Las Colinas
Tue, Aug 29
Buy-in: $2,500
Guarantee: $100,000
Structure
The final two players in the $100,000 Guaranteed $2,500 NLH High Roller agree to alter the final payouts and bring the event to its conclusion.
Chipleader Tony Nguyen takes the top cash payout of $52,000 and the Atlas trophy.
Please refer to the Results tab above for the Official Order of Finish.
The livestream for today’s Final Table of the $100,000 Guaranteed $2,500 NLH High Roller shows at TCH LiVE and right here starting at 8 pm. This way y’all don’t have to get in trouble at work for watching the stream, you can get home and sit back to enjoy the action.
Level 16 . Ante 12,000 . Blinds 6,000.12,000 . Remaining Players 6 of 79
Here is a look at the official chip counts at the end of Day 1 in the High Roller event.
Seat 1: Paul Lentschke – 1,310,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Bennett – 1,020,000
Seat 5: Bradley Coultas – 220,000
Seat 6: Milton Smith – 715,000
Seat 7: Jonathan Steitz – 595,000
Seat 9: Tony Nguyen – 880,000
Remaining Payouts:
The final day of the tournament begins at 2:00 pm tomorrow when the players return to the TCH LiVE stream stage over at TCH Dallas. Action will be streamed on a 30-minute delay on the YouTube channel. Tune back in at that time to see who takes home the top prize and PokerAtlas Tour trophy.
Level 16 . Ante 12,000 . Blinds 6,000.12,000 . Remaining Players 6 of 79
On the final hand of play Mauricio Solano was all in preflop for 181,000 with 
in the hole, and Paul Lentschke had him covered holding 
.
The final board read 
, and Solano was eliminated in seventh place, good for $7,500. Lentschke stacked up 1.31 million for the chip lead.
Day 1 came to a close after the hand, with the final table restart tomorrow at 2 pm over at TCH Dallas on the TCH LiVE stream stage. Stay tuned for official chip counts.
Paul Lentschke – 1,310,000 (109 bb)
Mauricio Solano – Eliminated in Seventh Place ($7,500)
Level 16 . Ante 12,000 . Blinds 6,000.12,000 . Remaining Players 7 of 79
Mauricio Solano was all in again, this time holding 
under the gun, and Jonathan Steitz had him covered holding 
on the big blind.
The board came to the rescue of Solano when it ran out 
, and he doubled up to survive with 181,000. Steitz was at 360,000 after the hand.
While this hand was going up in the blog Kayvon Shahbaz was eliminated in eighth place, good for $6,300 in prize money.
Mauricio Solano – 181,000 (15 bb)
Jonathan Steitz – 360,000 (30 bb)
Kayvon Shahbaz – Eliminated in Eighth Place ($6,300)
Level 16 . Ante 12,000 . Blinds 6,000.12,000 . Remaining Players 8 of 79
The final table of eight players have decided as a group to continue play until the end of Level 16, with play resuming at 2 pm tomorrow at TCH Dallas on the TCH LiVE stream final table set. The only thing that would change that would be the unlikely event that the tournament reaches the final six in the next 15 minutes and play would stop when that happens.
Level 16 . Ante 12,000 . Blinds 6,000.12,000 . Remaining Players 8 of 79
Paul Lentschke raised to 30,000 from late position, and Derek Normand reraised to 97,000 on the cutoff. Lentschke reraised to 230,000, and Normand reraised all in. Lentschke called to cover him so they flipped over their cards.
Lentschke: 
Normand: 
Board: 
Normand was eliminated in ninth place, good for $5,600, and Lentschke stacked up 1.58 million after collecting the pot.
Paul Lentschke – 1,580,000 (131 bb)
Derek Normand – Eliminated in Ninth Place ($5,600)
Level 15 . Ante 10,000 . Blinds 5,000.10,000 . Remaining Players 9 of 79
Mauricio Solano was all in short for 96,000 from the big blind, and Paul Lentschke had him covered holding UTG+1.
The final board read 
, and Solano doubled up to survive with 217,000 that he proclaimed to be, “A lovely double.” Lentschke was at 695,000 after the hand.
