Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-14-2024 17:29 UTC-7

Rockets Shoot Down Cowboys

Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 5 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Brandon Steven opened to 12,000 from early position and David Peters three-bet to 33,000 from the cutoff. Steven opted to come back over the top for 107,000 with Peters calling to generate a large pot before the flop.

Peters checked following the 9♥6♠Q♠ flop then snapped off a shove from Steven to put himself at risk.

David Peters: A♠A♥ All in
Brandon Steven: K♠K♦

Peters found himself in excellent position to get the full double and managed to hold on the J♠ turn and A♣ river to get a much better start to the tournament on his second bullet.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	695,000 370,000	370,000

Brandon Steven	615,000 385,000	385,000

Tags: Brandon Steven David Peters

06-14-2024 17:23 UTC-7

Lin Gets Caught Speeding

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Tyler Foran

Level 5 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Carlos Chadha opened 11,000 in early position and Ren Lin three-bet to 30,000 from the hijack. The action quickly folded back to Chadha and he made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of 9♠7♥2♠ and Chadha checked to Lin who continued for 15,000. Chadha called.

When the 10♣ fell on the turn, Chadha checked once more before Lin fired two green chips across the line for a bet of 50,000. Chadha thought about it for a few moments and announced all-in.

Lin started to sing while thinking, and eventually turned to Leon Sturm beside him and asked him to slap his hand. Sturm obliged, and Lin asked for him to do it again but harder. He obliged again, and then Lin pushed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Chadha	625,000 335,000	335,000
Ren Lin	102,500 99,500	99,500

Leon Sturm	61,500 268,500	268,500

Tags: Carlos Chadha Leon Sturm Ren Lin

06-14-2024 17:19 UTC-7

Chidwick's Time is Over

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Maxime Taldir

Level 5 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Moments after he doubled up, Stephen Chidwick defended from the big blind when Bruce Buffer opened from the hijack.

Both players checked the Q♠6♥J♥ flop, leading to the 7♠ turn where Chidwick moved all in for approximately 55,000. Buffer snap-called.

Stephen Chidwick: J♠8♦ All in
Bruce Buffer: Q♣Q♦

"Sorry bro," Buffer said when he discovered the 9♦ river. "There is no reason to apologize," Chidwick answered while leaving the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruce Buffer	220,000 5,000	5,000
Stephen Chidwick	Busted

Tags: Bruce Buffer Stephen Chidwick

06-14-2024 17:16 UTC-7

Rheem Railed by Vaskaboinikau

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Mikalai Vaskaboinikau and Chino Rheem had both put in 50,000 chips preflop to see the 7♦9♥10♦ flop. Rheem checked, Vaskaboinikau bet 50,000, and Rheem shoved all in for just over 155,000. Vaskaboinikau called.

Chino Rheem: A♣J♦ All in
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau: 9♠8♠

Vaskaboinikau was ahead with his pair and open-ended straight draw and maintained his lead as the runout of 2♣5♠ couldn't save Rheem from elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikalai Vaskaboinikau	450,000 450,000	450,000
Chino Rheem	Busted

Tags: Chino Rheem Mikalai Vaskaboinikau

06-14-2024 16:46 UTC-7

Kulev Takes a Big Chunk From Chidwick

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Kai Cocklin

Level 5 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

There was a raise to 11,000 from middle position and Alex Kulev made the call from the cutoff before Stephen Chidwick squeezed to 51,000 from the big blind. The middle position player folded and Kulev called.

On the A♥2♠J♦ flop, Chidwick continued with a bet of 64,000, which was called by Kulev.

The turn brought a 9♥ and Chidwick kept up the aggression with a bet of 130,000. Kulev, undeterred by the strength shown from Chidwick, made the call.

A Q♠ completed the board and Chidwick slowed down witih a check, only for Kulev to shove all in. Chidwick had around 115,000 chips behind and after using three time-extension chips, he elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	925,000 300,000	300,000

Stephen Chidwick	115,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Stephen Chidwick

06-14-2024 16:15 UTC-7

Coleman Sends Klein to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

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

Bill Klein's cards went on their backs as he found himself at risk from the cutoff for 309,000 against David Coleman on the button.

Bill Klein: A♥Q♥ All in
David Coleman: A♦K♦

Klein found no help on a board of 9♣3♣3♦4♥A♣ and he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	685,000 235,000	235,000

Bill Klein	Busted

Tags: Bill Klein David Coleman

06-14-2024 16:15 UTC-7

Funaro Jams into Aerts' Nuts

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Tyler Foran

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

Pieter Aerts opened 9,000 under the gun and both Frank Funaro and Phil Ivey called in the blinds.

All three players checked to the Q♣J♦8♥6♥ turn, where both Funaro and Ivey checked once again. Aerts bet 10,500 and Funaro check-raised to 62,000. Ivey quickly got out of the way and Aerts made the call.

When the K♥ landed on the river, Funaro jammed all-in and Aerts snap-called his remaining 178,000.

Funaro tabled A♣10♥ for Broadway but Aerts rolled over A♥J♥ for a flush as he scooped a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Pieter Aerts	511,000 61,000	61,000
Frank Funaro	392,000 7,000	7,000
Phil Ivey	250,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Pieter Aerts Phil Ivey Frank Funaro

06-14-2024 16:13 UTC-7

Klein Goes For it All

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Cottrell van Wingerden

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

Picking up the action on the flop, Morten Klein in the cutoff was involved in a hand with Santosh Survana in the small blind as well as [Removed:564] in the big blind.

With the board reading 9♥4♠6♠ action checked to Klein. He bet 15,000, receiving a call from Survana. [Removed:565], however, responded with a raise to 55,000. Klein called while Survana folded.

[Removed:565] slowed down on the K♥ turn, checking to Klein, who fired off 76,000. After burning a time extension, [Removed:565] called.

The K♠ river paired the board and saw Klein move all in after [Removed:565] checked to him. [Removed:565] was the effective stack with around 140,000 behind and ultimately decided to preserve his remaining chips by conceding the pot to Klein.

Player	Chips	Progress
Morten Klein	625,000 315,000	315,000
[Removed:564]	140,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Morten Klein Santosh Survana

06-14-2024 15:35 UTC-7

Coleman Catches Meeks Bluffing

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Tyler Foran

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

Five players limped to see the A♣10♠9♥ flop and the action checked to Masashi Oya on the button as he fired 10,000 into the middle. The blinds folded before Curtis Meeks and David Coleman made the call.

When the 8♦ fell on the turn, all three players checked to see the 5♣ on the river. Meeks flung 50,000 across the line and Coleman made the call before Oya mucked his hand.

"Nothing, King." Meeks said as he rolled K♥J♥.

Coleman quickly tabled A♠8♠ for two pair as he pulled in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Coleman	481,500 246,500	246,500

Curtis Meeks	454,500
Masashi Oya	291,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Curtis Meeks David Coleman Masashi Oya

06-14-2024 14:32 UTC-7

Martirosian Sends Peters to the Rail

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Maxime Taldir

Level 3 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Artur Martirosian opened to 7,000 from under the gun and he was called by David Peters in the big blind.

The dealer fanned a board of 10♣J♠J♥ and Martirosian continued for 3,000. Peters check-raised to 7,500. Martirosian quickly three-bet to 53,000 and Peters called, being at risk for 24,500.

David Peters: 10♥4♥ All in
Artur Martirosian: 10♠8♠

Both players flopped two pair, but Martirosian had a better kicker so he eliminated Peters after the 2♥2♣ runout.