Event #87: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1 Completed
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #87: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$100,000
Prize Pool
$6,192,000
Entries
64
Level
24
Blinds
250,000 / 500,000
Ante
500,000
Entries
53
Players Left
28
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Germany’s Fedor Holz leads 28 surviving players at the end of Day 1 in Event #87: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em at the 2021 World Series of Poker. The last high roller event of the series attracted a total of 53 runners on Day 1, and more are expected before the end of late registration at the beginning of Day 2.
Holz has the lead in part thanks to a double-up through Nick Petrangelo just after the day’s halfway point. The German poker star will return with over 3 million chips to take a shot at his third WSOP gold bracelet. Not far behind are David Peters, Orpen Kisacikoglu, and Sam Grafton.
$100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em Top 10 Day 1 Chip Counts
| 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 |
Peters jumped up the leaderboard in the last level when he busted Justin Bonomo with a pair of queens. Kisacikoglu busted Jason Koon late in the evening to move above 2 million chips, and he added more before the end of the night to set up a return with just over 3 million. Grafton found momentum late with the elimination of Mateos, and he will return looking to improve on his 13th place finish in the 2019 offering of this event.
Among the players who made an early exit on Day 1 were Ali Imsirovic, Jake Schindler, Daniel Negreanu, Brian Rast, Darren Elias, Dario Sammartino and recent Super High Roller champion Adrian Mateos. Mateos used his re-entry and will not have the chance to return tomorrow.
Negreanu, Schindler, Peters, and Petrangelo are among those that re-entered the event, and they will be live on Day 2.
Registration closes, and cards go in the air for Day 2 at 12 noon PT on Monday, November 22. Blinds will start in Level 13 at 20,000/40,000/40,000, and players that join the tournament on Day 2 will start with 600,000 in tournament chips. The action will continue until the field is down to five players for a Day 3 finale that will be broadcast on on November 23.
Be sure to keep it here throughout the rest of the series for updates on the closing events from the PokerNews live reporting team at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 429 | 2 | John Lilic | United States | 1,190,000 |
| Amazon | 429 | 3 | Sam Grafton | United Kingdom | 2,120,000 |
| Amazon | 429 | 4 | Kevin Rabichow | United States | 725,000 |
| Amazon | 429 | 7 | Orpen Kisacikoglu | Turkey | 3,040,000 |
| Amazon | 429 | 8 | Benjamin Heath | United Kingdom | 610,000 |
| Amazon | 430 | 1 | Jake Schindler | United States | 750,000 |
| Amazon | 430 | 2 | Sergio Aido Espina | Spain | 350,000 |
| Amazon | 430 | 4 | Johan Guilbert | France | 600,000 |
| Amazon | 430 | 6 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 370,000 |
| Amazon | 430 | 7 | David Peters | United States | 3,305,000 |
| Amazon | 430 | 8 | William Klein | United States | 1,885,000 |
| Amazon | 438 | 1 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 600,000 |
| Amazon | 438 | 2 | David Coleman | United States | 510,000 |
| Amazon | 438 | 3 | Mikita Badziakouski | Belarus | 325,000 |
| Amazon | 438 | 4 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 3,415,000 |
| Amazon | 438 | 5 | James Chen | Taiwan | 715,000 |
| Amazon | 438 | 7 | Laszlo Bujtas | Hungary | 1,240,000 |
| Amazon | 439 | 1 | Sorel Mizzi | Canada | 1,380,000 |
| Amazon | 439 | 2 | Michael Addamo | Australia | 1,855,000 |
| Amazon | 439 | 3 | Dan Smith | United States | 665,000 |
| Amazon | 439 | 5 | Jonathan Little | United States | 1,625,000 |
| Amazon | 439 | 6 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 330,000 |
| Amazon | 447 | 1 | Sam Soverel | United States | 1,070,000 |
| Amazon | 447 | 2 | Cary Katz | United States | 630,000 |
| Amazon | 447 | 3 | Seth Davies | United States | 1,260,000 |
| Amazon | 447 | 6 | Henrik Hecklen | Denmark | 630,000 |
| Amazon | 447 | 7 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 355,000 |
| Amazon | 447 | 8 | Matthias Eibinger | Austria | 270,000 |
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,415,000
1,740,000
|
1,740,000 |
|
||
|
3,305,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
||
|
3,040,000
770,000
|
770,000 |
|
||
|
2,120,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
||
|
1,885,000
1,060,000
|
1,060,000 |
|
1,855,000
965,000
|
965,000 |
|
||
|
1,625,000
275,000
|
275,000 |
|
1,380,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
1,260,000
-345,000
|
-345,000 |
|
1,240,000
875,000
|
875,000 |
|
1,190,000
-270,000
|
-270,000 |
|
1,070,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
|
||
|
750,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
||
|
725,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
||
|
715,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
||
|
665,000
665,000
|
665,000 |
|
|
||
|
630,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
||
|
630,000
240,000
|
240,000 |
|
610,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
600,000
600,000
|
600,000 |
|
||
|
600,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
|
|
||
|
510,000
-575,000
|
-575,000 |
|
400,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
355,000
-265,000
|
-265,000 |
|
||
|
350,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
|
||
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Players are now bagging up for the day and 28 runners will move on to Day 2. Stay tuned for a recap from the PokerNews team.
Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
From under the gun, John Lilic jammed all in on a flop that read 
. Ben Heath was in middle position and called quickly.
Lilic turned over the 
while Heath had the 
.
The turn was the 
to pair Lilic and the river came the 
to give him trips and secure the big double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,460,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
|
|
510,000
-390,000
|
-390,000 |
|
|
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Level 12
: 15,000/30,000, 30,000 ante
Justin Bonomo got it all in for around 500,000 and David Peters was the lone caller.
Justin Bonomo: 
David Peters: 
The board ran out 
and Peters flopped a queen to eliminate Bonomo in the late stages of Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,380,000
1,160,000
|
1,160,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
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Level: 12
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 30,000
Level 11
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
There was a three-way all in in progress after the flop as the flop read 
.
Dario Sammartino: 
John Lilic: 
Daniel Negreanu: 
Negreanu was looking for a diamond or king or queen to eliminate both of his opponents. The turn was the and the river the 
to keep the jacks as the best hand and leave Negreanu with one big blind, while Sammartino was sent away.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
660,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
30,000
-570,000
|
-570,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
|
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Level 11
: 10,000/25,000, 25,000 ante
Sam Grafton shoved with Adrian Mateos well covered and the lone person remaining to act. Mateos called for the last of it, around 300,000.
Adrian Mateos: 
Sam Grafton: 
The board ran out 
and the turned ace was enough for Grafton to send Mateos to the rail for the second time on Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,570,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
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