Event #40: $250,000 Super High Roller Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-17-2023 18:42 UTC-7

Hellmuth No More

Adam Lamers

Level 13 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Henrik Hecklen raised to 160,000 in early position and was called by Phil Hellmuth in the cutoff and Martin Kabrhel in the big blind. The flop fell J♣7♠7♥ and Kabrhel led out with a bet of 310,000. Hecklen quickly folded but Hellmuth called to see the 3♠ on the turn.

Kabrhel announced another bet of 445,000 and Hellmuth thought for a minute before shoving all in for 920,000. Kabrhel quickly called and the cards were face up.

Phil Hellmuth: 8♣8♦
Martin Kabrhel: 7♣5♦

"Nice hand, Martin," Hellmuth said as he stood up.

"It's not over yet, Phil," Kabrhel responded.

The river was the Q♥ and Hellmuth instantly took off for the doors with his hands flailing in the air.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	10,650,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Henrik Hecklen Martin Kabrhel Phil Hellmuth

06-17-2023 18:37 UTC-7

Chidwick Eliminated by Martirosian; Martirosian Crosses 10-Million Chip Mark

Jim Murray

Level 13 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

PokerNews picked up the action with Stephen Chidwick in the small blind, faced with a decision for his tournament life after Artur Martirosian bet 2,000,000 on the river from early position, enough to put Chidwick all-in, on a board reading 4♦7♠J♦2♣4♣.

Chidwick would take ample time before tossing in a single chip to signify the call.

Stephen Chidwick: A♠J♣
Artur Martirosian: K♠K♦

Unfortunately for Chidwick, his top pair with an ace kicker wouldn't be enough to overcome the pocket kings of Martirosian, sending him home for the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	10,700,000 3,900,000	3,900,000

Stephen Chidwick	Busted

Tags: Artur Martirosian Stephen Chidwick

06-17-2023 18:29 UTC-7

Kulev Shows Negreanu the Bad News

Adam Lamers

Level 13 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Alex Kulev raised to 160,000 in the hijack and Daniel Negreanu just flat-called in the cutoff. The flop came J♦10♥10♣ and both players checked to the 5♦ on the turn.

Kulev made a large bet of 400,000 on the turn and Negreanu stuck around to see the 8♥ on the river. Kulev announced "all-in" and Negreanu went into the tank with around 1,440,000 in front of him.

After a minute, Negreanu said "call" and Kulev tabled Q♠10♠ for trip tens. Negreanu threw his A♥J♠ in the air and headed for the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	10,090,000 2,940,000	2,940,000

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Daniel Negreanu

06-17-2023 18:24 UTC-7

Sturm Eliminated by Hecklen

Jim Murray

Level 13 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Christoph Vogelsang raised from early position to 160,000 and Leon Sturm three-bet all-in on the button for 1,235,000. Action folded to Henrik Hecklen in the big blind, who asked for a count.

After some deliberation, Hecklen moved all-in and Vogelsang got out of the way.

Leon Sturm: A♦5♦
Henrik Hecklen: 8♣8♦

The final board ran out 5♣3♣K♣4♣3♥ giving Hecklen the flush and sending Sturm to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrik Hecklen	5,400,000 1,270,000	1,270,000
Christoph Vogelsang	1,300,000 -200,000	-200,000
Leon Sturm	Busted

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Henrik Hecklen Leon Sturm

06-17-2023 18:10 UTC-7

Chidwick Doubles Through Bailey

Jim Murray

Level 13 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

Stephen Chidwick raised to 160,000 from middle position and was called by Dustin Bailey in late position and Artur Martirosian on the button.

Chidwick led out for a bet of 170,000 on a flop of 6♦A♦J♠ and was called by Bailey, while Martirosian folded.

The two players would go heads up to the 9♠ turn, with Chidwick continuing the pressure in the form of a bet of 575,000. The response from Bailey was to raise enough to put Chidwick all-in, which Chidwick called immediately.

