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

06-25-2023 16:22 UTC-8

Calling the Clock Episode #8: Ivey Denied 11th Bracelet, Hellmuth Arrives in Costume

Chad Holloway

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

On the eighth episode of “Calling the Clock,” Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen cover eight more topics “On the Board.” That included who they like for Poker Hall of Fame, Brian Rast winning the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for the third time, and Phil Ivey making the final table, just missing out on his eleventh bracelet.

They also highlight Jeremy Ausmus winning his sixth bracelet, the upcoming PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget, the July 2 Celebration of Life for Doyle Brunson, and Phil Hellmuth arriving in costume with his tag team partner Dan “Jungleman” Cates.

Check out those stories and more in the latest “Calling the Clock” straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!

06-25-2023 16:28 UTC-8

Hecklen Wins Some Chips Back

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Christian Zetzsche

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

In a small three-way pot to the K♥3♦3♠A♣J♦ river, Anton Morgenstern bet 4,000 and was called by Abraham Faroni as well as Henrik Hecklen. Faroni announced he was playing ace-king and flashed his cards for a second but Hecklen had the best of it with the K♠Q♠10♣4♦ for broadway.

Morgenstern has had the best of it so far on the table and more than doubled up already, while Hecklen bounced back to more than half the starting stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anton Morgenstern	400,000 250,000	250,000
Abraham Faroni	175,000 25,000	25,000
Henrik Hecklen	60,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Abraham Faroni Anton Morgenstern Henrik Hecklen

Level: 6

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

06-25-2023 16:36 UTC-8

Negreanu Out and Back In

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Just before the blinds had gone up, Daniel Negreanu was eliminated and re-entered to then raise. Christopher Frank three-bet the pot and Negreanu called, declaring his "hope to hit the flop".

The A♣10♦3♥ flop was checked by Negreanu, who then folded to a bet worth 12,000.

"I had seven-high," Negreanu added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	140,000 -10,000	-10,000

Christopher Frank	120,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Christopher Frank Daniel Negreanu

06-25-2023 16:40 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Gryko	400,000 225,000	225,000

Vidur Sethi	385,000 5,000	5,000
Krasimir Yankov	340,000 125,000	125,000
Ian Bradley	320,000 225,000	225,000
Fahredin Mustafov	270,000 -60,000	-60,000
Tom Hu	230,000 120,000	120,000
Yang Wang	220,000 110,000	110,000
LaDarren Banks	180,000 35,000	35,000
Michael Rodrigues	175,000 25,000	25,000

James Obst	175,000 25,000	25,000

John Riordan	165,000 15,000	15,000

Oliver Bosch	150,000 150,000	150,000
Ren Lin	145,000 -5,000	-5,000

Dash Dudley	140,000 -10,000	-10,000

Yehoshua Saadon	115,000 5,000	5,000
Aaron Katz	110,000 -40,000	-40,000

Vivian Saliba	110,000 9,000	9,000

James Cavanaugh	110,000 110,000	110,000
Vanessa Selbst	85,000 -35,000	-35,000

06-25-2023 16:43 UTC-8

Wasserson Bricks Everything; Fires Again

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Kirk Brown

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On a heads-up board of K♣J♥8♦2♣, Eric Wasserson bet the pot for 59,000 and then Artem Babakhanyan moved all in for more. Wasserson quickly made the call to put him at risk and the cards were tabled.

Artem Babakhanyan: A♥K♠J♣5♥
Eric Wasserson: K♥Q♣10♥9♣

Babakhanyan was technically ahead with his top two-pair but Wasserson had a monster hand with his wrap and flush combo draw.

Unfortunately for Wasserson, the river came the brick 6♥ and Babakhanyan scooped the massive pot while Wasserson was left on crumbs, shaking his head.

Wasserson then got it all in against Yashuo Chin the very next hand, and although they both held similar hands of pocket queens with an ace, Chin hit a flush to knock him out. He has since fired a second bullet and is back in the mix.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artem Babakhanyan	340,000
Eric Wasserson	150,000 -30,000	-30,000

Yashuo Chin	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Artem Babakhanyan Eric Wasserson Yashuo Chin

06-25-2023 16:52 UTC-8

Lonis Nit-Rolls Liberta

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

While preflop didn't bring a ton of action, Joseph Liberta in the big blind raised the pot and Jesse Lonis was the only one to stick around after the A♠J♠7♣ flop. That created a pot of 39,400 and they checked the 8♦ turn. Liberta then bet the pot on the 4♣ river and Lonis used one time bank extension before making the call.

Liberta exposed his 9♠7♥6♠3♥ on the other side of the table and Lonis asked "do you have a straight?"

That was not the case and Lonis won the pot with the 10♥8♠6♥5♠. Some verbal tussle followed as Liberta joked it could have been a decent slow roll if he had tanked for a minute and then started laughing before exposing his cards.

"It was a nit roll, not a slow roll," Lonis concluded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Mermelstein	415,000 130,000	130,000
Josh Arieh	240,000 75,000	75,000

Jesse Lonis	210,000 25,000	25,000

Joao Simao	145,000 -5,000	-5,000

Andjelko Andrejevic	130,000 -20,000	-20,000
Joseph Liberta	125,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Jesse Lonis Joseph Liberta

06-25-2023 17:00 UTC-8

Assorted Counts in the Field

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	300,000 300,000	300,000
Dylan Weisman	260,000 165,000	165,000

Benoit Galland	240,000 95,000	95,000
Sean Winter	195,000 45,000	45,000
Santhosh Suvarna	170,000 20,000	20,000

Yuriy Boyko	165,000 15,000	15,000
John Beauprez	145,000 25,000	25,000

Oswin Ziegelbecker	140,000 45,000	45,000
Sebastian Bastian	130,000 130,000	130,000
Bruno Fitoussi	60,000 -50,000	-50,000

06-25-2023 17:05 UTC-8

Seidel Doubles With Quads

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Connor Richards

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

In a three-way pot on a flop of 10♠4♥4♠, Erik Seidel and Allan Le checked from the blinds and the button bet 7,000. Le called and Seidel check-raised to 20,000. The button called and Le folded.

Seidel bet 25,000 on the 10♦ turn and his opponent again called. Seidel then bet 60,000 on the K♣ river before his opponent moved all in with Seidel covered. Seidel quickly called.

The button showed a full house with K♠4♦3♦8♠, but it was no good against the quads of Seidel as the Poker Hall of Famer turned over A♣10♥10♣6♥ to double up and leave his opponent with crumbs.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	280,000 140,000	140,000

Allan Le	90,000 -80,000	-80,000

Tags: Allan Le Erik Seidel

06-25-2023 17:10 UTC-8

Tsang's Tasty Turn

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Kirk Brown

Level 6 : Blinds 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

On a flop of A♠5♠3♥, after a bet to 4,800 from Tomas Ribeiro and a call from Anson Tsang, Nick Schulman raised the pot to 28,800.

Ribeiro quickly got out of the way but Tsang decided to make the call after some time in the tank and the two saw the turn fall the 6♠.

Tsang then paused for a few moments before he announced all-in for 70,700. Schulman then went into the tank himself, burning one of his time bank cards before he finally gave up and threw in his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Ribeiro	330,000 195,000	195,000

Nick Schulman	195,000 45,000	45,000

Anson Tsang	144,000 -6,000	-6,000

Tags: Anson Tsang Nick Schulman Tomas Ribeiro