Event #92: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-12-2024 14:05 UTC-8

Seidel's Ladies Dominate Hunichen

Tim Baker

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

From the small blind, Erik Seidel bet 50,000 on a flop of 9♦8♦4♣ into Chris Hunichen on the button. Hunichen called.

Seidel fired 100,000 on the 8♠ turn and after a few moments, Hunichen raised all-in for roughly 220,000. Seidel made the call.

Chris Hunichen: J♣J♦ All in
Erik Seidel: Q♥Q♣

The A♠ fell on the river and Seidel eliminated Hunichen with pocket queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	655,000 280,000	280,000

Chris Hunichen	Busted

Tags: Chris Hunichen Erik Seidel

07-12-2024 14:00 UTC-8

Vogelsang Takes From Rocco

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Tim Baker

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

Michael Rocco bet 13,000 from under the gun on the flop of Q♥7♠7♥. Christoph Vogelsang called from the cutoff.

The turn came the 2♦. Rocco fired 27,000 which Vogelsang called again.

Rocco slowed down on the 4♣ river, and check-folded to a bet of 65,000 from Vogelsang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christoph Vogelsang	365,000 65,000	65,000

Daniel Negreanu	305,000 5,000	5,000

Brek Schutten	290,000 10,000	10,000

Michael Rocco	290,000 10,000	10,000

David Peters	288,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Michael Rocco

07-12-2024 13:56 UTC-8

Some Level Two Faces to Takes Their Seats

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Ollie Garland

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Linde	300,000 300,000	300,000

Joao Vieira	300,000 300,000	300,000

Chance Kornuth	300,000 300,000	300,000

Alex Foxen	300,000 300,000	300,000

Sam Soverel	300,000 300,000	300,000

Adrian Mateos	300,000 300,000	300,000

07-12-2024 13:50 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Jungleman Dishes on Game of Gold, Tom Dwan Debts

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Connor Richards

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

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 11th episode, Connor speaks with Dan "Jungleman" Cates about accountability in poker, his notorious heads-up challenge with Tom Dwan, Game of Gold, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, mindfulness in poker and his new podcast Winning the Game of Life.

Cates also talked about his iconic Poker Players Championship outfits and a six-figure downswing he experienced at Bellagio during the summer.

This interview was filmed at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Tags: Tom Dwan Connor Richards Dan Cates

07-12-2024 13:48 UTC-8

Seidel Takes from Haxton

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Ollie Garland

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

A button raise from Isaac Haxton and a big blind three-bet from Erik Seidel saw 63,500 in the middle as both players headed to a flop of J♥4♥9♦. Sidel continued for 25,000 and Haxton called.

The A♥ turn checked through to the 5♦ on the turn. Seidel retook the lead for 60,000 and Haxton settled on a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	375,000 75,000	75,000

Isaac Haxton	180,000 118,000	118,000

Tags: Erik Seidel Isaac Haxton

Level: 2

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 2,500

07-12-2024 13:39 UTC-8

Seidel Wins it on the Flop

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Nick Becker

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

Erik Seidel raised to 4,500 in middle position and Isaac Haxton defended in the big blind.

The flop came 3♣4♦2♣ and Haxton check-folded to Seidel's continuation-bet of 6,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Wiszowaty	540,000 38,500	38,500
Chris Hunichen	320,000 20,000	20,000
Erik Seidel	255,000 45,000	45,000

Isaac Haxton	175,000 123,000	123,000

Tags: Erik Seidel Isaac Haxton

07-12-2024 13:39 UTC-8

Blom Folds to Hall's Turn Bet

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Tim Baker

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

Viktor Blom raised on the cutoff and was called by Galen Hall on the button and Sandra Bratton out of the big blind.

After it checked to Blom on the 2♣5♣8♥ flop, he put out a continuation-bet of 8,000, which only Hall called.

Blom check-folded to bet of 20,000 from Hall on the 2♦ turn.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	310,000 10,000	10,000

Viktor Blom	295,000 5,000	5,000
Sandra Bratton	295,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Galen Hall Sandra Bratton Viktor Blom

07-12-2024 13:36 UTC-8

Some Late Enterants and Rebuys

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Ollie Garland

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

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	300,000

Brek Schutten	300,000

Tauan De Oliveira Naves	300,000
Galen Hall	300,000

Robert Mizrachi	300,000

Timur Margolin	300,000

Erik Seidel	300,000

Barak Wisbrod	300,000

Artur Martirosian	300,000

Michael Rocco	300,000 300,000	300,000

07-12-2024 13:28 UTC-8

Rocco Sent to the Rail by Brooks

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Ollie Garland

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

Michael Rocco, who had lost the bulk of his chips in a prior hand, raised to 6,000 from the hijack, leaving himself just 1,000 behind the line. John Brooks, on the button, made the call.

The 3♦9♥9♣ flop saw Rocco check and then call a bet for his last 1,000.

Michael Rocco: J♥10♦ All in
John Brooks: 6♣6♥

The 7♥ turn and 9♠ river saw Brooks' full house send Rocco to the rail.