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

06-06-2024 13:29 UTC-8

Spirins Doubles Through Little; Weng Jams on Little

Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aliaksandr Shylko opened to 4,500 before Jonathan Little reraised to 14,000 from the small blind. Pavels Spirins was in the big blind and jammed for 51,000. Shylko folded before Little put in calling chips.

Pavels Spirins: A♠K♣ All in
Jonathan Little: A♣Q♥

Spirins had Little dominated and scooped in a double-up after the 4♦4♠A♥2♥9♦ runout.

Little was left with 40,500 and the following hand, he made it 4,000 from the button. Bin Weng put Little all in from the big blind and after the latter used a time bank, he called.

Jonathan Little: A♣5♠ All in
Bin Weng: K♥Q♣

Weng missed the J♣2♥8♣5♣7♥ runout, meaning Little's pair of fives was enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aliaksandr Shylko	185,000 45,000	45,000
Bin Weng	178,000 62,000	62,000
Pavels Spirins	107,000 107,000	107,000
Jonathan Little	85,000 15,000	15,000

Darren Elias	55,500 56,500	56,500

Tags: Aliaksandr Shylko Bin Weng Jonathan Little Pavels Spirins

06-06-2024 13:34 UTC-8

Lichtenberger and Schutten Split the Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Brek Schutten check-called a bet of 3,500 from Andrew Lichtenberger on the 6♦A♠2♦ flop.

The 6♣ on the turn got checked through for the 9♣ to come on the river. After Schutten checked, Lichtenberger put in a bet of 17,500. Schutten called and the cards were revealed. Lichtenberger turned over A♦5♦ and Schutten showed A♥8♥, which resulted in a chopped pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brek Schutten	360,000 115,000	115,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	115,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Brek Schutten

06-06-2024 13:40 UTC-8

Hunichen on the Hunt

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Connor Richards

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Matthew Hunt opened to 4,500 in the cutoff and the button called before Chris Hunichen three-bet to 24,000 in the small blind. Only Hunt called.

Hunichen continued for 20,000 on the A♣2♥9♥ flop and Hunt called. Hunichen sized up to 55,000 on the Q♣ turn and Hunt again called.

Hunichen moved all in on the 2♠ river and Hunt quickly folded to hang onto his remaining stack of 90,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	520,000 260,000	260,000
Matthew Hunt	90,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Matthew Hunt

06-06-2024 13:41 UTC-8

Another Round of Counts

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brek Schutten	322,000 77,000	77,000

Tobias Schwecht	200,000 200,000	200,000
Artur Martirosian	180,000 30,000	30,000

Kristen Foxen	175,000 175,000	175,000

Shannon Shorr	150,000 150,000	150,000

Farid jattin	150,000 150,000	150,000
Michael Rocco	141,500 20,500	20,500

Alexandre Reard	120,000 120,000	120,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	110,000 5,000	5,000

Joey Weissman	87,000 63,000	63,000

Dylan Linde	85,000 86,000	86,000

Pieter Aerts	82,000 82,000	82,000
Niall Farrell	41,000 34,000	34,000

06-06-2024 13:48 UTC-8

Oganyan Wins Without Showing

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Aram Oganyan opened to 4,500 from under the gun. The player in the small blind called and Matt Hunt called from the big blind.

All three players checked the board of 9♦8♣3♥Q♥ to see the K♣ come on the river. This time the small blind fired out a bet of 5,500. Hunt folded but Oganyan put in the call. The small blind instantly mucked and Oganyan won the pot without having to reveal his holding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	470,000 50,000	50,000
Aram Oganyan	195,000 195,000	195,000

Matt Hunt	80,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Aram Oganyan Matt Hunt

06-06-2024 13:50 UTC-8

Tollerene Bluffs Off To Bell

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Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Andrew Wilson raised to 4,000 in first position and was called by all the players at his table.

