WSOP High Rollers Event(Re-Entry)
POSTED Sat, 02 Sep 2017 5:33pm
Andy Lee leads the field into Day
Posted Thu, 14 Dec 2017 1:00am
After nearly 10 hours of play, the WSOP Sydney High Rollers Day 1 has come to a close. This is the second time a $20,000 event has been run in The Star Poker Room and it is proving again to be a favourite amongst high stakes players. A great showing turned out today including local Sydney players, Victorians and players from regions as far-flung as Germany and Lithuania but after all was said and done, it's Sydney boy Andy Lee who will lead the way into Day 2.
Lee was always going to be a threat throughout today's tournament but managed to fly under the radar for the first 9 levels. We're not sure what triggered him, but Lee opened the flood gates and he started eliminating players left right and centre. He catapulted to the chip lead after eliminating both Malaysian Christopher Soyza and Lithuanian Dominykas Karmazinas in the same hand. This kind of success should be no surprise to anyone who has ever followed Andy Lee. Lee has enjoyed huge tournament successes this year totalling over $300,000 including success in the first $20,000 High Roller at this year's Sydney Champs, placing second for a staggering $148,200 and he will be looking to do one better this time around.
In a field this talented, it's increasingly difficult to pick out the strongest players but three players we highly recommend keeping an eye on are Brendon Rubie, German pro Martin Finger and Tolly Sakellariou. Brendon Rubie is having an incredible run at WSOP Sydney after winning the $5K and finishing as chip leader in his Main Event flight, he is definitely not someone to take lightly. Martin Finger brings a wealth of international experience with him and is fresh from a Main Event win at the Marconi Club just last month. Tolly Sakellariou won his seat at last night's $1,100 satellite but is proving that he is definitely no slouch. Tolly was the chip leader for a large portion of today's play, right up until Andy Lee came from behind and never let anyone else infront. Tolly's tournament earnings are dwarfed by his many of his rivals but he is crowd favourite for a deep run on the final table.
There were a total of 32 buy-ins today that included a number of re-entries from the usual suspects, amassing a total prize pool of $608,000 - Not a small amount to be shared between only four people!
When the 9 players return tomorrow for they will be vying for the $273,600 top prize and of course the WSOP Circuit Ring that goes with it.
Seating draw and chip counts for tomorrow's 2.15PM Day 2:
| Seat | Name | Chips |
| 1 | Michael Addamo | 35,500 |
| 2 | Martin Finger | 328,500 |
| 3 | David Wang | 48,500 |
| 4 | Kahle Burns | 80,000 |
| 5 | Tolly Sakellariou | 287,500 |
| 6 | Michael O'Grady | 111,000 |
| 7 | Xiangxiang Ni | 84,000 |
| 8 | Brendon Rubie | 118,000 |
| 9 | Andy Lee | 518,500 |
| 1st | $273,600.00 |
| 2nd | $182,400.00 |
| 3rd | $91,200.00 |
| 4th | $60,800.00 |
Lee does the heavy lifting
Posted Thu, 14 Dec 2017 12:03am
Jordan Wesmorland called 3,000 on the button and Xiangxiang Ni called from the small blind. Andy Lee on the big blind made it 13,000 to go.
Wesmorland called Lee's bet and Ni folded.
The flop came out 
Andy Lee bets again for 13,000 and Wesmorland called once more.
The turn was 
and Lee bet 24,500 which Wesmorland called. On the 
river, Lee bets out around 200,000 and had Wesmorland covered. Wesmorland tanked briefly and made the call.
Lee: 
Wesmorland mucked and left the arena.
One elimination to go
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:18pm
With the final table just around the corner, the next elimination will mark the end of play for Day 1. After we are down to nine players, the remaining runners will bag and tag for Day 2.Geoff Mooney eliminated by Martin Finger
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:17pm
Martin Finger bet 5,100 from the cut-off and as severely short stacked Geoff Mooney moved all in on the button for his remaining 15,000, Finger made the call.
Finger:
Mooney: 
Board: 
Both players made a flush on the turn but unfortunately for Mooney his King high flush did not cut the mustard this time and is eliminated in 11th place.