Stephen Chidwick: J♥J♦
Dustin Bailey: K♦Q♦

Bailey would need a ten or any diamond to outdraw the set of jacks of Chidwick, but it would not come to pass as the dealer put out the A♥ on the river, giving Chidwick the doube-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	6,800,000 1,850,000	1,850,000

Dustin Bailey	4,400,000 1,040,000	1,040,000

Stephen Chidwick	4,100,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Dustin Bailey Stephen Chidwick

06-17-2023 18:05 UTC-7

Kabrhel Kicks Einhorn to the Curb

Adam Lamers

Level 13 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante

David Einhorn opened to 160,000 from under the gun and Martin Kabrhel three-bet to 500,000 in the small blind. Einhorn four-bet shoved all in for 2,025,000 and Kabrhel asked for a count before making the call.

David Einhorn: A♦J♦
Martin Kabrhel: A♠K♦

Kabrhel was in a dominating position with the better of the two aces. The board ran out 10♠7♠4♥8♠5♥ and Einhorn was unable to find any help on the runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	8,250,000 2,030,000	2,030,000

David Einhorn	Busted

Tags: David Einhorn Martin Kabrhel

06-17-2023 17:07 UTC-7

Ivey Doubles Through Kim

Jim Murray

Level 12 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Action folded around to Phil Ivey on the button, who open-shoved his remaining 1,315,000 chips into the middle. Brian Kim reshoved all in from the small blind with the larger stack, forcing a fold from the big blind and taking on Ivey heads up.

Phil Ivey: K♦10♦
Brian Kim: A♦J♦

A flush would be no good for Ivey, as Kim had the higher diamonds, but it wouldn't matter as the dealer turned Ivey's gin card in the form of the K♥ on an eventually completed board of 6♠9♥5♦K♥8♥, giving Ivey the full double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	2,750,000 -1,080,000	-1,080,000

Brian Kim	1,900,000

Tags: Brian Kim Phil Ivey

06-17-2023 16:51 UTC-7

Hellmuth Blows Up After Paying Off Kornuth

Connor Richards

Level 12 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Chance Kornuth opened to 100,000 in the cutoff and Phil Hellmuth called on the button before Martin Kabrhel also called out of the big blind.

"If he's in, I'm in," Kabrhel said after Hellmuth called.

Kabrhel checked on the flop of 9♠K♠K♦ and Kornuth continued for 85,000. Only Hellmuth called. Kornuth then checked on the 5♣ turn and Hellmuth checked back.

Kornuth bet 385,000 on the 7♦ river and Hellmuth quickly called as Kornuth turned over Q♦9♣ for a pair of nines.

"This f***ing guy," Hellmuth muttered as he held up what he said was ace-high. "F***!"

Hellmuth had to stand up and step away from the table and was still ranting several minutes later as Kornuth finally broke composure and burst into laughter.

"I kept it together as long as I could," said Kornuth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	6,400,000 100,000	100,000

Chance Kornuth	3,600,000 60,000	60,000

Phil Hellmuth	900,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Phil Hellmuth

06-17-2023 16:43 UTC-7

Decarolis Coolers Haxton to the Rail

Adam Lamers

Level 12 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Isaac Haxton just spun up a short stack to over 3,000,000 chips, but in a matter of one hand, they were all gone again. On a board of A♣Q♥10♦4♦, Haxton was heads-up with Alfred Decarolis and they quickly got all of their chips in the middle on the turn.

Haxton turned over A♦Q♦ for two pair and a flush draw while Decarolis showed K♦J♦ for a straight and a lesser flush draw. The river was the 2♠ and Decarolis held on to eliminate Haxton in a massive cooler.

After the hand, Phil Ivey just sat with a smile on his face as he and Decarolis shared a laugh.

"How did you do that?" Koray Aldemir questioned as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alfred Decarolis	8,200,000 6,300,000	6,300,000
Isaac Haxton	Busted

Tags: Alfred Decarolis Isaac Haxton Koray Aldemir Phil Ivey

06-17-2023 16:17 UTC-7

Davies Doubles Through Schindler, Schindler Left Short

Jim Murray

Level 11 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Seth Davies moved all in from early position for his remaining 505,000 chips and was called by Jake Schindler from the button.

Seth Davies: K♦Q♦
Jake Schindler: A♠J♠

A fortunate flop came for Davies as the dealer rolled out 2♠4♦K♣, giving him the lead. The Q♠ on the turn gave Davies two pair, but created Broadway straight opportunities for Schindler.

However, the 3♥ on the river would not improve Schindler and gave Davies the full double-up.