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

06-06-2024 17:55 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	800,000 55,000	55,000

Paul Jager	650,000 399,000	399,000
Artur Martirosian	615,000 230,000	230,000

Brek Schutten	530,000 70,000	70,000

Dylan Linde	463,000 223,000	223,000

Michael Rocco	440,000 110,000	110,000

Taylor Paur	360,000 360,000	360,000

Ian Matakis	330,000 80,000	80,000

James Chen	270,000 206,000	206,000

Kristen Foxen	260,000 80,000	80,000

Jonathan Jaffee	250,000 142,000	142,000
Chris Brewer	233,000 77,000	77,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	160,000 85,000	85,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	500,000

Seidel's Run-Bad Continues

Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Erik Seidel had just busted deep into Event #16: $5,000 8-Handed No-Limit Hold'em with a rivered one-outer before the Poker Hall of Famer tried his luck in the $25,000 event.

Early into Level 7, Seidel was all in against the bigger-stacked Stephen Chidwick across the table.

Erik Seidel: Q♦Q♣ All in
Stephen Chidwick: A♦8♥

Seidel's queens were well ahead, but the board proceeded to run out 6♦J♦K♦A♠10♦ to give Chidwick the superior flush and mark the ten-time bracelet winner's elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	160,000 10,000	10,000

Erik Seidel	Busted

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06-06-2024 18:01 UTC-8

Saliba Takes Out Punsri

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Justin Saliba opened to 10,000 from the hijack and Punnat Punsri three-bet to 27,000 from the cutoff. Saliba made the call.

Saliba checked the Q♠8♥6♠ flop. Punsri put out a continuation bet of 22,000 and was met by a check-raise all-in by Saliba. Punsri made the call for his remaining 110,000 chips.

Punnat Punsri: J♠9♠ All in
Justin Saliba: 8♣6♣

Punsri had a lot of outs to stay alive, but the 4♣ turn and J♣ river were not any of those outs and he was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	520,000 55,000	55,000
Justin Saliba	490,000 255,000	255,000

Ren Lin	235,000 35,000	35,000

Punnat Punsri	Busted

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06-06-2024 18:06 UTC-8

Kings For Wilson

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Liam Gannon

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Brandon Wilson raised under the gun to 11,000 which saw a player in the cutoff three-bet to 27,000. Action folded back to Wilson who moved all in for 109,000 effective and his opponent snap-called.

Opponent: A♠J♦ All in
Brandon Wilson: K♦K♠

The board ran out 2♠9♠9♥7♦3♣ which kept kings in the lead and Wilson raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Wilson	370,000 20,000	20,000

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06-06-2024 18:10 UTC-8

Big Freeroll for Big Huni

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Ren Lin opened to 10,000 in early position and the cutoff three-bet to 30,000 before Chris Hunichen four-bet to 85,000 in the small blind. Lin folded and the cutoff five-bet jammed a stack of around 300,000. Hunichen called with a bigger stack.

Cutoff: A♦K♣ All in
Chris Hunichen: A♥K♥

"I don't like that you have two flush draws," Hunichen joked prematurely as the flop landed 2♥Q♣9♥ to give him the flush draw.

Hunichen groaned at the teasing red K♦ turn, but the 7♥ river gave him the flush as his opponent hit the rail shortly after moving to the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	750,000 230,000	230,000

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06-06-2024 18:14 UTC-8

New WSOP Online Poker Site Merges Three US States; 30 Online Bracelet Events Scheduled

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Sandra Barbour

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is making a move that will change the online poker game in the US with the launch of WSOP Online, a new platform that will bring players from three states together.

Poker players in Nevada and New Jersey are already competing against each other on WSOP.com, while those in Michigan have a separate single-state site. But that is changing with the trio of states being merged together on one online poker site ahead of the 2024 WSOP. Pennsylvania's WSOP site will not be part of the shared liquidity deal.

On top of the merger news, the WSOP has announced 30 online bracelet events this summer on the new WSOP Online.

See the full online schedule here

06-06-2024 18:23 UTC-8

Chidwick Chips Up

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Tim Baker

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Joseph Cheong opened from under the gun to 10,000 and Stephen Chidwick called from the button.

The two players saw a flop of A♥8♥A♠. Cheong checked, and Chidwick placed a bet of just 5,000. Cheong made the call.

Cheong checked again on the 9♦ turn. This time, Chidwick sized up his bet to 35,000. This prompted a quick fold from Cheong.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cheong	330,000 222,000	222,000

Stephen Chidwick	180,000 20,000	20,000

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06-06-2024 18:24 UTC-8

Ivey Takes a Pot; Negreanu in the Danger Zone

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Calum Grant

Level 7 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Phil Ivey opened to 10,000 from the button and Joao Vieira defended his big blind. Vieira check-called for 8,000 on the K♣J♥5♥ flop before check-folding to Ivey's bet of 32,000 on the A♦ turn.

Then, over on Daniel Negreanu's table, Justin Bonomo opened to 15,000 from under the gun before Sergio Aido made it 45,000 from the button. Kevin Rabichow folded in the small blind, and Negreany followed suit while nursing a short stack in the big blind. With action on Bonomo, he called.

The 7♣6♠5♦ flop checked through to the 6♥ turn. Bonomo led out for 40,000 and Aido quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	530,000 30,000	30,000

Justin Bonomo	480,000 257,000	257,000

Joao Vieira	300,000 115,000	115,000

Phil Ivey	130,000 20,000	20,000

Daniel Negreanu	35,000 115,000	115,000