The High Roller is now through to level 6, and there are currently 36 players seated out of 47 total entries. Some of the more recent entries in the event include Lawrence Greenberg, Rayan Chamas, Demo Kiriopoulos, Louis Boutin, and Xuan Liu.
Photos from level 6:
The players in the High Roller event are taking a dinner break and while they were away from the 4 tables in action, we surveyed the stacks to find out who was leading to this point in the tournament. The current leader is Erik Lemarquand, a familiar face in big buy-in tournaments at Playground, and he is followed by Pegman Meleknia and Philippe “takechip” D’Auteuil.
Cards will be back in the air in about 5 minutes.
Kristen Bicknell, Alex Foxen, John Krpan, and Steven Van Zadelhoff are some of the most recent entries in the High Roller event, which continues spread across 3 8-handed tables.
Level 4 has just begun, and when the end of this level is reached, there will be a 45-minute long dinner break.
Two full levels have been completed in Day 1 of the High Roller tournament, and with the players away from the tables, we searched for the big stacks to this point. We found 3 players who have managed to accumulate more than twice the starting stack. Clearly this is exceptionally early to be sweating the leaders – nevertheless, having chips is a distinct advantage at any stage in a tournament.
Play has just resumed in level 3.
| First Name | Prénom | Last Name | Nom | Stack | Tapis |
|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey | Cormier | 67,000 |
| Shankar | Pillai | 66,000 |
| Pegman | Meleknia | 62,000 |
Registration continues to climb slowly in the High Roller event, and there are still a considerable number of satellite seats that have been awarded but not yet played. Mohsin Charania, David Peters and Joseph Cheong are some of the most recent players to join the event.
Action on Day 1 of the High Roller has passed through 30 minutes and there are now 13 players at the tables – and at least that many people hovering around, contemplating a start a bit deeper into the tourney.
Here are a few photos of players that have taken their seats – and one who has already hit the rail (though probably temporarily, considering this is a re-entry event).
