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 Started

Shot Clocks and Big Blind Antes for Event #77: $50,000 High Roller

Event #77: $50,000 High Roller
Event #77: $50,000 High Roller

There have been plenty of new events at this year's World Series of Poker, but none more eye-catching than Event #77: $50,000 High Roller, which includes both shot clocks and a big blind ante.

It's the way of the world these days, with more and more High Roller tournaments adopting this format, and now it comes to the WSOP, arguably the biggest stage poker has to offer.

The $50,000 buy-in is by no means the biggest buy-in No-Limit Hold'em tournament at this year's WSOP, with Nick Petrangelo winning the $100,000 High Roller earlier this summer, and the hotly anticipated $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop coming up in a couple of days time, but this brand new price point is sure to attract some of poker's biggest stars.

The action gets underway at 3 p.m. local time, with 14 levels to be played. Levels are 40 minutes long, and there will be a 15-minute break every three levels.

There will also be a 60-minute dinner break after Level 8 (~8:50 p.m.) and late registration is open for 11 levels (~12:05 a.m.)

Stay tuned to PokerNews to see what kind of names decide to jump in the penultimate bracelet event of the summer!

Level: 1

Blinds: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

In Their Seat to Kick Things Off

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Ramon Munoz es
Ramon Munoz
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Michael Rosenfeld us
Michael Rosenfeld
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Ben Tollerene us
Ben Tollerene
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Jaffe us
Jonathan Jaffe
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
250,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chip Leader Coaching
Profile photo of Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
250,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Bill Klein us
Bill Klein
250,000
Profile photo of Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
250,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Charles Hook us
Charles Hook
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Jonathan Mahboubifardi us
Jonathan Mahboubifardi
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
250,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jonathan Little us
Jonathan Little
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Adrian Mateos es
Adrian Mateos
250,000
250,000
250,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Larry Greenberg us
Larry Greenberg
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Thomas Cannuli us
Thomas Cannuli
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
250,000
250,000
250,000
Profile photo of Kenneth Fishman us
Kenneth Fishman
250,000
250,000
250,000

Davies Takes From Elias

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

On a {q-Hearts}{a-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} flop Seth Davies check-called a bet of 2,500 from Darren Elias. The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and Davies checked again.

Elias bet 15,000 and Davies called. Davies checked the {j-Spades} river and Elias checked behind.

Davies turned over {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for a rivered full house and took down an early pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Seth Davies
270,000
20,000
20,000
Profile photo of Darren Elias us
Darren Elias
230,000
-20,000
-20,000

Tags: Darren EliasSeth Davies

Negreanu Takes a Small One From Jaffe

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

From the cutoff, Jonathan Jaffe opened to 25,000 and Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind. Ben Tollerene called in the big blind.

The flop was {A-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{8-Hearts} and both Negreanu and Tollerene checked to Jaffe who put out a bet of 3,500. Negreanu called while Tollerene folded.

Both players checked on the {6-Diamonds} turn as well as the {7-Clubs} river and Negreanu showed down his {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} for a pair of eights. That earned him the pot as Jaffe mucked, chipping him up just a bit early here on Day 1.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
257,500
7,500
7,500
WSOP 7X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Jonathan Jaffe us
Jonathan Jaffe
244,000
-6,000
-6,000

Tags: Ben TollereneDaniel NegreanuJonathan Jaffe

Elias Wins Some Back

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante
Darren Elias
Darren Elias

Darren Elias opened from under the gun and Ramon Munoz called in his big blind. Munoz check-called a bet of 3,500 from Elias on the {j-Hearts}{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts} flop and the turn was the {3-Clubs}. Munoz check-called another bet of 12,000.

The river was the {q-Diamonds} and Munoz checked. Elias bet 28,000 and Munoz used up all of his time bank before putting in a chip to make the call.

Elias showed {q-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for a flopped flush and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Darren Elias
275,000
45,000
45,000
Profile photo of Ramon Munoz es
Ramon Munoz
200,000
-50,000
-50,000

Tags: Darren EliasRamon Munoz

Davies Bombs the Turn and Gets Through

Level 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante
Seth Davies
Seth Davies

From the small blind Sergio Aido opened with a raise to 3,000. Seth Davies was in the big blind and he raised to 11,000. Aido called.

The flop was {7-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Spades} and Aido checked and Davies put out a bet of 11,000. Aido called.

On the {3-Clubs} turn, Aido checked again. Davies put out a big bet, this time for 40,000. Aido thought through his entire 30 seconds before letting go of his hand, allowing Davies to take down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Seth Davies us
Seth Davies
275,000
5,000
5,000
Profile photo of Sergio Aido es
Sergio Aido
215,000
-35,000
-35,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Sergio AidoSeth Davies