Event #40: $250,000 Super High Roller | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-18 19:22 UTC-7

Kornuth Three-Bets Kabrhel

Niveau 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel raised to 1,200,000 from middle position and was three-bet by Chance Kornuth to 3,300,000 in late position, with Kabrhel making the call.

The 10♥7♦6♠ flop would check through to the 10♣ turn, with Kabrhel now choosing to lead for 600,000 and Kornuth making the call.

Kabrhel would slow down on the 5♠ river with a check and Kornuth checked back, showing down A♠J♦, but losing to the better ace of Kabrhel's A♥Q♥.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Kulev	33,300,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Martin Kabrhel	22,300,000 5,400,000	5,400,000

Dan Smith	16,700,000 -300,000	-300,000

Chance Kornuth	15,000,000 -3,900,000	-3,900,000

Chris Brewer	8,100,000

Artur Martirosian	7,900,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Martin Kabrhel

2023-06-18 19:26 UTC-7

Raise and Takes

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Niveau 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Artur Martirosian opened to 4,000,000 with Q♠J♠ from the cutoff and received no action.

Chris Brewer jammed for 6,900,000 from the small blind with 9♠8♠ and Martin Kabrhel folded his 7♠3♣ from the big blind.

Alex Kulev then opened to 1,200,000 with K♠10♥ from the cutoff which folded out the remaining players.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Kulev	34,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Martin Kabrhel	20,800,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Dan Smith	16,700,000

Chance Kornuth	13,800,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Artur Martirosian	9,400,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Chris Brewer	8,100,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Artur Martirosian Chris Brewer Martin Kabrhel

2023-06-18 19:33 UTC-7

Martirosian Rivers a King

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Niveau 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel limped in from the button with J♦8♦. Artur Martirosian called from the small blind with K♦2♦ and Dan Smith checked his option with 10♠9♦.

On the 7♣7♥2♠ flop, action checked to Kabrhel and he bet 600,000. Martirosian called and Smith returned his cards to the dealer.

Kabrhel took the lead on the 8♥ turn but action checked through to the K♥ river which confirmed the checkmark for Martirosian.

Martorsian check-called for 700,000 and scooped the pot.

"Very lucky river. Wow how can I run so bad against this guy," commented Kabrhel.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Kulev	34,500,000

Martin Kabrhel	18,900,000 -1,900,000	-1,900,000

Dan Smith	17,000,000 300,000	300,000

Chance Kornuth	13,500,000 -300,000	-300,000

Artur Martirosian	11,300,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Chris Brewer	8,100,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Dan Smith Martin Kabrhel

2023-06-18 19:45 UTC-7

Jacks Versus Queens Versus Kings

Niveau 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Alex Kulev raised to 1,200,000 from the button with 10♣8♠ and Chris Brewer moved all-in for 6,900,000 with A♦J♦ from the small blind, prompting Kulev to fold.

In the next hand, Dan Smith raised to 1,300,000 from middle position with 8♥8♣ and was called by Chance Kornuth in the big blind with A♦8♦.

Kornuth check-folded the 10♦4♠Q♥ flop to a 900,000 bet from Smith.

Smith would pick up K♦K♣ and raise to 1,300,000 from middle position in the very next hand, with Chris Brewer picking up J♠J♣ in late position. Brewer put in a three-bet of 3,600,000, almost half of his remaining stack of 9,300,000.

But it wouldn't end there. Artur Martirosian looked down at Q♠Q♥ from the big blind and moved all in over both players for 10,700,000. Smith would deliberate for a moment before making the call.

Brewer was able to sniff out the trouble and got out of the way.

The A♥5♣8♥ flop kept Smith in the lead, but with Martirosian halfway out the door, the Q♣ on the turn pulled him right back in and catapulted him into the lead in the hand.

The J♥ left Smith unimproved and Martirosian got the full double-up.

This hand is just ridiculous. https://t.co/UXcTFR8Hrd
— PokerGO (@PokerGO)

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Kulev	33,300,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Artur Martirosian	25,900,000 14,600,000	14,600,000

Martin Kabrhel	18,900,000

Chance Kornuth	11,600,000 -1,900,000	-1,900,000

Dan Smith	8,200,000 -8,800,000	-8,800,000

Chris Brewer	5,700,000 -2,400,000	-2,400,000

2023-06-18 19:53 UTC-7

Kabrhel Raises River

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Niveau 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Alex Kulev opened to 1,200,000 with K♥J♦ from under the gun. Martin Kabrhel called from the cutoff. The RFID scanner did not pick up Kabrhel's cards .

On the 10♦8♦3♦ flop, action checked through to the Q♠ turn. Kulev had an open-ended straight draw to go along with his flush out. He led out for 2,300,000.

Kabrhel's cards were revealed to be A♥10♥, and he called with the best hand.

Kabrhel improved to trips on the 10♠ river. Kulev, with king-high, fired out for 1,700,000 and quickly folded when Kabrhel made it 7,000,000.

