Thursday, February 14, 2019 7:55 PM Local Time
Curtis Daye raises to 1,200 from the hijack and Jessica Santana calls from the cutoff. David DiBernardi is in the small blind and announces a three-bet to 4,400. Both Daye and Santana call.
The dealer fans a flop reading and DiBernardi bets 6,100. Daye calls while Santana folds.
The turn is the and DiBernardi thinks for a moment before moving all in for 22,800. Daye's phone begins to ring while he is in the tank and he eventually folds and decides to step away from the table to take the phone call.
David DiBernardi - 44,000
Curtis Daye - 110,000
Thursday, February 14, 2019 7:42 PM Local Time
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/500
Ante: 500
Thursday, February 14, 2019 7:33 PM Local Time
The High Roller is on another 10-minute break with 50 entries listed.
Thursday, February 14, 2019 7:27 PM Local Time
Kammar Andries is on his feet and cheering, while Bryan Clark is gathering his things to head to the rail.
Andries has in front of him on a completed board reading for a full house. Unfortunately for Clark, his wheel with is no good and he is eliminated. "I'll be back later" says Clark.
"That's how you win rings, baby" jokes James Burns.
Kammar Andries - 85,000
Bryan Clark - Eliminated
Thursday, February 14, 2019 7:18 PM Local Time
With about 4,000 in the pot on a flop of , David Stewart checks from the small blind. A player in late position checks also, and Ian O'Hara bets 1,600 on the button. Stewart check-raises to 4,200 and the late-position player folds. O'Hara thinks for a moment and eventually calls.
The turn is the and Stewart leads out for 6,600. O'Hara goes into the tank and eventually raises to 20,000, leaving himself 300 behind. Stewart tank-folds.
Ian O'Hara - 39,000
David Stewart - 40,000
Thursday, February 14, 2019 7:02 PM Local Time
Eliud Ortiz Diaz limps in from under the gun, followed by limps from the player in the hijack and Daniel Swartz in the cutoff. Bryan Clark raises to 1,200 on the button and Kammar Andries calls from the big blind, as do Diaz, the hijack and Swartz.
The flop comes and Andries checks. Diaz bets 2,200 with action folding back to Andries who decides to call.
The turn is the and Andries check-calls a bet of 2,500 this time. The river is the and both players check. Andries tables for a pair of queens and Diaz mucks.
Kammar Andries - 50,000
Eliud Ortiz Diaz - 65,000
Thursday, February 14, 2019 6:51 PM Local Time
Level: 5
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 400
Thursday, February 14, 2019 6:50 PM Local Time
Players are steadily trickling now in the High Roller, with entries up to 45 now.
Among the latecomers is February 2018's WSOP Coconut Creek High Roller Champion Dominique Mosley. He is joined by the likes of Jeff Trudeau, Brett Bader, and Kammar Andries.
Thursday, February 14, 2019 6:45 PM Local Time
Chad Eveslage opens to 700 from under the gun and gets calls from Johnny Landreth in the hijack and Jose Reyes in the cutoff. William Stanford is on the button and three-bets to 3,000. Eveslage calls, Landreth folds and Reyes calls.
The dealer fans out a flop of and action checks to Stanford who bets 4,000. Eveslage calls and Reyes folds.
The turn is the and Eveslage checks yet again. Stanford bets 6,000 and Eveslage folds. "Pick one" says Stanford. Eveslage smiles and picks the card on Stanford's left. Stanford flashes the and rakes in the pot. "The ace of spades would've been bad" laughs Eveslage.
William Stanford - 70,000
Chad Eveslage - 57,000
Thursday, February 14, 2019 6:26 PM Local Time
David Stewart raises to 900 from under the gun and gets calls from Ido Ashkenazi to his direct left in the hijack, as well as Justin Sharpe in the small blind.
The flop is , Sharpe checks and Stewart bets 1,500. Ashkenazi quickly calls while Sharpe folds.
The turn is the and Stewart bets 3,000 this time. Ashkenazi calls again and the two players see the on the river. Stewart checks as does Ashkenazi and Stewart tables a flush with . Ashkenazi mucks and Stewart rakes in the pot.
