Event #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed) Giorno 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-06 11:45 UTC-8

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Stephen Chidwick	150,000

Adrian Mateos	150,000

Justin Bonomo	150,000

Thomas Boivin	150,000
Alexandre Vuilleumier	150,000

Galen Hall	150,000

Alex Foxen	150,000

Dimitar Danchev	150,000

James Chen	150,000

Nacho Barbero	150,000

Scott Eskenazi	150,000
Tyler Cornell	150,000

Funaro Chips Up Early

Livello 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Nikita Kuznetsov raised it up from the cutoff and picked up three callers including Frank Funaro in the big blind. The flop came J♠5♥5♦ and Kuznetsov continued with a bet of 4,000. The button called and Funaro also tagged along.

The turn brought the 8♠ and Funaro led out with a bet of 9,000. Kuznetsov folded but the button called to see the 2♦ on the river. Funaro checked this time and his opponent checked it back. Funaro turned over A♥J♦ and was awarded the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Frank Funaro	185,000 35,000	35,000

Nikita Kuznetsov	133,000

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2023-06-06 11:31 UTC-8

Riess Makes Two Pair

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Livello 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Ryan Riess raised to 2,500 from the hijack and in the big blind another player defended.

The flop rolled off A♣K♣8♣ and the big blind checked to Riess who bet 2,000 which saw his opponent snap call.

Action on the 7♦ turn checked through to the 10♦ river where the big blind checked and Riess bet 5,000. His opponent called him and Riess turned over 10♠8♠ for tens and eights.

His opponent shook his head and tossed his hand in the muck while the 2013 WSOP Main Event champion took down

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Ryan Riess	154,500 4,500	4,500

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2023-06-06 11:28 UTC-8

More Faces in the Crowd

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Livello 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Roberto Perez	150,000
Julien Sitbon	150,000

Chance Kornuth	150,000

Ben Heath	150,000

Nick Petrangelo	150,000

Andrew Esposito	150,000
Taylor von Kriegenbergh	150,000
Bin Weng	150,000
Noah Schwartz	150,000

Frank Funaro	150,000

David Stamm	150,000
Artur Martirosian	150,000

Ryan Riess	150,000

2023-06-06 11:13 UTC-8

Badziakouski Gets Paid by Brewer

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Livello 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Chris Brewer opened to 3,000 in the cutoff and Mikita Badziakouski called from the big blind. The flop came J♣3♠2♠ and Badziakouski check-called a bet of 2,000 from Brewer.

The turn was the K♠ and both players checked to the 2♣ on the river. Badziakouski threw in an overbet of 15,000 and Brewer went into the tank, using one of his time banks in the early going. He eventually called and Badziakouski tabled K♦3♣ for the best hand.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Mikita Badziakouski	171,000 21,000	21,000

Chris Brewer	130,000 -20,000	-20,000

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2023-06-06 11:03 UTC-8

Early Notables in the Field

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Livello 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Isaac Haxton	150,000 150,000	150,000

Seth Davies	150,000 150,000	150,000
Espen Jorstad	150,000 150,000	150,000

Kevin Rabichow	150,000 150,000	150,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs	150,000 150,000	150,000

Mikita Badziakouski	150,000 150,000	150,000

Joe Mckeehen	150,000 150,000	150,000

Asher Conniff	150,000 150,000	150,000

Bill Klein	150,000 150,000	150,000
Chris Brewer	150,000 150,000	150,000

Jeremy Ausmus	150,000 150,000	150,000

Blake Bohn	150,000 150,000	150,000
Niall Farrell	150,000

Darren Elias	150,000 150,000	150,000
Joao Vieira	150,000 150,000	150,000

Mustapha Kanit	150,000 150,000	150,000

2023-06-06 11:01 UTC-8

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Livello 1 : Blinds 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante

The cards are in the air on Day 1 of the $25,000 High Roller with the tournament clock currently reading a total of 41 entries thus far.

Livello: 1

Bui: 1,000/1,000

Ante: 1,000

2023-06-06 09:45 UTC-8

The $25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em Kicks Off at 12 Noon

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Event #16: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (8-Handed) marks the second of the $25,000 or higher buy-ins at the 2023 WSOP. With the price point raised up, the event looks to draw out the best players in the world to compete in this prestigious event.

Last year it was Chad Eveslage who took down his maiden bracelet for $1,415,610. Eveslage bested a field of 251 and came out on top of a televised final table that included well known and respected high stakes players like Brek Schutten, Chris Brewer, Josh Arieh, and 2021 WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir. With two bracelets under his belt already this year, putting him in early contention for WSOP Player of the Year, Eveslage looks to make it a third by defending his crown and pulling even further ahead in this year’s POY discussion.

2022 Final Table Finishers

Place	Player	Country	Payout (USD)
1	Chad Eveslage	United States	$1,415,610
2	Jake Schindler	United States	$874,915
3	Josh Arieh	United States	$616,047
4	Chris Brewer	United States	$442,213
5	Brek Schutten	Germany	$323,730
6	Koray Aldemir	United States	$241,791
7	Antonio Lievano	United States	$184,324
8	Ognyan Dimov	Bulgaria	$143,480

With 251 players last year creating a prize pool of $5,929,875, many players are expected to give it their all in this event. Tyler Cornell won the inaugural version of this event in 2021 and an appearance from him is expected, along with the listed final tablists from above. Other high stakes regulars seen around the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas include Alex Foxen, Stephen Chidwick, Sean Winter, Chance Kornuth, Ryan Leng, Phil Hellmuth and 2023 WSOP Main Event champion Espen Jorstad.

Players will begin the tournament with 150,000 in chips with blinds beginning at 1,000/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. Each level will last 60 minutes with a 15-minute break occurring after every two levels. After eight levels of play, players will bag up and return at 12 p.m. the Wednesday, June 7th. Registration will remain open until the beginning of Day 2.

Stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates regarding the 2023 World Series of Poker.

Tags: Alex Foxen Antonio Lievano Brek Schutten Chad Eveslage Chance Kornuth Chris Brewer Espen Jorstad Jake Schindler Josh Arieh Koray Aldemir Ognyan Dimov Phil Hellmuth Ryan Leng Sean Winter Stephen Chidwick Tyler Cornell

Event #16: $25,000 High Roller (8-Handed)

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