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

07-02-2024 15:36 UTC-8

Livingston Chopped Up

Frank Visser

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

Alex Livingston had gone all in for his final few chips and was looked up by Roberto Sagra and Philip Wiszowaty, who had created a side pot.

Sagra then check-called a 25,000 bet on the 4♦Q♦9♣ pot before Wiszowaty made it 50,000 to go on the Q♣ turn. Sagra raised the pot to 229,000 and Wiszowaty jammed all in for not much more.

Sagra called and all hands were tabled.

Alex Livingston: A♦K♦8♥2♥ All in
Philip Wiszowaty: K♠Q♠7♥5♥ All in
Roberto Sagra: K♥K♣Q♥6♠

The 8♠ river changed nothing, and Sagra and Wiszowaty split both the main and the side pot with trip queens as Livingston took his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roberto Sagra	300,000
Philip Wiszowaty	295,000
Alex Livingston	Busted

Tags: Alex Livingston Philip Wiszowaty Roberto Sagra

07-02-2024 15:42 UTC-8

Van Loo Picks Up From Andrejevic

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Christian Zetzsche

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

In a three-bet pot to the A♥J♣3♠ flop, Tim Van Loo in the cutoff checked and then called a bet worth 25,000 by Andjelko Andrejevic on the button. They checked the 8♠ turn and Van Loo used one time bank extension on the 4♦ river. Once he bet thereafter, Andrejevic folded.

In the meanwhile, Connor Drinan and Eric Garma have entered the field while Robert Cowen and Tomas Ribeiro have been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Van Loo	370,000 84,000	84,000
Eric Garma	300,000 300,000	300,000
Connor Drinan	300,000 300,000	300,000

Andjelko Andrejevic	243,000 32,000	32,000

Robert Cowen	Busted

Tomas Ribeiro	Busted

Tags: Andjelko Andrejevic Connor Drinan Eric Garma Robert Cowen Tim Van Loo Tomas Ribeiro

07-02-2024 15:49 UTC-8

Haxton Gets a Squeeze Through

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Frank Visser

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

Najeem Ajez limped in from middle position and Chase Steely did so in the hijack. David Benyamine then made it 11,000 in the cutoff before big blind Isaac Haxton three-bet to 38,000.

All of his opponents folded, and Haxton was awarded the pot.

"I'm on tilt," he added as he stacked up his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chase Steely	605,000 80,000	80,000
Najeem Ajez	375,000 15,000	15,000
Isaac Haxton	275,000 25,000	25,000

David Benyamine	185,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Chase Steely David Benyamine Isaac Haxton

07-02-2024 15:57 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Petko Tsakov	425,000 105,000	105,000
Gabriel Andrade	400,000 400,000	400,000
Raphael Schreiner	330,000 30,000	30,000
Sam Snead	330,000 30,000	30,000
Sean Winter	320,000 20,000	20,000
Eelis Pärssinen	310,000 10,000	10,000

Aaron Katz	300,000 300,000	300,000

Arthur Morris	300,000 300,000	300,000
Christopher Frank	295,000 83,000	83,000

Koray Turker	280,000 40,000	40,000
Ronald Keijzer	230,000 25,000	25,000

Evan Krentzman	190,000 110,000	110,000
Dylan Smith	80,000 70,000	70,000

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Kempton	570,000 30,000	30,000
Jesse Lonis	410,000 190,000	190,000

Tomer Daniel	300,000

Tags: Isaac Kempton Jesse Lonis Tomer Daniel

Level: 5

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

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 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 16:15 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 16:17 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♥