Event #73: $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) Day 3 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-01-2024 14:27 UTC-7

Pärssinen Can't Bluff Helppi

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

On the tail end of a A♥K♠2♥5♠Q♥ river, Eelis Pärssinen in the big blind asked for the size of the pot and then bet 900,000 into around 1.4 million. Juha Helppi called on the button eventually and Pärssinen showed K♥J♠6♠5♣ for kings and fives with the nut flush blocker.

Helppi had that beat with K♦10♥8♥6♣ for the flush and scooped the pot, as he said "almost folded" to his fellow countryman.

Pärssinen replied "looked like it" and dropped back into the middle of the pack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	7,100,000 685,000	685,000

Juha Helppi	5,900,000 850,000	850,000

Maxi Lehmanski	4,800,000 200,000	200,000
Eelis Parssinen	2,600,000 3,000,000	3,000,000

Michael Moncek	2,125,000 650,000	650,000

Anuj Agarwal	2,100,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Eelis Pärssinen Juha Helppi

07-01-2024 14:23 UTC-7

Helppi Straightens Out Von Blanckenburg

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Clemens von Blanckenburg opened to 210,000 on the button and Juha Helppi called in the big blind.

Helppi checked following the 9♣Q♠J♠ flop before calling after Von Blanckenburg moved all in for 325,000.

Clemens von Blanckenburg: A♦10♦9♥7♥ All in
Juha Helppi: A♠Q♥8♣6♥

The turn and river came 7♦5x to improve Helppi to a nine-high straight, sending Von Blanckenburg out in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juha Helppi	5,050,000 1,750,000	1,750,000

Clemens Von Blanckenburg	Busted

Tags: Clemens von Blanckenburg Juha Helppi

07-01-2024 14:17 UTC-7

Seven Time Banks Result In a Split Pot

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Liran Twito raised to 150,000 first to act and Joni Jouhjkimainen on the button used two time banks to then call, as did Yang Wang in the big blind. On the A♦J♥9♣ flop, Wang checked and Twito bet 300,000. Jouhkimainen used another time bank and called, Wang folded.

After the J♣ turn, Twito used one time bank and bet 200,000, Jouhkimainen used another time bank to call.

The J♠ river saw both players check after using one time bank again. Twito showed the A♥Q♦10♥4♦ and Jouhkimainen's A♠Q♠9♦8♣ chopped the pot.

Richard Gryko had a smirk on his face, as he remarked it may have been the "most unique uses of time bank extensions" he had seen so far in a tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liran Twito	4,850,000 200,000	200,000
Billy Tarango	4,400,000 50,000	50,000
Richard Gryko	2,850,000 100,000	100,000

Ethan Cahn	2,850,000 1,775,000	1,775,000
Yang Wang	2,240,000 135,000	135,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	1,450,000 1,805,000	1,805,000

Tags: Joni Jouhjkimainen Liran Twito Richard Gryko Yang Wang

07-01-2024 14:06 UTC-7

Moncek Slows Down Rast

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 22 : Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

With two players seeing a board of 4♣6♦3♦ and about 450,000 in the middle, Michael Moncek checked from the big blind and Brian Rast bet 250,000 from the cutoff. Moncek made the call.

Both players then checked through the J♦ turn and J♠ river. Moncek tabled aces-up with A♣A♦Q♠10♠ and Rast mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	6,415,000 235,000	235,000

Michael Moncek	2,775,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Brian Rast Michael Moncek

Level: 22

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 60,000

07-01-2024 14:03 UTC-7

Summer of Madness: Too Soon to Call it the Greatest World Series of Poker of All Time?

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Jon Sofen

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Are we witnessing the greatest World Series of Poker (WSOP) ever?

No hyperbole, that's a genuine question. On Sunday, Scott Seiver won his third bracelet of the summer making him a lock to win the 2024 WSOP Player of the Year award. Or, so you'd think. But the latter part of that sentence couldn't be further from the truth.