"Ha! Bluffer!" shouted Kabrhel as he moved up to joint second in the counts.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Kulev	28,100,000 -5,200,000	-5,200,000

Martin Kabrhel	25,600,000 6,700,000	6,700,000

Artur Martirosian	25,600,000 -300,000	-300,000

Chance Kornuth	11,300,000 -300,000	-300,000

Dan Smith	7,000,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Chris Brewer	5,700,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Martin Kabrhel

2023-06-18 19:55 UTC-7

Kornuth Wins a Small One Off Kulev

Niveau 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Chance Kornuth raised to 1,200,000 from late position with J♠J♦ and was called by the chip leader, Alex Kulev, with K♣J♥ from the big blind. Kulev would check-fold the 7♥2♦3♠ flop to a bet of 900,000 from Kornuth.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Kulev	28,100,000

Martin Kabrhel	25,600,000

Artur Martirosian	25,600,000

Chance Kornuth	11,300,000

Dan Smith	7,000,000

Chris Brewer	5,700,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Chance Kornuth

2023-06-18 20:01 UTC-7

Brewer Holds to Double

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Niveau 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Artur Martirosian opened to 1,200,000 with J♦10♦ from under the gun before Chris Brewer raised to 4,000,000 with A♦J♣ from the button. This left Brewer with 200,000 and Martirosian called.

Brewer put in the last of chips on the Q♠J♠7♦ flop and Martirosian called.

Brewer was ahead thanks to his ace kicker and he raked in the double-up following the 4♥ turn and 2♠ river.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Alex Kulev	27,500,000 -600,000	-600,000

Martin Kabrhel	25,600,000

Artur Martirosian	21,400,000 -4,200,000	-4,200,000

Chance Kornuth	12,200,000 900,000	900,000

Chris Brewer	9,900,000 4,200,000	4,200,000

Dan Smith	6,700,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Chris Brewer

2023-06-18 20:10 UTC-7

Brewer Slows Down; Kabrhel Takes the Chip Lead

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Niveau 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Chris Brewer used up several time banks before folding his Q♥8♠ from the cutoff. This meant that short stack Dan Smith would have to pay more in the big blind as the level was going up the following hand.

Martin Kabrhel then raised to 1,200,000 from the button with 6♦5♦. Artur Martirosian called from the big blind with 3♠3♦.

On the 9♦4♦2♥ flop, action checked through to the 4♣ turn, which kept Martiroisian out in front. He then led out for 1,500,000 and Kabrhel called.

The 6♥ river gave Kabrhel the best hand. Kabrhel called for 1,500,000 and put a dent in Martirosian's stack.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Martin Kabrhel	30,700,000 5,100,000	5,100,000

Alex Kulev	27,500,000

Artur Martirosian	16,600,000 -4,800,000	-4,800,000

Chance Kornuth	11,900,000 -300,000	-300,000

Chris Brewer	9,900,000

Dan Smith	6,700,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Chris Brewer Dan Smith Martin Kabrhel

2023-06-18 20:16 UTC-7

Dan Smith Eliminated in 6th Place ($912,022)

Niveau 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel raised to 1,700,000 from late position and Dan Smith pushed all-in for his remaining 5,900,000 from the big blind. Kabrhel made the call.

Dan Smith: A♦Q♦
Martin Kabrhel: 10♦6♦

Smith went in with the best hand and the covering suit, but the 8♣4♣6♥ flop would deliver Kabrhel the lead.

Smith would be unable to catch back up on the 8♥ turn and the K♠ river, sending him to the payout desk, but not before expressing his displeasure with the polarizing antics of Kabrhel.

"Good luck, most of you. I hope you get barred," said Smith while gesturing to Kabrhel.

"What does it mean?" replied Kabrhel.

"Banned," clarified Smith.

"Why?" asked Kabrhel.

"Your antics are the worst of anybody I've ever met. Everyone else is a great player."

"Somebody must be worse," noted Kabrhel, which marked the end of the conversation.

Smith followed that up with more explanation in his bustout interview with @nataliedbode here: https://t.co/9HZ5gRL4hz
— PokerGO (@PokerGO)

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Martin Kabrhel	42,200,000 11,500,000	11,500,000

Alex Kulev	25,900,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Artur Martirosian	17,800,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Chance Kornuth	11,900,000

Chris Brewer	7,900,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Dan Smith	Eliminé

Tags: Dan Smith Martin Kabrhel

2023-06-18 20:21 UTC-7

Kabrhel Wakes Up with Aces

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Niveau 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

After eliminating Dan Smith, Martin Kabrhel opened to 1,200,000 with A♦A♥ from he cutoff. Chance Kornuth made it 4,400,000 with A♣6♣ from the next seat over and made the snap fold when Kabrhel moved all in.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Martin Kabrhel	44,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Alex Kulev	25,500,000 -400,000	-400,000

Artur Martirosian	17,800,000

Chris Brewer	8,300,000 400,000	400,000

Chance Kornuth	7,500,000 -4,400,000	-4,400,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Dan Smith Martin Kabrhel