Star-Studded Day 2 of Event #87: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Begins at Noon
Some of the biggest stars from the poker world will clash today in Day 2 of Event #87: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em. There were 53 entries into Day 1, with 28 players bagging a stack at the end of the night. Players can still register up to the beginning of Day 2, which kicks off at noon today.
German high roller Fedor Holz (3,415,000) bagged up the chip lead last night and American pro David Peters (3,305,000) is hot on his heels.
| 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 |
A few of the other players returning today include Sam Grafton (2,120,000), Michael Addamo (1,855,000), Phil Hellmuth (355,000), and Daniel Negreanu (330,000).
Negreanu is coming off two third-place finishes this weekend, totaling more than a million dollars in cashes in Event #84: $50,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - High Roller, and Event #85: $50,000 No-Limit Hold’em - High Roller. He will be looking to build on that momentum today, despite bagging near the bottom of the leaderboard last night.
Play will resume on Level 13, with the blinds at 20,000/40,000/40,000. Players who wish to enter at the start of Day 2 will start with 600,000 in chips. They will play down to the final five players tonight and the finale will be broadcast on PokerGo tomorrow, Nov 23.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for the action from this tournament, as well as our continuing coverage of the World Series of Poker from the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.