Russell Takes Sizable Lead after Day 1 of the $2,200 High Roller
Day 1 of the $2,200 High Roller in the WSOP Circuit Seminole Hard Rock Tampa attracted a grand total of 154 entries and after roughly nine hours of play 49 remained.
Leading the way was David Russell, who bagged a whopping 330,000. He was spotted in the early part of the day with a large stack and continued on his upward trajectory all the way until the last card was dealt.
Some distance behind Russell in second at the end of the day was Miguel Hernandez, who finished with 275,000, and Nelson Beck in third with 257,500.
A significant gap followed after the top three as the next biggest stack in fourth place was Brad Albrinck with 197,000. Romeo Mendoza rounded out the top five by finishing with 166,500.
A few of the other notables who ended the day among the 49 with chips included; Hamid Izadi (147,000), Ryan Yu (117,500), Brian Altman (109,500) and Brett Apter (83,000).
Day 2 will get underway at 2 p.m. local time in Level 13 with blinds at 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 big blind ante. Registration does not close until the first card is dealt so there is still an opportunity for any latecomers to join the fray and add to the remaining 49 survivors.
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