Read the Full Story Here

Tags: Scott Seiver

07-01-2024 14:00 UTC-7

Rast Chips Up; Katz and Livingston Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Alex Livingston had most of his short stack in preflop and then got it in after the Q♦J♦3♠ flop for 185,000 against Eric Garma.

Alex Livingston: A♦7♣5♣3♦ All in
Eric Garma: A♣Q♠9♣6♥

The J♠ turn didn't help Livingston but he escaped thanks to the 3♣ river for trips.

On the same table, Aaron Katz was then all in for 325,000 against Erick Lindgren in the following preflop contest.

Aaron Katz: A♥Q♣9♠2♥ All in
Erick Lindgren: A♠A♦6♥4♥

The 9♥7♦5♥10♥J♣ board improved Katz to the nut flush.

In the meanwhile, one table over, Brian Rast from under the gun and Michael Moncek played out a bigger pot. They invested 800,000 each on the K♣Q♣4♥A♥ turn before Rast then led the J♣ river for 2,400,000. Moncek double-checked his cards, folded and shook his head.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	6,650,000 1,350,000	1,350,000

Eric Garma	3,275,000 75,000	75,000
Erick Lindgren	2,500,000 900,000	900,000

Michael Moncek	2,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Alex Livingston	1,250,000 565,000	565,000

Aaron Katz	750,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Aaron Katz Alex Livingston Brian Rast Eric Garma Erick Lindgren Michael Moncek

07-01-2024 13:55 UTC-7

Twito Smashes the River to Survive

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Picking up the action on the turn, Liran Twito on the button was involved in a hand with Richard Gryko in the big blind.

With the board reading Q♦J♥A♠9♠ Gryko bet out 600,000. Twito responded by moving all in for a little over 2,000,000 and Gryko quickly called to put his opponent at risk.

Liran Twito: K♣Q♥Q♠J♠ All in
Richard Gryko: A♣A♦J♦2♦

Gryko was ahead with his superior set but the river came 10♣ to improve Twito to a straight to hand him a big double while leaving Gryko with a bitter taste in his mouth.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liran Twito	4,650,000 2,800,000	2,800,000
Richard Gryko	2,750,000 2,025,000	2,025,000

Tags: Liran Twito Richard Gryko

07-01-2024 13:55 UTC-7

[Removed:550] Holds With Aces to Bust Vieira

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Joao Vieira opened to 175,000 from the hijack, Anuj [Removed:550] responded with a pot-sized raise from the big blind and Vieira used a time extension before making the call, committing most of his stack in the process.

The flop came J♦2♠2♣ and Vieira quickly found himself all in and at risk against [Removed:550].

Joao Vieira: 9♠9♦8♠8♣ All in
Anuj [Removed:550]: A♦A♥K♦6♦

[Removed:550] was ahead with aces up and remained so when the rest of the board ran out 3♠Q♦. Vieira made his exit from the tournament area while [Removed:550] scooped in a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anuj Agarwal	1,850,000 450,000	450,000

Joao Vieira	Busted

Tags: Anuj Agarwal Joao Vieira

07-01-2024 13:49 UTC-7

Burns Takes From Sitepu

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 21 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Kahle Burns defended the big blind against a raise by Sandhy Sitepu and checked the K♠10♦4♥ flop. Sitepu continued for 210,000 and Burns called. They checked down the K♣ turn as well as 8♦ river and Burns won the pot with the A♠Q♦10♣6♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxi Lehmanski	4,600,000 100,000	100,000
David Eldridge	4,300,000 600,000	600,000

Tyler Stafman	3,100,000 535,000	535,000
Kahle Burns	2,700,000 625,000	625,000

Christian Harder	1,650,000 530,000	530,000
Sandhy Sitepu	1,500,000 350,000	350,000
Tomer Daniel	1,200,000 750,000	750,000

Tags: Kahle Burns Sandhy Sitepu