$2,200 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
$2,200 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
Day 1 of the $2,200 High Roller in the WSOP Circuit Seminole Hard Rock Tampa attracted a grand total of 154 entries and after roughly nine hours of play 49 remained.
Leading the way was David Russell, who bagged a whopping 330,000. He was spotted in the early part of the day with a large stack and continued on his upward trajectory all the way until the last card was dealt.
Some distance behind Russell in second at the end of the day was Miguel Hernandez, who finished with 275,000, and Nelson Beck in third with 257,500.
A significant gap followed after the top three as the next biggest stack in fourth place was Brad Albrinck with 197,000. Romeo Mendoza rounded out the top five by finishing with 166,500.
A few of the other notables who ended the day among the 49 with chips included; Hamid Izadi (147,000), Ryan Yu (117,500), Brian Altman (109,500) and Brett Apter (83,000).
Day 2 will get underway at 2 p.m. local time in Level 13 with blinds at 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 big blind ante. Registration does not close until the first card is dealt so there is still an opportunity for any latecomers to join the fray and add to the remaining 49 survivors.
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Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Russell |
330,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
Miguel Hernandez |
275,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
Nelson Beck |
257,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
Brad Albrinck |
197,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
Romeo Mendoza |
166,500
166,500
|
166,500 |
John Dollinger |
162,500
162,500
|
162,500 |
Hamid Izadi |
147,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
Joseph Di Rosa Rojas |
143,500
143,500
|
143,500 |
|
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Russell Jaicks |
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
Thomas Lance |
139,500
54,500
|
54,500 |
Peter Vitantonio |
135,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
Andrew Kelsall |
130,500
130,500
|
130,500 |
|
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Ryan Yu |
117,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
Brian Altman |
109,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
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Javier Zarco |
100,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
Eric Salazar |
100,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
Daniel Sepiol |
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
Steven Veneziano |
97,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
Nelson Resendiz |
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
Tom Nguyen |
90,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
Brett Apter |
83,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
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Mukul Pahuja |
81,500
81,500
|
81,500 |
Alex Rocha |
80,500
80,500
|
80,500 |
Timothy Miles |
77,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
Jerry Wong |
75,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
Play has ended for the night as the players are bagging their chips. Full end of day chip counts and recap to come momentarily.
Brett Apter was seen collecting a decent sized pot after Tom Nguyen called his river bet
The board showed before it was swept away by the dealer with Apter's showing for the gargantuan winning hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Tom Nguyen |
125,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
Brett Apter | 78,000 | |
|
The board read . Ryan Yu bet 11,000 over to his opponent who thought for a few moments before calling.
Yu flipped over the for the straight and collected the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Ryan Yu | 120,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Faraz Jaka was all in and at risk holding against the of his opponent.
The flop put Jaka in trouble as it came . The turn was the and the river the to send Jaka to the rail late in the day.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Faraz Jaka | Busted | |
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A few well known Florida based players have entered the fray late on Day 1.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Leif Force |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
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Timothy Miles |
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
Phillip Hui | 30,000 | |
|
Four players saw a flop that came . David Russell bet 4,500. Loni Harwood folded, Javier Zarco called and the last player in the hand came along as well.
Three saw the come off on the turn. Russell fired again, this time for 9,000. Zarco hesitated a moment before moving all if. The third player folded and action was back on Russell.
Russell went deep into the tank to consider the sizable shove which the dealer counted out to be for 62,300. Eventually clocked was called but before the floor could begin counting it down, Russell folded his hand, which he claimed to have been .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
David Russell |
215,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
Javier Zarco |
81,000
43,000
|
43,000 |