Smith, Peters, and Sammartino in Contention on Day 2 of Event #12: $50,000 High Roller
There will be at least 23 players returning to their seats for the start of Day 2 in Event #12: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em. A total of 85 entries were recorded on the opening day but late registration will remain open until the start of play today.
Leading the field is none other than Dan Smith who bagged up a whopping 2,035,000 chips after 10 levels. Smith is coming off his first World Series of Poker title where he finally captured that elusive gold bracelet, along with over $500,000. Smith will be looking to reach the money later today and set himself up for another run at a title tomorrow.
Following in his footsteps is Michael Rocco who finished Day 1 with an impressive 1,990,000 chips and David Peters rounds out the top three with 1,910,000. Peters already has four bracelets to his name, including one earlier this series in the $100,000 High Roller Bounty event that kicked things off on opening day. Another name near the top of the leaderboard is 2019 WSOP Main Event runner-up Dario Sammartino. The Italian has cashed in two of the high roller events already this summer and is looking to capture his first WSOP title.
With late registration still open, there is a possibility of some late stragglers still entering the field before the start of play. This was a single re-entry event so many players will have the option to fire one more bullet should they choose to do so. The action will commence at 1 p.m. local time today with the blinds resuming at 10,000/25,000 and a 25,000 big blind ante. Any new starting stacks will begin with 300,000 total chips, good enough for about 12 big blinds.
The levels will continue to be 60 minutes in length with a 15-minute break after every two levels. There is a scheduled 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level of the day. The 30-second shot clock is also in play and each player will receive an additional six time banks to start the day. The schedule indicates that they will play down to the final five players before the night's end, with the winner being crowned tomorrow on the PokerGO live stream.
Keep it locked here as the PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor throughout the day to bring you all of the live updates as the day progresses.
to secure his double.
on the turn nor the 
on the river was any help to Aldemir who doubled up Ivey.
flop and put down the 
turn.
landed on the river to secure the pot for Lichtenberger, while Chidwick and Perry were eliminated.
hit the river. Ivey jammed all in for 620,000 which put Kornuth in the tank for a little over a minute. Eventually, Kornuth called and Ivey shuffled his cards around in the muck. Kornuth tabled his 
for the winner and Ivey was eliminated.
flop. The 
completed the board to secure his double and leave Gierse short-stacked.
completed the board to confirm Gierse's elimination on the money bubble.
