Daniel Dvoress Looking to Win Back-to-Back Bracelets as Final Day of €50,000 Platinum High Roller Gets Underway
The second and final day of World Series of Poker Europe Event #12: €50,000 NLH Diamond High Roller is set to kick off at 2 p.m. local time. Eighteen of the world’s best players will return to King’s Resort in Rozvadov to wage war for the golden WSOP bracelet and what is sure to be an astronomical first-place prize. What that prize will be is uncertain yet, however, as late registration remains open until the completion of the first level of the day.
What is close to certain, though, is that the field size of 29 and the accompanying collected prize pool of €1,363,725 will grow significantly before the late registration closes, as more familiar faces are expected to show up and the option for reentries also remains on the table for one full level.
One player who is looking set to avoid a reentry is Canadian superstar Daniel Dvoress. Dvoress won his second gold bracelet in Event #8: €25,000 GGMillion only three days ago, and is looking for repeat high-stakes victories as he comes into Day 2 as fourth in chips. His 2,690,000 chips give him 67 big blinds to play with when Day 2 commences, but he is still trailing chip leader Ren Lin by quite a bit. After a rough start and one reentry, Lin managed to bag 3,370,000 chips, being the only player to cross the three-million mark.
The top three is then rounded out by high roller regulars Quan Zhou and Santhosh Suvarna. Less than one big blind separates these two players, as Zhou will start with 2,755,000 chips while Suvarna will have 2,725,000 chips on the table. Meanwhile, Czech home-field player Martin Kabrhel (2,090,000), four-time bracelet winner Adrian Mateos (2,085,000), and defending champion Orpen Kisacikoglu (1,465,000) also find themselves in the upper half of the leaderboard.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ren Lin | China | 3,370,000 | 84 |
| 2 | Quan Zhou | China | 2,755,000 | 69 |
| 3 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | 2,725,000 | 68 |
| 4 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | 2,690,000 | 67 |
| 5 | Martin Kabrhel | Czechia | 2,090,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 2,085,000 | 52 |
| 7 | Hyunsup Kim | South Korea | 1,755,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Felipe Ketzer | Brazil | 1,610,000 | 40 |
| 9 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 1,465,000 | 37 |
| 10 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 1,235,000 | 31 |
Those working with shorter stacks include Teun Mulder (885,000), and bracelet winners Ben Heath (755,000) and Wing Po Liu (735,000). Tamas Adamszki, meanwhile, is sitting at the very bottom of the leaderboard with 715,000 chips.
When the action restarts at 2 p.m. local time, blinds will be at Level 14: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 big blind ante. Anyone who decides to enter or reenter during that level will receive the starting stack of 1,000,000 chips, good for 25 big blinds. All levels will be 40 minutes in length, with a break scheduled after every three of them, and play will continue until a champion is crowned.
After the first three levels, a cards-up live stream is also starting on King’s Resort’s official Youtube and Twitch channels, and the PokerNews live report will operate on the same one-hour delay from there on out.
Stay tuned for an exciting day full of high-stakes bubble and final table action right here on PokerNews, and witness who will be awarded the latest High Roller bracelet.