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Event #85: $50,000 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #85: $50,000 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
2021 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,409,875
Total Entries
113
Level
26
Blinds
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
300,000
Entries
101
Players Left
35
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Level 12
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
After 12 fast-paced 40-minute levels that saw 101 entries fill Event #85: $50,000 High Roller, GGPoker Ambassador Jason Koon finished the day atop the chip counts with 2,405,000 chips.
Ole Schemion (1,760,000), Stephen Chidwick (1,700,000), and Shaun Deeb (1,650,000) are not far behind.
Also among the 35 players finding a bag for Sunday's Day 2 were 2021 World Series of Poker Player of the Year front-runner Josh Arieh, who bagged up 570,000 chips and Michael Addamo, who built a big chip lead early before finishing the day with a more than healthy 1,145,000.
$50,000 High Roller Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Koon | United States | 2,405,000 | 80 |
| 2 | Ole Schemion | Austria | 1,760,000 | 59 |
| 3 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,700,000 | 57 |
| 4 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,650,000 | 55 |
| 5 | Ranganath Kanchi | United States | 1,565,000 | 52 |
| 6 | Dan Smith | United States | 1,450,000 | 48 |
| 7 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 1,325,000 | 44 |
| 8 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 1,145,000 | 38 |
| 9 | Darren Elias | United States | 1,144,000 | 38 |
| 10 | John Brooks | United States | 1,085,000 | 36 |
Plenty of stars fell by the wayside throughout the day including Fedor Holz, Scott Seiver, Adrian Mateos, and David Peters.
Day 2 will take place Sunday at 12 p.m. noon local time in the Amazon room, with the field playing down to a final table of five, which will be streamed Monday on PokerGO.
Registration will remain open until cards are in the air again, where it’s expected there will be several more last-minute entries, likely including Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, and Jeremy Ausmus, who were still finishing up the $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller final table as this event bagged up for the night.
The action will resume at Level 13 with blinds of 15,000 and 30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante.
Stay close to PokerNews for all the high roller action Saturday, live from the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino.
Level 12
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
| ROOM | TABLE | SEAT | PLAYER | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 404 | 1 | Romain Lewis | France | 630,000 | 21 |
| Amazon | 404 | 2 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 475,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 404 | 4 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 1,145,000 | 38 |
| Amazon | 404 | 5 | Jason Koon | United States | 2,405,000 | 80 |
| Amazon | 404 | 6 | Cary Katz | United States | 795,000 | 27 |
| Amazon | 404 | 7 | Nicholas Danias | United States | 335,000 | 11 |
| Amazon | 405 | 1 | Rok Gostisa | Slovenia | 454,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 405 | 2 | Mustapha Kanit | Italy | 370,000 | 12 |
| Amazon | 405 | 3 | Antonios Rouggeris | United States | 975,000 | 33 |
| Amazon | 405 | 5 | Thomas Winters | United States | 215,000 | 7 |
| Amazon | 405 | 6 | Joe McKeehen | United States | 610,000 | 20 |
| Amazon | 405 | 8 | Ryan Leng | United States | 235,000 | 8 |
| Amazon | 406 | 1 | Ren Lin | United States | 145,000 | 5 |
| Amazon | 406 | 3 | George Wolff | United States | 530,000 | 18 |
| Amazon | 406 | 4 | Noah Schwartz | United States | 555,000 | 19 |
| Amazon | 406 | 6 | Mark Herm | United States | 300,000 | 10 |
| Amazon | 406 | 7 | [Removed:502] | Austria | 625,000 | 21 |
| Amazon | 406 | 8 | Dan Smith | United States | 1,450,000 | 48 |
| Amazon | 412 | 1 | John Brooks | United States | 1,085,000 | 36 |
| Amazon | 412 | 2 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 1,325,000 | 44 |
| Amazon | 412 | 3 | Reagan Silber | United States | 460,000 | 15 |
| Amazon | 412 | 4 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 1,700,000 | 57 |
| Amazon | 412 | 5 | Ole Schemion | Austria | 1,760,000 | 59 |
| Amazon | 412 | 7 | Dylan Linde | United States | 1,010,000 | 34 |
| Amazon | 413 | 2 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 885,000 | 30 |
| Amazon | 413 | 3 | Carlos Chadha-Villamarin | United States | 490,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 413 | 5 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,650,000 | 55 |
| Amazon | 413 | 6 | Josh Arieh | United States | 570,000 | 19 |
| Amazon | 413 | 7 | Ranganath Kanchi | United States | 1,565,000 | 52 |
| Amazon | 413 | 8 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 485,000 | 16 |
| Amazon | 414 | 1 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 740,000 | 25 |
| Amazon | 414 | 2 | Ali Imsirovic | United States | 560,000 | 19 |
| Amazon | 414 | 3 | Darren Elias | United States | 1,144,000 | 38 |
| Amazon | 414 | 6 | Daniel Smiljkovic | Germany | 245,000 | 8 |
| Amazon | 414 | 7 | Sergio Aido Espina | United Kingdom | 300,000 | 10 |
Level 12
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Level 12
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
The tournament director has just announced each table will be dealt three more hands before players bag and tag for the day.
Level 12
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Ren Lin opened to 50,000 from the cutoff and was called by Antonios Roungeris in the small blind.
Roungeris check-called a 50,000 bet from Lin on the 
flop and both players checked on the 
turn.
Roungeris led out for 80,000 when the 
completed the board and Lin took some time before raising to 220,000. Roungeris quickly folded and Lin collected the pot.
Level 12
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
[Removed:502] raised to 50,000 and was jammed on by George Wolff for almost 300,000. Mosbock made the call and they were off to the races.
George Wolff: 
[Removed:502]: 
The board came 
as Wolff's eights held to give him a full double-up and put Mosbock under a starting stack.
Meanwhile at another table, Johan Guilbert has been eliminated.
Level 12
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
In a battle of the blinds and on a board of 
Brian Rast fired out a bet of 45,000 chips and was called by Dylan Linde.
The dealer dealt the river card 
and Rast slowed down and checked. Next, after some thought, Linde placed out one 100k chip into the middle. After a few moments, Rast opted to call and mucked after Linde tabled the winner with his 
for a full house, jacks full of kings, and was awarded the pot.
Level 12
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Scott Seiver has just doubled up to a little under 150,000 through john Brooks' very healthy stack.
Meanwhile, Adrian Mateos is among the latest eliminations from the field.
Level: 12
Blinds: 10,000/25,000
Ante: 25,000
