Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed) Jour 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-10 15:03 UTC-7

Sternheimer Doubles Through Foxen

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Niveau 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Philip Sternheimer was all-in for the 315,000 he had behind from the middle position and up against Alex Foxen on the button with the bigger stack.

Philip Sternheimer: A♥Q♣
Alex Foxen: A♠J♥

The board ran out K♦8♠6♠9♣7♠ for Sternheimer to hold with the queen-kicker to double up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Foxen	3,420,000 -280,000	-280,000

Philip Sternheimer	690,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Philip Sternheimer

2023-06-10 14:57 UTC-7

Foxen and Kornuth Accumulate Chips

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Niveau 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Brian Rast raised to 50,000 from middle position and was met with a raise to 185,000 from Alex foxen. Rast made the call.

The flop came 2♥9♦3♠ and Foxen bet again for 120,000, receiving a call from his opponent.

Foxen fired once more on the 2♣ turn for 160,000, just under a third of Rast's remaining stack. Rast used one time extension chip before making the fold.

Meanwhile at another table, Dan Smith checked to Chance Kornuth on the river with the board reading 9♣2♣6♠K♣4♥ and about 400,000 in the pot. Kornuth bet 450,000 forcing a fold from his opponent.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Foxen	3,700,000 350,000	350,000

Chance Kornuth	1,850,000 350,000	350,000

Dan Smith	1,600,000 -210,000	-210,000

Tyler Cornell	1,563,000 918,000	918,000

Cary Katz	1,405,000 105,000	105,000

Sam Soverel	1,350,000 -370,000	-370,000

Brian Rast	560,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Brian Rast Chance Kornuth Dan Smith

2023-06-10 14:54 UTC-7

Foxen Hits the River Against Haxton

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Niveau 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Isaac Haxton raised from under the gun, and the action folded to Kristen Foxen in the big blind who three-bet jammed for 320,000, which Haxton quickly called.

They revealed their cards for Alex Foxen, who was at the same table, to grimace when he saw them.

Kristen Foxen: J♥J♣
Isaac Haxton: K♠K♦

The board ran out 9♥6♥Q♠8♠J♦ for Foxen to hit the river for a set of jacks to double up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Isaac Haxton	1,160,000 -340,000	-340,000

Kristen Foxen	675,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Kristen Foxen

2023-06-10 14:52 UTC-7

Davies Eliminates Lin

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Niveau 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Ren Lin moved all in from early position for his last 145000. Seth Davies made the call from late position to put Lin at risk.

Ren Lin: Q♠9♠
Seth Davies, A♣10♦

"You drawing dead! Lady Gaga One Time!" Lin said as Davies tabled his hand, eliciting laughter from his tablemates.

Lin was ahead on the flop and turn with the board reading 8♠9♣7♣8♣. That all changed when the A♥ fell on the river, eliminating Lin from the tournament while Davies added his chips to his stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Leon Sturm	1,430,000 1,430,000	1,430,000

Seth Davies	750,000 55,000	55,000

Ren Lin	Eliminé

Tags: Ren Lin Seth Davies

2023-06-10 14:46 UTC-7

Morgenstern Stays Alive

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Niveau 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Anton Morgenstern pushed his last 80,000 or so in from the small blind for Chance Kornuth to make the call from the big blind.

Anton Morgenstern: J♥7♣
Chance Kornuth: A♥4♠

The board ran out 8♠J♣6♥2♣9♣ for Morgenstern to flop the pair of jacks to stay alive.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chance Kornuth	1,500,000 -125,000	-125,000

Anton Morgenstern	185,000 -715,000	-715,000

Tags: Anton Morgenstern Chance Kornuth

2023-06-10 14:40 UTC-7

Foxen Scoops a Big Pot

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Niveau 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The board read A♣Q♦J♣A♦ with around 200,000 in the middle.

Talal Shakerchi had bet from the big blind, and Alex Foxen raised it up to 235,000 from the middle position. Shakerchi called to see the K♦ on the river.

Shakerchi checked for the final time and Foxen fired a bet of 540,000 out which Shakerchi called. Foxen tabled the A♥K♥ for the flopped top pair, turned trip aces, and the rivered full house for Shakerchi to pay up.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Foxen	3,350,000 780,000	780,000

Talal Shakerchi	1,475,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Talal Shakerchi

2023-06-10 14:33 UTC-7

Kornuth Cracks Morgenstern's Aces

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Niveau 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Chance Kornuth raised to 50,000 from under the gun and the action folded to Anton Morgenstern in the big blind who three-bet jammed with the slightly bigger stack. Kornuth called for the 795,000 he had in front of him.

Chance Kornuth: 6♥6♦
Anton Morgenstern: A♥A♦

The board ran out 2♥J♥7♣3♣6♠ for Kornuth to hit the river for a set of sixes to double up and leave Morgenstern short.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chance Kornuth	1,625,000 925,000	925,000

Anton Morgenstern	80,000 -150,000	-150,000

Tags: Anton Morgenstern Chance Kornuth

2023-06-10 14:29 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts After First Break

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Niveau 11 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Justin Bonomo	4,025,000 380,000	380,000

Alex Foxen	2,570,000 365,000	365,000

Masashi Oya	2,235,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Dan Smith	1,810,000 -190,000	-190,000

Kevin Rabichow	1,475,000 -75,000	-75,000

Justin Saliba	1,450,000 682,000	682,000

Adrian Mateos	890,000 370,000	370,000

Jans Arends	730,000 -195,000	-195,000

Chance Kornuth	700,000 -1,130,000	-1,130,000

Sung Joo Hyun	675,000 145,000	145,000

Jeremy Ausmus	665,000 -72,000	-72,000

Dominik Nitsche	610,000 520,000	520,000

Brian Rast	515,000 -140,000	-140,000

Philip Sternheimer	430,000 70,000	70,000

Yang Wang	210,000 3,000	3,000
Martin Zamani	Eliminé

Niveau: 11

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

2023-06-10 14:23 UTC-7

A Look Inside Phil Hellmuth's WSOP Break Room: How Does He Fit on that Couch?

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Niveau 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

When you hold the record for the most World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, there are perks.

For Phil Hellmuth, whose 16 bracelets (and counting) may never be touched, one of those perks is his own personal break room at Horseshoe Las Vegas. That's a nice benefit especially on 90-minute dinner breaks.

Hellmuth granted PokerNews access to his small but intimate break room, which is in an undisclosed location.

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Tags: Phil Hellmuth