Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Dia 1 Concluído
Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Dia 1 Concluído
Day 1 of Event #39: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) has come to end after eight 60-minute levels with 68 players managing to survive the day from the 134 entries. The tournament boasts one of the biggest buy-ins of the series and took place at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Japan's Masashi Oya sits alone at the top of the leaderboard after he accumulated 1,570,000 chips throughout the day and one was of only five players to break the million-chip milestone. Japan's number one ranked tournament player already has a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet to his name after the he took down the Ultra High Roller event at Atlantis Paradise Island last year for a cool $2,940,000 and will be looking to navigate his way through the field on Day 2 to set up a run at bracelet number two.
Another player that tops their country's all-time money list is James Chen, who bagged up big with a stack of 1,120,000 chips. The Taiwanese player emerged victorious in the Super High Roller event at the WSOP Europe back in 2019, so is no stranger to large buy-in events and will be looking to use his vast experience to make another deep run.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masashi Oya | Japan | 1,570,000 | 131 |
| 2 | Marius Gierse | Germany | 1,516,000 | 126 |
| 3 | [Removed:554] | Netherlands | 1,467,000 | 122 |
| 4 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 1,358,000 | 113 |
| 5 | James Chen | Taiwan | 1,120,000 | 93 |
| 6 | Artur Martirosian | Russian Federation | 1,015,000 | 85 |
| 7 | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | 965,000 | 80 |
| 8 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 948,000 | 79 |
| 9 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 945,000 | 79 |
| 10 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 937,000 | 78 |
The top ten stacks feature players from eight different countries, demonstrating the WSOP's wide international appeal. This diverse mix of competitors highlights how the WSOP attracts top talent from all over the world, making it a truly global event.
With the huge price tag attached to the tournament, it was no surprise to see some of the world's best players clashing with each other on the felt. Phil Ivey, who just won his eleventh bracelet, managed to bag up a prosperous amount of 888,000 chips which puts him in a good position to make a deep run.
The likes of Viktor Blom (866,000), Ben Heath (859,000), Adrian Mateos (844,000), Andrew Lichtenberger (764,000), Isaac Haxton (740,000), David Coleman (613,000), and Daniel Negreanu (458,000) are just a few of the names who found a bag at the end of Day 1.
Bracelet winners Brek Schutten (151,000), Kahle Burns (110,000), and Justin Bonomo (79,000) all have some work to do when Day 2 gets underway as they find themselves at the bottom of the counts.
Play will begin at 12 p.m. on Saturday, June 15 at Level 9 (6,000/12,000/12,000) with the intention to play ten more 60-minute levels. Registration will remain open until the end of Level 10, which allows new players just over two hours to join the field once Day 2 starts.
Keep it right here with PokerNews for the latest updates in the high-stakes arena to see who can make a run towards the final table.
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 662 | 1 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 844,000 | 70 |
| Horseshoe | 662 | 2 | James Chen | Taiwan | 1,120,000 | 93 |
| Horseshoe | 662 | 3 | Koray Aldemir | Austria | 429,000 | 36 |
| Horseshoe | 662 | 5 | Samuel Ju | Germany | 763,000 | 64 |
| Horseshoe | 662 | 6 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 833,000 | 69 |
| Horseshoe | 662 | 7 | Marius Gierse | Germany | 1,516,000 | 126 |
| Horseshoe | 662 | 8 | Danny Tang | Honh Kong | 425,000 | 35 |
| Horseshoe | 663 | 1 | Masashi Oya | Japan | 1,570,000 | 131 |
| Horseshoe | 663 | 2 | Carlos Chadha-Villamarin | United States | 152,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 663 | 3 | Dimitar Danchev | Bulgaria | 781,000 | 65 |
| Horseshoe | 663 | 4 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | 290,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 663 | 5 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 458,000 | 38 |
| Horseshoe | 663 | 6 | Paul Jager | United States | 283,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 664 | 3 | Ben Tollerene | United States | 174,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 664 | 4 | Joey Weissman | United States | 532,000 | 44 |
| Horseshoe | 664 | 5 | Seth Davies | United States | 695,000 | 58 |
| Horseshoe | 664 | 6 | Brandon Wilson | United States | 945,000 | 79 |
| Horseshoe | 664 | 7 | Lander Lijo | Spain | 652,000 | 54 |
| Horseshoe | 664 | 8 | Alex Kulev | Bulgaria | 1,358,000 | 113 |
| Horseshoe | 666 | 3 | Manuel Fritz | Austria | 471,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 666 | 4 | Shannon Shorr | United States | 514,000 | 43 |
| Horseshoe | 666 | 5 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 79,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 666 | 6 | Kahle Burns | Austria | 110,000 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 666 | 7 | Leon Sturm | Germany | 425,000 | 35 |
| Horseshoe | 666 | 8 | Roberto Perez | Spain | 215,000 | 18 |
| Horseshoe | 667 | 1 | Isaac Haxton | United States | 740,000 | 62 |
| Horseshoe | 667 | 2 | Jonathan Jaffe | United States | 709,000 | 59 |
| Horseshoe | 667 | 3 | Brian Green | United States | 152,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 667 | 4 | Gabriel Shohet | United Kingdom | 88,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 667 | 5 | Yaman Nakdali | Spain | 340,000 | 28 |
| Horseshoe | 667 | 6 | Brandon Steven | United States | 427,000 | 36 |
| Horseshoe | 668 | 3 | Philip Sternheimer | United Kingdom | 965,000 | 80 |
| Horseshoe | 668 | 4 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 590,000 | 49 |
| Horseshoe | 668 | 5 | Yulian Bogdanov | Bulgaria | 932,000 | 78 |
| Horseshoe | 668 | 6 | Kazuhiko Yotsushika | Japan | 260,000 | 22 |
| Horseshoe | 668 | 7 | Jared Bleznick | United States | 626,000 | 52 |
