Event #79: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-03-2024 20:54 UTC-8

Katz Doubles Through Mercier

Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

In multi-way action to the K♣7♣5♥A♥ turn, Jason Mercier bet 250,000 and then sigh-called the all-in of Cary Katz for 550,000 total.

Cary Katz: A♣K♠9♠2♠ All in
Jason Mercier: A♠Q♠J♣2♥

The 2♣ river gave Katz the double, as he pulled even with Mercier.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	1,800,000 430,000	430,000

Jason Mercier	1,750,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Cary Katz Jason Mercier

07-03-2024 20:58 UTC-8

Benyamine Fails to Bust Blom

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Frank Visser

Level 22 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Viktor Blom pushed in his stack of 340,000 chips from the button and was called by David Benyamine in the big blind.

Viktor Blom: A♣Q♥3♠2♥ All in
David Benyamine: 9♠5♠5♦2♦

Blom paired his ace on the 8♦6♣4♥A♦6♥ runout and that was enough to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	4,825,000 175,000	175,000

Viktor Blom	860,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: David Benyamine Viktor Blom

07-03-2024 21:05 UTC-8

More for Mercier and Keijzer

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Jim Collopy raised to 275,000 and Ronald Keijzer defended the big blind. They checked all the way to the Q♣7♣7♥J♣7♠ river on which Keijzer checked again. Collopy bet 675,000 only for Keijzer to check-raise to 1,900,000 total.

Collopy tank-called after using one time extension and was shown the 9♣8♥7♦5♦ for quads sevens.

One table over, Jason Mercier potted to 420,000 and Joshua Ladines defended the big blind. On the A♠10♥8♠ flop, Ladines checked and subsequently folded when Mercier pushed all-in for 780,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Collopy	8,100,000 630,000	630,000

Ronald Keijzer	6,550,000 2,625,000	2,625,000

Joshua Ladines	5,700,000 455,000	455,000
Jason Mercier	1,780,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Jason Mercier Jim Collopy Joshua Ladines Ronald Keijzer

Level: 23

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 160,000

07-03-2024 21:09 UTC-8

Blom Triples Up

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Isaac Kempton raised to 420,000 in the hijack, Viktor Blom called all in on the button for 330,000, and Jonathan Azoulay called in the small blind.

Azoulay and Kempton then checked on the 2♣5♣10♣ flop before Azoulay bet 200 on the 3♥ turn. The 7♣ river completed the board, seeing Azoulay check and Kempton put him all in for 1,150,000 chips.

Azoulay spent a while in the tank before folding. Kempton showed A♦Q♣J♥J♦ for a pair of jacks, and Blom tripled up with his A♥A♣K♥8♠ for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Isaac Kempton	2,050,000 485,000	485,000
Viktor Blom	1,390,000 530,000	530,000
Jonathan Azoulay	1,150,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Isaac Kempton Jonathan Azoulay Viktor Blom

07-03-2024 21:15 UTC-8

A Double and a Triple Up

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Sean Winter potted from under the gun and then called all-in for 1,170,000 when Jim Collopy reraised in the big blind.

Sean Winter: A♥A♣4♦4♥ All in
Jim Collopy: A♠Q♥8♠7♣

The board ran out Q♠8♦2♦A♦6♥ and Winter doubled with a set of aces.

Over on table 134, Gabriel Andrade potted and then saw Jonathan Azoulay move all-in. David Benyamine called, and Andrade called all-in for 880,000 as well.

Gabriel Andrade: A♣K♣3♣2♦ All in
Jonathan Azoulay: A♦Q♦7♠6♦ All in
David Benyamine: 8♦7♦6♠5♠

The A♠K♥5♣Q♣9♣ board gave Andrade the nut flush for a triple up, Azoulay survived with a micro stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Collopy	7,100,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

David Benyamine	3,975,000 850,000	850,000

Gabriel Andrade	2,900,000 1,670,000	1,670,000
Sean Winter	2,350,000 720,000	720,000
Jonathan Azoulay	460,000 690,000	690,000

Tags: David Benyamine Gabriel Andrade Jim Collopy Jonathan Azoulay Sean Winter

07-03-2024 21:18 UTC-8

Jason Mercier Eliminated in 18th Place ($105,000)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Having previously lost a part of his stack against the shove by Brian Rast, Jason Mercier was all-in for 710,000 from the small blind and looked up by Cary Katz in the big blind after the K♣7♦5♥ flop.

