[Removed:554] shoved all in from the hijack for 1,620,000 and Sergio Aido dropped in a call from the button.
[Removed:554]: Q♠J♥
Sergio Aido: A♦J♠
Aido furthered his lead on the 9♥A♥A♠ flop as he improved to trips but [Removed:555] did pick up some outs on the 2♥ turn as he picked up a flush draw.
However, the 8♠ river wasn't the card that [Removed:555] needed which meant he was eliminated in seventh place.
Bruce Buffer opened under the gun to 510,000. Jonathan Jaffe then moved all in for roughly 2,250,000 from the seat to Buffer's direct left. After it folded back around to Buffer, he made the call for his remaining 735,000.
Bruce Buffer: A♥K♥
Jonathan Jaffe: K♠K♦
Buffer found no help on the 10♦9♣6♦8♥2♣ runout and his deep run in this event came to an end at the hands of Jaffe.
In the very next hand, Sergio Aido raised to 320,000 from the hijack and Leon Sturm moved all in from the small blind for 1,300,000. Aido snap-called to put Sturm at risk.
Leon Sturm: K♣J♣
Sergio Aido: K♦K♠
The board ran out Q♦10♥8♦6♣4♥ and Sturm was eliminated in ninth place.
Martin Kabrhel raised to 320,000 from the cutoff and Sergio Aido shoved all in from the small blind for around 10,000,000. Kabrhel, who had around 2,500,000 chips behind, still demanded a count from Aido. Eventually, Kabrhel made the call.
Martin Kabrhel: 9♦9♣
Sergio Aido: A♥Q♥
Aido was propelled into the lead on the A♠7♠A♣ flop as he improved to trips, which left Kabrhel drawing to just two outs.
The 5♥ turn was no help to Kabrhel, and Aido boated up on the 5♦ river to win the pot.
Viktor Blom raised to 240,000 from under the gun and Robert Salaburu shoved from the small blind for 1,345,000. Jesse Lonis folded his big blind but Blom used a time bank before opting to make the call.
Robert Salaburu: K♠Q♥
Viktor Blom: Q♦J♣
The flop came 10♥K♦2♠ for Salaburu to hit top pair but for Blom to pick up the open-ended straight draw.
The turn was the A♠ for Blom to make Broadway to leave Salaburu drawing dead while the 3♠ completed the board.
Artur Martirosian raised to 875,000 from the cutoff leaving just 20,000 behind. Jesse Lonis moved all in from the big blind with the covering stack to which Martirosian called.
Artur Martirosian: A♣10♥
Jesse Lonis: A♦6♠
Martirosian looked set to double up when the dealer fanned the 10♠J♦7♦ flop, but the 8♦ turn and 4♦ river gave Lonis the runner-runner flush he needed to send Martirosian to the rail.
Jesse Lonis opened the hijack to 250,000 and Morten Klein three-bet to 960,000 from the small blind. When the action got back to Lonis, he shoved all in, and Klein called off his last 1,000,000 chips.
Morten Klein: A♣J♣
Jesse Lonis: K♣K♠
Klein caught a piece of the J♠Q♦10♠ flop but couldn't improve further as neither the 6♦ turn nor 10♣ river offered any help.
Martin Kabrhel limped in from the hijack and Jonathan Jaffe made it 420,000 from the small blind. Bruce Buffer then shoved for 1,245,000 from the big blind, which got Kabrhel to fold. Jaffe checked his cards once more and dropped in the call.
Bruce Buffer: K♣K♥
Jonathan Jaffe: A♣10♣
Buffer flopped a set on the 6♣K♠8♠ board and left Jaffe drawing dead on the 2♦ turn. A 7♦ completed the runout and Buffer was pushed the pot.
"Now I have some fighting room," said Buffer.
"You're my good luck charm," joked Buffer to Kabrhel.
Today, another bracelet winner will be decided at the 2024 World Series of Poker. The finale for Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em starts at 1 p.m. local time at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Just 13 players remain from a field of 177 runners, which generated a prize pool of $8,451,750. They are all guaranteed $106,810, with the winner taking home $2,026,506.
Leading the charge for the first-place prize is Viktor Blom with 9,670,000 in chips. Blom is one of seven remaining players yet to achieve victory under the WSOP umbrella, but with his extensive experience playing for enormous sums of money, he is unlikely to crumble against some of the world’s best.
With over $3,000,000 in live tournament earnings, the Swedish native currently ranks ninth on Sweden’s all-time money list. Most of these earnings came from two seven-figure scores in no-limit hold'em events. Having already reached a final table in this series, Blom is now aiming for the bracelet and the prize money that comes with it.
Sergio Aido
His closest rival is Spain’s Sergio Aido with 8,800,000 chips, who is also vying for his first WSOP bracelet today. In an impressive display during the last two levels of play yesterday, Aido eliminated Lander Lijo, Philip Sternheimer, and Yulian Bogdanov in three separate hands, catapulting himself within striking distance of the chip lead.
Jonathan Jaffe completes the top three with 5,135,000 chips. Despite reaching the final table in four WSOP events during his illustrious career, the American has yet to secure a podium finish. As a regular on the high roller scene worldwide, Jaffe has the mindset and skills needed to make a strong push for victory in today’s event.
Top Ten Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Viktor Blom
Sweden
9,670,000
81
2
Sergio Aido
Spain
8,800,000
73
3
Jonathan Jaffe
United States
5,135,000
43
4
Martin Kabrhel
Czech Republic
4,380,000
37
5
Jesse Lonis
United States
4,230,000
35
6
Leon Sturm
Germany
3,895,000
33
7
Adrian Mateos
Spain
3,585,000
30
8
Chance Kornuth
United States
3,385,000
28
9
[Removed:554]
Netherlands
2,865,000
24
10
Morten Klein
Norway
2,210,000
19
Action will begin on Day 3 at 1 p.m. local time on Sunday, June 16, at the Horseshoe Event Center, where the event will play down to a winner. Bruce Buffer, who currently sits 13th in the chip counts, will announce the start of the play today.
The tournament will resume at Level 19, with blinds at 60,000/120,000 with a 120,000 big blind ante. Levels will be 60 minutes in length, with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a dinner break to be determined.
Streaming will begin at 5 p.m. (subject to change). on PokerGO, and PokerNews will be providing updates on a delay, so as not to spoil any of the tournament as it progresses.
Be sure to follow PokerNews throughout this event, as well as future coverage throughout the summer.
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