Chance Kornuth and Jeremy Ausmus were heads-up in the blinds on a flop of A♦K♠9♣. Kornuth led out with a bet of 3,500 and Ausmus called to see the J♠ on the turn.
Kornuth fired out another bet of 8,000 and Ausmus tagged along to the 5♠ on the river. Kornuth checked this time and Ausmus threw in a bet of 12,000. Kornuth check-raised to 60,000 and Ausmus looked him up. Kornuth flipped over A♠9♠5♦4♦ for the nut flush and was awarded the pot.
Chance Kornuth raised the pot to 1,800 in the cutoff and Isaac Haxton called from the small blind. They went heads-up to a flop of K♠7♣5♥ where Haxton check-called a bet of 3,500 from Kornuth.
The turn brought the 10♣ and Haxton check-called another pot-sized bet of 11,600 from Kornuth. The J♥ hit the river and Haxton chose to lead out with a bet of 24,000. Kornuth gave it a brief thought but decided to send his cards to the muck.
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It’s time for something completely new at the World Series of Poker with Event #14: $25,000 High Roller PLO/NLH Mixed. This event is new for 2025 and gets underway at 12 p.m. later today. Expect the field to be awash with bracelet winners and 25K Fantasy Draft picks, plus some well-heeled grinders.
On Day 1, players start with 125,000 chips and play ten 60-minute levels. Late registration is open for 12 levels, so they have until 2:15 p.m. on Day 2 to buy in.
Day 1 features 15-minute breaks after every two levels, with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 6 (6:30 p.m.)
Day 2 resumes at 12 p.m. and plays ten more levels, before playing down to a winner on Day 3.
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