Level 21
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
After a brief pause in play, the action is back underway.
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $250,000 Super High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$250,000
Prize Pool
$18,675,000
Entries
75
Level
26
Blinds
800,000 / 1,600,000
Ante
1,600,000
Entries
14
Players Left
1
Level 21
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
The players have taken a short bathroom break, play will resume in a few minutes.
Level 21
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Ben Tollerene, with 9♥9♣, opened to 1,000,000 from under the gun before Taylor von Kriegenbergh three-bet to 3,400,000 from the button with K♦J♦. Tollerene called.
On the J♥8♠6♠ flop, Tollerene check-called for 2,200,000, swelling the pot to 12,450,000.
The 10♥ came into play on the turn, and Tollerene checked. Von Kriegenbergh jammed for 11,525,000, sending his opponent into the tank. Tollerene's thought process went on for several minutes and he ended up making the fold.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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48,025,000
-5,600,000
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-5,600,000 |
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23,975,000
6,850,000
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6,850,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Ben Tollerene rasied to 1,000,000 from the hijack holding J♦6♦. Taylor von Kriegenbergh called in the small blind with 8♠8♣ and Chris Hunichen defended in the big blind, holding J♠10♠.
The Q♣A♥10♣ flop saw the action check to Tollerene, who continued for 850,000. Von Kriegenbergh ditched his eights and Hunichen elected to see a turn, having paired his ten.
The 2♥ turn saw Hunichen forced to check-fold to an additional bet of 3,500,000, from Tollerene.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
53,625,000
2,350,000
|
2,350,000 |
|
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17,125,000
-1,000,000
|
-1,000,000 |
|
13,650,000
-2,350,000
|
-2,350,000 |
|
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Level 21
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Ben Tollerene opened to 1,000,000 from the cutoff before Santhosh Suvarna three-bet to 3,600,000 from the small blind. Taylor von Kriegenbergh moved all in for 13,025,000 from the big blind.
Tollerene folded his pocket fives ahead of Suvarna ditching A♥Q♦.
Both players made the correct fold as Von Kriegenbergh woke up with K♥K♦
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,275,000 | |
|
|
18,125,000
5,850,000
|
5,850,000 |
|
|
16,000,000 | |
|
|
||
|
13,900,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
8,250,000
-4,600,000
|
-4,600,000 |
|
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|
5,925,000
-1,250,000
|
-1,250,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Chris Hunichen opened to 1,000,000 from the hijack, folding out Charles Hook and Ben Tollerene, Matthias Eibinger went into the tank from the small blind, before three-betting to 3,500,000. Santhosh Suvarna folded in the big blind ahead of Hunichen moving all-in for 7,500,000. Eibinger quickly called.
Chris Hunichen: A♦K♦
Matthias Eibinger: A♥J♠
Both players paired up on the A♠7♠7♣ flop but "Big Huni" remained in front. The K♠ turn improved him to a better two pair but Eibinger had a flush draw to stay alive.
The K♥ rivered filled Hunichen up and he doubled to 16,000,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
16,000,000
8,250,000
|
8,250,000 |
|
|
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|
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14,000,000
-8,400,000
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-8,400,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Ben Tollerene opened to 1,000,000 from under the gun before Jeremy Ausmus jammed for 5,300,000 from the cutoff. Action folded back to Tollerene, who called after a brief pause.
Jeremy Ausmus: K♠Q♦
Ben Tollerene: A♠10♣
Tollerene was ahead and remained so after the J♣10♦8♦ flop but Ausmus was alive to the open-ender along with his pair outs. The 4♦ turn gave the at-risk player 19 outs, as Ausmus now had a flush draw.
However, the deck continued to favor the chip leader, who secured the elimination after the 8♣ river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
51,275,000
6,550,000
|
6,550,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Level 21
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,725,000
3,500,000
|
3,500,000 |
|
|
22,400,000 | |
|
|
12,850,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
12,275,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
|
|
7,750,000
-4,250,000
|
-4,250,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
7,175,000
-800,000
|
-800,000 |
|
|
5,300,000
-1,250,000
|
-1,250,000 |
|
|
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Level 21
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Ben Tollerene raised to 1,000,000 from the hijack holding 7♦6♦. Taylor von Kriegenbergh defended in the big blind with 3♥3♦.
The 5♣5♥8♠ flop saw Von Kriegenbergh check-call a bet of 550,000 from Tollerene.
The 8♥ turn counterfeited Von Kriegenbergh's small pocket pair, prompting him to turn his hand into a bluff with a lead of 900,000. Tollerene called.
The 6♥ river paired Tollerene for good measure as both players checked to a showdown. With this pot, Tollerene surpassed the forty million chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
41,225,000
3,750,000
|
3,750,000 |
|
|
11,525,000
-2,950,000
|
-2,950,000 |
Level 21
: Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante
Mikita Badziakouski raised to 2,500,000 from the hijack, a committing size with just 2,500,000 behind the line. Matthias Eibinger, in the small blind, put in a raise to 15,600,000, an effective all-in with 800,000 behind the line.
The action fell back on Badziakouski who spent several minutes in the tank, using a total of nine time extensions, before finally committing the other half of his stack into the middle.
Mikita Badziakouski: A♥8♣
Matthias Eibinger: J♥J♦
The board ran out Q♥9♥10♦3♠6♠; Eibinger's jacks held to send Badziakouski to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
22,400,000
6,850,000
|
6,850,000 |
|
Busted | |
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