Event #84: $50,000 High Roller Dia 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-07-12 20:24 UTC-7

2023 Bracelet Winners Join the Fray

Nível 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

Brian Rast has been a hot topic all summer as the debate on who deserves to make it into the Hall of Fame this year weighs on many players minds. He only further stamped his name in further history with those debates, as he won the presigious $50,000 Poker Players Championship for a tremendous $ 1,324,747.

Michael Moncek won one of the earliest events this series, beating Fernando Habegger heads up in the $5,000 NLH/PLO mix for a massive $534,499. He's also fresh off a cash in the $25,000 H.O.R.SE. ($52,336).

Shaun Deeb continues to battle in any bracelet event he's able to register as he's still well in contention for Player of the Year. He won his bracelet this series in the $1,500 8-Game Mix for a tidy $198,854.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Moncek	300,000 300,000	300,000

Brian Rast	300,000 300,000	300,000

Shaun Deeb	300,000

2023-07-12 20:32 UTC-7

Last Break Of The Day

Nível 9 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 10,000 ante

The players of the $50,000 High Roller stood up for their last 15-minute break of the day. When they'll come back, they will play three more levels before putting their chips in the bags at the end of Level 12.

Nível: 10

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 12,000

2023-07-12 20:52 UTC-7

Defending Champion In The Field

Nível 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

An hour after he was eliminated in 4th place of the $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller, the defending champion Joao Vieira sat down in the $50,000 High Roller.

Last year, the Portuguese player won a bracelet in this event, as well as a career-high score of $1,384,415.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Joao Vieira	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Joao Vieira

2023-07-12 21:02 UTC-7

Big Hands and Quick Exits

Nível 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Shaun Deeb was seen mucking his hand with only the felt in front of him when Brandon Wittmeyer showed the A♠A♥ after the river fell. Deeb was quick to leave the tournament area so only time will tell what we will see him in next.

A few tables over Sam Soverel was pondering what he'd do if he bust the tournament as he was all in and at risk against multiple opponents. On the turn, he was able to turn over the K♠K♦ when one of his opponent pushed the rest out of the side pot. Unfortunately for him, his opponent had a set of aces, as they showed the A♦A♠ on an ace-high board.

Soverel was jokingly annoyed when the river peeled a king, giving him a worse set. He picked the king up and pretended to tear it up and threw it back on the table before leaving the tournament area.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brandon Wittmeyer	520,000 520,000	520,000

Shaun Deeb	Eliminado

Sam Soverel	Eliminado

2023-07-12 21:13 UTC-7

Lucky Double Up For Wittmeyer

Nível 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Brandon Wittmeyer opened to 25,000 from the cutoff and was called by Joao Vieira on the button. But in the big blind, Aleksejs Ponakovs decided to put pressure on his opponents and moved all in with one of the biggest stacks in the field.

Wittmeyer seemed to struggle to make a decision, but he eventually pushed all his chips into the middle, for a total of 460,000. Vieira quickly folded.

Brandon Wittmeyer: A♠K♠
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♣K♥

After the flop J♦6♠6♥ and the turn 5♠, Wittmeyer took his chips back, as if he thought the pot was going to split. But the 3♠ came on the river, giving him a flush. Thanks to this pot, he almost has 1,000,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brandon Wittmeyer	970,000 450,000	450,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	775,000 -155,000	-155,000

Joao Vieira	390,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Brandon Wittmeyer Joao Vieira

2023-07-12 21:23 UTC-7

Haxton With a Quick U-Turn

Nível 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Isaac Haxton registered late but soon had an empty seat in his place. Table 117 relayed that Haxton had gotten it in with AxKx against the pocket queens of Henrick Hecklen. Hecklen's queens held up when the board ran out bricks for Haxton.

Fans of Haxton have no reason to fear, as he was already seen casually entering the tournament area with a fresh stack. No stranger to the game and entirely unphased, Haxton is also one who also got a bracelet this year in the $25,000 High Roller for $1,698,215.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Henrik Hecklen	1,200,000
Isaac Haxton	300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton

2023-07-12 21:28 UTC-7

Peters Hidden With Aces

Nível 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alejandro Lococo opened from early position to 24,000. David Peters in the small blind just called, as well as Romain Lewis in the big blind.

On the flop 5♠10♠5♦, Lococo made a continuation bet of 32,000. Both Peters and Lewis check-called to see the turn 2♣.

This second street brought no more action, as both players checked. Then the A♠ came on the river. Peters checked again. Same action for Lewis, but Lococo needed a little bit of time to think about what to do. He used a time bank and decided to check too.

Lococo clearly expressed his disappointment when Peters showed A♦A♥ for a full house. He took the pot and is back over the starting stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alejandro Lococo	520,000 -175,000	-175,000

David Peters	360,000 60,000	60,000

Romain Lewis	240,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Alejandro Lococo David Peters Romain Lewis

Nível: 11

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

2023-07-12 21:37 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Nível 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Espen Jørstad	1,300,000 450,000	450,000

Mikita Badziakouski	950,000 180,000	180,000

Jason Koon	810,000 605,000	605,000

Damian Salas	810,000 270,000	270,000

Nacho Barbero	790,000 260,000	260,000

Galen Hall	680,000 -220,000	-220,000

Leon Sturm	640,000 200,000	200,000

Jules Dickerson	635,000 210,000	210,000
Sergio Aguero	630,000 305,000	305,000
Pedro Garagnani	380,000 60,000	60,000
Gregory Jensen	340,000 16,000	16,000

Christoph Vogelsang	270,000 -53,000	-53,000
Ren Lin	115,000 -25,000	-25,000

Leonard Maue	Eliminado
Kristen Foxen	Eliminado