2023 World Series of Poker

Online Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a8
Prize
$393,516
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$2,040,000
Entries
408
Level Info
Level
35
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
12,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
6
Players Left
1

Soverel Can't Bluff Kulcsar

Level 34 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Yuval Bronshtein folded the button before Sam Soverel raised to 275,000 out of the small blind with J?4?. Gergely Kulcsar defended his big blind with A?4?.

The flop came 10?6?3? and Soverel bet 300,000. Kulcsar called with his nut flush draw as the 3? fell on the turn.

Soverel fired out another 600,000 and Kulcsar again stuck around to see the 9? river. Soverel now slowed down and checked, and Kulcsar checked behind and took the pot to draw nearly level with Soverel atop the leaderboard,

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel us
Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel
4,510,000
-1,300,000
-1,300,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Gergely "wildace_hun" Kulcsar hu
Gergely "wildace_hun" Kulcsar
4,410,000
1,590,000
1,590,000
Profile photo of Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein il
Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein
1,280,000
-290,000
-290,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Sam SoverelGergely Kulcsar

Level: 34

Blinds: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Aleksejs Ponakovs Eliminated In 4th Place ($150,144)

Level 33 : 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante
Aleksejs Ponakovs
Aleksejs Ponakovs

Aleksejs Ponakovs opened to 550,000 from under the gun, leaving only 555,000 behind. It folded to Sam Soverel in the small blind who shoved all in, covering the whole table and Ponakovs put in the rest of his chips to make the call.

Aleksejs Ponakovs: 3?3?
Sam Soverel: 10?10?

Ponakovs was in need of help, but when the board ran out J?9?7?K?6?, it was the tens for Soverel that held to send Ponakovs out in fourth place.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel us
Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel
5,810,000
1,105,000
1,105,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Aleksejs "Aponakov" Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs "Aponakov" Ponakovs
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsSam Soverel

Lingkun Lu Eliminated in 5th Place ($109,344)

Level 33 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante
Lingkun Lu
Lingkun Lu

Gergely Kulcsar shoved all in from the cutoff and Lingkun Lu called in the small blind for his last 680,000.

Lingkun Lu: K?K?
Gergely Kulcsar: K?10?

Lu had woken up with kings and was a big favorite to double up yet again as the flop came Q?J?8?. Kulcsar's rail began chanting for an ace or a nine that would give him a straight, and they erupted in celebration at the sight of the A? turn.

The river came the 9? and Lu was sent to the rail with his cracked kings.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel us
Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel
4,705,000
-245,000
-245,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Gergely "wildace_hun" Kulcsar hu
Gergely "wildace_hun" Kulcsar
2,820,000
710,000
710,000
Profile photo of Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein il
Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein
1,570,000
-200,000
-200,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Aleksejs "Aponakov" Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs "Aponakov" Ponakovs
1,105,000
140,000
140,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Lingkun "CN_23" Lu us
Lingkun "CN_23" Lu
Busted

Tags: Gergely KulcsarLingkun Lu

Soverel Takes Multi-Way Pot

Level 33 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante

Sam Soverel opened to 160,000 from under the gun with 9?7? and both Lingkun Lu with K?J? and Yuval Bronshtein holding Q?8? made the call from the blinds.

The flop came 5?4?3? and action checked to Soverel who continued for 100,000. Both Lu and Bronshtein quickly folded and another pot was sent to the chip leader.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel us
Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel
4,950,000
1,005,000
1,005,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein il
Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein
1,770,000
-480,000
-480,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Lingkun "CN_23" Lu us
Lingkun "CN_23" Lu
840,000
-160,000
-160,000

Tags: Lingkun LuSam SoverelYuval Bronshtein

Ethan Yau Eliminated in 6th Place ($80,784)

Level 33 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante
Ethan Yau
Ethan Yau

Gergely Kulcsar raised to 175,000 from under the gun as action folded to Ethan Yau in the big blind, who moved all in for 500,000. Kulcsar called to put him at risk.

Ethan Yau: A?10?
Gergely Kulcsar: J?J?

Yau was looking to pair his ace but found no help on the 8?8?K?9?3? board as "Rampage" became the first casualty of the final table. Kulcsar, meanwhile, who began the final table at the bottom of the chip counts, has moved up to second with that bustout.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gergely "wildace_hun" Kulcsar hu
Gergely "wildace_hun" Kulcsar
2,110,000
340,000
340,000
Profile photo of Ethan "Rampunts" Yau us
Ethan "Rampunts" Yau
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: Ethan YauGergely Kulcsar

Lu Finds Another Double Up

Level 33 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante
Lingkun Lu
Lingkun Lu

Yuval Bronshtein opened to 225,000 from under the gun and it folded to Lingkun Lu in the big blind who moved all in for 440,000, which Bronshtein called.

Lingkun Lu: 10?9?
Yuval Bronshtein: K?3?

Bronshtein was slightly in the lead, but when the board ran out J?8?2?Q?2?, it was the turned straight for Lu that scored back-to-back double ups.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein il
Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein
2,250,000
-180,000
-180,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Lingkun "CN_23" Lu us
Lingkun "CN_23" Lu
1,000,000
480,000
480,000

Tags: Lingkun LuYuval Bronshtein

Lu Doubles His Short Stack

Level 33 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante

Lingkun Lu was left with 200,000 after doubling up Gergely Kulcsar and moved all in from under the gun. Action folded to Aleksejs Ponakovs in the big blind who called.

Lingkun Lu: 10?3?
Aleksejs Ponakovs: 7?2?

Neither player connected with the 4?9?9? flop, while Lu made two pair on the 3? turn. The river came the K? and Lu doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Aleksejs "Aponakov" Ponakovs lv
Aleksejs "Aponakov" Ponakovs
965,000
-210,000
-210,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Lingkun "CN_23" Lu us
Lingkun "CN_23" Lu
520,000
320,000
320,000

Tags: Aleksejs PonakovsLingkun Lu

Kulcsar Scores Double With Rockets

Level 33 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 8,000 ante

Gergely Kulcsar opened to 160,000 from under the gun and it folded to Lingkun "CN_23" Lu in the cutoff who moved all in for 985,000. The rest of the table got out of the way and Kulcsar snap-called for his last 785,000 total.

Gergely Kulcsar: A?A?
Lingkun Lu: 10?10?

Kulcsar was in great shape, and when the board ran out J?7?5?8?K?, it was the aces that held up to score a full double up for Kulcsar and leave Lu short.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Gergely "wildace_hun" Kulcsar hu
Gergely "wildace_hun" Kulcsar
1,770,000
985,000
985,000
Profile photo of Lingkun "CN_23" Lu us
Lingkun "CN_23" Lu
200,000
-965,000
-965,000

Tags: Gergely KulcsarLingkun Lu

Level: 33

Blinds: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 8,000