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The third High Roller event on the 53rd annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) schedule, Event #12: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold ’em, has crowned a champion in Jake Schindler (cover image), who redeemed himself after his second-place finish in Event #8: $25K High Roller two days ago. The 32-year-old triumphed over a field of 101 players to take home the lion’s share of the $4,835,375 prize pool worth $1,328,068 and his maiden gold bracelet!
The final day’s play lasted about five hours, and Brek Schutten seemed like the favorite to take down the title, having entered the heads-up in the chip leader. But a ‘bluff gone wrong’ by Schutten pushed Schindler ahead. And just six minutes later, it was all over for Schutten.
The event paid out 16 players, with Marius Gierse getting the unfortunate money-bubble boy tag on Day 2.
Some of the notables who finished in the money included the 2021 WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir (11th for $100,000), Chance Kornuth (14th for $80,000), Shaun Deeb (15th for $80,000), and Mikita Badziakouski (16th for $80,000).
Dan Smith’s (10th for $100,000) elimination set up the nine-handed final table on Day 2.
Final Table Chip Counts
Final Table Recap
Sean Winter was the first player to be eliminated on the final table when his ran into Brek Schutten’s which flopped top pair on the runout . Winter walked out in ninth place.
2019 WSOP Main Event runner-up Dario Sammartino was the next player to leave the final table. His were bested by David Peters’ .
Michael Rocco was the last player to fall on Day 2. His went up against Punnat Punsri’s . The board ran and Punsri turned a nine-high straight, eliminating Rocco in seventh place.
The event’s final day was live-streamed, and you can watch the first hour of the action below.
Final Day Chip Counts
Final Day Recap
Andrew Lichtenberger, aka ‘Lucky Chewy,’ was the first player to depart on Day 3. He jammed from the button for his last 525,000 with . The start-of-final-day chip leader Brek Schutten defended his big blind, turning over . The board brought and Schutten’s Queen-high kicked knocked Lichtenberger out in sixth place.
Five minutes later, Event #2: $100K High Roller Bounty champion David Peters’ hunt for his fifth bracelet ended in fifth place. Schutten raised 500,000 from the cutoff and Peters 3-bet to 1.7 Million from the small blind. Shannon Shorr flat called from the big blind to get the initial raiser Schutten to fold. It was two-way on the flop and Peters moved all-in for his last 475,000, holding . Shorr snap-called with . The turn was inconsequential, but the river gave Shorr the winning two-pair, ousting Peters.
Four-handed play continued for less than an hour before the subsequent elimination occurred. Shannon Shorr raised to 625,000 in the cutoff, and Jake Schindler 3-bet jammed from the button. The blinds got out of the way, and Shorr called for his last 5.65 Million.
Shannon Shorr
Jake Schindler
The board blanked, ending Shorr’s run in fourth place.
The only non-American player on the final table, Thailand’s Punnat Punsri, went out in third place. The action saw Schutten opening to 800,000 on the button, and Punsri shoved all-in for 6.43 Million from the small blind with . Schutten called with . The community cards ran , sending Punsri to the rail.
The heads-up between Brek Schutten (19,675,000) and Jake Schindler (10,625,000) started with the former holding a significant edge.
Eleven minutes into the heads-up match, Schindler caught Schutten’s bluff to propel himself into the chip lead. Schindler had limped with and Schutten checked his option with . The flop gave Schindler the top pair. Both players checked down to see the turn. Schutten checked, and Schindler fired a bet of 800,000. Schutten raised it to 2.4 Million, and Schindler called. The river brought , and Schutten announced all-in. Schindler stretched his arms and looked at the board as he contemplated a decision for his tournament life. Ultimately, he decided to make the call, and it was the right decision that increased his stack to 22,850,000, while Schutten came tumbling down to 7,450,000.
Armed with an almost 3:1 chip lead, it took Schindler all six minutes to make Schutten regret his blunder. On the final hand of the tournament, Schindler limped in on the button, and Schutten raised 1.2 Million from the big blind. Schindler 3-bet shoved, and Schutten promptly called.
Brek Schutten
Jake Schindler
It was a Big Slick vs. Small Slick clash, and Schindler held the better hand. To make things better, he paired his King on the flop, winning his maiden WSOP gold bracelet!
Final Table Results (USD)
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