Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed) Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-09-2023 16:56 UTC-8

Darie Claims Negreanu's First Bullet

Ryan Lashmar

Level 6 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu moved all in from the button for his last 80,000 and Vlad Darie made the call from the big blind to put him at risk.

Daniel Negreanu: A♣J♦
Vlad Darie: A♠K♣

Negreanu was out-kicked preflop and needed to improve. The board offered no such improvement when it ran out 8♥Q♣7♠Q♠6♠ and Darie claimed the rest of Negreanu's chips.

Shortly after this Negreanu was seen re-entering the tournament on his second bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vlad Darie	540,000 540,000	540,000

Daniel Negreanu	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Vlad Darie

06-09-2023 16:49 UTC-8

Steven Raises River

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Romain Lewis raised from the cutoff and Brandon Steven defended out of the big blind.

Steven checked on the flop of J♥10♦5♠ and Lewis continued for 16,000. Steven called. Steven checked again on the 5♥ turn and Lewis checked back.

Steven checked once more on the A♥ river and Lewis used a time bank before betting 35,000. Steven check-raised to 90,000 and the Frenchman used another time bank before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Steven	330,000 75,000	75,000
Romain Lewis	130,000 505,000	505,000

Tags: Brandon Steven Romain Lewis Steven Raises River

06-09-2023 16:39 UTC-8

Brewer Leads Latest Counts

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	1,000,000 3,000	3,000

Alex Foxen	830,000 130,000	130,000

Justin Bonomo	750,000 220,000	220,000

Nick Petrangelo	750,000 400,000	400,000

Isaac Haxton	725,000 25,000	25,000

Jake Schindler	500,000 50,000	50,000

Nacho Barbero	430,000 80,000	80,000

Erik Seidel	430,000 136,000	136,000

Dan Smith	375,000 195,000	195,000

Kristen Foxen	360,000 25,000	25,000

Mikita Badziakouski	360,000 360,000	360,000

Espen Jorstad	300,000 65,000	65,000

Brandon Steven	255,000 95,000	95,000
Chance Kornuth	240,000 230,000	230,000

Frank Funaro	230,000 290,000	290,000

Adrian Mateos	225,000 55,000	55,000

Stephen Chidwick	160,000 115,000	115,000

Galen Hall	57,000 189,000	189,000

Level: 6

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 8,000

06-09-2023 16:36 UTC-8

Haxton Doubles Through Foxen

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

With action being picked up on the turn and the board shwoing K♦2♦6♥J♥, Event #16: $25,000 High Roller champion Isaac Haaxton bet 85,000. Kristen Foxen pushed forward a stack of green 25,000 chips to put Haaxton all in and Haaxton quickly made the call to put himself at risk.

Isaac Haxton: A♠A♦
Kristen Foxen: K♣Q♥

Foxen had top pair but was well behind the Haaxton's aces. The 2♠ on the river changed nothing for either player, and Haaxton received a big double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	700,000

Kristen Foxen	335,000 298,000	298,000

Tags: Isaac Haaxton Kristen Foxen

06-09-2023 16:30 UTC-8

Calling the Clock: Ike Haxton Wins 1st Bracelet; No Girlfriend, No Cry

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Chad Holloway

Level 5 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen go head-to-head talking about the latest hot topics live from the WSOP. Isaac Haxton wins his first WSOP bracelet, Chad Eveslage takes the lead in the 2023 WSOP POY race, and more in the fourth episode of The Chad & Jesse Poker Show.

06-09-2023 16:22 UTC-8

Brewer Over 1,000,000

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Justin Bonomo raised to 14,000 from the button and received a call from Chris Brewer in the big blind.

Brewer check-called a 10,000 bet from Bonomo on the 3♠2♥K♣ flop. The turn and river were both checked and Bonomo showed 10♣10♦ which was enough to best Brewer's A♣8x.

Despite the minor setback Brewer has been building a giant stack and is now sitting at just over one million chips.

Chris Hunichen was seen leaving at another table, having recently bust out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	1,003,000 253,000	253,000

Justin Bonomo	530,000 70,000	70,000

Chris Hunichen	Busted

Tags: Chris Brewer Justin Bonomo

06-09-2023 16:16 UTC-8

Theologis Can't Crack Aces a Second Time

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Poker Hall of Famer John Hennigan took a seat recently and quickly found himself at risk for a starting stack against Alexandros Theologis, who had him covered.

John Hennigan: A♦A♠
Alexandros Theologis: A♥K♥

Theologis had run into aces but picked up outs as the flop landed 7♥10♦10♥ to give him a flush draw. But the board finished out 5♠Q♣ and Theologis failed to crack aces after doing so earlier in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	600,000

Alexandros Theologis	320,000 380,000	380,000

Tags: Alexandros Theologis John Hennigan

06-09-2023 16:11 UTC-8

Shakerchi Wins Round 2 With Schindler

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Talal Shakerchi opened to 10,000 from under the gun and folded to a three-bet from Jake Schindler on the button.

A few hands, the two tangled again and got to the river with the board reading 9♠10♠8♣2♦7♣. Shakerchi was first to act and bet 90,000 as Schindler went in the tank and used a time bank. Eventually, Schindler folded.

Elsewhere, Sean Winter was eliminated after failing to spin up his short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	600,000 330,000	330,000
Jake Schindler	550,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Jake Schindler Talal Shakerchi

06-09-2023 15:57 UTC-8

The Champ is Back Above Starting Stack

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Action was picked up on the river with the board showing 5♣2♥10♠J♠6♥ and about 140000 in the pot. Micah Raskin checked out of position and Espen Jorstad contemplated his decision, using one time extension chip before making a bet of 70000.

Raskin made the fold and the WSOP 2023 main event champion was awarded a nice pot.