Andy Lee gets a double elimination to bring the end of play even closer
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:00pm
Dominykas Karmazinas raised from 6,000 from UTG and action is folded to Andy Lee in the small blind who raises to 17,000. Christopher Soyza on the big blind moves all in for his last 22,100. Karmazinas moves all in over the top for 122,800 and Andy Lee snaps.
Soyza: 
Karmazinas: 
Lee: 
The board: 
Lee's aces hold, he takes two scalps and has a massive chip stack totalling 340,000
O'Grady moving up
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:48pm
Michael O'Grady raised to 4,600 from early position and Dominykas Karmazinas called from the big blind. O'Grady said to Dom "You better out flop me, because you can't out play me" and they were about to find out.
The Flop: 
Karmazinas checked and O'Grady bet another 3,700 which Karmazinas called. The turn came and both players checked.
When the came on the river Karmazinas led into the pot for 23,000 and O'Grady made the call.
O'Grady 
Karmazinas 
O'Grady wins the pot and moves on up to over 130,000 chips.
Addamo wins a big pot as we approach the final table
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:42pm
XiangXiang Ni made it 5,500 from the cutoff and Michael Addamo raised to 17,000 on the button.
The action was folded around to Ni who made the call.
The flop came out 
which was checked to the 
turn. Ni bet out 18,000 and Addamo called.
When the turn came 
play slowed down and was checked by both players.
Addamo turned over for a straight beating out Ni's 
and moving a large pot in his direction.
A flurry of action after the break
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:19pm
The tournament has sustained severe casualties in the hands immediately following the break.
As Rob Spano was busting on one table, we were farewelling both Daniel Nielson and Jonathan Karamalikis on another!
Spano leaves the arena at the hands of Addamo
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:17pm
On the second hand back from the break, Michael Addamo raised from the cut-off to 4,500 and was called by Rob Spano and Tolly Sakellariou on the blinds.
The flop came out 
.
Both blinds check and Addamo bets 10,000. Spano moves all in for 39,000, Sakellariou reluctantly folds and Addamo snap calls.
Addamo:
Spano:
The board runs out 
and Rob Spano's two pair was not enough to beat the flopped straight of Addamo. With this, Addamo has eliminated Rob Spano from the tournament.
Back from break - Chip count update
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:11pm
As players are now back from the break and late registration has closed, things are about to get serious. There is no buying your way out of a bust out at this point of the tournament.
The current tables and chip stacks are as follows:
| 1 | Michael Addamo | 77,800 |
| 2 | Brendon Rubie | 115,600 |
| 3 | Rob Spano | 31,100 |
| 4 | Tolly Sakellariou | 270,600 |
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | Geoff Mooney | 52,200 |
| 8 | Xiangxiang Ni | 92,700 |
| 1 | Kahle Burns | 35,800 |
| 2 | Martin Finger | 193,900 |
| 3 | Martin Kozlov | 34,200 |
| 4 | David Wang | 118,100 |
| 5 | Daniel Nielson | 21,200 |
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 | Dominykas Karmazinas | 178,400 |
| 1 | Jordan Wesmorland | 146,600 |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | Andy Lee | 81,100 |
| 4 | Joanthan Karamalikis | 36,600 |
| 5 | Christopher Soyza | 42,400 |
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 | Michael O'Grady | 80,300 |
Dinner time!
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 9:45pm
Players are now midway through their 45-minute dinner break. At the end of this break registration will be closed, meaning this is the final chance to fire another bullet at this event,
When play resumes, blinds will be 1,000/2,000 and a 200 ante.
O'Grady finishes the job
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 9:43pm
After leaving Najeem Ajez (pictured) in a dire state on the last hand, Michael O'Grady showed no mercy whatsoever when Ajez moved all in from the button for his last few chips. O'Grady called from the small blind.
