2023 World Series of Poker

Event #23: $50,000 High Roller (8-Handed)
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$1,546,024
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,921,000
Entries
124
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
600,000
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
5
Players Left
1

Sturm Dobules Through Arends

Level 20 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Leon Sturm
Leon Sturm

The action folded around to Jans Arends in the small blind who ripped all in as the big stack at the table. Leon Sturm woke up with the goods in the big blind and instantly called off his stack of 4,400,000.

Leon Sturm: A?A?
Jans Arends: Q?10?

The flop fell J?4?3? and Sturm was in a great position to double up. The 7? on the turn left Arends drawing dead to the 4? on the river as Sturm closed the gap on the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
11,050,000
-5,080,000
-5,080,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm
9,000,000
4,400,000
4,400,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Leon SturmJans Arends

Klein Bluffs River With Nine-High

Level 19 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Bill Klein
Bill Klein

Bill Klein opened to 350,000 in the cutoff with 9?8? and Jans Arands three-bet to 850,000 on the button with K?5?. Klein called.

Klein checked on the flop of 6?7?A? and Arends continued for 500,000. Klein called. Klein checked again on the J? turn and Arends checked back.

The 3? river completed the board and Klein opted to bluff with his missed straight draw by leading out for 1,250,000. Arends folded and Klein showed down nine-high like a boss.

Player Chips Progress
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
16,130,000
-950,000
-950,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Bill Klein us
Bill Klein
7,470,000
575,000
575,000

Tags: Jans ArandsBill Klein

Arends Rivers the Nuts to Double Through Foxen

Level 19 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Jans Arends
Jans Arends

Jans Arends raised to 400,000 in the cutoff and Alex Foxen defended from the big blind. The flop came A?10?7? and Foxen checked to Arends who bet 350,000. Foxen check-raised to 1,150,000 and Arends just called.

The turn brought the 9? and Foxen slid out a bet of 1,400,000. Arends still called and the K? peeled off on the river. Foxen went into the tank for over a minute before shoving all in. Arends looked back at his cards before calling off his last 5,470,000 chips.

Foxen turned over 8?6? for a straight but Arends rivered the best straight with Q?J?. Foxen was forced to send over a double-up and Arends took over the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
17,080,000
8,900,000
8,900,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
5,100,000
-8,600,000
-8,600,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Alex FoxenJans Arends

Foxen Takes From Sturm With Rivered Trips

Level 19 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Alex Foxen opened to 330,000 in the cutoff with A?J? and Leon Sturm called in the big blind with K?10?.

Sturm checked on the flop of 10?3?9? and Foxen bet 270,000. Sturm called. Sturm checked again on the J? turn and Foxen checked back.

Sturm checked once more on the J? river and Foxen bet 1,500,000 with less than that in the pot. Sturm called and mucked in defeat as Foxen showed the rivered trips.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
13,700,000
2,305,000
2,305,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm
3,320,000
-1,855,000
-1,855,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Leon SturmAlex Foxen

Davies Check-Raises Arends

Level 19 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante
Seth Davies
Seth Davies

Jans Arends opened to 320,000 on the button with A?Q? and Seth Davies defended in the big blind with 5?4?.

Davies checked on the flop of 5?K?2? and Arends bet 220,000. Davies check-raised to 650,000 and Arends called.

Davies slowed down with a check on the Q? turn and Arends checked back. The 5? completed the board and Davies bet 3,035,000 and Arends laid it down with his second pair.

Player Chips Progress
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
8,180,000
-1,430,000
-1,430,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
5,220,000
1,450,000
1,450,000

Tags: Jans ArendsSeth Davies

Who Will Come Out on Top in Event #23: $50,000 High Roller?

2023 WSOP Gold Bracelet
2023 WSOP Gold Bracelet

There are five players returning to the felt for the third and final day of Event #23: $50,000 High Roller with their sights set on a World Series of Poker gold bracelet along with the first-place prize of $1,546,024. In an event that saw a total of 124 entries for one of the largest buy-ins of the series, there is still plenty of money left to play for.

Leading the way, looking for his second WSOP bracelet in as many years, is none other than Alex Foxen with a stack of 13,340,000 chips. Foxen won his first bracelet last year in the $250,000 event, earning the largest score of his career for over $4.5 million. Foxen will be looking to add another seven-figures to his resume with a win here today.

Not far behind him, also looking for his second WSOP bracelet, is Jans Arends with a stack of 10,300,000 chips. Arends recorded his first bracelet in an online event, and will be looking to earn his first live bracelet. Arends is as decorated as the man above him as he will be looking to add his first seven-figure live cash to his poker resume. Arends is a beast in the online streets and will be looking to make his mark on the live felt today.

Both players have distanced themselves from the rest of the field which includes Leon Sturm (4,850,000), Bill Klein (4,675,000), and Seth Davies (3,940,000). While Davies comes in as the short stack, he will begin the day with over 30 big blinds which allows for plenty of deep-stacked poker to be played.

Final Table Chip Counts

RankNameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Alex FoxenUnited States13,340,000111
2Jans ArendsNetherlands10,300,00086
3Leon SturmGermany4,850,00040
4Bill KleinUnited States4,675,00039
5Seth DaviesUnited States3,940,00033

The cards are scheduled to go back in the air at 4 p.m. PDT with roughly 20 minutes remaining in Level 18 with the blinds at 60,000/120,000 and a 120,000 big blind ante. The action will be streamed on PokerGO with approximately a one-hour delay and the PokerNews updates will be in sync with the stream to avoid spoilers.

Each player has locked up at least $385,617 for their efforts thus far, but the pay jumps will be even more significant with every elimination. Keep it locked into PokerNews to find out who will rise to the top and earn a WSOP gold bracelet and be crowned the champion in another high-stakes tournament.

Tags: Alex FoxenBill KleinJans ArendsLeon SturmSeth Davies