Paul Jager raised to 25,000 in the cutoff and Dimitar Danchev moved all in from the small blind, putting Jager at risk.
After some thought, Jager eventually tossed his cards into the muck.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
900,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
265,000
18,000
|
18,000 |
A three-way all-in situation arose on Table 667 with Isaac Haxton in a great position to eliminate two players.
Gabriel Shohet: A♠5♣ 
Brian Green: 10♠10♣
Isaac Haxton: A♥A♣
Green flopped a ten on the 5♥10♥2♣ flop, but had to fade some more outs as Haxton improved to a flush draw on the 8♥ turn. However, the 7♦ river was a brick which earned Green the pot and eliminated Shohet.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
605,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
|
||
|
400,000
248,000
|
248,000 |
|
|
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|
Eliminé | |
Action picked up on the turn in a hand between Daniel Negreanu and Dimitar Danchev.
With over 60,000 in the pot and the board reading A♣9♦A♥Q♦, Danchev check-called a bet of 36,000 from Negreanu.
The Q♣ river went check-check, and Danchev tabled A♠2♠, for a full house, aces full of queens.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
850,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
||
|
600,000
40,000
|
40,000 |
|
||
Daniel Negreanu and Carlos Chadha-Villamarin were heads-up on a flop of 8♥10♦2♥. Chadha-Villamarin checked from the big blind and Negreanu checked behind in the hijack.
Chadha-Villamarin checked again on the J♠ turn and Negreanu bet 35,000. Chadha-Villamarin responded by shoving for a bit over a 100,000 and Negreanu quickly called to put Chadha-Villamarin at risk.
Carlos Chadha-Villamarin: J♥4♠
Daniel Negreanu: Q♣J♦
Chadha-Villamarin found himself out-kicked with his jack, and the 7♦ river bricked out to score the knockout for Negreanu.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
|
640,000
182,000
|
182,000 |
|
|
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|
Eliminé | |
Shannon Shorr opened to 12,000 from middle position and Justin Bonomo shoved all in for around 70,000. When it got back to Shorr, he made the call.
Justin Bonomo: K♣Q♠
Shannor Shorr: A♣8♥
Bonomo was behind but a king on the turn saved him from elimination on the 2♥6♠3♠K♥8♦ runout.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
430,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
||
|
160,000
81,000
|
81,000 |
|
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Players have taken their seats and action is underway!
Niveau: 9
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
There is a slight delay to the start of Day 2 due to an issue with the bravo tournament registration system.
Alex Kulev is no stranger to high roller success, with his one World Series of Poker bracelet coming in 2023 in a $50,000 buy-in for a career best score of $2,087,073. Now, he has put himself in a good position to make a run at another high roller bracelet in Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em at the 2024 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas as he comes into Day 2 fourth in chips on a stack of 1,358,000
Currently leading the field of 68 returning players from a total of 134 entries is Masashi Oya, who managed to spin his 300,000 starting stack up to 1,570,000. He is only slightly ahead of Germany's Marius Gierse (1,516,000) while Dutchman [Removed:554] (1,467,000) rounds out the top three.
Other notable players who managed to find a bag and return for the second day include Nacho Barbero (948,000), eleven time bracelet winner Phil Ivey (888,000) and Hall of Famer John Hennigan (641,000). All will be looking to add to their existing bracelet collections.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masashi Oya | Japan | 1,570,000 | 131 |
| 2 | Marius Gierse | Germany | 1,516,000 | 126 |
| 3 | [Removed:554] | Netherlands | 1,467,000 | 122 |
| 4 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 1,358,000 | 113 |
| 5 | James Chen | Taiwan | 1,120,000 | 93 |
| 6 | Artur Martirosian | Russian Federation | 1,015,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | 965,000 | 80 |
| 8 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 948,000 | 79 |
| 9 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 945,000 | 79 |
| 10 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 937,000 | 78 |
This event has already surpassed the 2023 edition in terms of entry numbers but with late registration open for another two hours of play until the end of Level 10, expect that number to grow even more. Several well known players with short stacks, such as Kahle Burns (110,000) and Justin Bonomo (79,000), may need to make use of their single reentry before then in addition to anyone who chooses to adopt a "max-late-reg" approach to tournament poker.
The plan for Day 2 is to get through ten 60-minute levels with an hour long dinner break after Level 14 before the survivors bag up for the third and final day. Play resumes at 12 p.m. local time in the Horseshoe Event Center in Level 9 at blinds of 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 big blind ante.
To follow along all the excitement of poker's elite battling it out for WSOP gold, be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team provides updates throughout Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No Limit Hold'em.
Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Jour 2 a débuté
