Khun, Leah and Plante Advance in Day 1 of $3,300 High Roller
The curtain has fallen on the first day of the $3,300 High Roller event here at the 2024 World Series of Poker Circuit Playground. By the end of the day, the field stood at 147 entrants of which 54 players remain. That number will continue to grow as late registration will be available for two full levels after the start of Day 2 tomorrow.
Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst bagged the overall chip lead, finishing with 313,500 worth 157 big blinds going into Day 2. Blouin-Verroeulst is most closely followed by Seyed Hosseini (311,000) and Theodore Doukas (305,500) while Jeffrey Cormier (298,500) and Suren Chelian (249,000) round out the top five.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephane Blouin-Verroeulst | 313,500 | 157 |
| 2 | Seyed Hosseini | 311,000 | 156 |
| 3 | Theodore Doukas | 305,500 | 153 |
| 4 | Jeffrey Cormier | 298,500 | 149 |
| 5 | Suren Chelian | 249,000 | 125 |
| 6 | Jorge Pacheco | 241,000 | 121 |
| 7 | Boyan Shi | 232,500 | 116 |
| 8 | Anoop Jugurnath | 174,000 | 87 |
| 9 | Brady Hinnegan | 173,000 | 87 |
| 10 | Timothy Ulmer | 169,000 | 85 |
Other notables to advance to Day 2 include bracelet winners Chanracy Khun (120,500) and Mike Leah (71,500), 2024 Circuit Ring winners Kyle Yun-Wing Ho (167,500) and Jimmy Setna, poker vlogger Gil De St Jeor (40,000) and Santiago Plante (16,500).
The action begins tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. local time with blinds at 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 big blind ante. As always, stay tuned to PokerNews as we bring you all the updates from the moment cards are in the air until a winner is crowned at the end of the night.