Event #12: $50,000 High Roller
Jour 1 terminé
Event #12: $50,000 High Roller
Jour 1 terminé
It was an action-packed opening day in Event #12: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em that saw a total of 85 entries over the course of ten levels. By the end of the night, only 23 players bagged chips with Dan Smith riding a wave of momentum and leading the way.
Smith is coming off his first World Series of Poker bracelet just two days ago in the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship. Although it took two bullets today, Smith managed to spin up a stack of 2,035,000 chips heading into Day 2 of another high roller tournament.
It was an emotional victory for Smith who finally broke through at the WSOP for the first time in his career. Smith is a regular on the high-stakes scene, accumulating over $38 million in career earnings. There is still plenty of work for the newly crowned champion who will have another two days of hard work ahead of him if he wishes to add a second bracelet to his illustrious resume.
Some other notables to bag healthy stacks heading into Day 2 include Michael Rocco (1,990,000), David Peters (1,910,000), and Dario Sammartino (1,890,000). There are currently 10 bracelet winners still in the hunt looking to add to their collection while 13 others will be looking for their first.
Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|
1st | Dan Smith | United States | 2,035,000 |
2nd | Michael Rocco | United States | 1,990,000 |
3rd | David Peters | United States | 1,910,000 |
4th | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 1,890,000 |
5th | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 1,780,000 |
6th | Chance Kornuth | United States | 1,545,000 |
7th | Chris Hunichen | United States | 1,400,000 |
8th | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 1,200,000 |
9th | Erik Seidel | United States | 1,200,000 |
10th | Brekstyn Schutten | 1,190,000 |
Day 1 Action
There were just 16 players who took to the felt for the start of play but that number continued to grow through the opening couple of levels. Bill Klein was the first to hit the rail in the first level but with a single re-entry option, he quickly hopped back in. Unfortunately for Klein, along with others like Daniel Negreanu, Sam Grafton, Nick Petrangelo, and Jason Koon all burned through both of their bullets on Day 1.
Chris Hunichen got off to an early lead and traded the chip lead with Shannon Shorr as they both battled to reach the seven-figure mark first. Both players coasted to the finish of Day 1, bagging up over 1,000,000 chips each.
As the final break of the day approached, it seemed to be race to who could get their chips in the middle the fastest. There were plenty of eliminations and re-entries as the stacks got shallower. Adrian Mateos and Alex Foxen were among those who lasted merely an orbit on their second bullet.
Late registration will remain open until the start of Day 2 for any of those wishing to re-enter or buy in for the first time. Any new entries will receive a starting stack of 300,000 chips, good enough for roughly 12 big blinds. The action will resume at 1:00 p.m. local time on Day 2 and continue until just five players are left for the final day of the tournament.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be back on the tournament floor to bring you all of the latest updates en route to the final table.
Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris | 137 | 1 | Shannon Shorr | United States | 1,100,000 | 44 |
Paris | 137 | 3 | Dan Smith | United States | 2,035,000 | 81 |
Paris | 137 | 4 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 178,000 | 7 |
Paris | 137 | 6 | Dan Shak | United States | 870,000 | 35 |
Paris | 137 | 7 | Eelis Parssinen | Finland | 545,000 | 22 |
Paris | 138 | 1 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 1,890,000 | 76 |
Paris | 138 | 3 | Marius Gierse | Germany | 945,000 | 38 |
Paris | 138 | 4 | Michael Lang | United States | 685,000 | 27 |
Paris | 138 | 5 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 505,000 | 20 |
Paris | 138 | 7 | Cary Katz | United States | 590,000 | 24 |
Paris | 138 | 8 | David Stamm | United States | 175,000 | 7 |
Paris | 142 | 6 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 1,545,000 | 62 |
Paris | 142 | 7 | Michael Rocco | United States | 1,990,000 | 80 |
Paris | 142 | 8 | Elio Fox | United States | 920,000 | 37 |