Jason Mercier: A♣K♦6♠4♣ All in
Cary Katz: K♥9♦8♦3♥

The 10♥ turn and 6♦ river gave Katz a ten-high straight and Mercier was knocked out in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	3,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Jason Mercier	Busted

Tags: Brian Rast Cary Katz Jason Mercier

07-03-2024 21:22 UTC-8

Isaac Kempton Eliminated in 17th Place ($105,000)

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Danny Tang raised to 500,000 in the cutoff and Isaac Kempton jammed all in for 1,675,000 on the button.

"Okay, let's run it," Tang said as he called to put Kempton at risk.

Isaac Kempton: Q♠Q♥7♦3♦ All in
Danny Tang: A♥9♦8♥6♥

Tang made a straight on the 2♥7♣8♠5♣A♠ runout to secure the pot and eliminate Kempton in 17th.

The remaining 16 players were redrawn across two tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Tang	5,520,000 1,670,000	1,670,000

Isaac Kempton	Busted

Tags: Danny Tang Isaac Kempton

07-03-2024 21:27 UTC-8

Redraw of the Final Two Tables

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

There are around 23 minutes left in the level and the redraw of the final 16 players can be found below.

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
139	1	Sean Winter	United States	2,320,000	15
139	2	Jim Collopy	United States	6,600,000	41
139	3	Christopher Frank	Germany	2,600,000	16
139	4	Daniel Perkusic	Germany	1,660,000	10
139	5	Cary Katz	United States	3,000,000	19
139	6	Danny Tang	Hong Kong	5,520,000	35
139	7	Gabriel Andrade	Ecuador	2,510,000	16
139	8	Andjelko Andrejevic	United States	1,775,000	11

140	1	Ronald Keijzer	Netherlands	7,300,000	46
140	2	Brian Rast	United States	1,855,000	12
140	3	Jonathan Azoulay	United States	1,150,000	7
140	4	Santhosh Suvarna	India	4,500,000	28
140	5	Viktor Blom	Sweden	875,000	5
140	6	Joshua Ladines	United States	6,825,000	43
140	7	Ben Lamb	United States	2,800,000	18
140	8	David Benyamine	France	3,910,000	24

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Keijzer	7,300,000 750,000	750,000

Joshua Ladines	6,825,000 1,125,000	1,125,000
Jim Collopy	6,600,000 500,000	500,000

Danny Tang	5,520,000

Santhosh Suvarna	4,500,000 1,170,000	1,170,000

David Benyamine	3,910,000 65,000	65,000

Cary Katz	3,000,000

Ben Lamb	2,800,000 1,090,000	1,090,000

Christopher Frank	2,600,000 630,000	630,000

Gabriel Andrade	2,510,000 390,000	390,000
Sean Winter	2,320,000 30,000	30,000
Brian Rast	1,855,000 325,000	325,000

Andjelko Andrejevic	1,775,000 60,000	60,000

Daniel Perkusic	1,660,000 1,240,000	1,240,000

Jonathan Azoulay	1,150,000 690,000	690,000
Viktor Blom	875,000 515,000	515,000

07-03-2024 21:33 UTC-8

Ladines Limps to Double Lamb

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Frank Visser

Level 23 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Joshua Ladines limped in under the gun and Ben Lamb made it 720,000 to go in the next seat. The action folded back to Ladines, who called to see the 6♣Q♣7♥ flop.

He then potted for 1,720,000, after which Lamb moved all in for 1,985,000. Ladines quickly called as the cards were turned up.

Ben Lamb: A♥A♦Q♠5♣ All in
Joshua Ladines: K♣J♠10♣8♠