| Horseshoe | 668 | 8 | Zhiyuan Xu | China | 386,000 | 32 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 1 | Tobias Schwecht | Austria | 84,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 2 | John Hennigan | United States | 641,000 | 53 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 3 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 866,000 | 72 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 4 | [Removed:607] | Austria | 141,000 | 12 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 5 | Sergio Aido | Spain | 937,000 | 78 |
| Horseshoe | 669 | 8 | David Peters | United States | 841,000 | 70 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 1 | Jason Koon | United States | 252,000 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 3 | Stanislau Shylkou | Latvia | 351,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 5 | Robert Salaburu | United States | 695,000 | 58 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 6 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 523,000 | 44 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 7 | Quan Zhou | China | 451,000 | 38 |
| Horseshoe | 670 | 8 | Sameh Elamawy | United States | 611,000 | 51 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 1 | Aliaksei Boika | Belartus | 501,000 | 42 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 2 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 859,000 | 72 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 3 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 764,000 | 64 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 4 | Artur Martirosian | Russian Federation | 1,015,000 | 85 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 5 | Christopher Brewer | United States | 550,000 | 46 |
| Horseshoe | 671 | 6 | Aleksejs Ponakovs | Latvia | 565,000 | 47 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 1 | Nicholas Danias | United States | 316,000 | 26 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 2 | Brock Wilson | United States | 188,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 4 | Morten Klein | United States | 520,000 | 43 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 5 | Jonathan Cohen | United States | 300,000 | 25 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 7 | Brek Schutten | United States | 151,000 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 672 | 8 | DID NOT REPORT 1 | 545,000 | 45 | |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 1 | Andrew Wilson | United Kingdom | 457,000 | 38 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 2 | [Removed:554] | Netherlands | 1,467,000 | 122 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 3 | Martin Kabrhel | Czechia | 470,000 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 4 | Phil Ivey | United States | 888,000 | 74 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 5 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 948,000 | 79 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 6 | Andrew Shore | Canada | 754,000 | 63 |
| Horseshoe | 674 | 8 | David Coleman | United States | 613,000 | 51 |
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,570,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,516,000
1,516,000
|
1,516,000 |
|
|
1,467,000
1,467,000
|
1,467,000 |
|
|
1,358,000
92,000
|
92,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,120,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,015,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
965,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
948,000
448,000
|
448,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
945,000
495,000
|
495,000 |
|
|
937,000
777,000
|
777,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
932,000
534,000
|
534,000 |
|
|
888,000
68,000
|
68,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
866,000
566,000
|
566,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
859,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
844,000
106,000
|
106,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
841,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
833,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
781,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
764,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
763,000
443,000
|
443,000 |
|
|
754,000
754,000
|
754,000 |
|
|
740,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
709,000
284,000
|
284,000 |
|
|
695,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
|
|
695,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
Play has concluded with 68 players remaining.
Day 2 will begin at 12:00 p.m tomorrow June 15th in the Horseshoe Event Center.
Stay tuned for a full recap shortly of Day 1 shortly.
Philip Sternheimer raised to 20,000 from the hijack before Jason Koon three-bet to 65,000 out of the big blind. Sternheimer called.
They saw a flop of J♣6♠10♠ which drew a continuation bet of 40,000 from Koon, which Sternheimer called.
The turn was a 4♣ which Koon checked. Sternheimer then shoved all for Koon's remaining 171,000 chips, and Koon folded.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
800,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
171,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
|
||
The tournament director has just announced that four more hands will be played before the players bag for the night.
Isaac Haxton opened to 20,000 on the button, and Kahle Burns defended in the big blind.
Burns checked on the 6♠6♣7♠ flop, then called a 12,000 continuation from Haxton.
The Q♠ turn saw Burns check again, with Haxton opting to continue to grow the pot with a 27,000 bet. Burns still did not lay down his hand but instead chose to call.
Burns checked one last time once the A♦ river completed the board but could not get to showdown as Haxton bet enough to force the Australian all in. He quickly folded to leave himself short late on Day 1.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
715,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
110,000
128,000
|
128,000 |
|
|
||
With 60,000 in the middle the flop read A♥Q♠4♣, and Zhiyuan Xu check-called a bet of 12,000 from Artur Martirosian.
Both players checked the 6♥ turn, and checked again on the 10♣ river before Xu rolled Q♣7♣ for a pair of queens. Martirosian mucked his hand as the dealer pushed the pot to Xu.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,110,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
415,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
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