Event #5: 50th Annual High Roller - $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Dia 3 Começado
Event #5: 50th Annual High Roller - $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em
Dia 3 Começado
Just twelve players remain in Event #5: 50th Annual High Roller - $50,000 No-Limit Hold'em with two more days to play. The plan for today is to play down from twelve to six, which leaves a 6-handed final table for tomorrow's PokerGO live stream.
Leading the charge is British professional player Ben Heath. With over $3 million in live tournament earnings, Heath is anything but a newcomer to the world of high stakes poker. But that coveted gold bracelet is still missing from his poker resume, so it's not just the $1,484,085 for first place that he's eyeing.
Eleven players stand in his way, all just as eager for the trophy. PokerGO owner Cary Katz, talkative Brit Sam Grafton, philanthropist David Einhorn, German high roller Manig Loeser, and short stack Matthew Gonzales are all looking for their first bracelet as well. The rest of the pack, Sam Soverel, Andrew Lichtenberger, Elio Fox, Dmitry Yurasov, Chance Kornuth, and Nick Petrangelo all have WSOP jewelry already, but probably wouldn't mind one extra.
Here's the line-up when play gets back underway at 2 p.m.:
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
419 | 1 | Sam Soverel | United States | 1,820,000 | 36 |
419 | 2 | Cary Katz | United States | 2,590,000 | 52 |
419 | 3 | David Einhorn | United States | 1,090,000 | 22 |
419 | 5 | Manig Loeser | Germany | 575,000 | 12 |
419 | 7 | Andrew Lichtenberger | United States | 2,260,000 | 45 |
419 | 8 | Elio Fox | United States | 4,695,000 | 94 |
427 | 1 | Dmitry Yurasov | Russia | 4,800,000 | 96 |
427 | 3 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 4,510,000 | 90 |
427 | 4 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | 1,480,000 | 30 |
427 | 5 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 3,800,000 | 76 |
427 | 7 | Ben Heath | United Kingdom | 5,255,000 | 105 |
427 | 8 | Matthew Gonzales | United States | 155,000 | 3 |
The 12 players that advanced to the penultimate day of the tournament are each guaranteed to walk home with a $101,604 payout. Here's the full list of what's still at stake:
Position | Player | Country | Payout |
---|---|---|---|
1 | $1,484,085 | ||
2 | $917,232 | ||
3 | $640,924 | ||
4 | $458,138 | ||
5 | $335,181 | ||
6 | $251,128 | ||
7 | $192,794 | ||
8 | $151,755 | ||
9-10 | $122,551 | ||
11-12 | $101,604 |
There are still some minutes left in the 25,000/50,000 level with a 50,000 big blind ante.PokerNews is your go-to source for all $50,000 High Roller updates today, so be sure to tune in at 2 p.m. to see who can make it to the final day!
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ben Heath
|
5,255,000 | |
Dmitry Yurasov
|
4,800,000 | |
Elio Fox
|
4,695,000 | |
Chance Kornuth
|
4,510,000 | |
Nick Petrangelo
|
3,800,000 | |
Cary Katz | 2,590,000 | |
Andrew Lichtenberger
|
2,260,000 | |
Sam Soverel
|
1,820,000 | |
Sam Grafton | 1,480,000 | |
David Einhorn | 1,090,000 | |
Manig Loeser
|
575,000 | |
Matthew Gonzales | 155,000 |
There is just a short delay before the cards get in the air as the players get situated on the secondary feature tables.
Nível: 16
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
The cards are in the air and the action is now underway as the final 12 players look to become the final six.
Sam Soverel kicked things off with a raise to 125,000 from under the gun. Cary Katz three-bet to 400,000 on his left and the action folded back to Soverel.
He thought for a moment and then announced all in for 1,820,000. Katz used up his allotted 30 seconds but decided to lay his hand down.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Sam Soverel
|
2,345,000 | 525,000 |
Cary Katz | 2,190,000 | -400,000 |
In the fourth hand of the day, Matthew Gonzales raised to 150,000 under the gun, leaving himself with just 5,000 behind. The action folded to Nick Petrangelo in the small blind who contemplated his action for a bit before eventually folding.
Big blind Ben Heath put in a bunch of chips to get Gonzales to commit his last 5,000-chip as well. Gonzales joked by tossing in a time bank card first but grabbed it back and quickly called right after.
Matthew Gonzales:
Ben Heath:
The flop came , pairing up Gonzales.
"Oh baby doll!" Gonzales said to the dealer.
While the flop was good for him, the on the turn left him drawing to just a few outs. The completed the board and Gonzales said his goodbyes.
Gonzales out in twelfth place, good for $101,604. The next to go out gets that very same amount.
Despite winning the hand, Heath is still slightly down for the day after losing a small pot to Nick Petrangelo in the third hand of play.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Ben Heath
|
5,100,000 | -155,000 |
Matthew Gonzales | Eliminado |
The action folded to Manig Loeser on the button who shoved all in for his nine big blind stack of 450,000. Andrew Lichtenberger called from the small blind and the cards were tabled.
Manig Loeser:
Andrew Lichtenberger:
The board ran out and Loeser's pair of queens held on to double through Lichtenberger.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Andrew Lichtenberger
|
1,990,000 | -270,000 |
Manig Loeser
|
1,000,000 | 425,000 |
Dmitry Yurasov opened the cutoff for 125,000 before Chance Kornuth folded his button. Small blind Sam Grafton announced all-in and big blind Nick Petrangelo asked for a count. Once it was clear it was 1,215,000 total, he called. Yurasov folded right away.
Sam Grafton:
Nick Petrangelo:
It was an uphill battle for Grafton and he wouldn't be able to come from behind. After a flop of , the on the turn gave him a glimmer of hope. The on the river, though, brought nothing of value to the talkative Brit and he exited in 11th place for $101,604.
Down to ten players now, all guaranteed $122,551 from here on out.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Nick Petrangelo
|
5,440,000 | 1,640,000 |
Sam Grafton | Eliminado |
Nível: 17
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000