Darren Elias Sits Near the Top of High Roller Headed into Final Day with $1,187,077 Up Top!

A total of 194 entry slips were sold during Day 1 of the $25,000 High Roller and when the last chance saloon had closed for business, just 35 runners punched their way into Day 2 where a champion will be crowned.

Leading the way into the final day is Orpen Kisacikoglu with 2,885,000 and next on the totem pole is none other than Darren Elias (pictured) who will be starting the final day with 2,250,000. Rounding out the top five are Brek Schutten (1,895,000), Joseph Cheong (1,825,000), and Ramin Hajiyev (1,740,000).

Top Five Counts of High Roller

1. Orpen Kisacikoglu – 2,885,000 (72 bb)
2. Darren Elias – 2,250,000 (56 bb)
3. Brek Schutten – 1,895,000 (47 bb)
4. Joseph Cheong – 1,825,000 (46 bb)
5. Ramin Hajiyev – 1,740,000 (44 bb)

The remaining 35 players will return to Level 16 with 20,000-40,000 blinds and the levels will bump up to 60-minutes in length throughout the remainder. Just 23 will be finding at least a min-cash worth $62,139 and the eventual winner will be pulling in $1,187,077 for their victory.

Day 2 will begin tomorrow at noon so tune in for all of the updates here on WPT.com