Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed)
Day 1 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed)
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,921,000
Entries
124
Level
25
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Entries
111
Players Left
45
Justin Bonomo Bags Chip Lead in Day 1 of $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed)
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
One of the most exciting events so far at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off today as Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed) drew 111 players on Day 1 at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, including several Poker Hall of Famers and many of the best high-stakes pros. That includes all-time money leader Justin Bonomo, who bagged a sizable chip lead as the only player with over 2,000,000 chips.
Bonomo will return for Day 2 tomorrow at noon local time with fellow high rollers Talal Shakerchi (1,688,000), Sam Soverel (1,450,000) and Chris Brewer (1,618,000), who is looking to best his recent third-place finish in Event #8: $25,000 Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em Championship.
Also among the 48 players who bagged on Day 1 are last year's $250,000 Super High Roller champion Alex Foxen (1,236,000), recent Event #2: $25,000 High Roller (6-Handed) runner-up Chance Kornuth (1,236,000), five-time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus (1,016,000) and controversial defending champion Jake Schindler (670,000), who was eliminated by Kornuth late in the day then reentering.
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 2,024,000 | 127 |
| 2 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 1,688,000 | 106 |
| 3 | Chris Brewer | United States | 1,618,000 | 101 |
| 4 | Sam Soverel | United States | 1,459,000 | 91 |
| 5 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 1,313,000 | 82 |
| 6 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,236,000 | 77 |
| 7 | Leon Sturm | Germany | 1,118,000 | 70 |
| 8 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 1,016,000 | 64 |
| 9 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 984,000 | 62 |
| 10 | Seth Davies | United States | 961,000 | 60 |
Of a trio of Poker Hall of Famers, only John Hennigan was able to survive as Daniel Negreanu, who will have to rely on a deep run in Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker, fired two bullets before running ace-queen into the pocket queens of Kornuth, while Erik Seidel was also eliminated as Day 1 came to a close.
Other players who will return for Day 2 include Dan Smith, Justin Saliba, Dominik Nitsche, Kevin Rabichow, Brian Kim, reigning Main Event champion Espen Jorstad and newly minted bracelet winner Isaac Haxton.
There were plenty of exciting moments during the eight 60-minute levels of Day 1, including a hand at the end of the night where Bonomo crushed Ren Lin's pocket jacks to nearly double into the chip lead. Bonomo and Lin were seated side-by-side and chatted jovially throughout the day.
Bonomo wasn't the only one to crack a big pair as earlier in the day Alexandros Theologis flopped a set of treys to double through the aces of Masashi Oya. He almost did it a second time against Hennigan after he flopped the nut flush draw with Big Slick before the six-time bracelet winner's rockets ultimately held up for a double.
In another highlight, Daniel Rezaei flopped quads in a three-bet pot against Seidel and managed to get two streets of action against the nine-time bracelet winner, who laughed as Rezaei showed him his cards.
There are sure to be plenty more highlights as the action continues Saturday with Day 2. Players return to blinds of 8,000/16,000/16,000. Late registration is open until the start of Day 2, so there will likely be more players joining.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow for continued coverage of Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed) here at the 2023 WSOP.
Seat Draw for Day 2
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Please be aware that late registration remains open until the start of Day 2. Therefore, the seat draw is subject to change.
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 135 | 7 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 329,000 | 21 |
| Paris | 135 | 8 | Espen Jorstad | Norway | 542,000 | 34 |
| Paris | 136 | 1 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 1,016,000 | 64 |
| Paris | 136 | 2 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 394,000 | 25 |
| Paris | 136 | 3 | Tobias Schwecht | Austria | 272,000 | 17 |
| Paris | 136 | 6 | Alexandros Theologis | Greece | 795,000 | 50 |
| Paris | 136 | 7 | Masashi Oya | Japan | 901,000 | 56 |
| Paris | 136 | 8 | Albert Daher | Lebanon | 319,000 | 20 |
| Paris | 137 | 1 | Carlos Chadha-Villamarin | United States | 134,000 | 8 |
| Paris | 137 | 3 | Daniel Rezaei | Austria | 595,000 | 37 |
| Paris | 137 | 5 | Alex Foxen | United States | 1,236,000 | 77 |
| Paris | 137 | 7 | Micah Raskin | United States | 618,000 | 39 |
| Paris | 138 | 1 | Yang Wang | China | 550,000 | 34 |
| Paris | 138 | 3 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 2,024,000 | 127 |
| Paris | 138 | 4 | Sam Soverel | United States | 1,459,000 | 91 |
| Paris | 138 | 5 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 1,313,000 | 82 |
| Paris | 138 | 6 | Christopher Brewer | United States | 1,618,000 | 101 |
| Paris | 138 | 7 | Brian Kim | United States | 896,000 | 56 |
| Paris | 138 | 8 | Anton Morgenstern | Germany | 230,000 | 14 |
| Paris | 139 | 5 | Sung Joo Hyun | South Korea | 697,000 | 44 |
| Paris | 139 | 6 | Jake Schindler | United States | 678,000 | 42 |
