Event #10: $5,000 NLH High Roller
Day 2 Started
Event #10: $5,000 NLH High Roller
Day 2 Started
Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
37 | 1 | Maxwell Young | 170,000 | 57 |
2 | Wendy Nguyen | 142,000 | 47 | |
3 | Jennifer Abad | 99,500 | 33 | |
4 | Soheb Porbandarwala | 267,500 | 89 | |
5 | Charles Alex-Barton | 38,500 | 13 | |
6 | John Gallaher | 349,000 | 116 | |
7 | Alex Foxen | 51,500 | 17 | |
8 | Jonathan Wang | 97,000 | 32 | |
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38 | 1 | Winston Djonli | 210,500 | 70 |
2 | Andrew Ivers | 225,000 | 75 | |
3 | Alain Bauer | 238,000 | 79 | |
4 | - | |||
5 | Ki Rector | 34,000 | 11 | |
6 | Badr Imejjane | 311,000 | 104 | |
7 | Blake Barousse | 193,500 | 65 | |
8 | Michael Jozoff | 69,000 | 23 | |
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41 | 1 | Mahesh Rathi | 409,500 | 137 |
2 | Adrian Garduno | 110,000 | 37 | |
3 | Philip Shing | 176,500 | 59 | |
4 | Chance Kornuth | 213,500 | 71 | |
5 | Adam Hendrix | 74,000 | 25 | |
6 | Christopher Sparks | 97,500 | 33 | |
7 | Jacob Ferro | 249,000 | 83 | |
8 | - | |||
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41 | 1 | Jeremy Lyons | 142,500 | 48 |
2 | Michael Perrone | 256,500 | 86 | |
3 | Farid Jattin | 441,000 | 147 | |
4 | Bin Weng | 760,500 | 254 | |
5 | Drew Abbadessa | 125,500 | 42 | |
6 | Ryan Riske | 175,500 | 59 | |
7 | Noel Rodriguez | 173,500 | 58 | |
8 | Brandon Lulov | 247,000 | 82 |
It is almost time for Day 2 of Event: #10: $5,000 NLH High Roller which gets underway at 3 p.m. with thirty players vying for the $120,704 grand prize.
The top nine players will get paid and levels elongate to 75 minutes today starting at Level 11 at with blinds at 1,500/3,000/3,000 which makes for what promises to de a day of deep-stacked high roller action as play will go all the way down to a winner today.
The remaining field is filled with big names and aspiring players alike as Bin Weng leads the field by some distance with a whopping stack of 760,500 which is good for more than 250 big blinds. He is no stranger to the high roller tournament scene as he has revved up his play in the last two years, adding many big results, and will be looking to add another here today by wielding his big stack.
Rank | Player | Hometown | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bin Weng | Philadelphia, PA | 760,500 | 254 |
2 | Farid Jattin | Miami, FL | 441,000 | 147 |
3 | Mahesh Rathi | Austin, TX | 409,500 | 137 |
4 | John Gallaher | Lebanin, TN | 349,000 | 116 |
5 | Badr Imejjane | Frisco, TX | 311,000 | 104 |
Accomplished player Farid Jattin is next in chips with 441,000. Jattin has over 6 million in career tournament earnings and has a staggering total of 16 six-figure scores in his career, winning this title would become his 17th.
Two of the biggest names in poker still remain; Chance Kornuth who is coming off as a final table at WPT Choctaw just a week ago enters the day with 213,500 and high roller regular Alex Foxen is still alive, albeit with a short stack of 71,000 but with this structure that is still plenty of wiggle room for him to make a move on Day 2.
#6 GPI ranked player Adam Hendrix is also in with a chance on Day 2 with 74,000
Outside of the big names are many players who are looking to secure a big result today.
Austin local Mahesh Rathi has already had a successful Lodge Championship Series thus far and he is looking to add another big result on his home turf as he enters the day third in chips with 409,500.
Young up and comers, Brandon Lulov (247,000) and Michael Jozoff (69,000) are trying to add another result to continue their rise in the poker world.
And two women still remain among the final 30; Wendy Nguyen (142,000) and Jennifer Abad (99,500).
The action will likely go beyond twelve hours until a winner is reached, and PokerNews will be there for every moment.
Level: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 3,000
Play is now underway on Day 2 of the high roller.
Three players committed 16,500 to the middle preflop as the dealer was pulling in the bets and dealt the flop to come . From middle position, Chance Kornuth bet 17,000. Jacob Ferro raised to 40,000 from the button and Mahesh Rathi folded in the small blind.
The turn was the . Ferro bet 30,000 after a check from Kornuth who thought for a while before he folded.
Ferro showed the and pulled in the early pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mahesh Rathi |
392,000
-17,500
|
-17,500 |
Jacob Ferro |
305,000
56,000
|
56,000 |
Chance Kornuth |
172,000
-41,500
|
-41,500 |
|
Ki Rector moved all in for 18,000 from the button over the 6,000 under the gun raise from Winston Djonli. Badr Immejjane raised to 45,000 from the small blind to force out Djonli who folded.
Rector was at risk with the vs the of Imejjane.
The flop came to give Rector a broadway draw. The turn was the and the river was the to give Imejjane a set of queens but Rector made broadway and survived.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Badr Imejjane |
285,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
Ki Rector |
41,000
7,000
|
7,000 |
Action was picked up on the river as the board read . From the button Philip Shing bet 40,000. Mahesh Rathi called from the hijack.
Shing showed the which was the winner as Rathi mucked.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mahesh Rathi |
325,000
-67,000
|
-67,000 |
Philip Shing |
228,000
51,500
|
51,500 |
Mahesh Rathi raised to 6,500 from the hijack, Adrian Garduno called in the cutoff. Philip Shing three-bet from the button and Chance Kornuth moved all his stack into the middle from the small blind which was for less than Shing's three-bet. Rathi called and Garduno folded.
The flop came . Rathi bet 10,000, Shing raised to 44,000 and Rathi folded.
Shing tabled the which was trailing the of Kornuth who had hit the flop. The turn was the and the river the and he doubled up to stay alive as his Day 2 has gotten off on the wrong foot thus far.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Philip Shing |
355,000
127,000
|
127,000 |
Mahesh Rathi |
234,000
-91,000
|
-91,000 |
Chance Kornuth |
77,000
-95,000
|
-95,000 |
|
John Gallaher raised from the button. Jonathan Wang three-bet from the big blind and Gallaher called.
The flop came rainbow. Wang led out for 25,000, Gallaher spiked a stack of big chips in the middle for a raise to put Wang all in who snap-called.
Wang had the but saw the bad news as Gallaher tabled the monster. The turn was a and the river to send Wang away as the first elimination of the day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
John Gallaher |
475,000
126,000
|
126,000 |
Jonathan Wang | Busted |