Event #40: $250,000 Super High Roller | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-18-2023 21:18 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	48,900,000 6,500,000	6,500,000

Artur Martirosian	23,600,000 -500,000	-500,000

Chris Brewer	16,400,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Alex Kulev	14,900,000 -3,500,000	-3,500,000

Kabrhel Caught Speeding

Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel moved all in from the small blind and Artur Martirosian called off his 23,600,000 stack from the big blind.

Artur Martirosian: J♠J♦
Martin Kabrhel: A♠7♠

Martirosian made a set on the J♣5♣4♥ flop and the 7♣ turn sealed the checkmark. The A♣ completed the board and Martirosian became the chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	46,200,000 22,600,000	22,600,000

Martin Kabrhel	26,300,000 -22,600,000	-22,600,000

Chris Brewer	15,900,000 -500,000	-500,000

Alex Kulev	14,900,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Martin Kabrhel

06-18-2023 21:27 UTC-7

More Raise and Takes

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Chris Brewer opened his A♥6♥ to 2,000,000 first to act and folded out his opponents.

Artur Martirosian raised to 2,000,000 from the button with 9♦3♦, and the blinds opted to return their cards to the dealer.

Brewer then moved all in for 16,400,000 from the small blind with A♦2♦ and Martin Kabrhel folded his big blind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	48,200,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Martin Kabrhel	24,300,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Chris Brewer	18,400,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Alex Kulev	12,400,000 -2,500,000	-2,500,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Chris Brewer Martin Kabrhel

06-18-2023 21:34 UTC-7

Alex Kulev Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,632,005)

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Jim Murray

Level 24 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Alex Kulev raised 6,400,000 of his 12,400,000 remaining chips from early position and Artur Martirosian three-bet to 12,400,000, enough to put Kulev all-in, from the big blind. Kulev made the call.

Alex Kulev: Q♥J♦
Artur Martirosian: 8♥8♣

Kulev would need to improve in order to stay alive, but the 8♦K♠4♥ flop all but put the dagger in him, and the 5♠ turn and the 6♥ river finished the job, sending him home in fourth place.

Alex Kulev (@alexkulev95) is eliminated in 4th place from the @WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller.
— PokerGO (@PokerGO)

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	61,100,000 12,900,000	12,900,000

Martin Kabrhel	23,800,000 -500,000	-500,000

Chris Brewer	18,400,000

Alex Kulev	Busted

Tags: Alex Kulev Artur Martirosian

06-18-2023 21:37 UTC-7

Martirosian and Brewer Chip Down Kabrhel

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel limped in with 3♠3♦ from the small blind, which prompted Artur Martirosian to make it 3,500,000 with the 7♦3♥ from the big blind. Kabrhel called.

Kabrhel check-folded to a bet of 1,500,000 on the A♥8♥8♠ flop.

On the next hand, Kabrhel limped in with K♦J♦ from he button. Martirosian called from the small blind with 9♠7♦ before Chris Brewer jammed with 6♦6♣ from the big blind. Kabrhel and Martirosian quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	64,600,000 3,500,000	3,500,000

Martin Kabrhel	20,800,000 -3,000,000	-3,000,000

Chris Brewer	17,900,000 -500,000	-500,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Chris Brewer Martin Kabrhel

06-18-2023 21:45 UTC-7

Brewer Takes Over Second Chip Position From Kabrhel

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Jim Murray

Level 24 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel raised to 2,00,000 from the button with A♣6♦ and Chris Brewer called from the big blind with K♥5♠.

Brewer chose to lead out on the 2♣5♥3♣ flop for 3,000,000 and Kabrhel made the call.

Brewer then continued to control the betting by moving all in for 11,400,000 when the board paired on the 3♦ turn and after some deliberation, Kabrhel made the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	67,100,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Chris Brewer	22,900,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Martin Kabrhel	13,300,000 -7,500,000	-7,500,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Martin Kabrhel

06-18-2023 21:50 UTC-7

Jennifer Harman Remembers Doyle: "He Was Like a Marshmallow Puppy Dog to Me"

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Chad Holloway

Level 24 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Poker Hall of Famer Jennifer Harman has seen the World Series of Poker (WSOP) in all of its iterations. Harman won two bracelets when the World Series played at Binion's Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas and made several final tables after the transition to Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in the mid-2000s.

Now, 27 years after her first WSOP final table in 1996, Harman finds herself at yet another World Series rendition at the rebranded Horseshoe Casino on the Strip. And while the golden U-shaped emblem outside the hotel is by and large the same, Harman said the modern venue doesn't compare to the WSOP's original home.

"It was such a cool atmosphere playing at Binion's; it's just nothing like that," Harman told PokerNews. "Now it's just like, you know, poker blew up and it's more ... it's still a really cool atmosphere, but it's just different. It's not a small room, musty, that kind of stuff. But it's still really cool. Poker's still really popular, so that's a pretty awesome thing."

PokerNews caught up with Harman last week as she played Day 1 of Event #25: $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at the 2023 WSOP to ask about her summer schedule, pick for the Poker Hall of Fame and her memories with the late Doyle Brunson.

06-18-2023 21:55 UTC-7

Brewer Realizes His Equity

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Jim Murray

Level 24 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Artur Martirosian raised to 3,000,000 with 5♠2♦ from the button and Chris Brewer called from the big blind with K♥J♥.

Brewer would check-call a bet from Martirosian on the 6♦6♥3♦ flop for 2,000,000 and the two players would see an 8♦ turn.

Brewer checked once more and Martirosian now put out a bet of 3,00,000, which Brewer called again.

Martirosian slowed down with a check on the J♣ river after using one of his remaining time banks and after some deliberation, Brewer made a large bet of 7,000,000, to which Martirosian quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	59,600,000 -7,500,000	-7,500,000

Chris Brewer	27,900,000 5,000,000	5,000,000

Martin Kabrhel	15,800,000 2,500,000	2,500,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Chris Brewer

06-18-2023 21:56 UTC-7

Kabrhel Can Beat Eight-High

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Calum Grant

Level 24 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel limped in from the small blind with Q♠9♠ and Artur Martirosian checked his option with 8♠6♦ from the big blind.

The J♥9♥4♠ flop checked through to the 7♦ turn. Kabrhel bet 1,300,000 and was called.

The 7♠ river paired the board to give Kabrhel the winner. He opted to check which prompted Martirosian to fire for 1,800,000. Kabrhel called and took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	52,500,000 -7,100,000	-7,100,000

Chris Brewer	27,400,000 -500,000	-500,000

Martin Kabrhel	23,400,000 7,600,000	7,600,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Martin Kabrhel

06-18-2023 22:01 UTC-7

Martirosian Continues Applying Pressure

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Jim Murray

Level 24 : Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel raised from the button with 10♦9♣ to 2,000,000 and Artur Martirosian three-bet to 23,400,000, enough to put Kabrhel all-in with K♣J♣, but Kabrhel would make the fold.

The next orbit, Kabrhel again raised from the button to 2,000,000 with K♠Q♣ and Martirosian once again three-bet enough to put Kabrhel all-in, this time with 8♣8♠ and Kabrhel folded a second time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	64,000,000 11,500,000	11,500,000

Chris Brewer	24,900,000 -2,500,000	-2,500,000

Martin Kabrhel	14,400,000 -9,000,000	-9,000,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Martin Kabrhel