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

07-02-2024 18:35 UTC-8

Updated Counts in the Field

Christian Zetzsche

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Gryko	1,025,000 150,000	150,000

Artur Martirosian	975,000 100,000	100,000

Jared Bleznick	875,000 225,000	225,000

Dan Cates	650,000 445,000	445,000

Dylan Weisman	600,000 130,000	130,000

Shahar Levi	530,000
Philip Wiszowaty	490,000 2,000	2,000
Danny Hannawa	350,000 50,000	50,000
Iaroslav Boiko	315,000
Jordan Spurlin	300,000
Joao Vieira	300,000

Anthony Marsico	300,000
Matthew Kolibas	280,000 20,000	20,000
Sam Stein	230,000 70,000	70,000

07-02-2024 18:39 UTC-8

Drinan Chips Up Without Showdown

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Three ways to the A♣8♦7♣ flop, Tom-Aksel Bedell and Roberto Sagra checked. Connor Drinan bet 20,000 on the button and received two calls. After the 6♥ turn, Bedell checked and Sagra in the hijack bet 65,000. Both opponents called and the A♥ river then paired the board.

Bedell checked, Sagra slowed down and checked as well Drinan bet 150,000 and received two folds to scoop the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Drinan	650,000 120,000	120,000

Roberto Sagra	475,000 115,000	115,000
Tom-Aksel Bedell	340,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Connor Drinan Roberto Sagra Tom-Aksel Bedell

07-02-2024 18:40 UTC-8

Von Blanckenburg Check-Raises Schwartz

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Frank Visser

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

The action was picked up on the flop of 2♦10♣7♥, where Clemens von Blanckenburg had checked to Noah Schwartz. Schwartz then made a bet and Von Blanckenburg raised to 65,000.

Schwartz put in a call before both players checked on the 6♥ turn. The K♥ river saw Von Blanckenburg check again, but Schwartz made a bet of 79,000.

Blankenburg spent a few time banks before finding a fold as Santhosh Suvarna took the seat next to him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Mercier	435,000 358,000	358,000

Koray Turker	415,000 100,000	100,000
Clemens von Blanckenburg	400,000 50,000	50,000
Noah Schwartz	325,000 25,000	25,000

Joni Jouhkimainen	310,000 45,000	45,000

Santhosh Suvarna	300,000

Artem Maksimov	226,000 82,000	82,000

Tags: Noah Schwartz Santhosh Suvarna Clemens von Blanckenburg

07-02-2024 18:41 UTC-8

Wantman Picks Off Cates

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Ryan Lashmar

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

With two players seeing a final board of 6♣3♦8♠5♠Q♦ and about 60,000 in the middle, Dan Cates bet 60,000 from middle position and was called by Matthew Wantman on the button.

Cates could only show A♥J♥10♣6♥ for a pair of sixes turned into a bluff while Wantman turned over A♦Q♠7♠6♦ for two pair to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Cates	560,000 90,000	90,000

Matthew Wantman	455,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Dan Cates Matthew Wantman

07-02-2024 18:45 UTC-8

Geeng Eliminated by Lin

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Christian Zetzsche

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

Daniel Geeng was already all-in prior to the K♦J♣6♦K♠A♦ river and awaited his fate while Eelis Pärssinen and Ren Lin were still active. Pärssinen checked and then folded when Lin bet 50,000.

Geeng exposed his J♦J♠7♦7♥ for jacks full of kings but Lin had him pipped with the K♥10♦7♠6♠ for kings fill of sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eelis Pärssinen	500,000 215,000	215,000

Ren Lin	475,000 175,000	175,000

Daniel Geeng	Busted

Tags: Daniel Geeng Eelis Pärssinen Ren Lin

Level: 9

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 6,000

07-02-2024 18:58 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Connor Drinan	700,000 50,000	50,000

Danny Hannawa	525,000 175,000	175,000
Krasimir Yankov	425,000 125,000	125,000
Santhosh Suvarna	350,000 50,000	50,000

Cong Pham	300,000
Jonas Kronwitter	300,000 300,000	300,000
David Wang	180,000 10,000	10,000
Cary Katz	140,000

Rob Hollink	90,000 210,000	210,000
Gregoire Auzoux	Busted
Sam Snead	Busted
Matthew Kolibas	Busted

07-02-2024 18:58 UTC-8

Negreanu Takes from Keijzer

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

Ronald Keijzer limped in from middle position and Daniel Negreanu raised to 20,000 from the cutoff. Keijzer made the call.

The flop came A♦A♥K♥ and Keijzer check-called a 5,000 bet from Negreanu.

Both players checked through the 2♥ turn leading to the 8♠ river. Keijzer checked, Negreanu bet 35,000 and Keijzer folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	540,000 5,000	5,000

Ronald Keijzer	273,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Ronald Keijzer

07-02-2024 18:58 UTC-8

Lamb Busts Ben Yacov With Straight Flush

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante

In the final hand of the previous level, Ben Lamb raised to 13,000 under the gun and was called by Najeem Ajez on the button. Amit Ben Yacov then three-bet to 57,000 from the small blind and both players called.

On the 2♦K♥9♥ flop, Ajez bet 40,000 chips and Lamb called before Ajez folded. The J♥ turn then fell, on which Ben Yacov jammed all in. Lamb snap called with the covering stack.

Amit Ben Yacov: KxKxQx9x All in
Ben Lamb: Q♥J♠10♥8♣