Event 33: $10,000 High-Roller 8-Max $1,000,000 Guarantee 

Level 17
Blinds: 1,500-3,000 w/500 ante
Total Entrants: 96
Players Remaining: 26

Adrian Mateos is far out in front of the High Roller field and is playing near 700,000. 

Adrian Mateos started Day 2 off strong and his stack had ballooned all the way up to 680,000 as the High Roller field takes its second break of the day. Mateos was moved to Table 58 early in the day and has vacuumed the chips of many competitors since with Chance Kornuth and Taylor von Kriegenburgh among the players who have come and went under the regime of “The Conquistador.”

Mateo’s lead is 120,000 more than the start of day chip leader, Chris Hunichen, who is still plenty strong with 560,000. The registration period is open for only three more hours as the overlay gap closes with every entry. Players are going to be on a 45-minute dinner break at the end of Level 19 and the registration period will be officially closed at the start of Level 20 (approximately 9:30 pm). Below is a look at the chip counts for all players in the High Roller field.

Adrian Mateos – 680,000
Chris Hunichen – 560,000
Scott Eskenazi – 260,000
Stefan Schillhabel – 250,000
Jonathan Concepcion – 245,000
David Stamm – 245,000
Javier Gomez – 230,000
Darren Elias – 225,000
Martin Kozlov – 220,000
Jeremy Wien – 200,000
Alex Keating – 180,000
Paul Volpe – 160,000
Dietrich Fast – 150,000
David Eldridge – 140,000
Christian Christner – 135,000
Patrick Leonard – 130,000
James D’Ambrosio – 115,000
Jack Duong – 95,000
Charles Furey – 85,000
Lander Lijo – 80,000
Jean Gaspard – 65,000
David Lopez – 60,000
David Peters – 55,000
Joe Kuether – 50,000
Jake Schindler – 50,000

Event 33: $10,000 High-Roller 8-Max $1,000,000 Guarantee 

Level 16
Blinds: 1,200-2,400 w/400 ante
Total Entrants: 87
Players Remaining: 30

Super High Roller Bowl third place finisher Stefan Schillhabel entered the Venetian High Roller event at the start of Day 2 and is playing 175,000 from the 50,000 chip stack he started the day with. 

Adrian Mateos is far out in front of all the players who entered on Day 2 and recently jumped over the 400,000 mark. That said, there a few other second day entries who are doing more than holding their own so far. Of the Day 2 players Among those who are playing at least double the 50,000 chips they started play with are David Eldridge, Paul Volpe, Stefan Schillhabel, Alex Keating, and David Peters.

Chance Kornuth is one of the more recent Day 2 entries and he found a double-up nearly right away when his 6♥6♠ found a third six on the turn against the 8♣8♦ of Dietrich Fast. Fast entered earlier on Day 2 and is doing plenty well with 150,000 in front of him.

As the blinds start to gradually become more of a factor, the stacks these Day 2 players have built so far should pay large dividends as we near the end of the entry period. Assorted stacks for Day 2 players are below.

Alex Keating – 180,000
Stefan Schillhabel – 175,000
Dietrich Fast – 150,000
David Eldridge – 115,000
David Peters – 110,000
Chance Kornuth – 105,000
Paul Volpe – 100,000

Event 33: $10,000 High-Roller 8-Max $1,000,000 Guarantee 

Level 16
Blinds: 1,200-2,400 w/400 ante
Total Entrants: 85
Players Remaining: 31

Chris Hunichen started Day 2 of the Venetian High Roller with the chip lead and is still number one the totem pole two levels into Day 1. 

The first two levels of play on Day 2 of the Venetian High Roller have provided much excitement as new faces continue to enter the field and the leaderboard becomes populated by a crop of tough opponents. Chris Hunichen was in the lead at the start of play and is still out in front with 460,000 now in front of him. On Hunichen’s left is the player currently second in chips, James Snyder.