Paris | 143 | 2 | Brekstyn Schutten | United States | 1,190,000 | 48 |
Paris | 143 | 3 | David Peters | United States | 1,910,000 | 76 |
Paris | 143 | 4 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 685,000 | 27 |
Paris | 143 | 5 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 1,490,000 | 60 |
Paris | 144 | 3 | Punnat Punsri | Thailand | 875,000 | 35 |
Paris | 144 | 4 | Erik Seidel | United States | 1,200,000 | 48 |
Paris | 144 | 5 | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | 810,000 | 32 |
Paris | 144 | 6 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 1,200,000 | 48 |
Paris | 144 | 7 | Dylan Linde | United States | 565,000 | 23 |
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Dan Smith
|
2,035,000 | -275,000 |
Michael Rocco | 1,990,000 | -230,000 |
David Peters
|
1,910,000 | -50,000 |
Dario Sammartino | 1,890,000 | -40,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski
|
1,780,000 | -330,000 |
Chance Kornuth
|
1,545,000 | 65,000 |
Chris Hunichen | 1,400,000 | -25,000 |
Andrew Lichtenberger
|
1,200,000 | 100,000 |
Erik Seidel
|
1,200,000 | 150,000 |
Brek Schutten
|
1,190,000 | 345,000 |
Shannon Shorr
|
1,100,000 | 330,000 |
Marius Gierse | 945,000 | 135,000 |
Elio Fox
|
920,000 | -330,000 |
Punnat Punsri | 875,000 | -25,000 |
Dan Shak | 870,000 | 320,000 |
Laszlo Bujtas | 810,000 | 410,000 |
Mike Lang | 685,000 | -115,000 |
Justin Bonomo
|
685,000 | 75,000 |
Cary Katz | 590,000 | 590,000 |
Dylan Linde
|
565,000 | 125,000 |
Eelis Parssinen
|
545,000 | -255,000 |
Christoph Vogelsang | 505,000 | -380,000 |
David Stamm | 175,000 | -135,000 |
Miguel Capriles got the rest of his chips in preflop on the button and was at risk against Chance Kornuth in the big blind.
Miguel Capriles:
Chance Kornuth:
The flop gave Capriles additional Broadway outs, but the turn and river confirmed the pot for Kornuth with a full house.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Chance Kornuth
|
1,480,000 | 430,000 |
Miguel Capriles | Eliminé |
Dario Sammartino raised it up to 40,000 from under the gun and Punnat Punsri defended from the big blind. The flop came and Punsri check-called a bet of 45,000 from Sammartino.
The turn brought the and Punsri checked again. Sammartino splashed in a bet of 135,000 and Punsri check-raised all in. Sammartino wasted little time before calling off his stack of 875,000 and the cards were tabled.
Punsri showed for a straight and flush draw while Sammartino held for top two pair. The river was the which bricked off and Sammartino held for a big double up at the end of the night.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Dario Sammartino | 1,930,000 | 855,000 |
Punnat Punsri | 900,000 | -740,000 |
Each table will play five more hands before play concludes for the evening.
David Peters opened to 45,000 on the button, Christopher Frank jammed for approximately 370,000 in the big blind, and Peters called.
Christopher Frank:
David Peters:
Frank started to get up in anticipation of a possibly unfortunate runout as the came on the flop, before the hit the turn to put Peters ahead. The confirmed the result as Frank made his exit and Peters chipped up.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
David Peters
|
1,960,000 | 930,000 |
Christopher Frank | Eliminé |
Dan Smith opened to 45,000 in the hijack and was called by Brekstyn Schutten on the button. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Smith led out with a bet of 40,000 and Schutten called to see the on the river. Smith announced another bet of 140,000 and Schutten quickly called. Smith tabled for an over pair and Schutten mucked his cards.
"How do you three and four-bet every time and then just wake up with kings?" Schutten inquired. "And the king of spades."
"It's nice to have backup," Smith responded.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Dan Smith
|
2,310,000 | 310,000 |
Brek Schutten
|
845,000 | -235,000 |
Chance Kornuth opened to 45,000 from the hijack and Dan Smith three-bet to 145,000 on the button. Action folded back to Kornuth who four-bet to 345,000. Smith thought about his decision while facing his opponent's stare and eventually announced "all in".
Kornuth quickly sent his cards into the muck to concede the raising war, while Smith collected the chips to hover around the 2 million chip mark.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Dan Smith
|
2,000,000 | 425,000 |
Chance Kornuth
|
1,050,000 | -375,000 |