2025 Pure Poker Tour Series #1 – Event #11: $2,000 High Roller

David Ko bested Joseph Roberts in heads-up play to take down Event #11: $2,000 High Roller. Ko is no stranger to trophies having won multiple WSOPC Rings, a WPT Championship, and an EPT trophy. This is his second PPT trophy and you will be sure to see him in more events throughout the year. He earned $28,000 for besting the 41-player field.

Ko started the day second in chips with 208,100. His aggressive play allowed him to flourish to gain the chip lead after registration closed. He exploited bubble pressure to add to his stack amounting to over 1,300,000 by the time the bubble burst. With over half the chips, Ko found elimination after elimination. He entered heads-up play with 2/3 of the chips in play. He slowly gained more and more before eventually making two pair and calling off Roberts’ jam to take the tourney. A full recap will be available tomorrow.

David Ko raised to 25,000 from the button and Joseph Roberts made the call.

The flop came 3♠K♥10♥ and Roberts checked. Ko fired for 20,000 and Roberts raised to 80,000. Ko made the call.

After the turn came the 9♥ Roberts checked. Ko continued for 145,000 and Roberts moved all in. Ko snap called and both players revealed their hands.

Joseph Roberts: K♠4♣

David Ko: 10♠9♦

The river was the 7♠ for Ko to take the tournament.

David Ko opened to 25,000 from the small blind.

Joseph Roberts three-bet to 100,000. Ko four-bet to 250,000.

Roberts went into the tank but found a fold. He now sits at 1,410,000 to Roberts 640,000.

David Ko raised to 30,000 and Mal Hagan moved all in for 131,000. Ko called and both players revealed their hands.

Mal Hagan: 9♥9♠

David Ko: A♠Q♣

The board ran out 8♣4♦2♦Q♥Q♠ for Ko to take the pot. He sits at 1,270,000 after the hand.

Joseph Roberts opened to 25,000 and David Ko moved all in having him covered. He called and both players revealed their holdings.

Joseph Roberts: K♠K♥

David Ko: A♠10♦

The board ran out 4♦7♦5♣9♠J♣ for Roberts to take the pot. He’s been running hot getting Kings, Aces twice, and Jacks in back to back hands. He sits at 780,000.

David Ko opened under the gun for 20,000. Keith Graham moved all in for 94,000 and Ko made the call. Both players revealed their hands.

Keith Graham: A♠J♦

David Ko: A♥Q♦

The board ran out 4♣10♠8♥2♣5♠ for Ko to take the pot. He sits at 1,440,000.

David Ko raised to 20,000 from the button and Keith Graham moved all in for 94,000 from the small blind. Ko made the call and both players revealed their hands.

Keith Graham: A♠K♣

David Ko: A♥10♣

The board ran out 3♦3♣7♠J♦2♣ for Graham to take the pot. He sits at 208,000.

Michael Bernstein opened on the button to 20,000. Mal Hagan moved all in and Bernstein called. Both players revealed their holdings.

Michael Bernstein: J♦J♥

Mal Hagan: Q♣Q♠

The board ran out 5♣7♥A♦K♣2♣ for Hagan to take the pot. He sits at 218,000 after the hand.

Action folded to Michael Bernstein in the small blind who jammed for 120,000. Ben Veenstra called for 85,000 from the big blind. Both players revealed their hands.

Ben Veenstra: 10♦8♦

Michael Bernstein: A♥9♠

The board ran out 9♣7♣3♠4♦8♥ to send the remaining players into the money.

Ryan Cairns raised to 15,000 under the gun and Michael Bernstein jammed for 103,000. Cairns called with less and both players revealed their hands

Ryan Cairns: 8♣8♥

Michael Bernstein: A♥Q♥

The board ran out 4♠K♣10♦J♠5♥ for Bernstein to take the pot. He currently sits at 218,000.

Action was caught after the flop of K♠4♠6♠ and Mal Hagan moved all in. Ben Veenstra made the call and both players revealed their holdings.

