Event #47: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 3 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #47: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$10,932,750
Entries
112
Level
27
Blinds
500,000 / 1,000,000
Ante
1,000,000
Entries
6
Players Left
1
Level 27
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
One of the loudest final tables of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) so far, one defined by two-outers, three-outers and a rail whose energy would be hard to match, wrapped up tonight with longtime high-stakes pro Chris Hunichen winning his first bracelet and a career-high score of $2,838,389 in Event #47: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em.
"No one’s ever due in poker, but I feel like I was due," Hunichen told PokerNews in a winner's interview. "And I’ve been in this position a couple times, got unlucky, a couple seconds. It was my time.”
Hunichen's poker resume includes a runner-up finish in a 2022 online $25,000 High Roller worth $1.3 million and a third place in the 2022 $250,000 Super High Roller for $1.9 million, but a bracelet had eluded "Big Huni." Of the six players who returned for Day 3, only Hunichen and online Swedish wizard Viktor "Isildur1" Blom lacked bracelets.
Blom finished third for $1,311,091 just a week removed from a third-place finish in the $50,000 High Roller, while Jeremy Ausmus was denied a seventh bracelet with a runner-up finish worth. $1,892,260.
Final Table Results
| Place | Winner | Country | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Hunichen | United States | $2,838,389 | |
| 2 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | $1,892,260 | |
| 3 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | $1,311,091 | |
| 4 | Chance Kornuth | United States | $932,725 | |
| 5 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | $681,796 | |
| 6 | Justin Saliba | United States | $512,465 | |
| 7 | Daniel Aharoni | United States | $396,396 | |
| 8 | Isaac Haxton | United States | $315,805 |
Room Erupts After Two-Outer for Big Huni
The $100,000 High Roller seemed like Ausmus' tournament to win as he doubled through fourth-place finisher Chance Kornuth in the first hand of the day shortly before sending Justin Saliba out in sixth place. Ausmus, who earlier in the week joked on social media about how well he runs at the WSOP, went on to double through Hunichen, despite his queen-jack being dominated by the eventual champion's ace-jack.
It looked like everything would go Ausmus' way as Hunichen found himself all in with pocket fives against the ace-jack of lucky Ausmus, who hit an ace on the turn to leave Hunichen drawing to two outs. But the luck factor shifted as Hunichen hit a five on the river as the screams from his rail resonated through the Horseshoe Event Center.
“That was insane," said Hunichen. "I got it in earlier ace-jack off to his queen-jack suited. He hit a straight for a huge pot. It would’ve given me like 65% of the chips in play … It kind of felt like it was his day. Everything was starting to go his way. And then that magical rivered five. The place erupted and now I have a little bit of life and we’re back in the game.”
Without question, Hunichen's rail was a main character in the Day 3 action. “Jeremy is so good-looking!" someone from Hunichen's camp yelled at one point in the day. “This is the most collectively handsome heads-up match!"
Did having one of the rowdiest rails of the summer help Hunichen secure the career-defining victory?
“Oh absolutely. They bring all that energy. Everytime I hit a card you heard the place go crazy. Plus, it gets in the heads of the other guys a little bit … Everyone had bracelets, they’re all experienced. Anything to throw them a little off their game is a huge thing for me.”
“These are my boys, all my friends. My wife was able to show up after my kid’s soccer camp. These are all my homies, we live for this shit.”
Hunichen also paid tribute to his late father, who passed away last summer.
Birth of Sauron?
As he battled against "Isildur1," Hunichen's rail took it upon themselves to coin Hunichen as "Sauron" as a way of poking fun at the Swede's Lord of the Rings-inspired nickname.
Unlike in the Tolkien trilogy, Sauron defeated Isildur this time around as Blom's king-jack lost out to Hunichen's ace-seven to set up a lopsided heads-up battle between Hunichen and Ausmus.
As to whether the new nickname will stick, Hunichen said "we'll see."
"When my buddy won a bracelet last year, we started talking about Phil Hellmuth (being) dressed like a Spice Girl. That stuck pretty good, that went viral. We’ll see what happens.”
Ausmus managed to spike a three-outer to stay alive and eventually took the lead before a final hand that got all in on the flop with Ausmus holding an overpair to Hunichen's top pair. The turn kept Ausmus ahead, but rivered trips gave Hunichen the victory as his rail kept the energy they'd maintained all day.
Hunichen is known for his annual Fourth of July parties and said this year's festivities on the heels of his seven-figure score will be the biggest of all.
