Level: 9
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$5,008,500
Entries
212
Level
31
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
171
Players Left
107
Players on Last Break
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Players are on their last 15-minute break of Day 1. They will play two more levels when they return and then will break for the day.
Another Double for Yockey
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Bryce Yockey scored another double right before the players headed into the break when he got it in after the 
turn. He tabled the 
for the nut straight while Mohsin Virani had the king-high straight. Nothing changed on he 
river as Yockey doubled to more than the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
172,000 | 86,000 |
|
90,000 | -150,000 |
Small Pot for Sammartino
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Joao Vieira raised to 4,000 in middle position and was called by the button along with Dario Sammartino and Chris Sandrock in the blinds. The flop fell 
and the action checked around to the 
on the turn.
Sammartino led out with a bet of 15,000 which got Sandrock to fold. Vieira called and the button let his hand go. The river was the 
and both Sammartino and Vieira tapped the table. Sammartino flipped over 
for two pairs and Vieira mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
242,000 | 21,000 |
|
155,000 | 5,000 |
Yockey Triples Up; Foster Doubles
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Jeremy Ausmus raised the pot to 5,600 and was called by Jeffrey Foster in the hijack. Bryce Yockey then potted with very few chips behind and Ausmus checked to see the stack size before jamming. Foster called and the cards were turned over.
Bryce Yockey: 
Jeffrey Foster: 
Jeremy Ausmus: 
"I actually like my hand," Ausmus grinned as he had two live flush draws at his disposal. The board ran out 
and Yockey tripled for 28,400 while Foster doubled through Ausmus for the 39,700 he had behind.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,000 | 59,000 |
|
79,400 | 79,400 |
|
37,000 | -93,000 |
Assorted Counts
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
350,000 | 200,000 |
|
300,000 | 150,000 |
|
295,000 | 95,000 |
|
290,000 | 125,000 |
|
285,000 | 65,000 |
|
280,000 | 150,000 |
|
|
240,000 | |
|
230,000 | 115,000 |
|
175,000 | |
|
90,000 | -160,000 |
Gin Turn for Wantman
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
A completed board of 
was spread across the felt with around 80,000 in the middle. Matthew Wantman was heads-up in the pot and led out with a bet of 68,000. His opponent deliberated for a couple of minutes before finally making the call.
Wantman turned over 
for a full house while his opponent flashed 
before his cards went to the muck.
"Gin," Wantman said, referring to the king on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
303,000 | 73,000 |
Aces Up for Benyamine
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
David Benyamine saw a flop of 
against three opponents. The player in the small blind led out with a bet of 13,000 and only Benyamine called.
Both players checked on the 
turn and the same action took place on the river.
The player in the small blind said he had two pair and Benyamine asked which two pair he had before tabling 
for aces up and taking down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | 90,000 |
Tollerene Rips the River
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The action folded to Ben Tollerene who raised it up on the button. The small blind three-bet to 16,000 and Tollerene just called. The flop came and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
The small blind checked again and Tollerene bet the pot for 35,200. His opponent called and the completed the board. The small blind checked again and Tollerene ripped all in for around 81,000. His opponent thought for over two minutes but eventually threw his cards face down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
186,000 | 91,000 |
Kornuth Doubles Through Aces
Level 8
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Chance Kornuth raised to 4,200 and the hijack three-bet to 14,400, which Scott Eskenazi called in the cutoff. "Can I see your stack," Kornuth asked over to Eskenazi and received a quick reply before sticking around.
The flop fell and Kornuth opted to check-raise from 15,000 to 50,000. Eskenazi got out of the way and the hijack then jammed for Kornuth to call.
Chance Kornuth:
Hijack:
Kornuth's flopped trips were ahead and he prevailed on the 
turn and 
river runout.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
380,000 | 215,000 |
|
110,000 | -35,000 |