First Break of the Day
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Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
The $50k field has been sent on a 15-minute break.
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,144,000
Entries
128
Level
27
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Foxen Folds River
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 4,000 and got calls from Michael Rosenfeld and Alex Foxen. Foxen checked the 
flop to LIchtenberger who bet 5,000 and got two calls.
Foxen checked the 
turn and Lichtenberger bet 17,000. Rosenfeld folded and Foxen called.
The river was the 
. Foxen bet 48,000 and Lichtenberger used a time extension before moving all in for 212,000. Foxen burned through two of his time extensions before eventually folding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
315,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
|
165,000
-66,000
|
-66,000 |
|
|
||
Martini Puts Smith in the Tank
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
From the cutoff, Julien Martini opened with a raise to 4,500. Dan Smith three-bet on the button to 14,000. Action folded back to Martini who called.
The flop was 
and Martini checked. Smith put out a bet of 10,000 and Martini called.
The turn was the 
and Martini checked again. Smith tanked through one time extension before he checked back.
On the river, Martini moved all in for about 120,500 effective, what was left of Smith's stack. Smith immediately through in one time extension, knowing this was going to take some thought. He tanked through the rest of the extension then used a second. As time was about to run out on his second extension, Smith released his hand and Martini took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
|
120,500
-102,500
|
-102,500 |
|
|
||
Updated Counts From Tables #430 & #431
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
345,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
288,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
277,000
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
275,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
275,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
245,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
237,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
||
|
230,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
|
225,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
195,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
190,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
|
152,000
-98,000
|
-98,000 |
|
||
Shots From the Field
Kurganov Bombs the River
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
On the turn with the board showing 
, Dominik Nitsche and Igor Kurganov were facing off from the small and big blind respectively. Nitsche checked over to Kurganov who put out a bet of 16,500. Nitsche then check-raised to 50,000. Kurganov called bringing the pot to about 125,000 total.
The river was the 
and Nitche tanked through one time extension before he finally checked. Kurganov then dropped into the tank, thinking through one time extension as well before he announced a bet of 150,000. Nitsche snap folded so Kurganov took down the pot, chipping up to over 300,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
321,000
71,000
|
71,000 |
|
|
||
|
212,000
-38,000
|
-38,000 |
|
|
||
They Keep Piling in
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
250,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
||
Tollerene Closing in on 400,000
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
Justin Bonomo raised to 3,500 from under the gun and Ben Tollerene three-bet to 14,000 from middle position. Bonomo called.
The flop came 
and Bonomo check-called a bet of 8,000.
The turn was the and Bonomo checked, and then called a sizeable bet of 50,000 from Tollerene. The river was the . Bonomo checked and Tollerene then used two time extensions before betting 150,000. Bonomo folded and Tollerene chipped up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
180,000
-70,000
|
-70,000 |
|
|
||
Counts From Table #428 & #429
Level 3
: 1,000/1,500, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
430,000
180,000
|
180,000 |
|
330,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
|
||
|
320,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
291,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
259,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
249,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
||
|
248,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
246,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
||
|
237,000
-13,000
|
-13,000 |
|
|
||
|
233,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
225,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
223,000
-27,000
|
-27,000 |
|
|
||
|
196,000
-29,000
|
-29,000 |
|
187,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
|
||
Level: 3
Blinds: 1,000/1,500
Ante: 1,500