Mal Hagan: K♥10♠

Ben Veenstra: A♦A♠

The board completed with the 2♣5♠ to take the pot. He sits at 135,000 and Veenstra is currently at 356,000.

Mal Hagan moved all in for 42,500 from middle position and Joseph Roberts called in from the cutoff. Both players revealed their holdings.

Mal Hagan: 6♠6♦

Joseph Roberts: A♣K♥

The flop favoured Roberts as it came the [invalid notations]. However, Hagan found the 6♥ on the river to stay alive. He now sits at 97,500.

David Ko opened to 8,000 from under the gun and Joseph Roberts three-bet to 34,000 from the big blind. Ko made the call.

The flop came Q♣9♠2♣ and Roberts led out for 25,000. Ko made the call.

After the turn peeled the J♠, Roberts jammed for 200,000 and Ko called for less.

Joseph Roberts: A♠10♠

David Ko: Q♥J♦

The board completed with the 10♦ for Ko to take the pot. He sits as chip leader with 514,500.

Early position raised to 8,000 and middle position called. DJ Sharma called from the button.

The flop came 4♠5♥2♣ and middle position led out for 8,000. Sharma raised to 26,500 and was rewarded with the pot. He now sits at 138,000.

Daniel Lefebvre raised to 6,000 from the button and Ben Veenstra defended his big blind.

The flop came 6♣8♥5♣ and Veenstra led out for 9,000. Lefebvre made the call.

After the 9♣ peeled off on the turn, Veenstra continued for 15,000. Lefebvre found a call.

The river was the 10♥ and Veenstra blasted for 26,000. Lefebvre made the fold leaving him with 70,000 while Veenstra has 140,000.

Garry Sandhu raised to 6,000 from the cutoff and Christopher Lastiwaka moved all in for 39,500. Sandhu made the call and both players revealed their hands.

Christopher Lastiwaka: A♥8♦

Garry Sandhu: K♣6♣

The board ran out A♦10♣4♦J♠5♠ for Lastiwaka to find the double.

Garry Sandhu opened to 5,000 from middle position and Brett Worton three-bet to 16,500. Sandhu made the call.

The flop came 10♠8♠7♣ and Sandhu was quick to check. Worton moved all in for 70,000 and Sandhu made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Brett Worton: A♥K♥

Garry Sandhu: A♦9♦

The board completed with the 6♣5♣ for Sandhu to chip up to 490,000.

Action was caught after the flop of A♥7♦2♥ and Garry Sandhu checked to David Ko. He fired for 12,000 and Sandhu made the call.

The turn was the Q♣ and both players checked.

After the river peeled the 2♦, Sandhu checked. Ko moved all in for 57,000 and Sandhu made the fold. Ko sits around 350,000 and Sandhu has near 400,000.

Alex Liu raised to 4,000 from under the gun. Colten Yamagishi made the call on the button and Mal Hagan defended his big blind.

The flop came 3♦10♣10♦ and Hagan checked to Liu. He fired for 3,000 and was rewarded with the pot. He now sits at 28,500. Yamagishi has 100,000 and Hagan 88,000.

David Ko raised to 4,000 from under the gun. Vince Lam moved all in for 36,500 from the button and Ko made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Vince Lam: A♣J♣

David Ko: 7♠7♣

The flop was good for Lam as it came 9♣10♥Q♥ to give him a straight draw along with his overs. The turn put him in the lead as it came the A♠. However, the river flipped the odds as the 7♥ completed the board. Ko now sits at 174,000.

Cutoff raised to 3,000 and Joseph Roberts defended his big blind.

The flop came Q♦5♠5♥ and Roberts was quick to check. The cutoff fired for 3,000 and Roberts made the call.

Both player checked as the turn came the 8♣.

The river was the K♠ and Roberts led out for 11,000. His opponent made the call and Roberts revealed 5♣5♦ for quads. He sits at 88,000 after the hand.

Action was caught after the board ran out 4♠A♥7♥10♥3♥ and both players checked the river.

Brett Worton revealed J♥J♠ to take the pot.

Teliani revealed an ace as the river gave Worton the pot. He sits at 120,000 and Teliani has 43,500.

