Livello 24
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Alex Kulev
Alex Kulev raised 6,400,000 of his 12,400,000 remaining chips from early position and Artur Martirosian three-bet to 12,400,000, enough to put Kulev all-in, from the big blind. Kulev made the call.
Alex Kulev: Q♥J♦
Artur Martirosian: 8♥8♣
Kulev would need to improve in order to stay alive, but the 8♦K♠4♥ flop all but put the dagger in him, and the 5♠ turn and the 6♥ river finished the job, sending him home in fourth place.
Alex Kulev (@alexkulev95) is eliminated in 4th place from the @WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller.
Chance Kornuth, with 3,500,000 behind, raised to 2,800,000 from the button. He then called off the remainder of his stack after Alex Kulev moved all in from the big blind.
Chance Kornuth: K♣5♦
Alex Kulev: A♣10♣
The start of day chip leader was the underdog and had one foot out of the door following the Q♣8♣3♠ flop.
The 5♠ turn gave Kornuth the best hand and had him as the favorite for the double-up. However, Kulev paired up on the 10♦ river to lock up the hand and seal the bust-out.
Chance Kornuth (@ChancesCards) was sent on a wild ride on his way to elimination in the @WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller.
Martin Kabrhel raised to 1,700,000 from late position and Dan Smith pushed all-in for his remaining 5,900,000 from the big blind. Kabrhel made the call.
Dan Smith: A♦Q♦
Martin Kabrhel: 10♦6♦
Smith went in with the best hand and the covering suit, but the 8♣4♣6♥ flop would deliver Kabrhel the lead.
Smith would be unable to catch back up on the 8♥ turn and the K♠ river, sending him to the payout desk, but not before expressing his displeasure with the polarizing antics of Kabrhel.
"Good luck, most of you. I hope you get barred," said Smith while gesturing to Kabrhel.
"What does it mean?" replied Kabrhel.
"Banned," clarified Smith.
"Why?" asked Kabrhel.
"Your antics are the worst of anybody I've ever met. Everyone else is a great player."
"Somebody must be worse," noted Kabrhel, which marked the end of the conversation.
Smith followed that up with more explanation in his bustout interview with @nataliedbode here: https://t.co/9HZ5gRL4hz
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.
With K♥Q♦, Dan Smith opened to 3,300,000 from under the gun which left him with 2,900,000 behind. None of his tablemates called and he received a small boost before moving into the big blind.
The next hand, Martin Kabrhel opened to 1,000,000 from the cutoff with unscanned cards. Artur Martirosian, with A♥4♥, jammed from the small blind for 9,250,000 and got it through.
Kabrhel's cards were then shown as the J♠5♠.
Kabrhel left his seat and stood up which upset Alex Kulev. It had already been confirmed by the floor that players must remain in their seats when in a hand.
Kabrhel then opened to A♥9♣ from the hijack to 1,025,000. Kulev called from he big blind with A♠J♦.
Kabrhel then began voicing his displeasure about getting a talking to from the floor. The words "complete joke," were used.
Kulev check-called for 600,000 on the K♥Q♦2♣ flop which brought in the 8♦ turn which checked through to the 3♥ river.
Both players checked through to showdown and Kulev's superior ace took the pot.
David Peters moved all in preflop from late position for his remaining 2,775,000 and was called by Chance Kornuth in the small blind.
David Peters: A♠9♣
Chance Kornuth: A♥8♥
Peters was in the lead heading into the flop, but the equity would shift after the dealer rolled out a 3♠2♥4♥ board, giving both players straight outs to chop, but also giving Kornuth an ace-high flush draw.
The J♦ on the turn was good for Peters, but the 3♥ on the river would complete the flush for Kornuth and send high-stakes regular Peters to the payout desk.
A brutal end for @dpeterspoker17 in the @WSOP $250,000 Super High Roller who finishes in 7th place.
The previous two days of Event 40: $250,000 Super High Roller at the 2023 World Series of Poker have provided much delight to stream viewers and railbirds as a small collection of poker's biggest names and VIPs have been battling it out in the biggest buy-in event of the summer.
In addition to the high level of poker being played, the tournament has also thrown several curveballs.
Firstly, unknown poker player Dustin Bailey bagged the Day 1 chip lead to the surprise of himself and many. Bailey talked his wife and kids into coming out to Las Vegas and persuaded them to let him play in the $250K for Father's Day.
Overnight more drama unfolded when Andrew Robl sent out the below tweet regarding polarizing figure Martin Kabrhel.
How is Martin Kabrhel not banned from the WSOP? He makes any tournament no fun for anyone and on top of it I’ve seen him mark cards in every tournament I’ve ever played with him. https://t.co/AK9XmxSJrr
— Andrew Robl (@Andrew_Robl)
Plan for Day 3
The 69-entry field that generated a prize pool of $17,181,000 has been whittled down to nine players, with play getting underway at 2 p.m. local time inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Those who remain have already made the unofficial final table and have locked up a minimum payout of $478,663, but of course, all eyes will be on the $5,293,556 set aside for the winner.
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize (USD)
1
$5,293,556
2
$3,271,666
3
$2,279,038
4
$1,632,005
5
$1,202,318
6
$912,022
7
$712,953
8
$574,899
9
$478,663
Coming into Day 3 as the chip leader is three-time bracelet winner Chance Kornuth, who is the only player with a stack greater than 20 million. Kabrhel bagged second-best and Artur Martirosian rounds out the top three chip counts.
As mentioned, play begins at 2 p.m. local time and PokerNews will be bringing you all the live updates from the tournament floor. At 4 p.m., the updates will briefly pause as cards-up coverage will be available on PokerGO. The stream is expected to start at 5 p.m. and updates will be in sync with the broadcast so no action is spoiled.
$250,000 Super High Roller Unofficial Final Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Steven Veneziano
United States
6,775,000
23
2
Chris Brewer
United States
8,525,000
28
3
Martin Kabrhel
Czech Republic
18,400,000
61
4
Brandon Steven
United States
3,225,000
11
5
Chance Kornuth
United States
22,450,000
75
6
Artur Martirosian
Russia
18,225,000
61
7
Dan Smith
United States
7,800,000
26
8
Alex Kulev
Bulgaria
12,600,000
42
9
David Peters
United States
4,925,000
16
As always, be sure to keep it locked in with PokerNews to find out the conclusion of this exciting event.
