Event #38: $50,000 High Roller
Day 1 Started
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $50,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$3,877,875
Entries
81
Level
19
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
160,000
Entries
72
Players Left
21
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #38: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Event #38: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em features the highest buy-in to date of the 2021 World Series of Poker and is set to begin at 3 p.m. local time.
Ben Heath won the event back in 2019 for $1.48 million and his first WSOP gold bracelet after besting a 110-entry field and a stacked final table that included Chance Kornuth, Andrew Lichtenberger, Sam Soverel, and Nick Petrangelo. The event is sure to attract a bevy of poker talent wanting to showcase their skills and claim of piece of the substantial prize pool.
Players will begin with 300,000 in chips and blind will start at 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 big blind ante. Levels will last 60 minutes and players will get 15-minute breaks at the end of every two levels. Day 1 will end at the end of level 10, at which point the remaining players will bag and tag their chips for Day 2.
Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we bring you all the action from this prestigious No-Limit Hold'em event!
Card in The Air
Action is now underway!
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Early Entrants
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
Early Pot for Mckeehen
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Stephen Chidwick raised to 5,000 from the hijack and Joe Mckeehen three-bet to 12,000 from the button. Chidwick called and the flop came 
. Chidwick check-folded to a bet of 10,000 as Mckeehen took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
317,000 | 17,000 |
|
|
288,000 | -12,000 |
Weng Takes From Soverel
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Heads-up in a three-bet pot on a flop of 
, Sam Soverel bet 25,000 from the small blind and Bin Weng called on the button.
Both players checked on the 
turn and Soverel checked again when the 
completed the board.
Weng took his time before cutting out a bet to 95,000 and sliding it into the middle. Soverel quickly folded and Weng dragged the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000 | 40,000 |
|
|
260,000 | -40,000 |
More Entries
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
|
300,000 | |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | |
|
300,000 | |
|
300,000 | |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
|
300,000 | 300,000 |
Funaro More Than Doubles in the First Level
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Picking up the action on the 
flop, Jake Daniels bet 4,000 from early position into a pot of around 20,000. Frank Funaro raised to 14,000 in the cutoff and Sergi Reixach flat-called from the big blind. Daniels re-raised to 63,000 and both Funaro and Reixach called.
The turn brought the 
and Reixach led out with a bet of 55,000. Daniels and Funaro both called to see the 
pair the board on the river.
Reixach checked this time and Daniels counted out a bet of 200,000. Funaro called off his last 176,000 and Reixach folded. Daniels showed 
for a full house but it was no match for the 
of Funaro who rivered quads.
"Come on. Are you fucking kidding me?" Daniels let out his frustration after the hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
730,000 | 430,000 |
|
180,000 | |
|
|
45,000 | -255,000 |
Coleman Keeps Firing
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
David Coleman opened to 5,000 from the hijack and was called by Mo Arani in the cutoff and James Chen in the big blind.
Action checked to Coleman on the 
flop, who continued for 10,000. Only Chen called.
The turn brought the and Chen check-folded facing a 15,000 bet from Coleman.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
360,000 | 60,000 |
|
285,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
280,000 | -20,000 |