Event #40: $250,000 Super High Roller | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-18 19:55 UTC-7

Kornuth Wins a Small One Off Kulev

Livello 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Chance Kornuth raised to 1,200,000 from late position with J♠J♦ and was called by the chip leader, Alex Kulev, with K♣J♥ from the big blind. Kulev would check-fold the 7♥2♦3♠ flop to a bet of 900,000 from Kornuth.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alex Kulev	28,100,000

Martin Kabrhel	25,600,000

Artur Martirosian	25,600,000

Chance Kornuth	11,300,000

Dan Smith	7,000,000

Chris Brewer	5,700,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Chance Kornuth

2023-06-18 19:53 UTC-7

Kabrhel Raises River

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Livello 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Alex Kulev opened to 1,200,000 with K♥J♦ from under the gun. Martin Kabrhel called from the cutoff. The RFID scanner did not pick up Kabrhel's cards .

On the 10♦8♦3♦ flop, action checked through to the Q♠ turn. Kulev had an open-ended straight draw to go along with his flush out. He led out for 2,300,000.

Kabrhel's cards were revealed to be A♥10♥, and he called with the best hand.

Kabrhel improved to trips on the 10♠ river. Kulev, with king-high, fired out for 1,700,000 and quickly folded when Kabrhel made it 7,000,000.

"Ha! Bluffer!" shouted Kabrhel as he moved up to joint second in the counts.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alex Kulev	28,100,000 -5,200,000	-5,200,000

Martin Kabrhel	25,600,000 6,700,000	6,700,000

Artur Martirosian	25,600,000 -300,000	-300,000

Chance Kornuth	11,300,000 -300,000	-300,000

Dan Smith	7,000,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Chris Brewer	5,700,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Martin Kabrhel

2023-06-18 19:45 UTC-7

Jacks Versus Queens Versus Kings

Livello 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Alex Kulev raised to 1,200,000 from the button with 10♣8♠ and Chris Brewer moved all-in for 6,900,000 with A♦J♦ from the small blind, prompting Kulev to fold.

In the next hand, Dan Smith raised to 1,300,000 from middle position with 8♥8♣ and was called by Chance Kornuth in the big blind with A♦8♦.

Kornuth check-folded the 10♦4♠Q♥ flop to a 900,000 bet from Smith.

Smith would pick up K♦K♣ and raise to 1,300,000 from middle position in the very next hand, with Chris Brewer picking up J♠J♣ in late position. Brewer put in a three-bet of 3,600,000, almost half of his remaining stack of 9,300,000.

But it wouldn't end there. Artur Martirosian looked down at Q♠Q♥ from the big blind and moved all in over both players for 10,700,000. Smith would deliberate for a moment before making the call.

Brewer was able to sniff out the trouble and got out of the way.

The A♥5♣8♥ flop kept Smith in the lead, but with Martirosian halfway out the door, the Q♣ on the turn pulled him right back in and catapulted him into the lead in the hand.

The J♥ left Smith unimproved and Martirosian got the full double-up.

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Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alex Kulev	33,300,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Artur Martirosian	25,900,000 14,600,000	14,600,000

Martin Kabrhel	18,900,000

Chance Kornuth	11,600,000 -1,900,000	-1,900,000

Dan Smith	8,200,000 -8,800,000	-8,800,000

Chris Brewer	5,700,000 -2,400,000	-2,400,000

2023-06-18 19:33 UTC-7

Martirosian Rivers a King

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Livello 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel limped in from the button with J♦8♦. Artur Martirosian called from the small blind with K♦2♦ and Dan Smith checked his option with 10♠9♦.

On the 7♣7♥2♠ flop, action checked to Kabrhel and he bet 600,000. Martirosian called and Smith returned his cards to the dealer.

Kabrhel took the lead on the 8♥ turn but action checked through to the K♥ river which confirmed the checkmark for Martirosian.

Martorsian check-called for 700,000 and scooped the pot.

"Very lucky river. Wow how can I run so bad against this guy," commented Kabrhel.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alex Kulev	34,500,000

Martin Kabrhel	18,900,000 -1,900,000	-1,900,000

Dan Smith	17,000,000 300,000	300,000

Chance Kornuth	13,500,000 -300,000	-300,000

Artur Martirosian	11,300,000 1,900,000	1,900,000

Chris Brewer	8,100,000

Tags: Artur Martirosian Dan Smith Martin Kabrhel

2023-06-18 19:26 UTC-7

Raise and Takes

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Livello 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Artur Martirosian opened to 4,000,000 with Q♠J♠ from the cutoff and received no action.

