Super High Roller

Following nearly eleven hours on the floor, the day wrapped up with China’s Ouyang Jiali clinching the win after defeating Stephen O’Dwyer in heads up play. The last hand saw Ouyang move all-in with K♦ 5♦ , called by O’Dwyer with Q♦ J♥ . Running hot, Ouyang immediately flopped the nut flush, earning her the SHR victory for a career best cash of KRW 405,260,000, and an additional WPT High Roller Ring to boot.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Date: March 25-26, 2024 Buy-in: KR₩ 40,000,000 (~USD 29,750) Prize pool: KR₩ 1,079,960,000 (~USD 805,270) Entries: 29 (20 unique) ITM: 5 players

Event #2: WPT Super High Roller Full Payouts

A limp pot, both players saw flop 4♦ 8♦ T♣ . Ouyang Jiali led for 350,000 and was met with a raise to 1,400,000 from Stephen O’Dwyer. Jiali answered with an all-in, O’Dwyer with a final call.

Ouyang T♦ 4♥ O’Dwyer Q♥ Q♠

Crushed once more, the turn 7♦ and river A♦ couldn’t save O’Dwyer, plummeting his stack back down to 11 BB.

Stephen O’Dwyer opened to 450,000 with 7♥ 7♣ , called by Ouyang Jiali with K♦ Q♦ . Flop came T♥ 2♦ 3♦ and O’Dwyer continued for 550,000, check called by his opponent. Turn 5♣ and river 4♣ were checked down, leaving O’Dwyer to pick up the pot with his pocket pair.

A limp pot, both players saw flop 2♣ 4♠ 9♥ . Stephen O’Dwyer led for 200,000, called by Ouyang Jiali. O’Dwyer checked turn Q♥ and snap called Ouyang’s all-in for his remaining 2,300,000.

Ouyang T♠ 4♥ O’Dwyer Q♦ 9♣

Ahead with two pair, O’Dwyer locked in the double up shortly after the river 3♦ rolled on the felt.

Stephen O’Dwyer bumped up the action to 450,000 with A♣ A♠ , called by Ouyang Jiali with T♦ 9♦ . O’Dwyer continued for 300,000 on flop K♦ 2♠ J♥ and another 1,400,000 on turn 7♠ with Ouyang check calling both streets. River 8♣ completed the board, pushing Ouyang to lead for 1,200,000 and call off O’Dwyer’s all-in for her remaining stack. O’Dwyer takes the tough beat and plunges down to 14 BB.

Ouyang Jiali opened the action to 500,000 with Q♦ 9♦ , called by Stephen O’Dwyer with Q♣ 2♦ . Both players checked flop K♥ K♣ 2♥ through, revealing turn T♣ . Ouyang this time, sent out a 450,000 bet, check called by her opponent. On river J♣ , Ouyang fired a heftier 1,000,000 but folded shortly after O’Dwyer pulled a raise to 4,000,000.

Stephen O’Dwyer defended his big blind with Q♦ 3♥ and called two barrels from Ouyang Jiali on board 7♠ 2♦ 3♦ 7♣ 9♥ . Action was checked by the river with Ouyang showing K♣ T♦ , no good against O’Dwyer’s pair.

Chip Count Update

Folded to Leon Sturm on the small blind, he shoved all-in for 3,000,000 with A♣ 3♦ and was called by Ouyang Jiali behind with A♦ J♣ . In rough shape, the flop 9♣ 8♣ 6♣ T♠ 5♥ left some hope for Sturm but eventually bricked out to seal his fate.

Action started on utg Stephen O’Dwyer who opened with A♣ 8♠ , called behind by short stacked Christopher Park with 9♣ T♣ . Flop 7♣ K♦ 5♥ was checked through which led to Park bettting both turn 3♠ and river J♥ , only to see O’Dwyer check call both streets with ace-high. A nice try for Park, his ten high leaves him with a fourth place finish.

Ouyang Jiali limped her A♥ A♦ from the small blind and was followed by a check back from big blind Stephen O’Dwyer with 6♠ 7♠ . Both players checked the flop Q♣ 4♠ T♣ and headed to turn 9♠ . Ouyang this time, fired 300,000, called behind by her opponent. River 3♠ completed the board which wasn’t enough to convince Ouyang to slow down. Ouyang moved all-in, collecting a quick call from O’ Dwyer with his flush.

Having defended her big blind against utg Stephen O’Dwyer’s open, Ouyang Jiali continued her run good, flopping 3♦ 2♦ 6♥ with 5♥ 4♣ . O’Dwyer with K♥ K♠ called his opponent’s continuous betting all the way down to river, only to be crushed upon seeing the chip leader’s flopped straight.

