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

06-29-2024 22:14 UTC-8

Martirosian Triples Up

Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Sean Winter opened to 5,000 from the hijack, and Artur Martirosian three-bet to 14,000 from the button. A player in the small blind four-bet to 48,000 and Winter called. Martirosian then shoved for 55,000, and Winter and the player in the small blind made the call.

The flop came 2♣8♥6♦. The small blind moved all in, and Winter, who was covered, made the call to put himself at risk.

Artur Martirosian: Q♣J♣J♦9♦ All in
Sean Winter: K♠8♠6♥5♥ All in
Small Blind: A♥A♦8♣4♠

Winter was ahead with top two pair and remained so on the 5♠ turn. The J♠ river improved Martirosian to top set and he tripled up while Winter took the side pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	171,000 30,000	30,000

Sean Winter	140,000 7,500	7,500

Tags: Artur Martirosian Sean Winter

06-29-2024 22:13 UTC-8

Haxton Bests the Great Dane

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Ollie Garland

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

The action was caught as three players were looking at a flop of Q♥A♦8♥.

Sam Soverel, in the big blind, checked the action to Isaac Haxton, in early position. Haxton bet out 10,000, Gus Hansen called in the cutoff and Soverel folded.

The A♣ turn saw Haxton bet again, this time for 15,000. Hansen didn't back down.

The 5♦ river saw Haxton size up for the last time, betting out 88,000, which earned a snap-fold from Hansen who had just sat down with a fresh stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Haxton	425,000 155,000	155,000

Sam Soverel	245,000 245,000	245,000

Gus Hansen	110,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Gus Hansen Isaac Haxton Sam Soverel

06-29-2024 22:10 UTC-8

Blom Rakes a Pot

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Kai Cocklin

Level 9 : Blinds 2,000/3,000, 3,000 ante

Viktor Blom raised from under the gun to 11,000 and got a call from the player in the hijack.

On the K♠4♣A♥ flop, both players elected to check and saw the 5♥ hit the turn. Blom bet 26,000, and the hijack called.

A 5♣ completed the runout and Blom grabbed 4 green chips, worth 25,000 each, and put them into the pot. The hijack quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	360,000 136,000	136,000

Tags: Viktor Blom

Level: 9

Blinds: 2,000/3,000

Ante: 3,000

06-29-2024 21:50 UTC-8

Final Break

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Players in the field have been sent on their last 15-minute break of the day.

The field has grown to 349 entrants.

06-29-2024 21:49 UTC-8

Back-to-Back Full Houses for Negreanu

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The action was caught as the small blind had bet out 16,000 on a board of 3♣3♠J♠9♣. Both Tyler Brown, who was under the gun, and Daniel Negreanu, in the hijack, made the call.

The 10♠ river saw the small blind check. Brown thought for some time before betting out 80,000. Negreanu made the call, and the small blind folded.

Brown tabled J♦10♥XxXx, while Negreanu quickly won this pot, showing J♥J♣10♣4♦ for a flopped full house.

"Back-to-back full houses! That's crazy," said Negreanu as he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	490,000 225,000	225,000

Tyler Brown	13,000 132,000	132,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Tyler Brown

06-29-2024 21:44 UTC-8

Duek Folds OUt Lindgren

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Erick Lindgren limped in from under the gun and both Michael Duek and Fernando Habegger limped behind from the small and big blind respectively before a player in the big blind checked.

The flop came A♥6♠3♦ and action checked around to Lindgren who bet 5,000, receiving a call only from Duek.

Lindgren checked on the 4♠ turn and Duek bet 16,000. Lindgren opted to fold and Duek took the pot without showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fernando Habegger	650,000 10,000	10,000
Michael Duek	440,000 265,000	265,000
Erick Lindgren	165,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Fernando Habegger Michael Duek

06-29-2024 21:43 UTC-8

Suvarna Climbing Up the Counts

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Kai Cocklin

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

There were 77,500 chips in the pot on a flop of 4♣7♠9♣ when Santhosh Suvarna fired a bet of 60,000. Ethan Cahn was yet to act and asked the dealer to count what was in the pot. Upon learning the number, Cahn tossed his cards into the center of the table, and Suvarna was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	550,000 140,000	140,000

Ethan Cahn	300,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Ethan Cahn Santhosh Suvarna

06-29-2024 21:33 UTC-8

Updated Counts

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Fernando Habegger	660,000 15,000	15,000
Ben Lamb	630,000 234,000	234,000

Nacho Barbero	555,000 5,000	5,000

Jared Bleznick	545,000 115,000	115,000

Isaac Kempton	510,000 210,000	210,000
Chino Rheem	445,000 223,000	223,000
Niklas Astedt	418,000 245,000	245,000
Santhosh Suvarna	410,000 65,000	65,000

Sonny Franco	300,000 300,000	300,000
Phil Ivey	290,000 10,000	10,000

Isaac Haxton	270,000 108,000	108,000

Daniel Negreanu	265,000 15,000	15,000

Keith Lehr	250,000 55,000	55,000

David Williams	240,000 7,500	7,500

Stephen Chidwick	228,000 22,000	22,000

Omar Eljach	225,000 75,000	75,000

Cliff Josephy	222,000 32,000	32,000

Dan Iman	220,000 20,000	20,000
Ian Matakis	201,000 83,000	83,000

Dylan Weisman	190,000 5,000	5,000

Alex Foxen	185,000

Tim Van Loo	180,000 25,000	25,000
Josh Arieh	177,000 82,000	82,000
Michael Duek	175,000 17,000	17,000
Nick Schulman	150,000 150,000	150,000

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06-29-2024 21:33 UTC-8

Bleznick Is Buidling a Stack

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Ollie Garland

Level 8 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

The pot stood at 17,500 with two players looking at a board of Q♠9♠A♠2♣.

The big blind checked the action to Jared Bleznick, in middle position. Bleznick bet out 11,500 and the big blind check-raised, making it 43,000 to go. Bleznick was forced to fold.

Although Bleznick may have chipped down this hand, he has still managed to maintain a plentiful stack of over four hundred thousand