Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed)
Day 2 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed)
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
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
58
Players Left
5
Foxen Leads Final Five in Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed)
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
After nearly ten full levels of play on Day 2 of Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed) at the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, a start-of-day field of 58 was whittled down to just five, out of the 124 total entries. A prize pool of $5,921,000 was amassed by them and leading the remaining players in search for the top spot is high stakes crusher Alex Foxen (13,340,000), ahead of Dutchman Jans Arends (10,300,000) in second. Those two were able to put quite some distance between themselves and the rest of the field with their nearest competitor, Leon Sturm, sitting on 4,850,000.
Bubble Play
Action was fast throughout the day, so it was not surprising that the money bubble was reached after just five levels. Although Chance Kornuth was the official bubble boy after getting his aces cracked by Foxen, the individual with the most reason to feel hard done by must surely be Micah Raskin, after Anton Morgenstern one-outered him on the soft bubble for the majority of his stack before Bill Klein finished him off two spots away from the money, courtesy of another bad beat.
2023 WSOP Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed) Final Table Results
| Position | Name | Country | Prize/Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Foxen | United States | 13,340,000 | 111 |
| 2 | Jans Arends | Netherlands | 10,300,000 | 86 |
| 3 | Leon Sturm | Germany | 4,850,000 | 40 |
| 4 | Bill Klein | United States | 4,675,000 | 39 |
| 5 | Seth Davies | United States | 3,940,000 | 33 |
| 6 | Justin Bonomo | United States | $295,169 | |
| 7 | Sam Soverel | United States | $230,066 | |
| 8 | Sung Joo Hyun | South Korea | $182,662 | |
| 9 | Anton Morgenstern | Germany | $147,776 |
Final Table Action
Not long after the bubble burst with Kornuth's elimination in 20th place, the final three tables were cut down to just one after Philip Sternheimer lost to the flopped two pair of Seth Davies.
The first casualty of the final table was Morgenstern when he could not win a flip against Davies. Sung Joo Hyun enjoyed a deep run but ultimately fell in eighth place, failing to improve his big slick, with Davies again the one responsible for the knockout.
Next to go was Sam Soverel, who had been nursing a short stack for a while and managed to make a few payumps in the process.
Six handed play continued for some time after Soverel's elimination but eventually Justin Bonomo was felted in sixth place after running right into Davies' ace-king. With the knockout of Bonomo, only five players remained, marking the end of the day
Play resumes June 11th at 4 p.m. and will be live-streamed. Blinds restart with around 20 minutes left in Level 18 at 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante. Given the $1,546,024 up top to go along with a WSOP gold bracelet, the action is sure to be intense.
Stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team provides updates through to the conclusion of this event.
End-of-Day Chip Counts
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
13,340,000 | -60,000 |
|
10,300,000 | |
|
4,850,000 | 450,000 |
|
4,675,000 | -725,000 |
|
3,940,000 | 30,000 |
Conclusion of Play
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
With the elimination of Justin Bonomo the field is down to five players, meaning that the survivors have bagged for the night. They will return tomorrow, June 11th at 4 p.m. to play down to a winner.
Justin Bonomo Eliminated in 6th Place ($295,169)
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Jans Arends opened to 300,000 from middle position and Justin Bonomo moved all in. Arends quickly made the call to put Bonomo at risk.
Justin Bonomo: A♦Q♣
Jans Arends: A♥K♦
Bonomo was in bad shape with a worse kicker, but found a favorable flop when the board ran out Q♦9♠8♦. The K♥ turn shifted the advantage back to Arends and the 5♣ river sealed Bonomo's fate in this tournament. Arends scooped a large pot to end the night and Bonomo hit the rail in 6th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,300,000 | 2,200,000 |
|
Busted |
Sturm Flops a Boat to Double
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Jans Arends moved all in from the small blind and Leon Sturm, after asking Justin Bonomo for his chip count, called off in the big blind.
Leon Sturm: A♦9♥
Jans Arends: Q♣J♣
Sturm was ahead but not by much, that is until the flop came A♠9♠9♦, leaving Arends drawing extremely thin. The 5♥ turn wrapped up the hand with the 4♥ river completing the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,100,000 | -2,600,000 |
|
|
4,400,000 | 2,550,000 |
Foxen Takes from Davies Again in Battle of the Blinds
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Action was picked up on the flop with the board showing 10♥7♣5♠. Seth Davies checked and called a 145,000 bet from Alex Foxen.
After Davies checked the K♠ turn Foxen fired again, this time for 800,000. Davies made the call.
The river was the A♠ and Davies once again opted to check. Foxen fired another river bet for 2,225,000 and this one was enough to force a fold from Davies.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
13,400,000 | 800,000 |
|
|
3,910,000 | -790,000 |
Arends Shoves River
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Action folded around to Jans Arends in the small blind and he raised to 410,000. Leon Sturm called in the big blind to see a flop.
Both players checked through the J♠9♠6♦ flop to the A♥ turn, at which point Arends either bet and was called or check-called a bet from Sturm.
The J♥ river paired the board and saw Arends check to Sturm, who announced a bet of 1,350,000. Arends thought for some time before jamming with the covering stack. Sturm appeared uncomfortable with the situation, playing with his chips as Arends covered his face with his hoodie. After quite some time, Sturm did muck his holding to take a big hit to his stack late in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,700,000 | 1,650,000 |
|
|
1,850,000 | -1,415,000 |
Davies Clashes with Foxen
Level 18
: Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante
Seth Davies opened to 270,000 from the button and Alex Foxen raised to 975,000 from the small blind. Davies made the call and action was heads up.
The flop came 3♦3♠K♥ and Foxen bet 450,000. Davies called.
Both players checked the K♣ turn. On the 5♠ river, Foxen made a roughly pot-sized bet of 2,800,000. Davies thought about his decision for a moment before making the fold, awarding Foxen a big pot without having to go to showdown.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,600,000 | 2,700,000 |
|
|
4,700,000 | -1,580,000 |
Level: 18
Blinds: 60,000/120,000
Ante: 120,000