“It better be," he said. "Otherwise, I failed at it. If you ain’t coming, you’re missing out.”
That concludes the PokerNews live reporting from this event, but there are plenty of other bracelet events underway here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Level 27
: Blinds 500,000/1,000,000, 1,000,000 ante
Chris Hunichen raised to 2,500,000 and Jeremy Ausmus three-bet to 7,500,000.
Hunichen called and the flop came 9♥5♠2♦. Ausmus continued for 7,400,000.
Hunichen raised all in and Ausmus called all in for 24,000,000.
Jeremy Ausmus: J♠J♦ 
Chris Hunichen: 9♦7♦
Ausmus was ahead with the over pair against the top pair of Hunichen.
The turn was the K♣
"I can't believe I'm going to get second in another one of these fucking tournaments man," Hunichen said to his rail, but the 9♣ rolled off on the river to improve him to trips.
"Oh my God! Holy shit!" said Hunichen, celebrating wildly with his rail.
The dealer verified the stacks, with Ausmus covered to bust in second place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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67,200,000
32,500,000
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32,500,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level: 27
Blinds: 500,000/1,000,000
Ante: 1,000,000
Level 26
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
In a limped pot, the flop came 10♥8♣2♣. Chris Hunichen 8♥7♦ checked and Jeremy Ausmus J♥9♥ bet 800,000. Hunichen called.
The turn was the 3♠ and Hunichen checked again. Ausmus bet 5,000,000 and Hunichen called again.
The river was the K♣ and both players checked. Hunichen took down the pot with his pair of eights after Ausmus's straight draw missed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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34,700,000
6,600,000
|
6,600,000 |
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32,500,000
-6,600,000
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-6,600,000 |
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Level 26
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
In a limped pot, the flop came Q♦8♦7♦. Jeremy Ausmus 7♠6♦ checked and Chris Hunichen Q♣4♦ bet 1,000,000. Ausmus called.
The turn 5♥ gave Ausmus an open-ended straight draw in addition to his pair and flush draw, but was still behind the top pair of Hunichen.
He checked and Hunichen bet 4,000,000.
Ausmus called and the river was the A♦. Both players checked and Ausmus took down the pot with his better flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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39,100,000
5,800,000
|
5,800,000 |
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28,100,000
-5,800,000
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-5,800,000 |
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Level 26
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Jeremy Ausmus raised to 1,800,000 with 8♥8♣ and Chris Hunichen called with A♣3♦
The pair checked the 2♠2♦10♥ flop and Hunichen checked the 4♥ turn. Ausmus bet 1,000,000 and Hunichen called.
The river was the Q♣. Hunichen checked and Ausmus bet 3,500,000.
Hunichen called but mucked when Ausmus showed his pocket pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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33,900,000
-7,100,000
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-7,100,000 |
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33,300,000
7,100,000
|
7,100,000 |
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Level 26
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Chris Hunichen 8♣7♥ raised to 1,800,000 and Jeremy Ausmus K♣J♠ called.
The pair checked the Q♠10♠5♦ flop and Ausmus improved to a straight on the A♦ turn. He checked and Hunichen bet 2,400,000.
Ausmus check-raised to 6,000,000 and Hunichen folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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41,000,000
-4,200,000
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-4,200,000 |
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26,200,000
4,200,000
|
4,200,000 |
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Level 26
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
Chris Hunichen Q♠Q♣ limped and Jeremy Ausmus 9♦8♠ raised to 3,200,000. Hunichen three-bet to 8,500,000 and Ausmus folded.
On the next hand, Ausmus 8♥6♦ limped and Hunichen K♣J♣ raised to 3,200,000.
Ausmus called and the flop came A♥K♦5♠. Both players checked and the turn was the 10♣
Hunichen bet 1,600,000 and Ausmus folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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45,200,000
7,600,000
|
7,600,000 |
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22,000,000
-7,600,000
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-7,600,000 |
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Level 26
: 400,000/800,000, 800,000 ante
In a limped pot, Chris Hunichen 8♦3♣ and Jeremy Ausmus K♠2♥ both checked the 10♥7♠5♣ flop and the turn was the 6♥
Hunichen bet 2,000,000 and Ausmus folded.
On the very next hand, Hunichen 9♠9♦ raised to 2,200,000 and Jeremy Ausmus 8♠6♣ called. The flop was Q♦J♣10♥ and Ausmus check-folded to 800,000 continuation bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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37,600,000
3,800,000
|
3,800,000 |
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29,600,000
-3,800,000
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-3,800,000 |
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