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

06-10-2023 23:31 UTC-7

Arends Makes Tough Call

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 17 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Picking up the action on the river, Jans Arends in the big blind was involved in a hand with Justin Bonomo in middle position. With the board reading 5♥6♠Q♥10♣10♠ Arends bet 650,000.

Bonomo responded with a raise to 2,650,000. That sent Arends deep into the tank as he burned through four time banks.

Eventually he made the call and tabled K♥Q♦. Bonomo could only show down Q♣J♣, handing Arends a massive pot while sending Bonomo to the bottom of the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jans Arends	9,050,000 3,410,000	3,410,000

Justin Bonomo	2,550,000 -4,000,000	-4,000,000

Tags: Jans Arends Justin Bonomo

06-10-2023 23:25 UTC-7

Two Streets of Value for Klein

Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Bill Klein opened to 225,000 from early position and received calls from Jans Arends in middle position and Alex Foxen in the big blind.

Foxen checked the 6♣7♣K♦ flop and Klein bet 250,000, receiving a call from both opponents.

The turn came the Q♦. Foxen checked, Klein bet 500,000, Arends folded and Foxen called.

Both players checked the 9♣ river. Klein showed the K♣Q♠ for top two pair which was enough to take down a sizable pot. Foxen showed K♠9♦ for a worse two pair before throwing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	9,900,000 200,000	200,000

Jans Arends	5,640,000 -1,560,000	-1,560,000

Bill Klein	5,400,000 1,405,000	1,405,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Bill Klein Jans Arends

06-10-2023 23:12 UTC-7

Sam Soverel Eliminated in 7th Place ($230,066)

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 17 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alex Foxen opened to 220,000 from the cutoff before Sam Soverel moved almost his entire stack into the middle, leaving himself just 10,000 behind.

The button and blinds got out of the way to send the action back to Foxen who raised. Soveral quickly called off for his last few chips.

Sam Soverel: A♦8♦
Alex Foxen: J♦J♠

Soveral was not in great shape and failed to improve on the 6♠3♥10♦Q♠3♦ runout, sending him to the rail in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	9,700,000 355,000	355,000

Sam Soverel	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Sam Soverel

06-10-2023 23:01 UTC-7

Everyone Loves a Chop Pot

Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Sam Soverel bet 450,000 from early position, leaving just 125,000 behind. Justin Bonomo made the call from the small blind.

The flop came 2♦3♥5♦ and Bonomo bet 200,000. Soverel called and was at risk.

Sam Soverel: K♥K♦
Justin Bonomo: 4♦4♣

Soverel was ahead with the overpair but Bonomo had many outs, having flopped an open-ended straight draw. One of those outs came for Bonomo on the 6♣ turn which left Soverel with no chance of outright winning the pot.

The river came the 4♠ leaving a six-high straight on the board, and both players chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	6,550,000 310,000	310,000

Sam Soverel	700,000 125,000	125,000

06-10-2023 22:53 UTC-7

Sung Joo Hyun Eliminated in 8th Place ($182,662)

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 17 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alex Foxen opened to 200,000 from middle position and was called by Jans Arends in the small blind.

Sung Joo Hyun then moved all in for around 2,100,000 out of the big blind, getting a quick fold from Foxen. Arends thought for a moment but did end up making the call with the covering stack to put Hyun at risk.

Sung Joo Hyun: A♠K♥
Jans Arends: 10♠10♥

It was a huge coinflip with hundreds of thousands of dollars on the line. The 5♠2♠8♦ flop kept Arends in the lead but the 8♠ turn gave both players the spade draw with Hyun holding the better end.

The 3♣ river ensured the pocket pair held up, sending Hyun to the rail in eighth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jans Arends	7,200,000 2,175,000	2,175,000

Sung Joo Hyun	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Jans Arends Sung Joo Hyun

06-10-2023 22:49 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	9,345,000 -640,000	-640,000

Seth Davies	6,280,000 225,000	225,000

Justin Bonomo	6,240,000 340,000	340,000

Jans Arends	5,025,000 225,000	225,000

Bill Klein	3,995,000 -905,000	-905,000
Leon Sturm	3,265,000 925,000	925,000

Sung Joo Hyun	2,055,000 -45,000	-45,000

Sam Soverel	575,000 -655,000	-655,000

Level: 17

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 100,000

06-10-2023 22:32 UTC-7

Break Time

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 16 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

The remaining eight players have been sent on a 15-minute break. They will return to blinds of 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante.

06-10-2023 22:31 UTC-7

Hyun Raises River

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 16 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Jans Arends opened to 160,000 from early position and received a single caller in the form of Sung Joo Hyun in middle position.

Arends checked on the J♣4♦7♦ flop and then called after Hyun fired off 160,000.

Action checked through the 7♠ turn to the J♠ river at which point Arends pushed 200,000 into the middle.

Hyun responded with a raise to 550,000, sending Arends into the tank. Eventually he released his holding to send the pot over towards Hyun.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jans Arends	4,800,000 -405,000	-405,000

Sung Joo Hyun	2,100,000 1,025,000	1,025,000

Tags: Jans Arends Sung Joo Hyun

06-10-2023 22:14 UTC-7

Anton Morgenstern Eliminated in 9th Place ($147,776)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Anton Morgenstern raised to 175,000 from the cutoff and Seth Davies three-bet to 450,000. Morgenstern four-bet all in and Davies called to put Morgenstern at risk.

Anton Morgenstern: 7♥7♣
Seth Davies: A♥K♣

Morgenstern was ahead on the Q♠10♠6♦ flop although Davies did pick up some additional outs. One of those outs came on the K♠ turn, leaving Davies well ahead of his opponent. The 4♦ river changed nothing for either player and Morgenstern was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	6,055,000 2,755,000	2,755,000

Anton Morgenstern	Busted

Tags: Anton Morgenstern Seth Davies