Event #26: $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-Handed) | 2024 World Series of Poker (2024)

The third $25,000 buy-in tournament of the 2024 World Series of Poker, the $25,000 High Roller (8-handed) attracted 274 entries to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. After eight 60-minute levels, 99 remained as the tables bagged up for Day 2. However, late registration and the option of a single reentry for the players who have not done so already will be available until the end of Level 9, the first level of Day 2, so the field is expected to grow significantly.

Whoever decides to register late will have some catching up to do, however, as Samuel Laskowitz expanded his 150,000-chip starting stack to 1,211,000 during Day 1, more than 150 big blinds at the start of Day 2, securing the chip lead and setting himself up well for the second day of play. Laskowitz's best-ever performance at the WSOP was his second-place finish at the 2022 $400 buy-in Colossus for $256,170, but he is no stranger to the high roller scene as he also cashed in last year's $25,000 six-max High Roller at the WSOP, finishing in 16th place.

It will be no easy path to victory for Laskowitz, though, as the likes of Chino Rheem (1,101,000), Dario Sammartino (1,030,000), and Galen Hall (1,026,000) all managed to bag seven-figure stacks as well. Also in the top ten chip counts are Alexander Queen (910,000) and Ognyan Dimov (866,000), who both already have a final table under their belt at the 2024 WSOP, as well as the legendary Phil Ivey (838,000).

End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

As expected from a tournament of this caliber, the field was filled with the best of the best. Among the players who put down the buy-in and made it through to Day 2 are Ivey's fellow Hall of Famers Daniel Negreanu (482,000) and Erik Seidel (389,000), while Jesse Lonis (761,000), Dan Smith (719,000), and Philip Sternheimer (696,000) all bagged big for their $25K Fantasy teams.

Further down the leaderboard one can find the names of multi-bracelet winners Jason Mercier (277,000), Chad Eveslage (231,000), and Scott Seiver (148,000). Main Event winners Espen Jorstad (356,000) and Koray Aldemir (309,000) also made it to Day 2, although the same could not be said for Joe McKeehen.

Joining McKeehen on the rail were, among many others, fresh $25,000 six-handed bracelet winner Brek Schutten, and four-time bracelet winners Anthony Zinno, Julien Martini, and Adrian Mateos.

The players who did survive will be returning tomorrow, June 10, at noon local time to play ten more 60-minute levels. Play will restart at Level 9: 4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 big blind ante. The expectation is that the survivors will be joined by many more fresh faces and reentries, who will start with a stack of 150,000, just under 20 big blinds.

Check back to PokerNews at that time to find out who will make it through to the final day of the $25,000 High Roller (8-handed) as the 2024 WSOP action keeps rolling on.

Tags:Adrian MateosAlexander QueenAnthony ZinnoBrek SchuttenChad EveslageChino RheemChongxian YangDan SmithDaniel NegreanuDario SammartinoDean LyallErik SeidelEspen JorstadGalen HallJason MercierJesse LonisJoe McKeehenJulien MartiniKoray AldemirNoel RodriguezPhil IveyPhilip SternheimerSamuel LaskowitzScott Seiver

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Laskowitz	1,211,000 83,000	83,000
Chino Rheem	1,101,000 201,000	201,000
Noel Rodriguez	1,099,000 1,099,000	1,099,000
Dario Sammartino	1,030,000 435,000	435,000
Galen Hall	1,026,000 246,000	246,000
Dean Lyall	983,000 983,000	983,000
Alex Queen	910,000 910,000	910,000
Ognyan Dimov	866,000 -1,000	-1,000
Phil Ivey	838,000 438,000	438,000
Thomas Boivin	801,000 703,000	703,000
Chongxian Yang	791,000 726,000	726,000
Jesse Lonis	761,000 309,000	309,000
Dan Smith	719,000 478,000	478,000
Philip Sternheimer	696,000 181,000	181,000
David Stamm	665,000 -45,000	-45,000
Nick Maimone	645,000 -35,000	-35,000
Mike Shi	642,000 462,000	462,000
Zhiyuan Xu	638,000 638,000	638,000
Ignacio moron	629,000 -21,000	-21,000
Asher Conniff	601,000 401,000	401,000
Justin Bonomo	595,000 50,000	50,000
Jason Koon	589,000 -81,000	-81,000
James Chen	574,000 19,000	19,000
Stephen Chidwick	573,000 -107,000	-107,000
Ryo Hara	554,000 554,000	554,000

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All tables are bagging up as Day 1 has finished.

Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day.

On a A♠Q♥5♦10♣9♣ board Masashi Oya had shoved for 217,000, covering his opponent Ignacio Moron who sat with 193,000 behind.

Moron burned through a time bank before eventually calling.

Oya tabled J♣J♥ for pocket jacks, with Moron making the right call with K♥K♣ to double up.

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Nick Maimone had raised under the gun when Justin Bonomo three-bet to 36,000 in the hijack. It folded back to Maimone, who tossed in a call.

On the 5♥3♠6♥ flop, Maimone checked to Bonomo, who made a continuation-bet of 22,000. Maimone then raised to 77,000 before Bonomo shoved in his stack of 229,000.

"Okay, let's gamble," Maimone said while tossing in a call.

Justin Bonomo: A♠4♠
Nick Maimone: 9♦7♦

Bonomo had gone all in with an overcard and open-ended straight draw while Maimone had two overcards and a gutshot.

Neither player improved on the J♦Q♥ runout, however, and Bonomo's ace-high won him a pot of more than 90 big blinds.

Tags:Justin BonomoNick Maimone

The dealers have been instructed to deal five more hands before Day 1 will end.

Action was picked up with cards on their backs in a pot between Ognyan Dimov in the small blind and Erik Seidel in the big blind with Seidel all in and at risk.

Erik Seidel: J♥J♠
Ognyan Dimov: A♦9♠

The board ran out K♠2♦9♦J♣10♥ and the set of jacks was good enough for Seidel to double up through Dimov.

Tags:Erik SeidelOgnyan Dimov