Under the gun raised to 3,500 and Colten Yamagishi defended his big blind.

The flop came [invalid notations], Yamagishi led out for 6,500. Under the gun made the call.

The river was the 5♠ and Yamagishi continued for 6,500. His opponent made the fold and Yamagishi stacked up to 56,000.

Day 2 of the High Roller is set to roll with Garry Sandhu leading the way. He bagged 384.5k and was the only player even close to that. David Ko has the second stack for Day 2 with just over 200k while Brett Worton and Johnny Yu are both playing stacks in the 120k range for 3rd and 4th.

One other notable bag is Daniel Lefebvre. While he bagged just over a starting stack at 56k, he’s a player who knows how to win this event having won four $2k events on the PPT since Oct 2023. He’ll be dangerous in this one as long as he has chips.

Day 2 action gets underway at 1 PM and entries are still open for this one. Blinds for the opening level on Day 2 are 1k/1.5k/1.5k, which means late entries at the start of the day will sit down with 33 big blinds, and players who choose to max-late-reg will start with 20 big blinds, so there is still a reasonable amount of play for new stacks on Day 2.

There were 31 entries on Day 1 putting the current prizes at $53,010, but that will get bigger on Thursday with Day 2 entries.

Entries are set to close at the start of Level 12 which should be about 2:35 PM on Thursday. After that, it will be a race to the trophy. Alek Gillies will be on hand to focus on this event from the opening hands on Day 2 through to the trophy presentation.

High Roller End of Day 1 Chips & Seats

Brett Worton raised to 2,8000 from under the gun. Vince Lam called from early position and both blinds defended.

The flop came 10♥J♣4♠ and both blinds checked. Worton fired for 5,000 and Lam made the call.

After the Q♥ peeled off on the turn, Worton checked to Lam. He fired for 9,000 and Worton moved all in covering Lam. He made the fold and sits at 32,000 while Worton has 142,000.

Alex Liu raised to 4,000 from the small blind and Garry Sandhu defended his big blind.

The flop came 8♠7♦A♣ and Liu led out for 2,800. Sandhu made the call.

After the turn peeled the 5♠ both players were quick to check.

The river came the 3♦ and Liu fired for 3,500. He was rewarded with the pot and chipped up to 94,000. Sandhu still leads the tourney with 340,000.

Jerry Liu raised to 1,700 from under the gun. Four players made the call.

The flop came Q♠8♦7♣ and the small blind checked. Jerry fired for 2,500 and Alex Liu called. Another player made the call as well.

After the turn peeled the A♥ Jerry continued for 6,500 and only Alex made the call.

The river was the 7♠ and Jerry blasted for 12,500. Alex made the fold and he sits at 56,000. Jerry now sits with 68,200.

Action was caught after the flop of 6♥3♦4♥ and Colten Yamagishi led out for 6,000. Joseph Roberts moved all in for 30,000 and Yamagishi made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Joseph Roberts: A♠Q♣
Colten Yamagishi: K♠9♠

The board ran out 8♦8♠ for Roberts to double. He sits at 65,000 and Yamagishi at 49,500.

Action was caught after the board ran out 7♣8♠5♦A♦J♥ and the small blind checked.

Michael Bernstein fired for 9,000 from the big blind and David Ko raised to 38,000 from middle position.

Bernstein took some time but found the call and Ko revealed 9♦10♣ to take the pot. He sits at 151,000 while Bernstein has 71,500.

Middle position raised to 1,200 and Nu Teliani called from late position. The cutoff called and the button called as well.

The flop came 8♣Q♠Q♦ and both early players checked. The cutoff fired for 2,200 and everyone called.

After the turn peeled the 2♦ and everyone checked their action.

The 3♦ completed the board and middle position fired for 5,000. Teliani raised to 12,500 and middle position made the call. Taliani revealed 9♦10♦ to take the pot. She now sits at 57,000.

The small blind raised to 5,000 and Keith Graham moved all in for 19,200. The small blind made the call and both players revealed their hands.

