2024 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $25,000 High Roller Six Handed No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
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Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aq
Prize
$1,405,641
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$6,392,000
Entries
272
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
272
Players Left
76
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Negreanu Doubles Through Bonomo

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

Noted rivals Daniel Negreanu and Justin Bonomo were seated side-by-side and before long the short-stacked Negreanu found himself all-in for around 35,000 in a blind-versus blind confrontation.

Daniel Negreanu: Q9 All in
Justin Bonomo: 87

The board ran out 9K7K2 to earn Negreanu a small double. The two did not exchange words and the table broke shortly after.

Player Chips Progress
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Justin Bonomo
400,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
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Daniel Negreanu
70,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
GGPoker

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Hunichen Keeps Chipping Up

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

The flop was out and showed 598. Chris Hunichen checked out of the small blind and Aram Oganyan bet 22,000. Hunichen put in the call and they headed to the turn.

The turn came a flush completing 4 and it got checked through. The 3 saw a check by both players and Hunichen flipped over AJ to take down the pot. Hunichen sites as one of the current chip leaders in the room

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Hunichen
800,000
50,000
50,000
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Aram Oganyan
320,000
125,000
125,000
StakeKings

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Kempe With Heaps

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

Rainer Kempe raised to 11,000 from the hijack and in the small blind, Roberto Perez moved all in for 60,000 which Kempe called.

Roberto Perez: 55 All in
Rainer Kempe: AQ

The board ran out AK6K9 and the ace on the flop was good for Kempe to take out Perez from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
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Rainer Kempe
981,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Roberto Perez
Busted

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Rough Ride for Chidwick

Level 7 : 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick
Stephen Chidwick

Joseph Cheong opened to 10,000 from the cutoff and was called by Stephen Chidwick in the small blind. John Kincaid three-bet to 50,000 from the big blind, folding out Cheong. Chidwick then back-jammed as the bigger stack and was snapped off by Kincaid, who had 181,000.

John Kincaid: QQAll in
Stephen Chidwick: 5x5x

Kincaid's ladies remained best as the board ran out with the 386KJ.

The following hand, Chidwick put in his last 35,000 and Paulius Plausinaitis called from the big blind.

Stephen Chidwick: A4All in
Paulius Plausinaitis: J8

Plausinaitis received an above-average flop as the dealer fanned the J43. The 3 turn offered no help to Chidwick, who was eliminated after the 8 river.

Player Chips Progress
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John Kincaid
373,000
373,000
373,000
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Paulius Plausinaitis
350,000
25,000
25,000
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Stephen Chidwick
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: John KincaidJoseph CheongPaulius PlausinaitisStephen Chidwick

Level: 8

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

Final Level of the Night

Level 8 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Level 8 marks the final level of Day 1. There have been 215 entries, and 96 of them remain. So far, $5,052,500 has been collected in the prize pool and that figure will continue to grow as this event has late registration open through the first level of Day 2.

Wilson Takes From Schwecht

Level 8 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Tobias Schwecht opened the button and then called after Brandon Wilson three-bet from the small blind.

The two players saw a flop of J64. Wilson checked and Schwecht opted to check behind.

On the board-pairing J turn Wilson checked for a second time. Schwecht now put out a bet of 65,000. This was met by a check-raise to 155,000 by Wilson. Schwecht didn't take long to release his holding and forfeit the pot to Wilson.

Player Chips Progress
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Brandon Wilson
620,000
250,000
250,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
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Tobias Schwecht
410,000
110,000
110,000

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