Ajez: 
O'Grady:
O'Grady was in a great spot and stayed that way when an fell on the flop and Ajez failed to improve. With that, O'Grady finished what he started and Najeem Ajez is sent to the rail or the rebuy desk - Whichever he pleases
Michael O'Grady cripples Najeem Ajez
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 9:38pm
Najeem Ajez made it 4,500 to go and Michael O'Grady seized the opportunity to move all in over the top. Ajez made the call and O'Grady was at risk.
O'Grady:
Ajez:
Board: 
O'Grady's set held and he gets the double up. Unfortunately to Ajez, this left him with very few chips and he has some serious work to do to stay around in this tournament
Martin Finger eliminates Jason Pritchard
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 9:30pm
All of the money went into the middle pre-flop and Jason Pritchard (pictured) was at risk.
Finger:
Pritchard: 
Board: 
Finger's pockets held against the AK of Pritchard sending Pritchard to the rail. Luckily for him, he can rebuy until the end of the next break!
Wang gets in at the the right time
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 9:30pm
Kahle Burns raised in the cutoff to 3,500, Martin Finger called and Grant Levy decided this was a good time to go all-in for his last 33,000. Unfortunately, David Wang didn't receive that memo and shoved all-in over the top. Burns and Finger folded.
Levy:
Wang:
Board: 
David Wang is now in the mix of it and trying to make his mark on this very competitive field.
Is anyone sick of hearing about Rubie bust people?
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 9:05pm
The flop read 
and Brendon Rubie bet 3,500 from the button and Kahle Burns (pictured) re-raised to 10,000 which Rubie called.
When the came on the turn, Kahle shoved for his remaining 30,000. Rubie snap called and they tabled:
Rubie:
Burns:
When the river came `the table agreed the ending was sick. Rubie sends Burns to the rail with 7's full of 4's, beating Burns' 4's full of 7's.
The king of value Manns up!!!
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 9:00pm
2016 Aussie Millions Champion Manny Stavropoulos on the button moved all in for his last 18,000 and Grant "King of Value" Levy calls from the big blind
Levy:
Stavropoulos:
Board: 
Manny Stavropoulos hits the rail and Grant levy becomes a bigger threat on the table.
Michael Addamo sends Jarred Graham to the rail
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 8:46pm
Just as we said the action slowed down, right under our noses it picked back up in a big way.
Michael Addamo bet out 3,400 from middle position and Tolly Sakellariou called from the cutoff. Jarred Graham (pictured) moved all in from the button for 12,700. The action was folded around to Addamo who raised to 22,000, forcing Sakellariou to fold. Addamo and Graham were heads up.
Graham:
Addamo: 
Board: 
Graham failed to best Addamo's set and is eliminated from the tournament.
Blinds are up
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 8:37pm
Play has begun on level 9 and blinds are now up to 800/1,600 with a 200 ante.
There are currently 22 players remaining in the tournament, and as a result, there are three tables being played. With the fuller tables, the aggression has slowed down slightly but we're at the ready for a big hand!
Jordan Wesmorland calls for a flip
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 7:59pm
Jonathan Karamalikis raised to 2,300 from early position and Najeem Ajez re-raised to 6,300, Jordan Wesmorland decided to 4-bet to 16,500. Karamalikis decided to get out of the way. With confidence, Ajez moved all-in.
Westmorland called, declaring it a flip. He was at risk for his 40,600 stack.
Ajez:
Westmorland:
Board:
Westmorland doubles up his stack and is now in a comfortable position with 1.5x average stack
Finger busts Mooney
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 7:32pm
All the money went in pre-flop and a short stacked Geoff Mooney was at risk.
Martin Finger (pictured):
Mooney:
The board ran out 
and Geoff Mooney is sent to the buy-in desk to reload for another shot at the tournament.
Back to it
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 7:07pm
Players have just returned from their second 10 minute break of the night. 23 players remain, but late registration is open until the end of the next break!
Blinds are 500/1,000 and a 100 ante
Rubie sends Mirzikinian packing again
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 7:04pm
Xiangxiang Ni called 800 from middle position, Brendon Rubie in late position raised to 2,700 and Warwick Mirzikinian shoved for 17,500 from the small blind. Ni called, Rubie shoved over the top and Ni folded.
