Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-21-2024 16:31 UTC-8

Hecklen Pressures Sturm

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Leon Sturm raised to 25,000 from the button, Henrik Hecklen three-bet to 132,000 from the small blind and Sturm called.

The 2♦A♥10♣ flop saw Hecklen continue for 85,000. Sturm didn't back down.

The 2♣ turn saw Hecklen size up to 330,000 and Sturm was forced to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	2,040,000 540,000	540,000

Henrik Hecklen	1,675,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Henrik Hecklen Leon Sturm

06-21-2024 16:26 UTC-8

Shakerchi Dents Suvarna

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Action was caught on the turn with just under 700,000 in the middle on the 10♠4♦4♠6♥ board.

Santhosh Suvarna checked from the cutoff, and saw Talal Shakerchi bet 207,000 from the button. Suvarna called, bringing in the 10♣ river.

Action checked through to showdown where Suvarna tabled A♠J♠. Sharkerchi turned over A♦A♥ and took in the sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Talal Shakerchi	2,300,000 800,000	800,000
Santhosh Suvarna	475,000 825,000	825,000

Tags: Santhosh Suvarna Talal Shakerchi

06-21-2024 16:20 UTC-8

Eibinger Bets Big Twice

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The action was caught with the pot at approximately 370,000 and with two players looking at a flop of 2♦2♠9♥.

Matthias Eibinger, in the big blind, bet out 310,000. Stephen Chidwick, in the cutoff, made the call.

The 9♣ turn saw Eibinger size up to 560,000. Chidwick was forced to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	2,900,000 690,000	690,000

Stephen Chidwick	1,280,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Matthias Eibinger Stephen Chidwick

06-21-2024 16:19 UTC-8

Big Slick Does the Trick For Vogelsang

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Artur Martirosian raised to 30,000 on the button and Christoph Vogelsang three-bet to 140,000 from the small blind. It was folded back to Martirosian, who called.

Vogelsang check-called a 60,000 bet from Martirosian on the 4♥5♥A♥ flop and then both players checked on the 8♦ turn.

The 9♣ completed the board and Vogelsang announced a bet of 200,000. Martirosian burned up a time extension before deciding to call.

Vogelsang turned over A♠K♣ for top pair, top kicker and Martirosian flung his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christoph Vogelsang	1,700,000 100,000	100,000
Artur Martirosian	1,150,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Christoph Vogelsang

06-21-2024 16:16 UTC-8

Wisbrod Puts on the Squeeze

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Connor Richards

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Talal Shakerchi opened to 26,000 from under the gun and Daniel Negreanu called in middle position before Barak Wisbrod three-bet to 114,000 in the hijack. Shakerchi called and Negreanu folded.

Wisbrod continued for 193,000 on the 4♦6♥10♥ flop and Shakerchi folded without further fight.

Elsewhere, Viktor Blom was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Wisbrod	1,800,000 520,000	520,000

Talal Shakerchi	1,500,000 200,000	200,000
Daniel Negreanu	1,400,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Barak Wisbrod Daniel Negreanu Talal Shakerchi

06-21-2024 16:14 UTC-8

Sturm Becomes Latest Entrant; Updated Seat Draw

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Casino	Table	Seat	Player
Paris Purple	112	1	Jans Arends
Paris Purple	112	2	Masashi Oya
Paris Purple	112	3
Paris Purple	112	4	Orpen Kisacikoglu
Paris Purple	112	5	Jason Koon
Paris Purple	112	6	Nick Petrangelo
Paris Purple	112	7	Brian Kim
Paris Purple	112	8	Isaac Haxton

Paris Purple	113	1	Bryn Kenney
Paris Purple	113	2	Justin Bonomo
Paris Purple	113	3	Adrian Mateos
Paris Purple	113	4	Alex Kulev
Paris Purple	113	5	Charles Hook
Paris Purple	113	6	Dan Smith
Paris Purple	113	7	Ben Tollerene
Paris Purple	113	8	Aleksejs Ponakovs

Paris Purple	114	1	Jake Schindler
Paris Purple	114	2
Paris Purple	114	3	Mikita Badziakouski
Paris Purple	114	4	David Peters
Paris Purple	114	5	Chris Brewer
Paris Purple	114	6	Seth Davies
Paris Purple	114	7	Jonathan Jaffe
Paris Purple	114	8	Nick Schulman

Paris Purple	117	1	Ben Heath
Paris Purple	117	2	Artur Martirosian
Paris Purple	117	3	Christoph Vogelsang
Paris Purple	117	4
Paris Purple	117	5	Andrew Lichtenberger
Paris Purple	117	6	Leon Sturm
Paris Purple	117	7	Viktor Blom
Paris Purple	117	8	Henrik Hecklen

Paris Purple	118	1	Daniel Negreanu
Paris Purple	118	2	Aram Oganyan
Paris Purple	118	3	Alex Foxen
Paris Purple	118	4	Kathy Lehne
Paris Purple	118	5	Chance Kornuth
Paris Purple	118	6	Santhosh Suvarna
Paris Purple	118	7	Talal Shakerchi
Paris Purple	118	8	Lewis Spencer

Paris Purple	119	1
Paris Purple	119	2	Barak Wisbrod
Paris Purple	119	3	Sam Soverel
Paris Purple	119	4	Matthias Eibinger
Paris Purple	119	5	Chris Hunichen
Paris Purple	119	6
Paris Purple	119	7	Sean Winter
Paris Purple	119	8	Stephen Chidwick

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	1,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

06-21-2024 16:07 UTC-8

Haxton Plays for It All

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Isaac Haxton raised to 28,000 from under the gun, Jason Koon called on the button and Brian Kim squeezed, three-betting to 157,000, from the big blind.

The action was back on Haxton who thought on his decision before four-bet jamming for approximately 1,000,000. Koon snap-folded and Kim soon followed suit. Haxton showed the K♦ to the table as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Koon	1,600,000 130,000	130,000

Isaac Haxton	1,300,000 150,000	150,000

Brian Kim	950,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Brian Kim Isaac Haxton Jason Koon

06-21-2024 16:03 UTC-8

Martirosian Catches Heath Speeding

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Ben Heath opened to 26,000 from middle position and called when Artur Martirosian three-bet to 85,000 from the hijack.

Heath led out for 50,000 on the 8♦7♦5♣ flop before the 3♣ turn checked through to the 9♠ river.

Heath fired out 200,000 and was called.

Heath had queen-high with his Q♦J♦ for Martirosian's Q♠8♠ good enough to take the pot with a pair of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	2,780,000 205,000	205,000

Artur Martirosian	1,500,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Ben Heath

06-21-2024 16:03 UTC-8

Petrangelo Forces a Fold From Haxton

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Nick Petrangelo and Isaac Haxton were head-up on a 5♣10♠4♠ flop in what appeared to be a three-bet pot. Petrangelo check-called a 77,000 bet from Haxton.

Both players checked on the 6♥ turn and Petrangelo cut out a bet of 250,000 and placed it into the middle on the K♣ river.

Haxton took his time, but eventually landed on a fold to award Petrangelo the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Petrangelo	1,350,000 100,000	100,000

Isaac Haxton	1,150,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton Nick Petrangelo

06-21-2024 16:01 UTC-8

Kornuth & Kenney In; Lehne and Haxton on Bullet #2

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Calum Grant

Level 5 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kathy Lehne	1,500,000 885,000	885,000
Chance Kornuth	1,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Isaac Haxton	1,500,000 100,000	100,000

Bryn Kenney	1,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000