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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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 Ruan in reaching Day 2 were Giuseppe Iadisernia (850,000), David Peters (315,000), Sean Perry (300,000), and Cary Katz (225,000). The six players will return on Friday, April 6, at 2 p.m. ET to play down to a winner, but one player will go home empty-handed as only five spots pay. Up top is $562,600.
The event drew 29 entries and generated a prize pool of $1.406 million. Smith rose to a big stack later on Day 2 when he scored two double ups with pocket tens. He first doubled through Lazaro Hernandez with pocket tens and then did it against Nick Petrangelo not too long after. Those doubles came when 10 players remained. From that point on, Smith did well behind the big stack and remained the leader for most of the remaining play on Day 1.
While the final six includes plenty of firepower and regular faces, it’s newcomer Ruan who has started to steal the show a bit. Ruan showed up to play Wednesday’s $50,000 Super High Roller but fell short of reaching the money. He’s just 20 years old and has shown that he’s capable of playing alongside some of the best in the world. Although Ruan isn’t able to play in such places as Las Vegas just yet due to his age, he’s in a good position to put himself on the high roller map with a finish in the money in this event.
As mentioned, the final six players will be back in action on Friday at 2 p.m. ET. Be sure to tune in to PokerGOnews.com for live coverage of the remainder of this event.
End-of-Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Smith | 995,000 |
-70,000  |
| Zhuang Ruan | 940,000 |
140,000  |
| Giuseppe Iadisernia | 850,000 |
10,000 |
| David Peters | 315,000 |
120,000 |
| Sean Perry | 300,000 |
-255,000 |
| Cary Katz | 225,000 |
-100,000 |
Giuseppe Iadisernia Doubles Through David Peters
David Peters raised to 40,000 from the hijack seat and Giuseppe Iadisernia (pictured) reraised to 120,000 from the big blind. Peters reraised all in for Iadisernia called off for 405,000 total.
Iadisernia showed the [KsKc] and Peters had the [JdJh].
The [Ah9d7h6c2h] board kept Iadisernia in the lead and he doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Iadisernia | 840,000 |
480,000 |
| David Peters | 195,000 |
-455,000 |
David Peters Takes It On the Turn
David Peters opened with a raise to 40,000 from the hijack seat. Cary Katz called from the cutoff seat and Giuseppe Iadisernia called from the big blind.
All three players checked the [AdTh5h] flop to see the [2c] land on the turn. After Iadisernia checked, Peters fired 75,000. Katz and Iadisernia both folded.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| David Peters | 650,000 |
210,000 |
| Giuseppe Iadisernia | 360,000 |
-115,000 |
| Cary Katz | 325,000 |
25,000 |
Zhuang Ruan Sends Sergi Reixach Home in 7th Place
Sergi Reixach (pictured) raised all in for 245,000 from the cutoff seat and Zhuang Ruan reraised all in from the small blind. Everyone folded, leaving Reixach’s [AhJd] against Ruan’s [AdQh].
The board came [5s2h2s2dQs] and Reixach was eliminated in seventh place. With Reixach’s bust, the tournament moved to be on the money bubble.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Zhuang Ruan | 800,000 |
305,000 |
| Sergi Reixach | Busted |
-255,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Smith | 1,065,000 |
35,000 |
| Sean Perry | 555,000 |
-35,000 |
| Zhuang Ruan | 495,000 |
55,000 |
| Giuseppe Iadisernia | 475,000 |
-25,000 |
| David Peters | 440,000 |
-10,000 |
| Cary Katz | 300,000 |
75,000 |
| Sergi Reixach | 255,000 |
30,000 |
Cary Katz Adds
From under the gun, Cary Katz raised to 30,000. Giuseppe Iadisernia called from the cutoff seat, then Sergi Reixach called from the big blind.
The flop came [Ad8h4c] and Reixach checked. Katz bet 65,000, Iadisernia folded, and Reixach folded.
David Peters Chips Up
Giuseppe Iadisernia limped in from under the gun, David Peters called from the hijack seat, Cary Katz called on the button, and Sean Perry checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came down [KdTc2d] and Perry checked. Iadisernia also checked and then Peters bet 25,000. Katz called, Perry folded, and Iadisernia called.
The turn was the [7s] and Peters fired 100,000 after Iadisernia checked. Katz then folded, as did Iadisernia, and Peters picked up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Perry | 590,000 |
65,000 |
| Giuseppe Iadisernia | 500,000 |
-20,000 |
| David Peters | 450,000 |
10,000 |
| Cary Katz | 225,000 |
-170,000 |
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