Chris Brewer jammed for 6,900,000 from the small blind with 9♠8♠ and Martin Kabrhel folded his 7♠3♣ from the big blind.

Alex Kulev then opened to 1,200,000 with K♠10♥ from the cutoff which folded out the remaining players.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alex Kulev	34,500,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Martin Kabrhel	20,800,000 -1,500,000	-1,500,000

Dan Smith	16,700,000

Chance Kornuth	13,800,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Artur Martirosian	9,400,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Chris Brewer	8,100,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Artur Martirosian Chris Brewer Martin Kabrhel

2023-06-18 19:22 UTC-7

Kornuth Three-Bets Kabrhel

Livello 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel raised to 1,200,000 from middle position and was three-bet by Chance Kornuth to 3,300,000 in late position, with Kabrhel making the call.

The 10♥7♦6♠ flop would check through to the 10♣ turn, with Kabrhel now choosing to lead for 600,000 and Kornuth making the call.

Kabrhel would slow down on the 5♠ river with a check and Kornuth checked back, showing down A♠J♦, but losing to the better ace of Kabrhel's A♥Q♥.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alex Kulev	33,300,000 -1,200,000	-1,200,000

Martin Kabrhel	22,300,000 5,400,000	5,400,000

Dan Smith	16,700,000 -300,000	-300,000

Chance Kornuth	15,000,000 -3,900,000	-3,900,000

Chris Brewer	8,100,000

Artur Martirosian	7,900,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Martin Kabrhel

2023-06-18 19:15 UTC-7

Smith Rivers a Flush

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Livello 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Chance Kornuth opened to 1,200,000 from the button with J♣9♠ and Dan Smith defended his big blind with K♥3♥.

Smith checked the A♥9♥5♠ flop and called for 800,000 when Kornuth made a continuation-bet.

Smith added a pair of threes to his flush draw on the 3♠ turn but Kornuth's pair of nines were still ahead.

Action checked through to the 10♥ to complete Smith's flush draw. Action checked through to showdown and Smith collected another pot off Kornuth.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alex Kulev	34,500,000

Chance Kornuth	18,900,000 -2,000,000	-2,000,000

Dan Smith	17,000,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Martin Kabrhel	16,900,000

Chris Brewer	8,100,000

Artur Martirosian	7,900,000 -300,000	-300,000

2023-06-18 19:13 UTC-7

Kulev and Martirosian Clash

Livello 22 : Blinds 300,000/600,000, 600,000 ante

Alex Kulev raised to 1,500,000 from middle position with two red queens Q♥Q♦ and was called by Artur Martirosian in the big blind with K♦3♦.

The pot began to build on the monotone flop of 3♥10♥5♥ when Martirosian check-raised a 600,000 chip continuation-bet from Kulev to 2,100,000, with Kulev making the call.

Martirosian slowed down with a check on the J♦ turn and folded to a down-sized bet of 1,500,000 from Kulev. Kulev extends his chip lead.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Alex Kulev	34,500,000

Chance Kornuth	20,900,000

Martin Kabrhel	16,900,000

Dan Smith	14,700,000

Artur Martirosian	8,200,000

Chris Brewer	8,100,000

Tags: Alex Kulev Artur Martirosian

Livello: 22

Bui: 300,000/600,000

Ante: 600,000

2023-06-18 19:00 UTC-7

Phil Galfond Offers Poker Hall of Fame Pick; Says Two Should Be Inducted Per Year

Livello 21 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Phil Galfond has yet to make an appearance at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP), and as he told PokerNews, right now he has no plans to play live.

“But who knows, plans change,” added Galfond, who has been playing online at WSOP.com.

While Galfond hasn’t been at the WSOP – well, at least Phil as his wife, Farah Galfond, has been competing – the three-time bracelet winner is still weighing in by his relatively new newsletter “PG’s Takes of the Week.”

One of the topics the online poker legend, who prior to the WSOP inserted himself in some drama involving Doug Polk and Charlie Carrel with a pointed letter, was that of the Poker Hall of Fame. Right now, the public is being solicited for nomination.

“The nominations for the Poker Hall of Fame are now open, presenting voters with a familiar dilemma: there are simply too many great options to choose from,” Galfond wrote before giving his picks.

Click here to see Phil Galfond's PHoF picks!