Mauricio Solano – 217,000 (21 bb)
Paul Lentschke – 695,000 (69 bb)
Level 15 . Ante 10,000 . Blinds 5,000.10,000 . Remaining Players 9 of 79
The final nine players have drawn for new seats at the final table after the money bubble burst and Austin Holland cashed in 10th place for $5,600.
Seat 1: Paul Lentschke – 660,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Bennett – 730,000
Seat 3: Derek Normand – 500,000
Seat 4: Kayvon Shahbaz – 375,000
Seat 5: Bradley Coultas – 305,000
Seat 6: Milton Smith – 678,000
Seat 7: Jonathan Steitz – 420,000
Seat 8: Mauricio Solano – 106,000
Seat 9: Tony Nguyen – 790,000
Level 14 . Ante 8,000 . Blinds 4,000.8,000 . Remaining Players 11 of 79
With 11 players remaining, hand-for-hand play has begun on the money bubble. When one more player is eliminated everyone remaining will take home at least $5,600 in prize money.
Level 14 . Ante 8,000 . Blinds 4,000.8,000 . Remaining Players 15 of 79
Brian Green was all in with 
from the cutoff, and Milton Smith had him covered holding 
.
The board was dealt 
, and Green was eliminated from the tournament. Smith was up to 815,000 after the hand.
Five more players to go until the money bubble bursts when 10 remain.
Milton Smith – 815,000 (101 bb)
Brian Green – Eliminated
Level 13 . Ante 6,000 . Blinds 3,000.6,000 . Remaining Players 16 of 79
Here is a look at the seating charts for the final two tables. The money bubble will burst when 10 remain, and play will not end tonight until the final table is reached.
Table 2
Seat 1: Reid Walker
Seat 2: Mauricio Solano
Seat 3: Jonathan Steitz
Seat 4: Kayvon Shahbaz
Seat 5: Jonathan Bennett
Seat 6: Ravee Sundara
Seat 7: Daniel Marx
Seat 8: Bradley Coultas
Table 3
Seat 1: Tony Nguyen
Seat 2: Milton Smith
Seat 3: Paul Lentschke
Seat 4: Austin Holland
Seat 5: Mamad Arani
Seat 6: James Coyle
Seat 7: Derek Normand
Seat 8: Brian Green
Level 12 . Ante 5,000 . Blinds 2,500.5,000 . Remaining Players 21 of 79
The chip leader at the fourth break in play is Milton Smith with 554,000. Other top stacks include Paul Lentschke (487,000), Tony Nguyen (457,000), Kayvon Shahbaz (359,000), and rounding out the top five is Jonathan Steitz (337,000). Other notable stacks are held by Mystery Payday event winner Derek Normand (221,000), Bradley Coultas (182,000), Ravee Sundara (155,000), and Mamad Arani (111,000). You can see the chip counts for every player in the field at the chip count tab above.
There are now 20 players remaining in the hunt to make the final table, and the money bubble will burst when the final 10 players remain.
In honor of the High Roller event and Tournament Director Justin Hammer’s ability to quote the script of the movie verbatim at the drop of a hat, today’s memes will be brought to you by the classic Western movie Tombstone. Even though the movie is set in Arizona we are right in the middle of Cowboy country here in the heart of Texas.
Level 12 . Ante 5,000 . Blinds 2,500.5,000 . Remaining Players 21 of 79
There are a couple of options for how things play out to end the night in the High Roller event. The field will at the very least need to reach the final table of nine for the TCH LiVE stream tomorrow, but depending upon the hour that happens the remaining players might be given the option to vote to play down to the final six. If just one player votes no action will come to a close. In any case we will keep you updated on what happens. The top 10 players will make the money when the money bubble bursts on the journey to the final table.
Level 12 . Ante 5,000 . Blinds 2,500.5,000 . Remaining Players 23 of 79
Paul Lentschke got all in with in the hole preflop from the small blind for 173,500, and Mamad Arani had him covered holding on the cutoff. The final board read 
, and Lentschke doubled up to survive with 358,500. Arani was down to 98,000 after the hand.
