Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
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2018 World Series of Poker
Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
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Event Info
Résultats
Event Info
Info Niveau
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,144,000
Entrants
128
Niveau
27
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
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Niveau 14
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
A brand new event for the 2018 World Series of Poker played out alongside the Main Event final table on Friday as Day 1 of Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller kicked off at 3 p.m. Featuring shot clocks and big blind antes, a field of 97 gathered with Matthias Eibinger bagging best.
Just 31 are left moving forward towards the second and final day after a star-studded lineup filtered through the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino throughout Day 1. Daniel Negreanu, Erik Seidel, David Kitai, and young guns Dominik Nitsche, Adrian Mateos, and Fedor Holz each waged their war on the felt.
The field also saw former WSOP Main Event champions in the mix with Chris Ferguson, Jonathan Duhamel, Ryan Riess, and Joe McKeehen all taking a seat. Unfortunately, the day did not go so well for the majority of the bunch. Only Riess (965,000) and Negreanu (590,000) survived.
When registration closed, a total of 128 entries had been received, based on 97 unique players and 31 re-entries, creating a prize pool worth $6,144,000. The top 20 spots will get paid with anyone making the money guaranteed at least $74,623. Making the final table will lock up $173,604 and awaiting the eventual champion is, of course, a shiny, new WSOP gold bracelet and a top prize worth $1,650,773.
The man with the best shot at the title through the first 14 levels of play is Eibinger, mustering an impressive 2,120,000. Jake Schindler (2,050,000), Isaac Haxton (1,955,000), Elio Fox (1,875,000) and the UK's Daniel Merrilees (1,865,000), round out the top five with likes of Juan Pardo Dominguez (1,650,000), Stefan Schillhabel (1,570,000), Nick Petrangelo (1,500,000), Ben Yu (1,500,000), and Jason Koon (1,450,000) creeping behind.
One of the largest pots of the day spelled the end for David Peters and propelled Elio Fox to the top of the counts. Fox opened from the hijack with a raise to 43,000 and in the cutoff, Eibinger made it 126,000. Action folded to the big blind where Peters moved all in for right around 600,000. The action was back on Fox who asked for a count then moved all in himself. Eibinger quickly released. The most classic of races was underway with Fox having ace-king against Peters' pocket queens. The board ran out ace-high and that gave Fox the winning pair of aces, chipping him up to over 1,700,000 while Peters hit the rail. Fox ended the night with 1,875,000, concluding play in the top five.
Stephen Chidwick also suffered a brutal defeat to exit late on Day 1. Chidwick was all in with pocket jacks for his last 600,000 against Ben Yu holding ace-king suited. A jack-ten-ace flop gave Chidwick top set and Yu top pair. The turn was a diamond and gave Yu a flush draw, which completed on the river to send Chidwick to the rail.
Other notables to see their stack dispersed amongst the survivors included Justin Bonomo, Stefen Sontheimer, Rainer Kempe, Koray Aldemir, Cary Katz, Brian Rast, Mike Leah, David Peters, and Bryn Kenney along with an ocean full of other sharks.
The remaining players will return for action on Saturday, July 14, with Day 2 kicking off at 2 p.m. The blinds will be 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante. Play is scheduled to continue unit the last player is standing.
Stay tuned to the blog as PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage until the last card comes off the deck and the latest WSOP champion is crowned.
