Event #28: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Jour 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

2022-06-13 21:41 UTC-7

Jouhkimainen Soars to the Top Spot

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Niveau 11 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Joni Jouhkimainen had previously won a large pot and then bet a heads-up river of for 18,000, which Phil Galfond called. The Finn tabled for not only a straight but also flush to win the pot.

Erik Seidel then got it in with the on a flop of and Jouhkimainen looked him up holding the . Neither the turn nor the river produced a miracle for Seidel and the next pot was pushed to Jouhkimainen.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Joni Jouhkimainen	2,100,000 800,000	800,000

Phil Galfond	270,000 270,000	270,000
Erik Seidel	Eliminé

Tags: Erik Seidel Joni Jouhkimainen Phil Galfond

2022-06-13 21:30 UTC-7

Mermelstein Rivers Third King For Over a Million Chip Pot

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Niveau 10 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

There was a big three-way all in preflop.

Phil Galfond:
Aaron Mermelstein:
Danny Hannawa:

Danny Hanawa had the largest stack and the chance to slay two players at once. The flop came which pretty good as Hanawa had spades covered, but he would need to dodge straight draws. The turn was the to pair the board but the river was the to give Mermelstin a boat and render Hanawa's spades useless. Hanawa pounded the table in anger as the huge pot being was denied from his clutches.

Mermelstein reeled in the over 1,000,000 pot while Hannawa was left short and Galfond was busted.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Aaron Mermelstein	1,080,000 735,000	735,000
Danny Hannawa	40,000 -460,000	-460,000
Phil Galfond	Eliminé

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Danny Hanawa Danny Hannawa Phil Galfond

2022-06-13 21:17 UTC-7

Negreanu Will "Be Right Back"

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Niveau 10 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu started recording for his vlog when he got it in after the flop with a shorter stack and he was up against John Riordan.

Daniel Negreanu:
John Riordan:

Negreanu was in dire shape and Riordan improved to a straight on the turn, leaving his opponent with three outs only. Nothing changed on the river and Negreanu left with the "onto the next one, be right back".

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
John Riordan	425,000 -29,000	-29,000

Daniel Negreanu	Eliminé

Tags: Daniel Negreanu John Riordan

2022-06-13 21:04 UTC-7

Karakitukov Cracks Ivey's Aces

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Niveau 10 : 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Phil Ivey was forced all in on the flop of . His aces were in trouble vs the flopped two pair of Veselin Karakitukov.

The turn was the and the river came the to give no help to Ivey and he was busted and he quickly went to go buy right back in at the same seat.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Veselin Karakitukov	660,000 -43,000	-43,000

Phil Ivey	300,000

Tags: Phil Ivey Veselin Karakitukov

2022-06-13 19:02 UTC-7

Wolff Doubles Through Saad

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Niveau 9 : 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

George Wolff was moved tables not that long ago and then lost a big pot to drop back into the middle of the pack. However, he just secured a double to move back to the top of the leaderboard.

With some 220,000 in the middle to the , Wolff was in the big blind and tanked. He ran out of time and another player remarked that it would be a forced check, to which Wolff objected and they called the floor. Since Wolff still had time banks, he used one of them and then bet the pot.

Thomas Saad was his only opponent and moved all-in, Wolff snap-called.

George Wolff:
Thomas Saad:

Saad had some outs but the river was not among them for Wolff to double for 324,000 total. Due to the delay and discussion, the hand only concluded several minutes into the new level.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
George Wolff	870,000 240,000	240,000
Thomas Saad	175,000 -410,000	-410,000

Tags: George Wolff Thomas Saad

2022-06-13 18:27 UTC-7

Maksimov Runs Into the Nut Flush

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Niveau 8 : 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up to the turn, Artem Maksimov bet 27,000 in the cutoff and then faced a raise to 71,000 by Krasimir Yankov on the button. After giving it some thought, Maksimov reluctantly called with 86,500 behind.

On the river, Maksimov checked and Yankov glanced at the stack of his table neighbour before splashing in a bet worth 150,000. Maksimov exhausted five of his six time bank extensions before eventually calling it off.

Once Yankov revealed the for the nut flush, Maksimov flashed the before heading to the rail.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Krasimir Yankov	850,000 230,000	230,000
Artem Maksimov	Eliminé

Tags: Artem Maksimov Krasimir Yankov

2022-06-13 18:14 UTC-7

Jouhkimainen Doubles Through Kempton

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Niveau 7 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Joining the action on the turn, Isaac Kempton bet 77,000 and Joni Jouhkimainen reluctantly called in the hijack. They headed to the river on which Kempton bet the pot for 225,000.

Jouhkimainen snap-called all-in for 180,500 and his for broadway secured the double, as Kempton was caught with the .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Joni Jouhkimainen	540,000 255,000	255,000

Duarte Baptista	430,000 65,000	65,000
John Riordan	320,000 -157,000	-157,000

Jonas Kronwitter	280,000 5,000	5,000
Emmanuel Sebag	245,000
Daniel Negreanu	225,000 -65,000	-65,000

Isaac Kempton	142,000 -238,000	-238,000

Tags: Isaac Kempton Joni Jouhkimainen

2022-06-13 17:13 UTC-7

Winter Wins Showdown Pot Off Medarov

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Niveau 6 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

Four ways to the turn, Vasil Medarov bet 22,000 out of the big blind. Sean Winter raised to 90,000 from under the gun and John Beauprez tanked from two seats over, used two time bank extensions to fold. Bryce Yockey also folded on the button while Medarov called.

The on the river killed all potential action as they checked it down. Medarov tabled the for a set of fours but Winter had that beat with a set of jacks as the cards were instantly meshed by the dealer.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Sean Winter	575,000 190,000	190,000

Vasil Medarov	415,000 -165,000	-165,000
Bryce Yockey	280,000 15,000	15,000

Dylan Smith	165,000 5,000	5,000

John Beauprez	130,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey John Beauprez Sean Winter Vasil Medarov

2022-06-13 16:56 UTC-7

Yankov Busts Razavian on River

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Niveau 6 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The flop read . Parvis Razavian raised a bet from Krasimir Yankov, enough to put himself all in. Yankov took a few moments before he called and the cards were revealed.

Razavian had the lead with flopped two pair against the aces of Yankov, .

The turn upped Razavian's two pair by a notch as the came off. But the river was the to pair the board and give Yankov the better two pair with aces up and Razavian was busted for the second time today.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Krasimir Yankov	840,000 301,000	301,000
Parviz Razavian	Eliminé

Tags: Krasimir Yankov

2022-06-13 16:51 UTC-7

Near Triple Up for Bleznick

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Niveau 6 : 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante

The action started with a raise to 3,000 by Jared Bleznick and Robert Cowen reraised the pot from one seat over. Iaroslav Boiko, who had just won a large pot off Chris Brewer without showdown, made it 26,000 to go and Bleznick clicked it back to 36,000. Gryko flat-called and Boiko tossed in some chips, then asked in surprise "oh it was a raise?".

The dealer instantly confirmed it was a call for 36,000 and the flop fell on which Bleznick checked. Cowen bet 16,000 to force out Boiko and Bleznick then pushed for the last 33,600 to get called by Cowen.

Jared Bleznick:
Robert Cowen:

The turn and river kept Bleznick in contention as he nearly tripled up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Iaroslav Boiko	345,000 345,000	345,000
Robert Cowen	245,000

Jared Bleznick	182,000 76,000	76,000
Chris Brewer	180,000 -76,000	-76,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Iaroslav Boiko Jared Bleznick Robert Cowen