$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 74
Martin Ryan opened to 29,000 from the cutoff and Matt Stout came along in the big blind to the flop. Both players checked, the turn came and Stout moved all in for 107,000. Ryan quickly called to put Stout at risk.
Stout: Ryan:
Ryan was ahead with top pair with Stout looking for a club to complete his flush. The river pushed the pot to Stout for the double.
Matt Stout – 272,000 (23 bb) Martin Ryan – 440,000 (37 bb)
$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 of 74
There were three all-in and calls in the first three hands. On Hand #1, Scott Wright doubled through Matt Stout. On Hand #2, Stout doubled through Brian Altman. On Hand #3, Altman was eliminated on the bubble.
The fateful hand that sent the final eight into the money saw Jerry Wong open the cutoff and Altman shove the button for about 25,000. Wong called and Altman was at risk.
Altman: Wong:
Runout:
Wong hit the straight and busted Altman on the bubble.
Jerry Wong – 220,000 (27 bb) Brian Altman – Eliminated
$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Returning to Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 74
From 74 starting entires, the $3,250 buy-in High Roller is down to the final nine and on to Day 2. The restart kicks off at 3pm and they’re still one shy of making the money. Leading the action is Maurice Costigan with a stack of 407,000. Next up is five-time ring winner Martin Ryan while Matt Stout and Jerry Wong sit in the middle of the counts.
Seating assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Jerry Wong – 185,000 (23 bb) Seat 2: Brian Altman – 112,000 (14 bb) Seat 3: Matt Stout – 208,000 (26 bb) Seat 4: Mike Dwyer – 268,000 (34 bb) Seat 5: Dominique Mosley – 293,000 (37 bb) Seat 6: Maurice Costigan – 407,000 (51 bb) Seat 7: Martin Ryan – 345,000 (43 bb) Seat 8: Gordon Wilcox – 275,000 (34 bb) Seat 9: Scott Wright – 128,000 (16 bb)
The next player to go bust will go home empty-handed. At that point, the final eight will be in the money with $75,480 reserved for the champion.
$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Returning to Level 19: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 74
After hours of play and 18 full levels, the WSOP Circuit High Roller was unable to make it into the money before they called it a day. There are nine players remaining and they will return on Friday at 3 pm to play it out.
Only eight of the nine will make the money with $75,480 waiting for the winner.
Maurice Costigan will return with the lead followed by Event 1 champ Martin Ryan with Brian Altman and Scott Wright sitting on the short stacks.
Seat 1: Jerry Wong – 185,000 (23 bb) Seat 2: Brian Altman – 112,000 (14 bb) Seat 3: Matt Stout – 208,000 (26 bb) Seat 4: Mike Dwyer – 268,000 (34 bb) Seat 5: Dominique Mosley – 293,000 (37 bb) Seat 6: Maurice Costigan – 407,000 (51 bb) Seat 7: Martin Ryan – 345,000 (43 bb) Seat 8: Gordon Wilcox – 275,000 (34 bb) Seat 9: Scott Wright – 128,000 (16 bb)
$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 74
With the flop reading , Scott Wright led out for 30,000 and Brian Altman put out a big stack while announcing “all in”. It would be Wright at risk and he eventually called for his last 144,500.
Wright: Altman:
Wright was in trouble with kicker issues but hit his Broadway gutshot on the turn. Altman could not river a boat when the board finished . Altman sent another double across the table to leave him as the short stack.
Scott Wright – 325,000 (54 bb) Brian Altman – 55,000 (9 bb)
$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 18: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 74
On one of the first hands of the final table, Matt Stout opened to 11,000 from under the gun and it folded around to Brian Altman. He announced “all in” and Stout quickly called for his last 128,000.
Altman: Stout:
Stout’s quick call was correct and he had his double after the board ran out .
Matt Stout – 256,000 (43 bb) Brian Altman – 216,000 (36 bb)
$3,250 High Roller (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 17: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 74
Event 1 champ Martin Ryan is doing his best to get the High Roller in the money before the end of Day 1. He sent Joey Couden and Ian O’Hara to rail and they are now down to the final table ten.
But they still have some work to get done with only eight of the ten making the money.
Seat 1: Jerry Wong – 345,000 (69 bb) Seat 2: Brian Altman – 340,000 (68 bb) Seat 3: Matt Stout – 125,000 (25 bb) Seat 4: Tristan Wade – 71,000 (14 bb) Seat 5: Mike Dwyer – 252,000 (50 bb) Seat 6: Dominique Mosley – 144,000 (29 bb) Seat 7: Maurice Costigan – 144,000 (29 bb) Seat 8: Martin Ryan – 365,000 (73 bb) Seat 9: Gordon Wilcox – 252,000 (50 bb) Seat 10: Scott Wright – 180,000 (36 bb)