Six Remain After Day 1 of $50,000 Super High Roller, Dan Smith Leads

Dan Smith (pictured) finished atop the remaining six players in Event #33: $50,000 Super High Roller, with play concluding a little after 4 a.m. ET at Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. Smith finished the day with 995,000 in chips, edging out Zhuang Ruan's 940,000. The other competitors joining Smith and

More for Cary Katz

Cary Katz called from the hijack seat, Giuseppe Iadisernia called from the small blind, and Dan Smith checked from the big blind to bring the three players to the [Ac5s2c] flop. Action checked to Katz and he bet 50,000. Iadisernia called and Smith folded. The turn was the [Qs] and Iadisernia

Cary Katz Doubles Up

Dan Smith raised to 30,000 and Cary Katz called from the big blind. After the [Jd3d3h] flop fell, Katz moved all in for 80,000. Smith made the call with the [AsKc]. Katz had the [9d4d]. Katz turned a flush thanks to the [5d] hitting the board and then the river was

Dan Smith Check-Raises David Peters

David Peters raised to 30,000 from under the gun and Dan Smith called from the big blind. The two players saw the flop come [Qs7h5c] and Smith checked. Peters bet 25,000 and Smith check-raised to 80,000. Peters folded.

Zhuang Ruan Picks Up a Chunk from Dan Smith

Zhuang Ruan raised to 30,000 from early position and Dan Smith called on the button. The flop fell [9s8s3c] and Ruan check-raised to 120,000 after Smith bet 30,000. Smith made the call. The turn was the [Th] and Ruan moved in for 320,000. Smith gave it up after some thought.

Dan Smith Knocks Out Nick Petrangelo in 8th Place

Dan Smith opened with a raise to 30,000 from under the gun. Nick Petrangelo (pictured) reraised all in from the hijack seat for 235,000. Action folded back over to Smith. He tanked for a little bit and then called with the [AcJd]. Petrangelo had the [KdKc]. The flop, turn, and river

Dan Smith Busts Ali Imsirovic in 9th Place

After Dan Smith made it 30,000 to go from middle position, Ali Imsirovic (pictured) reraised all in from the small blind for nearly 375,000-400,000. Smith quickly called when it got back to him, turning over the [KhKc]. Imsirovic was in bad shape with the [KsJs]. The [8c4d3d2s5s] board kept Smith's kings

Cary Katz Doubles Through Dan Smith

Cary Katz moved all in for his last 70,000 and Dan Smith found the [AdKd] in the big blind to make the call. "You're behind," said Katz, turning over the [7d7h]. The board came [Td7h4sThKh] and Katz doubled up.

David Peters Spikes a Double Up Against Dan Smith

From under the gun, Nick Petrangelo raised to 20,000. Giuseppe Iadisernia called from the cutoff seat, Dan Smith called on the button, and then David Peters (pictured) reraised all in for 198,000 from the small blind. Play folded back around to Smith and he went into the tank before making

Chop Between Dan Smith and David Peters

Giuseppe Iadisernia raised to 22,000 from middle position. Dan Smith called from middle position and then David Peters reraised all in for 155,000 from the hijack seat. Play folded back to Iadisernia, he gave it up, and then Smith made a quick call. Smith had the [AdQs] and Peters had the