Event #87: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-21-2021 23:34 UTC-7

Koon Busted by Kisacikoglu

Matt Hansen

Level 10 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Sorel Mizzi raised to 45,000 under the gun and Jason Koon called from the small blind while Orpen Kisacikoglu came along from the big blind.

The flop was and Mizzi bet 35,000. Koon raised to 105,000 and Kisacikoglu called before Mizzi got out of the way.

The turn was and Koon shoved for 350,000. Kisacikoglu called quickly and turned over for queens and jacks, while Koon tabled .

The river was a brick for Koon and he was eliminated from the tournament, giving Kisacikoglu a pot that took him over the 2 million mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orpen Kisacikoglu	2,270,000 645,000	645,000

Sorel Mizzi	1,150,000 -450,000	-450,000
Jason Koon	Busted

Tags: Jason Koon Orpen Kisacikoglu Sorel Mizzi

Level: 11

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 25,000

11-21-2021 23:41 UTC-7

Bonomo Bets River

Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Sam Grafton raised to 40,000 from the button. Justin Bonomo three-bet to 140,000 from the big blind and Grafton called.

The flop came . Bonomo led for 60,000 and Grafton called.

The turn was the . Both players checked to the on the river. Bonomo used a time extension before placing a bet of 100,000 into the middle. Grafton thought for about 20 seconds before he folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	1,670,000 595,000	595,000

Justin Bonomo	575,000 210,000	210,000

Tags: Justin Bonomo Sam Grafton

11-21-2021 23:55 UTC-7

Hellmuth Gets Away from One

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth raised to 60,000 from middle position and Matthias Eibinger three-bet to 235,000 from the next seat over.

Hellmuth went into the tank and gave Eibinger a stare.

"All you have to do is make ten good reads to win a tournament," Hellmuth said as he thought over his options.

After using two time extensions and nearly a third, Hellmuth folded. While Eibinger dragged the pot, Hellmuth mentioned he had .

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthias Eibinger	955,000 -70,000	-70,000
Phil Hellmuth	620,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Matthias Eibinger Phil Hellmuth

11-21-2021 23:56 UTC-7

Flush Over Flush Busts Imsirovic

Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

The board read. Ali Imsirovic was seen leaving the table with his flush being second best to the of David Peters who has had a much more successful bullet than his first thus far as he is among the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Peters	2,220,000 1,470,000	1,470,000

Ali Imsirovic	Busted

Tags: Ali Imsirovic David Peters

11-22-2021 00:08 UTC-7

Mateos Out Again

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

Sam Grafton shoved with Adrian Mateos well covered and the lone person remaining to act. Mateos called for the last of it, around 300,000.

Adrian Mateos:
Sam Grafton:

The board ran out and the turned ace was enough for Grafton to send Mateos to the rail for the second time on Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sam Grafton	1,570,000 -100,000	-100,000

Adrian Mateos	Busted

Tags: Adrian Mateos Sam Grafton

11-22-2021 00:10 UTC-7

Lilic Busts Sammartino and Leaves Negreanu With Scraps

Jeff McMillan

Level 11 : 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante

There was a three-way all in in progress after the flop as the flop read .

Dario Sammartino:
John Lilic:
Daniel Negreanu:

Negreanu was looking for a diamond or king or queen to eliminate both of his opponents. The turn was the and the river the to keep the jacks as the best hand and leave Negreanu with one big blind, while Sammartino was sent away.