Rubie:
Mirzikinian:
Board:
As the river fell, Ni cried out with pain exclaiming that he folded pocket 8s! He could have been in a great position to chip up.
Rubie is now up to around 150,000 chips and is leading the field.
Rubies Busts Higgs for the final time
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 6:32pm
Brendon Rubie made it 1,800 and the button called. Sam Higgs moved all in for 35,000 and Rubie was the only one to call.
Higgs:
Rubie:
Board: 
Sam Higgs has busted his second bullet for the tournament and decided that enough was enough. Sam Higgs has retired from tonight's play and Brendon Rubie, as he tends to be, is in a dominant position tonight.
Rough chip counts
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 6:48pm
As we move into level 6, here is a rough chip count of the players remaining.
| 113,000 | Dominykas Karmazinas |
| 110,000 | Tolly Sakellariou |
| 102,000 | Martin Finger |
| 90,000 | Brendon Rubie |
| 88,000 | Daniel Nielson |
| 86,000 | Jonathan Karamalikis |
| 80,000 | Najeem Ajez |
| 75,000 | Xiangxiang Ni |
| 70,000 | Michael O'Grady |
| 68,000 | Michael Addamo |
| 59,000 | |
| 52,000 | Andy Lee |
| 52,000 | Christopher Soyza |
| 50,000 | Warwick Mirzikinian |
| 45,000 | Rob Spano |
| 43,000 | Geoff Mooney |
| 40,000 | Grant Levy |
| 37,000 | Manny Stavropoulos |
| 35,000 | Shivan Abdine |
| 35,000 | Sam Higgs |
| 32,000 | Jason Pritchard |
| 30,000 | Jarred Graham |
| 29,500 | Martin Kozlov |
| 29,000 | Jordan Wesmorland |
| 23,000 | Kahle Burns |
| 13,000 | Carlos Youssef |
Youssef doubles through Mirzikinian
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 6:08pm
Satellite winner, Carlos Youssef (pictured) was down to his final 5,800 when he moved all in pre-flop and was called by Warwick Mirzikinian.
Youssef: 
Mirzikinian:
Board:
Warwick's healthy stack did not take too much of a hit and Youssef's set doubles him up to keep him alive in this event.
Spano Robs Abdine at shiv point
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 6:01pm
With the board reading , Rob Spano bets out 3,500 and Abdine makes the call. When the is turned over on the river, Spano leads again for 5,700 which Abdine calls once more.
Spano turns over and Abdine mucks.
"I should have bet more on the river!" Spano said to Abdine, as he stacked his chips and recovered some lost ground.
Nielson robs Spano
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 5:53pm
Daniel Nielson raises to 1,300 under the gun and is called by Michael Addamo and then by Rob Spano in the small blind.
The Flop comes Spano checks, Nielson continuation bets 1,250 but is forced to make it 1,300 with the 50 chip having already been removed. Both Addamo and Spano call.
Turn is everyone check and the river is the Spano leads for 4,800 and Nielson calls. Addamo gets out of the way
Spano:
Nielson:
Nielson has a full house and is leagues ahead of Spano, scooping the pot and continuing his climb.
Nielson Shivs Shiv
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 5:35pm
Shivan Abdine, Rob Spano and Daniel Nielson walk into a bar three-way flop reading
Abdine and Spano check the action to Nielson on the button who bets 3,200. Abdine calls and Spano moves out of the way.
When the fell on the turn, it was checked to Nielson who fired again for 9,000 which Abdine called. The was checked by both players to reveal that Nielson had flopped a set with edging out Abdine's flopped two pair holding.
Daniel Nielson is up to 64,000 chips as we enter Level 5
Higgs bullies SAKELLARIOU
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 5:21pm
On a flop reading , Sam Higgs fired 2,500 into the middle and was called by both Kahle Burns and Tolly Sakellariou. On the turn, Higgs fired again for 6,000. Burns folds and Sakellariou makes the call.
When the river hits , Sakellariou checks and Higgs moves 18,600 into the middle. After some quiet contemplation, Sakellariou mucks and Higgs is moving on up.
