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

Foxen Gives Up on the River

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

Alex Foxen raised to 450,000 on the button with K?Q? and Jans Arends called from the big blind with A?10?. The flop came 9?8?5? and both players checked to the J? on the turn.

Arends checked again and Foxen took a stab at the pot with a bet of 800,000. Arends called and the 5? paired the board on the river. Arends checked one more time and Foxen gave up by checking it back. Arends showed ace-high and Foxen disgustingly threw his cards away.

Player Chips Progress
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
15,900,000
1,350,000
1,350,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
6,375,000
-1,300,000
-1,300,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Jans ArendsAlex Foxen

Kings for Arends

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

Jans Arends made it 800,000 to go from the small blind with K?K? and Leon Sturm called from the big blind with A?3?.

The flop fell J?5?3? and Arends continued with a bet of 600,000. Sturm called with bottom pair and the 8? landed on the turn. Arends fired out another bet of 1,500,000. That was enough to force Sturm's cards to the muck and Arends extended his lead.

Player Chips Progress
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends
14,550,000
3,500,000
3,500,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm
8,785,000
-2,200,000
-2,200,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Leon SturmJans Arends

Foxen Gets Klein Off a Chop

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

Alex Foxen raised from the small blind with A?7? and Bill Klein defended in the big blind with A?6?.

Foxen bet 400,000 on the 5?4?5? flop and Klein called. Foxen then checked on the 8? turn and Klein checked back.

The Q? river completed the board and Foxen bet 1,100,000. Klein folded and Foxen took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
7,675,000
2,025,000
2,025,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Bill Klein us
Bill Klein
6,995,000
-1,750,000
-1,750,000

Tags: Alex FoxenBill Klein

Seth Davies Eliminated in 5th Place ($385,617)

Level 20 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Seth Davies
Seth Davies

Leon Sturm raised it up to 500,000 with 7?6? in the small blind and Seth Davies called with 5?2? in the big blind. The flop came 9?8?7? and Sturm check-called a bet of 400,000 from Davies.

The turn brought the 5? and both players checked to the 5? on the river. Sturm announced all in with a straight which put Davies in the tank for his last 1,660,000. Davies burned through a couple of his time extensions before calling it off with his trip fives. He was shown the bad news and Davies was eliminated in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm
10,985,000
1,985,000
1,985,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
Busted

Tags: Leon SturmSeth Davies

Klein Squared Off with Foxen Again

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

Bill Klein opened to 450,000 under the gun with A?10? and Alex Foxen defended from the big blind with A?9?.

The flop came J?7?6? which missed both players but that didn't stop the action from unfolding. Foxen started with a check and Klein tossed in a bet of 300,000. Foxen check-raised to 925,000 but Klein responded with a reraise to 2,300,000. Foxen was forced to dump his cards to the muck and Klein raked in another pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Klein us
Bill Klein
8,745,000
1,475,000
1,475,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
5,650,000
115,000
115,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Bill KleinAlex Foxen

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

A Ray of Sunshine for Foxen

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

Alex Foxen limped in from the small blind with J?8? and Bill Klein checked his option holding Q?8?. The flop came K?8?6? and both players checked to the 2? on the turn.

Foxen led out with a bet of 300,000 and Klein called holding the dominating hand and the lone flush draw. However, the J? on the river gave Foxen two pair and he put together a bet of 950,000. Klein flicked in a call and Foxen showed the goods to finally claim a pot.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Klein us
Bill Klein
7,270,000
-2,600,000
-2,600,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
5,535,000
1,890,000
1,890,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Bill KleinAlex Foxen

Level: 20

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

Sturm Good at Showdown

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

Leon Sturm raised to 350,000 on the button with 7?7? and Alex Foxen called in the big blind with 6?2?.

Foxen checked on the flop of 3?8?4? and Sturm bet 280,000. Foxen check-raised to 880,000 and Sturm called.

Foxen checked on the Q? turn and Sturm checked back. Foxen checked once more on the A? river and Sturm checked back to win the pot at showdown.

Player Chips Progress
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm
4,600,000
1,280,000
1,280,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
3,645,000
-1,390,000
-1,390,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching

Tags: Alex FoxenLeon Sturm