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

06-21-2024 16:55 UTC-7

Wisbrod Cold Four-Bets

Ollie Garland

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

Nick Petrangelo raised to 28,000 from middle position, Isaac Haxton three-bet to 100,000 from the cutoff and the action fell on Barak Wisbrod, in the big blind. Wisbrod cold four-bet to 275,000.

Petrangelo looked pained to get out of the way as he pitched his cards. Haxton thought for some time before also choosing to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Petrangelo	1,450,000 180,000	180,000

Isaac Haxton	1,400,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Barak Wisbrod	1,280,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Barak Wisbrod Isaac Haxton Nick Petrangelo

06-21-2024 16:50 UTC-7

Blom Ships it in

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Dan O'Hair

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

Viktor Blom opened to 26,000 from the hijack and was called by Ben Heath on the button and Artur Martirosian in the small blind.

Action checked to Blom on the 5♥5♦10♦ flop and he continued for 24,000. Heath called and Martirosian folded.

The 7♥ fell on the turn and Blom shoved for 413,000 total. Heath sent his hand into the muck after a bit of thought and Blom collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	2,575,000 525,000	525,000

Artur Martirosian	1,240,000 40,000	40,000

Viktor Blom	520,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Artur Maritosian Ben Heath Viktor Blom

06-21-2024 16:45 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	3,100,000 1,140,000	1,140,000

Isaac Haxton	Busted

Ponakovs Gets Value

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Ollie Garland

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

Aleksejs Ponakovs raised to 27,000 from the cutoff. Both Justin Bonomo and Adrian Mateos called in the respective blinds.

The action checked to Ponakovs, who bet out 31,000 on the 4♦J♦2♠ flop. Both players called.

The 5♦ turn checked through to the 7♣ on the river. The action checked to Ponakovs again, who bet out 85,000. Bonomo called and Mateos folded. Ponakovs tabled A♦J♥ for top pair, winning him this pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs Ponakovs	2,800,000 240,000	240,000

Justin Bonomo	2,510,000 160,000	160,000

Adrian Mateos	2,150,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Adrian Mateos Aleksejs Ponakovs Justin Bonomo

06-21-2024 16:41 UTC-7

Jaffe Catches Schulman’s Bluff

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Dan O'Hair

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

Action folded around to the blinds, where Jonathan Jaffe called from the small blind and Nick Schulman checked his option in the big.

Jaffe check-called a 12,000 bet from Schulman on the K♥7♥2♥ flop and then both players checked on the Q♦ turn.

The J♦ completed the board and Jaffe checked again. Schulman put 36,000 into the middle and Jaffe looked him up.

Schulman tabled 9♥5♣ and Jaffe turned over A♣7♠ for a pair of sevens to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Jaffe	2,500,000 75,000	75,000
Nick Schulman	1,425,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Jonathan Jaffe Nick Schulman

Level: 5

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

06-21-2024 16:21 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Heath	3,100,000

Justin Bonomo	2,670,000 130,000	130,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	2,560,000 440,000	440,000

Lewis Spencer	2,500,000 350,000	350,000
Jonathan Jaffe	2,425,000 75,000	75,000
Alex Kulev	2,415,000 285,000	285,000

Sam Soverel	2,350,000 850,000	850,000

Sean Winter	2,300,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Adrian Mateos	2,220,000 380,000	380,000

Matthias Eibinger	2,210,000 210,000	210,000

Mikita Badziakouski	2,100,000 100,000	100,000

Alex Foxen	2,100,000 50,000	50,000

Dan Smith	1,960,000 140,000	140,000

Daniel Negreanu	1,900,000

Henrik Hecklen	1,650,000 350,000	350,000
Christoph Vogelsang	1,600,000 200,000	200,000
Stephen Chidwick	1,600,000

Chris Hunichen	1,600,000 15,000	15,000
Masashi Oya	1,595,000 105,000	105,000

Ben Tollerene	1,560,000 510,000	510,000
Nick Schulman	1,475,000 25,000	25,000

Jason Koon	1,470,000 30,000	30,000

Charles Hook	1,450,000 150,000	150,000
Seth Davies	1,440,000 560,000	560,000

[Removed:564]	1,424,000 324,000	324,000

Negreanu Gets Aggressive

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Calum Grant

Level 4 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu opened to 25,000 from unde the gun before Alex Foxen three-bet to 87,000 from middle position. Action folded back to Negreanu, who made it 225,000. Foxen called to set up the four-bet pot.

Negreanu continued for 175,000 on the 8♠3♠2♣ flop and Foxen called. Foxen then folded to a bet of 325,000 on the 3♥ turn after using up a time bank.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	2,150,000 750,000	750,000

Daniel Negreanu	1,900,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Daniel Negreanu

06-21-2024 16:18 UTC-7

Hunichen Takes It on the River

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Ollie Garland

Level 4 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Christoph Vogelsang raised to 24,000 from the cutoff and Chris Hunichen defended in the big blind.

The 10♠K♥3♣ flop saw Hunichen check-call a bet of 20,000 from Vogelsang.

The 9♠ turn checked through to the 6♠ on the river. Hunichen took the lead for 40,000 and Vogelsang elected to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hunichen	1,615,000 215,000	215,000
Christoph Vogelsang	1,400,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Christoph Vogelsang

06-21-2024 16:12 UTC-7

Oya Folds Out Kisacikoglu

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Connor Richards

Level 4 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Masashi Oya opened to 20,000 on the button and Barak Wisbrod and Orpen Kisacikoglu called in the blinds.

Wisbrod and Kisacikoglu checked on the flop of 9♣A♠4♣ and Oya continued for 20,000. Only Kisacikoglu called.

Kisacikoglu checked again on the K♣ turn and Oya checked back. Kisacikoglu checked again on the 4♦ river and Oya bet 125,000. Kisacikoglu laid it down.