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

06-25-2023 22:09 UTC-8

Amot Takes From Arieh With a Straight

Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Josh Arieh opened to 8,000 in early position and got three callers, including Mads Amot in the small blind.

Action checked to Arieh on the flop of 7♣8♥6♦ and he continued for 15,000. Only Amot called. Amot checked on the 8♣ turn and Arieh sized up to 45,000. Amot called.

Amot checked a third time on the 7♥ river and Arieh checked back. Amot announced a straight and showed 10♣10♦9♠6♣ to win the pot as the recent five-time bracelet winner mucked in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	330,000 -120,000	-120,000

Mads Amot	300,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Josh Arieh Mads Amot

06-25-2023 22:12 UTC-8

Seidel Chips Up With a Full House

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Three ways to the A♥9♠6♥4♠ turn, three players invested 30,000 each and the A♠ on the river was checked. Erik Seidel tabled the A♣J♠4♦2♣ for a full house and that won the pot, as Joni Jouhkimainen and Aaron Katz both mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	550,000 75,000	75,000

Kabeelan Rajamurthy	500,000 100,000	100,000
Joni Jouhkimainen	280,000 180,000	180,000

Aaron Katz	165,000 165,000	165,000

Allan Le	160,000

Alex Rocha	60,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Aaron Katz Erik Seidel Joni Jouhkimainen

06-25-2023 22:17 UTC-8

"You Run So F***ing Pure": Schulman Doubles Through Katz

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Connor Richards

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

In a heads-up pot between the blinds, Nick Schulman checked on the flop of 5♦Q♦10♠ and Cary Katz bet 19,000. Schulman check-raised for most of his stack and Katz three-bet to put the recent Seven Card Stud Championship winner at risk. Schulman called.

Nick Schulman: K♦J♣7♦5♥
Cary Katz: K♥Q♣J♦9♠

"I'm in bad shape," Katz said despite having the best hand as the 2♦ landed on the turn.

"Now you're in really bad shape," Schulman said after making the flush before the A♥ river earned him the double.

"You run so f***ing pure," Katz said to Schulman as the four-time bracelet winner raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cary Katz	260,000 5,000	5,000

Nick Schulman	230,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Cary Katz Nick Schulman

06-25-2023 22:22 UTC-8

Late Night Counts on Day 1

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Morgenstern	800,000
Michael Duek	750,000 250,000	250,000
Bradley Anderson	700,000 480,000	480,000

Brandon Adams	650,000 275,000	275,000

Eric Kurtzman	600,000 190,000	190,000
Karel Mokry	450,000
Krasimir Yankov	370,000 140,000	140,000
Dash Dudley	310,000 35,000	35,000

Fahredin Mustafov	220,000 -50,000	-50,000
David Williams	215,000 80,000	80,000

Chris Lee	Busted

06-25-2023 22:26 UTC-8

Wiszowaty Boats Up

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Kirk Brown

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of 8♥Q♦10♠, Philip Wiszowaty and his opponent got all of the chips into the middle, with Wiszowaty covering.

Philip Wiszowaty: A♠Q♠J♥10♥
Opponent: K♦K♣9♦8♠

The turn came the Q♥ to give Wiszowaty a full house and the 5♦ came on the river to seal his victory and his opponent was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Wiszowaty	307,000 307,000	307,000

Tags: Philip Wiszowaty

06-25-2023 22:32 UTC-8

Wang and Kashat Lead the Way

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Just before their table broke, Mark Berente bet the A♥10♣9♥7♣ turn for 15,000. Firas Kashat raised the pot by tossing in multiple T-25,000 chips and then tried to goad Berente into a call. The Hungarian, however, folded and Kashat exposed his A♦2♦ before racking up his massive stack.

Yang Wang knocked out James Cavanaugh to also jump to a seven-figure stack as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yang Wang	1,200,000 470,000	470,000
Firas Kashat	1,100,000 810,000	810,000

Johann Ibanez	900,000 750,000	750,000
Michael Duek	750,000
Richard Gryko	700,000 300,000	300,000

Mark Berente	125,000 -35,000	-35,000
James Cavanaugh	Busted

Tags: Firas Kashat James Cavanaugh Mark Berente Yang Wang

06-25-2023 22:40 UTC-8

Late Night Double for Helppi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Juha Helppi was all-in and at risk for 164,000 with the A♣K♦10♦2♣ on a turn of A♦K♥Q♦5♠. He was up against an opponent with the Q♥J♠10♣8♥ and spiked the 6♦ on the river for the double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juha Helppi	440,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Juha Helppi

06-25-2023 22:43 UTC-8

Three More Hands Announced

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Kirk Brown

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

The Tournament Director has announced that three more hands will be played before players bag for the night.

06-25-2023 22:48 UTC-8

Lehr Punishes the Limpers

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Gary Benson raised to 4,000 and received multiple callers, before Keith Lehr raised the pot to 28,000 out of the small blind. While Mosley was in the tank, Lehr predicted that only Negreanu would call and then "we go from there".

When Mosley mucked his cards high, Lehr caught a red paint card and Mosley confirmed it was the Q♥. Negreanu called, as did Ka Kwan Lau on the button. Lehr potted the K♠Q♦5♥ flop and earned two folds.

"I folded king-queen-ten-eight double suit," Mosley added in table chat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ka Kwan Lau	375,000 95,000	95,000

Keith Lehr	330,000 330,000	330,000

Dominique Mosley	210,000 100,000	100,000
Daniel Negreanu	60,000 -110,000	-110,000

Tags: Gary Benson Ka Kwan Lau Keith Lehr

06-25-2023 22:55 UTC-8

Day 1 Completed

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante

Out of a field of 357 entries, only half of the contenders have bagged up their chips for the night. Assorted counts and a recap of today's action are to follow shortly, the full counts and Day 2 seat draw will be published later on.