Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
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 |
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 | |
|
Play has ended for the night as the players are bagging their chips. Full end of day chip counts and recap to come momentarily.
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 |
|
||
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 |
|
||
Ryan Yu |
117,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
Brian Altman |
109,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
||
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 |
|
||
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 |
|
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.
Make sure to tune in again on Day 2, as PokerNews will dial up the coverage once again.
$2,200 High Roller
Day 1 Completed