Dan Smith Leads Final 6 in $50k Super High Roller – $562,600 Awaits the Winner
Welcome back to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open and Day 2 of Event #33: $50,000 Super High Roller.
The $50k Super High Roller attracted a total of 29 entrants and created a prize pool of $1,406,500 that paid the top five players. Finishing in fifth-place earned $112,520 in prize money, while finishing on top would ensure a $562,600 payday.
This tournament is part of the PokerGO Tour with players earning points based on the amount they cash for. The full PokerGO Tour schedule can be found here, and the current PokerGO Tour leaderboard presented by Guaranteed Rate is available here.
Early this morning, the final table of eight was reached before Nick Petrangelo and Sergi Reixach were eliminated before play was halted with six players remaining and Dan Smith holding the chip lead with 995,000 in chips. Sitting in second place overall is 20-year-old Zhuang Ruan with 940,000, while Giuseppe Iadisernia sits in third with 850,000. Rounding out the final table is David Peters, Sean Perry, and Cary Katz.
| Event #33 Final Table Seating Draw | ||
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
| 1 | Cary Katz | 225,000 |
| 2 | Zhuang Ruan | 940,000 |
| 3 | Sean Perry | 300,000 |
| 4 | Giuseppe Iadisernia | 850,000 |
| 5 | Dan Smith | 995,000 |
| 6 | David Peters | 315,000 |
Cards are expected to be in the air for Day 2 of Event #33 of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open at 2 p.m. ET on Friday, August 6. The PokerGO News Live Reporting Team will be providing continuous live updates as the $50,000 Super High Roller plays down to a champion.
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