Paul Lentschke – 358,500 (71 bb)
Mamad Arani – 98,000 (19 bb)
Level 10 . Ante 3k . Blinds 1500.3k . Entries 79
Registration is closed in Event 18 in the 2023 PokerAtlas Tour Dallas series – $100,000 Guaranteed $2,500 NLH High Roller – and the scoreboard shows 79 entries.
The players create a prize pool valued at $181,700, paying the final 10 participants, with the winner set to take home $56,200.
Here’s the scheduled payouts.
Level 10 . Ante 3,000 . Blinds 1,500.3,000 . Remaining Players 34 of 79
The chip leader at the third break in play is Paul Lentschke with 386,500. Other top stacks include Milton Smith (303,000), Bradley Coultas (285,000), Kayvon Shahbvaz (220,500), and rounding out the top five is Tony Nguyen (201,000). Other notable stacks are held by La Sengphet (67,000), Ravee Sundara (60,000), Mark Toulouse (151,500), Derek Normand (85,000), and Mamad Arani (53,500). You can see the chip counts for every player in the field at the chip count tab above.
Registration is now closed with 34 players remaining from 79 entries. The prize pool is well above the $100,0000 guarantee, and the payout structure will be posted as soon as it’s ready from the tournament staff.
In honor of the High Roller event and Tournament Director Justin Hammer’s ability to quote the script of the movie verbatim at the drop of a hat, today’s memes will be brought to you by the classic Western movie Tombstone. Even though the movie is set in Arizona we are right in the middle of Cowboy country here in the heart of Texas.
Level 9 . Ante 2500 . Blinds 1500.2500 . Entries 78
Coming up on the final break before registration closes, we stop over at Table 2 where La Sengphet, Derek Normand and friends are gathered around the felt.
Table 2 was randomly drawn for the first set of event photos, please refer to the Photos tab to see the images.
Level 8. Ante 2,500 . Blinds 1,500.2,500 . 73 Entries
All the cards were out on the table when Mark Toulouse was all in for 115,000 with in the hole, and Jason Fitzpatrick had him covered holding on the hijack.
The final board read 
, and Toulouse doubled up to survive with 236,00. Fitzpatrick was down to 8,000 after the hand, and he busted a short time later.
Mark Toulouse – 236,500 (94 bb)
Jason Fitzpatrick – 8,000 (3 bb)
Level 7. Ante 2,000 . Blinds 1,000.2,000 . 68 Entries
Marad Arani was all in for 26,000 preflop with in the hole from the cutoff, and Jeremy Ross had him covered holding under the gun.
The board was dealt out 
, and Arani was eliminated on the hand. Ross stacked up 131,500 after collecting the pot, and Arani quickly re-entered the tournament.
Jeremy Ross – 131,500 (65 bb)
Marad Arani – Eliminated
Level 7. Ante 1,500 . Blinds 1,000.1,500 . 64 Entries
Derek Normand recently joined the tournament at the High Roller event with the field size now up to 64 entries. The Lake Charles, Louisiana resident holds over $750,000 in career earnings, and a good chunk of that change was claimed the other night when he won the Mystery Payday event to the tune of $751,937. He took home another $45,000 in bounties, and he was dominant at the final table, taking out five players on the path to victory. Normand started the day short stacked, and like Babe Ruth he called his shot for the tournament win as he said, “Stay tuned.” You can read all about the final day of that tournament right here. Normand’s largest career cash was good for $86,950, and he has four tournament titles to his credit. Normand is always an active player at the table so we will keep an eye on him throughout the day.
Level 7 . Ante 1,500 . Blinds 1,000.1,500 . Entries 60
The chip leader at the second break in play is Paul Lentschke with 329,500. Other top stacks include Kayvon Shahbaz (206,500), Milton Smith (205,500), Ravee Sundara (199,000), and rounding out the top five is Mauricio Solano (195,500). Other notable stacks are held by La Sengphet (169,500), Bradley Coultas (95,500), Mark Toulouse (140,000), Jared Ingles (116,500), and Mamad Arani (51,500). You can see the chip counts for every player in the field at the chip count tab above.
