2023 World Series of Poker

Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed)
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$1,546,024
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,921,000
Entries
124
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
58
Players Left
5

Foxen Folds to Shakerchi

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

Talal Shakerchi raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Kristen Foxen three-bet to 80,000 from the button. The blinds folded and Shakerchi called.

The flop came 634 and Shakerchi check-called the 50,000 continuation-bet of Foxen.

They both checked through the 4 on the turn to the J on the river. Shakerchi fired a bet of 60,000 out for Foxen to consider it for a bit before folding her hand.

Player Chips Progress
Talal Shakerchi gb
Talal Shakerchi
1,315,000
-373,000
-373,000
Kristen Foxen ca
Kristen Foxen
333,000
33,000
33,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Kristen FoxenTalal Shakerchi

Raskin Takes Out Chadha

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

Micah Raskin had raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Carlos Chadha pushed his whole stack worth 38,000 forward on the button. Zhuang Raun folded his small blind but Daniel Rezaei made the call from the big blind. Raskin took off his headphones and then asked how much it was for. The table confirmed the amount and Raskin decided to come along.

The flop came down with the 8510. Both Rezaei and Raskin checked to see the J. Rezaei checked again but folded when Raskin bet 50,000 for the cards to go on their backs.

Carlos Chadha: 44
Micah Raskin: KJ

Chadha got up from his chair as his pocket fours were behind against the pair of jacks Raskin had turned.

The river completed the board with the 10 for Raskin to seal the deal to eliminate Chadha.

A few minutes earlier, Aleksejs Ponakovs was eliminated and so was Biao Ding.

Player Chips Progress
Micah Raskin us
Micah Raskin
690,000
Daniel Rezaei at
Daniel Rezaei
587,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Carlos Chadha us
Carlos Chadha
Busted
Biao Ding cn
Biao Ding
Busted

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsBiao DingCarlos ChadhaDaniel RezaeiMicah RaskinZhuang Raun

Nitsche busts Ruan

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

Action was picked up preflop in an all in confrontation with the cards already face up. Zhuang Ruan was covered by Dominik Nitsche and at risk for his tournament life

Zhuang Ruan: AQ
Dominik Nitsche: AK

Ruan was out-kicked by a higher ace and well behind his opponent. The board ran out 54674 and Ruan was eliminated while Nitsche received close to a full double up for the knockout.

Player Chips Progress
Dominik Nitsche de
Dominik Nitsche
705,000
376,000
376,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Zhuang Ruan us
Zhuang Ruan
Busted

Tags: Dominik NitscheZhuang Ruan

Man of the People: How Daniel Negreanu Bagged Top 4 Stack on $300 Gladiator Day 1a

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

When it comes to the World Series of Poker (WSOP), six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu is typically found in bigger buy-in events. He’s among poker’s elite often competing for $25K Fantasy and Player of the Year points, and buy-ins in excess of $10,000 give him the best chance at both, not to mention his first bracelet since 2013.

For instance, he finished 22nd in Event #2: $25,000 High Roller Six-Handed NLH for $50,000, though he failed to bag Day 1 of Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed) after firing two bullets.

However, on Wednesday after busting early on Day 2 of Event #16: $25,000 High Roller, “Kid Poker” opted to become a man of the people by hopping into Day 1a of Event #18: $300 Gladiators of Poker, which boasted a $3 million guarantee.

Read About Negreanu's Run in the Gladiators of Poker!

Jorstad Wins Early Pot With Ace High

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

Jeremy Ausmus opened from the button to 36,000 and received calls from Espen Jorstad in the small blind and Sung Joo Hyun in the big blind.

Action was checked by all three players on the flop and turn, leading to a final board of 7K2K7.

All three players checked the river and Jorstad showed A9 for ace-high to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Jeremy Ausmus us
Jeremy Ausmus
945,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Sung Joo Hyun kr
Sung Joo Hyun
695,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Espen Jorstad no
Espen Jorstad
565,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
GTO Wizard
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Espen JorstadJeremy AusmusSung Joo Hyun

Arends Doubles Through Moncek

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

Jans Arends opened to 32,000 from middle position and Micahel Moncek defended from the big blind.

Moncek check-called a 21,000 bet from Arends on the JK7 flop.

The players checked the 10 turn leading to the A on the river. Michael Moncek moved all in to put Arends at risk.

Arends quickly called and tabled QJ for the nut straight. Moncek flashed a Jack before throwing his cards into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Moncek us
Michael Moncek
645,000
-249,000
-249,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
440,000
329,000
329,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Jans ArendsMichael Moncek

New Entries at the Start of the Day

Level 9 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
300,000
300,000
300,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Winamax
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
300,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Biao Ding cn
Biao Ding
300,000
300,000
300,000
Bill Klein us
Bill Klein
300,000
300,000
300,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
300,000
300,000
300,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
300,000
300,000
300,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
James Chen tw
James Chen
300,000
300,000
300,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Martin Zamani us
Martin Zamani
300,000
300,000
300,000
Philip Sternheimer gb
Philip Sternheimer
300,000
300,000
300,000
$25K Fantasy
Zhuang Ruan us
Zhuang Ruan
300,000
300,000
300,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
300,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
300,000
300,000
300,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
300,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ren Lin cn
Ren Lin
300,000
300,000
300,000

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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

Cards are in the air for Day 2 of Event #23: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-handed). Several additional players chose to register before the start of play today, bringing the total field size to 124 players.