Day 2
Prize pool and payouts
High Roller 3K - Day 2 - Live updates
Buy in: US$ 3,000 Guarantee: US$ 250,000 Entries: 125 Prize pool: US$ 363,750 ITM”: 16 places
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
105,487 | -2,444,513 | |
65,475 | -4,934,525 | |
39,103 | -1,675,897 | |
24,553 | -1,190,447 | |
18,188 | -1,851,812 | |
15,641 | -1,079,359 | |
13,550 | -501,450 | |
LS | 12,004 | -847,996 |
10,549 | -379,451 | |
9,276 | -870,724 | |
9,276 | -720,724 | |
9,276 | 9,276 | |
8,093 | -596,907 | |
8,093 | -361,907 | |
8,093 | 8,093 | |
7,093 | -465,907 |
Manuel Braunhofer eliminated in 5th place - $18,188

On a board 2♣ 8♥ 7♠ and 440,000 in the pot, Manuel Braunhofer bets 160,000, Daniel Smiljkovic raises to 320,000, Braunhofer jams, Smiljkovic snap-calls.
Braunhofer Q♦ Q♠ Smiljkovic K♣ 7♥
The turn 5♥ and river 7♣ completes the board. Braunhofer busts in 5th place. Smiljkovic rises to over half the chips in play.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
6,300,000(79 BB) | 6,234,525 |
Dylan Wayne Foster eliminated in 6th place - $15,641
50,000 ante - 6 remaining - 2,083,333 average

From button, Daniel Smiljkovic raises to 100,000, big blind Dylan Wayne Foster defends. At the flop 8♠ 8♥ T♣ , Smiljkovic c-bets 50,000, Foster check-calls. On the turn 2♥ , Smiljkovic bets 100,000, this time Foster check-raises to 400,000, Smiljkovic pushes, Foster puts the rest of his chips out front.
Smiljkovic J♥ T♠ Foster J♣ 9♣
The river 3♠ is no help to Foster to fall in 6th place.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
5,000,000(100 BB) | 710,000 |
Leo Soma eliminated in 8th place - $12,004
50,000 ante - 8 remaining - 1,562,500 average

All in at the flop A♥ 8♣ A♣ , Leo Soma has top pair A♠ 9♠ but is still behind Daniel Smiljkovic’s A♦ K♣ . The turn 4♠ and river 3♣ completes the board. Soma is eliminated in 8th place.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
4,290,000(86 BB) | 1,440,000 |
Final Table
40,000 ante -9 remaining - 1,388,88 average
21:00: Crazy board sends Ian Litster out in 10th place Level 22: 20,000-40,000, 40,000 ante -10 remaining - 1,250,000 average

John Perry shoves with A♣ 7♦ and Ian Litster risks with 5♠ 5♥ . When the flop runs A♦ 3♠ 5♣ it’s a set for Litster. The turn A♥ gives Litster a full house but Perry still has outs to overtake. Perry spikes 3♦ on the river for a full house to eliminate Litster in brutal fashion.
20:50: 20:40: Ian Litster doubles through Perry
The last Korean in the lineup has fallen to Monika Zukowicz to bring the field down to 10 players. One more bust before it is down to the final table. John Perry attempted to make that happen by calling Ian Litster’s all in.
Litster A♣ 8♣ Perry K♦ T♠
No hits for either on a board 3♣ 5♣ 7♥ 5♦ Q♥ for a double up to Litster.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
1,200,000(30 BB) | -400,000 | |
880,000(22 BB) | 380,000 |
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,850,000(71 BB) | 530,000 | |
2,210,000(55 BB) | 1,010,000 | |
1,870,000(47 BB) | 700,000 | |
1,500,000(38 BB) | 30,000 | |
1,215,000(30 BB) | 493,000 | |
1,095,000(27 BB) | -305,000 | |
LS | 860,000(22 BB) | -190,000 |
515,000(13 BB) | 365,000 | |
390,000(10 BB) | 115,000 |
Chip count update
40,000 ante - 11 remaining - 1,136,363 average
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
2,320,000(58 BB) | 675,000 | |
1,600,000(40 BB) | 980,000 | |
1,470,000(37 BB) | 270,000 | |
1,400,000(35 BB) | -340,000 | |
1,170,000(29 BB) | 355,000 | |
LS | 1,050,000(26 BB) | -750,000 |
730,000(18 BB) | -100,000 | |
722,000(18 BB) | 662,000 | |
500,000(13 BB) | 500,000 | |
275,000(7 BB) | -395,000 |
Chip leader update
25,000 ante - 20 remaining - 625,000 average
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
1,645,000(66 BB) | 855,000 | |
LS | 1,400,000(56 BB) | -30,000 |
1,140,000(46 BB) | 268,000 | |
830,000(33 BB) | -120,000 | |
620,000(25 BB) | -380,000 |
Break time, 45 remaining, chip leader update
8,000 ante - 45 remaining
45 players remaining at the break. Here are the current chip leaders:
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
790,000(99 BB) | 340,000 | |
LS | 700,000(88 BB) | -190,000 |
645,000(81 BB) | 373,000 | |
600,000(75 BB) | 60,000 | |
560,000(70 BB) | 560,000 | |
555,000(69 BB) | 27,000 | |
550,000(69 BB) | 550,000 | |
515,000(64 BB) | 75,000 |
Daniel Smiljkovic doubles through Menzel
8,000 ante - 48 remaining

On a turn board 8♥ 9♣ 4♦ K♥ and a pot of 87,000 brewed, Daniel Smiljkovic ahead with K♦ Q♥ against Menzel’s K♣ J♥ . The river Q♦ secures the double up for the WSOP winner Smiljkovic.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
450,000(56 BB) | -6,775,000 | |
80,000(10 BB) | -220,000 |
00:: 25: Monika Zukowicz eliminated in 4th place - $24,552

An hour since the last bust, Monika Zukowicz followed to the rail. She was all in with A♣ J♥ and faced off against massive chip leader Daniel Smiljkovic with 7♦ 9♦ . The board ran 8♠ 6♣ 9♥ K♦ 8♥ for a pair to the big stack and 4th place to Zukowicz.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
7,225,000(58 BB) | 2,050,000 | |
2,925,000(23 BB) | -4,400,000 | |
2,350,000(19 BB) | 1,841,000 |
John Perry doubles up to chip lead

On a board that completed 8♣ Q♣ A♠ T♣ 6♦ , Daniel Smiljkovic shoved and John Perry tank-called. Smiljkovic was bluffing with 9x 2x , Perry shipped a double up with T♦ 8♦ two pair.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
7,325,000(49 BB) | 4,325,000 | |
5,175,000(35 BB) | -4,325,000 |
Pratibh Saluja eliminated in 3rd place - $39,103

Pratibh Saluha goes all in on the ubbton with K♠ Q♥ , small blind John Perry shoves with A♠ K♦ and the Aussie rail erupts. The board runs 2♥ T♠ 8♠ 3♠ 9♥ for Perry to ship it.
Chip Counts
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
9,500,000(76 BB) | 9,500,000 | |
3,000,000(24 BB) | 3,000,000 |