David Stewart - 52,000
Ido Ashkenazi - 32,500
Thursday, February 14, 2019 6:12 PM Local Time
Level: 4
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 300
Thursday, February 14, 2019 6:03 PM Local Time
The High Rollers are on their first 10-minute break of the day, with the tournament clock showing 37 entries.
Thursday, February 14, 2019 6:02 PM Local Time
Bryan Clark limps in from under the gun and James Burns raises it up to 600 from the hijack. Eliud Ortiz Diaz calls from the small blind and Clark calls as well.
The flop comes and Diaz checks. Clark bets 1,500, Burns calls and Diaz folds.
The turn is the and Clark quickly checks. Burns announces a bet of 3,000 and Clark says, "You've got ace-queen or kings" and mucks his cards. Burns looks down and finds the to show before tossing his cards in the muck and raking in the pot. "Good ten, good hand" smiles Clark.
James Burns - 37,000
Bryan Clark - 50,000
Thursday, February 14, 2019 5:40 PM Local Time
Martin Ryan limps in from under the gun, Paul Domb completes from the small blind and Gregory Buonocore raises to 600 from the big blind. Ryan and Domb both call.
The flop comes and all three players check to the on the turn. All three players check again to the on the river. Domb checks, Buonocore bets 1,000 and Ryan folds. Domb thinks for a moment and eventually calls. "Two pair" says Buonocore, reluctant to table his hand. Domb shows first and Buonocore raps the table before mucking his cards.
Paul Domb - 29,000
Gregory Buonocore - 42,000
Thursday, February 14, 2019 5:22 PM Local Time
Level: 3
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 200
Thursday, February 14, 2019 5:13 PM Local Time
Daniel Swartz raises to 400 from under the gun and gets calls from Bryan Clark in the cutoff and Eliud Ortiz Diaz in the big blind.
The flop comes , Diaz checks and Swartz bets 800. Clark and Diaz both call.
The turn is the and all three players check to the on the river. Diaz bets 1,200 and both Swartz and Clark quickly call.
Diaz shakes his head and tables for a pair of fours, Swartz tables for a pair of kings and an ace kicker for the winner, and Clark flashes before mucking.
Daniel Swartz - 45,000
Bryan Clark - 45,000
Eliud Ortiz Diaz - 36,500
Thursday, February 14, 2019 4:53 PM Local Time
With about 7,000 in the pot, on a board reading , the player in the small blind checks and Chad Eveslage bets 1,800 from under the gun. Johnny Landreth is in the cutoff and calls, and Jose Reyes raises to 5,000 on the button. The small blind thinks for about a minute and then folds, while Eveslage and Landreth both call.
The turn is the . Action checks back to Reyes who bets 11,300 this time. Eveslage folds and Landreth calls.
The river is the and Landreth checks yet again. Reyes bets 7,000 and Landreth mucks.
Jose Reyes - 65,000
Johnny Landreth - 21,000
Thursday, February 14, 2019 4:42 PM Local Time
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 100
Thursday, February 14, 2019 4:39 PM Local Time
Action folds to the player in the cutoff and he raises to 400. Jonathan Kramer is on the button and three-bets to 1,400, prompting a call from his opponent.
The flop comes , the cutoff checks, Kramer bets 1,300 and his opponent calls.
The turn is the and the cutoff checks again. Kramer bets 3,600 and his opponent check-raises to 11,300. Kramer makes a comment about the tournament starting off with 400 big blinds, and then piles his stack in the middle. His opponent looks over at his stack and eventually folds his hand. Kramer rakes in the pot and is off to a commanding start.
Jonathan Kramer - 65,000
Thursday, February 14, 2019 4:20 PM Local Time
Action folds to nine-time World Series of Poker Circuit winner Martin Ryan on the button and he raises to 400. Armando Palacio is in the big blind and decides to defend.
The flop comes , Palacio checks, Ryan bets 1,000 and Palacio calls.
The turn is the and both players check to the on the river. Palacio reaches into his stack and fires out a bet of 2,500, prompting a quick fold from Ryan.
Armando Palacio - 45,000
Martin Ryan - 34,000