In a blind battle, small blind Tang Tiayuan risked it all with A♣ 8♦ and was called by big blind Stephen O’Dwyer with T♠ T♦ . Gunning for an ace, the board K♠ 3♠ 2♠ 5♥ 3♦ spared none to knockout Tang completely.

5 players left in contention for the SHR title with Ouyang Jiali still in the lead. Each one is guaranteed a share of the pot, locking up a minimum payout of KRW 96,700,000.

Chip Count Update

Ouyang Jiali - 64 BB - 6.4M Stephen O’Dwyer - 25 BB - 2.6M Leon Sturm - 24 BB - 2.5M Tiayuan Tang - 17 BB - 1.7M Christopher Park - 13 BB - 1.4M

Hijack Ouyang Jiali opened to 250,000 and was met with an all-in for 1,100,000 behind from Li Boyao. Ouyang makes the call with A♠ Q♠ and is ahead of Li’s K♥ J♠ . Running a race, the board 3♣ 3♥ 3♦ 6♣ T♣ paired neither player, leaving Ouyang’s ace-high good for the taking.

Facing an open, small blind Phil Ivey shoved his last 1,000,000 with K♦ J♦ and was called behind by big blind Tang Tiayuan with K♥ K♣ . Up against a monster, Ivey crashed two spots short of the money after the board 6♠ 3♠ 4♠ 5♠ A♥ failed to save him from elimination.

7 runners still in the SHR games with the money bubble soon approaching! ITM is at 5 players.

Chip Count Update

Jiali Ouyang - 63 BB - 3.8M Leon Sturm - 41 BB - 2.5M Stephen O’Dwyer - 38 BB - 2.3M Boyao Li - 29 BB - 1.8M Christopher Park - 27 BB - 1.7M Tiayuan Tang - 27 BB - 1.7M Phillip Ivey - 14 BB - 860K

Utg+1 Li Boyao open shoved 915,000 in with A♦ K♥ and was called by Phil Ivey with 9♥ 9♣ . In for a flip, the board 6♠ 3♣ A♣ 8♥ J♠ quickly ran in favor of Li, earning him a full double up to 33 BB.

Action began with a late position open and a button call from Leon Sturm. Big blind Yu Lei stuffed his remaining 580,000 in with A♥ J♣ and was called by Sturm with A♣ Q♠ . In rough shape, Yu headed for the rails after the board 4♥ 6♠ J♠ 5♠ 3♠ ran a flush for the German.

Facing an utg open, Valeriy Pak shoved 610,000 in with 7♦ 7♣ and ran right into Christopher Park’s Q♣ Q♠ . A major underdog, the board 4♣ A♣ 2♠ K♠ 4♠ delivered no bad beats and sent Pak out of the SHR Final Table.

Having defended his big blind against and Li Boyao’s early open, Stephen O’Dwyer headed to flop 9♣ J♥ 6♥ . Both players check it through, revealing turn 7♠ . O’Dwyer led out a 90,000 bet, called by the raiser. River came 3♥ , pushing O’Dwyer to fire another 245,000. Li tank calls and mucks after O’Dwyer reveals 7♥ 4♥ for a flush.

A limp pot blind vs blind, action was seen on the turn Q♠ 2♦ 7♠ K♠ with 250,000 already in the middle. Small blind Tang Tiayuan pushed out a 130,000 bet, called by big blind Stephen O’Dwyer. River J♠ rolled another spade and saw Tang chuck out half his stack (320,000). O’Dwyer makes the final call and mucks after Tang reveals T♠ J♣ .

Utg+1 Tang Tiayuan opened to 115,000 with A♥ 5♥ and was met with a three bet to 380,000 from Leon Sturm. Tang answered with an all-in for 415,000, meriting a quick call from Sturm with A♦ Q♥ . Dominated, Tang luckily flopped a pair of fives on 9♠ 5♠ 4♥ 6♦ 8♣ to save him from elimination.

Espen Jorstad bubbled the final table after running into Leon Sturm’s A♠ A♥ with K♠ Q♠ on a queen high board. The final nine is set with Ouyang Jiali in the lead with 3.4 Million in chips.

Chip Count Update

Average stack: 1,611,111 Total chips in play: 14,500,000

Ten players remaining in the running with Ouyang Jiali still holding down the lead. Final Table gameplay will ensue after one more elimination.

Utg Ouyang Jiali opened to 60,000 and saw both players on the blinds come along. On board K♦ J♣ T♣ K♠ 5♦ , Ouyang was seen double barreling both flop and turn, with Stephen O’Dwyer calling both streets behind. River was checked through, revealing O’Dwyer’s K♣ 7♣ , Ouyang with a muck.

