Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:49 PM Local Time
Putz Raises Big on the River
Max Hirshik and Andreas Putz were heads-up on a completed board of when Hirshik, in the big blind, led out for 71,000.
Putz then announced a raise to 300,000 and buried his head on the rail of the table while Hirshik considered the decision. "Do you even have 300," Hirshik wondered as he peeked at Putz's stack.
Hirshik eventually called and Putz showed him for the nut flush. The dealer confirmed Putz had enough to make the raise before handing him the pot.
| Andreas Putz | 850,000 | 569,000  |
| Max Hirshik | 400,000 | -415,000  |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:48 PM Local Time
Aido Puts Pressure
A player opened to 10,000 and it was called by the cutoff and the button before Sergio Aido squeezed to 55,000 in the big blind. Only the cutoff stayed interested and called.
The flop gave and Aido continued for 44,000. After some thinking, his opponent called.
On the turn, Aido announced all in for 225,000 and after a minute, his opponent eventually folded.
| Sergio Aido | 430,000 | 265,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:44 PM Local Time
Nakanishi Eclipses One Million
Shota Nakanishi raised from middle position to 12,000, finding three callers; the hijack, cutoff and the big blind.
On a flop of , the action checked to the hijack who bet 17,000. The cutoff called, the big blind folded and Nakanishi raised to 65,000. All remaining players folded.
| Shota Nakanishi | 1,072,000 | 571,500 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:43 PM Local Time
Zakhem Eliminated in Set-Over-Set Situation
On a flop of , Nicolas Zakhem raised all in for roughly 75,000 over a bet from his opponent. The player snap called and the cards were tabled.
Nicolas Zakhem:
Opponent:
The flop had given both players a set, but Zakhem was the one drawing very slim for his tournament life. The last remaining four did not appear on the runout and his opponent's set of aces held up to spell the end for the chairman of the Botswana Football League.
| Nicolas Zakhem | 0 | -188,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:42 PM Local Time
Chip Counts from Horseshoe Orange
| Christopher Vitch | 720,000 | -10,000 |
| Christopher Brammer | 705,000 | -160,000 |
| James Obst | 700,000 | 70,000 |
| Jeremy Palvini | 610,000 | 210,000 |
| Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 546,000 | -44,000 |
| Leo Soma | 545,000 | 250,500 |
| Michael Mizrachi | 510,000 | 465,500 |
| Omar Lakhdari | 480,000 | 80,000 |
| Jason Somerville | 435,000 | -60,000 |
| Angel Guillen | 278,000 | 123,000 |
| Jacobo Montoya | 265,000 | 265,000 |
| Aylar Lie | 230,000 | 70,000 |
| Jamie Gold | 220,000 | 33,000 |
| Paul Guichard | 150,000 | -176,000 |
| Sonia Shashikhina | 118,000 | 10,500 |
| Maxime Chilaud | 82,000 | -140,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:39 PM Local Time
Boukai Takes a Big Chunk Off Seymour
Three-handed on a board of , a player on the button bet 21,000 before Rami Boukai, in the small blind, raised to 130,000.
Richard Seymour in early position tanked for a moment and asked Boukai how many chips he had left before he called, while the button got out of the way.
The river came the and both players quickly checked. Seymour had for a set, but Boukai showed him for a turned straight to take down the big pot.
| Rami Boukai | 600,000 | 312,500 |
| Richard Seymour | 340,000 | -200,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:36 PM Local Time
Hinkle Raises Everyone Out
David Pham opened to 12,000 from early position and was called by a player in middle position, the hijack, and Blair Hinkle in the big blind.
Action checked to the hijack on the flop and he bet 12,000. Hinkle then check-raised to 40,000 and everyone folded in turn.
| Blair Hinkle | 520,000 | 197,000 |
| David Pham | 163,000 | 85,500 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:30 PM Local Time
Benitez Busts One as Silver Starts Breaking
Francisco Benitez had opened when a short stack went all in for around 50,000 chips. Benitez doubted for a while but eventually made the call.
Opponent:
Francisco Benitez:
It was looking like the player would double up on , but the river granted Benitez the better hand and he won the pot.
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In the meantime, the tables in the Silver section are breaking at rapid speed as the Day 3 field is shrinking by the minute.
| Francisco Benitez | 330,000 | 50,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:29 PM Local Time
Taylor Drags the Pot
Thomas Taylor opened to 12,000 from early position and received a call from both the button, and the big blind.
The flop came , and the big blind check-folded to Taylor's continuation bet of 16,000, while the button called.
The fell on the turn and both players checked to the river
Taylor fired out a bet of 32,000 and his opponent tank-folded.
| Thomas Taylor | 300,000 | 112,500 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:28 PM Local Time
Punsri Cannot Beat Kings
A player opened to 10,000 from middle position and was called by Punnat Punsri on the button.
Action checked to Punsri following the flop and he led out for 7,000. His opponent made the call.
The turn saw the middle position player check for a second time before once again calling when Punsri fired off a chunky 36,000.
Both players checked on the river and the middle position player turned over , prompting Punsri to muck.
| Punnat Punsri | 720,000 | -105,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:28 PM Local Time
Chan Fires Two Barrels
Johnny Chan opened to 13,000 from the small blind and got a call from the player in the big blind.
