AU$2,500 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2021 Poker Palace Summer Championships
AU$2,500 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2021 Poker Palace Summer Championships
Buy-in
2,500 AUD
Prize Pool
297,000 AUD
Entries
135
Level
26
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
80,000
Kumar Claims Big Chip Lead After Day 1 of the A$2,500 High Roller
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Day 1 of the A$2,500 High Roller at the Poker Palace Summer Championships has ended with a clear chip leader taking us into Day 2. Anish Kumar will bring 903,500 chips into the final day, a massive lead over his nearest rivals Stephen Gergis (602,000). Marco Perri (583,500), Jarod Cunningham (564,500), Rehman Kassam (516,500), and Morten Mortensen (514,500) were the other players to bag over half a million in chips,
Kumar found himself in the top of the standings for most of the day and bolstered his lead when he knocked out Patrick Camilleri and his 300,000 chip stack with set-over-set. At one point, Kumar even crested the one million mark to ultimately end at 900k.
Among the notables who made it through to the second and final day are Vincent Huang, Michael Oscuro and Peter Au, while Michael O'Grady, Craig Blight and Noel Jaber were unable to find themselves a bag at the end of the night.
The day finished with 45 players from the 122 entries, a number that's expected to rise as late registration will be available right up until the end of the first blind level on Day 2. The prize pool of the event is already up to A$270,000, smashing the estimated prize pool of $150,000.
Day 2 will start at 4.00 p.m local time and will play down to a winner. At 5 p.m. tomorrow, cards will also be in the air for Day 1a of the $1,150 Main Event. Follow along with PokerNews throughout the week as we bring you all the latest from the Summer Championships at the Poker Palace!
Check the Day 2 Seat Draw here
Day 1 Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
903,500 | 103,500 |
|
|
602,000 | 602,000 |
|
583,500 | 358,500 |
|
564,500 | 464,500 |
|
514,500 | 197,500 |
|
514,500 | 19,500 |
|
431,500 | -43,500 |
|
430,000 | 430,000 |
|
|
424,500 | -48,500 |
|
405,000 | 245,000 |
|
355,500 | 155,500 |
|
352,000 | 352,000 |
|
|
309,000 | 249,000 |
|
304,000 | 214,000 |
|
291,000 | 191,000 |
|
279,000 | 279,000 |
|
|
276,000 | 116,000 |
|
265,000 | 175,000 |
|
260,500 | 160,500 |
|
|
251,000 | 131,000 |
|
|
248,000 | 248,000 |
|
|
242,500 | 27,500 |
|
234,500 | 69,500 |
|
228,500 | 148,500 |
|
|
210,000 | 210,000 |
Day 2 Seat Draw
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Collin Tran | 248,000 |
| 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Richard Faura | 94,500 |
| 1 | 4 | Vincent Huang | 291,000 |
| 1 | 5 | Jamal Ishac | 172,000 |
| 1 | 6 | [Removed:268] | 602,000 |
| 1 | 7 | Honglin Jiang | 44,000 |
| 1 | 8 | - | - |
| 2 | 1 | - | - |
| 2 | 2 | Jarrod Thatcher | 260,500 |
| 2 | 3 | Yita Choong | 279,000 |
| 2 | 4 | - | - |
| 2 | 5 | Chris Tran | 96,500 |
| 2 | 6 | Wissam Al Hayek | 251,000 |
| 2 | 7 | - | - |
| 2 | 8 | Michel Bouskila | 234,500 |
| 3 | 1 | Jarryd Godena | 115,000 |
| 3 | 2 | David Rodwell | 276,000 |
| 3 | 3 | Peter An | 424,500 |
| 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 3 | 5 | - | - |
| 3 | 6 | Meerwais Hussaini | 104,000 |
| 3 | 7 | Lewis Murray | 168,000 |
| 3 | 8 | Toby Giles | 128000 |
| 4 | 1 | George Elias | 96,500 |
| 4 | 2 | Alan Zheng | 210,000 |
| 4 | 3 | David Hanna | 83,000 |
| 4 | 4 | - | - |
| 4 | 5 | - | - |
| 4 | 6 | William Undy | 430,000 |
| 4 | 7 | Joseph Antar | 177,000 |
| 4 | 8 | Luis Arrilucea | 228,500 |
| 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 5 | 2 | - | - |
| 5 | 3 | Rehman Kassam | 516,500 |
| 5 | 4 | Jarod Cunningham | 564,500 |
| 5 | 5 | Steve Pappas | 160,500 |
| 5 | 6 | Rob Damelian | 304,000 |
| 5 | 7 | Marco Perri | 583,500 |
| 5 | 8 | Morten Mortensen | 514,500 |
| 6 | 1 | - | - |
| 6 | 2 | Didier Guerin | 352,000 |
| 6 | 3 | Ryan Bownds | 161,500 |
| 6 | 4 | - | - |
| 6 | 5 | Anish Kumar | 903,500 |
| 6 | 6 | Patrick Yazbeck | 242,500 |
| 6 | 7 | Charles Chiha | 115,000 |
| 6 | 8 | Dejan Boskovic | 168,000 |
| 7 | 1 | Michael Oscuro | 405,000 |
| 7 | 2 | Kaygee Gergis | 165,000 |
| 7 | 3 | - | - |
| 7 | 4 | - | - |
| 7 | 5 | - | - |
| 7 | 6 | Rob Spano | 355,500 |
| 7 | 7 | Bassam Habib | 265,000 |
| 7 | 8 | Marc Seymour | 144,000 |
| 8 | 1 | Patrick Camilleri | 100,000 |
| 8 | 2 | - | - |
| 8 | 3 | - | - |
| 8 | 4 | David Sebesfi | 309,000 |
| 8 | 5 | Michael Brahim | 431,500 |
| 8 | 6 | Jim Pizanias | 181,500 |
| 8 | 7 | Ben Salah | 98,000 |
| 8 | 8 | Tyson Orth | 145,000 |
Day 1 A$2,500 High Roller Photos
Photos by The Poker Palace.
Day 1 Complete
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The final hands of Day 1 of the High Roller are being dealt, some tables are bagging already. Chip counts and a recap to come.
Six More Hands
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Just announced that six more hands will be played before bagging.
Last Level of the Day
Level 12
: 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
The last level of the day, level 12, has just been announced. After this level, the remaining players will bag up their chips, ready for Day 2.
Level: 12
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 4,000
Kumar Versus Mortensen
Level 11
: 1,500/3,000, 3,000 ante
Morten Mortensen had just been moved tables to be on the left of one of the big stacks, Anish Kumar.
Kumar from UTG raised to 7,500, play folded around to Noel Jaber in the small blind who called. Morten Mortensen in the big blind then 3-bet to 35,000, Kumar called and Jaber got out of the way to let the bigger stacks fight it out.
The flop came 
, and Kumar put out a bet of 41,000. After thinking about it for a short time, Mortensen released his cards into the muck and Kumar pulled in the pot.