2023 World Series of Poker

Event #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed)
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$1,698,215
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$7,073,500
Entries
301
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
130
Players Left
13

Boivin Doubles Through Zamani In Massive Pot

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche raises to 60,000 in the cutoff and on the button, Martin Zamani three bet to 295,000. In the small blind Thomas Boivin moved all in for 1,114,000 which saw Nitsche fold and Zamani said "Jesus Christ Thomas."

He tossed in every time extension he had in front of him while pondering a decision. "So initially I made it this big with the intention to fold to you," Zamani continued, "but I think you knew that." He continued to think about his decision as most of his time extensions were used. After some more thought he put in the chips and turned over his hand.

Thomas Boivin: QQ
Martin Zamani: 1010

The board ran out 3J796 and the queens held up for Boivin who took down a massive pot to become the tournament chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
2,338,000
1,778,000
1,778,000
Profile photo of Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
537,000
168,000
168,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Martin Zamani us
Martin Zamani
507,000
-183,000
-183,000

Tags: Dominik NitscheMartin ZamaniThomas Boivin

Updated Chip Counts

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
2,520,000
1,250,000
1,250,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
2,185,000
665,000
665,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Frank Funaro us
Frank Funaro
1,775,000
350,000
350,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
1,550,000
753,000
753,000
Profile photo of Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
1,330,000
430,000
430,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
1,300,000
485,000
485,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
1,180,000
567,000
567,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Maimone us
Nick Maimone
1,140,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Kristina Holst us
Kristina Holst
980,000
280,000
280,000
Profile photo of Ryan O'Donnell gb
Ryan O'Donnell
772,000
563,000
563,000
Profile photo of Sung Joo Hyun kr
Sung Joo Hyun
670,000
346,000
346,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Nikolai Mamut ru
Nikolai Mamut
605,000
605,000
605,000
Profile photo of Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
520,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
413,000
413,000
413,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Kevin Rabichow us
Kevin Rabichow
180,000
-211,000
-211,000
Run It Once

Oya Finds a Lucky River

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Masashi Oya and David Coleman had all of their chips in the middle on the flop of Q82. Oya was the player at risk for 240,000 and required some help on the runout.

Masashi Oya: A8
David Coleman: AA

Oya flopped a pair of eights but the pocket aces of Coleman were still well out front. The 6 on the turn changed nothing but it was the 8 on the river that sprung Oya from his seat in excitement.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Masashi Oya jp
Masashi Oya
591,000
591,000
591,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of David Coleman us
David Coleman
295,000
-518,000
-518,000

Tags: Masashi OyaDavid Coleman

Elias Sends Out Chadha

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Darren Elias
Darren Elias

Lewis Spencer raised to 40,000 in the cutoff and on the button, Carlos Chadha moved all in for 377,000. In the small blind Darren Elias moved all in for more which saw everyone else fold.

Carlos Chadha: AJ
Darren Elias: AK

The board ran out A8210K and the ace-king held up for Elias and Chadha exited the tournament area.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Lewis Spencer gb
Lewis Spencer
1,100,000
110,000
110,000
Profile photo of Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
930,000
105,000
105,000
Profile photo of Carlos Chadha us
Carlos Chadha
Busted

Tags: Carlos ChadhaDarren EliasLewis Spencer

Assorted Counts As Bubble Looms

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Frank Funaro us
Frank Funaro
2,180,000
405,000
405,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Espen Jorstad no
Espen Jorstad
1,780,000
-260,000
-260,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
GTO Wizard
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Yulian Bogdanov bg
Yulian Bogdanov
1,640,000
1,168,000
1,168,000
Profile photo of Adam Hendrix us
Adam Hendrix
1,440,000
-110,000
-110,000
Profile photo of Kristen Foxen ca
Kristen Foxen
1,420,000
365,000
365,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Profile photo of Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
1,280,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Nick Maimone us
Nick Maimone
1,270,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Justin Saliba us
Justin Saliba
1,230,000
-190,000
-190,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
905,000
75,000
75,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
455,000
-82,000
-82,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Level: 13

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

Kim Exits Before the Money

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Brian Kim
Brian Kim

Patrick Eskandar and Brian Kim got all of the chips in the middle preflop with similar stacks but it was Kim who was at risk after coming into the day as one of the chip leaders.

Brian Kim: A8
Patrick Eskandar: 77

The board ran out K10394 and Kim was unable to connect with anything as he was bounced from the tournament just shy of the money.

Player Chips Progress
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Patrick Eskandar
575,000
-165,000
-165,000
Profile photo of Brian Kim us
Brian Kim
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Brian KimPatrick Eskandar

Maimone Makes a Cautious Check-Back

Level 13 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Thomas Boivin opened to 50,000 in the hijack and Nick Maimone just flat-called on the button. The flop came AK2 and both players checked to the 8 on the turn.

Boivin led out with a bet of 230,000 on the turn and Maimone just called to see the 3 on the river. Boivin checked this time and Maimone sat up in his chair. "This isn't right," he said as he knuckled the table.

Boivin flipped over Q10 for a missed combo draw while Maimone showed AK for top two pair.

Player Chips Progress
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Nick Maimone
1,710,000
440,000
440,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
1,650,000
-688,000
-688,000

Tags: Thomas BoivinNick Maimone