Event #83: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller Day 2 | 2019 World Series of Poker

07-12-2019 21:39 UTC-7

James Chen Eliminated in 9th Place ($230,801)

Adam Lamers

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

James Chen pushed all in for his seven big blind stack of 1,360,000 in middle position. Brandon Adams asked for a count on the button and then made the call to put Chen at risk.

Brandon Adams:
James Chen:

Chen needed some help in order to stay alive but the flop was not looking promising. The on the turn changed nothing and the on the river sealed the deal as Chen busted out in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Adams	7,150,000 1,350,000	1,350,000
James Chen	Busted

Tags: Brandon Adams James Chen

07-12-2019 21:27 UTC-7

Final Table Draw

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Seat	Name	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	James Chen	Taiwan	1,260,000	6
2	Christoph Vogelsang	Germany	5,400,000	27
3	Keith Tilston	United States	5,120,000	26
4	Nick Schulman	United States	9,380,000	47
5	Sergi Reixach	Spain	7,200,000	36
6	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	3,730,000	19
7	Brandon Adams	United States	5,800,000	29
8	Dominik Nitsche	Germany	8,360,000	42
9	Igor Kurganov	Russia	12,650,000	63

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Kurganov	12,650,000 -100,000	-100,000

Nick Schulman	9,380,000 -20,000	-20,000

Dominik Nitsche	8,360,000 -640,000	-640,000

Sergi Reixach	7,200,000 2,700,000	2,700,000
Brandon Adams	5,800,000 -780,000	-780,000
Christoph Vogelsang	5,400,000 -35,000	-35,000
Keith Tilston	5,120,000 -300,000	-300,000

Daniel Negreanu	3,730,000 -20,000	-20,000

James Chen	1,260,000 -90,000	-90,000

07-12-2019 21:24 UTC-7

Danny Tang Eliminated in 10th Place ($230,801)

Will Shillibier

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Danny Tang held and had lost out to the of Dominik Nitsche on a board giving Nitsche two pair and sending Tang to the rail.

The players are now redrawing around a single table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	9,000,000 250,000	250,000

Danny Tang	Busted

Tags: Danny Tang Dominik Nitsche

07-12-2019 21:23 UTC-7

Steffen Sontheimer Eliminated in 11th Place ($195,862)

Adam Lamers

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Steffen Sontheimer slid out a raise to 650,000 on the button, leaving himself with around 100,000 behind. Nick Schulman shoved all in from the big blind and Sontheimer called off his stack.

Nick Schulman:
Steffen Sontheimer:

Sontheimer was disappointed to see that he was dominated but the gave him a straight draw. However, the and runout did him no favors and he was eliminated in 11th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	9,400,000 1,520,000	1,520,000

Steffen Sontheimer	Busted

Tags: Nick Schulman Steffen Sontheimer

07-12-2019 21:21 UTC-7

Nitsche Cracks Aces to Double Up

Adam Lamers

Level 22 : 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Dominik Nitsche opened to 600,000 in the hijack and James Chen flat-called on the button. The two players went heads-up to a flop of and Nitsche started with a check. Chen fired out a bet of 800,000 and Nitsche called.

The turn was the and both players checked to the on the river. Nitsche checked again and Chen slid out a bet of 2,000,000. Nitsche check-raised all in for 2,720,000 and Chen quickly called. Nitsche showed which took down the pot against Chen's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Dominik Nitsche	8,750,000 6,480,000	6,480,000

James Chen	1,350,000 -4,080,000	-4,080,000

Tags: Dominik Nitsche James Chen

Level: 22

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 200,000

07-12-2019 19:58 UTC-7

Dinner Break

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Players are going on an extended 80-minute dinner break. Here are the counts for the remaining 11 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Igor Kurganov	12,750,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Nick Schulman	7,880,000

Brandon Adams	6,580,000 -1,570,000	-1,570,000
Christoph Vogelsang	5,435,000 235,000	235,000
James Chen	5,430,000 -470,000	-470,000

Keith Tilston	5,420,000 -680,000	-680,000

Sergi Reixach	4,500,000 -300,000	-300,000
Daniel Negreanu	3,750,000 -1,385,000	-1,385,000

Dominik Nitsche	2,270,000 -850,000	-850,000

Danny Tang	2,080,000 380,000	380,000

Steffen Sontheimer	1,510,000 10,000	10,000

07-12-2019 19:54 UTC-7

Vogelsang Gets There to Double Through Sontheimer

Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Steffen Sontheimer opened to 350,000 and Christoph Vogelsang three-bet to 2,100,000 million. Sontheimer moved all in and Vogelsang called.

Steffen Sontheimer:
Christoph Vogelsang:

Everything was going fine for Sontheimer on the flop and on the turn, but the river gave Vogelsang a pair and he doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christoph Vogelsang	5,200,000 2,900,000	2,900,000
Steffen Sontheimer	1,500,000 -3,980,000	-3,980,000

Tags: Christoph Vogelsang Steffen Sontheimer

07-12-2019 19:53 UTC-7

Kainalu McCue-Unciano Eliminated in 12th Place ($195,862)

Adam Lamers

Level 21 : 80,000/160,000, 160,000 ante

Kainalu McCue-Unciano raised it up from the hijack and Nick Schulman three-bet shoved, putting McCue-Unciano to the test for his stack of around 2,600,000. McCue-Unciano called it off and the cards were tabled.

Nick Schulman:
Kainalu McCue-Unciano:

It was a coin flip to start but Schulman held on to the lead after the flop of . The on the turn changed nothing and neither did the on the river. McCue-Unciano was eliminated in 12th place but will still take home his second largest score of nearly $200,000.