$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 25

It took just three hands to find the first elimination of the day.

On the first, Justin Bonomo opened the cutoff to 28,000, and Adrian Mateos three-bet to 79,000 on the button. Bonomo folded.

Bonomo opened the next hand to the same 28,000, and David Peters defended his big blind. The flop was and a continuation bet of 22,000 from Bonomo ended the hand.

On the third hand, Mateos opened to 26,000 under the gun. Peters three-bet shoved for 260,000 in the small blind, and Mateos called to put him at risk.

Mateos:
Peters:

The flop was a good miss for Peters. Although Mateos flopped top pair, Peters found both straight and flush outs. The turn and river completed the board with blanks, though, and Mateos won the pot with aces and queens. He took the chip lead with the knockout.

Peters was eliminated in fifth place, earning $98,600.

Adrian Mateos – 996,000 (83 bb)
David Peters – Eliminated

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 25

The $50,000 Super High Roller attracted some of the top players in the world and they played a long opening day to make it into the money after more than 13 hours.

The tournament drew 25 entries to surpass the $1,000,000 Guarantee and today we begin paying out that money. Ben Tollerene was eliminated on the first hand in Level 16 and the five remaining players return today already in the money.

All five players are accomplished high roller specialists and it is anyone’s game as Justin Bonomo leads them back. Current and former GPI Players of the Year Adrian Mateos and David Peters are still in the mix along with WPT Champions Club member Stefan Schillhabel. WSOP bracelet winner Nick Petrangelo can cross the $10 million career earnings mark with a top-two finish.

Five talented players all with one goal today, win the Super High Roller and walk away with nearly $500,000.

Cards go back in the air at 1 pm and we will track them the entire way.

Seat 1: Adrian Mateos – 664,000 (55 bb)
Seat 2: Nick Petrangelo – 478,000 (40 bb)
Seat 3: Stefan Schillhabel – 359,000 (30 bb)
Seat 4: David Peters – 294,000 (25 bb)
Seat 5: Justin Bonomo – 705,000 (59 bb)

Chip counts:

Justin Bonomo – 705,000 (59 bb)
Adrian Mateos – 664,000 (55 bb)
Nick Petrangelo – 478,000 (40 bb)
Stefan Schillhabel – 359,000 (30 bb)
David Peters – 294,000 (25 bb)

Super High Roller Payouts:

1st: $493,000 + Trophy
2nd: $308,125
3rd: $197,200
4th: $135,575
5th: $98,600

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 14 – $2,200 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration available until start of Level 12
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

1PM: $50,000 Super High Roller Day 2

• Super High Roller Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Super High Roller Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: Event 55 – $390 Satellite into LHPO Championship (1-in-10)

• 20 seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 55 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 56 – $390 Satellite into LHPO Championship (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 56 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 57 – $200 Satellite into LHPO Championship (1-in-20)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 57 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 58 – $390 Turbo Satellite into LHPO Championship (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $2,000,000 GTD LHPO Championship
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 58 Structure Sheet

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 25

From a starting field of 25 entries, just five players remain after Day 1 of the $50,000 Super High Roller.

Here’s the lineup:

Seat 1: Adrian Mateos – 664,000 (55 bb)
Seat 2: Nick Petrangelo – 478,000 (40 bb)
Seat 3: Stefan Schillhabel – 359,000 (30 bb)
Seat 4: David Peters – 294,000 (25 bb)
Seat 5: Justin Bonomo – 705,000 (59 bb)

Until the last few levels of the night, the pace of action was remarkably brisk. It started right out of the gate, with Alan Schein eliminated on the very first hand of the day.

Schein returned once before being dismissed for good the second time. He wasn’t alone in firing multiple bullets, either. Justin Bonomo, Giuseppe Iadisernia, Koray Aldemir, and David Peters were each in for more than one apiece, too.

Peters and Bonomo are the only two re-enterers who will earn a payout ticket on Thursday, though. Mateos, Petrangelo, and Schillhabel each needed only one entry to get the job done.

