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

07-02-2024 13:25 UTC-8

Mercier Takes From Dam

Christian Zetzsche

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

Jason Mercier defended the big blind against a button raise by Martin Dam and they both opted to check through the K♦10♥5♦ flop. On the 5♣ turn, Mercier checked again and Dam bet 3,000. The check-raise to 14,000 by Mercier followed and it won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	310,000 10,000	10,000

Martin Dam	265,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Jason Mercier Martin Dam

07-02-2024 13:26 UTC-8

More New Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Robert Cowen took his seat on table 140 which brings the last two winners of this event together, as Jesse Lonis can also be found there as well.

Dylan Smith also jumped in recently and raised the cutoff to then call a three-bet by Erick Lindgren on the button to 6,500. Both checked to the A♦6♥3♠4♣9♦ river on which Smith check-folded to a bet by Lindgren.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Cowen	300,000 300,000	300,000

Clemens von Blanckenburg	300,000 300,000	300,000
Ben Lamb	300,000 300,000	300,000

Michael Duek	300,000 300,000	300,000
Dylan Smith	293,000 293,000	293,000
Erick Lindgren	245,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Dylan Smith Erick Lindgren Jesse Lonis Robert Cowen

07-02-2024 13:30 UTC-8

Azoulay Takes Four-Way Pot

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Frank Visser

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

Four players saw a flop of A♥Q♦5♣. With 21,000 chips in the middle, David Benyamine checked from the small blind before Roberto Sagra bet out 3,000 in the big blind.

Jonathan Azoulay then raised to 15,000 under the gun, which forced out Chase Steeley on the button, as well as Benyamine.

Sagra stuck in a call, however, but check-folded once Azoulay conintued for 26,000 on the 2♥ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Azoulay	330,000 30,000	30,000
David Benyamine	295,000 5,000	5,000

Chase Steely	295,000
Roberto Sagra	280,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Chase Steeley David Benyamine Jonathan Azoulay Roberto Sagra

07-02-2024 13:38 UTC-8

Weisman Check-Raises Turn

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Frank Visser

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

In a pot of 24,000 chips. Dylan Weisman and Michael Duek arrived on a turn of 10♥9♠10♣2♦. Weisman checked from the cutoff to Duek in the big blind, with the latter making a bet of 14,000.

Weisman then raised to 48,000, after which Duek laid down his hand. The table agreed to table one card of the winners' hands, and this time a king was tabled as Weisman raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	332,000 32,000	32,000

Michael Duek	275,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Dylan Weisman Michael Duek

07-02-2024 13:40 UTC-8

Field Climbs to 39 Entries

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Towards the end of level one, the clock shows 39 entries and the following players have all entered the fray.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Van Loo	300,000
Filip Lovric	300,000
Mads Amot	300,000
Dirk Gerritse	300,000
Bryce Yockey	300,000

Sam Stein	300,000

07-02-2024 13:42 UTC-8

Lonis Pounces on Duek

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Christian Zetzsche

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

In a pot of more than 110,000 to the A♠A♥3♥Q♣2♣ river, Michael Duek checked in the cutoff. Jesse Lonis bet 89,000 on the button. Duek used one time bank extension and folded for the pot to be shipped to Lonis.

Dylan Weisman inquired if one card could be shown and Lonis nodded. It was Duek who made the choice and he peeled Lonis' A♣.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	375,000 59,000	59,000

Michael Duek	220,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Dylan Weisman Jesse Lonis Michael Duek

Level: 2

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

07-02-2024 13:52 UTC-8

Ajez Loses Some to Van Loo

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Picking up the action on the K♠8♣2♦A♠ turn, Tim Van Loo checked and then called a bet worth 15,000 by Najeem Ajez. They checked the 8♥ on the river and Van Loo flashed pocket deuces for a full house to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Van Loo	330,000 30,000	30,000
Najeem Ajez	225,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Najeem Ajez Tim Van Loo

07-02-2024 13:54 UTC-8

Weisman Shoves on Lonis

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Gruffud Pugh-Jones led out for 7,000 in the small blind on a flop of J♥5♣Q♥. Dylan Weisman called in the big blind before Jesse Lonis made it 29,500 to go in middle position.

Pugh-Jones folded while Weisman called to see the 7♠ turn. Weisman then checked and Lonis announced a pot-sized bet of 77,500. Weisman jammed all in, covering Lonis.

Lonis went on to spend all but one of his time extensions before laying it down, and he picked the 7♥ out of Weisman's hand to show to the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	484,500 152,500	152,500

Gruffudd Pugh-Jones	316,000 316,000	316,000
Jesse Lonis	208,500 166,500	166,500

Tags: Dylan Weisman Jesse Lonis

07-02-2024 14:02 UTC-8

Krentzman Arrives and Takes a Hit Against Steely

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Three ways to the K♣9♠3♥6♣ turn, Chase Steely bet 13,500 out of the big blind and was called by David Benyamine from under the gun as well as recently arrived Evan Krentzman on the button. The 2♦ fell on the river and the action checked to Krentzman, who asked for the size of the pot.

Krentzman then bet 50,000 into 54,800 and Steely was the only caller.

The 3♦3♠ for a set of treys were exposed first by Krentzman, but he mucked when Steely tabled his A♥6♦6♥5♠ for a set of sixes.