$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 39

The players returned from break to begin Level 17, with increased blinds of 15,000-25,000 and a 25,000 ante.

With seven players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 695,000 (28 big blinds).

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Jason Mercier  –  370,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Kirk Steele  –  550,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3.  Andrew Lichtenberger  –  1,710,000  (68 bb)
Seat 4.  Andjelko Andrejevic  –  845,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5.  Steven Veneziano  –  220,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6.  Alex Foxen  –  1,060,000  (42 bb)
Seat 7.  Brock Wilson  –  120,000  (5 bb)

They are currently on the Money Bubble. Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $699,850
2nd:  $453,960
3rd:  $283,725
4th:  $198,610
5th:  $141,865
6th:  $113,490

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 39

In the last hand of the level, Andrew Lichtenberger raised UTG+1 to 40,000, Alex Foxen reraised from the button to 120,000, and Lichtenberger called.

The flop came , Lichtenberger checked, Foxen bet 85,000, and Lichtenberger called.

The turn card was the , Lichtenberger checked, Foxen bet 310,000, and Lichtenberger thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Lichtenberger showed to win the pot with a set of kings, and Foxen mucked.

Andrew Lichtenberger  –  1,710,000  (86 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  1,060,000  (53 bb)

As a reminder, they are on the Money Bubble, with seven players left but only six earning at least $113,490 each.

With seven players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 695,000 (35 big blinds).

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 39

Kirk Steele raised under the gun to 40,000, Jason Mercier moved all in from the big blind for 150,000, and Steele quickly called with .

Mercier turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Mercier won the pot with a pair of queens to double up in chips.

Jason Mercier  –  330,000  (17 bb)
Kirk Steele  –  510,000  (26 bb)

As a reminder, they are on the Money Bubble, with seven players left but only six earning at least $113,490 each.

With seven players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 695,000 (35 big blinds).

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 39

Steven Veneziano moved all in from the cutoff for about 185,000, and Jason Mercier called from the big blind with .

Veneziano turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Veneziano paired his nine on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Steven Veneziano  –  400,000  (20 bb)
Jason Mercier  –  170,000  (9 bb)

As a reminder, they are on the Money Bubble, with seven players left but only six earning at least $113,490 each.

With seven players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 695,000 (35 big blinds).

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 39

After a flop of , Alex Foxen bet 35,000 from UTG+1, and Kirk Steele called from the button.

The turn card was the , Foxen checked, Steele bet 65,000, and Foxen thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the , Foxen checked, Steele bet 85,000, and Foxen thought for a while before he called. Steele showed for king high, but Foxen turned over to win the pot with ace high.

Foxen has taken a definitive lead at this point with more than 1.4 million, when no other player has a million.

As a reminder, they are on the Money Bubble, with seven players left but only six earning at least $113,490 each.

Alex Foxen  –  1,425,000  (71 bb)
Kirk Steele  –  560,000  (28 bb)

With seven players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 695,000 (35 big blinds).

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 39

Kirk Steel raised under the gun to 40,000, Byron Kaverman reraised from the button to 175,000 (71% of his stack), and Steele moved all in.

Kaverman quickly called all in for 245,000 with , and Steele turned over . Kaverman needed his jacks to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Steele paired his ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Kaverman in eighth place.

Kirk Steele  –  1,120,000  (56 bb)
Byron Kaverman  –  Eliminated in 8th Place

With seven players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 695,000 (35 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, earning at least $113,490, so they are now on the Money Bubble.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 39

Levels have increased to 90 minutes here at the final table, and with two short stacks busting last night on the final table bubble, the action has slowed, and there hadn’t been a lot of chip movement for the first half hour or so.

Until Jason Mercier moved all in under the gun for 180,000, and Kirk Steele moved all in over the top from UTG+1 for 1,005,000. Everyone else folded.

Mercier turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Steele’s .

The board came — Steele turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Mercier won the pot with his pocket eights to double up in chips.

Jason Mercier  –  410,000  (21 bb)
Kirk Steele  –  825,000  (41 bb)

With eight players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 610,000 (31 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, earning at least $113,490.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 39

Cards are back in the air for the $50,000 Super High Roller final table with 15 minutes remaining in Level 15.

With eight players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 610,000 (41 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, and here are the payouts:

1st:  $699,850
2nd:  $453,960
3rd:  $283,725
4th:  $198,610
5th:  $141,865
6th:  $113,490

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 39

The $50,000 Super High Roller drew 39 entries and eight of them return today to play down to our champion.

Alex Foxen, newlywed and high roller, leads the return but it’s a tough final table as one would expect with this caliber of players. Florida legend Jason Mercier has the shortest stack but he can never be counted out.

There’s still some work to get done before anyone gets paid. Only six will make the money with $113,490 for a min-cash and nearly $700K up top for the winner.

Cards go back in the air at 2 pm and we will have all the action from beginning to end.

Seat 1.  Jason Mercier  –  220,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Kirk Steele  –  880,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Andrew Lichtenberger  –  890,000  (59 bb)
Seat 4.  Andjelko Andrejevic  –  730,000  (49 bb)
Seat 5.  Steven Veneziano  –  325,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6.  Alex Foxen  –  925,000  (62 bb)
Seat 7.  Byron Kaverman  –  360,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8.  Brock Wilson  –  550,000  (37 bb)

With eight players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 610,000 (41 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, and here are the payouts:

1st:  $699,850
2nd:  $453,960
3rd:  $283,725
4th:  $198,610
5th:  $141,865
6th:  $113,490

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 33 Day 1 – $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship (Freeze-out)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 7 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when 9 players remain
• Event 33 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 34 – $2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $200,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 34 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 2 – $50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)

• Super High Roller Day 2 Chip Counts and Seats
• Super High Roller Payouts

5PM: Event 35 – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $20,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 32 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

11AM: $400 “One and Done” Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 20 seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (3:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

3PM: $400 Mega Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 GTD Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 8 (7:00pm)
• Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

9PM: $400 Championship Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into $3,000,000 WPT Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• Structure Sheet