Snyder pulled 302,300 out of the bag and remains on Hunichen’s tail much like he was when play commenced this afternoon. Snyder is playing 380,000 and is a bit of a dark horse in this field. With the table of Hunichen and Snyder scheduled to stay together for the next few levels, it will be interesting to see if any major pots break out between the two players. A look at the current leaderboard is below.

Among the players who entered at the start of Day 2, Adrian Mateos has had the best day out of all of them, so far, as he has parlayed his starting stack of 50,000 all the way up to 330,000. A look at the current leaderboard is below.

Chris Hunichen – 460,000
James Snyder – 380,000
Adrian Mateos – 330,000
Taylor Paur – 325,000
Darren Elias – 270,000
Charles Furey – 240,000

Event 33: $10,000 High-Roller 8-Max $1,000,000 Guarantee 

Level 15
Blinds: 1,000-2,000 w/300 ante
Total Entrants: 80
Players Remaining: 28

The High Roller field is through two levels and on its first break of the day. More players continue to jump in the field as the overlay continues to narrow down. Stacks are growing as players start to gradually exit the field and once Level 16 gets started, a look at the updated chip counts will be posted. Below is a look at a few of the players who have recently joined the field.

Registration is open for about five more hours, up to the start of Level 20 and all players who enter will get a full starting stack of 50,000 chips. Below is a look at a few of the players who have recently joined the field.

Chance Kornuth
Ivan Luca
Dominik Nitsche
Jake Schindler

Event 33: $10,000 High-Roller 8-Max $1,000,000 Guarantee 

Level 15
Blinds: 1,000-2,000 w/300 ante
Total Entrants: 76
Players Remaining: 32

David Peters is one of the Day 2 entrants in the Venetian High Roller and is joined by a wave of talented players who are taking their shot at a DSE III title today.

The player-friendly late registration and re-entry availability for the Venetian High Roller, coupled with the strong overlay, has brought out a wave of top-notch players on Day 2. As Level 15 gets started, 14 entrants have joined the field with millions of dollars in earnings and accolades abound scattered among them.

The overlay has been narrowed down by a few digits, but the overall prize pool is still a few hundred thousand dollars short of the $1,000,000 guarantee and with registration open until 9:30 pm tonight, we are likely to see a few more new faces jump in before the cage closes. Below is a look at the entries new to the High Roller field on Day 2.

Michael Addamo
Christian Christner
Dietrich Fast
Anthony Gregg
Alex Keating
Joe Kuether
Patrick Leonard
Manig Loeser
Adrian Mateos
Ronald Minnis
David Peters
Stefan Schillhabel
Jeremy Wien

Event 33: $10,000 High-Roller 8-Max $1,000,000 Guarantee 

Level 14
Blinds: 800-1,600 w/200 ante
Total Entrants: 75
Players Remaining: 30

The pedigree of this Venetian High Roller field cannot be understated. We touched on a few of the players who entered on Day 2 but now it is time to shift gears toward two players who found a Day 1 bag and are attempting to capture their first Venetian DSE title.

Darren Elias entered a new echelon of poker elite when he won his third World Poker Tour Main Event title in February of this year. Elias is a favorite in any field he enters and brought back a stack of 255,500 into today’s Day 2. Last year, Elias nearly captured his first Venetian title but had to settle for a third place finish worth almost $300,000 in the $3,500 event. This year is a new year, though, and Elias is back to take down one of the few titles in poker that have eluded him. 

Taylor Paur’s summer in Las Vegas is already off to a profitable start. Paur final tabled the WSOP $3,000 Shootout event and wandered over to the Venetian to play Day 1B of the High Roller, once he collected his 10th place payout. Paur bagged 206,000 and is in a good position to advance deep for the second time in just a few days. Like Elias, Paur has had a close call at the Venetian in a previous event, finishing second in the DSE $2,500 tournament back in 2012.