Online Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Championship
Day 1 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Online Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,300
Prize Pool
$2,040,000
Entries
408
Level
35
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
12,000
Entries
408
Players Left
6
Level 31
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Six players made it through a star-studded field in Online Event #13: $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Championship and will now switch from a virtual felt to a live one.
Leading the way is Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel. Soverel won a race against Ethan "Rampunts" Yau with nine players left, then caught an ace on the river to crack the kings of Kyle "JackintheB0x" Miholich and send him out in eighth place in brutal fashion. Soverel ended up with 2,873,636 and the chip lead once the final table resumes live on July 5 at noon local time.
Right behind him is Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein, who survived a coin flip on the final table bubble with ace-queen versus sixes on his way to virtually bagging 2,741,876. The Israeli pro will be looking for his third World Series of Poker bracelet at this final table, as will Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs. The Latvian high roller, who defeated Phil Ivey to win his second bracelet in the $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em event at last year's WSOP, is in third place with 1,593,689.
Yau, the popular Twitch streamer known as “Rampage,” lived up to his name today as he stormed his way to the top of the leaderboard near the bubble and stayed there until a late swoon dropped him back to 1,311,441 to finish the night. Yau already has one online bracelet and has a chance to add a second on Wednesday.
Final Table Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel | United States | 2,873,636 | 57 |
| 2 | Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein | Israel | 2,741,876 | 55 |
| 3 | Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs | Latvia | 1,593,689 | 32 |
| 4 | Ethan "Rampunts" Yau | United States | 1,311,441 | 26 |
| 5 | Lingkun "CN_23" Lu | United States | 1,153,794 | 23 |
| 6 | Gergely "wildace_hun" Kulcsar | Hungary | 525,564 | 11 |
At the back are two players who have already made deep runs in online events on WSOP.com this year. Lingkun “CN_23” Lu finished in fifth place in the $333 Triple Treys Summer Tip Off bracelet event. The New Jersey native with just $13,670 in career live earnings has already locked up $80,784 and will be chasing the top prize of $393,516 on Wednesday when he shows up for the live final table with 1,153,794.
Gergely “wildace_hun” Kulcsar just missed out on the $3,200 High Roller online final table earlier this series, finishing in eighth place. The Hungarian has $675,000 in career earnings but more than $4,000,000 online, including a SCOOP title in 2018, and will be appearing at a WSOP final table for the first time but at the bottom of the chip counts with 525,564.
The event attracted 304 total entries, including 104 reentries, generating a total prize pool of $2,040,000. Only the top 60 made the money, and Josh “Nitbuster” Arieh was eliminated on the bubble after losing most of his chips in a classic flip with ace-king to queens.
Once the bubble burst, Chad “Alienprobed” Eveslage, Dario “Sirio87” Sammartino, Maria “femmenonfelt” Ho, and Shaun “fortnite” Deeb all collected a virtual payout.
Poker Hall of Famer Erik “NW1Time” Seidel was knocked out in 18th place by Lu, while Paul “paulgees” Volpe was sent to the virtual rail by Soverel in 14th place. Jessica “JessicaTeusl” Teusl, last year’s WSOP women’s champion, ran sevens into Yau’s nines to finish in 12th place.
Matt “Berkey11_S4Y” Berkey rose to the top of the chip counts shortly after the bubble but dropped down to 267,814 by the time he got his chips in with king-ten. “borisasaurus,” flopped a set of sevens to bust him in tenth place.
Then the tournament became about the rise and spectacular fall of “Orlimar,” who took the chip lead with a massive double off Lu with 11 players left but had a disastrous final few minutes before getting their last 530,000 in against his old nemesis, who had woken up with kings.
The final six players return to play on July 5 at noon local time inside the Horseshoe Event Center. The final table will be streamed on a 60-minute delay by PokerGO. They will be playing for $393,516, the coveted WSOP gold bracelet, and the prestige of conquering such a tough field.
PokerNews will return along with them on July 5 and provide live updates from the final table until a new hybrid WSOP champion is crowned.
Level 31
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,873,636
410,000
|
410,000 |
|
||
|
2,741,876
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
||
|
1,593,689
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
||
|
1,311,441
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
|
||
|
1,153,794
1,153,794
|
1,153,794 |
|
525,564
525,564
|
525,564 |
Level 31
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
"Orlimar" was all in for around 530,000 from the cutoff and up against "CN_23" in the small blind.
"Orlimar": A♠6♦
"CN_23": K♦K♥
"Orlimar" had run into "CN_23"'s two kings and found no help on the 4♥5♠8♥J♠6♣ board. "Orlimar," who had a massive chip lead at one point during the final two tables, was sent to the virtual rail on the final table bubble.
The remaining six players will return to play live inside the Horseshoe Las Vegas on July 5 at noon local time.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,153,794
23,206
|
23,206 |
|
Busted |
Level 31
: Blinds 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
"wildace_hun" moved the rest of their 280,282 in the middle and Ethan "Rampunts" Yau called.
"wildace_hun": A♠7♥
Ethan "Rampunts" Yau: A♣J♥
Yau had his opponent dominated until the 2♠7♣5♥ flop gave "wildace_hun" a pair of sevens. The board ran out K♠3♠ and "wildace_hun" doubled up.
At the same time at the other table, "Orlimar" moved all in for 303,000 from the small blind and Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs" called in the big blind.
"Orlimar": A♠A♥
Aleksejs "APonakov" Ponakovs: K♦7♦
"Orlimar" had to sweat out the board as Ponakovs made a pair on the 7♠5♠2♥ flop, but the Q♣ turn and 2♠ river were safe as the one-time chip leader doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,580,689
693,793
|
693,793 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,576,441
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
627,806
-987,393
|
-987,393 |
|
|
625,564
-220,918
|
-220,918 |
Level: 31
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
Level 30
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel limped in from the small blind, then called when Ethan "Rampunts" Yau raised to 120,000.
The flop came 5♥8♣K♠, and Yau bet 60,000. Soverel called, then called another 240,000 on the A♣ turn.
The 10♣ fell on the river, and Soverel checked over to Yau again, who fired out 480,000 this time. Soverel called with K♦J♣ for a pair of kings as Yau was caught bluffing with Jx4x.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,463,636
892,000
|
892,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,486,441
-1,061,282
|
-1,061,282 |
|
|
||
Level 30
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein raised to 80,000 on the button before "Orlimar" shoved all in from the small blind. Bronshtein called off his remaining 1,027,938.
Yuval "Larrybird84" Bronshtein: A♥Q♥
"Orlimar": 6♠6♥
Bronshtein needed to win the flip to survive and have a chance for the final table, as the A♦K♥Q♠ flop gave him two pair and the lead.
The board ran out 3♠2♦, and Bronshtein earned a massive double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,271,876
1,165,338
|
1,165,338 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,615,199
-750,138
|
-750,138 |
Level 30
: Blinds 20,000/40,000, 4,000 ante
Ethan "Rampunts" Yau raised to 80,000 on the button and Sam "ApesSonIMHO" Soverel called in the big blind.
The flop came 6♠4♦K♦ and Yau continued for 75,000. Soverel called and both players checked the K♠ turn.
Soverel led out for 40,000 on the 6♦ river and Yau called with Q♣Q♦. Soverel could only show A♦8♠ for a bluff as Yau took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,547,723
437,800
|
437,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,571,636
-206,400
|
-206,400 |
|
|
||
Level: 30
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 4,000