Level: 14
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Level: 14
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
Sam Soverel raised to 40,000 from under the gun and both Kristen Foxen in the cutoff and Masato Yokosawa in the big blind called.
The flop rolled out 6♥6♣6♠ and Yokosawa checked over to Soverel who bet 35,000 and only Foxen called.
Soverel sized up to 200,000 on the turn 9♦ and Foxen called.
Both players checked the river 8♥ and Soverel flashed an A♥. Foxen tabled 7♥7♠ for sixes full of sevens and it was good for the pot.
[Removed:554] jammed for 235,000 under the gun and Vladimir Minko looked him up from the button.
[Removed:554]: 5♠5♦
Vladimir Minko: 10♦10♣
[Removed:555] was in bad shape against the dominating pair of Minko as the A♠J♠4♥ flop was dealt. However, the 5♣ landed on the turn to vault [Removed:555] into the lead, and he held through the 4♦ river as he made a full house to collect the full double.
Yokosawa open-shoved his option from the cutoff. Both the button and small blind got out of the way, before big blind Chang Lee peeled his cards and sigh-called.
Masato Yokosawa: K♣Q♠
Chang Lee: A♠7♠
Yokosawa hit a much-needed pair on the K♦6♦J♣ flop, and stayed in the lead as the board ran out J♦2♣ to double.
Justin Zaki moved all-in for 180,000 from under the gun. On the button, Brek Schutten reshoved covering, and Marius Kudzmanas called off his 210,000 stack from the small blind.
Justin Zaki: A♠J♥
Marius Kudzmanas: K♦K♣
Brek Schutten: A♦K♥
It was a huge preflop collision as the J♠10♠5♣ flop have Zaki a pair, Schutten a gutshot, while Kudzmanas was still ahead with kings. The board bricked out as it came 5♥4♦ as Kudzmanas held on to triple while Zaki was eliminated.
After the registration period closed, a total of 252 entrants came out to play Event #88: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em. This generated a prize pool of $11,970,000 to be divided up among the final 38 players.
Every one of the final 38 will be assured $102,024, with first place taking home $2,686,913 and the WSOP bracelet. The full list of payouts is below.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $2,686,913 |
| 2 | $1,791,267 |
| 3 | $1,242,660 |
| 4 | $879,939 |
| 5 | $636,279 |
| 6 | $470,036 |
| 7 | $354,901 |
| 8 | $274,023 |
| 9 | $216,467 |
| 10-11 | $175,048 |
| 12-15 | $144,985 |
| 16-20 | $123,068 |
| 21-27 | $107,125 |
| 28-38 | $102,024 |
Shaun Deeb opened the action with a raise to 40,000 from the hijack, before Chris Hunichen shoved on the button for 250,000. The blinds folded, and Deeb stuck in the call.
Chris Hunichen: A♥10♣
Shaun Deeb: 3♥3♣
The 4♣6♥J♥ flop didn't change much, and the 3♠ turn secured the win for Deeb. He celebrated with a fist pump as the 9♥ rolled off on the river.
Martin Zamani limped under the gun, Zdenek Zizka limped the hijack, Christopher Nguyen completed from the small blind, and David Chen checked his option in the big blind.
On the 9♠7♠5♣ flop, it checked to Zamani who bet 80,000 and Zizka called. Nguyen then check-raised to 280,000 and Chen folded. Zamani then announced all-in for 430,000 and Zizka flatted with 440,000 behind. Nguyen went deep into the tank before he announced all-in as the covering stack. However, since Zamani's all-in was not a full raise, Nguyen could only call.
On the J♥ turn, Nguyen jammed as Zizka called off his 440,000 stack.
Martin Zamani: 7♦7♣
Zdenek Zizka: A♠8♠
Christopher Nguyen: 10♠5♠
Zamani flopped a set while Zizka had the nut flush draw. Nguyen had a lesser flush draw but he also paired his five.
The J♣ fell on the river to give Zamani a full house to win the main pot, while Nguyen's pair of fives was good enough to win the side pot and eliminate Zizka.
Andjelko Andrejevic jammed for 240,000 from the hijack and Joe Cada called in the cutoff which saw all other players fold.
Andjelko Andrejevic: A♥9♥
Joe Cada: 9♣9♦
The board ran out A♣10♦6♠10♣8♣ and the ace on the flop gave Andrejevic his ace to double up.