High Roller: Jason Koon vs. Erik Seidel

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 21

Action at the outer table was fairly passive in the first level back from dinner, with Jason Koon and Erik Seidel driving most of the sparse action.

The two were involved in a pot of a bit more significance early in the new level, and it began with action folding to Koon’s small blind. He completed, Seidel raised to 24,000, and Koon called the remainder.

The flop was Qc3c3s. Koon checked, Seidel continued for 15,000, and Koon called. The turn was the 5s, and Koon check-called another 37,000. The river was the Td, and Koon checked for a third time. Seidel bet what looked like 85,000, committing most of his stack to the bet. Koon double-checked his cards and quickly folded, and Seidel won the pot with no showdown.

Erik Seidel – 275,000 (34 bb)
Jason Koon – 375,000 (47 bb)

High Roller: Prizepool and Payouts

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 21

Registration closed at the start of this level, and the staff has finalized the numbers. This $50,000 High Roller drew a field of 21 entries, generating a prizepool worth $1,043,700. That money will be shared by the final four players like so:

1st: $459,228 + trophy
2nd: $271,362
3rd: $187,866
4th: $125,244

There was just an elimination at the live-streamed table, so the field now sits at 11 players — two away from the final table redraw.

High Roller: Mercier Doubles Through Seidel

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 21

Jason Mercier picked up a few chips after the restart before he found a full double. He moved all-in from the big blind for exactly 100,000 after Seidel opened to 15,000.

Seidel called with KcJs and was far behind the big blind special AcKs of Mercier. It only got worse for Seidel on the Ah3c2s flop and Mercier earned his double after the board completed 8dJc.

Jason Mercier – 209,000 (35 bb)
Erik Seidel – 207,000 (35 bb)

High Roller: Back from Dinner

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
Level 11: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 21

High Roller players are back from dinner break and underway after Ben Tollerene was moved from the feature table to the outer table to balance the remaining 12 players.

Feature Table
Seat 1: Stephen Chidwick – 159,000 (27 bb)
Seat 2: David Peters – 124,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Isaac Haxton – 79,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Salman Behbehani – 178,000 (30 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Paul Domb – 171,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8: Guiseppe Ladisernia – 100,000 (17 bb)

Outer Table
Seat 1: Mustapha Kanit – 179,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Jason Mercier – 89,000 (15 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Jason Koon – 378,000 (63 bb)
Seat 6: Erik Seidel – 320,000 (53 bb)
Seat 7: Ben Tollerene – 130,000 (22 bb)
Seat 8: Sean Winter – 194,000 (32 bb)

Jason Koon – 378,000 (63 bb)
Erik Seidel – 320,000 (53 bb)
Sean Winter – 194,000 (32 bb)
Mustapha Kanit – 179,000 (30 bb)
Salman Behbehani – 178,000 (30 bb)
Paul Domb – 171,000 (29 bb)
Stephen Chidwick – 159,000 (27 bb)
Ben Tolleren – 130,000 (22 bb)
David Peters – 124,000 (21 bb)
Guiseppe Ladisernia – 100,000 (17 bb)
Jason Mercier – 89,000 (15 bb)
Isaac Haxton – 79,000 (13 bb)

High Roller: Dinner Time Counts

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
End of Level 10: 3,000/6,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 21

Guiseppe Ladisernia was knocked out and re-entered moments before the dinner break. He drew a seat on the feature table and they will balance before the restart.

Feature Table
Seat 1: Stephen Chidwick – 159,000 (27 bb)
Seat 2: David Peters – 124,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Isaac Haxton – 79,000 (13 bb)
Seat 5: Salman Behbehani – 178,000 (30 bb)
Seat 6: Ben Tollerene – 130,000 (22 bb)
Seat 7: Paul Domb – 171,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8: Guiseppe Ladisernia – 100,000 (17 bb)

Outer Table
Seat 1: Mustapha Kanit – 179,000 (30 bb)
Seat 2: Jason Mercier – 89,000 (15 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Jason Koon – 378,000 (63 bb)
Seat 6: Erik Seidel – 320,000 (53 bb)
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Sean Winter – 194,000 (32 bb)

Jason Koon – 378,000 (63 bb)
Erik Seidel – 320,000 (53 bb)
Sean Winter – 194,000 (32 bb)
Mustapha Kanit – 179,000 (30 bb)
Salman Behbehani – 178,000 (30 bb)
Paul Domb – 171,000 (29 bb)
Stephen Chidwick – 159,000 (27 bb)
Ben Tolleren – 130,000 (22 bb)
David Peters – 124,000 (21 bb)
Guiseppe Ladisernia – 100,000 (17 bb)
Jason Mercier – 89,000 (15 bb)
Isaac Haxton – 79,000 (13 bb)

High Roller: Shuffling Seats

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 Ante
Total Entrants: 20

We had some seats shuffled around between the two tables. Guiseppe Ladiseria was eliminated from the feature table and Ben Tollorene was moved across the hall. Sean Winter was moved to the outer table in the 8-seat, Ladiseria bought back and drew the 4-seat at the outer table.

Seat 1: Mustapha Kanit
Seat 2: Jason Mercier
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Guiseppe Ladiseria
Seat 5: Jason Koon
Seat 6: Erik Seidel
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Sean Winter

High Roller: Update Outer Table Counts

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 Ante
Total Entrants: 19

They have levels up in the High Roller and Jason Koon continues to lead the outer table with Chance Kornuth riding the shortest stack.

Seat 1: Mustapha Kanit – 122,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: Jason Mercier – 91,000 (18 bb)
Seat 3: Chance Kornuth – 63,000 (13 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Jason Koon – 360,000 (72 bb)
Seat 6: Erik Seidel – 160,000 (32 bb)
Seat 7: Benjamin Tollerene – 235,000 (47 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

High Roller: Rafael Eliminated by Seidel

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 Ante
Total Entrants: 19

Jose Rafael was packing up before the board was spread
Jose Rafael was packing up before the board was spread

Jose Rafael was the short stack at the outer table and surrounded on all sides by really tough players. He was down to 33,000 in the big blind and shoved after a 10,000 open by Erik Seidel. It was an easy call by Seidel with AdKd and Rafael was behind but live with Tc5c.

The board ran dry 8d7h4cQh9s for Rafael to send him off out of the High Roller.

Erik Seidel – 160,000 (40 bb)
Jose Rafael – Eliminated

High Roller: Mercier Doubles Thru Kanit

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 Ante
Total Entrants: 19

Mustapha Kanit (left) contemplates calling Jason Mercier (right)
Mustapha Kanit (left) contemplates calling Jason Mercier (right)

Jason Mercier was under 50,000 after moving to the outer table and made a few moves along the way trying to get back in shape. He pulled a some small pots until he put his stack in the middle with a three-bet shove for 40,500 from the button after Mustapha Kanit opened the action.

After a brief think, Kanit called and had Mercier dominated.

Mercier: JsTs
Kanit: AdJd

Mercier needed help to avoid his third bullet and caught right on the Th9s5d flop. The 2c turn and Qd river were safe to give him the double.

Mustapha Kanit – 110,000 (37 bb)
Jason Mericer – 84,000 (28 bb)