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

06-30-2023 17:38 UTC-8

Spurlin Barrels Into Dudley

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Dash Dudley raised on the button and called a three-bet to 28,000 by Jordan Spurlin out of the small blind. The A♥10♠2♥ flop saw Spurlin with a bet worth 26,000 and Dudley called before Spurlin bet the pot on the 9♦ turn for 116,000. Dudley gave him a brief stare down and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	690,000 260,000	260,000

Aaron Katz	640,000 340,000	340,000

Michael Duek	400,000
Jordan Spurlin	370,000 70,000	70,000
Dash Dudley	350,000 50,000	50,000

Erick Lindgren	240,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Dash Dudley Jordan Spurlin

06-30-2023 17:42 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
PJ Cha	710,000 80,000	80,000
Yang Wang	700,000 415,000	415,000
John Riordan	680,000 100,000	100,000

Josh Arieh	475,000 175,000	175,000

Jeffrey Housenbold	475,000 115,000	115,000
Conrad De Armas	450,000 150,000	150,000
Roussos Koliakoudakis	400,000 30,000	30,000
Allan Le	330,000 50,000	50,000

John Beauprez	320,000 20,000	20,000

Ky Nguyen	320,000 85,000	85,000
Gergo Nagy	310,000 50,000	50,000
Dylan Weisman	300,000 300,000	300,000

Santhosh Suvarna	300,000 50,000	50,000

Robert Mizrachi	280,000 20,000	20,000

Tommy Le	270,000 90,000	90,000

Bryce Yockey	250,000 60,000	60,000

06-30-2023 17:43 UTC-8

Wang Takes Four-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

David Wang raised to 14,000 from under the gun and Conrad De Armas intended to call but put in too many chips. Some of the players at the table wanted to call the floor but De Armas was eventually allowed to take back the extra he had put in the pot.

Wang received two other callers, including Sam Soverel in the big blind, as they went four ways to the 5♣K♠K♦ flop. All four players checked.

The 7♠ fell on the turn. This time Wang bet 15,000 and only De Armas called. The river came the 8♣ and Wang now bet 60,000.

De Armas snap-called but mucked when Wang showed A♣K♣J♦7♦ for a full house to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Wang	520,000 70,000	70,000
Sam Soverel	400,000 35,000	35,000

Conrad De Armas	340,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Conrad De Armas David Wang Sam Soverel

06-30-2023 17:50 UTC-8

Alaei Smacks the River to Dent Yankov's Stack

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Heads-up on a flop of 5♥Q♦6♣, Krasimir Yankov bet 18,000 from early position before Daniel Alaei, in the big blind, raised to 100,000. Yankov then moved all in and Alaei called for his last 165,000.

Daniel Alaei: Q♣10♠6♠2♣
Krasimir Yankov: K♥Q♥8♣7♣

Alaei was in the lead with two pair heading to the 8♥ turn, where Yankov made a better two pair to jump out in front.

Poised for a knockout, Yankov saw the 6♦ fall on the river as Alaei made a full house to earn a double up.

John Hennigan recently registered for the tournament and took his seat at this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Krasimir Yankov	400,000 45,000	45,000
Daniel Alaei	350,000 50,000	50,000

John Hennigan	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Daniel Alaei Krasimir Yankov

06-30-2023 17:58 UTC-8

Kornuth Surrenders to Smith's Shove

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Chance Kornuth and Dylan Smith built a pot of more than 300,000 heading to the turn on a board of 8♠8♥5♦J♥.

Both players checked and the A♣ fell on the river. Kornuth, in the cutoff, bet 135,000 this time as action went on Smith on the button.

Smith began twirling his chips between his fingers as he tanked for nearly the full 30 seconds before he moved all in. He barely had to touch his chips before Kornuth threw his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Smith	750,000 450,000	450,000
Chance Kornuth	70,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Dylan Smith

06-30-2023 18:03 UTC-8

New Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The Day 1 field has reached 126 entries with around one dozen casualties so far. Among others, Benny Glaser, Jesse Lonis, and Ian Bradley all jumped in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	300,000

Jesse Lonis	300,000

Johann Ibanez	300,000
James Obst	300,000

Ian Bradley	300,000
Arthur Morris	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser Ian Bradley Jesse Lonis

06-30-2023 18:05 UTC-8

Ausmus Sends out Nagy

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David Salituro

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus and Gergo Nagy were heads up on a flop of K♥3♠Q♥ when Nagy, in the big blind, got his last 140,000 in the middle.

Gergo Nagy: Q♦J♠10♠9♦
Jeremy Ausmus: A♣A♦7♦6♠

Ausmus was ahead with his aces as the board finished out 8♥7♠ to send Nagy to the rail. Ausmus, the 2021 champion of this event, received a round of applause from his tablemates as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Ausmus	485,000 225,000	225,000

Gergo Nagy	Busted

Tags: Gergo Nagy Jeremy Ausmus

06-30-2023 18:09 UTC-8

Arani Doubles Through Housenbold

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

In six-way action to the K♥10♣3♥ flop, Mohammad Arani check-jammed out of the small blind. Prior to that, Jeffrey Housenbold had bet the pot for 64,000 and forced out three opponents to then call the shove by Arani with his covering stack.

Mohammad Arani: A♦A♥6♥2♣
Jeffrey Housenbold: A♣K♣J♥5♥

"I guess I don't want hearts to come," Housenbold said before he failed to connect with the 7♦ turn and 3♣ river.

"Your aces held up, good job," Housenbold said with a rather sarcastic tone.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mohammad Arani	510,000 210,000	210,000

Jeffrey Housenbold	375,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Jeffrey Housenbold Mohammad Arani

Level: 8

Blinds: 3,000/5,000

Ante: 5,000

06-30-2023 18:13 UTC-8

Jaros No More After Clash With Lin

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The cards and board were already exposed when Ren Lin scored a double through Patrik Jaros, while fellow Czech player Karel Mokry remarked, "He saved you. If you just called, I would have had top two and flush draw."

Lin had doubled through Jaros with the Q♥4♣4♥3♣ for a set on a 8♦4♠2♦6♥J♦ board while the Q♣9♠8♠7♣ of Jaros missed an open-ended straight draw. Jaros was left with around 45,000 after the hand and busted shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	555,000 285,000	285,000

Patrik Jaros	Busted

Tags: Karel Mokry Patrik Jaros Ren Lin