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

06-15-2024 15:21 UTC-7

Some Recent Counts

Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	2,350,000 250,000	250,000

Philip Sternheimer	1,400,000 460,000	460,000

Jonathan Jaffe	1,350,000 550,000	550,000
Mikita Badziakouski	1,250,000 350,000	350,000

Adrian Mateos	1,200,000 356,000	356,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	770,000 6,000	6,000

Daniel Negreanu	750,000 150,000	150,000

Eric Wasserson	740,000 150,000	150,000

Joao Vieira	600,000 600,000	600,000

Chris Brewer	500,000 200,000	200,000

Phil Ivey	400,000 360,000	360,000

Dylan Linde	350,000 350,000	350,000

Jesse Lonis	330,000 330,000	330,000

06-15-2024 15:22 UTC-7

Lijo Takes a Dent from Punsri's Stack

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Punnat Punsri made it 40,000 from the hijack and Lander Lijo three-bet to 110,000 from the cutoff. Once the blinds folded, Punsri made the call

The A♦Q♣A♣ flop saw Punsri check-call a bet of 30,000 from Lijo.

Punsri went into check-call mode again on the 7♦ turn when Lijo fired 70,000.

A board-pairing 7♠ completed the runout and after Punsri checked, Lijo bet enough to put him all in. Punsri had a little over 250,000 chips in his stack but didn't need to think as he snap-folded to the bet of Lijo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Lander Lijo	1,700,000 275,000	275,000
Punnat Punsri	255,000 255,000	255,000

Tags: Lander Lijo Punnat Punsri

06-15-2024 15:28 UTC-7

Martirosian's Stack Continues to Grow

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Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action picked up on the flop in hand between Artur Martirosian, in middle position and Aleksejs Ponakovs, in the cutoff.

With about 260,000 in the pot and the board reading 10♥J♦9♦, both players checked the flop.

On the 2♣ turn, Martirosian bet 160,000. After using a time bank card, Ponakovs eventually tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	2,170,000 1,470,000	1,470,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	475,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Aleksejs Ponakovs

06-15-2024 15:34 UTC-7

Tang Forces Badziakouski Out

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Kai Cocklin

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Danny Tang opened from early position to 40,000 and Mikita Badziakouski called out of the small blind.

The pair saw a monotone flop of 7♠5♠8♠ which Badziakouski checked, Tang bet 30,000, and Badziakouski called.

An A♣ fell on the turn and Badziakouski checked again, and was faced with an 85,000-chip bet from Tang. This time, Badziakouski folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Tang	1,400,000 200,000	200,000

Mikita Badziakouski	1,200,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Danny Tang Mikita Badziakouski

06-15-2024 15:37 UTC-7

Aido Gets Paid on the River

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Nick Becker

Level 11 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Sergio Aido raised to 40,000 from early position and Samuel Ju called from the small blind.

The flop came K♥5♦10♥, and Ju check-called a bet of 60,000. The 4♣ turn went check-check.

On the 4♥ river, Ju checked again and Aido put out a bet of 175,000. After a moment of thought, Ju flicked in the call and mucked his cards when Aido turned over K♠J♦, for two pair, kings and fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	3,000,000 450,000	450,000

Samuel Ju	1,060,000 460,000	460,000

Tags: Samuel Ju Sergio Aido

Level: 12

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

06-15-2024 15:45 UTC-7

Wasserson Pots the River

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

A full board of 5♣9♠10♦J♥A♥ was showing on board and with around 200,000 chips in the pot, Eric Wasserson had bet pot on the river. Yulian Bogdanov was the man with the decision and he eventually let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	1,300,000 560,000	560,000

Yulian Bogdanov	900,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Yulian Bogdanov

06-15-2024 15:46 UTC-7

Ponakovs Wakes up With Ladies to Bust Schutten

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Brekstyn Schutten shoved for approximately 300,000 first-to-act and action folded around to Aleksejs Ponakovs in the big blind, who called to put Schutten at risk.

Brekstn Schutten: 9♥9♣ All in
Aleksejs Ponakovs: Q♦Q♠

Schutten would need some help, but the 4♦3♣4♥7♥8♥ runout kept Ponakovs best with his queens and Schutten was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	780,000 305,000	305,000

Brekstyn Schutten	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Brekstyn Schutten

06-15-2024 15:55 UTC-7

Prize Pool Announced

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em drew 177 entrants, generating an $8,451,750 prize pool.

A total of 27 players will make the money, with a min-cash being worth $101,724. The eventual winner will take home $2,026,506 in addition to the gold bracelet.

Place	Prize
1	$2,026,506
2	$1,351,000
3	$951,727
4	$681,554
5	$496,293
6	$367,577
7	$276,987
8	$212,423
9	$165,849
10-11	$131,876
12-17	$106,810
18-27	$101,724

06-15-2024 15:56 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 12 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Masashi Oya	3,200,000 500,000	500,000

Philip Sternheimer	1,700,000 300,000	300,000

Seth Davies	1,250,000 400,000	400,000

Bruce Buffer	1,200,000 1,200,000	1,200,000
Morten Klein	1,100,000 400,000	400,000
Andy Wilson	1,050,000 1,050,000	1,050,000
Andrew Pacheco	950,000 100,000	100,000
Chris Brewer	700,000 200,000	200,000

Ben Heath	700,000 280,000	280,000

Joey Weissman	600,000 68,000	68,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	550,000 220,000	220,000

Roman Hrabec	400,000 400,000	400,000

Daniel Negreanu	400,000 350,000	350,000