Here are the remaining payouts up for grabs:

1st: $493,000 + trophy
2nd: $308,125
3rd: $197,200
4th: $135,575
5th: $98,600

Since play went so late this evening, the staff has granted the players a late restart. They’ll return to the felt at 1 p.m. to play it out for the trophy.

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 25

Day 1 was supposed to end after Level 14, but the six finalists were not interested in returning tomorrow on the bubble. Level 15 came and went without much action until the very last hand of the level.

With Ben Tollerene down to just a few big blinds, the decision was made to play another two orbits to see if he would either run it up or succumb. He succumbed, as it turned out.

On the first hand of Level 16, Tollerene moved all in for 34,000 in the cutoff, Adrian Mateos called in the small blind, and Nick Petrangelo defended his big blind.

The two live players checked it down as the board ran out .

Tollerene:
Mateos:
Petrangelo:

Mateos and Petrangelo had the same hand, sixes full of sevens. They split the pot, chopping up Tollerene’s chips to send him out on the bubble.

The five remaining players crossed into the money with that knockout, and they bagged up their chips for the night.

A recap of the day’s action will be published shortly.

Ben Tollerene – Eliminated

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 25

David Peters opened the cutoff to 22,000, and Ben Tollerene called on the button. From the big blind, Adrian Mateos squeezed in a three-bet to 95,000. Peters folded, but Tollerene called to proceed heads-up.

The flop was . Mateos continued for 54,000, Tollerene raised all in for 210,000 effective, and Mateos called to put himself at risk.

Tollerene:
Mateos:

Mateos’ overpair had him in good position to double up, and he did just that. The turn and river completed the board with blanks, giving Mateos a double-up.

Tollerene was on fumes as Level 15 concluded.

Adrian Mateos – 643,000 (64 bb)
Ben Tollerene – 36,000 (4 bb)

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 25

Most of the pots in this level have been small and lightly contested, but that was not the case for this one.

It began with Ben Tollerene opening to 20,000 in middle position, and Justin Bonomo three-bet to 53,000 in the cutoff. Tollerene called.

The flop was . Tollerene checked, Bonomo continued for 65,000, and Tollerene called. That betting process repeated on the turn, though the amount is unknown. Both players checked through the river.

Tollerene showed for a pair of kings but Bonomo had that beat. He turned over to win the substantial pot with aces up. He appears to have moved into the chip lead with that pot.

Justin Bonomo – 675,000 (68 bb)
Ben Tollerene – 435,000 (44 bb)

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 25

Fourteen levels wasn’t enough to reach the money, so the final six players have elected to play one more level tonight to try to get over the hump. Six players remain, and only five will finish in the money.

Level 15 is under way, and play will be halted at the end of this level or when one player is eliminated, whichever comes first.

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 25

In a battle of the blinds, Ben Tollerene (small) and Justin Bonomo (big) were heads-up to an flop. Tollerene bet 13,000, and Bonomo called.

Both players checked through the turn.

The river was the . Tollerene bet 70,000, an overbet of the pot, and Bonomo called him down.

Tollerene showed for a pair of aces that was no good, and Bonomo tabled to win the pot with a Broadway straight.

Justin Bonomo – 400,000 (50 bb)
Ben Tollerene – 690,000 (86 bb)

$50,000 Super High Roller
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 25

Adrian Mateos opened the hijack to 17,000, Stefan Schillhabel called on the button, and Ben Tollerene defended his big blind to create three-way action.

The flop was . It checked to Mateos, who continued for 22,000. Schillhabel called, but Tollerene check-raised to 105,000. Mateos re-raised all in with the largest stack, and Schillhabel quickly folded. Tollerene called all in for 305,000, though, putting himself at risk.

Mateos:
Tollerene:

Tollerene was in a good spot to double-up, and the turn and river secured the pot. He’s now the chip leader once again.

Ben Tollerene – 671,000 (84 bb)
Adrian Mateos – 455,000 (57 bb)