Keith Graham: A♦J♦

Small Blind: 8♦8♥

The board ran out 2♦6♥2♣10♣A♣ for Graham to take the pot. He now sits at 40,000.

Action was caught on the river of 5♠A♣6♦9♥2♠, and Brett Worton fired an over bet to the pot for 5,500.

His opponent made the call and Worton revealed A♠5♦ to take the pot.

He now sits at 114,000 one of the biggest stacks in the tournament.

Early position called and Alex Liu raised to 1,500 from the button. The small blind and early position player put in a call.

The flop and turn peeled the 8♠Q♦9♠5♦ and all three players checked their option.

After the board completed with the 5♣, action checked to Liu. He fired for 5,500 and was called by the small blind. He revealed K♣5♥ to take the pot and chip up to 38,000.

Action was caught on the river of 7♠7♥2♦9♠J♦ and Michael Bernstein moved all in having David Ko covered. Ko made the call and was shown the bad news as Bernstein revealed 8♥10♥ to take the pot. Bernstein sits among the chip leaders with 108,000.

Garry Sandhu raised to 500 from under the gun and Colten Yamagishi three-bet to 2,000 from the small blind. Sandhu made the call.

The flop came 7♠7♠6♦ and Yamagishi fired for 1,000. Sandhu made the call.

After the turn and river peeled the 10♥10♣, both players checked their option. Sandhu’s ace high was good enough to take the pot. He sits at 59,000 and Yamagishi at 55,000.

The high roller is underway with 14 entrants at the moment. Blinds are slower with 40 minute levels and a starting stack of 50,000. Among the field are Julius Roque, Colten Yamagishi, and David Ko.

Wednesday is High Roller with Day 1 action kicking off at 4 PM. Players get 50k in chips for their $2k and will play 40-minute levels throughout the event (20 minutes during heads up).

Day 1 is scheduled to last for 9 levels with the bags coming out around 10:30 PM but late entries will still be open when they bag up for the night. Players can get into this game as late as the end of the break following Level 11 which should be about 2:35 PM on Thursday’s Day 2.

Alek Gillies will be in to cover this one in its entirety.

Brett Worton raised to 2,8000 from under the gun. Vince Lam called from early position and both blinds defended.

The flop came 10♥J♣4♠ and both blinds checked. Worton fired for 5,000 and Lam made the call.

After the Q♥ peeled off on the turn, Worton checked to Lam. He fired for 9,000 and Worton moved all in covering Lam. He made the fold and sits at 32,000 while Worton has 142,000.

Alex Liu raised to 4,000 from the small blind and Garry Sandhu defended his big blind.

The flop came 8♠7♦A♣ and Liu led out for 2,800. Sandhu made the call.

After the turn peeled the 5♠ both players were quick to check.

The river came the 3♦ and Liu fired for 3,500. He was rewarded with the pot and chipped up to 94,000. Sandhu still leads the tourney with 340,000.

Jerry Liu raised to 1,700 from under the gun. Four players made the call.

The flop came Q♠8♦7♣ and the small blind checked. Jerry fired for 2,500 and Alex Liu called. Another player made the call as well.

After the turn peeled the A♥ Jerry continued for 6,500 and only Alex made the call.

The river was the 7♠ and Jerry blasted for 12,500. Alex made the fold and he sits at 56,000. Jerry now sits with 68,200.

Action was caught after the flop of 6♥3♦4♥ and Colten Yamagishi led out for 6,000. Joseph Roberts moved all in for 30,000 and Yamagishi made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Joseph Roberts: A♠Q♣
Colten Yamagishi: K♠9♠

The board ran out 8♦8♠ for Roberts to double. He sits at 65,000 and Yamagishi at 49,500.

Action was caught after the board ran out 7♣8♠5♦A♦J♥ and the small blind checked.

Michael Bernstein fired for 9,000 from the big blind and David Ko raised to 38,000 from middle position.

Bernstein took some time but found the call and Ko revealed 9♦10♣ to take the pot. He sits at 151,000 while Bernstein has 71,500.

Middle position raised to 1,200 and Nu Teliani called from late position. The cutoff called and the button called as well.