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11 players remain in contention for the KRW 405,260,000 SHR top prize!

Chip Count Update

Table 1

Featured Table

Average stack: 1,450,000 Total chips in play: 14,500,000

Utg Yu Lei minraised with T♠ T♥ and called Stephen O’Dwyer’s 555,000 all-in. O’Dwyer with A♣ J♥ was down for a flip and managed to lock in a full double up after a jack-high board faced up on the felt.

Action began on Yu Lei who opened to 55,000, joined by Calvin Lee right behind along with the big blind. On flop J♥ 3♦ T♠ , Yu continued for 40,000 and shortly after called Lee’s 165,000 all-in.

Lee J♣ 9♣ Yu K♠ Q♠

Gunning for several outs, Yu spiked the 9♥ on the river to complete his straight and knock out his opponent.

Utg+1 Thomas Boivin pushed his last 330,000 in with 8♣ 8♠ and was called by chip leader Ouyang Jiali with A♠ 6♠ . Slightly behind, Ouyang’s run good peeled board 3♠ 6♣ T♠ A♦ 5♠ , scooping the win with a nut flush.

Utg Ouyang Jiali opened to 55,000, called by Stephen O’Dwyer from the small blind. Action on big blind Park Christopher, he put in a squeeze to 250,000 and was met with another raise from Ouyang to 555,000. Both players make the fold, earning Ouyang the dead money.

Tang Tiayuan defended his big blind vs Park Christopher’s early open and saw flop J♥ 2♥ 7♠ . Park continued for 115,000, and another 120,000 on turn 2♣ with Tang check calling both streets. On the river 3♦ however, Tang gave it up after Park fired a final 400,000.

13 players remain in the SHR games with eight more eliminations before the money trickles in.

SHR Full Payouts

1st - KRW 405,260,000 2nd - KRW 270,200,000 3rd - KRW 180,100,000 4th - KRW 127,700,000 5th - KRW 96,700,000

A massive preflop cooler went down with Kobayashi Hirokszu risking his 1,000,000 stack with A♣ K♣ against Ouyang Jiali’s A♠ A♥ . A huge favorite, no bad beats were seen as the board ran J♣ 5♥ Q♠ 7♦ 8♦ . Jiali scoops up the pot with her rockets, stacking the boost to 120 BB.

Utg Yu Lei opened to 45,000 and called off Toma Tsugunari’s 15 BB jam.

Toma A♦ J♣ Yu Q♦ Q♥

The board ran Q♣ 3♦ 2♥ 5♣ 9♥ , sending Toma quickly out of the running.

Having opened from the cutoff, Thomas Boivin continued for 25,000 on T♠ 5♦ 3♥ against big blind Toma Tsugunari. Toma answered with an all-in and Boivin called off his remaining 250,000 with Q♠ T♥ . Toma also with top pair, T♦ 7♠ , fell slightly behind with neither the turn J♦ or river A♣ saving him from the loss.

With 130,000 in the middle on flop 5♠ 7♣ 7♦ , action was seen on Toma Tsugunari from the blinds leading out for 55,000. Calvin Lee put in a raise to 125,000 and was met with a click back to 195,000 from Toma. Lee shoved all-in for 450,000 total, ushering a quick fold from his opponent.

Facing an open and a three bet from Sturm Leon, small blind Daniel Smiljkovic stuffed his remaining 155,000 in with A♥ Q♠ and was by Sturm with T♥ T♠ . Up for a flip, the board 6♦ 7♥ {5h J♣ 9♦ steered clear of Smiljkovic’s overcards, eliminating him from the SHR games.

A total of 29 entries were recorded across twelve levels of registration with 18 players currently remaining on the felt. Prize pool is up to KRW 1,079,960,000 with a champion set to be crowned by the end of the day. Along with the top prize, the winner will receive the festival’s first of four WPT High Roller Rings to be awarded!

Toma Tsugunari defended his button open and called big blind Ouyang Jiali’s three bet to 80,000. Flop came 2♣ Q♣ J♣ and saw Ouyang fire a 55,000 cbet. Toma put in the call, heading to turn Q♠ . Ouyang sends out another 125,000 and ships the pot shortly after Toma threw in the fold.

With a short stack, Li Keyi shoved all-in from the cutoff for 165,000 with 7♦ 7♣ and was called by big blind Chen Wei with 8♦ 8♠ . Dominated, Li found no help on board A♥ K♠ 3♥ 3♦ K♥ to seal his elimination.

Super High Roller Day 2 action begins, good luck to all the players! An official livestream will be running with details to follow.