2018 World Series of Poker

Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq
Prize
$1,650,773
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$6,144,000
Entries
128
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000

Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller

Day 1 Completed

Matthias Eibinger Leads Stacked Field Heading to Day 2 of $50,000 Hold'em High Roller

Level 14 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Matthais Eibinger
Matthais Eibinger

A brand new event for the 2018 World Series of Poker played out alongside the Main Event final table on Friday as Day 1 of Event #77: $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller kicked off at 3 p.m. Featuring shot clocks and big blind antes, a field of 97 gathered with Matthias Eibinger bagging best.

Just 31 are left moving forward towards the second and final day after a star-studded lineup filtered through the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino throughout Day 1. Daniel Negreanu, Erik Seidel, David Kitai, and young guns Dominik Nitsche, Adrian Mateos, and Fedor Holz each waged their war on the felt.

The field also saw former WSOP Main Event champions in the mix with Chris Ferguson, Jonathan Duhamel, Ryan Riess, and Joe McKeehen all taking a seat. Unfortunately, the day did not go so well for the majority of the bunch. Only Riess (965,000) and Negreanu (590,000) survived.

When registration closed, a total of 128 entries had been received, based on 97 unique players and 31 re-entries, creating a prize pool worth $6,144,000. The top 20 spots will get paid with anyone making the money guaranteed at least $74,623. Making the final table will lock up $173,604 and awaiting the eventual champion is, of course, a shiny, new WSOP gold bracelet and a top prize worth $1,650,773.

The man with the best shot at the title through the first 14 levels of play is Eibinger, mustering an impressive 2,120,000. Jake Schindler (2,050,000), Isaac Haxton (1,955,000), Elio Fox (1,875,000) and the UK's Daniel Merrilees (1,865,000), round out the top five with likes of Juan Pardo Dominguez (1,650,000), Stefan Schillhabel (1,570,000), Nick Petrangelo (1,500,000), Ben Yu (1,500,000), and Jason Koon (1,450,000) creeping behind.

Jake Schindler bagged second-best on Day 1
Jake Schindler bagged second-best on Day 1

One of the largest pots of the day spelled the end for David Peters and propelled Elio Fox to the top of the counts. Fox opened from the hijack with a raise to 43,000 and in the cutoff, Eibinger made it 126,000. Action folded to the big blind where Peters moved all in for right around 600,000. The action was back on Fox who asked for a count then moved all in himself. Eibinger quickly released. The most classic of races was underway with Fox having ace-king against Peters' pocket queens. The board ran out ace-high and that gave Fox the winning pair of aces, chipping him up to over 1,700,000 while Peters hit the rail. Fox ended the night with 1,875,000, concluding play in the top five.

Stephen Chidwick also suffered a brutal defeat to exit late on Day 1. Chidwick was all in with pocket jacks for his last 600,000 against Ben Yu holding ace-king suited. A jack-ten-ace flop gave Chidwick top set and Yu top pair. The turn was a diamond and gave Yu a flush draw, which completed on the river to send Chidwick to the rail.

Other notables to see their stack dispersed amongst the survivors included Justin Bonomo, Stefen Sontheimer, Rainer Kempe, Koray Aldemir, Cary Katz, Brian Rast, Mike Leah, David Peters, and Bryn Kenney along with an ocean full of other sharks.

The remaining players will return for action on Saturday, July 14, with Day 2 kicking off at 2 p.m. The blinds will be 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante. Play is scheduled to continue unit the last player is standing.

Stay tuned to the blog as PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage until the last card comes off the deck and the latest WSOP champion is crowned.

Tags: Adrian MateosBen YuBrian RastBryn KenneyCary KatzDaniel NegreanuDavid PetersDominik NitscheElio FoxErik SeidelFedor HolzIsaac HaxtonJake SchindlerJason KoonJoe McKeehenJonathan DuhamelJuan PardoJustin BonomoKoray AldemirMatthias EibingerMike LeahNick PetrangeloRainer KempeRyan RiessStefan SchillhabelStephen Chidwick

Day 2 Seat Draw

Level 14 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
RoomTableSeatPlayer NameCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Amazon4302Ryan RiessUnited States965,00032
Amazon4303Matthias EibingerAustria2,120,00071
Amazon4304Ramin HajiyevAzerbaijan575,00019
Amazon4305Jason KoonUnited States1,450,00048
Amazon4306Benjamin PollakFrance1,150,00038
Amazon4307Taylor BlackUnited States945,00032
Amazon4308Tobias ZieglerGermany695,00023
       
Amazon4311Manig LoeserGermany675,00023
Amazon4312Juan Pardo DominguezSpain1,650,00055
Amazon4313Michael RosenfeldUnited States665,00022
Amazon4314Brian GreenUnited States1,150,00038
Amazon4315Elio FoxUnited States1,875,00063
Amazon4316Sam SoverelUnited States355,00012
Amazon4317Mustapha KanitItaly920,00031
Amazon4318Chris HunichenUnited States430,00014
       
Amazon4381Igor KurganovRussia845,00028
Amazon4382Ben YuUnited States1,500,00050
Amazon4383Jake SchindlerUnited States2,050,00068
Amazon4384Nick PetrangeloUnited States1,500,00050
Amazon4385Scott SeiverUnited States710,00024
Amazon4386John RacenerUnited States1,150,00038
Amazon4387Daniel MerrileesUnited Kingdom1,865,00062
Amazon4388Vitaliy RizhkovUnited States325,00011
       