The flop came 8♣Q♠Q♦ and both early players checked. The cutoff fired for 2,200 and everyone called.

After the turn peeled the 2♦ and everyone checked their action.

The 3♦ completed the board and middle position fired for 5,000. Teliani raised to 12,500 and middle position made the call. Taliani revealed 9♦10♦ to take the pot. She now sits at 57,000.

The small blind raised to 5,000 and Keith Graham moved all in for 19,200. The small blind made the call and both players revealed their hands.

Keith Graham: A♦J♦

Small Blind: 8♦8♥

The board ran out 2♦6♥2♣10♣A♣ for Graham to take the pot. He now sits at 40,000.

Action was caught on the river of 5♠A♣6♦9♥2♠, and Brett Worton fired an over bet to the pot for 5,500.

His opponent made the call and Worton revealed A♠5♦ to take the pot.

He now sits at 114,000 one of the biggest stacks in the tournament.

Early position called and Alex Liu raised to 1,500 from the button. The small blind and early position player put in a call.

The flop and turn peeled the 8♠Q♦9♠5♦ and all three players checked their option.

After the board completed with the 5♣, action checked to Liu. He fired for 5,500 and was called by the small blind. He revealed K♣5♥ to take the pot and chip up to 38,000.

Action was caught on the river of 7♠7♥2♦9♠J♦ and Michael Bernstein moved all in having David Ko covered. Ko made the call and was shown the bad news as Bernstein revealed 8♥10♥ to take the pot. Bernstein sits among the chip leaders with 108,000.

Garry Sandhu raised to 500 from under the gun and Colten Yamagishi three-bet to 2,000 from the small blind. Sandhu made the call.

The flop came 7♠7♠6♦ and Yamagishi fired for 1,000. Sandhu made the call.

After the turn and river peeled the 10♥10♣, both players checked their option. Sandhu’s ace high was good enough to take the pot. He sits at 59,000 and Yamagishi at 55,000.

The high roller is underway with 14 entrants at the moment. Blinds are slower with 40 minute levels and a starting stack of 50,000. Among the field are Julius Roque, Colten Yamagishi, and David Ko.

Wednesday is High Roller with Day 1 action kicking off at 4 PM. Players get 50k in chips for their $2k and will play 40-minute levels throughout the event (20 minutes during heads up).

Day 1 is scheduled to last for 9 levels with the bags coming out around 10:30 PM but late entries will still be open when they bag up for the night. Players can get into this game as late as the end of the break following Level 11 which should be about 2:35 PM on Thursday’s Day 2.

Alek Gillies will be in to cover this one in its entirety.

David Ko bested Joseph Roberts in heads-up play to take down Event #11: $2,000 High Roller. Ko is no stranger to trophies having won multiple WSOPC Rings, a WPT Championship, and an EPT trophy. This is his second PPT trophy and you will be sure to see him in more events throughout the year. He earned $28,000 for besting the 41-player field.

Ko started the day second in chips with 208,100. His aggressive play allowed him to flourish to gain the chip lead after registration closed. He exploited bubble pressure to add to his stack amounting to over 1,300,000 by the time the bubble burst. With over half the chips, Ko found elimination after elimination. He entered heads-up play with 2/3 of the chips in play. He slowly gained more and more before eventually making two pair and calling off Roberts’ jam to take the tourney. A full recap will be available tomorrow.

David Ko raised to 25,000 from the button and Joseph Roberts made the call.

The flop came 3♠K♥10♥ and Roberts checked. Ko fired for 20,000 and Roberts raised to 80,000. Ko made the call.

After the turn came the 9♥ Roberts checked. Ko continued for 145,000 and Roberts moved all in. Ko snap called and both players revealed their hands.

Joseph Roberts: K♠4♣

David Ko: 10♠9♦

The river was the 7♠ for Ko to take the tournament.

David Ko opened to 25,000 from the small blind.

Joseph Roberts three-bet to 100,000. Ko four-bet to 250,000.

Roberts went into the tank but found a fold. He now sits at 1,410,000 to Roberts 640,000.

