Event #71: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-01-2023 21:41 UTC-7

Marsico Takes From Hannawa

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Anthony Marsico raised to 300,000and earned a call from Danny Hannawa out of the big blind. They headed to the Q♥J♦8♦ flop on which Hannawa led for 450,000 and Marsico called.

After the K♦ turn, Hannawa checked and then folded when Marsico bet 900,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Marsico	3,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Danny Hannawa	2,650,000 -725,000	-725,000

Tags: Anthony Marsico Danny Hannawa

07-01-2023 21:37 UTC-7

Redraw of the Final Two Tables

David Salituro

Level 22 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
144	1	Jared Bleznick	United States	2,100,000	18
144	2	Danny Hannawa	United States	3,375,000	28
144	3	Tyler Smith	United States	13,700,000	114
144	4	Jonas Kronwitter	Germany	3,800,000	32
144	5	Kabeelan Rajamurthy	Malaysia	3,500,000	29
144	6	Anthony Marsico	United States	2,600,000	22
144	7	Matthew Wantman	United States	5,100,000	43
144	8	James Park	United Kingdom	1,400,000	12

143	1	Jesse Lonis	United States	5,000,000	42
143	2	Pakinai Lisawad	Thailand	2,660,000	22
143	3	Ian Matakis	United States	1,200,000	10
143	4	Isaac Haxton	United States	4,100,000	34
143	5	Krasimir Yankov	Bulgaria	1,800,000	15
143	6	Eelis Parssinen	Finland	1,500,000	13
143	7	Elias Harala	Finland	5,700,000	48
143	8	Adam Hendrix	United States	850,000	7

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Smith	13,700,000

Elias Harala	5,700,000 -400,000	-400,000
Matthew Wantman	5,100,000 -1,600,000	-1,600,000

Jesse Lonis	5,000,000 -1,000,000	-1,000,000

Isaac Haxton	4,100,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Jonas Kronwitter	3,800,000 500,000	500,000
Kabeelan Rajamurthy	3,500,000 850,000	850,000
Danny Hannawa	3,375,000 525,000	525,000
Pakinai Lisawad	2,660,000 5,000	5,000
Anthony Marsico	2,600,000 250,000	250,000
Jared Bleznick	2,100,000 100,000	100,000
Krasimir Yankov	1,800,000
Eelis Parssinen	1,500,000 -25,000	-25,000

James Park	1,400,000 -100,000	-100,000
Ian Matakis	1,200,000 -350,000	-350,000

Adam Hendrix	850,000

07-01-2023 21:33 UTC-7

Anton Morgenstern Eliminated in 17th Place ($103,093)

Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Anton Morgenstern only had a few big blinds left after the dinner break, and they went in on the very first hand. He open-jammed for 375,000 from under the gun and Pakinai Lisawad rejammed from the hijack for 1,020,000.

Chip leader Tyler Smith was in the small blind and four-bet pot, putting the remaining player Adam Hendrix in the big blind also at risk if he would make the call. However, a four-way all-in was averted as Hendrix folded his hands after utilizing sever time bank extensions. Thus, the three other players showed down.

Anton Morgenstern: A♥A♣10♣8♠
Pakinai Lisawad: J♥10♦9♥8♦
Tyler Smith: K♥K♦4♣3♠

Morgenstern had the aces but immideately got outflopped by Smith on 9♣4♦3♥. The two pair of Smith remained strong on the 6♠ turn, but the 10♠ river brought Lisawad a higher two pair.

Lisawad ended up taking the entire pot down and more than doubled up. Meanwhile, Morgenstern was eliminated as the last player before the final two table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Smith	13,700,000 -600,000	-600,000

Pakinai Lisawad	2,655,000 1,655,000	1,655,000
Adam Hendrix	850,000 -350,000	-350,000

Anton Morgenstern	Busted

Tags: Adam Hendrix Anton Morgenstern Pakinai Lisawad Tyler Smith

Level: 22

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

07-01-2023 20:59 UTC-7

Dinner Break Chip Counts

David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Smith	14,300,000 -225,000	-225,000

Matthew Wantman	6,700,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Elias Harala	6,100,000 300,000	300,000
Jesse Lonis	6,000,000 285,000	285,000

Jonas Kronwitter	3,300,000 -700,000	-700,000
Isaac Haxton	3,000,000 -400,000	-400,000