The champ busts
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 5:17pm
Dominykas Karmazinas made it 1,500 from the button and reigning champion Warwick Mirzikinian moved all in for 18,700 from the small blind. Martin Finger on the big blind shoves over the top and Karmazinas gets out of the way.
Mirzikinian:
Finger:
Mirizikinian is behind and does not improve as the board runs out .
Mirzikinian has now been and gone to the cash desk and has a fresh outlook on the tournament with a new starting stack and a new table.
Rubie on a roll
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 5:07pm
Shane Moran has just been run over in a hand by none other than Star Poker's most beautiful man, Brendon Rubie.
Moran raised pre-flop and Rubie 3-bet. Moran then moved all in and Rubie made the call.
Rubie:
Moran:
Board: 
Brendon Rubie has eliminated Shane Moran from the tournament and has moved up to around 80,000 in chips.
HIGGS RELOADS
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 4:52pm
Sam Higgs is locked and loaded for his second bullet in the tournament, taking a seat next to 2016 Sydney Champs Main Event winner, Kahle Burns.A wild dong appears
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 4:51pm
Jonathan "xMONSTERxDONGx" Karamalikis has just bought in and taken his seat. The numbers are climbing and rumour has it that there will be over 40 entries today!Back to it
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 4:44pm
Players have returned from the break and we are back on Level 4. Blinds are 250/500 with a 75 ante.First break
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 4:35pm
Players are now on their first ten-minute break of the evening. Late registration for this event is open until the end of the end of the third break, so any of our avid readers who would like to pay us a visit, the cash desk is on the left.Sakellariou's aggression pays off
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 4:26pm
Tolly Sakellariou made it 2,200 from UTG+1 which was folded around to Shane Moran in the big blind who made the call.
The flop came out:
Sakellariou bet to 4,500, Moran made it 10,000 so Sakellariou shoved over the top. Moran thought about it for a short while and decided it wasn't worth it, mucking his hand.
Sakellariou's aggression that won him his seat in this tournament seems to be paying off.
Addamo chips again
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 4:05pm
On a flop, Michael Addamo had led out for 3,100. Warwick Mirzikinian re-raised to 8,500 and Addamo made the call.
Both players check the turn.
When the hits on the river, Addamo checks and Mirzikinian bets another 11,000. Addamo thought for a while and moved all in. Mirzikinian decided it was too much and much too early to reload, so he decides to fold see a few more hands.
$5K Challenge Champ is here
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 4:02pm
Brendon Rubie has taken his seat between Michael O'Grady and Shane Moran.
Brendon is on fire this WSOP after winning the $5K Challenge and finishing Flight 1 of the Main Event as chip leader - We're expecting to see great things from him today!
Michael Addamo takes one from the champ
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 3:55pm
Christopher Soyza made it from 700, Warwick Mirzikinian called from the button, as did Michael Addamo (pictured) from the big blind.
The flop came:
Addamo checks, Soyza makes it 1,200 and both players call.
Turn:
Addamo and Soyza check to Mirzikinian who bets 5,000. Addamo calls and Soyza folds.
Both remaining players check the river and Addamo tables while Mirzikinian mucks.
Najeem Ajez draws the one table he didn't want
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 3:41pm
Najeem Ajez has just entered the tournament after being apprehensive about the table draw. Drawing the one table he did not want, he has some stiff competition in Andy Lee, Shivan Abdine, Martin Kozlov, Daniel Nielson, Jordan Wesmorland and Jarred Graham.
Sam Higgs busts on the big blind
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 3:33pm
Sam Higgs was just eliminated from today's tournament after a flopping a wheel on the big blind.
Flatting from the big blind holding 3x 5x, the flop comes Ax 2x 4x.
Higgs flats his opponents bet and the turn comes out 2x. His opponent bets and Higgs raises and is called.
Higgs was all in on the Kx river and his wheel ran into a full house making Sam Higgs the first elimination from the tournament.
