Event #92: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-13-2024 14:57 UTC-8

Gigja Takes From Rocco

Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Michael Rocco raised to 80,000 from middle position and Brynjar Gigja called from the hijack.

The two players checked the board of 4♣4♠2♥A♥10♥ all the way down to the river. Rocco checked for the last time and faced a bet of 150,000 from Gigja. Rocco thought for a few moments but eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brynjar Gigja	3,500,000 1,815,000	1,815,000
Erik Seidel	2,250,000 385,000	385,000

Michael Rocco	2,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Justin Saliba	905,000 140,000	140,000

Matthias Eibinger	530,000 275,000	275,000

Baruch Scheinberg	480,000 150,000	150,000
Sam Soverel	80,000 1,590,000	1,590,000

Tags: Brynjar Gigja Michael Rocco

07-13-2024 14:56 UTC-8

Lonis Sends Out Kuznetsov

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Tyler Foran

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov jammed 385,000 on the button and Jesse Lonis tank-called from the big blind.

Nikita Kuznetsov: K♠J♠ All in
Jesse Lonis: A♦6♠

Kuznetsov smashed the K♣7♠5♠ flop, making top pair and a flush draw. The 8♥ turn changed nothing but the A♥ river gave Lonis a pair of aces to send Kuznetsov to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Lonis	2,430,000 170,000	170,000

Nikita Kuznetsov	Busted

Tags: Jesse Lonis Nikita Kuznetsov

07-13-2024 14:51 UTC-8

Katz Falls to Peters

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action was picked up between two players at showdown. Cary Katz was already all in from a previous street in late position with Q♦10♦ and had completely missed on a board reading 8♠J♥8♥J♣2♣. He was up against David Peters in the big blind who had a full house with J♦9♦ to send Katz to the rail and take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	1,015,000 115,000	115,000

Cary Katz	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz David Peters

07-13-2024 14:51 UTC-8

Updated Counts and Bustouts

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Tyler Foran

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	3,500,000

Jared Bleznick	2,600,000 900,000	900,000

Lewis Spencer	1,775,000 1,265,000	1,265,000
John Kincaid	1,100,000 465,000	465,000
Viktor Blom	1,030,000 405,000	405,000
Fahredin Mustafov	800,000 750,000	750,000
Chris Brewer	740,000 440,000	440,000

Paulius Vaitiekunas	525,000 225,000	225,000

Cary Katz	255,000 360,000	360,000

Jason Koon	Busted

Nick Petrangelo	Busted

07-13-2024 14:49 UTC-8

Unlucky Runout for Boika

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Tyler Foran

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Bryn Kenney opened 85,000 under the gun and Aliaksei Boika jammed 240,000 from the small blind. Kenney called.

Aliaksei Boika: A♥7♥ All in
Bryn Kenney: 10♥9♥

The J♣5♥4♠9♦Q♥ runout gave Kenney a pair of nines to eliminate Boika.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	1,560,000 360,000	360,000

Aliaksei Boika	Busted

Tags: Aliaksei Boika Bryn Kenney

07-13-2024 14:45 UTC-8

Barbero Having a Great Day

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Nacho Barbero	3,500,000 100,000	100,000

07-13-2024 14:44 UTC-8

Schutten Doubles Through Blom

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a preflop confrontation Brek Schutten was all in from the big blind for 655,000 and up against Viktor Blom in the small blind who had him covered.

Brek Schutten: A♦A♥ All in
Viktor Blom: A♠6♠

Schutten was a huge favorite to double up and remained ahead on the 4♥J♠7♦ flop. The 5♣ turn brought in a straight draw for Blom but the 9♣ river was a brick and Schutten scored a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brek Schutten	1,350,000 15,000	15,000

Viktor Blom	625,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Brek Schutten Viktor Blom

07-13-2024 14:42 UTC-8

Peters Hits a Jack to Send Ponakovs Home

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Tim Baker

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs moved all in for 115,000 from the cutoff with David Peters making the call to try and eliminate him from the big blind.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♣Q♣ All in
David Peters: J♣7♥

The board ran out 4♥J♠5♦8♣6♣ to give Peters a pair of jacks and eliminate Ponakovs.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	900,000 30,000	30,000

Eric Wasserson	505,000 45,000	45,000

Paulius Vaitiekunas	300,000 70,000	70,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs David Peters

07-13-2024 14:37 UTC-8

Top Pair for Gigja

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Tyler Foran

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Two players saw the A♥4♠2♦K♣ turn and Joseph Cheong bet 250,000 into the pot of about 400,000. Brynjar Gigja was on the button and made the call.

The 9♠ landed on the river, and both players tapped the table. Cheong tabled Q♦10♥ for queen-high and Gigja took down the pot with A♠J♥.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joseph Cheong	3,000,000 225,000	225,000

Erik Seidel	1,865,000 485,000	485,000

Brynjar Gigja	1,685,000 560,000	560,000
Sam Soverel	1,670,000 820,000	820,000

Matthias Eibinger	805,000 120,000	120,000

Justin Saliba	765,000 325,000	325,000

Baruch Scheinberg	630,000 260,000	260,000

Tags: Brynjar Gigja Joseph Cheong

07-13-2024 14:29 UTC-8

Lingham Scores a Double

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Tyler Foran

Level 16 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Vinny Lingham jammed 225,000 in early positon and Aleksejs Ponakovs made the call from the big blind.

Vinny Lingham: K♣Q♥ All in
Aleksejs Ponakovs: K♥10♦

Lingham had Ponakovs dominated and was able to hold on the 8♣8♠5♣A♥6♠ runout.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	870,000 505,000	505,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	635,000 515,000	515,000

Cary Katz	615,000 335,000	335,000

Eric Wasserson	550,000 270,000	270,000

Vinny Lingham	510,000 60,000	60,000
Paulius Vaitiekunas	370,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Vinny Lingham