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

06-15-2024 15:58 UTC-7

Punsri Finds the Double

Nick Becker

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

Punnat Punsri moved all in from under the gun for 280,000, putting himself at risk, and Manuel Fritz called from the hijack.

Punnat Punsri: K♦J♦ All in
Manuel Fritz: Q♣Q♦

Punsri pulled ahead on the 4♠9♣K♠ flop, pairing his king. The 8♣ turn and 9♠ river awarded him the pot and the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Punnat Punsri	620,000 365,000	365,000

Manuel Fritz	600,000 129,000	129,000

Tags: Manuel Fritz Punnat Pusri

06-15-2024 16:02 UTC-7

Barbero's Stack Dwindling

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Kai Cocklin

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

The action folded to Adrian Mateos in the small blind who made it 75,000, and Nacho Barbero made the call out of the big blind.

They saw a flop of A♥5♦2♣, and Mateos' continuation bet of 40,000 got the job done as Barbero folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	1,400,000 200,000	200,000

Nacho Barbero	400,000 548,000	548,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Nacho Barbero

06-15-2024 16:05 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

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Kai Cocklin

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Stanislau Shylkou	Busted
Koray Aldemir	Busted

Andrew Shore	Busted
John Riordan	Busted

Michael Jozoff	Busted
Chongxian Yang	Busted
Phil Ivey	Busted

Eshaan Bhalla	Busted
Dan Sepiol	Busted

06-15-2024 16:13 UTC-7

Jaffe's River Bet Gets Through

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Nick Becker

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

Stanley Tang raised to 50,000 on the button and Jonathan Jaffe defended in the big blind.

The flop came 5♦Q♥6♠, and Jaffe check-called a bet of 40,000. The 9♣ turn went check-check.

On the 4♣ river, Jaffe led out for 100,000 and Tang folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	1,975,000 625,000	625,000
Stanley Tang	415,000

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe Stanley Tang

06-15-2024 16:21 UTC-7

Ponakovs Donks Out

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Kai Cocklin

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

Morten Klein opened the button to 60,000 and Aleksejs Ponakovs defended his big blind.

They saw a flop of 7♥8♦10♦ and Ponakovs elected to donk out for 55,000. Klein had around 1,000,000 chips behind but decided to let this one go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Morten Klein	1,000,000 100,000	100,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	800,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Morten Klein

06-15-2024 16:27 UTC-7

Jaffe Heating Up

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Nick Becker

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

Action picked up on the flop in a three-bet pot between Jonathan Jaffe, in middle position and Zhiyuan Xu, in the cutoff.

With about 300,000 in the pot, and the board reading 5♥8♠Q♣, Jaffe check-called a bet of 55,000.

The A♠ turn and 3♥ river both went check-check, and Jaffe showed 10x10x for the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	2,325,000 350,000	350,000
Zhiyuan Xu	350,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe Zhiyuan Xu

06-15-2024 16:28 UTC-7

Lichtenberger Forces a Fold From Martirosian

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Dan O'Hair

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

Action folded around to the blinds, where Andrew Lichtenberger called from the small blind and Artur Martirosian checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked on the 9♥Q♠4♦ flop and Lichtenberger checked again on the Q♣ turn. Martirosian bet 50,000 and Lichtenberger check-raised to 135,000. Martirosian called.

The 5♣ completed the board and Lichtenberger shoved for 205,000 total. Martirosian burned up a time extension before folding and Lichtenberger collected the pot without showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	3,450,000 1,280,000	1,280,000

Andrew Lichtenberger	550,000

Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger Artur Martirosyan

06-15-2024 16:32 UTC-7

Wasserson Wins With a Deuce

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Kai Cocklin

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

Eric Wasserson limped in from the small blind and Manuel Fritz checked his big blind.

Wasserson bet 25,000 on the 2♠Q♥3♣ flop, and Fritz raised to 65,000. Wasserson called.

Both checked the 4♠ turn and 9♣ river where Wasserson tabled A♦2♦ for a pair of deuces, and Fritz mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Manuel Fritz	550,000 50,000	50,000
Eric Wasserson	525,000 775,000	775,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Manuel Fritz

06-15-2024 16:34 UTC-7

Song Chips Up with Kings

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Nick Becker

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

Action picked up on the river in a hand between Stephen Song, in early position and Ben Heath, in the big blind.

With over 400,000 in the pot and the board reading 10♣3♦J♣5♣A♠, the river went check-check.

Heath turned over J♦9♦, for a pair of jacks and Song tabled K♣K♥, for a pair of kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Song	1,100,000 200,000	200,000

Ben Heath	475,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Ben Heath Stephen Song

06-15-2024 16:35 UTC-7

Jaffe's Trips Send Tang Out

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Kai Cocklin

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

Stanley Tang was all in for his last 330,000 chips from the button, and Jonathan Jaffe called from the big blind.

Stanley Tang: A♠6♥ All in
Jonathan Jaffe: A♥7♥

Tang couldn't be saved by the dealer as the runout of 7♦5♥7♣4♥Q♦ meant he was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	2,700,000 375,000	375,000
Stanley Tang	Busted

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe Stanley Tang