Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Day 1 Started
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Day: 1
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$8,451,750
Entries
177
Level
25
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
134
Players Left
68
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Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2024 World Series of Poker and home of live updates from all bracelet events.
Today, we have one of the series's priciest events kicking off. Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) is starting soon here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. Shuffle up and deal for this three-day event is at 12 p.m. Vegas time.
Starting stacks are 300,000 and players get up to one reentry until late registration ends after Level 10 (early on Day 2). Day 1 will last for eight blind levels of 60 minutes each. Players will get a 15-minute break every two levels, with no dinner break scheduled for Day 1. Day 2 will then see remaining players return at 12 p.m. on June 15.
With such a prestigious event, the hope is that this year's edition can beat the field of 124 entries and a prize pool of $5,921,000 from last year. The winner of that event was the German poker pro Leon Sturm who beat Bill Klein heads up to claim his first bracelet and the $1,546,024 top prize.
“It does feel amazing," Sturm told PokerNews in a winner's interview. "The bracelet is something special; it means more than just a trophy, I guess. Before, I was thinking that trophies and bracelets don’t mean much to me. But I think a bracelet is special, so that’s pretty cool. The competition was really tough, so that makes it better.”
| Year | Entries | Winner | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 124 | Leon Sturm | Germany | $1,546,024 |
| 2022 | 101 | Jake Schindler | United States | $1,032,068 |
| 2021 | 81 | Michael Addamo | Australia | $1,132,968 |
| 2020 | - | Not Held | - | - |
| 2019 | 110 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | $1,484,085 |
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Level: 1
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Shuffle up and deal in the Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed).
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Andrew Pacheco limped in for 2,000 and Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind. The big blind checked his option.
On the 4♥Q♥3♥6♣A♦ board, all three players checked to showdown and Negreanu took it down holding K♥9♥ for a flopped flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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305,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
With a completed board of 10♦7♠5♦4♥8♣ on the felt already, Gabriel Shohet dropped a bet of 25,000 across the line into the pot of about 75,000. Aliaksei Boika went in the tank for some time before deciding to make the call.
Shohet rolled over 10♠6♦ for a rivered straight and Boika mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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341,000
341,000
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341,000 |
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280,000
280,000
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280,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Adrian Mateos opened to 5,000 from under the gun, and he was called by both Chance Kornuth to his left and Justin Swilling in the big blind.
The dealer fanned a flop of 2♥A♣J♣ and Mateos continued for 6,000. Kornuth folded, but Swilling check-called.
Both players checked the 10♦ turn, leading to the 2♣ river where Swilling led out for 17,500. Mateos snap-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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322,000
322,000
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322,000 |
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296,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Masashi Oya opened on the button and Yulian Bogdanov defended in the big blind.
Bogdanov checked following the 4♣3♣7♠ flop then called after Oya continued for 5,000.
Both players checked through the 9♦ turn to the 8♥ river where Bogdanov tossed out a bet of 5,500. Oya thought for some time before choosing to raise to 24,000. Bogdanov released his holding to send an early pot Oya's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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315,000
315,000
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315,000 |
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285,000
285,000
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285,000 |
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Jason Koon opened to 5,000 from the hijack and Bill Klein three-bet to 16,000 from the button. Koon called.
Koon checked the 4♥2♣7♦ flop and folded to a 12,000-chip bet from Klein.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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325,000
325,000
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325,000 |
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280,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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