| Paris | 139 | 7 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 984,000 | 62 |
| Paris | 139 | 8 | Barak Wisbrod | Israel | 450,000 | 28 |
| Paris | 140 | 4 | Jans Arends | Netherlands | 111,000 | 7 |
| Paris | 140 | 5 | Vlad Darie | Romania | 498,000 | 31 |
| Paris | 140 | 6 | Cary Katz | United States | 316,000 | 20 |
| Paris | 140 | 7 | Dimitar Danchev | Bulgaria | 276,000 | 17 |
| Paris | 140 | 8 | Michael Moncek | United States | 894,000 | 56 |
| Paris | 141 | 4 | Julien Martini | France | 338,000 | 21 |
| Paris | 141 | 5 | Artur Martirosian | Russia | 786,000 | 49 |
| Paris | 141 | 6 | Seth Davies | United States | 961,000 | 60 |
| Paris | 141 | 7 | Roman Hrabec | Czech Republic | 627,000 | 39 |
| Paris | 141 | 8 | Leon Sturm | Austria | 1,118,000 | 70 |
| Paris | 142 | 2 | Kevin Rabichow | United States | 904,000 | 57 |
| Paris | 142 | 3 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 303,000 | 19 |
| Paris | 142 | 4 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 285,000 | 18 |
| Paris | 142 | 6 | Charles Pacheco | United States | 146,000 | 9 |
| Paris | 142 | 8 | Danny Tang | Hong Kong | 754,000 | 47 |
| Paris | 143 | 3 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 378,000 | 24 |
| Paris | 143 | 4 | Talal Shakerchi | ESHER, , GB | 1,688,000 | 106 |
| Paris | 143 | 5 | Kristen Foxen | United States | 300,000 | 19 |
| Paris | 143 | 6 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 310,000 | 19 |
| Paris | 143 | 7 | John Hennigan | United States | 867,000 | 54 |
| Paris | 144 | 1 | Tyler Cornell | United States | 676,000 | 42 |
| Paris | 144 | 3 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 536,000 | 34 |
| Paris | 144 | 4 | Dan Smith | United States | 700,000 | 44 |
| Paris | 144 | 5 | John Brooks | United States | 750,000 | 47 |
| Paris | 144 | 8 | Justin Saliba | United States | 556,000 | 35 |
End of Day 1 Chip Counts (full)
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,024,000 | 44,000 |
|
1,688,000 | 88,000 |
|
1,618,000 | 18,000 |
|
1,459,000 | 34,000 |
|
1,313,000 | 63,000 |
|
1,236,000 | 636,000 |
|
1,118,000 | 118,000 |
|
1,016,000 | 455,000 |
|
984,000 | -216,000 |
|
961,000 | 216,000 |
|
904,000 | 254,000 |
|
901,000 | 691,000 |
|
896,000 | 596,000 |
|
894,000 | 894,000 |
|
867,000 | -333,000 |
|
795,000 | 445,000 |
|
786,000 | 476,000 |
|
754,000 | 754,000 |
|
750,000 | 750,000 |
|
700,000 | 50,000 |
|
697,000 | 697,000 |
|
678,000 | 378,000 |
|
676,000 | 676,000 |
|
627,000 | 169,000 |
|
618,000 | 218,000 |
Day 1 Has Ended
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Day 1 has ended after eight 60-minute levels of play with 110 players in the field so far. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
Bonomo Eliminates Lin in Biggest Pot of the Tournament
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Justin Bonomo opened to 28,000 under the gun and Ren Lin, seated right next to Bonomo, three-bet to 75,000. Everyone else folded and Bonomo called leaving action heads-up going into the flop.
Bonomo checked on the 4♠9♦5♠ flop and called a 65,000 bet from Lin.
Both players checked the 6♦ turn.
"One time river" Lin said as the river came the 4♦. Bonomo went all in, covering Lin who had approximately 800,000 behind in a massive overbet for nearly five times what was in the pot. Lin did not take long before making the call to put himself at risk.
Ren Lin: J♦J♥
Justin Bonomo: 5♦5♣
Lin's overpair could not overcome Bonomo's full house and he was eliminated just before the end of Day 1, while Bonomo scooped the biggest pot of the tournament to become the chip leader going into Day 2.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,980,000 | 930,000 |
|
Busted |
Three More Hands
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
The tournament floor has announced three more hands before players bag and tag for the evening. Restart on Day 2 will be at noon local time.
Kornuth Busts Negreanu
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Chance Kornuth opened to 26,000 on the button and Talal Shakerchi called in the small blind before Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 127,000 in the big blind. Kornuth responded with a four-bet to around 500,000 and Shakerchi folded as Negreanu pulled out the selfie stick.
"This is an interesting spot," he told his vlog viewers. "I call."
Daniel Negreanu: A♣Q♣
Chance Kornuth: Q♦Q♠
"I was hoping he'd have jacks!" Negreanu said when he saw he was in bad shape.
The runout of 3♠6♠10♠4♣3♣ was no help to Negreanu and he was eliminated on his second bullet as Day 1 closes out.
"Boom! Dead. GG guys," Negreanu said as he left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000 | 400,000 |
|
|
1,250,000 | 510,000 |
|
Busted |
Soverel Chips Away at Arends
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Jans Arends opened to 25,000 from the cutoff and Sam Soverel called from the button.
Action was heads up leading to the flop. Both players checked the flop and turn leading to a final board of 5♠A♣J♦K♥10♣. Arands bet for 24,000 and Soverel raised to 60,000.
Arands made the call and Soverel showed K♣Q♠ for the broadway straight to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,425,000 | 165,000 |
|
237,000 | 97,000 |
Martirosian Gets Things Brewing
Level 8
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Artur Martirosian opened in early position and Chris Brewer called out of the big blind.
Brewer checked on the K♦6♥6♣ flop and Martirosian continued for 24,000. Brewer called. Brewer checked again on the 5♦ turn and Martirosian checked back.
Brewer checked once more on the A♣ river and Martirosian fired a bet of 75,000. Brewer laid it down while hanging on to the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,600,000 | -100,000 |
|
|
310,000 | -394,000 |