Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Started
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$5,998,500
Entries
62
Level
23
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
51
Players Left
23
Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em Takes to the Felt at 3 p.m.
It is time for one of the most anticipated events of the summer in the 2022 World Series of Poker with the start of Event #42: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (Eight-Handed). The tournament begins at 3:00 p.m. local time and is sure to bring out all of the brightest stars in the world of No-Limit Hold'em.
Last year’s version of this event, drew 64 entries to make for a prizepool of $6,192,000. At the end of all the action, it was Michael Addamo who conquered yet another impressive field to win the nearly two million dollar top prize as he continued his absolute domination of the high roller NLH world. Addamo beat Kevin Rabichow heads up after Sam Soverel had been dispatched in third after holding the chip lead three-handed for a while.
2021 $100,000 High Roller Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Addamo | Australia | $1,958,569 |
| 2 | Kevin Rabichow | United States | $1,210,487 |
| 3 | Sam Soverel | United States | $830,992 |
| 4 | Sean Perry | United States | $590,344 |
| 5 | Henrik Hecklen | Denmark | $434,523 |
| 6 | Sorel Mizzi | Canada | $331,806 |
| 7 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | $263,227 |
| 8 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | $217,274 |
| 9 | Bill Klein | United States | $186,909 |
| 10 | Fedor Holz | Germany | $167,869 |
The $100,000 entry cost will give each entry 600,000 in chips. Players are allowed to re-enter once for a total of two bullets. Day 1 will play twelve 40-minute levels with a 15-minute break every three levels. Registration is open all the way until the start of Day 2, so players may opt to last minute jump in at the start on Day 2 tomorrow, which will get underway at 12:00 noon local time.
PokerNews will be right there as the action unfolds throughout this closely watched event.
Level: 1
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 2,000
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Play is now underway in the $100,000 High Roller with thirteen entries right at the start of play.
First Few High-Rollers
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
The first nine players have taken their seats at the table and one of them is the defending champion Michael Addamo. The Australian poker pro is making his WSOP debut so far this year in an attempt to defend his title.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
600,000 | |
|
600,000 | |
|
600,000 | |
|
600,000 | |
|
600,000 | |
|
600,000 |
Better Kicker for Oya
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
In a blind-on-blind battle, action was picked up on a flop of 
. Masashi Oya led for 3,000 and Dan Smith called in the big blind.
The turn was the 
. Oya bet 6,000, Smith called. The 
filled out the board and both players checked it.
Oya tabled the 
for fours and eights with a king kicker, which was the difference as Smith flashed the but presumably a worse kicker as he mucked the other card.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
614,000 | 614,000 |
|
|
585,000 | -15,000 |
More Early Entries
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
| 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 |
|
600,000 | 600,000 |
Von Kriegenbergh Four-Bets
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
From the cutoff, Masashi Oya raised to 6,000. Dan Smith three-bet on the button to 21,000. From the small blind, Taylor von Kriegenbergh sat back and thought for a while before announcing a four-bet to 66,000.
Oya checked his cards again before folding and Smith quickly relinquished his hand as well.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
635,000 | 35,000 |
|
|
607,000 | -7,000 |
|
|
540,000 | -45,000 |
Heath Bets Out Deeb
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
On a flop of 
, Freddy Deeb bet 13,000 from the big blind and Ben Heath called in the cutoff.
The turn was the 
to double pair the board. Deeb led again, this time for 20,000. Heath called again.
The river was the 
. Deeb checked it, Heath made a near pot size bet of 64,000. Deeb thought for about 20 seconds before folding.
"You are only betting a jack there right?" said Deeb after the hand. "It was either a jack or no jack" Heath responded.
"Did you almost call him with ten-nine there" added tablemate Jason Koon to Deeb with a smile.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
630,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
528,000 | -72,000 |
Petrangelo Attempts a Bluff in His First Hand
Level 1
: 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Nick Petrangelo, Seth Davies, and David Peters are the latest to join the field, bringing the total entries up to 20 thus far. In Petrangelo's first hand of the day, he opened to 5,000 in middle position and Jason Koon defended from the big blind.
The flop came 
and the action checked to the on the turn and the 
on the river. Koon led out with a bet of 7,000 on the river and Petrangelo made a large raise to 68,000. Koon instantly flicked in a chip to call.
Petrangelo flipped over 
for all of the blockers but Koon still had the goods with 
for a flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
675,000 | 75,000 |
|
600,000 | |
|
600,000 | |
|
527,000 |