Daniel Smiljkovic leads the 100,000 No Limit Hold'Em Main Event after Day 1 at the Triton Poker High Roller Series in Vietnam. Smiljkovic chipped up steadily — he was among the biggest stacks after picking off a three-barrel bluff from Aleksejs Ponakovs with pocket aces midway through the day and never looked back.
With 119 entrants ponying up the biggest entry fee of the series and more to come before registration closes early into Day Two, the prize pool is shaping up to be the biggest of the series thus far.
Phil Nagy was an early star of the feature table, using unconventional overbets with both strong and weak hands to steamroll his way to a big stack.
Brian Kim made one of the biggest laydowns of the day, flopping top set with his pocket aces and folding to a single river bet when a straight came in. Unfortunately for Kim, he folded the best hand. His opponent, Seth Gottlieb, was betting with two pair. That setback didn't stop Kim from ending the day third in chips.
Fan favorite Karl Chappe-Gatien had a rough day, buying in four times. Chappe-Gatien couldn't garner any momentum on his first buy-in. His second buy-in was almost immediately lost on the biggest cooler of the day, a flopped underset.
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Several stars, including Michael Addamo, Wai Kin Yong, Tim Adams, Linus Loeliger, Steve O'Dwyer, and Bryn Kenney, have already busted before the money.
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100,000 No Limit Hold'Em Main Event Live leaderboard after Day 1
Field remaining: 62/135
Places paid: 20
Average stack: 474,000 (59BBs)
Blind level at end of day: 4k/8k/8k
| Place | Name/Country | Chips | BBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daniel Smiljkovic (Germany) | 1,644,000 | 206 |
| 2. | Sam Grafton (United Kingdom) | 1,496,000 | 187 |
| 3. | Brian Kim (USA) | 1,140,000 | 143 |
| 4. | Punnat Punsri (Thailand) | 1,131,000 | 141 |
| 5. | Talal Shakerchi (United Kingdom) | 1,106,000 | 138 |
| 6. | Michael Watson (Canada) | 901,000 | 113 |
| 7. | Adrian Mateos (Spain) | 884,000 | 111 |
| 8. | Sebastian Gaehl (Germany) | 876,000 | 110 |
| 9. | Artur Martirosian (Russian Federation) | 768,000 | 96 |
| 10. | David Yan (New Zealand) | 754,000 | 94 |
Other notable stacks
| Place | Name/Country | Chips | BBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | Fedor Holz (Germany) | 668,000 | 84 |
| 15. | Justin Bonomo (USA) | 640,000 | 80 |
| 19. | Phil Nagy (USA) | 542,000 | 68 |
| 21. | Sam Greenwood (Canada) | 980,000 | 33 |
| 20. | Stephen Chidwick (United Kingdom) | 510,000 | 64 |
| 30. | Daniel Cates (USA) | 372,000 | 47 |
| 36. | Erik Seidel (USA) | 341,000 | 43 |
Notable eliminated players
| Finish position | Name/Country | Prizemoney |
|---|---|---|
| 65. | Steve O'Dwyer (Ireland) | 0 |
| 66. | Linus Loeger (Switzerland) | 0 |
| 80. | Nick Petrangelo (USA) | 0 |
| 82. | Michael Addamo (Australia) | 0 |
Payouts for 100,000 No Limit Hold'Em Main Event
Total prizepool: 13,500,000
| Position | Prizemoney |
|---|---|
| Champion | 3,250,000 |
| 2nd | 2,207,000 |
| 3rd | 1,450,000 |
| 4th | 1,201,000 |
| 5th | 965,000 |
| 6th | 756,000 |
| 7th | 566,800 |
| 8th | 418,400 |
| 9th | 324,000 |
| 10th | 270,000 |
| 11th | 270,000 |
| 12th | 237,000 |
| 13th | 237,000 |
| 14th | 216,000 |
| 15th | 216,000 |
| 16th | 195,400 |
| 17th | 195,400 |
| 18th | 175,000 |
| 19th | 175,000 |
| 20th | 175,000 |