Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-15-2024 21:49 UTC-7

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
675	1	Bruce Buffer	United States	1,640,000	27
675	2	Brandon Steven	United States	550,000	9
675	3	Mikita Badziakouski	Belarus	450,000	8
675	4	Aleksejs Ponakovs	Latvia	710,000	12
675	5	Marius Gierse	Austria	975,000	16
675	6	Jesse Lonis	United States	4,100,000	68
675	7	Sergio Aido	Spain	3,125,000	52
675	8	Robert Salaburu	United States	2,550,000	43

671	1	Viktor Blom	Brazil	3,500,000	58
671	2	Yulian Bogdanov	Bulgaria	2,700,000	45
671	3	Artur Martirosian	Russian Federation	4,900,000	82
671	4	Martin Kabrhel	Czechia	5,100,000	85
671	5	Adrian Mateos	Spain	6,200,000	103
671	6	Morten Klein	Norway	850,000	14
671	7	Chance Kornuth	United States	1,300,000	22
671	8	Seth Davies	United States	1,725,000	29

672	1	[Removed:554]	Netherlands	2,100,000	35
672	2	Philip Sternheimer	United Kingdom	650,000	11
672	3	Yaman Nakdali	Spain	1,300,000	22
672	4	Lander Lijo	Spain	750,000	13
672	5	Jonathan Jaffe	United States	2,600,000	43
672	6	Chris Brewer	United States	550,000	9
672	7	Leon Sturm	Germany	3,000,000	50
672	8	Samuel Ju	Germany	1,500,000	25

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	6,200,000 700,000	700,000

Martin Kabrhel	5,100,000 300,000	300,000

Artur Martirosian	4,900,000 400,000	400,000

Jesse Lonis	4,100,000 250,000	250,000

Viktor Blom	3,500,000 875,000	875,000

Sergio Aido	3,125,000 475,000	475,000

Leon Sturm	3,000,000 500,000	500,000

Yulian Bogdanov	2,700,000 450,000	450,000
Jonathan Jaffe	2,600,000 25,000	25,000
Robert Salaburu	2,550,000 250,000	250,000
[Removed:554]	2,100,000 135,000	135,000
Seth Davies	1,725,000 75,000	75,000

Bruce Buffer	1,640,000 60,000	60,000
Samuel Ju	1,500,000 660,000	660,000
Chance Kornuth	1,300,000 100,000	100,000

Yaman Nakdali	1,300,000 45,000	45,000
Marius Gierse	975,000 975,000	975,000
Morten Klein	850,000 125,000	125,000
Lander Lijo	750,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	710,000 235,000	235,000

Philip Sternheimer	650,000 900,000	900,000

Brandon Steven	550,000 490,000	490,000
Chris Brewer	550,000 425,000	425,000

Mikita Badziakouski	450,000 130,000	130,000

Sternheimer Hits the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Philip Sternheimer was all in for his last 670,000 chips and was put at risk against Yaman Nakdali.

Philip Sternheimer: A♥10♠ All in
Yaman Nakdali: 9♦9♣

Sternheimer needed all five community cards to survive as he paired his ace on the 4♣7♥2♦J♣A♦ runout to stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	1,400,000 150,000	150,000

Yaman Nakdali	500,000 845,000	845,000

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Yaman Nakdali

06-15-2024 21:51 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Wilson	Busted

Klein Doubles Through Blom

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Morten Klein took his turn of being the at-risk player but managed to double up his 815,000-chip stack courtesy of Viktor Blom after the two got the chips in preflop.

Morten Klein: 8♣8♥ All in
Viktor Blom: A♦K♦

Klein hit a set on the 6♣A♥8♦ flop but Blom picked up a flush draw on the 3♦ turn. The river was red but the wrong shade for Blom as the J♥ completed the board and earned Klein a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	2,700,000 75,000	75,000

Morten Klein	1,700,000 725,000	725,000

Tags: Morten Klein Viktor Blom

06-15-2024 21:59 UTC-7

Badziakouski Gets a Double

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski moved 420,000 into the pot from middle position, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in for 710,000 one seat over and Basziakouski quickly called to put himself at risk once the action had folded back around to him.

