2024 World Series of Poker

Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed)
Day: 2
Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
104
Prize
$1,667,842
Event Info
Buy-in
$25,000
Prize Pool
$7,473,000
Entries
318
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
400,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
143
Players Left
19

Rheem Among the Big Stacks on Day 2 of $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em

Chino Rheem
Chino Rheem

Another day of high roller action is set to begin in Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. The prestigious event has attracted 274 entries thus far. Of those, 99 are returning from Day 1 and are expected to be joined by many more before late registration closes.

Samuel Laskowitz bagged up the chip lead last night after ending with 1,211,000. Not far behind him is poker veteran Chino Rheem (1,101,000), who, despite having nearly $15 million in live-tournament earnings, has yet to win a WSOP bracelet. Rheem came close in 2006 after finishing runner-up to Allen Cunningham in a $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event and he will surely be looking to leave the group of “one of the best without a bracelet.”

Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Samuel LaskowitzUnited States1,211,000151
2Chino RheemUnited States1,101,000138
3Noel RodriguezUnited States1,099,000137
4Dario SammartinoItaly1,030,000129
5Galen HallUnited States1,026,000128
6Dean LyallUnited Kingdom983,000123
7Alexander QueenUnited States910,000114
8Ognyan DimovBulgaria866,000108
9Phil IveyUnited States838,000105
10Thomas BoivinBelgium801,000100

Also among the star-studded field going into Day 2 are Maria Ho (230,000), Andrew Lichtenberger (246,000), Jason Mercier (277,000), Koray Aldemir (309,000), Espen Jorstad (356,000), Erik Seidel (389,000), Nick Schulman (467,000), Stephen Chidwick (573,000), Jason Koon (589,000), Dan Smith (719,000), and Phil Ivey, who bagged up a top-ten stack with 838,000. A win for Ivey would be his first in the WSOP since 2014, when he took down a $1,500 Eight-Game Mix event for $167,332 and his tenth bracelet.

The tournament is set to resume at 12 p.m. local time and continue for ten 60-minute levels. Play will begin on Level 9, which features 4,000/8,000 blinds with an 8,000 big blind ante. Players will get a 15-minute break after every two levels and an extended 60-minute break at the end of Level 14, which should take place at approximately 6:30 p.m. Late registration will remain open until the end of Level 9 at about 1 p.m.

Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue to bring you the action leading to the money bubble and beyond in this prestigious $25,000 High Roller event!

Tags: Alexander QueenAllen CunninghamAndrew LichtenbergerBig StacksDario SammartinoDean LyallErik SeidelEspen JorstadGalen HallMaria HoNick SchulmanNoel RodriguezPhil IveyStephen ChidwickThomas Boivin