Event #40: $250,000 Super High Roller Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-16-2023 19:58 UTC-7

Kulev Moves All-In on the River, Puts Foxen to the Test

Jim Murray

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

The board was dealt out in a hand between Alex Kulev and Alex Foxen, reading Q♥10♥4♠3♦4♥, and Foxen was in the tank after Kulev moved all-in for a little over a million chips.

Foxen would blow through four time banks before ultimately deciding to make the fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Kulev	2,100,000 600,000	600,000

Alex Foxen	1,100,000 -570,000	-570,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Alex Kulev

06-16-2023 20:01 UTC-7

Winter Can't Get Past Jorstad

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action was picked up on the turn with Espen Jorstad and Sean Winter heads-up in a pot of around 750,000. The board read 8♦7♥4♣8♣ and Jorstad was first to act and checked. Winter threw in a bet of 300,000 and Jorstad called.

The river was the Q♦ and Jorstad checked again. Winter pushed out a bet of 900,000 and Jorstad hesitated for a brief moment before calling off his stack of 759,000.

"Aces?" Winter questioned as he tabled 10♦9♦ for a missed straight draw. Jorstad turned over A♣Q♣ for a rivered pair and was awarded a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Espen Jorstad	2,910,000 1,410,000	1,410,000

Sean Winter	214,000 -1,086,000	-1,086,000

Tags: Sean Winter Espen Jorstad

06-16-2023 20:09 UTC-7

Winter Eliminated by Veneziano

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Jim Murray

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action folded around to Sean Winter in middle position, who moved all in for his remaining 219,000 chips and was called by Steven Veneziano in late position.

Sean Winter: 4♥4♦
Steven Veneziano: 5♠5♦

Needing a four, the final runout of 9♣7♠6♥K♠2♥ did not provide any additional help to Winter, sending him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Veneziano	3,100,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Sean Winter	Busted

Tags: Sean Winter Steven Veneziano

06-16-2023 20:20 UTC-7

Foxen Threating for the Lead

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Adam Lamers

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Kristen Foxen is continuing to run up a stack on Day 1 of the Super High Roller on the heels of eliminating Aleksejs Ponakovs for the second time today.

Shortly after, the action folded to Brandon Steven in the small blind who just limped in. Foxen checked her option and the dealer spread the flop of A♥8♦6♣. Steven led out with a bet of 27,000 and Foxen raised to 80,000. Steven mulled it over but opted to fold, sending another pot to Foxen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Foxen	3,350,000 800,000	800,000

Brandon Steven	775,000 -725,000	-725,000
Aleksejs Ponakovs	Busted

Tags: Kristen Foxen Brandon Steven Aleksejs Ponakovs

06-16-2023 20:27 UTC-7

Kabrhel Jumps Right Into the Action in Back-to-Back Hands

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Jim Murray

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel wasted no time getting in on the action with a raise to 42,000 from middle position in the first hand after joining his new table from the late registration booth and was promptly three-bet by the player to his immediate left, Alex Foxen, to 115,000.

Kabrhel made the call and check-folded to a bet from Foxen for 90,000 on a Q♣3♥9♠ flop.

In the very next hand, Kabrhel this time raised to 43,000, as "42,000 isn't working for me," he said, and was called by Artur Martirosian on the button. Both players would check the 3♠A♦9♥ flop and Kabrhel would delay continuation bet the 10♠ turn.

Martirosian made the call, but would fold to the proclaimed, "value bet" of 44,000 from Kabrhel on the A♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	1,800,000 -170,000	-170,000

Martin Kabrhel	1,500,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Alex Foxen	1,300,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Artur Martirosian Martin Kabrhel

06-16-2023 20:32 UTC-7

Last Break of the Day

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Jim Murray

Level 6 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Players are going on their last scheduled 15-minute break of the day and will return to Level 7 with blinds at 10,000/20,000 and a 20,000 big blind ante. During the break, tournament officials will be coloring off the gold 1,000 chips.

Level: 7

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

06-16-2023 20:55 UTC-7

Kornuth Gets Paid on the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 7 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Chance Kornuth raised it up in early position and was called by Chris Hunichen in the cutoff and Phil Ivey on the button. The flop came 7♦6♠2♦ and Kornuth continued with a bet of 45,000 which both of his opponents called.

The 7♣ paired the board on the turn and the action checked around to the A♠ on the river. Kornuth put together a bet of 285,000 and Hunichen quickly called while Ivey sent his cards to the muck. Kornuth turned over 8♥7♥ for trip sevens and Hunichen conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	4,330,000 770,000	770,000

Chris Hunichen	1,800,000 -90,000	-90,000

Phil Ivey	955,000 -585,000	-585,000

Tags: Phil Ivey Chris Hunichen Chance Kornuth

06-16-2023 20:55 UTC-7

Hennigan Picks-Off a Haxton Bluff

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Jim Murray

Level 7 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Isaac Haxton raised to 45,000 from middle position and was called by John Hennigan on the button and Kristen Foxen in the big blind.

The trio all checked the 9♣4♦2♠ board and Foxen would check-fold to a 120,000 chip bet from Haxton on the A♠ turn. Hennigan made the call and the dealer put out the 2♥ on the river.

This time Haxton sized up in the form of 560,000, but was snap called by Hennigan, who tabled A♣K♦ for two pair, aces and deuces.

Haxton showed K♥5♥ for a missed straight draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristen Foxen	2,600,000 -750,000	-750,000

Isaac Haxton	1,800,000 -1,710,000	-1,710,000

John Hennigan	1,600,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Isaac Haxton John Hennigan Kristen Foxen

06-16-2023 21:02 UTC-7

Mateos Doubles in a Multi-Way Pot

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Adam Lamers

Level 7 : Blinds 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Brian Rast opened to 45,000 in early position and was called by three players including Adrian Mateos in the big blind. The flop came A♥8♥6♣ and Rast continued with a bet of 80,000. Nick Petrangelo called on his left and Justin Bonomo folded on the button. Mateos check-raised all in for 805,000 and Rast called while Petrangelo got out of the way.

Adrian Mateos: 8♠6♥
Brian Rast: A♦J♦

Mateos flopped two pair and was in the lead for now against the two pair of Rast. The 3♦ on the turn and the 2♠ on the river changed nothing and Mateos held on for a double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrian Mateos	1,875,000 1,220,000	1,220,000

Brian Rast	345,000 -1,155,000	-1,155,000

Tags: Nick Petrangelo Justin Bonomo Brian Rast Adrian Mateos