Event #21: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-06-2024 17:13 UTC-8

Rabichow Rivers A Set

Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up on a flop between Kevin Rabichow from under the gun and Punnat Punsri in the cutoff.

The board read J♥4♥2♦ and Rabichow checked over to Punsri who bet 13,500 which Rabichow called.

On the turn 7♦, Rabichow checked over to Punsri who bet 47,000 and Rabichow called, while both players checked the 8♦ river.

Rabichow turned over 8♣8♠ for a set of eights and Punsri mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	291,000 61,000	61,000

Punnat Punsri	109,000 109,000	109,000

Tags: Kevin Rabichow Punnat Punsri

06-06-2024 17:13 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	370,000 60,000	60,000

Bonomo Bets Every Street

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Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop in a pot between Joe McKeehen in the button and Justin Bonomo in the big blind.

On the board reading 8♦6♥7♦, Bonomo lead out for 7,000 and McKeehen called.

The turn peeled off a 2♣ and Bonomo sized up to 27,000 which once more, McKeehen called.

Bonomo moved all in for 77,000 effective on the river K♠ and McKeehen quickly folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	220,000 50,000	50,000

Joe McKeehen	77,000 63,000	63,000

Tags: Joe McKeehen Justin Bonomo

06-06-2024 17:25 UTC-8

Brewer Takes From Coleman

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Chris Brewer raised to 8,000 from the hijack and David Coleman three-bet to 24,000 from the cutoff. Brewer made the call.

Brewer checked the Q♣8♥5♦ flop and Coleman fired out a bet of 23,000. Brewer stuck around with a call.

The 10♥ turn got checked through for the 9♦ to come on the river. This time Brewer took the betting lead and fired out 50,000 into the middle. Coleman didn't take long to release his hand and forfeit the pot to Brewer.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	855,000 155,000	155,000

Chris Brewer	310,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Chris Brewer David Coleman

06-06-2024 17:28 UTC-8

Shylko Pips Kincaid

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Andrew Lichtenberger opened to 9,000 in early position and the cutoff called before John Kincaid called on the button.

Aliaksandr Shylko then three-bet to 40,000 in the small blind and action folded to Kincaid, who four-bet jammed for around 165,000. Shylko quickly called.

John Kincaid: 9♣9♠ All in
Aliaksandr Shylko: 10♦10♥

Kincaid was pipped against the PSPC champion and couldn't improve as the runout of K♥8♣5♠7♦J♦ confirmed his elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko	650,000 550,000	550,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	220,000 20,000	20,000

John Kincaid	Busted

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Andrew Lichtenberger John Kincaid

06-06-2024 17:29 UTC-8

Martirosian Folds the River Jam

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Artur Martirosian raised from the cutoff and got a call from the player in the big blind.

Both players checked the 7♣6♥4♣ flop to see the 5♥ come on the turn. The big blind put out a bet of 17,000 and Martirosian made the call.

On the board-pairing 7♦ river, the big blind shoved all-in for 57,000. Martirosyan asked the dealer for the count, before he settled on a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	385,000 215,000	215,000

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06-06-2024 17:30 UTC-8

Final Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 6 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The players in the field have gone on the final 15-minute break of Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Rabichow	550,000 259,000	259,000

Pieter Aerts	450,000 368,000	368,000
Ben Heath	407,000 97,000	97,000

Faraz Jaka	395,000 184,000	184,000

Ben Tollerene	380,000 230,000	230,000
Yulian Bogdanov	265,000 54,000	54,000
Justin Bonomo	223,000 3,000	3,000

Koray Aldemir	115,000 115,000	115,000

Joseph Cheong	108,000 53,000	53,000

Joe McKeehen	46,000 31,000	31,000