Event #57: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller Day 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-27-2023 00:03 UTC-8

Kant Stop Kornuth

Kirk Brown

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of 4♠5♥5♣, Chance Kornuth checked to Andrew Ige who announced a bet of 250,000 and Kornuth made the call.

The turn came the 6♠ and Kornuth checked once more to Ige who fired again for 500,000. Kornuth thought about it for a second and made the call to see the K♣ appear on the river.

Kornuth then paused for a few moments and took a sip from his drink before he potted it for over 2,500,000, covering Ige.

Ige then went deep into the tank, using several time banks before he finally set out a stack to make the call, putting his tournament life at risk.

"Kings full," Kornuth simply said as he tabled K♦K♠10♠6♦ for a rivered full house and Ige disappointingly tabled 6♥7♦8♥9♦ for the turned straight before he gathered his belongings and made his way to the exit.

Kornuth was still in shock as he raked in the massive pot to rocket him into the clear chip lead with over 7,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	7,300,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Andrew Ige	Busted

Tags: Andrew Ige Chance Kornuth

06-26-2023 23:59 UTC-8

Late Night Counts

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Quan Zhou called when he limped in and Dylan Weisman raised it up to 120,000. He then gave up on the J♣10♦8♥7♠ turn when Weisman bet 360,000. That boosted the stack of Weisman further, who is hot on the heels of Chance Kornuth at the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	4,500,000 300,000	300,000

Dylan Weisman	4,370,000 865,000	865,000

Bradley Kil	3,200,000 -50,000	-50,000
Quan Zhou	2,600,000 -425,000	-425,000
Michael Russo	2,500,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
George Wolff	1,400,000 850,000	850,000
Philip Wiszowaty	1,230,000 -170,000	-170,000
Yang Wang	1,100,000 400,000	400,000
Dash Dudley	550,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Dylan Weisman Quan Zhou

06-26-2023 23:53 UTC-8

What a Runout

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Kirk Brown

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Bradley Kil opened to 225 from the button and was called by the under-the-gun and Joseph Liberta in middle position.

The flop came out 7♥6♠5♣ and the under-the-gun player checked to Liberta who moved all in for a total of 640,000.

Kil then moved all in over the top and forced the other player to fold while they turned over their cards.

Joseph Liberta: A♥10♦8♥7♦
Bradley Kil: 10♥9♥7♣6♣

The turn 9♠ gave Kil the nut straight but also gave Liberta three pair for an added sweat. The river 8♦ also gave Liberta the exact same straight and the two players chopped up the pot.

"Wow, what a turn!" Liberta said.

"What a river!" Kil replied.

"Ahh, I had you crushed!" Liberta laughed as they stacked their chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Kil	3,250,000 50,000	50,000
Joseph Liberta	1,050,000 530,000	530,000

Tags: Bradley Kil Joseph Liberta

06-26-2023 23:51 UTC-8

Arieh Eliminated by Kashat

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a battle of the blinds, the short stack of around 450,000 by Josh Arieh in the big blind went into the middle preflop and he was ahead versus Firas Kashat.

Josh Arieh: A♠K♣8♠7♣
Firas Kashat: A♣9♥5♥3♦

The 8♥3♠3♥ flop gave Kashat trips and the 9♣ turn made it a full house, leaving Arieh dead prior to the 5♣ river.

"Lucky, lucky, life is all about luck," Kashat grinned as he raked in the chips.

Moments later, Dimitrios Michailidis was knocked out by Ben Lamb one table over and the field dropped to 35 contenders with fewer than half an hour to go for the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	3,900,000 450,000	450,000

Firas Kashat	2,875,000 475,000	475,000

Dimitrios Michailidis	Busted
Josh Arieh	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Dimitrios Michailidis Firas Kashat Josh Arieh

06-26-2023 23:44 UTC-8

Teska Doubles; Arieh Gets Shorter

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Gregory Nerenberg fell silent after paying off a double for Roger Teska, who had the winning hand with A♠9♠8♥6♣ on a board of K♣7♦2♠A♥3♠. Teska then hit a straight against Ben Lamb to win another small pot, further boosting his short stack.

