| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
235,000 | 40,000 |
|
170,000 | 83,000 |
|
148,000 | 98,000 |
|
140,000 | 12,000 |
|
140,000 | 140,000 |
|
120,000 | 65,000 |
Matt Waxman was one of the late registrants to this event, but has started off right and moved his stack up to 68,000 already.
Waxman checked the 
flop, and his opponent bet 9,100. Waxman called.
The turn was the 
, and Waxman checked again. His opponent checked behind, and the dealer put the 
out on the river. Waxman bet 25,000, and his opponent tank-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
68,000 |
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A player opened to 2,600 in early position, Anthony Gregg called in the blinds, and the flop fell 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, Gregg led for 3,500, and his opponent called.
The 
completed the board, Gregg led for 8,500, and his opponent once again called.
Gregg turned over 
for king-high, and his opponent showed 
for a pair of nines. Gregg took a hit, but he's still very healthy with 137,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
137,000 | -13,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
256,000 | 56,000 |
|
240,000 | 173,000 |
|
170,000 | -5,000 |
|
170,000 | 22,000 |
|
131,000 | 41,000 |
|
115,000 | 70,000 |
|
100,000 | -5,000 |
|
85,000 | 24,000 |
|
83,000 | 1,000 |
|
83,000 | 25,000 |
|
80,000 | 38,000 |
|
71,000 | -94,000 |
|
70,000 | 34,000 |
|
70,000 | 10,000 |
|
67,000 | 5,000 |
|
57,000 | 7,000 |
|
55,000 | 8,000 |
|
50,000 | 4,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
44,000 | -6,000 |
|
42,000 | -20,000 |
|
34,000 | -51,000 |
|
34,000 | -18,000 |
|
26,500 | -23,500 |
|
26,000 | -10,000 |
Railbirding the High Roller with Daniel Negreanu and co. The PokerStars Blog takes an overview of the High Roller field. Read it here.
Micah Raskin was all in and at risk holding 
on a board of 
. Joseph Cheong had him at risk with 
, but the 
spiked on the river, giving Raskin a winning flush.
Cheong is left with just 18,000 chips, while Raskin more than doubled to 150,000.
After the hand, tablemate Antonio Esfandiari claimed that he folded two threes preflop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 70,000 |
|
18,000 | -72,000 |
Time to rest, rest, rest and then buy into $25K High Roller at the beginning of Day 2 tomorrow. I need to MAN UP and bring my best game!January 12 2013Follow
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Level: 9
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 200
The players are now on another 15-minute break.
