Event #5: 50th Annual High Roller - $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #5: 50th Annual High Roller - $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,280,000
Entries
110
Level
23
Blinds
125,000 / 250,000
Ante
250,000
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #5: 50th Annual High Roller - $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
The first high roller event of the 2019 World Series of Poker gets underway today, as it's time for the special Event #5: 50th Annual High Roller - $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em.
Day 1 will serve to ease the players into the nosebleed tournament, as only eight levels of play, lasting an hour apiece, are on the schedule.
Everyone will start with 300,000 in chips and blinds of 1,000/1,000 with a 1,000 big blind ante. They'll bag up after 4,000/8,000/8,000. This event offers a single reentry option and will be played with an action clock to keep the pace of play rolling. Since registration remains open until well into Day 2, players may be entering this event all throughout Day 1.
While this is a special anniversary $50,000 event for the 50th running of the WSOP, thus making it a new event, it's not the first anniversary-based buy-in to be run for a gold bracelet. Back in 2009, Vitaly Lunkin topped a field of 201 to win nearly $1.9 million in the $40,000 No-Limit Hold'em 40th Anniversary Event.
With the increased buy-in and the proliferation of high roller events, it's a safe bet the $50K will be popular as well. Stick with PokerNews to find out how Day 1 goes, with the first card scheduled to come off the deck at 3 p.m. local time.
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,000/1,000
Ante: 1,000
Notables from the Start
Level 1
: 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000 | |
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Level 1
: 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante
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Eibinger Gets Lucky Against Einhorn
Level 1
: 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante
Matthias Eibinger checked on a 
flop from under the gun and David Einhorn bet 3,500 on his left. Eibinger raised to 9,000 and Einhorn peeled, bringing a 
. Both players checked and the 
arrived. Eibinger bet 4,000 and Einhorn didn't take long before raising to 17,000.
After thinking briefly, Eibinger called. His 
was good against 
, having paired up on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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325,000
25,000
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25,000 |
|
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264,000
-36,000
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-36,000 |
"Could Have Lasted a Little Longer"
Level 1
: 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante
After a middle-position open to 2,500 and a call from Ali Imsirovic out of the hijack, Ryan Laplante came along from the big blind to make it three-way action to the 
flop.
Two checks saw Imsirovic bet 3,000 and both his opponents called to see the 
turn. Action checked to Imsirovic again and he bet 12,000. Laplante woke up with a check-raise to 48,000, the original raiser folded, and Imsirovic called to see the 
pair the board on the river.
Laplante came out with a big bet of 136,000, which left him about 80,000 back. Imsirovic responded by moving all in and Laplante hit the tank hard. He burned through all but one of his 30-second time extensions before calling off.
Imsirovic: 
Laplante: 
Laplante had hit runner-runner trips but was no good as Imsirovic had a full boat sixes full of fives.
"Could have lasted a little longer, " Laplante said before heading to the exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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600,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
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Busted | |
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More Level 1 Arrivals
Level 1
: 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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300,000
300,000
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300,000 |
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Beresford Folds Out Haxton
Level 1
: 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante
Isaac Haxton bet 16,000 from the big blind on 
and Conor Beresford called on the button. The river was a and Haxton slowed down with a check. Beresford fired in 40,000 and Haxton instantly mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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335,000
35,000
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35,000 |
|
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247,000
-53,000
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-53,000 |
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Kornuth Takes from Ausmus
Level 1
: 1,000/1,000, 1,000 ante
Jeremy Ausmus raised to 2,500 from middle position and Chance Kornuth three-bet to 9,500 next to act. Action folded back to Ausmus and he called to see a 
flop.
Ausmus check-called a bet of 8,000 and then checked for the second time on the 
turn. Kornuth upped his bet to 21,000 and that did the trick as Ausmus released his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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320,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
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285,000
-15,000
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-15,000 |
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