Event #57: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-25-2023 15:42 UTC-8

Zable Has an Eight

Kirk Brown

Level 5 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

After checking through the flop of 10♦6♣3♥, Jesse Lonis and John Zable went to the turn 5♥. which saw a bet of 20,000 from Zable.

Lonis made the call and the duo went to the river 8♣ which saw a check from both players.

"I have an eight?" Zable said as he tabled A♠K♠Q♥8♥ for just a lonely pair of eights. Lonies then stared at his hand for a good while before shaking his head and acknowledged that an eight was in fact good and he tossed his hand away,

Player	Chips	Progress
John Zable	190,000 40,000	40,000
Jesse Lonis	185,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Jesse Lonis John Zable

Level: 5

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

06-25-2023 15:17 UTC-8

Second Break of the Day

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The players in the $25,000 PLO are now on a quick break and will return to the felt shortly. There have been a total of 200 entries thus far and that number is expected to grow substantially as the players use their remaining bullets.

06-25-2023 15:14 UTC-8

Recent New Entries

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Tom Hu and Elias Harala re-entered while several new players jumped in with a fresh stack at the end of level four.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andriy Lyubovetskiy	150,000 150,000	150,000

John Hennigan	150,000 150,000	150,000

John Riordan	150,000 150,000	150,000

Elias Harala	150,000
Jason Mercier	150,000 150,000	150,000

Andjelko Andrejevic	150,000 150,000	150,000

06-25-2023 15:09 UTC-8

Bradley Bounces Back From "Little Accident"

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

The cards of Firas Kashak were just in the muck when he paid off a double for 42,600 by Ian Bradley. The Brit had hit a flush with the A♠Q♦J♦7♠ to double on a board of 10♠5♠5♥3♠8♥ to avoid a re-entry.

"I had a little accident earlier," Bradley said with a grin on the face as he was still below the starting stack.

One table over, Hani Mio was spotted on the way out and his chips were sent over to Roger Teska.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roger Teska	385,000 250,000	250,000
Anthony Zinno	210,000

James Chen	205,000 77,000	77,000

David Wang	170,000 20,000	20,000
Christopher Frank	160,000 5,000	5,000

Firas Kashat	130,000 -40,000	-40,000

Ian Bradley	95,000 95,000	95,000
Hani Mio	Busted

Tags: Firas Kashak Hani Mio Ian Bradley Roger Teska

06-25-2023 15:02 UTC-8

Kornuth Gets a Fold From Lin

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Chance Kornuth made it 24,000 to go with the turn showing 9♦7♥6♠8♦ and Ren Lin check-called to then check again the 2♣ on the river. Kornuth asked for the size of the pot, which was 76,500 by then, before he bet 72,000.

Lin went into the tank and ultimately folded, forfeiting one time bank extension. He then offered to pay the massage therapist $500 whenever Kornuth has a "big hand". His opponent was swift to reply "I bet you she doesn't even know the rules of the game".

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	330,000 55,000	55,000

Ren Lin	170,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Ren Lin Chance Kornuth

06-25-2023 14:59 UTC-8

Hull Hits Quads Against Khachatryan

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

In three-way action with 4,000 invested to the 8♣6♥4♠ flop, Levon Khachatryan called a bet worth 6,500 by Henry Hull while Yehoshua Saadon folded. Hull then check-called for 14,000 on the 8♦ turn before leading the Q♠ river for 35,000.

Once it was confirmed that this was the size of the pot, Khachatryan called and mucked upon being shown the 9♠8♥8♠7♦ for quads.

Player	Chips	Progress
Henry Hull	240,000
Levon Khachatryan	131,000
Yehoshua Saadon	110,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Henry Hull Yehoshua Saadon Levon Khachatryan

06-25-2023 14:56 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Duek	435,000 -15,000	-15,000
Fahredin Mustafov	330,000 180,000	180,000
Patrik Jaros	280,000 72,000	72,000
Tong Li	260,000 110,000	110,000

Quan Zhou	210,000 60,000	60,000
Eric Wasserson	180,000 180,000	180,000

Peng Shan	180,000 180,000	180,000
Karel Mokry	170,000 20,000	20,000
Joshua Ladines	150,000 150,000	150,000
Aaron Katz	150,000 150,000	150,000

Joao Vieira	150,000 150,000	150,000

Ronald Keijzer	140,000 140,000	140,000

Vanessa Selbst	120,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tom Hu	110,000 -40,000	-40,000
Bruno Fitoussi	110,000 -40,000	-40,000
Allan Le	90,000 -90,000	-90,000

06-25-2023 14:50 UTC-8

Kornuth Doubles in Huge Pot

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Kirk Brown

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Chance Kornuth and Eemil Tuominen were staring at a completed board of 2♥9♥7♣3♠5♣ with over 100,000 already in the pot when Kornuth moved the rest of his chips into the middle.

Tuominen went into the tank for a good while, using one of his time banks before he decided to make the call to put Kornuth at risk.

Chance Kornuth: 10♣8♦8♥6♥
Eemil Tuominen: K♦Q♥9♣9♦

"That's nuts, isn't it?" Tuominen asked Kornuth who nodded his head and prepared for a massage as the huge pot was shipped his way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	275,000 90,000	90,000

Eemil Tuominen	45,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Eemil Tuominen

06-25-2023 14:40 UTC-8

New Entries in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kabeelan Rajamurthy	150,000
Sergio Martinez Gonzalez	150,000
James Obst	150,000

Anton Morgenstern	150,000
Sebastian Trisch	150,000
Fahredin Mustafov	150,000
Joseph Liberta	150,000
Jonathan Borenstein	150,000
Luis Velador	Busted