The flop came and Chan made a continuation bet of 10,000, receiving a call from his opponent.
On the turn Chan bet again, this time for 30,000 which was enough to force a fold from the big blind.
| Johnny Chan | 460,000 | 105,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:28 PM Local Time
Perdrix Doubles Up, Then Shows Foxen Jacks
Dirk Perdrix was all in from the small blind for around 80,000 and up against an opponent in the cutoff.
Dirk Perdrix:
Opponent:
Perdrix had his opponent dominated heading to the flop, which gave him top pair. The board ran out and Perdrix survived. "Wee," he cried out as he collected the pot.
Perdrix had just finished stacking his chips when Alex Foxen raised to 10,000 the next hand, then Perdrix shoved again. The rest of the table folded, including Foxen who flashed . Perdrix showed him .
| Alex Foxen | 650,000 | -15,000 |
| Dirk Perdrix | 190,000 | -52,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:25 PM Local Time
Olsby Double Barrels
The pot stood at 75,000 with two players looking at a board that read .
The player in the cutoff checked to Keith Olsby on the button who bet out for 27,000. His opponent called.
The on the turn saw the cutoff check again, this time snap-folding to a bet of 85,000 from Olsby.
| Keith Olsby | 420,000 | 282,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:23 PM Local Time
Kotake Cools Off Opponent for the Double
A player opened in middle positon to 11,000, and the cutoff called before Ryo Kotake ripped his stack of 57,000 in the middle from the small blind. The original raiser folded and the cutoff snap-called.
Ryo Kotake:
Cutoff:
It was a preflop cooler and Kotake was able to avoid the queen as the board ran out for the double.
| Ryo Kotake | 133,000 | 59,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:21 PM Local Time
Majed Bets Out an Opponent
Rene Majed was heads-up on a board of and already around 140,000 in the middle when he led out for 60,000 out of the big blind.
An opponent under the gun tanked for several minutes before he called to the river, where Majed slid forward a stack of chips to put him all in.
The big blind quickly folded and Majed, a German Twitch streamer, took down the pot just as the table was about to break.
| Rene Majed | 600,000 | -33,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:21 PM Local Time
Tom Dwan Busts WSOP Main Event; What Would You Do Here?
Tom Dwan
High-stakes crusher and poker icon Tom Dwan was unable to make it through Day 3 of the 2023 World Series of Poker Main Event, busting just before the dinner break.
Dwan entered the biggest Main Event ever on Day 2 and spun up his starting stack to 426,500 by the time the session ended. His table was selected for the live-streamed feature table on PokerGO, and he started today's action with his chip count heading in the right direction until a few pots didn't go his way.
On Level 13, with the blinds at 2,000/4,000/4,000, Dwan had a stack of 311,000 in front of him. He opened to 10,000 from early position and called when Brian Atchison three-bet to 25,000 with .
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Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:19 PM Local Time
Kolman Bets 30,000 Until He Wins
Facing three preflop raisers, Sebastin Kolman raised to 30,000 from the button. He received calls from a player in middle position and one in late position.
The flop came , and Kolman found himself with action checked to him once more. He again bet 30,000, but this time all of his opponents folded.
| Sebastin Kolman | 1,036,000 | 161,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:17 PM Local Time
Silver Update After Dinner
| Kojiro Mizukami | 1,250,000 | -50,000 |
| Pei Li | 1,000,000 | 20,000 |
| Michael Tweedlie | 900,000 | 11,000 |
| Sungsik Eum | 870,000 | 658,500 |
| Max Hirshik | 815,000 | 594,000 |
| Austin Yoo | 810,000 | 5,000 |
| Frank Bonacci | 800,000 | 447,000 |
| Brandon Sunshine | 800,000 | 75,000 |
| Chris Moneymaker | 756,000 | 121,000 |
| Imari Love | 740,000 | -22,000 |
| Alex Foxen | 665,000 | 30,000 |
| Ryan Garcia | 615,000 | 205,000 |
| Richard Seymour | 540,000 | 140,000 |
| Cole Ferraro | 452,000 | -23,000 |
| Albert Hoekendijk | 365,000 | 185,000 |
| Alejandro Perez | 318,000 | -302,000 |
| Francisco Benitez | 280,000 | 135,000 |
| Timothy McDermott | 230,000 | -55,000 |
| Joey Smalley | 218,000 | -16,000 |
| Jon Kyte | 165,000 | 0 |
| Brett Shaffer | 155,500 | 40,500 |
| Sean Winter | 150,000 | 102,500 |
| Allen Kessler | 85,000 | -100,000 |
| Bart Hanson | 0 | -83,000 |
| Vladimir Grechnikov L | 0 | -106,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:15 PM Local Time
Westmorland Finds a Fold from Dzivielevski
Yuri Dzivielevski opened to 11,000 and only got called by Jordan Westmorland in the big blind.
Westmorland check-called Dzivielevski for 5,000 on a flop and a paired the board on the turn. This time Westmorland led out for 13,000 and after. minute, Dzivielevski called.
The river showed the and Westmorland sent 62,000 in the middle. Dzivielevski didn't take long to fold his hand.
| Yuri Dzivielevski | 660,000 | 0 |
| Jordan Westmorland | 400,000 | 240,000 |
Sunday, July 9, 2023 8:07 PM Local Time
Level 14 started
Level: 14
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000