Hecklen Holds Chip Lead Heading into Day 2 of Event #47: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em
Day 2 of Event #47: $100,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em gets underway at 12 p.m. at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with some of the world's elite poker players coming back to make a run at the final table in the biggest buy-in event of the summer so far.
Denmark's Henrik Hecklen is leading the field after he amassed 3,505,000 during Day 1 and was the only player to break the three-million chip milestone. Hecklen has won tournaments all around the world but a World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet still eludes the Dane who will be looking to use his expertise to navigate himself toward the final table.
It's hard to pinpoint notables from a field of world class players but the likes of Ben Tollerene (2,815,000), Nick Petrangelo (2,700,000), Jeremy Ausmus (2,090,000), Justin Saliba (1,860,000), Isaac Haxton (1,545,000), Artur Martirosian (1,350,000), and Adrian Mateos (775,000) will have chips in front of them at the start of Day 2.
$100,000 High Roller Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik Hecklen | Denmark | 3,505,000 | 88 |
| 2 | Ben Tollerene | United States | 2,815,000 | 70 |
| 3 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 2,700,000 | 68 |
| 4 | Jared Bleznick | United States | 2,655,000 | 66 |
| 5 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 2,215,000 | 55 |
| 6 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | 2,135,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 2,090,000 | 52 |
| 8 | Brian Kim | United States | 2,015,000 | 50 |
| 9 | Johannes Straver | Netherlands | 1,965,000 | 49 |
| 10 | Justin Saliba | United States | 1,860,000 | 47 |
Late registration will remain open for just one level when Day 2 commences and will close at the end of Level 13 (around 12:40 p.m.). The level duration will stay at 40 minutes for the entirety of the tournament and those who do buy in late will start with a stack of 600,000 chips. Payout and prize pool information will follow the close of registration and will be posted when available.
A total of fifteen 40-minute levels are scheduled to be played on Day 2 with 15-minute breaks every three levels. There is a 60-minute dinner break on the agenda after Level 21 (about 6:30 p.m.). The blinds will start at 20,000/40,000/40,000 with an average stack of 32 big blinds.
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