Event #96: $25,000 High Roller H.O.R.S.E. (8-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-14-2024 16:42 UTC-8

Alioto Wins Multi-Way Pot

Dan O'Hair

Level 4

Limit Flop: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits, 500 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Yueqi Zhu limped from middle position, Dario Alioto limped behind from the hijack, and Xixiang Luo also limped from the cutoff. Felipe Ramos raised on the button and all of the limpers called for a four-way pot.

Zhu led out for a bet on the 3♦3♣9♥ flop and everyone called.

The 3♠ fell on the turn and Zhu checked to Alioto, who bet. Nobody wanted any part of it and folded to send Alioto the pot uncontested.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	165,000 15,000	15,000

Felipe Ramos	135,000
Yueqi Zhu	118,000 12,000	12,000

Dario Alioto	110,000 61,000	61,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Felipe Ramos Xixiang Luo Yueqi Zhu

07-14-2024 16:49 UTC-8

Level 4 Entrants

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Brett Slezak

Level 4

Limit Flop: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits, 500 Ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Koji Fujimoto	150,000 150,000	150,000
Paul Volpe	150,000 150,000	150,000

Maksim Pisarenko	150,000 150,000	150,000

Dustin Dirksen	150,000 150,000	150,000
Mike Wattel	150,000 150,000	150,000

Roman Verenko	150,000 150,000	150,000

07-14-2024 16:58 UTC-8

Cho and Verenko Chop Up Dzivielevski

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Brett Slezak

Level 4

Limit Flop: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits, 500 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

The betting was capped at five bets pre-flop between Roman Verenko from under the gun, Wooram Cho from middle position, and Yuri Dzivielevski from the small blind.

On the J♠7♥3♣ flop, Dzivielevski led and both opponents called.

The turn brought the 2♥. Dzivielevski slowed down with a check, Verenko bet, and both players called.

The Q♠ peeled off on the river. Both opponents called a final bet from Verenko.

Roman Verenko: A♠6♣4♣2♠
Wooram Cho: Q♥Q♣J♣8♣

Verenko had ace-four four the nut low and Cho had trip queens for the high while Dzivielevski mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roman Verenko	255,000 105,000	105,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	105,000 45,000	45,000

Wooram Cho	80,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Roman Verenko Wooram Cho Yuri Dzivielevski

07-14-2024 16:58 UTC-8

Friedman Continues to Climb

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

Limit Flop: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits, 500 Ante

Razz

Joao Vieira: XxXx/7x6x4x4x - folded on sixth street
Adam Friedman: XxXx/2x5x6xJx

Adam Friedman completed and was called by Joao Vieira.

Vieira called bets from Friedman on fourth and fifth street, but folded facing another bet from Friedman on sixth after pairing his four.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	235,000 70,000	70,000

Joao Vieira	150,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Joao Vieira

07-14-2024 17:02 UTC-8

Mizrachi Quarters Negreanu

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4

Limit Flop: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits, 500 Ante

Omaha Hi-Lo

Robert Mizrachi raised from early position before Daniel Negreanu three-bet in the cutoff. Once it folded back to Mizrachi, he called.

The flop came 2♥Q♠6♣ and Mizrachi check-called the bet from Negreanu.

After the 5♦ turn, Mizrachi led out for a bet, and Negreanu called.

The river was the 3♣ and Negreanu again called a bet from Mizrachi.

Mizrachi tabled A♥7♠6♦3♠ for two pair sixes and threes, with an ace-seven low. Negreanu showed A♠A♦7♥2♣ for a pair of aces, and an ace-seven low as well, leaving Negreanu quartered.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	132,000 53,000	53,000

Robert Mizrachi	116,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Robert Mizrachi

07-14-2024 17:17 UTC-8

Eveslage Gets Value With Queens

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

Limit Flop: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits, 500 Ante

Seven Card Stud

Koji Fujimoto: XxXx/2♥9♦ - folded on fourth street
Philip Sternheimer: XxXx/6♣7♣Q♦ - folded on fifth street
Chad Eveslage: A♦Q♠5♠/3♦10♦K♦Q♣
Brandon Shack-Harris: XxXx/9♥4♥8♣7♥/Xx

Philip Sternheimer completed and was called by Chad Eveslage, Brandon Shack-Harris, and Koji Fujimoto.

Sternheimer bet on fourth street and both Eveslage and Shack-Harris called.

Eveslage took the initiative with a bet on fifth, which got a fold from Sternheimer and a call from Shack-Harris.

Both players checked on sixth street and then Shack-Harris called a bet from Eveslage on seventh.

Eveslage turned over A♦Q♠5♠ for a pair of queens and Shack-Harris sent his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	225,000 45,000	45,000

Philip Sternheimer	155,000 15,000	15,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	90,000 15,000	15,000

Koji Fujimoto	85,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Kuji Fujimoto Philip Sternheimer

07-14-2024 17:20 UTC-8

Anderson Takes One from Rheem

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Tyler Boyer

Level 4

Limit Flop: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits, 500 Ante

Stud Hi-Lo

Calvin Anderson: 8♠7♥4♥/ 9♦5♦6♦10♣
Chino Rheem: A♦2♦Xx/ 5♥3♥A♣3♣

Chino Rheem completed the bet, and Calvin Anderson called.

Anderson called bets from Rheem on fourth, fifth, and sixth street.

On seventh street Rheem check-called the bet from Anderson.

Anderson tabled a ten-high straight and an eight-seven low, and Rheem mucked his hand to give the pot to Anderson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	146,000 34,000	34,000

Chino Rheem	126,000 54,000	54,000

Tags: Calvin Anderson Chino Rheem

07-14-2024 17:22 UTC-8

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

Limit Flop: 1,500-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000-2,500, 2,500-5,000 Limits, 500 Ante

Players in the field are on another 15-minute break.

The field is now up to 65 entrants.

Level: 5

Limit Flop: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits, 1,000 Ante

07-14-2024 17:47 UTC-8

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

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Connor Richards

Level 5

Limit Flop: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits, 1,000 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.

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Tags: Connor Richards Tom Dwan Dan Cates