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

07-02-2024 17:04 UTC-8

Martirosian Busts First Bullet

Frank Visser

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

The completed board of 3♦J♦3♠9♠K♣ was in front of Artur Martiriosian in the cutoff and Connor Drinan on the button. Martirosian checked to Drinan, who fired a pot-sized bet of 124,500.

Martirosian mulled it over for a while before making the call. Drinan turned over K♠K♥Q♠5♦ for kings full, and Martirosian's cards hit the muck in defeat.

During the hand, Norwegian high roller Tom-Aksel Bedell sat down with a fresh stack of 300,000 chips, while Martirosian would be eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Drinan	530,000 230,000	230,000

Artur Martirosian	Busted

Tags: Artur Martiriosian Connor Drinan

07-02-2024 17:01 UTC-8

Yockey Gets Some Chips Back

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Bryce Yockey called a bet worth 20,000 by Veselin Karakitukov with the flop showing 10♥9♦2♠ and they then checked down the 7♠ turn as well as the 5♣ river. Yockey tabled the K♦J♦9♣2♣ and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Gryko	720,000 20,000	20,000

Christopher Frank	525,000 230,000	230,000

Petko Tsakov	465,000 40,000	40,000
Tyler Brown	300,000 300,000	300,000

Eric Kurtzman	300,000 300,000	300,000
Tomas Ribeiro	280,000 20,000	20,000

Bryce Yockey	240,000 40,000	40,000

Veselin Karakitukov	215,000 85,000	85,000
Dylan Linde	195,000 105,000	105,000

Artem Maksimov	144,000 36,000	36,000
Jason Mercier	77,000 143,000	143,000

Jan-Peter Jachtmann	Busted

Dirk Gerritse	Busted

Tags: Bryce Yockey Veselin Karakitukov

07-02-2024 16:56 UTC-8

Fishman Eliminated by Sagra

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Ken Fishman opened to 10,000 and Roberto Sagra on the button potted to 31,500. Artur Martirosian called from the small blind and Fishman came along as well.

The flop of Q♦7♥3♦ was checked to Fishman, who bet the pot. Sagra then moved all in to force out Martirosian while Fishman called all in for around 160,000.

Ken Fishman: Q♣8♣6♥5♥ All in
Roberto Sagra: A♦K♣K♠10♦

The K♦ turn instantly left Fishman drawing dead to make the 2♣ river a formality. Soon after, the now vacated seat was filled by Tom-Aksel Bedell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Sagra	590,000 290,000	290,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	300,000 300,000	300,000
Artur Martirosian	200,000 55,000	55,000

Ken Fishman	Busted

Tags: Artur Martirosian Ken Fishman Roberto Sagra Tom-Aksel Bedell

07-02-2024 16:49 UTC-8

Martirosian Climbs Back

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Frank Visser

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

Arriving on a turn of 6♣3♣9♠Q♣, with 80,000 chips in the pot, both Artur Martiorian and Tyler Stafman checked. The 10♥ river then saw Martirosian bet 45,000.

Stafman quickly released his cards as Martirosian chipped back up a bit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Stafman	275,000 25,000	25,000
Artur Martirosian	255,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Artur Martiorian Tyler Stafman

07-02-2024 16:36 UTC-8

Gryko Pressures Yockey

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Heads-up to the K♣9♣9♠8♦ turn, Richard Gryko checked in the small blind and then called a bet worth 30,000 by Bryce Yockey on the button. He also checked the 10♦ on the river and Yockey bet 110,000. Gryko used one time bank and check-raised to 325,000, which then sent Yockey into the tank.

Two time banks later, Yockey sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Gryko	700,000 225,000	225,000

Bryce Yockey	200,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Richard Gryko

07-02-2024 16:17 UTC-8

Lindgren Eliminated by Gryko

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Richard Gryko bet the pot for 97,500 on the Q♠7♣6♥K♠ turn and Erick Lindgren reluctantly piled in his remaining stack of around 110,000 for Gryko to call.

Erick Lindgren: 10♠10♥9♣8♠ All in
Richard Gryko: 6♠6♣5♦5♥

Gryko was ahead with the bottom set but had to dodge plenty of outs. He did so thanks to the 4♦ river to send Lindgren to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Gryko	475,000 175,000	175,000

Tomas Ribeiro	300,000 300,000	300,000

Erick Lindgren	Busted

Tags: Erick Lindgren Richard Gryko

07-02-2024 16:15 UTC-8

Haxton Wins Three-Way Three-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Isaac Haxton, Najeem Ajez, and Ben Lamb had created a pot of more than 100,000 chips when they went to a flop of K♠2♣7♥, which checked around.

Haxton then bet 56,000 on the 10♠ turn and only Ajez called. On the 4♦ river, Haxton virtually shoved all in for roughly 215,000 chips.

Ajez quickly folded and Haxton was awarded the large pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	906,000 44,000	44,000

Isaac Haxton	423,000 148,000	148,000

Najeem Ajez	362,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Isaac Haxton Najeem Ajez

07-02-2024 16:06 UTC-8

More Than 70 Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Since the last break, two more levels have opened to accommodate the growing field which is now up to 72 entries. Among the last to join the action were Jim Collopy, Lou Garza and Richard Gryko.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Collopy	300,000 300,000	300,000

Lou Garza	300,000 300,000	300,000

Richard Gryko	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Jim Collopy Lou Garza Richard Gryko

07-02-2024 16:02 UTC-8

Maksimov Cannot Bluff Jouhkimainen

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 2,500 ante

Three ways to the 8♣3♠2♣J♥ turn, Artem Maksimov bet 8,000 and was called two ways by Joni Jouhkimainen and Jason Mercier. On the 3♥ river, the action checked to Jouhkimainen and he bet 10,000. Mercier folded and Maksimov then used a time bank before raising it up to 35,000.

Jouhkimainen eventually called and was shown the J♠8♦4♣4♥, which he had beat with the A♣A♥Q♥J♥.

"No bluffing with this hat, you told me ..." Jouhkimainen smirked. Maksimov had given the Finn and other players a red "make America great again" hat that all three players involved in the hand are actually wearing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joni Jouhkimainen	315,000 15,000	15,000

Jason Mercier	220,000 90,000	90,000

Artem Maksimov	180,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Artem Maksimov Jason Mercier Joni Jouhkimainen

07-02-2024 15:59 UTC-8

Lonis Back Above Starting

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Frank Visser

Level 4 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante

Arriving on a turn of 8♦3♣J♣10♣, Jesse Lonis checked from the big blind to Isaac Kempton in the cutoff. Kempton fired a pot-sized 50,000 chips and Lonis called.

Both players then checked on the 7♦ river, after which Lonis tabled Q♣J♦9♠5♣ for a flush. Kempton mucked his cards and the pot was awarded to Lonis.

"You didn't feel like putting me to the test?" Lonis asked Kempton.

"You didn't strike me as a man who likes folding," Kempton retorted.

Meanwhile, Tomer Daniel took his seat at this table on his second bullet.