$3,250 High Roller
Day 1 Started
2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Foxwoods
$3,250 High Roller
Day: 1
$3,250 High Roller Event Kicks Off at 5pm
Event #11 $3,250 High Roller commences at 5pm today at the WSOPc stop in Foxwoods (Connecticut). This will be one of the premier events of the stop and features the highest buy in.
Last year, Brock Wilson of Ardsley, NY topped a field of 58 entries to take home a grand prize of $65,250 in the high roller at Foxwoods.
The structure of this event is a speedy one as each level is 40 minutes. Day 1 will begin at 5pm and will play 12 levels before bagging for the night. There will be a 15-minute break every three levels. Registration is open all the way through Day 1 and players can actually register just before the start if level 13, which is the start of Day 2 at 2 p.m. on Monday August 26. Players are allowed to re-enter until the end of registration should they exhaust the 40,000 starting stack.
PokerNews will be on the floor covering this event from beginning to end so make sure to keep on eye out for all of the updates.
Shuffle Up and Deal
After a brief delay waiting for entrants, the tournament has begun with 8 players taking a seat at the start.
Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 0
Faces in the Field
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
Two More Enter
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Michael Stashin has just entered the field after his run in the main event ended not long ago on Day 2. As well as well known circuit grinder Dennis Brand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 |
Heinzl and Stashin Trade Chips
Level 1
: 100/100, 0 ante
Joshua Heinzl and Michael Stashin were involved in back to back hands against one another.
In the first one, Heinzl called bets by Stashin on the flop of 
and the 
turn before checking it down on the 
river and he turned over the winning 
hand.
In the second hand, Heinzl was the aggressor as he three-bet Stashin's open of 300 to 1,100 which Stashin called. The flop came 
. Heinzl bet 1,300 and Stashin called.
The turn was the 
. Heinzl fired again this time for 2,600 and he was again called. The action went check-check on the river as the 
rolled off and Stashin showed the winning hand with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
43,000 | 3,000 |
|
|
36,000 | -4,000 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Heinzl Takes a Decent Pot
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
Action was on the turn in a pot of about 26,000 on a board that read 
. Joshua Heinzl made a bet of 10,000 which garnered a fold and allowed him to take in the good sized pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
58,000 | 22,000 |
More Entries
Level 2
: 100/100, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
40,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
40,000 | 40,000 |