Amazon4391Alex FoxenUnited States130,0004
Amazon4392Stefan SchillhabelGermany1,570,00052
Amazon4393Isaac HaxtonUnited States1,955,00065
Amazon4394John AndressUnited States480,00016
Amazon4395Daniel NegreanuCanada590,00020
Amazon4396Sean WinterUnited States710,00024
Amazon4397Ognjen SekularacSerbia665,00022
Amazon4398Byron KavermanUnited States455,00015

End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 14 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
2,120,000 420,000
Jake Schindler us
Jake Schindler
WSOP 1X Winner
2,050,000 -50,000
Isaac Haxton us
Isaac Haxton
WSOP 1X Winner
1,955,000 855,000
Elio Fox us
Elio Fox
WSOP 2X Winner
1,875,000 95,000
Daniel Merrilees gb
Daniel Merrilees
1,865,000 665,000
Juan Pardo Dominguez es
Juan Pardo Dominguez
1,650,000 1,650,000
Stefan Schillhabel de
Stefan Schillhabel
1,570,000 270,000
Nick Petrangelo us
Nick Petrangelo
WSOP 2X Winner
1,500,000 570,000
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
WSOP 4X Winner
1,500,000 -350,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
WSOP 1X Winner
1,450,000 490,000
Brian Green us
Brian Green
WSOP 1X Winner
1,155,000 705,000
Benjamin Pollak fr
Benjamin Pollak
1,150,000 70,000
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
1,150,000 -200,000
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
965,000 -10,000
Taylor Black us
Taylor Black
945,000 -30,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
920,000 15,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
WSOP 1X Winner
845,000 355,000
Sean Winter us
Sean Winter
710,000 -90,000
Tobias Ziegler de
Tobias Ziegler
695,000 -5,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
685,000 -65,000
Manig Loeser de
Manig Loeser
WSOP 2X Winner
675,000 -155,000
Michael Rosenfeld us
Michael Rosenfeld
665,000 -275,000
Ognjen Sekularac rs
Ognjen Sekularac
665,000 -135,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
590,000 -220,000
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
575,000 -295,000

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Kanit Shoves over Adams

Level 14 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Mustapha Kanit
Mustapha Kanit

John Racener opened with a raise to 52,000 from the cutoff and Timothy Adams was on the button. He three-bet to 165,000 before Mustapha Kanit moved all in from the small blind for about 625,000. Racener folded promptly while Adams took a bit more time, then folded as well. Kanit revealed his {6-Diamonds} and laughed raking in the pot.

"What does this mean?" Adams said holding the {6-Diamonds} that Kanit showed.

"It translates to 'fuck you,'" Kanit said laughing and obviously joking. "Maybe ace-six. Sometimes I have six-seven suited!"

Everyone laughed and Kanit raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
905,000 495,000
Timothy Adams ca
Timothy Adams
WSOP 1X Winner
830,000 270,000

Tags: John RacenerMustapha KanitTimothy Adams

Three More Hands

Level 14 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

The clock has been paused on Day 1 and each table will play three more hands before the surviving players bag their chips for the night. The action will resume at 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.

Updated Chip Counts

Level 14 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
1,350,000 640,000
Daniel Merrilees gb
Daniel Merrilees
1,200,000 950,000
Jason Koon us
Jason Koon
WSOP 1X Winner
960,000 710,000
Ramin Hajiyev az
Ramin Hajiyev
870,000 620,000
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
WSOP 1X Winner
510,000 -500,000
Igor Kurganov ru
Igor Kurganov
WSOP 1X Winner
490,000 -30,000
John Andress us
John Andress
480,000 236,000
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
WSOP 6X Winner
315,000 65,000
Sam Soverel us
Sam Soverel
WSOP 2X Winner
260,000 -205,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Busted
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted
Koray Aldemir de
Koray Aldemir
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Rainer Kempe de
Rainer Kempe
Busted
Zach Clark us
Zach Clark
Busted
Steffen Sontheimer de
Steffen Sontheimer
Busted
Todd Ivens us
Todd Ivens
Busted
Ben Lamb us
Ben Lamb
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted
Fedor Holz de
Fedor Holz
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
Busted
Cary Katz us
Cary Katz
Busted

Eibinger Puts Kanit to the Test

Level 14 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Mustapha Kanit opened with a raise to 50,000 from the cutoff and Matthias Eibinger was in the small blind. He three-bet making it 175,000 and Kanit called.

The flop was {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{3-Spades} and Eibinger led out with a bet of 78,000. Kanit called.

The turn was the {Q-Hearts} and Eibinger bet again, making it 200,000. Kanit called once more.

The river was the {8-Clubs} and Eibinger shoved all in for about 410,000 effective with his covering stack over Kanit. Kanit thought his way through three-time extensions, about a minute and a half, before he settled on a fold. Eibinger took down the pot with no showdown and chipped up to around 1,700,000.

Player Chips Progress
Matthias Eibinger at
Matthias Eibinger
1,700,000 600,000
Mustapha Kanit it
Mustapha Kanit
410,000 -565,000

Tags: Matthias EibingerMustapha Kanit

Tollerene Eliminated by Riess

Level 14 : 12,000/24,000, 24,000 ante

Ryan Riess raised to 50,000 and Ben Tollerene three-bet all in for 136,000. The remaining players folded and Riess quickly called.

Ryan Riess: {7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Ben Tollerene: {k-Clubs}{q-Spades}

The flop came {9-Spades}{8-Spades}{4-Clubs} giving Riess a pair, and Tollerene got to his feet as the {9-Hearts} rolled off on the turn giving Riess trips. The river was the {10-Clubs} and Tollerene was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Ryan Riess us
Ryan Riess
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
975,000 125,000
Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
Busted

Tags: Ben TollereneRyan Riess