David Ko raised to 30,000 and Mal Hagan moved all in for 131,000. Ko called and both players revealed their hands.

Mal Hagan: 9♥9♠

David Ko: A♠Q♣

The board ran out 8♣4♦2♦Q♥Q♠ for Ko to take the pot. He sits at 1,270,000 after the hand.

Joseph Roberts opened to 25,000 and David Ko moved all in having him covered. He called and both players revealed their holdings.

Joseph Roberts: K♠K♥

David Ko: A♠10♦

The board ran out 4♦7♦5♣9♠J♣ for Roberts to take the pot. He’s been running hot getting Kings, Aces twice, and Jacks in back to back hands. He sits at 780,000.

David Ko opened under the gun for 20,000. Keith Graham moved all in for 94,000 and Ko made the call. Both players revealed their hands.

Keith Graham: A♠J♦

David Ko: A♥Q♦

The board ran out 4♣10♠8♥2♣5♠ for Ko to take the pot. He sits at 1,440,000.

David Ko raised to 20,000 from the button and Keith Graham moved all in for 94,000 from the small blind. Ko made the call and both players revealed their hands.

Keith Graham: A♠K♣

David Ko: A♥10♣

The board ran out 3♦3♣7♠J♦2♣ for Graham to take the pot. He sits at 208,000.

Michael Bernstein opened on the button to 20,000. Mal Hagan moved all in and Bernstein called. Both players revealed their holdings.

Michael Bernstein: J♦J♥

Mal Hagan: Q♣Q♠

The board ran out 5♣7♥A♦K♣2♣ for Hagan to take the pot. He sits at 218,000 after the hand.

Action folded to Michael Bernstein in the small blind who jammed for 120,000. Ben Veenstra called for 85,000 from the big blind. Both players revealed their hands.

Ben Veenstra: 10♦8♦

Michael Bernstein: A♥9♠

The board ran out 9♣7♣3♠4♦8♥ to send the remaining players into the money.

Ryan Cairns raised to 15,000 under the gun and Michael Bernstein jammed for 103,000. Cairns called with less and both players revealed their hands

Ryan Cairns: 8♣8♥

Michael Bernstein: A♥Q♥

The board ran out 4♠K♣10♦J♠5♥ for Bernstein to take the pot. He currently sits at 218,000.

Action was caught after the flop of K♠4♠6♠ and Mal Hagan moved all in. Ben Veenstra made the call and both players revealed their holdings.

Mal Hagan: K♥10♠

Ben Veenstra: A♦A♠

The board completed with the 2♣5♠ to take the pot. He sits at 135,000 and Veenstra is currently at 356,000.

Mal Hagan moved all in for 42,500 from middle position and Joseph Roberts called in from the cutoff. Both players revealed their holdings.

Mal Hagan: 6♠6♦

Joseph Roberts: A♣K♥

The flop favoured Roberts as it came the [invalid notations]. However, Hagan found the 6♥ on the river to stay alive. He now sits at 97,500.

David Ko opened to 8,000 from under the gun and Joseph Roberts three-bet to 34,000 from the big blind. Ko made the call.

The flop came Q♣9♠2♣ and Roberts led out for 25,000. Ko made the call.

After the turn peeled the J♠, Roberts jammed for 200,000 and Ko called for less.

Joseph Roberts: A♠10♠

David Ko: Q♥J♦

The board completed with the 10♦ for Ko to take the pot. He sits as chip leader with 514,500.

Early position raised to 8,000 and middle position called. DJ Sharma called from the button.

The flop came 4♠5♥2♣ and middle position led out for 8,000. Sharma raised to 26,500 and was rewarded with the pot. He now sits at 138,000.

Daniel Lefebvre raised to 6,000 from the button and Ben Veenstra defended his big blind.

The flop came 6♣8♥5♣ and Veenstra led out for 9,000. Lefebvre made the call.

After the 9♣ peeled off on the turn, Veenstra continued for 15,000. Lefebvre found a call.

The river was the 10♥ and Veenstra blasted for 26,000. Lefebvre made the fold leaving him with 70,000 while Veenstra has 140,000.

