Event #38: $50,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-19-2021 19:17 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Bin Weng	1,007,000 514,000	514,000
Chris Brewer	805,000 -48,000	-48,000

Seth Davies	770,000 185,000	185,000
Frank Funaro	670,000 -123,000	-123,000

Aleksandr Shevlyakov	533,000 233,000	233,000

Rok Gostisa	515,000 215,000	215,000
Joe McKeehen	502,000 172,000	172,000

Adrian Mateos	415,000 115,000	115,000

David Coleman	330,000 70,000	70,000
Jason Koon	308,000 -42,000	-42,000

Johan Guilbert	194,000 -106,000	-106,000
James Chen	163,000 -117,000	-117,000

Stephen Chidwick	155,000 -133,000	-133,000

Vicent Bosca	129,000 -171,000	-171,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Cornell	360,000 114,000	114,000

Eric Hicks	Busted

Davies' Call Is Correct

NicholasBaltz

Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Tyler Cornell opened to 11,000 from the button and Seth Davies three-bet to 52,000. Cornell called and they saw the flop.

Davies check-called a bet of 40,000 from Cornell and the turn was the . Davies checked again and Cornell put out a bet large enough to cover Davies. Davies went deep into the tank before making the call.

Seth Davies:
Tyler Cornell:

Davies was ahead with his pocket nines, but he had to dodge the diamond flush draw and overcards of Cornell. The river was clean for Davies and he was rewarded with a full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	585,000 479,000	479,000
Tyler Cornell	246,000 -214,000	-214,000

Tags: Seth Davies Tyler Cornell

10-19-2021 18:59 UTC-7

Wilson, Zack, and Schillhabel Join for the First Time

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brock Wilson	300,000
Dan Zack	300,000
Ali Imsirovic	300,000 300,000	300,000
Dario Sammartino	300,000 300,000	300,000
Stefan Schillhabel	300,000

10-19-2021 18:58 UTC-7

Bonomo Quadruples Up

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Justin Bonomo ripped all in for 19,500 from under the gun and was called by David Peters on his left. Mustapha Kanit and Daniel Smiljkovic also came along from the blinds. The flop came and the action checked to Peters who bet 17,000. Kanit called and Smiljkovic folded.

The turn was the and Kanit checked again. Peters fired out a bet of 45,000 and Kanit folded, allowing Peters to collect the side pot.

Bonomo turned over for trip fours and Peters was already drawing dead with . The insignificant completed the board and Bonomo was awarded the main pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mustapha Kanit	320,000 -5,000	-5,000

David Peters	223,000 -23,000	-23,000

Justin Bonomo	83,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Daniel Smiljkovic David Peters Justin Bonomo Mustapha Kanit

10-19-2021 18:51 UTC-7

Schindler Check-Raises; Bonomo More Than Triples Up

Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jake Schindler opened from the lojack and was three-bet to 35,000 by Mustapha Kanit in the hijack. Action folded back to Schindler, who called.

Schindler checked to Kanit on the flop, who continued for 28,000. Schindler then check-raised to 95,000 and Kanit folded.

The next hand, Justin Bonomo was all-in preflop for his last 5,000 and more than tripled up when he flopped a wheel with against the of both Schindler and Kanit on a board.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schindler	530,000 190,000	190,000

Mustapha Kanit	325,000 25,000	25,000

Justin Bonomo	23,000 3,500	3,500

10-19-2021 18:50 UTC-7

Peters Leaves Bonomo With Crumbs

NicholasBaltz

Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

With 15,000 already in the middle on the flop, Justin Bonomo check-called a bet of 8,000 from David Peters.

On the turn , Bonomo checked again, Peters bet 23,000 and Bonomo shoved for 100,000.

Peters thought it over before making the call.

David Peters:
Justin Bonomo:

Peters was ahead with a pair of sixes and an open-ended straight draw, while Bonomo held a heart flush draw with the same open-ended straight draw.

The river was a blank and Peters won the pot. Bonomo was left with just 3,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	246,000 -54,000	-54,000

Justin Bonomo	3,000 -157,000	-157,000

Tags: David Peters Justin Bonomo

10-19-2021 18:40 UTC-7

Sammartino Runs Into Aces

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Dario Sammartino raised it up from middle position and Aleksandr Shevlyakov three-bet to 30,000 in the cutoff. Scott Ball four-bet to 62,500 out of the small blind and Sammartino stuck in a five-bet to 112,000. Shevlyakov folded and Ball moved all in. Sammartino thought for a moment before calling off his stack of 404,000.

Dario Sammartino:
Scott Ball:

It was an uphill battle for Sammartino and the flop of provided no help. The on the turn meant Sammartino was drawing dead to the on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Ball	940,000 559,000	559,000

Dario Sammartino	Busted

Tags: Dario Sammartino Scott Ball

10-19-2021 18:33 UTC-7

Linde Takes Out Imsirovic

Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

With several thousand already in the middle on a flop of , Ali Imsirovic bet 45,000 from the big blind and was called by Dylan Linde in the cutoff.

Imsirovic then shoved for his last 95,000 on the turn and Linde called after a bit of thought.

Ali Imsirovic:
Dylan Linde:

The river kept Linde out in front and Imsirovic was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Linde	590,000 276,000	276,000

Ali Imsirovic	Busted

10-19-2021 18:25 UTC-7

Seidel Doubles to Stay Alive

Adam Lamers

Level 4 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Erik Seidel was down to just 68,000 and he shipped all in from under the gun. Joe McKeehen called from a couple of seats over and the rest of the table folded.

Erik Seidel:
Joe McKeehen: