2023 World Series of Poker

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

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q♣j♦
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
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Arends Gets After It in the Blinds

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 24 : Blinds 250,000/500,000, 500,000 ante

Jans Arends raised to 1,150,000 in the small blind with 10?5? and Leon Sturm just called in the big blind with A?8?. The flop came 6?6?2? and Arends continued with a bet of 800,000 which Sturm called.

The turn was the K? and Arends fired out another bet of 1,200,000. Sturm called with his flush draw and the 7? completed the board. Arends moved all in for his last 3,600,000 and Sturm was forced to lay the best hand down.

Player Chips Progress
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends 		10,400,000
7,650,000
 7,650,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm 		7,725,000
-250,000
 -250,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jans ArendsLeon Sturm

Level: 24

Blinds: 250,000/500,000

Ante: 500,000

Sturm Bluffs Klein

Connor Richards
Connor Richards
Level 23 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Leon Sturm raised to 1,250,000 in the small blind with 9?5? and Bill Klein called in the big blind with A?8?.

Sturm bet 600,000 on the flop of 4?4?4? and Klein called. Sturm sized up to 1,200,000 on the 7? turn and Klein laid it down.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Klein us
Bill Klein 		22,375,000
-3,850,000
 -3,850,000
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm 		7,975,000
850,000
 850,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bill KleinLeon Sturm

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Matt Hansen
Matt Hansen
Level 23 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
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Klein Traps with Jacks

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 23 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Bill Klein limped in from the small blind with J?J? and Jans Arends checked the big blind with 4?3?. The flop came A?7?4? and Klein check-called a bet of 500,000 from Arends.

The turn brought the 10? and both players checked to the 10? on the river. Klein fired out a bet of 1,000,000 on the river and Arends flicked in a call. Klein turned over his pair of jacks and Arends was left on the short stack again.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Klein us
Bill Klein 		26,225,000
6,500,000
 6,500,000
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends 		2,750,000
-7,500,000
 -7,500,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Jans ArendsBill Klein

Arends Doubles Through Sturm

Connor Richards
Connor Richards
Level 23 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante
Jans Arends
Jans Arends

Jans Arends open-jammed from the small blind and Leon Sturm called to put Arends at risk.

Jans Arends: 5?5?
Leon Sturm: Q?10?

Arends was able to survive the flip as the board ran out 9?K?2?7?3? to earn him a double.

Player Chips Progress
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends 		10,250,000
5,325,000
 5,325,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm 		7,125,000
-5,325,000
 -5,325,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jans ArendsLeon Sturm

Arends Falls to the Short Stack

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 23 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Leon Sturm raised to 800,000 on the button with A?4? and was called by Bill Klein in the small blind with Q?7? and Jans Arends in the big blind with Q?10?.

The flop came Q?6?3? and the action checked around to the Q? on the river. Klein checked again and Arends announced a bet of 800,000. Sturm stepped aside but Klein just called.

The river was the 7? and Klein led out with a large bet of 4,100,000 after making a full house. With no time extensions for Arends, he had to make a quick decision and paid him off. Klein tabled the full house and vaulted to a big chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Klein us
Bill Klein 		19,725,000
4,300,000
 4,300,000
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends 		4,925,000
-6,100,000
 -6,100,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Leon SturmJans ArendsBill Klein

Sturm Folds Out Arends

Connor Richards
Connor Richards
Level 23 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Jans Arends raised to 1,200,000 in the small blind with J?8? and Leon Sturm called in the big blind with J?10?.

Arends bet 900,000 on the A?3?A? flop and Sturm called. Arends then checked on the Q? turn and Sturm checked back.

Arends checked again on the 3? river and Sturm bet 4,000,000 as Arends quickly folded.

Player Chips Progress
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm 		12,450,000
7,100,000
 7,100,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends 		11,025,000
-5,900,000
 -5,900,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Jans ArendsLeon Sturm

Sturm Folds the Best Hand

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 23 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Leon Sturm opened to 800,000 on the button with A?7? and Jans Arends just called from the big blind holding K?Q?. The flop came 10?6?4? and both players checked to the 8? on the turn.

Arends led out with a bet of 1,800,000 with his flush draw but Sturm stuck around for the 7? on the river. Arends announced all in on the river with just king-high and Sturm dumped the best hand into the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jans Arends nl
Jans Arends 		16,925,000
4,600,000
 4,600,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm 		5,350,000
-1,200,000
 -1,200,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Leon SturmJans Arends

Sturm Staying Afloat

Connor Richards
Connor Richards
Level 23 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Leon Sturm opened to K?3? on the button and Bill Klein called in the small blind with A?9?.

The flop of 8?K?6? checked through and the same action took place on the 8? river. Klein checked once more on the 2? river and Sturm bet 1,400,000 with his top pair. Klein laid it down.

Player Chips Progress
Bill Klein us
Bill Klein 		15,425,000
-4,200,000
 -4,200,000
Leon Sturm de
Leon Sturm 		6,550,000
2,400,000
 2,400,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bill KleinLeon Sturm