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

06-14-2024 14:42 UTC-7

Chidwick Adds to His Stack

Kai Cocklin

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

Three players had seen a flop of 9♠10♠10♦ which was checked to Stephen Chidwick, who bet 6,000. The small blind called, and Dan Smith raised to 27,000. Chidwick called, but the small blind folded.

Smith slowed down with a check on the 3♥ turn, and Chidwick made a bet of 21,000. Smith thought for a moment and decided to let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	350,000 48,000	48,000

Dan Smith	250,000 22,500	22,500

Tags: Dan Smith Stephen Chidwick

06-14-2024 14:52 UTC-7

Yang Min-Raises the River

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Kai Cocklin

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

With around 150,000 chips in the pot on a board of Q♣8♣5♠A♠K♦, Brek Schutten had fired a bet of 65,000 on the river. China's Chongxian Yang was the man facing the bet and he min-raised to 130,000, which sent Schutten into the tank. After some time thinking, Schutten elected to fold.

Yang flipped over one of his cards, revealing the Q♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chongxian Yang	480,000
Brek Schutten	200,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Brek Schutten Chongxian Yang

06-14-2024 14:52 UTC-7

Rheem Gets a Fold

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Cottrell van Wingerden

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

Chino Rheem opened to 7,000 from early position and received two callers in the form of Isaac Haxton in the cutoff and Ben Heath in the big blind.

Heath checked following the J♣10♣4♠ flop. Rheem continued for 8,000, getting a fold from Haxton but a call from Heath.

Both players checked through the board-pairing J♠ turn to the Q♥ river at which point Heath bet out 11,500. Rheem responded with a raise to 60,000, which was met by a swift fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	600,000 142,000	142,000

Isaac Haxton	425,000 55,000	55,000

Chino Rheem	335,000 335,000	335,000

Tags: Ben Heath Chino Rheem Isaac Haxton

06-14-2024 14:53 UTC-7

Kuznetsov Picks it up on the Turn

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Tyler Foran

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

Three players created a pot of about 22,000 to see the K♦6♥5♦ flop, and Seth Davies checked to Nikita Kuznetsov who fired 6,000. Yulian Bogdanov was on the button and made the call and Davies did the same.

When the 10♦ fell on the turn, Davies checked once more before Kuznetsov continued for 21,500. Both Bogdanov and Davies quickly folded, sending the pot to Kuznetsov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	478,000 48,000	48,000

Yulian Bogdanov	360,000 80,000	80,000
Nikita Kuznetsov	165,000 106,500	106,500

Tags: Nikita Kuznetsov Seth Davies Yulian Bogdanov

06-14-2024 15:03 UTC-7

Full House for Haxton

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Maxime Taldir

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

Justin Bonomo opened to 75,500 from the hijack and was called by Isaac Haxton in the big blind.

Bonomo bet 6,000 on a flop of 4♦9♦9♠, then fired a second barrel of 22,000 on the 5♠ turn. Haxton check-called, then check-raised to 60,000. Bonomo called.

The 4♠ river completed the board and Haxton bet 32,000. Bonomo went into the tank and called. He had to send his cards into the muck when Haxton turned over Q♠9♥ for a full house.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	450,000 25,000	25,000

Justin Bonomo	205,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Justin Bonomo

06-14-2024 15:05 UTC-7

Foxen Pots the River

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Kai Cocklin

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

Alex Foxen raised to 6,500 on the button and Ben Tollerene three-bet to 25,000 from the small blind. Once the big blind folded, Foxen called.

The flop came down A♥J♣9♦ which saw Tollerene bet 15,000, and Foxen called.

Both players decided to check the 7♠ turn to the J♥ river. Tollerene checked, Foxen fired 86,000, and Tollerene folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	420,000 60,000	60,000

Ben Tollerene	210,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Ben Tollerene

06-14-2024 15:11 UTC-7

Danchev Flops Top Pair

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Tyler Foran

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

Seth Davies opened 7,000 under the gun, and Nikita Kuznetsov called before Dimitar Danchev three-bet 27,000 in the hijack. Davies folded but Kuznetsov made the call.

The dealer spread a flop of J♣3♠2♠ and Kuznetsov check-called a bet of 17,000.

Both players checked the 10♠ turn, and checked again on the 4♣ river. Kuznetsov tabled 8♦8♠ before Danchev took down the pot with K♦J♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dimitar Danchev	626,000 16,000	16,000

Seth Davies	445,000 33,000	33,000

Yulian Bogdanov	398,000 38,000	38,000
Juan Pardo	324,000
Espen Jorstad	228,000 61,000	61,000

Nikita Kuznetsov	113,000 52,000	52,000
Daniel Negreanu	111,500 32,000	32,000

Tags: Dimitar Danchev Nikita Kuznetsov Seth Davies

06-14-2024 15:12 UTC-7

Ponakovs Pushes Tollerene Out of the Pot

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Kai Cocklin

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

With almost 50,000 chips in the middle, Ben Tollerene and Aleksejs Ponakovs had seen a flop of 8♠3♥K♣. Ponakovs checked, Tollerene bet 11,000, Ponakovs raised to 37,000, and Tollerene folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	550,000 305,500	305,500

Ben Tollerene	160,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Ben Tollerene

06-14-2024 15:14 UTC-7

Fritz Shoves on Shorr

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Cottrell van Wingerden

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

Picking up the action on the flop, Manuel Fritz from under the gun was involved in a hand with Shannon Shorr in the cutoff.

With the board reading 10♠J♦10♥, Fritz checked. Shorr responded with a bet of 6,000 only to see Fritz raise to 28,000. After some thought, Shorr called

Fritz barreled 80,000 on the 4♣ turn but Shorr still called to keep the pot growing.

The 7♣ river saw Fritz move his remaining 238,500 into the middle and this time Shorr decided to lay down his hand.