Event #73: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-29-2024 15:32 UTC-8

Martirosian Turns a Boat

Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

Artur Martirosian raised to 2,800 from the under the gun and was called by Ian Matakis on the button.

Both players checked on the 9♥5♥Q♥ flop and Q♣ turn.

Martirosian bet 2,000 on the J♣ river and Matakis looked him up. Martirosian turned over the Q♠5♦ first for a full house before turning over A♠K♦.

Matakis mucked and Martirosian dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Matakis	133,000 18,000	18,000

Artur Martirosian	115,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Ian Matakis Artur Martirosian

06-29-2024 15:30 UTC-8

Pearson Pressures Blom

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Ollie Garland

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

The pot stood at 10,200 with four players looking at a flop of 9♣J♣5♦.

Adam Hendrix, in the big blind, checked. Travis Pearson, in middle position, bet out 8,000 and Viktor Blom, in the hijack, raised to 35,200. The button folded, as did Hendrix. Pearson called.

The 10♦ turn saw Pearson play out of flow, moving all in for 60,200. Blom was forced to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	204,000 111,000	111,000
Travis Pearson	140,600 140,600	140,600

Tags: Adam Hendrix Travis Pearson Viktor Blom

06-29-2024 15:29 UTC-8

Parssinen Drawing Dead on the Turn

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Kai Cocklin

Level 3 : Blinds 400/800, 800 ante

With 9,000 chips in the pot on a flop of 10♠K♦7♦, Eelis Parssinen got his remaining stack of around 16,000 into the pot against Erick Lindgren.

Eelis Parssinen: A♥J♥9♦8♠ All in
Erick Lindgren: A♣7♣7♠6♠

Parssinen had a multiple straight draws but was drawing dead by the time the 10♦ hit the turn as Lindgren improved to a full house. A meaningless 2♣ completed the board and Parssinen knuckled the felt before he vacated the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erick Lindgren	145,000 15,000	15,000

Eelis Parssinen	Busted

Tags: Eelis Parssinen Erick Lindgren

Level: 3

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 800

06-29-2024 15:05 UTC-8

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player in the field have been sent on a 15-minute break.

The tournament is up to 172 entrants so far.

06-29-2024 15:05 UTC-8

Zhou Chips Up

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Kai Cocklin

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Quan Zhou limped from under the gun, as did the players in the hijack and cutoff before Erick Lindgren made it 3,300 from the small blind. Zhou, the hijack, and the cutoff all called.

The flop came 6♣4♦7♠ which Lindgren checked, Zhou bet 7,000, and only Lindgren called.

On the 3♥ turn, Lindgren check-folded after Zhou fired a bet of 25,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Quan Zhou	220,000 220,000	220,000
Erick Lindgren	130,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Quan Zhou

06-29-2024 15:03 UTC-8

Yockey Pays Cash to See Lin's Hand

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Ollie Garland

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Ren Lin, in the small blind, raised to 2,100 and Jim Collopy, in the big blind, called.

Lin bet the pot for 4,200 on the 5♦10♦J♠ flop. Collopy called.

The 4♣ turn saw Lin bet pot for a second time. Collopy put in the 12,600 to make the call.

The 6♠ river saw Lin empty the clip, betting another pot-sized bet of 37,800. Collopy finally elected to muck.

Lin offered to show his cards to the table for $100, but no one was willing to pay such a high price point. "$80?" Lin negotiated before Bryce Yockey talked him down to $20.

Lin accepted the offer and showed 9♦8♦6♣3♣. Yockey reached for his wallet only to find he was five dollars short. Lin took the cash payment of $15 and Yockey promised him the rest later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ren Lin	221,000 98,000	98,000

Jim Collopy	165,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Jim Collopy Ren Lin

06-29-2024 15:02 UTC-8

Brown Shows a Flush

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

A player opened first-to-act and was called by Justin Smith in the cutoff and Tyler Brown in the big blind.

Action checked through on the K♠3♥8♥ flop and then Brown led out for 7,200 on the 6♠ turn. Both his opponents called.

All three players checked on the Q♥ river and Brown turned over Q♣9♥5♣2♥ for a flush. Both player mucked and Brown collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Brown	136,000

Justin Smith	94,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Justin Smith Tyler Brown

06-29-2024 14:54 UTC-8

Assorted Chip Counts from Around the Field

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Blinds 300/600, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Houvener	340,000 190,000	190,000
Viktor Blom	315,000 95,000	95,000
Jesse Lonis	288,000 71,000	71,000

Amit Ben Yacov	204,000 39,000	39,000
Isaac Haxton	194,000 36,000	36,000

Jan-Peter Jachtmann	192,000 7,000	7,000

Ben Lamb	190,000

Vasil Medarov	176,000 13,000	13,000
Niklas Astedt	175,000
Isaiah Goldman	173,000 19,000	19,000
Fernando Habegger	172,000 8,000	8,000
Omar Eljach	170,000 35,000	35,000

Yingui Li	170,000 20,000	20,000

Erick Lindgren	161,000 21,000	21,000

Dylan Weisman	158,500 37,500	37,500

Adam Hendrix	157,000 13,000	13,000
Josh Arieh	156,000 6,000	6,000
James Chen	154,000 6,000	6,000

Cliff Josephy	154,000 4,000	4,000

Ian Matakis	151,000 6,000	6,000

Artur Martirosian	150,000 5,000	5,000

Sean Winter	150,000
Bryce Yockey	150,000

Maxx Coleman	135,000

Greg Levine	133,000 152,000	152,000