Adrian Mateos Takes Lead on Day 1 of Event #29: $100,000 High Roller
Day 1 of Event #29: $100,000 High Roller has concluded after 12 levels of action, and four-time WSOP bracelet winner Adrian Mateos leads the 35 survivors after bagging 3,650,000.
Mateos is one of three players to bag more than 3,000,000, with Chris Hunichen (3,620,000) in second and three-time WSOP bracelet winner Chance Kornuth (3,375,000) in third.
End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Mateos | Spain | 3,650,000 | 91 |
| 2 | Chris Hunichen | United States | 3,620,000 | 91 |
| 3 | Chance Kornuth | United States | 3,375,000 | 84 |
| 4 | Espen Jorstad | Norway | 2,200,000 | 55 |
| 5 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 2,190,000 | 55 |
| 6 | Talal Shakerchi | United Kingdom | 2,120,000 | 53 |
| 7 | Cary Katz | United States | 1,880,000 | 47 |
| 8 | Koray Aldemir | Austria | 1,800,000 | 45 |
| 9 | Justin Bonomo | United States | 1,795,000 | 45 |
| 10 | Ren Lin | United States | 1,655,000 | 41 |
Day 1 of the event brought out multiple WSOP bracelet winners, headlined by a pair of Poker Hall of Famers in Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu, both of whom were sent to the rail during the latter levels of the tournament.
Other notables in the field include three-time bracelet winner Justin Bonomo (1,795,000), who stacked Ivey in Level 11; five-time bracelet winner Jeremy Ausmus (2,190,000); 2021 Main Event champion Koray Aldemir (1,800,000); five-time bracelet winner Brian Rast (1,520,000); bracelet winner Alex Foxen (1,010,000); and two-time bracelet winner Michael Moncek (700,000), among others.
Conversely, the field had its share of high-profile casualties on Day 1, as Foxen’s wife, three-time bracelet winner Kristen Foxen, made an early exit. Bracelet winner Jason Koon also left the field after getting stacked.
The tournament boasted 79 entries, which surpassed last year’s Day 1 entry pool of 62 participants and generated a prize pool worth $7,643,250.
The figures could grow as late registration continues to the start of Day 2, which resumes Tuesday at noon local time at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The players are scheduled to play a total of fifteen 40-minute levels on Day 2, with blinds resuming at 20,000/40,000 and a 40,000 ante in Level 13. Players will have 15-minute breaks every three levels, with an hour-long dinner break after Level 21.
Follow along as PokerNews continues to provide live updates and chip counts on Day 2.