Event #83: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-14-2022 17:20 UTC-7

Boivin Falls To Seidel

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 6 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Erik Seidel on the button and Thomas Boivin in the big blind got all of the money in before the flop with Seidel having the covering stack.

Thomas Boivin:
Erik Seidel:

It was a race but one that Seidel took a commanding lead in following the flop. Nothing changed on the turn or river, sending Boivin to the rail just as the players left for their second break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	565,000 253,000	253,000

Thomas Boivin	Busted

Tags: Erik Seidel Thomas Boivin

07-14-2022 17:15 UTC-7

Tang Loses Tangle with Fei

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Wesley Fei had raised from the button and Stanley Tang three-bet jammed for around 115,000 from the small blind. The big blind folded but Fei called almost immediately.

Stanley Tang:
Wesley Fei:

The board ran out for Fei to cheer loudly on the flop while the rest of the table couldn't do anything but laugh as he flopped a set and improved to a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wesley Fei	756,000 -87,000	-87,000

Stanley Tang	Busted

Tags: Stanley Tang Wesley Fei

07-14-2022 17:10 UTC-7

Zhang Felts Sammartino

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 6 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With the board reading Dario Sammartino in the small blind was all in and at risk against Chuan Hao Zhang in the big blind. Zhang held for the flush which, judging by his jubilant celebration, was good enough to scoop the pot and send Sammartino packing. It was unclear whether the money had gotten in prior to the river although given that Zhang said he had "made a donkey push" and "been called by a set" it seems likely that the rivered club saw him come from behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chuan Hao Zhang	720,000 420,000	420,000
Dario Sammartino	Busted

Kazuhiko Yotsushika	Busted
Evan Sofer	Busted
Joshua Robertson	Busted

Tags: Chuan Hao Zhang Dario Sammartino

07-14-2022 17:08 UTC-7

In and Out and Back In

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	300,000 202,000	202,000

Bill Klein	300,000 300,000	300,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	300,000
Harry Kazazian	Busted

07-14-2022 17:02 UTC-7

Klein Hits The Rail

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 6 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Bill Klein was seen exiting the tournament area after losing all of his chips in a pot with Jonathan Jaffe. With the board reading Jaffe held , though Klein's holding and the action up to that point were indiscernible.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	460,000 73,000	73,000
Bill Klein	Busted

Tags: Bill Klein Jonathan Jaffe

07-14-2022 16:59 UTC-7

Peters All But Shoves

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 6 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Jason Koon opened to 11,000 from under the gun and was called by Aleksejs Ponakovs in the cutoff as well as David Peters out of the big blind.

All three players checked through the flop to see the turn. Peters then led out for 10,000, getting a fold from Koon but a call from Ponakovs.

Peters pushed 36,000 into the middle on the river, leaving himself just 1,000 behind. After some thought, Ponakovs folded to send some chips the still short stacked Peters' way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	720,000 -39,000	-39,000

Punnat Punsri	610,000 -15,000	-15,000

Erik Seidel	312,000 12,000	12,000

Mikita Badziakouski	275,000 2,000	2,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	220,000 81,000	81,000

David Peters	98,000 -122,000	-122,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs David Peters Jason Koon

07-14-2022 16:54 UTC-7

Holz Knocks Moncek Out

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

The board read when all the chips went in on the river in a blind versus blind battle.

Fedor Holz was sitting in the small blind with the for the rivered straight while Michael Moncek in the big blind was already standing up to make his way out as his cards were in the muck. Holz said Moncek held the for two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor Holz	830,000 600,000	600,000

Dan Smith	615,000 155,000	155,000

Cary Katz	295,000 -10,000	-10,000

Chris Brewer	270,000 -30,000	-30,000
Daniel Negreanu	225,000 -145,000	-145,000

Joe Cada	210,000 -110,000	-110,000

Justin Bonomo	70,000 -70,000	-70,000

Michael Moncek	Busted

Tags: Fedor Holz Michael Moncek

07-14-2022 16:50 UTC-7

Some Chip Counts

Shirley Ang

Level 6 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ketzer	455,000 165,000	165,000
Rainer Kempe	410,000 169,000	169,000
Sergio Aido	403,000 78,000	78,000

Nick Petrangelo	385,000 385,000	385,000

Thomas Winters	290,000 260,000	260,000
Nick Schulman	251,000 -49,000	-49,000

Joshua Robertson	200,000 -225,000	-225,000
Francisco Benitez	91,000 -209,000	-209,000