylko gave it some thought.
"You're definitely not getting raised. You can be sure of that," Shylko said before mucking as Zimmerman showed before taking the pot. Shylko later admitted he flopped trips.
| Diane Zimmerman | 600,000 | 180,000 |
| Aliaksandr Shylko | 225,000 | 111,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:15 PM Local Time
Hayami Takes From Ng
Masaya Hayami opened to 5,500 from under the gun and found one caller in Shuyih Ng in the big blind.
Ng check-called a 5,000 bet from Hayami on the flop and then check-called a 7,000 bet on the turn.
Both players checked down on the river and Ng turned over for queens and fours. They were no good against the of Hayami for kings and fours and Hayami dragged the pot.
| Shuyih Ng | 300,000 | -27,500 |
| Masaya Hayami | 235,000 | 67,500 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 1:15 PM Local Time
Malboubi from Hero to Zero
Rassoul Malboubi started the day with a healthy stack of 304,000 chips, but he had just 50,000 of them left when he pushed all in from under the gun. The player in the next seat over made the call while the rest of the table got out of the way.
Rassoul Malboubi:
Opponent:
The board brought a sweat when a flush draw turned for Malboubi on , but the river bricked out. Malboubi followed many others to the rail in the first level of Day 3.
| Rassoul Malboubi | 0 | -304,000 |