Event #5: $100,000 No-Limit Hold’em High Roller Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-02-2018 22:17 UTC-7

Rast Eliminated by Mercier

Mickey Doft

Level 16 : 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante

Elio Fox opened to 130,000 from under the gun, Jason Mercier three-bet jammed from the button for 915,000, and Brian Rast mulled it over for a bit before he called all in for 230,000 from the big blind. Fox folded.

Mercier showed , ahead of Rast's .

The flop fell , giving Mercier a set of fours and Rast flush and straight draws.

The turn took some outs away from Rast, and the river officially ended his tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elio Fox	7,400,000 -300,000	-300,000

Jason Mercier	1,375,000 500,000	500,000

Brian Rast	Busted

Tags: Brian Rast Jason Mercier

06-02-2018 19:59 UTC-7

Becker Eliminated; Riess Triples

Will Shillibier

Level 15 : 25,000/50,000, 50,000 ante

Ryan Riess open-raised to 300,000, leaving himself just 25,000 behind. Elio Fox min-raised to 550,000 on the button, and Johannes Becker moved all in for 1,500,000 from the big blind. Riess threw in his last chip and Fox called to put two players at risk.

Ryan Riess:
Johannes Becker:
Elio Fox:

The board ran out giving no help to Becker and sending him to the rail. Riess spiked an ace to triple up, while Fox's stack gained a small boost.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elio Fox	7,500,000 1,270,000	1,270,000

Ryan Riess	1,000,000 675,000	675,000

Johannes Becker	Busted

Tags: Elio Fox Johannes Becker Ryan Riess

06-02-2018 19:55 UTC-7

Katz Falls to Vogelsang

Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Nick Petrangelo opened to 80,000 from early position, Christoph Vogelsang three-bet to 230,000 from the button, and Cary Katz four-bet shoved for roughly 850,000 from the big blind. Petrangelo folded, and Vogelsang called instantly with .

"You do this to me every time on the button," said Katz, who showed .

The board came down , no help to Katz, locking up the pot for Vogelsang.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christoph Vogelsang	3,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
Cary Katz	Busted

Tags: Fedor Holz Christoph Vogelsang

06-02-2018 19:50 UTC-7

Davies Eliminated; Volpe Triples Up

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Paul Volpe opened to 90,000 and Michael Rosenfeld flat-called. Seth Davies three-bet to 290,000 from the button and Volpe moved all in for 980,000. Rosenfeld called and Davies then decided to move all in for 1,240,000.

Volpe then prematurely exposed his hand, but hurriedly covered it up when he realised that Rosenfeld still had a decision, albeit a straightforward one. Rosenfeld did call, and all hands were exposed properly.

Paul Volpe:
Seth Davies:
Michael Rosenfeld:

Volpe was in good shape to triple up, and Rosenfeld looked poised to be left with only a couple of hundred thousand chips.

However, the cased ace appeared on the flop and the run out failed to improve Davies who was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	3,000,000 2,000,000	2,000,000

Michael Rosenfeld	750,000 -750,000	-750,000
Seth Davies	Busted

Tags: Michael Rosenfeld Paul Volpe Seth Davies

06-02-2018 19:27 UTC-7

Schwippert Eliminated by Holz in Massive Pot

Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Steffen Sontheimer opened to 85,000 from the hijack, Jan-Eric Schwippert three-bet to 230,000 from the cutoff, and Fedor Holz four-bet to 680,000 from the big blind. Sontheimer folded, Schwippert used a time extension before he reraised all in got 2,845,000, and Holz called after a few moments.

Schwippert tabled , while Holz showed a dominating .

The board came down , no help to Schwippert, locking up the massive pot for Holz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Fedor Holz	6,490,000 2,990,000	2,990,000

Jan-Eric Schwippert	Busted

Tags: Fedor Holz Jan-Eric Schwippert

06-02-2018 19:19 UTC-7

Ivey Eliminated

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

We didn't get the action, but Phil Ivey has been eliminated. He had around starting stack, but according to Jason Mercier "Stevie got him," pointing to Stephen Chidwick at the end of the table. According to Mercier, Ivey held and was up against the of Chidwick.

The board was with Chidwick hitting his gutshot to eliminate the ten-time bracelet winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	6,000,000 500,000	500,000

Phil Ivey	Busted

Tags: Phil Ivey Stephen Chidwick

06-02-2018 19:00 UTC-7

Elias Eliminated by Eiler

Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 20,000/40,000, 40,000 ante

Andreas Eiler opened to 90,000 from under the gun, and Fedor Holz called from middle position. Darren Elias three-bet shoved from the hijack for 905,000, Eiler reshoved, and Holz folded.

Elias showed , but trailed Eiler's .

The board ran out , no help to Elias, ending his tournament and locking up the pot for Eiler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andreas Eiler	2,475,000 1,030,000	1,030,000
Darren Elias	Busted

Tags: Andreas Eiler Darren Elias

06-02-2018 18:22 UTC-7

Badziakouski Eliminated by Chidwick

Mickey Doft

Level 13 : 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante

Mikita Badziakouski raised to 65,000 from early position, Manig Loeser called from the button, and Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 250,000 from the small blind. Badziakouski reraised all in for about 740,000, Loeser folded, and eventually Chidwick called.

Badziakouski showed , leading Chidwick's .

The board rolled out , giving Chidwick a pair of kings on the river to eliminate Badziakouski.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Chidwick	2,580,000 680,000	680,000

Mikita Badziakouski	Busted

06-02-2018 17:12 UTC-7

Daniel Eliminated by Davies

Mickey Doft

Level 12 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Seth Davies raised to 57,000 from the hijack, Tomer Daniel three-bet all in from the cutoff for 238,000, and Davies called with , trailing Daniel's .

The board came down , giving Davies trip kings to eliminate Daniel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Seth Davies	1,540,000 240,000	240,000
Tomer Daniel	Busted

Tags: Tomer Daniel Seth Davies

06-02-2018 16:29 UTC-7

Ivey Squeezes Into the 100k

Will Shillibier

Level 12 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

At the very last second, Phil Ivey has registered Event #5: $100,000 High Roller. This means that the number is in fact 105, with payouts confirmed shortly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	500,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: Phil Ivey