One table over, Josh Arieh raised and peeled a three-bet by Mads Amot from one seat over in the hijack. Arieh checked the 5♦4♣3♠ flop and then instantly folded when Amot bet 150,000. The Norwegian won the pot but lost a time bank in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	3,450,000 350,000	350,000

Mads Amot	2,415,000 615,000	615,000
Roger Teska	1,105,000 505,000	505,000
Gregory Nerenberg	525,000 -700,000	-700,000
Josh Arieh	510,000 -840,000	-840,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Gregory Nerenberg Josh Arieh Roger Teska Mads Amot

06-26-2023 23:39 UTC-8

Dzivielevski Gets the Double

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Jeremy Geist

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action is joined on a A♦8♦Q♠ flop with Yuri Dzivielevski all in and at risk. Day 1 chip leader Firas Kashat called the players were off to a turn and river.

Yuri Dzivielevski: A♠10♠A♥3♥
Firas Kashat: K♦Q♥10♦10♣

Dzivielevski was holding top set but needed to fade quite a few outs to stay alive. The 7♠ turn and 6♣ river brought no help for Kashat and Dzivielevski would get the full double late in Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Firas Kashat	2,400,000 -900,000	-900,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	850,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Firas Kashat Yuri Dzivielevski

06-26-2023 23:34 UTC-8

Wiszowaty Doubles Through Weisman

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

In a duel under the gun versus middle position, Philip Wiszowaty got it in for 565,000 on the A♠8♥5♥ flop and was at risk against Dylan Weisman.

Philip Wiszowaty: A♥J♥10♣7♣
Dylan Weisman: K♥9♠7♥6♠

Weisman was behind but had a full wrap and backdoor spades to potentially send Wiszowaty to the payout desk.

However, the 2♣ turn and 5♦ river were blanks and Wiszowaty doubled.

"Fuck, what a flop, how did you get that one?" Dash Dudley inquired in disbelief.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dylan Weisman	3,505,000 -95,000	-95,000

Philip Wiszowaty	1,400,000 -750,000	-750,000
Dash Dudley	950,000 -350,000	-350,000

Tags: Dash Dudley Dylan Weisman Philip Wiszowaty

06-26-2023 23:31 UTC-8

Nerenberg Doubles With Some "Good S**t"

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Brandon Schaefer raised and then called a pot-sized three-bet to 360,000 by Gregory Nerenberg. The duo headed to the 8♣6♠4♥ flop on which Schaefer checked. Nerenberg jammed for the last 195,000 and was not snap-called.

"That's good, yeah. good shit," Nerenberg grinned. He did, however, get called by Schaefer half a minute later.

Gregory Nerenberg: A♠A♥K♥10♣
Brandon Schaefer: Q♦J♥10♦9♠

Schaefer had a gutshot or running cards to a straight but bricked both on the 3♦ turn and Q♥ river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Nerenberg	1,225,000 600,000	600,000
Brandon Schaefer	1,015,000 -935,000	-935,000

Tags: Brandon Schaefer Gregory Nerenberg

06-26-2023 23:25 UTC-8

Kornuth Pulls Off Double Check-Raise

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Kirk Brown

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

On a heads-up flop of 7♣A♦Q♠, Chance Kornuth checked to Andriy Lyubovetskiy who bet 60,000. Kornuth then check-raised to 190,000 but Lyubovetskiy did not seem to like that much so he further increased the bet to 525,000.

Kornuth made the call and the dup went to the turn K♣ and he checked Lyubovetskiy once more.

Lyubovetskiy then fired off a bet of 650,000 and then Kornuth hit him with the double check-raise, which was all in for 2,160,000. Lyubovetskiy thought about it for a few seconds but then decided to toss it into the muck.

"I came here to play big pots, the payouts are super top-heavy," Kornuth said as he raked in his latest score.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	4,200,000 100,000	100,000

Andriy Lyubovetskiy	3,000,000 -1,550,000	-1,550,000

Tags: Andriy Lyubovetskiy Chance Kornuth

06-26-2023 23:25 UTC-8

Volpe Hits the Rail

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Jeremy Geist

Level 20 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Action was picked up with Paul Volpe all in and at risk against Ben Lamb who called.

Paul Volpe: A♥A♦K♦3♥
Ben Lamb: Q♠7♠5♥4♥

The 9♦K♥4♦ flop would give Volpe the nut flush draw to go along with his aces but the 4♣ turn would vault Lamb into the lead. The Q♠ river would help Lamb to fill up and send Volpe to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Lamb	3,100,000 50,000	50,000

Paul Volpe	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Paul Volpe