Online Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Championship | 2023 World Series of Poker

07-05-2023 13:59 UTC-8

Soverel Can't Bluff Kulcsar

David Salituro

Level 34 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Yuval Bronshtein folded the button before Sam Soverel raised to 275,000 out of the small blind with J♣4♥. Gergely Kulcsar defended his big blind with A♣4♣.

The flop came 10♣6♦3♣ and Soverel bet 300,000. Kulcsar called with his nut flush draw as the 3♦ fell on the turn.

Soverel fired out another 600,000 and Kulcsar again stuck around to see the 9♦ river. Soverel now slowed down and checked, and Kulcsar checked behind and took the pot to draw nearly level with Soverel atop the leaderboard,

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel	4,510,000 -1,300,000	-1,300,000

Gergely "wildace_hun" Kulcsar	4,410,000 1,590,000	1,590,000
Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein	1,280,000 -290,000	-290,000

Tags: Sam Soverel Gergely Kulcsar

Level: 34

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

07-05-2023 13:42 UTC-8

Aleksejs Ponakovs Eliminated In 4th Place ($150,144)

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Andrew Knowles

Level 33 : 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante

Aleksejs Ponakovs opened to 550,000 from under the gun, leaving only 555,000 behind. It folded to Sam Soverel in the small blind who shoved all in, covering the whole table and Ponakovs put in the rest of his chips to make the call.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: 3♦3♣
Sam Soverel: 10♠10♦

Ponakovs was in need of help, but when the board ran out J♣9♣7♥K♦6♠, it was the tens for Soverel that held to send Ponakovs out in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel	5,810,000 1,105,000	1,105,000

Aleksejs "Aponakov" Ponakovs	Busted

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Sam Soverel

07-05-2023 13:40 UTC-8

Lingkun Lu Eliminated in 5th Place ($109,344)

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David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante

Gergely Kulcsar shoved all in from the cutoff and Lingkun Lu called in the small blind for his last 680,000.

Lingkun Lu: K♠K♦
Gergely Kulcsar: K♣10♣

Lu had woken up with kings and was a big favorite to double up yet again as the flop came Q♠J♥8♠. Kulcsar's rail began chanting for an ace or a nine that would give him a straight, and they erupted in celebration at the sight of the A♥ turn.

The river came the 9♦ and Lu was sent to the rail with his cracked kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel	4,705,000 -245,000	-245,000

Gergely "wildace_hun" Kulcsar	2,820,000 710,000	710,000
Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein	1,570,000 -200,000	-200,000

Aleksejs "Aponakov" Ponakovs	1,105,000 140,000	140,000

Lingkun "CN_23" Lu	Busted

Tags: Gergely Kulcsar Lingkun Lu

07-05-2023 13:22 UTC-8

Soverel Takes Multi-Way Pot

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Andrew Knowles

Level 33 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante

Sam Soverel opened to 160,000 from under the gun with 9♣7♠ and both Lingkun Lu with K♣J♣ and Yuval Bronshtein holding Q♥8♥ made the call from the blinds.

The flop came 5♠4♠3♠ and action checked to Soverel who continued for 100,000. Both Lu and Bronshtein quickly folded and another pot was sent to the chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel	4,950,000 1,005,000	1,005,000

Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein	1,770,000 -480,000	-480,000

Lingkun "CN_23" Lu	840,000 -160,000	-160,000

Tags: Lingkun Lu Sam Soverel Yuval Bronshtein

07-05-2023 13:14 UTC-8

Ethan Yau Eliminated in 6th Place ($80,784)

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David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante

Gergely Kulcsar raised to 175,000 from under the gun as action folded to Ethan Yau in the big blind, who moved all in for 500,000. Kulcsar called to put him at risk.

Ethan Yau: A♥10♣
Gergely Kulcsar: J♦J♦

Yau was looking to pair his ace but found no help on the 8♥8♠K♦9♥3♠ board as "Rampage" became the first casualty of the final table. Kulcsar, meanwhile, who began the final table at the bottom of the chip counts, has moved up to second with that bustout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gergely "wildace_hun" Kulcsar	2,110,000 340,000	340,000
Ethan "Rampunts" Yau	Busted

Tags: Ethan Yau Gergely Kulcsar

07-05-2023 13:12 UTC-8

Lu Finds Another Double Up

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Andrew Knowles

Level 33 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante

Yuval Bronshtein opened to 225,000 from under the gun and it folded to Lingkun Lu in the big blind who moved all in for 440,000, which Bronshtein called.

Lingkun Lu: 10♦9♦
Yuval Bronshtein: K♥3♥

Bronshtein was slightly in the lead, but when the board ran out J♠8♦2♠Q♥2♥, it was the turned straight for Lu that scored back-to-back double ups.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein	2,250,000 -180,000	-180,000

Lingkun "CN_23" Lu	1,000,000 480,000	480,000

Tags: Lingkun Lu Yuval Bronshtein

07-05-2023 13:05 UTC-8

Lu Doubles His Short Stack

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David Salituro

Level 33 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante

Lingkun Lu was left with 200,000 after doubling up Gergely Kulcsar and moved all in from under the gun. Action folded to Aleksejs Ponakovs in the big blind who called.

Lingkun Lu: 10♥3♦
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 7♦2♦

Neither player connected with the 4♠9♦9♣ flop, while Lu made two pair on the 3♥ turn. The river came the K♦ and Lu doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aleksejs "Aponakov" Ponakovs	965,000 -210,000	-210,000

Lingkun "CN_23" Lu	520,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Lingkun Lu

07-05-2023 13:04 UTC-8

Kulcsar Scores Double With Rockets

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Andrew Knowles

Level 33 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante

Gergely Kulcsar opened to 160,000 from under the gun and it folded to Lingkun "CN_23" Lu in the cutoff who moved all in for 985,000. The rest of the table got out of the way and Kulcsar snap-called for his last 785,000 total.

Gergely Kulcsar: A♥A♣
Lingkun Lu: 10♠10♦

Kulcsar was in great shape, and when the board ran out J♣7♥5♣8♥K♥, it was the aces that held up to score a full double up for Kulcsar and leave Lu short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gergely "wildace_hun" Kulcsar	1,770,000 985,000	985,000
Lingkun "CN_23" Lu	200,000 -965,000	-965,000

Tags: Gergely Kulcsar Lingkun Lu

Level: 33

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 8,000