Event #84: $50,000 High Roller Dia 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

Jul 12, 2023

All In and Call Between Muehloecker and Lin Twice in a Row

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Maxime Taldir

Nível 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Thomas Muehloecker moved all in from middle position for a total of 91,000 chips. On the button, Ren Lin shoved too, and the blinds folded.

Thomas Muehloecker: Q♥Q♦
Ren Lin: A♠J♠

Muehloecker's pair stayed ahead on 6♥3♥8♠4♦10♥, and he doubled up. But he left Lin with only 30,000 chips, two blinds.

On the very next hand, Muehloecker jammed again. Lin chose this moment to go all in one more time, and all the other players folded to let them have their revenge.

Ren Lin: A♥A♣
Thomas Muehloecker: K♠Q♦

Amazing timing for Lin, who found the best possible hand at the right moment. The board 7♠6♠9♦3♠5♦ didn't change anything, and Lin was safe for now.

Tags: Ren Lin Thomas Muehloecker

Jul 12, 2023

More Counts; Hustler Regular Wesley Fei in the Field

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Claudio Elizalde

Nível 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Tags: Wesley Fei

Jul 12, 2023

Hunichen Hits the Rail; Haxton is Out Again

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Claudio Elizalde

Nível 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Chris Hunichen was one of the few players who started the day right on time. His stack did fluctuate above and below starting but when he got down to his last 80,000 he went all in and was called by Steven Miranda.

Chris Hunichen: J♥9♠
Steve Miranda: A♣6♠

The flop came ace-high and Hunichen wasn't able to find running cards to pull ahead. Only time will tell if Hunichen hops back in the field.

Isaac Haxton had a short lived second bullet, as he was seen leaving the tournament area again shortly after reentering.

Jul 12, 2023

Updated Chip Counts

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Maxime Taldir

Nível 11 : Blinds 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Nível: 11

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

Jul 12, 2023

Peters Hidden With Aces

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Maxime Taldir

Nível 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Alejandro Lococo opened from early position to 24,000. David Peters in the small blind just called, as well as Romain Lewis in the big blind.

On the flop 5♠10♠5♦, Lococo made a continuation bet of 32,000. Both Peters and Lewis check-called to see the turn 2♣.

This second street brought no more action, as both players checked. Then the A♠ came on the river. Peters checked again. Same action for Lewis, but Lococo needed a little bit of time to think about what to do. He used a time bank and decided to check too.

Lococo clearly expressed his disappointment when Peters showed A♦A♥ for a full house. He took the pot and is back over the starting stack.

Tags: Alejandro Lococo David Peters Romain Lewis

Jul 12, 2023

Haxton With a Quick U-Turn

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Claudio Elizalde

Nível 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Isaac Haxton registered late but soon had an empty seat in his place. Table 117 relayed that Haxton had gotten it in with AxKx against the pocket queens of Henrick Hecklen. Hecklen's queens held up when the board ran out bricks for Haxton.

Fans of Haxton have no reason to fear, as he was already seen casually entering the tournament area with a fresh stack. No stranger to the game and entirely unphased, Haxton is also one who also got a bracelet this year in the $25,000 High Roller for $1,698,215.

Tags: Isaac Haxton

Jul 12, 2023

Lucky Double Up For Wittmeyer

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Maxime Taldir

Nível 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Brandon Wittmeyer opened to 25,000 from the cutoff and was called by Joao Vieira on the button. But in the big blind, Aleksejs Ponakovs decided to put pressure on his opponents and moved all in with one of the biggest stacks in the field.

Wittmeyer seemed to struggle to make a decision, but he eventually pushed all his chips into the middle, for a total of 460,000. Vieira quickly folded.

Brandon Wittmeyer: A♠K♠
Aleksejs Ponakovs: A♣K♥

After the flop J♦6♠6♥ and the turn 5♠, Wittmeyer took his chips back, as if he thought the pot was going to split. But the 3♠ came on the river, giving him a flush. Thanks to this pot, he almost has 1,000,000 chips.

Tags: Aleksejs Ponakovs Brandon Wittmeyer Joao Vieira

Jul 12, 2023

Big Hands and Quick Exits

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Claudio Elizalde

Nível 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Shaun Deeb was seen mucking his hand with only the felt in front of him when Brandon Wittmeyer showed the A♠A♥ after the river fell. Deeb was quick to leave the tournament area so only time will tell what we will see him in next.

A few tables over Sam Soverel was pondering what he'd do if he bust the tournament as he was all in and at risk against multiple opponents. On the turn, he was able to turn over the K♠K♦ when one of his opponent pushed the rest out of the side pot. Unfortunately for him, his opponent had a set of aces, as they showed the A♦A♠ on an ace-high board.

Soverel was jokingly annoyed when the river peeled a king, giving him a worse set. He picked the king up and pretended to tear it up and threw it back on the table before leaving the tournament area.

Jul 12, 2023

Defending Champion In The Field

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Maxime Taldir

Nível 10 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

An hour after he was eliminated in 4th place of the $25,000 H.O.R.S.E. High Roller, the defending champion Joao Vieira sat down in the $50,000 High Roller.

Last year, the Portuguese player won a bracelet in this event, as well as a career-high score of $1,384,415.

Tags: Joao Vieira