Event #71: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-30-2023 13:59 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
David Wang	300,000 300,000	300,000
Jared Bleznick	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tom Marchese	300,000 300,000	300,000

Scott Eskenazi	300,000 300,000	300,000

Pakinai Lisawad	300,000 300,000	300,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	300,000 300,000	300,000

Andriy Lyubovetskiy	300,000

Schwartz Has All the Spades

David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Four-handed on a flop of 4♠5♠9♠, Dylan Weisman bet 1,600 from middle position and was called by Noah Schwartz and George Wolff in the blinds.

All three players checked the K♥ turn before Schwartz led out for 4,500 on the Q♣ river.

Wolff quickly folded, and Weisman didn't take long before he joined him in the muck. Schwartz then showed his K♠Q♠J♠8♠ as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	280,000 5,000	5,000

George Wolff	260,000

Noah Schwartz	170,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Dylan Weisman George Wolff Noah Schwartz

06-30-2023 14:08 UTC-8

Duek First to Fall

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three players, including Krasimir Yankov and Michael Duek, built a pot of around 120,000 heading to a flop of A♣2♠K♣.

Duek, in the small blind, led out for 40,000 and Yankov tanked for a moment before potting to 241,000. Another opponent on the button folded.

"Is that all in," Duek asked as Yankov only had a few chips behind. Duek stuck in his last chips and Yankov called.

Michael Duek: A♥J♣10♣9♥
Krasimir Yankov: A♣K♦K♥4♣

Yankov was ahead with his set of kings, while Duek had a draw to a Royal Flush. The board ran out 3♥7♦ and Duek missed everything. A count of the chips showed Yankov barely had him covered and Duek, last year's Main Event third-place finisher, became the first to hit the rail here today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Krasimir Yankov	540,000 240,000	240,000
Michael Duek	Busted

Tags: Krasimir Yankov Michael Duek

06-30-2023 14:14 UTC-8

Foxen Shows Quads

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Heads-up on a board of Q♣7♥7♣J♥, Alex Foxen made a pot-sized bet of 16,500 from the button and Tom Marchese called in the big blind.

The river came the 7♠ and Marchese checked over to Foxen, who fired out 53,400. Marchese used up a time bank chip before he called.

Foxen turned over A♣J♠7♦5♠ for quad sevens and Marchese mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	340,000 40,000	40,000

Tom Marchese	175,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Tom Marchese

06-30-2023 14:22 UTC-8

Cowen Fires All Three Streets

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David Salituro

Level 2 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Defending champion Robert Cowen bet 7,500 on a flop of 3♥9♠8♣ and an opponent in the big blind called.

The turn came the K♠ and action checked to Cowen again, who bet 16,400 this time. His opponent quickly called once more to see the J♣ river.

Cowen now bet 46,000 and the big blind leaned back in his seat and tanked for a moment before calling. Cowen turned over A♠Q♦9♥9♦ for a set of nines and his opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	220,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Robert Cowen

Level: 3

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

06-30-2023 14:24 UTC-8

More Than 70 Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Level three is underway with a total of 71 entries of which 70 players remain. The latest entries include Gjergj Sinishtaj, Matthew Wantman, Sam Soverel, Quan Zhou and Jason Koon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gjergj Sinishtaj	300,000
Matthew Wantman	300,000

Sam Soverel	300,000

Quan Zhou	300,000
Jason Koon	300,000

Tags: Gjergj Sinishtaj Jason Koon Matthew Wantman Quan Zhou Sam Soverel

06-30-2023 14:30 UTC-8

Emmerson and Morris On the Rise

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

In three-way action to the K♥9♣3♣ flop, Krasimir Yankov in the big blind and Arthur Morris from under the gun checked. Robert Emmerson bet 10,000 on the button and Yankov was the only caller. Yankov check-called another 26,000 on the 5♠ turn and checked the 6♥ river.

Emmerson bet 66,000 and Yankov instantly tossed in a single chip for the call. The A♠9♥7♣4♠ of Emmerson won the pot with a seven-high straight as Yankov only flashed his cards to Morris with a grin on the face.

Soon after that, Morris tangled with Aaron Mermelstein in another larger pot. Morris led the K♥9♥9♣ flop for 30,000 and Mermelstein called. The 6♠ turn brought a check-call by Morris for 45,000 and he led again the 3♠ on the river for 104,000.

Mermelstein used one time bank and folded.

"I might want that hat back," George Wolff said. He has apparently loaned his lucky white construction worker hat to Morris the day before in the $5,000 satellite when Morris had been short stack, after which both then won their entry at a bargain.

Player	Chips	Progress
Krasimir Yankov	445,000 95,000	95,000
Robert Emmerson	435,000 85,000	85,000
Arthur Morris	395,000 95,000	95,000
George Wolff	299,000 39,000	39,000

Aaron Mermelstein	175,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Aaron Mermelstein Arthur Morris George Wolff Krasimir Yankov Robert Emmerson

06-30-2023 14:35 UTC-8

2023 WSOP Hands of the Week: Royal Flush Over Quads; KK < KK & 4-of-a-Kind for Seidel

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Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

The 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) kicked off back on May 30, and now bracelet winners are being minted every day. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team has been busy capturing all the action in our live updates, and they’ve witnessed some hands go down that proved to be either entertaining, game-changing or just flat out brutal.

Among those to play big hands were Poker Hall of Famer Erik Seidel, Thomas Eychenne, Shannon Fahey, and Robert Williamson III. There were some truly bad beats in big spots that you don't want to miss.

Click here for our full "Hands of the Week" recap!

06-30-2023 14:36 UTC-8

Schwartz Spikes the River on Housenbold

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Noah Schwartz bet 22,000 from the cutoff on a flop of 6♣Q♣4♦ before a player on the button raised to 110,000.

Jeffrey Housenbold called the raise as action went back on Schwartz. "Sometimes you've just got to die," Schwartz said before he also called.

The turn came the 7♦ and Housenbold led out for 135,000. Schwartz immediately called for around 80,000 and the button folded.

"I need to fade a club," Housenbold said, showing J♠7♣6♠6♦ for a set. Schwartz had K♣K♦3♣3♦.

The river came the 10♦. "Or a diamond," Housenbold added after he noticed Schwartz had made a flush to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Schwartz	420,000 250,000	250,000

Jeffrey Housenbold	25,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Jeffrey Housenbold Noah Schwartz

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New Entries in the Mix

Schwartz Has All the Spades

Duek First to Fall

Foxen Shows Quads

Cowen Fires All Three Streets

More Than 70 Entries in the Field

Emmerson and Morris On the Rise

2023 WSOP Hands of the Week: Royal Flush Over Quads; KK < KK & 4-of-a-Kind for Seidel

Schwartz Spikes the River on Housenbold