$2,200 High Roller Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker Circuit Planet Hollywood

11-26-2019 00:32 UTC-7

Azzaro Wins Big Stack Battle Against De Silva

GeoffFisk

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 1,000 ante

With about 8,000 in the pot going into the turn, the board showed . Mike Azzaro bet 5,000 from early position, and Upeshka De Silva made the call.

Azzaro bet another 15,000 on the river, and De Silva folded. Both players are near the top of the chip leaderboard with two levels left to go in Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Upeshka De Silva	137,000 -4,000	-4,000

Mike Azzaro	130,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Mike Azzaro Upeshka De Silva

Level: 11

Blinds: 600/1,200

Ante: 1,200

11-26-2019 00:53 UTC-7

Kelly Bluff Catches Azzaro

GeoffFisk

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Matt Kelly opened to 2,700 under the gun, and Mike Azzaro made the call from the big blind.

Azzaro check-called a 3,300 bet from Kelly on the flop. Both players then checked the turn.

Azzaro bet 10,000 on the , and Kelly contemplated for a brief moment.

"I'll pay you off," said Kelly, but it was Kelly getting paid as his was the winner against Azzaro's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Azzaro	106,000 -24,000	-24,000
Matt Kelly	42,000

Tags: Matt Kelly Mike Azzaro

11-26-2019 00:55 UTC-7

Kuether Stays Alive

GeoffFisk

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Peter Mugar opened to 2,700 from the hijack, and Joe Kuether three-bet all in for his last 11,700 from the cutoff.

Mugar folded, and Kuether remains in the hunt as the last levels of Day 1 wind down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joe Kuether	17,000

11-26-2019 01:11 UTC-7

Huge Pot for McDermott

GeoffFisk

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

With 25,000 already in the middle and on the board, Jeff Scott bet 14,000 from the small blind, and Tim McDermott made the call.

The river fell , Scott put another 34,000 in the pot, and McDermott called. Scott turned over for a missed flush, rendering McDermott's the winner.

The call with the set of queens has McDermott near the top of the chip leaderboard with one level left to play in Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim McDermott	180,000 132,500	132,500

Tags: Jeff Scott Tim McDermott

11-26-2019 01:13 UTC-7

Peebles Shows Up, Does Damage

GeoffFisk

Level 11 : 600/1,200, 1,200 ante

Late registrant Thomas Peebles is already up to near three- time the starting stack. He added to that total in a recent pot, betting 11,000 into a 20,000 pot with on the board from the button.

His middle position opponent, who had checked to Peebles on the river, folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Peebles	85,000

Tags: Thomas Peebles

Level: 12

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 1,600

11-26-2019 01:32 UTC-7

McDermott KOs Piccioli

GeoffFisk

Level 12 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

With showing on the flop, Tim McDermott bet 6,500, Bryan Piccioli rasied all in to 29,300, and McDermott called. Piccioli was at risk going to the turn and river.