Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Day 1 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$7,473,000
Entries
318
Level
26
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Entries
274
Players Left
99
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The third $25,000 buy-in tournament of the 2024 World Series of Poker, the $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-handed) attracted 274 entries to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. After eight 60-minute levels, 99 remained as the tables bagged up for Day 2. However, late registration and the option of a single reentry for the players who have not done so already will be available until the end of Level 9, the first level of Day 2, so the field is expected to grow significantly.
Players who decide to register late will have some catching up to do, however, as Samuel Laskowitz expanded his 150,000-chip starting stack to 1,211,000 during Day 1, more than 150 big blinds at the start of Day 2, securing the chip lead and setting himself up well for the second day of play. Laskowitz's best-ever performance at the WSOP was his second-place finish at the 2022 $400 buy-in Colossus for $256,170, but he is no stranger to the high roller scene as he also cashed in last year's $25,000 High Roller 6-Handed No-Limit Hold'em at the WSOP, finishing in 16th place.
It will be no easy path to victory for Laskowitz, though, as the likes of Chino Rheem (1,101,000), Dario Sammartino (1,030,000), and Galen Hall (1,026,000) all managed to bag seven-figure stacks as well. Also in the top ten chip counts are Alexander Queen (910,000) and Ognyan Dimov (866,000), who both already have final tables under their belts at the 2024 WSOP, as well as the legendary Phil Ivey (838,000).
End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Laskowitz | United States | 1,211,000 | 151 |
| 2 | Chino Rheem | United States | 1,101,000 | 138 |
| 3 | Noel Rodriguez | United States | 1,099,000 | 137 |
| 4 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 1,030,000 | 129 |
| 5 | Galen Hall | United States | 1,026,000 | 128 |
| 6 | Dean Lyall | United Kingdom | 983,000 | 123 |
| 7 | Alexander Queen | United States | 910,000 | 114 |
| 8 | Ognyan Dimov | Bulgaria | 866,000 | 108 |
| 9 | Phil Ivey | United States | 838,000 | 105 |
| 10 | Thomas Boivin | Belgium | 801,000 | 100 |
As expected from a tournament of this caliber, the field was filled with the best of the best. Among the players who put down the buy-in and made it through to Day 2 are Ivey's fellow Hall of Famers Daniel Negreanu (482,000) and Erik Seidel (389,000), while Jesse Lonis (761,000), Dan Smith (719,000), and Philip Sternheimer (696,000) all bagged big for their $25K Fantasy teams.
Further down the leaderboard one can find the names of multi-bracelet winners Jason Mercier (277,000), Chad Eveslage (231,000), and Scott Seiver (148,000). Main Event winners Espen Jorstad (356,000) and Koray Aldemir (309,000) also made it to Day 2, although the same could not be said for Joe McKeehen.
Joining McKeehen on the rail were, among many others, fresh $25,000 High Rollder NLH 6-Handed bracelet winner Brek Schutten, and four-time bracelet winners Anthony Zinno, Julien Martini, and Adrian Mateos.
The players who did survive will be returning tomorrow, June 10, at noon local time to play ten more 60-minute levels. Play will restart at Level 9 with blinds of 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante. The expectation is that the survivors will be joined by many more fresh faces and reentries, who will start with a stack of 150,000, just under 20 big blinds.
Check back with PokerNews at that time to find out who will make it through to the final day of the $25,000 High Roller (8-handed) as the 2024 WSOP action keeps rolling on.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,211,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
||
|
1,101,000
201,000
|
201,000 |
|
1,099,000
1,099,000
|
1,099,000 |
|
1,030,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
||
|
1,026,000
246,000
|
246,000 |
|
|
||
|
983,000
983,000
|
983,000 |
|
910,000
910,000
|
910,000 |
|
866,000
-1,000
|
-1,000 |
|
||
|
838,000
438,000
|
438,000 |
|
||
|
801,000
703,000
|
703,000 |
|
791,000
726,000
|
726,000 |
|
761,000
309,000
|
309,000 |
|
|
||
|
719,000
478,000
|
478,000 |
|
||
|
696,000
181,000
|
181,000 |
|
665,000
-45,000
|
-45,000 |
|
645,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
|
||
|
642,000
462,000
|
462,000 |
|
638,000
638,000
|
638,000 |
|
629,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
601,000
401,000
|
401,000 |
|
|
||
|
595,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
589,000
-81,000
|
-81,000 |
|
|
||
|
574,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
|
||
|
573,000
-107,000
|
-107,000 |
|
|
||
|
554,000
554,000
|
554,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
324,000
324,000
|
324,000 |
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
All tables are bagging up as Day 1 has finished.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
On a A♠Q♥5♦10♣9♣ board Masashi Oya had shoved for 217,000, covering his opponent Ignacio Moron who sat with 193,000 behind.
Moron burned through a time bank before eventually calling.
Oya tabled J♣J♥ for pocket jacks, with Moron making the right call with K♥K♣ to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
650,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
25,000
-185,000
|
-185,000 |
|
|
||
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Nick Maimone had raised under the gun when Justin Bonomo three-bet to 36,000 in the hijack. It folded back to Maimone, who tossed in a call.
On the 5♥3♠6♥ flop, Maimone checked to Bonomo, who made a continuation-bet of 22,000. Maimone then raised to 77,000 before Bonomo shoved in his stack of 229,000.
"Okay, let's gamble," Maimone said while tossing in a call.
Justin Bonomo: A♠4♠ 
Nick Maimone: 9♦7♦
Bonomo had gone all in with an overcard and open-ended straight draw while Maimone had two overcards and a gutshot.
Neither player improved on the J♦Q♥ runout, however, and Bonomo's ace-high won him a pot of more than 90 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
680,000
-130,000
|
-130,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
545,000
355,000
|
355,000 |
|
|
||
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
The dealers have been instructed to deal five more hands before Day 1 will end.
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Level 8
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Action was picked up with cards on their backs in a pot between Ognyan Dimov in the small blind and Erik Seidel in the big blind with Seidel all in and at risk.
Erik Seidel: J♥J♠
Ognyan Dimov: A♦9♠
The board ran out K♠2♦9♦J♣10♥ and the set of jacks was good enough for Seidel to double up through Dimov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
867,000
-93,000
|
-93,000 |
|
|
||
|
244,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
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