Live Updates March 14
Day 1 Completed
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Live Updates March 14
Day: 1
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With the end of Day1h of the WPT500 and Tom Delaine taking down this week's The High Roller Big Game the Sunday live updates blog comes to a close. Join us next week for another Sunday on partypoker!
Tom Delaine Wins $81,261 in The High Roller Big Game
Tom Delaine has just come out victorious in The High Roller Big Game by defeating Thomas Muehloecker heads-up after having held a controlling chip lead for most of the later stages of the final table.
In the final hand of the tournament, Muehloecker limped in from the button and Delaine raised to 6,000,000 which was called.
The flop came 
, Delaine continued with a bet of 3,125,000 and Muehloecker went along.
The turn was the 
and Delaine fired 12,337,500 over the line for Muehloecker to call.
The river completed the board with the 
and Delaine decided to put Muehloecker all-in who tanked and then called for the 22,754,940 he had behind with the 
for two pair. Delaine held the 
for the higher two pair and the win.
The High Roller Big Game Final Table Results March 14
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom Delaine | Netherlands | $81,261 |
| 2 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | $53,573 |
| 3 | Daniel Dvoress | Canada | $36,651 |
| 4 | Benjamin McMenemy | United Kingdom | $25,816 |
| 5 | Jonas Hägstrom | Sweden | $19,069 |
| 6 | Sergei Denisov | Russia | $15,190 |
| 7 | Andras Nemeth | Hungary | $12,788 |
| 8 | Timothy Adams | Canada | $10,820 |
| 9 | Pascal Lefrancois | Canada | $8,914 |
Other players who cashed this week included partypoker Ambassador Patrick Leonard, Sami Kelopuro, Joao Vieira, Anatoly Filatov, Mike Watson, and Dario Sammartino.
Ruivo Claims WPT500 Day 1h Chip Lead with 104 Players Through to Day 2
Liviu Bartha has just bubbled Day 1h of the WPT500 which means that exactly 104 players have made it through to Day 2 which will take place on Monday, March 15 at 8:05 p.m. GMT.
partypoker Ambassadors Matt Staples (2,474,898), Dzmitry Urbanovich (2,271,164), and Patrick Leonard (1,592,924) have all made it through today.
Manuel Ruivo, Dylan Rowe, and Julien Perouse have all secured a spot on the podium for Day 1h with Ruivo's stack good for the overall chip lead on Day 2 for now.
WPT500 Day 1h Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Ruivo | Portugal | 13,343,182 | 191 |
| 2 | Dylan Rowe | New Zealand | 9,309,495 | 133 |
| 3 | Julien Perouse | Canada | 9,225,340 | 132 |
| 4 | Corentin Ropert | France | 8,734,989 | 125 |
| 5 | Evangelos Bechrakis | Greece | 8,016,410 | 115 |
| 6 | Blaz Zerjav | Slovenia | 7,830,272 | 112 |
| 7 | Gerald Karlic | Austria | 7,363,907 | 105 |
| 8 | Manuel Suarez | Spain | 7,306,557 | 104 |
| 9 | Andrii Derzhypilskyi | Ukraine | 7,279,345 | 104 |
| 10 | Daniel Stacey | United Kingdom | 6,499,121 | 93 |
Closing in On the End of the Day
In Day 1h of the WPT 500, there are currently 109 players left in the tournament. As the day will end when there are 104 players left, the end is nearing.
The top five of the chip counts currently consists of Julien Perouse, Manuel Ruivo, Neville Costa, Dylan Rowe, and Corentin Ropert.
3 Players Left in The High Roller Big Game
Three players are currently left in The High Roller Big Game.
Tom Delaine is in the chip lead with Thomas Muehloecker and Daniel Dvoress also still in the running.
They have all secured at least $36,651 but will all be targeting that first-place prize of $81,261.
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WPT500 Day 1h Update
There are currently 205 players left in Day 1h of the WPT 500 with 104 players making it through to Day 2.
Igor Alejandro Perez Peredo is chip leading the event and followed by Dean Arsenie and Matheus Resende in the top three.
Other familiar names in the top 20 are Daniel Stacey, Leonard Maue, David Comeron, Manuel Suarez, and Manuel Ruivo.
The High Roller Big Game Final Table Underway
Rok Gostisa just bubbled the final table when he got his chips in against Thomas Muehloecker.
Rok Gostisa: 
Thomas Muehloecker: 
The board ran out 
for Muehloecker to flop the pair of tens and turn the Broadway to get the tournament down to the final table after a lengthy bubble.
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