In a pot of 75,000 chips, Santhosh Suvarna checked from the big blind on a board that read 5♣A♦3♣5♦. His opponent was Stephen Chidwick in the hijack, and he checked behind.
The 7♣ river then rolled off and Suvarna led out for 56,000 chips. Chidwick made a relatively quick call, and Suvarna showed his 7♦4♦ for rivered two pair.
However, Chidwick's K♥K♦ were the higher two pair, resulting in the pot being pushed in his direction.
Orpen Kisacikoglu raised to 10,000 from the hijack before Nacho Barbero three-bet to 31,000 from the button. The blinds got out of the way and Kisacikoglu made the call.
On the flop of 9♦K♥A♣, Kisacikoglu checked and Barbero made a continuation-bet of 20,000. Kisacikoglu called and did so too for the 60,000 bet he faced on the 10♦ turn.
On the board-pairing A♠ river, Kisacikoglu checked once more and Barbero took some time before firing 200,000 chips in the middle. Kisacikoglu looked visibly distraught but ended up folding his hand before his allotted time ran out.
Francisco Benitez raised to 8,000 from under the gun and received calls from Orpen Kisacikoglu on the button, as well as Santhosh Suvarna in the small blind.
The trio then all checked on the flop of 6♦4♣8♦, before the action checked to Kisacikoglu again on the A♦ turn. He made a bet of 9,000, which Suvarna then raised to 33,000. Benitez upped the ante even further with a three-bet to 140,000. Kisacikoglu quickly folded, but Suvarna spent one time bank extension before making the call.
The 9♥ river then hit the felt and Suvarna checked to Benitez. He fired a massive bet of 350,000 chips, worth over 100 big blinds. Suvarna went deep into the tank but eventually folded once he had spent two more time bank extensions, forfeiting the pot to Benitez.
Nacho Barbero opened the action with a raise to 7,000 from the cutoff and Stephen Chidwick was the only caller, from the small blind. The flop fell A♠9♦8♦ and Barbero made a continuation-bet of 8,000 once Chidwick had checked. Chidwick then called, and did so too for Barbero's 24,000 bet on the 3♦ turn.
The 10♥ river saw Chidwick check for a third time, after which Barbero made a pot-sized bet of 81,000. Chidwick took some time before putting all of his large-denomination chips in the middle, effectively putting Barbero all in. However, Barbero folded rather quickly, leaving around 250 big blinds for the Argentinian to play with.
Orpen Kisacikoglu opened the action with a raise to 5,000 from under the gun, still four-handed. Daniel Dvoress was in the big blind and defended once the action had folded to him.
Dvoress then check-called a 4,000 continuation-bet on the flop of A♥9♥10♠ before the 4♣ was dealt out on the turn. Dvoress checked again and Kisacikoglu opted for an over-bet of 30,000 chips. Dvoress spent a time bank extension before making the call and the subsequent K♦ river completed the board.
Dvoress checked for the third time in a row, and now it was Kisacikoglu's turn to go into the tank. After a while, he came out with another large bet of 81,000, which Dvoress quickly called.
Kisacikoglu turned over A♣9♦ for flopped two pair, but Dvoress had rivered the better two pair with his A♠K♣ and raked in the pot.
Orpen Kisacikoglu aas the single big blind defended against an open raise to 5,000 by Nacho Barbero called. The 10♠3♦2♦ flop saw Kisacikoglu check-call for 5,000 and then check the A♥ turn. Barbero bet 10,000 to then face a check-raise to 40,000, which he called after a few seconds of consideration.
Kisacikoglu bet the 9♣ river for 25,000 and Barbero paid it off, but mucked when he was shown the A♣K♦ for top pair and top kicker.
Timothy Adams raised to 5,000 from the hijack before Orpen Kisacikoglu made it 30,000 to go from the big blind. Adams made the call, and called Kisacikoglu's 15,000 continuation-bet on the 2♣A♥3♣ flop as well.
The 4♣ turn was then checked by both players before the 6♣ river brought the fourth club on the board. Kisacikoglu let his shot clock run out before checking, and Adams fired a bet of 65,000 in response.
Kisacikoglu quickly called and Adams passed his cards face-down to the dealer, relinquishing the pot to the defending champion and getting some laughter from the other players at the table.
The time has arrived for the bracelet event with the highest buy-in at the 2023 World Series of Poker Europe. Event #12: €50,000 Diamond High Roller is set to kick off at 4 p.m. local time, and the cream of the crop of the poker world is expected to show up to battle for the title and the golden WSOP bracelet that comes with it. The tournament bears a guaranteed prize pool of €1,000,000, giving plenty of financial incentive for players to register.
The €50,000 bracelet event is a relatively new addition to the WSOPE schedule, first being held during the 2022 edition of the poker festival. Back then, it was Orpen Kisacikoglu who won his first bracelet and €748,106 by besting Sam Grafton heads up. The Turkish high roller regular came out on top of a final table with, among others, Shaun Deeb and Nick Petrangelo.
Grafton, Deeb, and Petrangelo have not been spotted at King’s Resort in Rozvadov this year, but Timothy Adams and recent €25,000 GGMillion€ bracelet winnerDaniel Dvoress, both also making the final table in the 45-man field in 2022, have already graced the WSOPE tables with their presence in 2023, and will be looking to better their placement in this event.
2022 WSOPE €50,000 Diamond High Roller Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Prize (in EUR)
1
Orpen Kisacikoglu
Turkey
€748,106
2
Sam Grafton
United Kingdom
€462,363
3
Shaun Deeb
United States
€313,919
4
Nick Petrangelo
United States
€220,045
5
Timothy Adams
Canada
€159,413
6
Daniel Pidun
Germany
€119,492
7
Daniel Dvoress
Canada
€92,787
Meanwhile, the likes of Ole Schemion and Johan Guilbert may be looking out for revenge after missing out on the final table at the previous edition. Kisacikoglu, however, seems to be in great form to defend his title, as so far in Rozvadov he has min-cashed in the aforementioned €25,000 GGMillion€ bracelet event, before outright shipping a small €100,000 buy-in side event for €475,000.
Johan Guilbert
When the high-stakes festivities begin at 4 p.m., all players who enter will receive the starting stack of 1,000,000 chips, with the first level having blinds of 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante. Everyone will have the option to reenter as many times as they want, and the option to do so will remain open until the first level of Day 2 has been completed.
Of course, new players will have the option to join the tournament until that time as well, receiving 20 big blinds if they decide to jump in at the latest possible time. Meanwhile, Day 1 will see 13 levels of 40 minutes being played out before the survivors bag and tag for Day 2.
€50,000 Diamond High Roller Day 1 Structure
Level
Small Blind
Big Blind
Big Blind Ante
Duration (Minutes)
1
1,000
2,000
2,000
40
2
1,000
2,000
2,000
40
3
1,000
3,000
3,000
40
4
2,000
4,000
4,000
40
5
3,000
5,000
5,000
40
6
3,000
6,000
6,000
40
7
4,000
8,000
8,000
40
8
5,000
10,000
10,000
40
9
6,000
12,000
12,000
40
10
8,000
16,000
16,000
40
11
10,000
20,000
20,000
40
12
10,000
25,000
25,000
40
13
15,000
30,000
30,000
40
PokerNews will be providing a live report throughout both of the tournament’s days, so make sure to stay tuned to not miss any of the high roller action.