It should also be noted that the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool has already been met with registration still open for multiple hours until 8:30 pm tonight.
In honor of the High Roller event and Tournament Director Justin Hammer’s ability to quote the script of the movie verbatim at the drop of a hat, today’s memes will be brought to you by the classic Western movie Tombstone. Even though the movie is set in Arizona we are right in the middle of Cowboy country here in the heart of Texas.
Level 6 . Ante 1,200 . Blinds 600.1,200 . Entries 54
The big blind was all in with 
in the hole, and Jeremy Ross had him covered holding from the button.
The final board read 
, and Ross took out his opponent to stack up 145,500 after collecting the pot.
Jeremy Ross – 145,500 (121 bb)
Level 5 . Ante 1,000 . Blinds 500.1,000 . Entries 53
John had his opponent covered from the small blind with in the hole, and UTG was all in for his tournament life holding .
The final board read 
, and Hurt put the hurt on his opponent to stack up 154,000 after collecting the pot.
John Hurt – 154,000 (154 bb)
The highlight of the 2023 PokerAtlas Tour Dallas beings Wednesday with the opening two flights of the $1.5 Million Guaranteed $1,000 Title Event.
There’s two flights daily – at 11 am and 4 pm through the weekend. That’s right, y’all, opening flights on SUNDAY also, offering 10 total starting flights. Day 2 is on Monday because that’s the Labor Day holiday, and the final table livestream takes place Tuesday.
Players open competition in this Best Stack Forward tournament with 40,000 stacks, playing 30-minute levels while registration is open, 40-minute levels when level 10 begins and registration closes, and moving to hour-levels on Day 2 when Level 19 begins.
Opening flights play until the money bubble pops, paying 1-in-8 entries. Play continues until the final 8 percent of each flight Bag-n-Tag, advancing to Monday’s Day 2 Restart at 2 pm.
Day 2 plays down to the final table, that action begins Tuesday at 6 pm.
Satellites
You can win your way in to the Title Event through one of MANY TCH Dallas $150 satellites, and here’s the remaining schedule of $150’s.
Level 4 . Ante 800 . Blinds 400.800 . Entries 49
Ravee Sundara has joined the field in the High Roller event at the PokerAtlas Tour stop at TCH Las Colinas. He was one of the players who inspired the Master Blaster trophy at the Dallas stop after he fired a whole clip of rounds at the Houston stop in his hometown. He holds more than $140,000 in career tournament earnings, with a trio of five-figure cashes to his credit. Sundara has also claimed two tournament victories during his run of poker results.
Level 4 . Ante 800 . Blinds 400.800 . Entries 47
The chip leader at the first break in play is Joshua Mountain with a mountain of chips worth 139,200. Other top stacks include Paul Lentschke (137,900), Eliran Pilo (125,900), Ravee Sundara (117,200), and rounding out the top five is Milton Smith (114,700). Other notable stacks are held by Bradley Coultas (86,300), Mark Toulouse (82,300), Stuart Wilkinson (65,300), Jared Ingles (50,400), and Mamad Arani (28,400). You can see the chip counts for every player in the field at the chip count tab above.
It should also be noted that the $100,000 guaranteed prize pool has already been met with registration still open for multiple hours until 8:30 pm tonight.
In honor of the High Roller event and Tournament Director Justin Hammer’s ability to quote the script of the movie verbatim at the drop of a hat, today’s memes will be brought to you by the classic Western movie Tombstone. Even though the movie is set in Arizona we are right in the middle of Cowboy country here in the heart of Texas.
Level 3 . Ante 600 . Blinds 300.600 . Entries 41
Jared Ingles is a recent addition to the High Roller field at TCH Las Colinas, and he has been on quite the heater during 2023. He has 25 cashes recorded over eight months, and Ingles could add a few more here at the PokerAtlas Tour stop in Dallas. His career earnings are above $1.9 million, and he has a pair of tournament victories to his credit on both the World Series of Poker Circuit and once and future North American Poker Tour.
