Event #84: $50,000 High Roller Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-12-2023 22:01 UTC-7

All In and Call Between Muehloecker and Lin Twice in a Row

Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Thomas Muehloecker moved all in from middle position for a total of 91,000 chips. On the button, Ren Lin shoved too, and the blinds folded.

Thomas Muehloecker: Q♥Q♦
Ren Lin: A♠J♠

Muehloecker's pair stayed ahead on 6♥3♥8♠4♦10♥, and he doubled up. But he left Lin with only 30,000 chips, two blinds.

On the very next hand, Muehloecker jammed again. Lin chose this moment to go all in one more time, and all the other players folded to let them have their revenge.

Ren Lin: A♥A♣
Thomas Muehloecker: K♠Q♦

Amazing timing for Lin, who found the best possible hand at the right moment. The board 7♠6♠9♦3♠5♦ didn't change anything, and Lin was safe for now.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor Holz	1,030,000 70,000	70,000

Thomas Muehloecker	192,000 192,000	192,000
Ren Lin	100,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Ren Lin Thomas Muehloecker

07-12-2023 21:56 UTC-7

More Counts; Hustler Regular Wesley Fei in the Field

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schindler	1,600,000 1,176,000	1,176,000

Dylan Linde	1,160,000 860,000	860,000

Fedor Holz	1,100,000 900,000	900,000

Wesley Fei	795,000 795,000	795,000
Michael Moncek	740,000 440,000	440,000

Brian Rast	279,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: Wesley Fei

07-12-2023 21:46 UTC-7

Hunichen Hits the Rail; Haxton is Out Again

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Chris Hunichen was one of the few players who started the day right on time. His stack did fluctuate above and below starting but when he got down to his last 80,000 he went all in and was called by Steven Miranda.

Chris Hunichen: J♥9♠
Steve Miranda: A♣6♠

The flop came ace-high and Hunichen wasn't able to find running cards to pull ahead. Only time will tell if Hunichen hops back in the field.

Isaac Haxton had a short lived second bullet, as he was seen leaving the tournament area again shortly after reentering.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Miranda	540,000 240,000	240,000
Chris Hunichen	Busted

Isaac Haxton	Busted

07-12-2023 21:37 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Level 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jørstad	1,300,000 450,000	450,000

Mikita Badziakouski	950,000 180,000	180,000

Jason Koon	810,000 605,000	605,000

Damian Salas	810,000 270,000	270,000

Nacho Barbero	790,000 260,000	260,000

Galen Hall	680,000 220,000	220,000

Leon Sturm	640,000 200,000	200,000

Jules Dickerson	635,000 210,000	210,000
Sergio Aguero	630,000 305,000	305,000
Pedro Garagnani	380,000 60,000	60,000
Gregory Jensen	340,000 16,000	16,000

Christoph Vogelsang	270,000 53,000	53,000
Ren Lin	115,000 25,000	25,000

Leonard Maue	Busted
Kristen Foxen	Busted

Level: 11

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

07-12-2023 21:28 UTC-7

Peters Hidden With Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alejandro Lococo opened from early position to 24,000. David Peters in the small blind just called, as well as Romain Lewis in the big blind.

On the flop 5♠10♠5♦, Lococo made a continuation bet of 32,000. Both Peters and Lewis check-called to see the turn 2♣.

This second street brought no more action, as both players checked. Then the A♠ came on the river. Peters checked again. Same action for Lewis, but Lococo needed a little bit of time to think about what to do. He used a time bank and decided to check too.

Lococo clearly expressed his disappointment when Peters showed A♦A♥ for a full house. He took the pot and is back over the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Lococo	520,000 175,000	175,000

David Peters	360,000 60,000	60,000

Romain Lewis	240,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo David Peters Romain Lewis

07-12-2023 21:23 UTC-7

Haxton With a Quick U-Turn

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Isaac Haxton registered late but soon had an empty seat in his place. Table 117 relayed that Haxton had gotten it in with AxKx against the pocket queens of Henrick Hecklen. Hecklen's queens held up when the board ran out bricks for Haxton.

Fans of Haxton have no reason to fear, as he was already seen casually entering the tournament area with a fresh stack. No stranger to the game and entirely unphased, Haxton is also one who also got a bracelet this year in the $25,000 High Roller for $1,698,215.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henrik Hecklen	1,200,000
Isaac Haxton	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton

07-12-2023 21:13 UTC-7

Lucky Double Up For Wittmeyer

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Brandon Wittmeyer opened to 25,000 from the cutoff and was called by Joao Vieira on the button. But in the big blind, Aleksejs Ponakovs decided to put pressure on his opponents and moved all in with one of the biggest stacks in the field.

Wittmeyer seemed to struggle to make a decision, but he eventually pushed all his chips into the middle, for a total of 460,000. Vieira quickly folded.

Brandon Wittmeyer: A♠K♠
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♣K♥

After the flop J♦6♠6♥ and the turn 5♠, Wittmeyer took his chips back, as if he thought the pot was going to split. But the 3♠ came on the river, giving him a flush. Thanks to this pot, he almost has 1,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Wittmeyer	970,000 450,000	450,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	775,000 155,000	155,000

Joao Vieira	390,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Brandon Wittmeyer Joao Vieira

07-12-2023 21:02 UTC-7

Big Hands and Quick Exits

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Claudio Elizalde

Level 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Shaun Deeb was seen mucking his hand with only the felt in front of him when Brandon Wittmeyer showed the A♠A♥ after the river fell. Deeb was quick to leave the tournament area so only time will tell what we will see him in next.

A few tables over Sam Soverel was pondering what he'd do if he bust the tournament as he was all in and at risk against multiple opponents. On the turn, he was able to turn over the K♠K♦ when one of his opponent pushed the rest out of the side pot. Unfortunately for him, his opponent had a set of aces, as they showed the A♦A♠ on an ace-high board.

Soverel was jokingly annoyed when the river peeled a king, giving him a worse set. He picked the king up and pretended to tear it up and threw it back on the table before leaving the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Wittmeyer	520,000 520,000	520,000

Shaun Deeb	Busted

Sam Soverel	Busted

07-12-2023 20:52 UTC-7

Defending Champion In The Field

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Maxime Taldir

Level 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

An hour after he was eliminated in 4th place of the $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller, the defending champion Joao Vieira sat down in the $50,000 High Roller.

Last year, the Portuguese player won a bracelet in this event, as well as a career-high score of $1,384,415.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Joao Vieira