Niveau 14
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
| Room | Table | Seat | Player Name | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 430 | 2 | Ryan Riess | United States | 965,000 | 32 |
| Amazon | 430 | 3 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 2,120,000 | 71 |
| Amazon | 430 | 4 | Ramin Hajiyev | Azerbaijan | 575,000 | 19 |
| Amazon | 430 | 5 | Jason Koon | United States | 1,450,000 | 48 |
| Amazon | 430 | 6 | Benjamin Pollak | France | 1,150,000 | 38 |
| Amazon | 430 | 7 | Taylor Black | United States | 945,000 | 32 |
| Amazon | 430 | 8 | Tobias Ziegler | Germany | 695,000 | 23 |
| Amazon | 431 | 1 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 675,000 | 23 |
| Amazon | 431 | 2 | Juan Pardo Dominguez | Spain | 1,650,000 | 55 |
| Amazon | 431 | 3 | Michael Rosenfeld | United States | 665,000 | 22 |
| Amazon | 431 | 4 | Brian Green | United States | 1,150,000 | 38 |
| Amazon | 431 | 5 | Elio Fox | United States | 1,875,000 | 63 |
| Amazon | 431 | 6 | Sam Soverel | United States | 355,000 | 12 |
| Amazon | 431 | 7 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 920,000 | 31 |
| Amazon | 431 | 8 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 430,000 | 14 |
| Amazon | 438 | 1 | Igor Kurganov | Russia | 845,000 | 28 |
| Amazon | 438 | 2 | Ben Yu | United States | 1,500,000 | 50 |
| Amazon | 438 | 3 | Jake Schindler | United States | 2,050,000 | 68 |
| Amazon | 438 | 4 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 1,500,000 | 50 |
| Amazon | 438 | 5 | Scott Seiver | United States | 710,000 | 24 |
| Amazon | 438 | 6 | John Racener | United States | 1,150,000 | 38 |
| Amazon | 438 | 7 | Daniel Merrilees | United Kingdom | 1,865,000 | 62 |
| Amazon | 438 | 8 | Vitaliy Rizhkov | United States | 325,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 439 | 1 | Alex Foxen | United States | 130,000 | 4 |
| Amazon | 439 | 2 | Stefan Schillhabel | Germany | 1,570,000 | 52 |
| Amazon | 439 | 3 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 1,955,000 | 65 |
| Amazon | 439 | 4 | John Andress | United States | 480,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 439 | 5 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 590,000 | 20 |
| Amazon | 439 | 6 | Sean Winter | United States | 710,000 | 24 |
| Amazon | 439 | 7 | Ognjen Sekularac | Serbia | 665,000 | 22 |
| Amazon | 439 | 8 | Byron Kaverman | United States | 455,000 | 15 |
Niveau 14
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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2,120,000
420,000
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420,000 |
|
2,050,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
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1,955,000
855,000
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855,000 |
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1,875,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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1,865,000
665,000
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665,000 |
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1,650,000
1,650,000
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1,650,000 |
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1,570,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
1,500,000
570,000
|
570,000 |
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1,500,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
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1,450,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
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1,155,000
705,000
|
705,000 |
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1,150,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
1,150,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
|
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965,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
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945,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
920,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
845,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
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710,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
695,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
685,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
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675,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
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665,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
665,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
590,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
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575,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
Niveau 14
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
John Racener opened with a raise to 52,000 from the cutoff and Timothy Adams was on the button. He three-bet to 165,000 before Mustapha Kanit moved all in from the small blind for about 625,000. Racener folded promptly while Adams took a bit more time, then folded as well. Kanit revealed his 
and laughed raking in the pot.
"What does this mean?" Adams said holding the that Kanit showed.
"It translates to 'fuck you,'" Kanit said laughing and obviously joking. "Maybe ace-six. Sometimes I have six-seven suited!"
Everyone laughed and Kanit raked in the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
905,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
830,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
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Niveau 14
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
The clock has been paused on Day 1 and each table will play three more hands before the surviving players bag their chips for the night. The action will resume at 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
Niveau 14
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
On a 
turn, Stefan Schillhabel bet 80000 and Jake Schindler raised to 275,000. Schillhabel called.
The pair checked the 
river and Schindler showed 
and took down the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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2,100,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
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1,300,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
Niveau 14
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,350,000
640,000
|
640,000 |
|
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1,200,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
|
960,000
710,000
|
710,000 |
|
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|
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870,000
620,000
|
620,000 |
|
510,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
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|
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490,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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|
480,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
|
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|
315,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
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|
260,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
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Niveau 14
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Mustapha Kanit opened with a raise to 50,000 from the cutoff and Matthias Eibinger was in the small blind. He three-bet making it 175,000 and Kanit called.
The flop was 
and Eibinger led out with a bet of 78,000. Kanit called.
The turn was the 
and Eibinger bet again, making it 200,000. Kanit called once more.
The river was the 
and Eibinger shoved all in for about 410,000 effective with his covering stack over Kanit. Kanit thought his way through three-time extensions, about a minute and a half, before he settled on a fold. Eibinger took down the pot with no showdown and chipped up to around 1,700,000.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,700,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
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410,000
565,000
|
565,000 |
Niveau 14
: 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Ryan Riess raised to 50,000 and Ben Tollerene three-bet all in for 136,000. The remaining players folded and Riess quickly called.
Ryan Riess: 
Ben Tollerene: 
The flop came 
giving Riess a pair, and Tollerene got to his feet as the 
rolled off on the turn giving Riess trips. The river was the and Tollerene was eliminated.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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975,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
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