On the flop of 7♥A♠5♦, action checked around to Ben Tollerene on the button who bet 5,000 which saw Robert Bell raise to 18,000 in the small blind, folding out all other players and Tollerene called.

Bell checked the turn 5♥ and called a bet of 18,500 on the turn from Tollerene.

The river peeled off a 4♠ and Bell checked once more to Tollerene who moved all in for 146,000. Bell used a time extension before calling for the majority of his chips.

Ben Tollerene: 9♦6♦ All in
Robert Bell: A♥9♠

Bell's top pair with a nine was good enough to win the pot and give Bell one of the biggest stacks in the tournament while Tollerene walked over to the reentry cage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Bell	404,000 404,000	404,000
Ben Tollerene	150,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Andrew Wilson Ben Tollerene Robert Bell

06-06-2024 13:55 UTC-8

A Batch of Late Entries

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Calum Grant

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Raul Lozano	150,000 150,000	150,000
Lander Lijo	150,000 150,000	150,000
Stephen Song	150,000 150,000	150,000

Joe McKeehen	150,000 150,000	150,000

Yang Wang	150,000 150,000	150,000
Ben Heath	150,000 150,000	150,000

Chi-Jen Chu	150,000 150,000	150,000
Dario Sammartino	150,000 150,000	150,000

Taylor Wilson	150,000 150,000	150,000
Eric Wasserson	150,000 150,000	150,000

Deependra Talla	150,000 150,000	150,000
Pete Chen	150,000

Michael Colbert	150,000 9,500	9,500
Frank Brannan	150,000 150,000	150,000

Markus Gonsalves	150,000 150,000	150,000
Vitalijs Zavorotnijs	150,000 150,000	150,000
Francisco Benitez	150,000 150,000	150,000
Victoria Livschitz	150,000 150,000	150,000

06-06-2024 14:03 UTC-8

"Good Luck In The $300"

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Liam Gannon

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Alex Foxen opened to 4,000 on the button and in the small blind, Ren Lin three-bet to 11,000 which saw only Foxen call.

The flop came out 10♦K♠4♠ and Lin bet 8,000 which Foxen called.

Lin bet once more on the J♦ turn, sizing up to 29,000 and Foxen called a second time.

On the river 9♠, Lin moved all in for 98,000 and Foxen looked back at his hole cards.

"Good luck in the $300," Foxen said as grabbed a stack to call with.

Ren Lin: A♣2♦ All in
Alex Foxen: A♠6♠

"Ayaaaa," Lin said as he gave Foxen a big hug as Lin's ace-high was no good against the nut flush of Foxen. Foxen raked in a sizable pot while Lin was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	493,000 213,000	213,000

Ren Lin	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Ren Lin

06-06-2024 14:06 UTC-8

Stausholm Virtually Doubles

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

The board showed A♦A♠7♠A♥J♣ with around 75,000 in the middle. Martin Stausholm checked and Norihiro Otani bet 80,000. After some thought, Stausholm check-raised all in for 98,000 total. Otani didn't use much time before letting go of his hand and forfeiting the pot to Stausholm.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	1,650,000 1,490,000	1,490,000

Sergio Aido	180,000 10,000	10,000

Orpen Kisacikoglu	156,000 16,000	16,000

Norihiro Otani	58,000 72,000	72,000
Nikolai Mamut	43,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Martin Stausholm Norihiro Otani

06-06-2024 14:10 UTC-8

Jaka Wins a Small One From Bonomo

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Tim Baker

Level 3 : 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Faraz Jaka completed from the small blind and Justin Bonomo checked from the big blind.

The dealer fanned a monotone flop of 4♥Q♥6♥. Jaka check-called a min-bet of 2,000 from Bonomo to see the 7♠ come on the turn. Both players checked and they headed to the river.

On the A♠ river Jaka led out for 6,000 and Bonomo put in the call. Jaka turned over A♦3♣ for a pair of aces which was enough to win him the pot.