Aaron Mermelstein shoved all in from the small blind and Shannon Shorr called in the big.
Aaron Mermelstein: 
Shannon Shorr: 
The flop came 
, the turn was the 
and the river the 
to end Mermelstein's day quickly. Shorr turned the nut flush to drag the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,320,000 | 550,000 |
|
Busted |
Henrik Hecklen opened to 80,000 in early position and was called by Seth Davies on his left. The two players saw a flop of 
and Hecklen started with a check. Davies threw in a bet of 85,000 and Hecklen called.
The 
paired the board on the turn and Hecklen checked again. Davies announced a bet of 270,000 this time and Hecklen quickly mucked his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,720,000 | 140,000 |
|
1,020,000 | -245,000 |
Chance Kornuth jammed his 335,000 from the hijack and Ben Heath called in the big blind.
Kornuth had the 
, trailing the 
of Heath. The board ran out 
and Kornuth was gone on the first hand of the day.
Justin Bonomo was also felted within the first couple of hands as his 
could not outrun the 
of Nick Petrangelo. The board ran out 
to end Bonomo's few-minute stay in the event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,610,000 | 335,000 |
|
1,800,000 | 600,000 |
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
There was a slight delay to the proceedings as the tournament staff was waiting for all of the late entries to get through the registration line, but the cards are finally in the air with a total of 62 entries being recorded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
600,000 | |
|
600,000 | |
|
600,000 | 600,000 |
|
600,000 | 600,000 |
|
600,000 | 600,000 |
|
600,000 | |
|
600,000 | 600,000 |
|
600,000 | |
|
|
600,000 | |
|
600,000 | |
|
600,000 |
Level: 13
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 40,000
The tournament is currently on a slight delay as the late registrations get sorted and ready to go.
It will be a quick turnaround for the 23 players that bagged up chips at the end of Day 1 in Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em. Just 12 hours later, they will be returning to the felt at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas for Day 2 as the action kicks off at 12:00 p.m. local time with plenty on the line.
The opening day of the event attracted a total of 52 entries that saw more than half of the field eliminated through the first 12 levels. Late registration will remain open until the cards go in the air today for any of those looking to make a last-ditch effort.
Masashi Oya bagged the largest stack of the day and will return with 2,765,000 chips in his bid to make a deep run. Some other notables that maneuvered their way through to Day 2 include 2021 WSOP Main Event champion Koray Aldemir (2,390,000), GGPoker ambassador Jason Koon (2,230,000), recent bracelet winner Dan Smith (1,590,000), and ten-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey (1,410,000).
The field was littered with high-stakes poker pros and that trend is expected to continue over the course of the next two days en route to crowning a champion. The schedule for today indicates that they will play down to the final five players which should come rather quickly. The levels remain at 40 minutes in length throughout the tournament and the pace of play is expected to be lightning-fast with the ability to get all the chips in the middle from all of these players.
The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the tournament floor to bring you live updates throughout the day so be sure to keep it tuned in here.
Please note that late registration remains open until the start of Day 2.
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 141 | 2 | Gregory Jensen | United States | 2,150,000 | 54 |
| Paris | 141 | 3 | Shannon Shorr | United States | 770,000 | 19 |
| Paris | 141 | 4 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 610,000 | 15 |
| Paris | 141 | 5 | Brekstyn Schutten | United States | 750,000 | 19 |
| Paris | 141 | 6 | Taylor von Kriegenbergh | United States | 825,000 | 21 |
| Paris | 141 | 7 | Eric Worre | United States | 1,260,000 | 32 |
| Paris | 142 | 1 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 2,490,000 | 62 |
| Paris | 142 | 2 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 1,200,000 | 30 |
| Paris | 142 | 4 | Jason Koon | United States | 2,230,000 | 56 |
| Paris | 142 | 6 | Matthew Gonzales | United States | 850,000 | 21 |
| Paris | 142 | 7 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 835,000 | 21 |
| Paris | 142 | 8 | David Peters | United States | 515,000 | 13 |
| Paris | 143 | 1 | Henrik Hecklen | Denmark | 1,265,000 | 32 |
| Paris | 143 | 2 | Seth Davies | United States | 1,580,000 | 40 |
| Paris | 143 | 3 | Christoph Vogelsang | Germany | 1,450,000 | 36 |
| Paris | 143 | 5 | Phil Ivey | United States | 1,410,000 | 35 |
| Paris | 143 | 7 | Koray Aldemir | Austria | 2,390,000 | 60 |
| Paris | 143 | 8 | Masashi Oya | Japan | 2,765,000 | 69 |
| Paris | 144 | 1 | Darren Elias | United States | 275,000 | 7 |
| Paris | 144 | 3 | Dan Smith | United States | 1,560,000 | 39 |
| Paris | 144 | 4 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 2,275,000 | 57 |
| Paris | 144 | 6 | Michael Moncek | United States | 975,000 | 24 |
| Paris | 144 | 8 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 375,000 | 9 |
Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 Started