Danny Hannawa	2,850,000 300,000	300,000
Kabeelan Rajamurthy	2,650,000 50,000	50,000
Anthony Marsico	2,350,000 -340,000	-340,000
Jared Bleznick	2,000,000 900,000	900,000
Krasimir Yankov	1,800,000 -300,000	-300,000
Ian Matakis	1,550,000 -200,000	-200,000

Eelis Parssinen	1,525,000 -25,000	-25,000

James Park	1,500,000 -225,000	-225,000
Adam Hendrix	1,200,000 -200,000	-200,000

Pakinai Lisawad	1,000,000 -270,000	-270,000
Anton Morgenstern	375,000

07-01-2023 20:28 UTC-7

Morgenstern Left Short As Smith Hits Super Flush

Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The action was caught on a flop of 6♣6♠3♣. Chip leader Tyler Smith was in the big blind and check-called a 250,000 bet from Anton Morgenstern in the hijack. The 10♣ turn then went check-check before the 3♥ river arrived.

Smith now bet out 900,000, and sent Morgenstern into the tank. While the players around them left for their dinner break, Morgenstern eventually put in the calling chips.

Smith showed K♣Q♣J♣8♣ for a total of seven clubs, of which five counted towards his flush. Morgenstern had nothing better and mucked his cards, leaving himself with three big blinds to play with after dinner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Smith	14,525,000 2,225,000	2,225,000

Anton Morgenstern	375,000 -1,875,000	-1,875,000

Tags: Anton Morgenstern Tyler Smith

07-01-2023 20:28 UTC-7

Dinner Break

Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

The remaining High Rollers are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume around 9.25 p.m. local time.

07-01-2023 20:27 UTC-7

Ky Nguyen Eliminated in 18th Place ($103,093)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Eelis Pärssinen raised to 350,000 in the cutoff and Ky Nguyen called all-in for 275,000 out of the small blind in the last hand before the dinner break.

Ky Nguyen: Q♦J♠9♦5♥
Eelis Pärssinen: K♣K♦5♠2♥

The A♠7♠7♦ flop left Nguyen on the ropes and he was drawing dead on the 4♥ turn. Pärssinen ended up with a wheel on the 3♦ river and Nguyen headed to the payout desk to collect $103,093.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Parssinen	1,550,000 600,000	600,000

Ky Nguyen	Busted

Tags: Eelis Pärssinen Ky Nguyen

07-01-2023 20:27 UTC-7

Wantman Betting Big

David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Matthew Wantman won three pots right before dinner break thanks to big bets that forced out his opponent.

In the first, five players went to the 9♠6♦6♣ flop and checked to Wantman on the button who bet 280,000. Jesse Lonis raised to 625,000 in the small blind and the rest of the table got out of the way, but Wantman stuck around with a call.

Lonis slowed down and checked the 3♠ turn and Wantman took the pot with a bet of 550,000.

Kabeelan Rajamurthy then raised to 400,000 from under the gun before Wantman potted to 1,050,000. Rajamurthy called to see the Q♦4♥3♣ flop, where he check-folded to a bet of 1,700,000.

Finally, Wantman took some more off Lonis after he limped in from under the gun, then called when Lonis made it 450,000. Both players checked to the river on a board of 6♣7♣3♥J♠2♠ and Lonis quickly surrendered when Wantman bet 660,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Wantman	6,700,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Jesse Lonis	6,000,000 285,000	285,000

Kabeelan Rajamurthy	2,650,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Jesse Lonis Kabeelan Rajamurthy Matthew Wantman

07-01-2023 20:25 UTC-7

"Nice Hand," Haxton Says

Frank Visser

Level 21 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Isaac Haxton and Kabeelan Rajamurthy had reached a heads-up flop of 2♥5♦2♦. Haxton was sitting in the big blind and led out for 250,000 chips. Rajumurthy then jammed all in for 860,000.

"I don't have a super great hand, but," Haxton began while putting in some calling chips to put the Malaysian at risk.

Kabeelan Rajamurthy: A♣7♠5♣5♠
Isaac Haxton: 9♠9♣4♣3♠

"I have some outs," he continued after seeing Rajamurthy's hand. However, the nines remained absent on the K♣J♣ runout, and Rajamurthy booked a nice double-up while his opponent complimented his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	3,400,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Kabeelan Rajamurthy	2,600,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Kabeelan Rajamurthy