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

07-12-2024 17:15 UTC-8

Martirosian Rivers the Nuts

Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Philip Wiszowaty raised to 10,000 from early position. Artur Martirosian called him on the button and Robert Mizrachi called out of the big blind.

The action checked to Martirosian on the 6♠9♥J♦ flop. He bet 12,000, which only Wiszowaty called.

After Wiszowaty checked the 2♣ turn, Martirosian bet 47,000, Wiszowaty thought for a few moments before calling.

Wiszowaty checked when the 10♦ appeared on the river. Martirosian moved all in for 161,000 and Wiszowaty called.

Martirosian showed K♥Q♥ for a rivered straight. Wiszowaty flipped up K♠J♠ for a pair of jacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	480,000 145,000	145,000

Adrian Mateos	370,000 190,000	190,000

Bryn Kenney	300,000 300,000	300,000

Wing Po Liu	300,000 300,000	300,000

Robert Mizrachi	270,000 40,000	40,000

Philip Wiszowaty	130,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Philip Wiszowaty Robert Mizrachi

07-12-2024 17:15 UTC-8

Second Break

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Nick Becker

Level 6 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining players are on a 15-minute break. Play will resume with blinds at 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 big blind ante.

07-12-2024 17:12 UTC-8

Soverel Knocks Kuznetsov Off the Pot

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Sam Soverel raised to 11,000 from the hijack and Nikita Kuznetsov defended in the big blind.

The Q♦Q♠6♠ flop saw Kuznetsov play in flow. Soverel continued for 6,500 and Kuznetsov check-raised to 17,500. Soverel called.

The 2♠ turn checked through to the Q♥ on the river. Kuznetsov bet out for 16,000 and Soverel responded with a raise to 63,000. Kuznetsov used a time extension before laying down his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Soverel	450,000 85,000	85,000

Nikita Kuznetsov	310,000 160,000	160,000

Tags: Nikita Kuznetsov Sam Soverel

07-12-2024 17:09 UTC-8

Wong Sets the Trap with Aces

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Nick Becker

Level 6 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jason Wong raised to 10,000 in the cutoff and Jared Bleznick three-bet to 35,000 from the small blind. Wong made the call, bringing the 9♦2♦Q♠ flop.

Bleznick continued for 20,000 and Wong called. On the 7♥ turn, Bleznick bet enough to out Wong all in, who had 68,000 behind. Wong quickly called.

Jason Wong: A♣A♠ All in
Jared Bleznick: A♦10♣

Bleznick was drawing dead as the meaningless 7♣ rolled off on the river, and the pot was pushed Wong's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wong	193,000 92,000	92,000
Jared Bleznick	170,500 129,500	129,500

Tags: Jared Bleznick Jason Wong

07-12-2024 17:00 UTC-8

Sturm Sends Suvarna to an Early Exit

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

The action was caught as Santhosh Suvarna, in the hijack, who just sat down with a fresh stack was making his was to the rail. The beneficiary of the pot was Leon Sturm, on the button. The full board read J♣10♥3♣J♦K♦ with the cards having been tabled:

Santhosh Suvarna: AxQx All in
Leon Sturm: K♥J♥

The dealer found the perfect river card to give Suvarna a straight while filling up Sturm's full house. This cooler sent Suvarna to an early exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Leon Sturm	745,000 365,000	365,000

Santhosh Suvarna	Busted

Tags: Leon Sturm Santhosh Suvarna

07-12-2024 17:00 UTC-8

A Controversial Angle & Wild 7-Bet Bubble Hand in WSOP Main Event | PokerNews Podcast #846

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Chad Holloway

Level 6 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

In the 846th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Kyna England are joined at Level 9 Studio by PokerNews Pennsylvania Ambassador Keith Becker, who served as special co-host to talk about the latest happenings at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP).

That included a controversial hand from Day 3 that some viewed as an angle and/or scummy, as well as the wild seven-bet bubble hand on Day 4. What two hands could inspire two big stacks to get 120 big blinds all in preflop on the money bubble? Find out here. The trio also take a look at the WSOP Main Event payouts and how they compare to past years, which former Main Event champs lasted the longest, and how both Mo Nuwwarah and Josh Reichard took pre-tournament misfortune and used it as motivation to make a deep run into Day 5.

Chad also shares why he was inspired to turn extra links from his WSOP gold bracelet into a pair of gold earrings, while Keith talks about his life in the Keystone State, which includes a successful Twitch stream. As a matter of fact, he even streamed from the recently completed Global Poker x PokerNews Cup, which crowned a pair of Freeroll Finale Champions.

Finally, hear about recent WSOP gold bracelet winners including Garth Yettick, Carsten Heidemann, Matthew Alsante, and Chance Kornuth, who took down Event #85: $1,000 Flip & Go for his fourth gold bracelet. Hear from Kornuth himself in our winner's interview. Oh, and don't forget your regular $25K Fantasy update.

A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice weekly during the 2024 WSOP every Tuesday and Friday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

07-12-2024 16:55 UTC-8

Vogelsang Lets Soverel Take Down the Pot

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Christoph Vogelsang raised to 12,000 from middle position and was three-bet to 37,000 by Sam Soverel on the button. After the blinds folded, Vogelsang made the call.

Vogelsang checked the 10♠8♠J♦ flop and faced a bet of 56,000 from Soverel. Vogelsang didn't take long to fold his hand and forfeit the pot to Soverel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	560,000 560,000	560,000

Christoph Vogelsang	385,000 20,000	20,000

Sam Soverel	365,000 65,000	65,000

Robert Mizrachi	310,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Sam Soverel

07-12-2024 16:52 UTC-8

A Few More to Take to the Felt

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Ollie Garland

Level 6 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Santhosh Suvarna	300,000 300,000	300,000

Koray Aldemir	300,000 300,000	300,000

Jared Bleznick	300,000 300,000	300,000

Dominik Nitsche	300,000 300,000	300,000

07-12-2024 16:50 UTC-8

Blom Misses His Flush

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Tim Baker

Level 6 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Four players saw a flop of 8♦Q♣4♣. When it checked to Viktor Blom he bet 18,000 and only Barak Wisbrod called from the button.

Blom slowed down and checked the 10♦ turn. Wisbrod fired a bet of 66,000 which Blom called.

Both players checked the K♥ river. Blom showed A♣6♣ for a missed flush draw and ace-high. Wisbrod had A♥Q♥ for a pair of queens to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barak Wisbrod	600,000 75,000	75,000

Vinny Lingham	590,000 70,000	70,000
Viktor Blom	340,000 85,000	85,000
Lewis Spencer	150,000 313,000	313,000
Joao Vieira	66,000 96,000	96,000