Mikita Badziakouski: 10♠10♥ All in
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♣K♥

It was a flip but one that Badziakouski won after the board ran out low with 4♠8♣4♥3♣8♦ to leave Ponakovs with just a few big blinds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mikita Badziakouski	1,050,000 600,000	600,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	350,000 360,000	360,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Mikita Badziakouski

06-15-2024 22:03 UTC-7

Nakdali and Brewer Both Double Up

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Nick Becker

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Yaman Nakdali and Leon Sturm got it all in preflop, with Nakdali at risk.

Yaman Nakdali: K♠Q♠ All in
Leon Sturm: 10x10x

The board ran out 8♦Q♦3♠3♦5♣, and Nakdali paired his queen to double up.

Shortly after, Chris Brewer and Jonathan Jaffe got it all in preflop, with Brewer at risk.

Chris Brewer: 7♥7♠ All in
Jonathan Jaffe: A♥6♠

The board ran out 10♣K♠9♥8♣J♠, and Brewer's straight gave him the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	2,300,000 700,000	700,000

Jonathan Jaffe	2,225,000 375,000	375,000
Yaman Nakdali	1,100,000 600,000	600,000
Chris Brewer	875,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Jonathan Jaffe Leon Sturm Yaman Nakdali

06-15-2024 22:05 UTC-7

Samuel Ju Eliminated in 24th Place ($101,724)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Jonathan Jaffe raised 125,000 first-to-act and was called by Leon Sturm in middle position. Samuel Ju squeezed to 550,000 from the hijack, which got a fold from Jaffe and a back-raise from Sturm to put Ju all in. Ju called off his remaining stack and a showdown was held.

Samuel Ju: A♣Q♣ All in
Leon Sturm: Q♦Q♥

Ju would need some help, but the J♣5♠7♣4♥3♦ runout kept Sturm’s queens best and Ju was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	3,950,000 1,650,000	1,650,000

Jonathan Jaffe	2,100,000 125,000	125,000
Samuel Ju	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe Leon Sturm Samuel Ju

06-15-2024 22:07 UTC-7

Brewer Doubles Up

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Kai Cocklin

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Lander Lijo and Chris Brewer got their chips in the middle with Brewer being at risk .

Chris Brewer: Q♣Q♦ All in
Lander Lijo: A♣J♦

Brewer survived the scare as the runout of J♣8♠3♠10♠3♣ kept his pocket queens in the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	1,650,000 775,000	775,000

Lander Lijo	450,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Lander Lijo

06-15-2024 22:12 UTC-7

Brandon Steven Eliminated in 23rd Place ($101,724)

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Brandon Steven moved all in for 375,000 from early position and Aleksejs Ponakovs called off for less in middle position.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: J♥J♣ All in
Brandon Steven: A♠7♥

Steven was behind and failed to improve on the Q♠K♠8♠J♦8♥ runout to leave himself with crumbs.

The next hand, Steven moved his remaining 150,000 into the middle from under the gun. Jesse Lonis three-bet in the cutoff, forcing the remaining players out of the hand.

Brandon Steven: A♦K♣ All in
Jesse Lonis: Q♣Q♥

Steven found himself in the most classic of races with not many chips but failed to hit on the 6♣7♠10♣2♠2♦ runout to bring his tournament to a close in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	4,300,000 200,000	200,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	600,000 250,000	250,000

Brandon Steven	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Brandon Steven Jesse Lonis

06-15-2024 22:26 UTC-7

Sternheimer Doubles Through Sturm

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Leon Sturm raised to 120,000 on the button and Philip Sternheimer called in the big blind.

Sternheimer proceeded to check-call bets from Sturm on every street. First for 90,000 on the J♥8♦7♠ flop, then for 305,000 on the 3♥ turn, and lastly for Sternheimer’s remaining 650,000 on the 4♥ river.

Sternheimer turned over 10♠9♠ for a flopped straight, which was best against Sturm’s J♦8♣ for two pair for the double up.