Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller
Day 1 Started
Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller
Day 1 Started
Welcome to PokerNews' Day 1 coverage of Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller.
It's only the third day of the 2018 World Series of Poker, but millions of dollars will be on the line as the only six-figure buy-in event of the WSOP summer kicks off later today at 3 p.m.
While officially considered a new event, this event is similar to the $111,111 High Roller for One Drop, which has run four times previously. With The Big One for One Drop - $1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em set to close out the WSOP schedule in mid-July, this event is running without "The Big One" designation.
Still, a world-class field of poker's best is expected to take part in the action. Here are the previous winners of the past WSOP High Roller designated events:
Year | Buy In | Entries | Prize Pool | Champion | Prize |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | $111,111 | 166 | $17,891,148 | Anthony Gregg | $4,830,619 |
2015 | $111,111 | 135 | $14,249,925 | Jonathan Duhamel | $3,989,985 |
2016 | $111,111 | 183 | $19,316,565 | Fedor Holz | $4,981,775 |
2017 | $111,111 | 130 | $13,722,150 | Doug Polk | $3,686,865 |
Worth noting is that de facto defending champion Doug Polk is not expected to be in the field.
The Day 1 schedule calls for nine levels to be played with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 4. Players are allowed one re-entry, and registration remains open until the beginning of Level 12 on Day 2. Players begin with a starting stack of 500,000, the entire tournament will be played with a Shot Clock, and it will also implement a Big Blind Ante structure.
Here is a look at the structure for Day 1:
Level | Small Blind | Big Blind | Big Blind Ante |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 |
2 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
3 | 1,500 | 3,000 | 3,000 |
4 | 2,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 |
5 | 2,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 |
6 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 |
7 | 4,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 |
8 | 5,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 |
9 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
As noted, cards will be in the air at 3 p.m., so keep it here at PokerNews starting then and throughout the day for live updates on all of the action as the quest to crown the next WSOP High Roller bracelet winner begins!
The start of play has been pushed back a few minutes.
We'll let you know when the cards are in the air.
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,000/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Cards are now in the air for Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jonathan Duhamel
|
500,000 | |
Larry Greenberg | 500,000 | |
Darren Elias | 500,000 | |
Adrian Mateos
|
500,000 | |
Jake Schindler
|
500,000 | |
Stephen Chidwick
|
500,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Petrangelo
|
500,000 | |
Blake Bohn | 500,000 | |
Alex Foxen
|
500,000 | |
David Einhorn | 500,000 | |
Noah Schwartz
|
500,000 | |
Talal Shakerchi | 500,000 | |
Brandon Steven | 500,000 | |
Tom Marchese
|
500,000 | |
Ben Lamb
|
500,000 | |
Erik Seidel
|
500,000 |
Brandon Steven opened from the cutoff with a raise to 2,500. Adrian Mateos called on the button and Nick Petrangelo called as well from the big blind.
The flop was and all three players checked to see the on the turn. There, Petrangelo led out with a bet of 9,000. Steven quickly folded while Mateos thought for a bit, then called.
On the river both players checked again.
"Ace high," Petrangelo said, waiting to reveal his . Mateos had that beat with for second pair and he took down the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Adrian Mateos
|
525,000 | 25,000 |
Nick Petrangelo
|
480,000 | -20,000 |
Nick Petrangelo opened to 2,500 from early position and Brandon Steven flat-called on the button. Jake Schindler also came along from the big blind to see a flop of . Schindler checked to Petrangelo who continued for 2,500 and Steven called. Schindler got out of the way as the paired the board on the turn.
Petrangelo checked this time and Steven fired out a bet of 7,000. Petrangelo stuck around to see the on the river and then checked again. Steven splashed in a bet of 27,000 and Petrangelo called as his time was running out. Steven just sent his cards to the muck and Petrangelo raked in the pot without having to show his cards.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Nick Petrangelo
|
550,000 | 70,000 |
Brandon Steven | 460,000 | -40,000 |
Action was on Larry Greenberg with right around 20,000 in the pot on a flop of . Greenberg was first to act from the small blind and he put out a bet of 6,000. His opponent, Matthias Eibinger called.
The turn was the and Greenberg put out another bet, making it 12,000. Eibinger called once more.
On the river, both players checked.
"Six-high," Greenberg said without revealing his cards.
Eibinger then turned up for a rivered flush and he took down the pot.
"I had you beat until the river!" Greenberg said, laughing.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Matthias Eibinger | 530,000 | 530,000 |
Larry Greenberg | 470,000 | -30,000 |