Niveau: 5
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #84: $50,000 High Roller
Jours 1
Niveau 5
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Recent $400 Colossus Winner, Moshe Refaelowitz, raised to 8,000 under the gun and was only called by last years Main Event winner, Espen Jørstad, in the big blind.
The dealer fanned out the 8♠6♦3♣ and both players checked, turning the 2♥.
Jørstad checked again and Refaelowitz threw out a bet of 19,000 when the dealer informed him his time was almost up. Jørstad made the call.
The river peeled the 9♠ and both players checked, with Jørstad announcing he had a pair of eights, as he turned over 10♦8♦, prompting Refaelowitz to throw his hand in the muck.
Bryn Kenney was getting seated at this table just as this hand came to a conclusion.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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335,000
35,000
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35,000 |
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300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
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273,000
273,000
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273,000 |
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Niveau 5
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Alejandro Lococo raised to 10,000 on the button and Damian Salas made the call in the big blind.
Heads up, they saw a flop of 6♥A♦5♦ and when checked to, Lococo placed a bet of 9,000 and Salas quickly released his hand.
In other news, after Alex Foxen drew the same table as his wife, Kristen Foxen, the couple likely only sat together but one orbit before Kristen was moved to a new table, as late entrants continue to arrive.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
370,500
70,500
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70,500 |
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178,000
23,000
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23,000 |
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Niveau 5
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Philip Sternheimer opened from middle position, and everybody folded to Romain Lewis who defended his big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of J♣10♠9♣, and both players checked to see the turn 7♥.
At this point, Lewis took the lead and bet 26,000. Sternheimer called, and the 4♦ came on the river.
Lewis bet again, but sized it up to 85,000. Sternheimer went in the tank and had to use a time bank before folding. Followed by a TV crew, Lewis took his first pot of the day.
A few hands later, Sternheimer has been eliminated, like Dario Sammartino before him.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
340,000
340,000
|
340,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
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Niveau: 6
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Niveau 6
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
A player in early position raised to 12,000, Alex Livingston made the call to his left, and Jason Koon made the call in the small blind. Jake Schindler then raised it to 65,000 from the big blind.
It folded back around to Koon who made the call and together they saw the 8♦6♠6♥. Koon checked and Schindler sized down to 35,000, garnering a call from Koon.
The turn brought the 7♠ and Koon checked again. Schindler then bet 55,000 and this time Koon's hand found the muck.
Shortly after, Koon went all in over the raise of the player on his right and when the dealer started counting his stack, he was curious why she was counting it if no one asked. She responded that it was what the floor had instructed her to do with all-ins.
After no one called, Koon asked the floor to confirm their new procedures and he assured him the dealer was in the right. Because this is a tournament that uses time bank chips, it seemed odd to Koon they would give the players more time to think while the dealer counted his stack. Upon the floor explaining that it prevented players from unofficially extending their time allotted by asking for a count, Koon changed his tune and said he liked the new rule just fine.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
424,000
424,000
|
424,000 |
|
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360,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
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205,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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Niveau 6
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
685,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
|
600,000
229,500
|
229,500 |
|
|
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|
|
580,000
245,000
|
245,000 |
|
|
||
|
460,000
460,000
|
460,000 |
|
|
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|
350,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
345,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
|
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|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
|
||
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
300,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
290,000
290,000
|
290,000 |
|
|
||
|
280,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
|
265,000
-90,000
|
-90,000 |
|
||
|
240,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
230,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
||
|
215,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
200,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
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|
150,000
-150,000
|
-150,000 |
|
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Eliminé | |
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Eliminé | |
Niveau 6
: Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante
The number of entrants approaches 100 players. Just before it reaches this goal, the players in the $50,000 High Roller went on a 15-minute break.
Niveau: 7
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 6,000
Niveau 7
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
In the big blind, Damian Salas flipped his cards as he was at risk for 265,000 chips against Carlos Chadha in the cutoff.
Damian Salas: A♦A♥
Carlos Chadha: Q♠Q♥
On 6♥K♠5♣9♦10♣, Salas' aces held, and the 2020 WSOP Main Event champion doubled up.
On a subsequent hand, Chadha lost almost all his stack, and had only 41,000 chips remaining when he moved all in on the next hand. Alejandro Lococo was the only one to call.
Carlos Chadha: A♦10♥
Alejandro Lococo: K♥J♠
On the flop 6♣A♣K♣, both players hit a pair, but Chadha stayed ahead. But the K♠ came on the turn to give trips to Lococo. The 8♥ on the river didn't change anything, and Chadha left the area.
"I need a massage," he said when he saw a masseuse on his way to the exit.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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695,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
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|
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540,000
362,000
|
362,000 |
|
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Eliminé | |