Event #45: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-19-2019 22:43 UTC-8

Konstas Takes From Soininen

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Two big stacks sit next to each other over on table 416 and one of them just took a small hit to his stack in Niko Soininen. The Finn, sitting on almost half a million in chips, was involved in a battle big blind versus button and faced Ioannis Angelou Konstas. The latter raised the turn to 13,000 and Soininen called.

On the river, Soininen check-folded to a bet of 30,000 and Konstas raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Niko Soininen	430,000 50,000	50,000
Jonathan Abdellatif	340,000 5,000	5,000
Ioannis Angelou Konstas	270,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Ioannis Angelou Konstas Niko Soininen

06-19-2019 22:50 UTC-8

Burns Rivers Nut Flush to Eliminate Opponent

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Tim Duckworth

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Paul Volpe opened to 4,500 from under the gun and the player in the hijack called before Kahle Burns potted to 20,400 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Volpe, and he called before the hijack back-raised to 84,000. Burns called, as did Volpe.

The flop landed and Volpe checked. The hijack moved all in for 53,500, and Burns iso-shoved over the top for 90,700 as Volpe mucked.

Burns:
Opponent:

The turn and river landed the and , and Burns rivered the nut flush to eliminate his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	475,000 61,000	61,000

Kahle Burns	396,000 235,400	235,400

Tags: Kahle Burns Paul Volpe

06-19-2019 22:51 UTC-8

Final Break of the Night

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

The players are in the midst of their final 15-minute break of the night, in which the T-100 chips will be raced off. At least 210 entries are showing in the screens and that number may increase still with registration open for another four levels (two levels on Day 2).

Level: 9

Blinds: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 0

06-19-2019 23:10 UTC-8

Chabra Takes from Beauprez with No Showdown

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Tim Duckworth

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

On a flop of with 16,000 in the middle, Ajay Chabra led out for 10,000 from the big blind before John Beauprez raised to 21,000 on the button.

Chabra called, and the on the turn checked through.

The river fell the , and Chabra checked. Beauprez bet 35,000, and after about a minute of deliberation, Chabra called.

Beauprez mucked his hand, and Chabra collected the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ajay Chabra	178,000 53,000	53,000
John Beauprez	33,000 87,000	87,000

Tags: Ajay Chabra John Beauprez

06-19-2019 23:14 UTC-8

Updated Counts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	480,000 225,000	225,000

Ka Kwan Lau	420,000 245,000	245,000

Toby Lewis	365,000 105,000	105,000

Brian Hastings	340,000 60,000	60,000

James Chen	320,000 50,000	50,000

Mike Krasienko	295,000 10,000	10,000
Fabian Schoneck	295,000 295,000	295,000
Matt Giannetti	275,000 50,000	50,000
Christopher Roth	260,000 5,000	5,000
Laszlo Bujtas	245,000 115,000	115,000
Raphael Schreiner	220,000 179,000	179,000
Ludovic Geilich	190,000

Niklas Astedt	180,000 180,000	180,000
Artem Babakhanyan	175,000 175,000	175,000
Justin Bonomo	150,000 32,000	32,000

Leif Force	150,000 150,000	150,000

Alex Foxen	150,000 150,000	150,000

Jorryt van Hoof	145,000 10,000	10,000
James Calderaro	144,000 6,000	6,000

Dan Smith	140,000 9,000	9,000

Konstantin Beylin	135,000 5,000	5,000
Tobias Ziegler	110,000 70,000	70,000
Micah Smith	105,000 5,000	5,000
Jake Schwartz	100,000 50,000	50,000
Joe Hachem	75,000 10,000	10,000

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06-19-2019 23:16 UTC-8

Arieh Takes From Ladines

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

In a battle of blinds, the turn showed and Josh Arieh made it 13,000 to go, which Joshua Ladines in the big blind called. The appeared on the river and Arieh now bet 33,000. Ladines called and mucked when Arieh tabled for a seven-high straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Ladines	280,000
Josh Arieh	200,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Josh Arieh Joshua Ladines

06-19-2019 23:17 UTC-8

Makarov Clips Schulman

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Tim Duckworth

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

With 33,000 in the middle and the flop reading , Alexey Makarov led out for 23,000 from the big blind.

Nick Schulman was in the cutoff and he called as the landed on the turn.

Makarov tossed out 100,000 but was bound to the pot-sized bet of 79,000.

Schulman deliberated for roughly a minute and then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexey Makarov	475,000 10,000	10,000
Nick Schulman	142,000 83,000	83,000

Tags: Alexey Makarov Nick Schulman

06-19-2019 23:29 UTC-8

Mermelstein Takes From Seidel

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Firas Sadou limped in and Aaron Mermelstein raised to 9,000, which Erik Seidel on the button and Laszlo Bujtas in the big blind called, while Sadou folded.

On the flop all three active players checked to the turn and Bujtas check-folded to a bet of 8,000 by Mermelstein and a call from Seidel. There was no betting action on the river and Mermelstein turned over for a flush to scoop the pot.