Three-way to a turn of Q♦2♠7♠A♣, David Benyamine in the big blind checked to Nacho Barbero in the hijack. Barbero then jammed all in for a pot-sized bet of 181,000.
Tyler Brown rejammed on the button with a stack of 240,000, and Benyamine quickly folded.
Nacho Barbero: A♦6♦2♥2♣
Tyler Brown: A♠5♥4♠3♣.
Brown's combo draw missed on the 9♣ turn, seeing Barbero double up with his bottom set.
Ken Fishman opened to 10,000 and Roberto Sagra on the button potted to 31,500. Artur Martirosian called from the small blind and Fishman came along as well.
The flop of Q♦7♥3♦ was checked to Fishman, who bet the pot. Sagra then moved all in to force out Martirosian while Fishman called all in for around 160,000.
Ken Fishman: Q♣8♣6♥5♥
Roberto Sagra: A♦K♣K♠10♦
The K♦ turn instantly left Fishman drawing dead to make the 2♣ river a formality. Soon after, the now vacated seat was filled by Tom-Aksel Bedell.
Richard Gryko bet the pot for 97,500 on the Q♠7♣6♥K♠ turn and Erick Lindgren reluctantly piled in his remaining stack of around 110,000 for Gryko to call.
Erick Lindgren: 10♠10♥9♣8♠
Richard Gryko: 6♠6♣5♦5♥
Gryko was ahead with the bottom set but had to dodge plenty of outs. He did so thanks to the 4♦ river to send Lindgren to the rail.
Tomer Daniel had just entered and was in the big blind for his first hand. A larger three-way pot emerged to the Q♦10♣6♦4♠ turn on which he bet the pot for 138,000. David Benyamine folded and Ben Lamb called on the button.
Daniel then jammed the 7♠ river and Lamb snap-called to first show his 8♦5♦ for the straight followed by the A♦K♥.
Daniel flashed his Q♣10♥6♥6♣ for a flopped set of sixes (and the top two pair on top of it) to bust in the first hand.
"See you soon guys," he grinned and walked out of the tournament area. Not much later, Isaac Haxton took the seat Daniel had previously occupied.
Ronald Keijzer raised to 5,500 and Anuj [Removed:550] then potted to 18,900 on the button. Michael Duek called in the big blind and Keijzer also came along to the 9♦6♣3♥ flop. Duek bet the pot, tossing in three green T-25,000 chips, and Keijzer folded.
[Removed:550] wanted to see how much Duek was playing and then moved all-in, Duek called instantly.
Michael Duek: A♦9♠7♦5♠
Anuj [Removed:550]: K♣6♠4♣3♠
Duek's top pair was behind against the bottom two pair of [Removed:550] but he hit the 9♥ turn as well as the 9♣ river to double with quads for 199,700.
In the meanwhile, Roberto Sagra has been eliminated and his stack was sent over to Jonathan Azoulay.
Only a few minutes after he took a hit against Chase Steely, Evan Krentzman was involved in the action once more and clashed with none other than Steely when they got it in after the K♥J♣6♣ flop.
Evan Krentzman: K♦K♣8♠7♦
Chase Steely: A♣K♠10♣8♦
The Q♠ turn improved Steely to broadway and the 2♥ river was a formality.
Gruffud Pugh-Jones led out for 7,000 in the small blind on a flop of J♥5♣Q♥. Dylan Weisman called in the big blind before Jesse Lonis made it 29,500 to go in middle position.
Pugh-Jones folded while Weisman called to see the 7♠ turn. Weisman then checked and Lonis announced a pot-sized bet of 77,500. Weisman jammed all in, covering Lonis.
Lonis went on to spend all but one of his time extensions before laying it down, and he picked the 7♥ out of Weisman's hand to show to the table.
Picking up the action on a turn of Q♠9♠9♦K♥ with around 12,000 chips in the pot, Ronald Keijzer and Joao Simao checked out of the blinds to Jesse Lonis on the button.
Lonis then bet 8,000 chips, which only Simao called. The 10♠ river was checked down and Lonis won the pot with Q♥J♠9♥7♥ for nines full of queens.
During the hand, Dylan Weisman took his seat at the table.
Welcome back to PokerNews, the official media partner of the 2024 World Series of Poker and home of live updates from all bracelet events.
Today sees the start of Event #79: $50,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha (8-Handed) here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
This three-day event begins at 2 p.m. local time, with late registration open for 13 levels (≈ 1:40 p.m. on Day 2). This event allows for two reentries. There will be 15-minute breaks every three levels.
The starting stack is 300,000 chips, and Day 1 will consist of 12 levels. Levels last 40 minutes. Day 2 resumes at 1:00 p.m. local time for the surviving players and plays until only five remain. Day 3's start time has yet to be decided.
Last year’s event drew in 200 entrants, who created a $9,550,000 prize pool. America's Jesse Lonis came out on top, raking in $2,303,017 and his second WSOP bracelet.
“It’s incredible. It’s my first $50,000, so I can’t start better in the high rollers,” he said following his win. “It just feels great because it’s a tough tournament. Obviously, every player in it, 99 percent of them, are great players. It was a mental battle and nice to come out on top.”
Year
Entries
Prize Pool
Winner
Country
Payout
2023
200
$9,550,000
Jesse Lonis
United States
$2,303,017
2022
106
$5,074,750
Robert Cowen
United Kingdom
$1,393,816
2021
85
$4,069,375
Jeremy Ausmus
United States
$1,188,918
2020
Not Held
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After finishing as the runner-up last year, Japan's Shiina Okamoto triumphed in the $1,000 Ladies No-Limit Hold'em Championship, banking $171,732 and a well-deserved first bracelet.
The $25,000 High Roller Pot-Limit Omaha is down to only five players and Brian Rast is among them. Rast is hunting for a seventh career bracelet to add to his already incredible legacy.
