$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 and an 800 ante
Entries: 519

Austin Buchanan opened for 1,800 in middle position and the next player to act called. Scott Caracciolo then jammed for 15,800 from the cutoff and Buchanan isolated by moving all in over the top.

Caracciolo:
Buchanan:

It was a flip but not after the flop gave Buchanan a flopped full house.

Caracciolo needed to go runner-runner perfect to stay alive, and that’s exactly what he did when the appeared on the turn followed by the river to give him a bigger boat.

Buchanan was eliminated a short time later.

Scott Caracciolo – 32,000 (40 bb)
Austin Buchanan – Eliminated

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 5: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Total Entries: 88

Gal Yifrach raised to 4,000 from middle position and Cliff Josephy called from the cutoff. Scott Wright called on the button and Giuseppe Iadisernia called out of the small blind.

Chance Kornuth three-bet to 20,000 out of the big blind, which brought folds from Yifrach and Josephy. Wright and Iadisernia both called.

The flop was and Iadisernia checked. Kornuth bet 21,500, Wright folded and Iadisernia called.

The turn was the and Iadisernia checked. Kornuth moved all in for 67,500 and Iadisernia called after a couple minutes of thought.

Kornuth showed and was in need of an ace against Iadisernia’s .

The river was the and Iadisernia won the pot to eliminate Kornuth. Iadisernia is one of the biggest stacks in the room and carrying over the momentum from his third-place finish in the $50,000 Super High Roller event.

Giuseppe Iadisernia – 310,000
Chance Kornuth – Eliminated 

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 and an 800 ante
Entries: 480

Michael Leah – 129,100
Nashaat Antonius – 50,000
Nick Pupillo – 38,000
Russ Richard – 35,000
Kenny  Nguyen – 31,000
Heidi Erickson – 29,000
David Levi – 28,000
Steve Fuhrman – 25,000
Larry Little – 25,000
Kelly Minkin – 20,000
Jacob Ristich – 20,000
John Gordon – 16,000

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 34 of 422

Stephen Ma raised all in for about 50,000 from the small blind and Paul Volpe called from the big blind with , leading Ma’s .

The board came down , giving Volpe a pair of queens to eliminate Ma.

Paul Volpe – 550,000 (92 bb)
Stephen Ma – Eliminated in 35th Place ($5,710)

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 8: 400/800 and an 800 ante
Entries: 480

Michael Johnson – 157,000
Michael Newman – 95,000
Brian Hastings – 64,000
Donald Delancy – 60,000
Phil Hui – 59,000
Lionel Johnson – 54,400
Thayer Rasmussen – 53,600
Matt Stout – 52,500
Britney Barnes – 40,000
Jeff Fielder – 38,500
Marvin Karlins – 31,000
Austin Buchanan – 22,000
Will Brindise – 19,500
Michael Tureniec – 9,600

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 914

Rex Clinkscales was all in from the big blind for about 700,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Marcos Exterkotter in the small blind.

The board came , and Exterkotter won the pot with his ace to eliminate Clinkscales in 30th place.

Marcos Exterkotter  –  2,500,000  (83 bb)
Rex Clinkscales  –  Eliminated in 30th Place  ($20,037)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 914

Omar Zazay moved all in under the gun for 175,000, and Ido Ashkenazi called from middle position with . Zazay turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Zazay paired his king on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Zazay said, “They don’t want me to leave for some reason.”

Omar Zazay  –  380,000  (13 bb)
Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,300,000  (43 bb)

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 4: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Total Entries: 80

Anthony Zinno raised from early position and Jonathan Little called from middle position. Joey Weissman three-bet to 13,500 from the cutoff. Both Zinno and Little called.

The flop was and Zinno checked. So did Little and Weissman bet 13,000. Zinno called and Little folded.

The turn was the and Zinno checked. Weissman moved all in for 54,500 and Zinno went into the tank for a couple of minutes before calling.

Zinno showed and just needed to fade a 10 against Weissman’s [Jc.]

The river was the and Zinno won the pot with a pair of queens, eliminating Weissman.

Anthony Zinno – 190,000
Joey Weissman – Eliminated 

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 and a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 422

Kristen Bicknell raised all in from early position for 40,000 and Benjamin Zamani called from the big blind.

Bicknell:
Zamani:

The board came down , no help to Bicknell, locking up the pot for Zamani.

Benjamin Zamani – 284,000 (47 bb)
Kristen Bicknell – Eliminated in 36th Place ($5,710)

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 4: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Total Entries: 80

With entry number 80 this afternoon, the Big 4 High Roller officially hit its $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and it will continue climbing until registration closes at 7:30pm.

Anthony Zinno was one of the afternoon entries, taking time out on his birthday to grind the High Roller. Only a week ago, the three-time WPT champ (and former WPT Player of the Year) found himself at another WPT final table. Zinno went out in fifth place and was unable to match a record-typing fourth title.