Welcome Back to Day 2 of the $25,000 PCA High Roller
It was an action-packed opening day of the $25,000 PCA High Roller that saw an impressive number of players take to the felt. In total, there were 151 entries with just 65 of those players moving on to Day 2.
As one of the greatest $25,000 high roller stops on the tour, players from all over the world show up in the Bahamas, even those you don't often see playing in these marquee events. One of those is chipleader Lucas Reeves who bagged up 247,000 chips after an impressive opening day. Reeves has just over $176,000 in recorded tournament earnings with his biggest payday coming for just over $46,000. With a strong finish here, Reeves could lock up a six or seven figure payday and show that he belongs with the big boys.
The field was littered with notable names at each and every table, making for some of the toughest poker played this week. One other name near the top of the leaderboard to keep an eye on includes Jesus Cortes who already has a second and a third place finish in high roller events earlier this week. Cortes bagged up 239,000 and sits in fourth place, not far off the chip lead.
With late registration remaining open until the action gets underway on Day 2, there is still time for players to exchange $25,000 for a 50,000 chip starting stack. That will equate to 25 big blinds as the action will resume on level 11 at 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 big blind ante. The cards are expected to get in the air at 12:30 p.m. local time with another 10 levels on the schedule for today.
Continue to follow along with the PokerNews live reporting team for all of the up-to-date action from the tournament floor.