High Rollers
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With players standing to depart the Brasilia Room every few minutes, it stands to reason that a few big stacks have emerged. We've spotted a couple of high rollers who have both moved over the 50,000 plateau midway through the first day of play.
William Reynolds, who captured the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure's High Roller event in 2010, has built his stack to 57,500, and he will be searching for his first major victory since that six-figure score on the seashore.
Czech pro Vojtech Ruzicka has also been active on Day 1, and the winner of the most recent EPT Deauville High Roller event currently sits on a stack of 52,400.
Both of these high rollers will be looking to end Day 1 among the chip leaders, and we will be sure to tack their progress as the tournament continues.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
57,500 | 57,500 |
|
52,400 | 52,400 |
flop hit the felt. The 
turned, giving Rose and open-ended straight draw, which he ultimately hit when the 
struck the river. Rose was able to triple up, but Thumy's aces were still better than Rast's kings, and the latter was eliminated close to the dinner break. Thumy now has about 34,000 while Rose is sitting pretty with 38,000.
, hoping to be racing against overcards, but he found himself trailing badly when the all-in player revealed 
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, Raghavan was left with an inferior pocket pair, and about one third of the chips he started the hand with.
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was the winner. After flopping an open-ended straight flush draw, turning a pair to take the lead, and rivering his flush, Blenkarn's opponent was dismayed to see that he had made second-best hand.
, David "The Dragon" Pham check-called a bet of 700, and the 
hit the board on the turn.
completed the board on the river.
and we got there in time to see Angelil move all in and Puchkov call.
