Last Five Hands of the Night
Each table will play five more hands before play concludes for the evening.
Each table will play five more hands before play concludes for the evening.
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
|
855,000 |
Punnat Punsri |
900,000
-740,000
|
-740,000 |
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
|
430,000 |
|
||
Miguel Capriles | Eliminé |
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Dan Smith |
2,035,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
|
||
Michael Rocco |
1,990,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
David Peters |
1,910,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
||
Dario Sammartino |
1,890,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
Mikita Badziakouski |
1,780,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
|
||
Chance Kornuth |
1,545,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
||
Chris Hunichen |
1,400,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Andrew Lichtenberger |
1,200,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
||
Erik Seidel |
1,200,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
Brek Schutten |
1,190,000
345,000
|
345,000 |
|
||
Shannon Shorr |
1,100,000
330,000
|
330,000 |
|
||
Marius Gierse |
945,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
Elio Fox |
920,000
-330,000
|
-330,000 |
|
||
Punnat Punsri |
875,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Dan Shak |
870,000
320,000
|
320,000 |
Laszlo Bujtas |
810,000
410,000
|
410,000 |
Mike Lang |
685,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
Justin Bonomo |
685,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
||
Cary Katz |
590,000
590,000
|
590,000 |
Dylan Linde |
565,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
Eelis Parssinen |
545,000
-255,000
|
-255,000 |
|
||
Christoph Vogelsang |
505,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
David Stamm |
175,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
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 |
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.
Event #12: $50,000 High Roller
Jour 1 terminé