Event #79: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-02-2024 18:26 UTC-8

Azoulay Pots Big

Frank Visser

Level 8 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jesse Lonis raised to 18,000 in the hijack before Jonathan Azoulay three-bet to 55,000 in the cutoff. Tomer Daniel then called cold in the big blind before Lonis called as well.

The flop then fell 7♦8♠K♦ and the action checked to Azoulay. He opted to bet the pot of 178,000, receiving two folds and taking down the pot while showing A♦A♣K♣10♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Azoulay	800,000
Jesse Lonis	435,000 90,000	90,000

Tomer Daniel	150,000 80,000	80,000
Jonas Kronwitter	Busted

Tags: Jesse Lonis Jonathan Azoulay Tomer Daniel

07-02-2024 18:25 UTC-8

Daniel Doubles Through Lonis

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Three ways to the K♠Q♥6♠8♦ turn, Tomer Daniel was all in for 60,000 from an early position. Jesse Lonis raised to 150,000 on the button and Stephen Chidwick reluctantly folded out of the big blind.

Tomer Daniel: A♠9♦7♣5♠ All in
Jesse Lonis: Q♣Q♠7♠2♣

Daniel's open-ender and nut flush draw had outs and got there with the 10♠ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	525,000 90,000	90,000

Stephen Chidwick	390,000 10,000	10,000

Tomer Daniel	230,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Jesse Lonis Stephen Chidwick Tomer Daniel

07-02-2024 18:18 UTC-8

A Whole Lot of Chip Counts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante

Joining the action on the J♣8♥4♦A♥ turn, Najeem Ajez checked and Ben Lamb bet 52,000. Ajez then check-raised the pot to 216,000 with few chips behind and Lamb folded.

Richard Gryko also won chips without showdown one table over when he potted to 42,000 in the single big blind. Christopher Frank called on the button but folded the K♣10♥3♥ flop to a bet of 45,000.

Further assorted counts in the field can be found below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	875,000 300,000	300,000

Richard Gryko	875,000 155,000	155,000

Ben Lamb	800,000 106,000	106,000

Jonathan Azoulay	800,000 185,000	185,000
Tomas Ribeiro	700,000 137,000	137,000

Dylan Smith	570,000 490,000	490,000
Isaac Haxton	475,000 52,000	52,000

Christopher Frank	430,000 120,000	120,000

Eric Kurtzman	375,000 75,000	75,000
Najeem Ajez	365,000 3,000	3,000
Nacho Barbero	325,000 218,000	218,000

Andjelko Andrejevic	300,000 57,000	57,000

Danny Hannawa	300,000 300,000	300,000
Krasimir Yankov	300,000
Matthew Kolibas	300,000 7,000	7,000
Rob Hollink	300,000 300,000	300,000
Sam Soverel	260,000 40,000	40,000

David Benyamine	250,000 80,000	80,000

Petko Tsakov	220,000 25,000	25,000
Veselin Karakitukov	210,000 5,000	5,000
Amit Ben Yacov	180,000 120,000	120,000
Steven Zhou	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Christopher Frank Najeem Ajez Richard Gryko

07-02-2024 18:11 UTC-8

Negreanu Knocks Out Dam

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was picked up with two players seeing a board of 5♦3♠9♦. Martin Dam had started the hand with around 200,000 and was all in against Daniel Negreanu who had a covering stack.

Martin Dam: A♠A♥K♠J♥ All in
Daniel Negreanu: 9♠6♠5♥4♥

Negreanu was ahead of Dam's aces with two pair and remained so when the rest of the board ran out 8♦K♣ to send Dam to the rail and take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	535,000 205,000	205,000

Martin Dam	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Martin Dam

07-02-2024 18:08 UTC-8

Chidwick Takes from Lonis

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Frank Visser

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

In a pot of more than 100,000 chips, Jesse Lonis bet 55,000 from middle position on a flop of 10♦2♦9♠. Stephen Chidwick called in the cutoff before both checked the 7♣ turn.

The A♣ river was also knuckled and Lonis tabled A♥K♦4♥4♣ for a pair of aces. Chidwick played A♦K♣J♥9♥ for two pair, however, and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Kempton	820,000 250,000	250,000
Jesse Lonis	620,000 30,000	30,000

Jonathan Azoulay	615,000 55,000	55,000
Stephen Chidwick	400,000 100,000	100,000

Mads Amot	105,000 95,000	95,000
Tomer Daniel	101,000 139,000	139,000
Tyler Brown	Busted

Tags: Jesse Lonis Stephen Chidwick

07-02-2024 17:58 UTC-8

Martirosian Gets a Fold from [Removed:550]

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Artur Martirosian opened to 12,000 on the cutoff and Anuj [Removed:550] three-bet to 42,000 from the button. Martirosian made the call.

The flop came A♣K♠2♦ and Martirosian check-called a 25,000 continuation bet from [Removed:550].

Both players checked the J♥ turn leading to the 5♣ river. Martirosian fired a pot-sized bet of 144,000 and [Removed:550] mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	575,000 575,000	575,000

Anuj Agarwal	430,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Anuj Agarwal Artur Martirosian

07-02-2024 17:47 UTC-8

Zinno Doubles Through Cates

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Anthony Zinno opened to 10,000 from the button, Dan Cates came back with a pot-sized raise from the button, Zinno four-bet shoved for 96,000 and Cates called with a covering stack to put Zinno at risk.

Anthony Zinno: A♠K♠K♥5♣ All in
Dan Cates: Q♣Q♦8♦4♥

Zinno's kings were ahead preflop and remained so when the board ran out 3♦2♦6♠7♠10♥ giving Zinno a full double up through Cates.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	205,000 95,000	95,000

Anthony Zinno	192,000 92,000	92,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Dan Cates

07-02-2024 17:44 UTC-8

New Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dirk Gerritse	300,000 300,000	300,000
Amit Ben Yacov	300,000
Krasimir Yankov	300,000
Phil Ivey	300,000

Filip Lovric	Busted

07-02-2024 17:44 UTC-8

Three in a Row for Krentzman

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On the river of a 7♣5♦3♥3♠10♣ board, Evan Krentzman bet 22,000 out of the big blind. Sean Winter from under the gun tanked for a bit, asked more to himself "you have black kings?" and folded.

One hand later, Bogdan Capitan raised to 14,000 and folded when Krentzman potted to 48,000.

Gabriel Andrade then made it 9,000 to go for Krentzman and Winter to call. The A♣J♦6♣ flop saw Winter check-fold to Andrade's bet of 18,000 and the call of Krentzman. Both remaining players checked the K♦ turn and Andrade check-folded the 5♣ river when Krentzman bet 16,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bogdan Capitan	465,000 155,000	155,000
Gruffudd Pugh-Jones	360,000 22,000	22,000
Dash Dudley	360,000 60,000	60,000

Gabriel Andrade	360,000 40,000	40,000
Evan Krentzman	240,000 50,000	50,000
Sean Winter	220,000 41,000	41,000
Daniel Geeng	110,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Bogdan Capitan Evan Krentzman Gabriel Andrade Sean Winter

07-02-2024 17:13 UTC-8

Barbero's Ducks Double Him Up

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Frank Visser

Level 6 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante

Three-way to a turn of Q♦2♠7♠A♣, David Benyamine in the big blind checked to Nacho Barbero in the hijack. Barbero then jammed all in for a pot-sized bet of 181,000.

Tyler Brown rejammed on the button with a stack of 240,000, and Benyamine quickly folded.

Nacho Barbero: A♦6♦2♥2♣ All in
Tyler Brown: A♠5♥4♠3♣.