Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed) Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-10-2023 22:01 UTC-8

Everyone Loves a Chop Pot

Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Sam Soverel bet 450,000 from early position, leaving just 125,000 behind. Justin Bonomo made the call from the small blind.

The flop came 2♦3♥5♦ and Bonomo bet 200,000. Soverel called and was at risk.

Sam Soverel: K♥K♦
Justin Bonomo: 4♦4♣

Soverel was ahead with the overpair but Bonomo had many outs, having flopped an open-ended straight draw. One of those outs came for Bonomo on the 6♣ turn which left Soverel with no chance of outright winning the pot.

The river came the 4♠ leaving a six-high straight on the board, and both players chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	6,550,000 310,000	310,000

Sam Soverel	700,000 125,000	125,000

06-10-2023 22:12 UTC-8

Sam Soverel Eliminated in 7th Place ($230,066)

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 17 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Alex Foxen opened to 220,000 from the cutoff before Sam Soverel moved almost his entire stack into the middle, leaving himself just 10,000 behind.

The button and blinds got out of the way to send the action back to Foxen who raised. Soveral quickly called off for his last few chips.

Sam Soverel: A♦8♦
Alex Foxen: J♦J♠

Soveral was not in great shape and failed to improve on the 6♠3♥10♦Q♠3♦ runout, sending him to the rail in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	9,700,000 355,000	355,000

Sam Soverel	Busted

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06-10-2023 22:25 UTC-8

Two Streets of Value for Klein

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 17 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Bill Klein opened to 225,000 from early position and received calls from Jans Arends in middle position and Alex Foxen in the big blind.

Foxen checked the 6♣7♣K♦ flop and Klein bet 250,000, receiving a call from both opponents.

The turn came the Q♦. Foxen checked, Klein bet 500,000, Arends folded and Foxen called.

Both players checked the 9♣ river. Klein showed the K♣Q♠ for top two pair which was enough to take down a sizable pot. Foxen showed K♠9♦ for a worse two pair before throwing his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	9,900,000 200,000	200,000

Jans Arends	5,640,000 1,560,000	1,560,000

Bill Klein	5,400,000 1,405,000	1,405,000

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06-10-2023 22:31 UTC-8

Arends Makes Tough Call

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 17 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante

Picking up the action on the river, Jans Arends in the big blind was involved in a hand with Justin Bonomo in middle position. With the board reading 5♥6♠Q♥10♣10♠ Arends bet 650,000.

Bonomo responded with a raise to 2,650,000. That sent Arends deep into the tank as he burned through four time banks.

Eventually he made the call and tabled K♥Q♦. Bonomo could only show down Q♣J♣, handing Arends a massive pot while sending Bonomo to the bottom of the chip counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jans Arends	9,050,000 3,410,000	3,410,000

Justin Bonomo	2,550,000 4,000,000	4,000,000

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Level: 18

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 120,000

06-10-2023 23:05 UTC-8

Davies Clashes with Foxen

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Ryan Lashmar

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
Alex Foxen	12,600,000 2,700,000	2,700,000

Seth Davies	4,700,000 1,580,000	1,580,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Seth Davies

06-10-2023 23:17 UTC-8

Arends Shoves River

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Cottrell van Wingerden

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
Jans Arends	10,700,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

Leon Sturm	1,850,000 1,415,000	1,415,000

Tags: Jans Arends Leon Sturm

06-10-2023 23:21 UTC-8

Foxen Takes from Davies Again in Battle of the Blinds

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Ryan Lashmar

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
Alex Foxen	13,400,000 800,000	800,000

Seth Davies	3,910,000 790,000	790,000

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06-10-2023 23:27 UTC-8

Sturm Flops a Boat to Double

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Cottrell van Wingerden

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
Jans Arends	8,100,000 2,600,000	2,600,000

Leon Sturm	4,400,000 2,550,000	2,550,000

Tags: Jans Arends Justin Bonomo Leon Sturm

06-10-2023 23:37 UTC-8

Justin Bonomo Eliminated in 6th Place ($295,169)

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Ryan Lashmar

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
Jans Arends	10,300,000 2,200,000	2,200,000

Justin Bonomo	Busted

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