Holz Leads; Peters and Kisacikoglu Right Behind in Event #87: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Germany’s Fedor Holz leads 28 surviving players at the end of Day 1 in Event #87: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em at the 2021 World Series of Poker. The last high roller event of the series attracted a total of 53 runners on Day 1, and more are expected before the end of late registration at the beginning of Day 2.
Holz has the lead in part thanks to a double-up through Nick Petrangelo just after the day’s halfway point. The German poker star will return with over 3 million chips to take a shot at his third WSOP gold bracelet. Not far behind are David Peters, Orpen Kisacikoglu, and Sam Grafton.
$100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Top 10 Day 1 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 3,415,000 |
| 2 | David Peters | United States | 3,305,000 |
| 3 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 3,040,000 |
| 4 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | 2,120,000 |
| 5 | Bill Klein | United States | 1,885,000 |
| 6 | Jonathan Little | United States | 1,625,000 |
| 7 | Seth Davies | United States | 1,260,000 |
| 8 | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | 1,240,000 |
| 9 | John Lilic | Canada | 1,190,000 |
| 10 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 885,000 |
Peters jumped up the leaderboard in the last level when he busted Justin Bonomo with a pair of queens. Kisacikoglu busted Jason Koon late in the evening to move above 2 million chips, and he added more before the end of the night to set up a return with just over 3 million. Grafton found momentum late with the elimination of Mateos, and he will return looking to improve on his 13th place finish in the 2019 offering of this event.
Among the players who made an early exit on Day 1 were Ali Imsirovic, Jake Schindler, Daniel Negreanu, Brian Rast, Darren Elias, Dario Sammartino and recent Super High Roller champion Adrian Mateos. Mateos used his re-entry and will not have the chance to return tomorrow.
Negreanu, Schindler, Peters, and Petrangelo are among those that re-entered the event, and they will be live on Day 2.
Registration closes, and cards go in the air for Day 2 at 12 noon PT on Monday, November 22. Blinds will start in Level 13 at 20,000/40,000/40,000, and players that join the tournament on Day 2 will start with 600,000 in tournament chips. The action will continue until the field is down to five players for a Day 3 finale that will be broadcast on PokerGo on November 23.
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