Level: 12
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$5,998,500
Entries
62
Level
23
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
51
Players Left
23
Oya on the Rise; Busts Schindler
Level 11
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The board was already completed to read 
. From the big blind, Aleksejs Ponakovs bet 300,000. Masashi Oya raised to 650,000 from middle position. Ponakovs folded. As has been a theme today, Oya once again showed a monster as he revealed the 
for a boat, making Ponakovs grateful for his fold.
The next hand, Oya raised from early position. Jake Schindler jammed about 300,000 from the button. Oya thought for a bit before he called.
Schindler tabled the 
, which was well ahead of the 
of Oya. But the flop came 
to suddenly give Oya a lot of outs. The turn was the 
to bring in the flush. Schindler grabbed his queens and flipped them over in frustration as the 
came on the river and he got up from the table.
"Nobody is going to complain about that one," said Dan Smith as Schindler walked away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,910,000 | 890,000 |
|
2,440,000 | -260,000 |
|
Busted |
Jensen Soars to the Top
Level 11
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
After a raise to 50,000, Jeremy Ausmus three-bet to 145,000 on the button. Gregory Jensen stuck in a four-bet to 325,000 which got the initial raiser to fold. Ausmus, however, gave it some thought and eventually shoved all in for around 850,000 which Jensen quickly called.
Jeremy Ausmus: 
Gregory Jensen: 
Ausmus was in need of a queen in order to stay alive, but the board of 
provided no help.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,950,000 | 2,335,000 |
|
Busted |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 11
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,700,000 | 1,270,000 |
|
|
2,020,000 | 1,120,000 |
|
1,720,000 | -335,000 |
|
1,720,000 | 805,000 |
|
1,100,000 | 660,000 |
|
970,000 | -10,000 |
|
965,000 | -395,000 |
|
940,000 | 340,000 |
|
435,000 | -165,000 |
|
|
420,000 | -180,000 |
|
380,000 | -850,000 |
|
325,000 | -495,000 |
Gonzales Eats Away More of Badziakouski's Stack
Level 11
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jason Koon raised to 50,000 from under the gun. Andrew Lichtenberger called in the hijack. Matthew Gonzales jammed all in for 440,000 from the cutoff. Mikita Badziakouski took his time in the big blind and re-jammed his larger stack after using the thirty-second clock. Koon and Lichtenberger quickly folded.
Matthew Gonzales:
Mikita Badziakouski: 
The board ran out cleanly for Gonzales as it came 
and Baziakouski's bad luck late in the night continued as he lost another large chunk of his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
980,000 | 555,000 |
|
950,000 | 230,000 |
|
425,000 | -200,000 |
|
395,000 | 140,000 |
Ausmus Goes for the Triple Barrel
Level 11
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Jeremy Ausmus raised it up from the cutoff and was called by Talal Shakerchi on the button and Phil Ivey in the big blind. The flop came 
and Ausmus continued with a bet of 45,000. Both Shakerchi and Ivey called as they went three ways to the 
on the turn.
Ivey checked again and Ausmus dropped in a bet of 150,000. Shakerchi quickly folded but Ivey still called. The river was the and Ivey used a time bank before checking once more. Ausmus pushed out a bet of 350,000 and Ivey quickly mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,075,000 | 440,000 |
|
650,000 | -180,000 |
|
515,000 | 215,000 |
|
Busted |
Davies Check-Raises Ausmus
Level 11
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The flop came 
with a pot of 145,000. From the cutoff Seth Davies check-raised, Jeremy Ausmus's button bet of 40,000 to 180,000. Ausmus quickly relented and Davies took the pot.
On another table, 2022 WSOP bracelet winner Michael Moncek was the most recent player to pony up $100,000 for a fresh 600,000 starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000 | 680,000 |
|
|
635,000 | 145,000 |
|
600,000 | 600,000 |
Up and Down for Lichtenberger
Level 11
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Andrew Lichtenberger shoved all in for 275,000 in the cutoff and David Peters re-shoved all in on the button. Lichtenberger held 
and was flipping against the of Peters.
The board ran out 
and Lichtenberger held on for a double up.
On the next hand, Adrian Mateos shoved all in for 345,000 in middle position and Lichtenberger called on his left. The rest of the table folded and it was another coin flip.
Mateos held the pair this time with while Lichtenberger had the overs with . The board ran out and Lichtenberger failed to connect as he passed over the chips he just earned.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
720,000 | 345,000 |
|
580,000 | 60,000 |
|
|
255,000 | -245,000 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Schindler Overbets River; Two More Jump In
Level 10
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
On a board reading 
. Jake Schindler and Aleksejs Ponakova both checked. The river was the . From the big blind, Schindler spiked a stack of chips forward for a bet of what looked like about 360,000 into a pot of 165,000. Ponakovs folded from under the gun swiftly.
Meanwhile, Shannon Shorr, fresh off of his recent elimination in the Millionaire Maker was seen taking a seat as a late-night late entry as well as cash game specialist Dylan Gang who jumped in at the same time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,430,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
600,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
600,000 | 600,000 |
|
|
585,000 | 60,000 |