$2,200 High Roller
Day 1 Completed
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa
$2,200 High Roller
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Hard Rock Tampa
Buy-in
$2,200
Entries
173
Level
27
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
50,000
Russell Takes Sizable Lead after Day 1 of the $2,200 High Roller
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
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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End of Day 1 Chip Counts (full)
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
275,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
257,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
197,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
166,500
166,500
|
166,500 |
|
162,500
162,500
|
162,500 |
|
147,000
-23,000
|
-23,000 |
|
143,500
143,500
|
143,500 |
|
||
|
140,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
|
139,500
54,500
|
54,500 |
|
135,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
130,500
130,500
|
130,500 |
|
||
|
117,500
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
|
109,500
26,500
|
26,500 |
|
||
|
100,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
100,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
98,000
98,000
|
98,000 |
|
97,500
45,500
|
45,500 |
|
93,000
93,000
|
93,000 |
|
90,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
83,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
81,500
81,500
|
81,500 |
|
80,500
80,500
|
80,500 |
|
77,500
47,500
|
47,500 |
|
75,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
Play Ended
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Play has ended for the night as the players are bagging their chips. Full end of day chip counts and recap to come momentarily.
Quads for Apter
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Brett Apter was seen collecting a decent sized pot after Tom Nguyen called his river bet
The board showed 
before it was swept away by the dealer with Apter's showing for the gargantuan winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
125,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
|
78,000 | |
|
|
||
Yu Gets Paid With Straight
Level 12
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
The board read 
. Ryan Yu bet 11,000 over to his opponent who thought for a few moments before calling.
Yu flipped over the 
for the straight and collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 1,600
Jaka Turned Away
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Faraz Jaka was all in and at risk holding 
against the 
of his opponent.
The flop put Jaka in trouble as it came 
. The turn was the 
and the river the 
to send Jaka to the rail late in the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
||
Late Day Entrants
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
A few well known Florida based players have entered the fray late on Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
30,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 | |
|
||
Zarco Makes Large Shove
Level 11
: 600/1,200, 1,200 ante
Four players saw a flop that came 
. David Russell bet 4,500. Loni Harwood folded, Javier Zarco called and the last player in the hand came along as well.
Three saw the 
come off on the turn. Russell fired again, this time for 9,000. Zarco hesitated a moment before moving all if. The third player folded and action was back on Russell.
Russell went deep into the tank to consider the sizable shove which the dealer counted out to be for 62,300. Eventually clocked was called but before the floor could begin counting it down, Russell folded his hand, which he claimed to have been .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
215,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
81,000
43,000
|
43,000 |