Garry Sandhu raised to 6,000 from the cutoff and Christopher Lastiwaka moved all in for 39,500. Sandhu made the call and both players revealed their hands.

Christopher Lastiwaka: A♥8♦

Garry Sandhu: K♣6♣

The board ran out A♦10♣4♦J♠5♠ for Lastiwaka to find the double.

Garry Sandhu opened to 5,000 from middle position and Brett Worton three-bet to 16,500. Sandhu made the call.

The flop came 10♠8♠7♣ and Sandhu was quick to check. Worton moved all in for 70,000 and Sandhu made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Brett Worton: A♥K♥

Garry Sandhu: A♦9♦

The board completed with the 6♣5♣ for Sandhu to chip up to 490,000.

Action was caught after the flop of A♥7♦2♥ and Garry Sandhu checked to David Ko. He fired for 12,000 and Sandhu made the call.

The turn was the Q♣ and both players checked.

After the river peeled the 2♦, Sandhu checked. Ko moved all in for 57,000 and Sandhu made the fold. Ko sits around 350,000 and Sandhu has near 400,000.

Alex Liu raised to 4,000 from under the gun. Colten Yamagishi made the call on the button and Mal Hagan defended his big blind.

The flop came 3♦10♣10♦ and Hagan checked to Liu. He fired for 3,000 and was rewarded with the pot. He now sits at 28,500. Yamagishi has 100,000 and Hagan 88,000.

David Ko raised to 4,000 from under the gun. Vince Lam moved all in for 36,500 from the button and Ko made the call. Both players revealed their holdings.

Vince Lam: A♣J♣

David Ko: 7♠7♣

The flop was good for Lam as it came 9♣10♥Q♥ to give him a straight draw along with his overs. The turn put him in the lead as it came the A♠. However, the river flipped the odds as the 7♥ completed the board. Ko now sits at 174,000.

Cutoff raised to 3,000 and Joseph Roberts defended his big blind.

The flop came Q♦5♠5♥ and Roberts was quick to check. The cutoff fired for 3,000 and Roberts made the call.

Both player checked as the turn came the 8♣.

The river was the K♠ and Roberts led out for 11,000. His opponent made the call and Roberts revealed 5♣5♦ for quads. He sits at 88,000 after the hand.

Action was caught after the board ran out 4♠A♥7♥10♥3♥ and both players checked the river.

Brett Worton revealed J♥J♠ to take the pot.

Teliani revealed an ace as the river gave Worton the pot. He sits at 120,000 and Teliani has 43,500.

Under the gun raised to 3,500 and Colten Yamagishi defended his big blind.

The flop came [invalid notations], Yamagishi led out for 6,500. Under the gun made the call.

The river was the 5♠ and Yamagishi continued for 6,500. His opponent made the fold and Yamagishi stacked up to 56,000.

Day 2 of the High Roller is set to roll with Garry Sandhu leading the way. He bagged 384.5k and was the only player even close to that. David Ko has the second stack for Day 2 with just over 200k while Brett Worton and Johnny Yu are both playing stacks in the 120k range for 3rd and 4th.

One other notable bag is Daniel Lefebvre. While he bagged just over a starting stack at 56k, he’s a player who knows how to win this event having won four $2k events on the PPT since Oct 2023. He’ll be dangerous in this one as long as he has chips.

Day 2 action gets underway at 1 PM and entries are still open for this one. Blinds for the opening level on Day 2 are 1k/1.5k/1.5k, which means late entries at the start of the day will sit down with 33 big blinds, and players who choose to max-late-reg will start with 20 big blinds, so there is still a reasonable amount of play for new stacks on Day 2.

There were 31 entries on Day 1 putting the current prizes at $53,010, but that will get bigger on Thursday with Day 2 entries.

Entries are set to close at the start of Level 12 which should be about 2:35 PM on Thursday. After that, it will be a race to the trophy. Alek Gillies will be on hand to focus on this event from the opening hands on Day 2 through to the trophy presentation.

High Roller End of Day 1 Chips & Seats