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

06-14-2024 12:33 UTC-7

Heath Takes From Mateos

Maxime Taldir

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

Chance Kornuth raised to 5,000 from under the gun. He was called by Ben Heath on the button and Adrian Mateos, who defended from the big blind.

On a flop of 9♥9♠J♠, Mateos and Kornuth checked to Heath, who bet 4,500. Mateos was the only one to call.

Heath checked back the A♦ turn to find the 6♣ river, where Mateos bet 4,500. He went into the tank when Heath raised to 40,000. Mateos eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	324,000 24,000	24,000

Adrian Mateos	286,000 10,000	10,000

Chance Kornuth	278,000 278,000	278,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Ben Heath Chance Kornuth

06-14-2024 12:38 UTC-7

Aerts Gets an Early Knockout

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Tyler Foran

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

Justin Swilling had just fallen short after losing a pot to Ben Heath and jammed his last 3,700 in the middle from the hijack. Pieter Aerts was in the big blind and made the call.

Justin Swilling: A♥3♥ All in
Pieter Aerts: J♠6♣

Swilling was ahead with ace-high until the K♥6♠3♣ flop hit the felt, giving Aerts a pair of sixes. The 10♣ turn and the J♦ river improved Aerts to two pair as Swilling exited the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	695,000 371,000	371,000

Pieter Aerts	308,000 308,000	308,000
Justin Swilling	Busted

Tags: Ben Heath Justin Swilling Pieter Aerts

06-14-2024 12:49 UTC-7

Koon Commits Himself With a Five-Bet

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Kai Cocklin

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

Brek Schutten opened to 4,500 from early position and Kirk Brown called in middle position before Jason Koon bumped it up to 16,000 on the button. Schutten then four-bet to 45,000, which got Brown out of the way, but Koon responded by committing himself with a five-bet to around 220,000. Schutten took all of two seconds before he slid his cards back to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	325,000 45,000	45,000

Kirk Brown	285,000 285,000	285,000
Brek Schutten	245,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Brek Schutten Jason Koon Kirk Brown

06-14-2024 12:49 UTC-7

Bonomo Takes Down Four-Bet Pot

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Tyler Foran

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

Daniel Reijmer opened on the button before Ben Heath three-bet 22,500 in the small blind. Justin Bonomo was in the big blind and put in a four-bet to 52,000, forcing Reijmer out. Heath made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of 9♦7♣6♥ and Heath checked to Bonomo who continued for 25,000. Heath only took a couple of seconds before pitching his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	613,000 82,000	82,000

Justin Bonomo	370,000

Daniel Reijmer	302,500

Tags: Ben Heath Daniel Reijmer Justin Bonomo

06-14-2024 12:50 UTC-7

Barbero and Nakdali Split

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Maxime Taldir

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

After Nacho Barbero opened to 5,000 from under the gun and was called by Yaman Nakdali in the hijack, Aleksejs Ponakovs on the button three-bet to 23,000.

Barbero and Nakdali both called, then checked the Q♣A♦K♥ flop. Ponakovs continued for 14,500, and he was called twice once again.

All three players checked the 10♥ turn and there was no more action on the K♠ river as they all checked again.

Barbero flipped over A♠8♠ for two pair. Nakdali had two pair as well with A♥4♥, so they split the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	310,000 310,000	310,000

Yaman Nakdali	305,000 305,000	305,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	145,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Nacho Barbero Yaman Nakdali

06-14-2024 12:54 UTC-7

Oya Puts Peters to the Test

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Cottrell van Wingerden

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

David Peters opened to 5,000 from the cutoff, receiving a call from Masashi Oya in the big blind.

Oya check-called a bet of 3,500 on the 4♣4♥4♦ flop.

The 6♥ turn saw Oya take over the betting lead as he fired off 6,500. Peters was not going anywhere just yet and made the call.

The river came 10♦, prompting Oya to slide forward a big overbet of 82,000. Peters examined the board for a few moments before choosing to concede the pot to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Masashi Oya	330,000 15,000	15,000

David Peters	240,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: David Peters Masashi Oya

06-14-2024 12:59 UTC-7

Koon Sends Out Benitez

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Tyler Foran

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

With a completed board of A♦9♣2♦5♥A♠ on the table, Jason Koon checked to Francisco Benitez who slid a bet of 65,000 across the line. Koon responded with a check-raise all in as he pushed his entire stack across the line. Benitez had about 200,000 and quickly made the call.

Benitez tabled A♥K♠ for trip aces but was shown the bad news as Koon rolled over 9♥9♦ for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	580,000 255,000	255,000

Francisco Benitez	Busted

Tags: Francisco Benitez Jason Koon

Level: 2

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

06-14-2024 13:02 UTC-7

Ivey Fires Three Barrels

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Maxime Taldir

Level 2 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

On a board of J♥2♠10♦Q♣, Phil Ivey in the hijack bet 4,500 on the flop, then 18,000 on the turn. Dan Smith in the small blind check-called both times.

The 7♠ river completed the board and after Smith checked, Ivey fired a third barrel of 60,000. It didn't take long for Smith to fold.