Shane Moran and Jordan Wesmorland take their seats
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 3:27pm
Online poker pro Jordan Wesmorland and Aussie Shane Moran have taken their seats.The Champ returns to defend his title
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 3:21pm
Warwick Mirzikinian, Sydney Champs 2017 High Roller champion has entered the tournament in a bid to win back-to-back $20K events in The Star Poker Room. Mirizikinian had stellar run at Sydney Champs winning both the $20K High Roller and the 6 Max for an impressive combined purse.
O'Grady and Higgs checking in
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 3:18pm
Michael O'Grady and Sam Higgs have entered the tournament hoping to continue their impressive runs at WSOP Sydney.
Sam Higgs is looking to improve on his 2nd place finish in the $5K Challenge after a tough heads-up battle against Brendon Rubie and we think winning the $20K High Roller is just the thing to take the edge off.
Three new players
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 3:14pm
Three of Sydney's finest poker players have entered the fray.
Shivan Abdine, Jarred Graham and Andy Lee have all taken their seats meaning we are now up to three tables
Soyza creeps ahead
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 3:12pm
On a board reading, Dominykas Karmazinas bet out 6,500 and was called by Christopher Soyza. Karamazinas checked the river to Soyza who cut out 14,000 and moved it into the middle. Karamazinas tanked for a few minutes before re-checking his cards and folding.
As far as action goes at his early stage of the tournament, that's a big pot to win for Soyza who moves up toward 70,000 chips.
Blinds are up
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 3:00pm
Level 2 is upon us after 45 minutes of play. Blinds are now 150/300 and a 25 anteLets meet the tables
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 4:08pm
There are currently 11 players seated in the tournament with rumours of another 5 finishing their lunch before heading over. Players are moving slowly at this early stage of the tournament.
Table 29
Seat 1 - Daniel Nielson
Seat 2 - Martin Kozlov
Seat 3 -
Seat 4 - Tolly Sakellariou
Seat 5 -
Seat 6 -
Seat 7 - Kahle Burns
Seat 8 - Carlos Youssef
Seat 9 - Xiangxiang Ni
Table 30
Seat 1 -
Seat 2 - Martin Finger
Seat 3 -
Seat 4 - Michael Addamo
Seat 5 -
Seat 6 -Christopher Soyza
Seat 7 - Geoff Mooney
Seat 8 -
Seat 9 - Dominykas Karmazinas
Geoff Mooney takes his seat
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 2:38pm
Geoff Mooney has just finished a poker tour of Macau and made his way to The Star Sydney for the High Rollers event. Mooney has taken his seat and is settling in for the day.Daniel Nielson enters the arena
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 2:35pm
Fresh from a final table finish at Monday's 6 Max, Daniel Nielson is about to take his seat at the High Rollers. With Nielson entering the arena, we are now up to 10 players seated with plenty more to come.Level 1 begins!
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 2:20pm
There are currently seven players seated at the beginning of level 1 and a few suspects milling around the edges of the tournament arena, waiting to see who else buys in.
Blinds are currently 100/200 and a 25 ante
Welcome to the 2017 WSOP Sydney high rollers
Posted Wed, 13 Dec 2017 2:17pm
The High Rollers Event here at WSOP Sydney is one of the great jewels in this series crown. With a buy-in of $20,000, we can expect the best of the best of the Australian Poker World to turn out today. This is only the second time an event of such a high buy-in has been run at The Star Poker Room and after a great result earlier this year at Sydney Champs where Warick Mirzikinian took the top spot, we can expect a great showing tonight.
As players filter into the room, there is a mixture of seasoned professionals and some keen-eyed satellite winners all vying for the top prize. Last night's five satellite winners include:
- Tolly Sakellariou
- Carlos Youssef
- Martin Finger
- Christopher Soyza
- Dominykas Karmazinas
However, the ultimate King of Value is none other than Grant Levy himself. After besting a field of exactly 100 runners to win the $225 satellite into this event, he has the potential for some serious return on investment here.
Players will each begin with 50,000 in chips and the blinds will be in 45-minute increments for Day 1 and 60-minute increments for Day 2. Players can register or rebuy up until the end of the third break tonight and will play for 12 levels or until the final table is reached, whichever happens first.