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

07-12-2024 16:46 UTC-8

Sturm Takes on Three

Ollie Garland

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

Jason Koon raised from under the gun, Chino Rheem called in middle position, as did Brek Schutten, in the hijack.

The action fell on Leon Sturm, in the small blind, who didn't take long to squeeze to 50,000. Each remaining opponent took their time before coming to the same conclusion, pitching their cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brek Schutten	730,000 490,000	490,000

Leon Sturm	380,000 85,000	85,000

Chino Rheem	340,000 43,500	43,500
Jason Koon	200,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Jason Koon Leon Sturm

Level: 6

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

07-12-2024 16:34 UTC-8

Foxen Chipping Up

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Alex Foxen raised in the cutoff and Andy Wilson defended in the big blind.

The flop came 10♠8♦4♦ and Wilson check-raised to 36,000 over Foxen's bet of 8,000. Foxen made the call.

The turn landed the 9♠ and Wilson fired out a bet 65,000. Foxen called, bringing the 10♥ river which went check-check.

Foxen tabled J♦9♦ for two pair, nines and tens, besting the KxJx of Wilson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	510,000 80,000	80,000

Andy Wilson	147,000 223,000	223,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Andy Wilson

07-12-2024 16:32 UTC-8

Some Counts from the Field

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	955,000 45,000	45,000

David Coleman	780,000 80,000	80,000

Barak Wisbrod	525,000 70,000	70,000

Lewis Spencer	463,000 143,000	143,000
Artur Martirosian	335,000 115,000	115,000

Robert Mizrachi	270,000 30,000	30,000

Stephen Chidwick	190,000 90,000	90,000

Chance Kornuth	165,500 251,500	251,500

Galen Hall	160,000 70,000	70,000

Daniel Negreanu	125,000 135,000	135,000

Chris Hunichen	120,000 190,000	190,000

07-12-2024 16:30 UTC-8

Margolin Shoves the Turn

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On a flop of 4♦4♣5♦ Timur Margolin bet 23,000 and was raised to 125,000 by his opponent on the button. After using multiple time extensions, Magolin made the call.

The turn came the K♥ and Margolin was first to act. He moved all in for 112,000 and got a fold from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timur Margolin	520,000 215,000	215,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	300,000

Damian Salas	88,000 189,000	189,000

Tags: Timur Margolin

07-12-2024 16:29 UTC-8

Seiver Settles Into the Field

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Nacho Barbero raised to 8,000 from the cutoff and Scott Seiver defended in the big blind.

The 4♦9♠J♠ flop checked through to the 3♣ on the turn. Seiver took the lead for 18,000 and Barbero quickly gave up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	325,000 15,000	15,000

Scott Seiver	320,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Nacho Barbero Scott Seiver

07-12-2024 16:24 UTC-8

Koon Wins Another

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Nick Becker

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Action was caught on the flop of 7♦J♣Q♥ in a hand between Jason Koon in the hijack and Sergio Aido in the big blind.

With about 20,000 in the pot, Aido check-called a bet of 7,000 from Koon, bringing the K♠ turn.

Aido checked again and Koon sized up with a bet of 26,000. Aido folded and the pot was pushed to Koon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	277,000 33,000	33,000
Jason Koon	148,000 27,500	27,500

Tags: Jason Koon Sergio Aido

07-12-2024 16:19 UTC-8

Wong Loses to the Sailboats

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Jason Wong defended from the big blind to a middle position raise and saw a flop of 9♠2♣5♠. Wong's opponent bet 15,000 which Wong called.

The action was checked down on the 2♦ turn and the 7♣ river. Wong flipped over A♠10♣ for ace-high, which was second best to the 4♠4♣ for a pair of fours of his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Wong	285,000 15,000	15,000

07-12-2024 16:13 UTC-8

Bonomo Busts

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Ollie Garland

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Justin Bonomo raised to 8,000 from middle position, Timur Margolin three-bet to 32,000 and Bonomo called.

The 3♣10♠6♠ flop saw Margolin bet out 75,000, enough to put Bonomo all in. Bonomo called off the bet for his tournament life.

Justin Bonomo: 7♣7♥ All in
Timur Margolin: A♠2♠

Bonomo was ahead, but the 5♠ turn had him drawing dead. The 2♦ river changed nothing and Bonomo was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timur Margolin	305,000 75,000	75,000

Justin Bonomo	Busted

Tags: Justin Bonomo Timur Margolin

07-12-2024 16:13 UTC-8

Davies Keeps Arends Wondering

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Tim Baker

Level 5 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

With around 220,000 in the pot on a board of J♠K♦7♦3♦9♦. Seth Davies moved all in from the small blind for roughly 230,000. Jans Arends, who started the hand under the gun and had a similar amount of chips himself, went deep into the tank using multiple time extensions before ultimately, he settled on a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	450,000 152,000	152,000

Nacho Barbero	310,000 310,000	310,000

Jans Arends	230,000 230,000	230,000

Tags: Jans Arends Seth Davies