Action was fast paced on Day 1 of Event #83: $50,000 High Roller NLH with an initial starting field of 97 reduced to 32 within the space of twelve 40-minute long levels. On Day 2, with a WSOP gold bracelet getting within sight, play may slow down somewhat as the tournament field is narrowed down to five by the day's close.
Dan Colpoys (2,835,000) leads the current survivors but with late registration open until cards are in the air at 1 p.m. PDT a few more entrants may join the fray and look to spin up a ten big blind starting stack.
As one would expect with a buy in of this level, the tournament is filled with high stakes crushers including Fedor Holz (2,530,000), Brian Rast (1,635,000) and Dan Smith (860,000).
Day 2 Event #83: $50K High Roller Top Ten Chip Counts
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | CHIP COUNT | BIG BLINDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Colpoys | United States | 2,835,000 | 95 |
| 2 | Fedor Holz | Germany | 2,530,000 | 84 |
| 3 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 2,100,000 | 70 |
| 4 | Gregory Jensen | United States | 1,895,000 | 63 |
| 5 | Brian Rast | United States | 1,635,000 | 55 |
| 6 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 1,380,000 | 46 |
| 7 | Alexandros Theologis | Greece | 1,290,000 | 43 |
| 8 | Yong Wang | China | 1,255,000 | 42 |
| 9 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 1,150,000 | 38 |
| 10 | Henrik Hecklen | Denmark | 1,050,000 | 35 |
Play resumes in the Paris Ballroom at Level 13 with blinds of 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante. Levels will continue to be 40-minutes long with a 15-minute break every three levels and a 60-minute dinner break scheduled for after Level 21. Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team continues to provide coverage of this and every other event at the 2022 WSOP at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas.
