Event #40: $250,000 Super High Roller Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-18-2023 01:28 UTC-7

Veneziano Wins a Multi-Way Pot

Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Alfred Decarolis limped in from the cutoff which invited Chance Kornuth in on the button. Steven Veneziano and Alex Kulev also tagged along from the blinds. The flop fell 6♠6♣2♣ and the action checked to Kornuth who bet 300 which only Veneziano called.

The turn was the 3♠ and both players checked to the 7♠ on the river. Veneziano led out with a bet of 500,000 on the river and Kornuth called. Veneziano tabled A♦6♦ for trip sixes and Kornuth mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	20,200,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Steven Veneziano	6,900,000 -250,000	-250,000
Alfred Decarolis	2,300,000 -3,100,000	-3,100,000

Tags: Steven Veneziano Chance Kornuth Alfred Decarolis Alex Kulev

06-18-2023 01:32 UTC-7

Alfred Decarolis Eliminated in 10th Place ($411,490)

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

The action folded around to Chris Brewer in the small blind who shoved all in as the big stack. Alfred Decarolis was in the big blind with a stack of around 1,800,000 and called it off.

Alfred Decarolis: Q♠5♠
Chris Brewer: A♦9♣

The flop came J♠9♠9♥ and Brewer flopped three nines to take a stranglehold on the hand. Decarolis had a flush draw but the J♦ on the turn negated any hope of that. The river was the 8♣ and Decarolis was eliminated in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Brewer	8,025,000 125,000	125,000

Alfred Decarolis	Busted

Tags: Alfred Decarolis Chris Brewer

06-18-2023 01:33 UTC-7

Martirosian and Smith Trade Chip Positions

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Jim Murray

Level 18 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

PokerNews caught up with the action on the river on a board reading K♠Q♥2♦7♦10♣. Dan Smith had a bet out from the small blind for 1,000,000 and Artur Martirosian raised to 4,000,000 from late position.

Smith would think for a few moments before making the call.

Martirosian tabled 10♠10♥ for a rivered set of tens and Smith mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artur Martirosian	16,000,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Dan Smith	10,250,000 -5,000,000	-5,000,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Dan Smith

06-18-2023 01:40 UTC-7

Final Table Redraw

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Steven Veneziano	United States	6,900,000	28
2	Chris Brewer	United States	7,925,000	32
3	Martin Kabrhel	Czechia	22,275,000	89
4	Brandon Steven	United States	3,850,000	15
5	Chance Kornuth	United States	21,450,000	86
6	Artur Martirosian	Russia	17,975,000	72
7	Dan Smith	United States	8,400,000	34
8	Alex Kulev	Bulgaria	10,150,000	41
9	David Peters	United States	4,300,000	17

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	22,275,000 2,775,000	2,775,000

Chance Kornuth	21,450,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Artur Martirosian	17,975,000 1,975,000	1,975,000

Alex Kulev	10,150,000 900,000	900,000

Dan Smith	8,400,000 -1,850,000	-1,850,000

Chris Brewer	7,925,000 -100,000	-100,000

Steven Veneziano	6,900,000
David Peters	4,300,000 350,000	350,000

Brandon Steven	3,850,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000

06-18-2023 01:51 UTC-7

Brewer and Kabrhel Clash in Blind Versus Blind Battle

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Jim Murray

Level 18 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Action folded around to Chris Brewer in the small blind, who made it 875,000 to go and was called in the big blind by Martin Kabrhel.

Both players would check the 7♠10♣5♠ and the 7♥ turn.

Brewer would then size up a river bet in the form of 1,500,000 and Kabrhel folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Kabrhel	21,200,000 -1,075,000	-1,075,000

Chris Brewer	9,000,000 1,075,000	1,075,000

Tags: Chris Brewer Martin Kabrhel

06-18-2023 01:53 UTC-7

Chip Leader

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Yori Epskamp

Level 18 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Photo by Rachel Kay Miller.

Chip photo for the people.
— Rachel Kay (@RachKayPhoto)

06-18-2023 01:57 UTC-7

Kornuth Steals One on the River

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel raised to 500,000 on the button and Chance Kornuth defended from the big blind. The flop came A♦10♦9♦ and Kornuth check-called a bet of 325,000 from Kabrhel.

The turn was the 4♥ and both players checked to the 7♠ on the river. Kornuth led out with a bet of 1,500,000 on the river and Kabrhel opted to lay his hand down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	22,250,000 800,000	800,000

Martin Kabrhel	20,100,000 -1,100,000	-1,100,000

Tags: Martin Kabrhel Chance Kornuth

06-18-2023 02:09 UTC-7

A Czech and A Russian Walk Into A Bar

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Yori Epskamp

Level 18 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

A Czech and a Russian walks into a bar... https://t.co/szrSrVBY40
— Martin Jacobson (@Martin_Jacobson)

06-18-2023 02:11 UTC-7

Kornuth Chops One With Kulev in One of The Last Few Hands of the Level

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Jim Murray

Level 18 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Chance Kornuth raised to 550,000 from late position and Alex Kulev called from the big blind.

Kuleve check-called a bet of 250,000 from Kornuth on an A♥K♠K♦ flop and both players would check the 4♦ turn.

Kulev checked one more time on the river J♠, but this time Kornuth put out a bet of 1,250,000 and after a few short moments, Kulev made the call.

Kornuth showed down A♠4♠ and Kulev had A♦3♦ for a split pot

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	22,250,000

Alex Kulev	10,150,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Chance Kornuth

06-18-2023 02:21 UTC-7

End of Day 2 Chip Counts

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Adam Lamers

Level 18 : Blinds 125,000/250,000, 250,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	22,450,000 200,000	200,000

Martin Kabrhel	18,400,000 -1,700,000	-1,700,000

Artur Martirosian	18,225,000 250,000	250,000

Alex Kulev	12,600,000 2,450,000	2,450,000

Chris Brewer	8,525,000 -475,000	-475,000

Dan Smith	7,800,000 -600,000	-600,000

Steven Veneziano	6,775,000 -125,000	-125,000
David Peters	4,925,000 625,000	625,000

Brandon Steven	3,225,000 -625,000	-625,000