Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed) Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-10-2023 13:23 UTC-7

Foxen Knocks out Defending Champion to Surpass Two Million

Ryan Lashmar

Level 10 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Action was picked up on the flop with the board reading 8♥A♠4♦6♣. Foxen was out of position and facing a 150,000 bet from defending champion of this event Jake Schindler. Foxen made the call creating a pot of roughly 450,000 going into the river.

Foxen checked the 3♠ river and Schindler moved all in for his remaining chips. Foxen instantly made the call to put Schindler at risk.

Jake Schindler: A♣Q♠
Alex Foxen: 8♣6♦

Schindler had flopped top pair but Foxen had turned two pair for the winner and took down a massive pot while eliminating last year's winner of this event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	2,205,000 969,000	969,000

Jake Schindler	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Jake Schindler

06-10-2023 13:22 UTC-7

Aldemir Falls to Arends

Shirley Ang

Level 10 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Koray Aldemir was all in on the button for 147,000 and was called by Jans Arends in the big blind with the bigger stack.

Koray Aldemir: K♠Q♦
Jans Arends: A♥4♥

The flop came 7♠Q♣A♦ for both of them to hit a pair but for Arends to stay ahead with top pair.

The 2♥ on the turn and the 10♣ on the river didn't change anything for the 2021 Main Event champion to hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jans Arends	925,000 485,000	485,000

Koray Aldemir	Busted

Tags: Jans Arends Koray Aldemir

Level: 10

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

06-10-2023 13:19 UTC-7

Sternheimer Doubles Through Aido

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Sergio Aido raised to 35,000 from the button and Philip Sternheimer three-bet jammed for 168,000 from the big blind which Aido called.

Philip Sternheimer: 5♠5♦
Sergio Aido: A♥7♣

The flop came 6♥Q♠7♦ for Aido to hit the higher pair of sevens but the turn was the 5♣ for Sternheimer to hit a set. The river completed the board with the 3♦ to not change things as he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergio Aido	840,000 -110,000	-110,000

Philip Sternheimer	360,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Sergio Aido

06-10-2023 13:16 UTC-7

Moncek Left Short

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Michael Moncek had raised from the button and Tobias Schwecht shoved from the big blind. The dealer pulled the bet in from Moncek and added it to the pot for Schwecht to be left with an all-in of 120,000.

Tobias Schwecht: 10♥9♥
Michael Moncek: A♣7♠

The board ran out 6♠J♦4♦10♦6♦ for Schwecht to turn the pair of tens of improve to two pair on the river to double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	1,100,000 784,000	784,000

Vlad Darie	630,000 330,000	330,000
Tobias Schwecht	290,000 18,000	18,000
Michael Moncek	75,000 -570,000	-570,000

Christoph Vogelsang	Busted

Tags: Michael Moncek Tobias Schwecht

06-10-2023 13:16 UTC-7

Bonomo Puts Kim to the Test

Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Justin Bonomo opened to 30,000 from middle position and Brian Kim made the call from the big blind.

Kim check-called a 30,000 bet from Bonomo on the A♠5♣8♥ flop.

The turn came the 2♣ and Kim checked again. This time Bonomo fired for 175,000, slightly more than what was in the pot. Kim made the call.

The river came the 7♦ and Bonomo used one time extension chip before pushing forward a full rack of red 5,000 chips and a stack of green 25,000 chips. The bet was nearly two times what was in the pot already and enough to put Kim all in for his remaining 775,000.

Kim went deep into the tank facing the overbet, using all of his time extension chips to consider his options. After just over three minutes of consideration he slid his cards into the muck and Bonomo received a sizable pot without having to go to showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	1,870,000 -154,000	-154,000

Brian Kim	775,000 -121,000	-121,000

Tags: Brian Kim Justin Bonomo

06-10-2023 13:05 UTC-7

Rezaei Mucks to Cornell

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Tyler Cornell raised to 35,000 from the hijack and Daniel Rezaei was the only one to make the call from the button.

The flop came 3♥6♣3♦ for Cornell to check-call the 35,000 bet of Rezaei.

They both checked through the 2♦ on the turn and the J♠ on the river. Cornell tabled the A♥Q♥ for the ace-queen kicker with the pair of treys on the board, which was apparently enough to claim the pot as Rezaei mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	1,417,000 717,000	717,000

Justin Saliba	768,000 212,000	212,000

Tyler Cornell	560,000 -116,000	-116,000

James Chen	530,000 230,000	230,000

John Brooks	526,000 -224,000	-224,000
Daniel Rezaei	487,000 -100,000	-100,000
Albert Daher	266,000 -53,000	-53,000

Tags: Daniel Rezaei Tyler Cornell

06-10-2023 13:00 UTC-7

Kenney Doubles Through Ivey with Cowboys

Ryan Lashmar

Level 9 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Phil Ivey opened to 32,000 from under the gun and Bryn Kenney moved all in for his remaining 219,000 from the next seat.

Action folded back around to Ivey who asked for a count. Ivey thought for about 10 seconds before putting in the call to put Kenney at risk.

Bryn Kenney: K♣K♥
Phil Ivey: 6♦6♣

Kenney was well ahead with the higher pocket pair. The board changed nothing when it ran out Q♦2♣A♥7♥J♠ and Kenney received a full double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	446,000 146,000	146,000

Phil Ivey	384,000 84,000	84,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney Phil Ivey

06-10-2023 12:58 UTC-7

Vogelsang Put Darie in the Tank

Shirley Ang

Level 9 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The board read A♠10♦8♠K♣9♥ with just over 300,000 in the middle already.

Vlad Darie had checked from the middle position, but Christoph Vogelsang had pushed almost his whole stack forward with a bet of 234,000. He had left himself with a yellow 1,000-chip. Darie was sitting deep in the tank, going through his options for over two minutes before reluctantly making the fold.