Level 2 . Ante 400 . Blinds 200.400 . Entries 37
Bradley Coultas is another familiar face in today’s High Roller field. Coultas was the runner-up in the Mystery Payday event that concluded just two days ago, and he took home $38,300 for second place. He also cored a nice consolation prize by pulling the $50,000 envelope from the bounty pool along the way to the final table (you can find the updates from the final day of that event right here). In addition to that five-figure pull, Coultas holds career tournament earnings of close to $170,000. Coultas also has a tournament victory on his poker resume, which also gave him a World Series of Poker Circuit gold at St. Louis stop in 2015.
Poker Live Updates Founder Dan Ross with Chef Tiffany Derry at Roots Southern Table
Bag up and have a day off in the Dallas/Fort Worth area during the tournament series? Well here are some suggestions for you to enjoy that day off in the surrounding areas of TCH Dallas and Las Colinas. Your first and closest option would be the downtown Dallas area. A good first stop would be the observation deck atop Reunion Tower to get an overview of the city before you explore (there is a restaurant and bar at the top as well).
The Sixth Floor Museum chronicles the infamous assassination of President John F. Kennedy from the room where it happened. It chronicles his presidency, the assassination on that fateful November day, and the myriad conspiracy theories surrounding the event. You can also wander the grassy knoll in Dealey Plaza after the museum visit. If you want some other museum options that touch on lighter material then the best stops would be the Dallas Museum of Art, the Nasher Sculpture Garden, and Crow Collection.
If fine dining is your thing, then look no further than the restaurant at the Mansion on Turtle Creek, which is famous for its tortilla soup and lobster tacos. The #FunTour2Point0 crew also highly recommends Roots Southern Table brought to you by chef Tiffany Derry. The duck fat fried chicken, crab fried rice, and the most interesting take on shrimp and grits we’ve ever seen were all fantastic, and the service was second to none as well. If you want some nightlife options in Dallas after dinner head towards the West End Historic District and Deep Ellum neighborhood.
If you have the time, a drive over to Fort Worth is well worth a day-trip if you want to take in the cowboy culture that made Texas famous. The sister city of Dallas used to be an epicenter of the cattle drives that have been featured in books and television shows like Lonesome Dove and 1883. The Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District still has daily cattle drives that come down the middle of the street.
There are also many museum options in Fort Worth that chronicle the romanticism of the Wild West, including the Kimbell Art Museum, Amon Carter Museum, Cowboy Hall of Fame, and the Will Rogers Memorial Complex. When the sun sets on the West in Fort Worth there are many saloons at the ready as well. Two of your first stops should be the historic White Elephant Saloon, and Billy Bob’s, which is rumored to be the largest nightclub in the world.
And if the timing aligns you can catch a Texas Rangers or Dallas Cowboys game over at their massive stadiums in Arlington. Daily tours of both modern coliseums are available as well when the teams are on the road. Enjoy your bag up and chill day off, and we will see you back at the PokerAtlas Tour stop in Dallas when you’re done relaxing maxing and ready for more poker.
Level 1 . Ante 400 . Blinds 200.400 . Entries 26
La Sengphet is one of the early notables in the field today in the High Roller event, and she can add to her career earnings of $1,266,107 with a deep run in this tournament. The resident of Plano, Texas is a regular on the tournament circuit, and she can often be found playing in tournaments all over the country. Her largest career cash was for $259,370, and she has a pair of six-figure scores on her poker resume. Sengphet also has 18 tournament victories on her consistent list of results.
Level 1 . Ante 400 . Blinds 200.400 . Entries 21
Cards are in the air at TCH Las Colinas for the $2,500 buy-in high roller 8-max event. Players will start with 60,000 in chips at this PokerAtlas Tour series event, and blinds kick off at 200-400 with a big blind ante of 400. Levels are 40 minutes long, with a 15-minute break every two hours. The field will play down to the final table of nine later tonight, and registration is open until the start of Level 10 just before 8:30 pm this evening.
In honor of the high roller event and Tournament Director Justin Hammer’s ability to quote the script of the movie verbatim at the drop of a hat, today’s memes will be brought to you by the classic Western movie Tombstone. Even though the movie is set in Arizona we are right in the middle of Cowboy country here in the heart of Texas.
NLH High Roller Final Table Chip Counts
