$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 132

Stephen Song moved all in under the gun for 300,000, and Chris O’Hara moved all in over the top from the cutoff for 635,000 with . Song turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Song paired his ten on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Stephen Song  –  675,000  (23 bb)
Chris O’Hara  –  335,000  (11 bb)

Two hands later, O’Hara moved all in from UTG+1 for 335,000, and Song called from the small blind with . O’Hara turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Song flopped two pair to win the pot and eliminate O’Hara in 14th place.

Stephen Song  –  1,025,000  (34 bb)
Chris O’Hara  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($66,835)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 1,015,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $66,835 each.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 132

Daniel Swartz got it all in from the small blind for about 750,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Chance Kornuth on the button.

The board came , and Kornuth flopped a set of queens and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate Swartz in 15th place.

Chance Kornuth  –  2,025,000  (68 bb)
Daniel Swartz  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($61,945)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 945,000 (32 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $66,835 each.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 132

Raul Martinez moved all in under the gun for 305,000, Brock Wilson moved all in over the top from the hijack for 380,000, and Joe McKeehen asked for an exact count from the big blind.

McKeehen showed his cards to Stephen Song before he folded.

Martinez showed , and Wilson turned over . McKeehen said he folded pocket tens, and Song backed him up.

The flop came , giving Martinez the lead with a pair of aces.

The turn card was the , and McKeehen jokingly tosses out enough chips for a call, as he would have turned a set of tens.

But the river card was — the .

McKeehen quickly pulls back his pretend call as Wilson rivers a set of jacks to win the pot and eliminate Martinez in 16th place.

Brock Wilson  –  750,000  (30 bb)
Raul Martinez  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($61,945)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 880,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed to earn at least $61,945 each.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 132

Once the Money Bubble burst, the next three eliminations came in less than 12 minutes.

Daniel Lazrus was knocked out in 19th place, followed by Jeremy Ausmus in 18th and Loni Hui in 17th. All three players earned $57,055 each.

The remaining 16 players drew for random seats at the final two tables and bagged up their chips. Here are the official seating positions and chip counts, with 14:30 remaining in Level 17, with blinds at 15,000-25,000 with a 25,000 ante:

TABLE 23
Seat 1.  Matt Kolibas  –  730,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  Carlos Chadha-Villamarin  –  825,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Kevin Rabichow  –  525,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4.  Brian Altman  –  1,610,000  (64 bb)
Seat 5.  Chance Kornuth  –  1,215,000  (49 bb)
Seat 6.  Daniel Swartz  –  400,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Barry Hutter  –  1,015,000  (41 bb)
Seat 8.  Jorge Gomez  –  1,840,000  (74 bb)

TABLE 24
Seat 1.  Jerry Wong  –  1,260,000  (50 bb)
Seat 2.  Chris O’Hara  –  520,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Brock Wilson  –  470,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  Landon Tice  –  780,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.  Mike McDonald  –  375,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Stephen Song  –  335,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Joe McKeehen  –  955,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8.  Raul Martinez  –  370,000  (15 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 825,000 (33 big blinds). Here is the complete prizepool:

1st:  $889,145 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $560,570
3rd:  $335,800
4th:  $203,875
5th:  $158,130
6th:  $130,600
7th:  $115,115
8th:  $101,900
9th-10th:  $90,020
11th-12th:  $78,250
13th-14th:  $66,835
15th-16th:  $61,945

17th:  Loni Hui  –  $57,055
18th:  Jeremy Ausmus  –  $57,055
19th:  Daniel Lazrus  –  $57,055

Action resumes tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2:00 pm EDT.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 2,010

After the elimination of Adam Hendrix in 17th place, the final 16 players bagged up their chips for Day 4, which begins tomorrow at 12:00 noon EDT.

There is 24:52 left in Level 27, with blinds at 50,000-100,000 with a 100,000 big blind ante.

There was a full redraw for the final two tables, and here are the official chip counts and seating positions:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Benjamin Miner  –  4,800,000  (48 bb)
Seat 2.  Dave Moore  –  2,500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 3.  Robert Lofaso  –  6,450,000  (65 bb)
Seat 4.  Andrew Davidson  –  5,200,000  (52 bb)
Seat 5.  Christian Harder  –  2,350,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6.  James Kousouros  –  2,725,000  (27 bb)
Seat 7.  Andrew Barfield  –  8,775,000  (88 bb)
Seat 8.  James Calderaro  –  9,675,000  (97 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Mark Davis  –  14,400,000  (144 bb)
Seat 2.  Michael Laufer  –  9,300,000  (93 bb)
Seat 3.  Vinny Pahuja  –  1,725,000  (17 bb)
Seat 4.  Viet Vo  –  5,500,000  (55 bb)
Seat 5.  Robert Georato  –  6,100,000  (61 bb)
Seat 6.  Marcos Exterkotter  –  1,100,000  (11 bb)
Seat 7.  Darren Elias  –  13,775,000  (138 bb)
Seat 8.  Carlos Dorca  –  6,800,000  (68 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 6,275,000 (63 big blinds). Here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $1,000,300
2nd:  $660,000
3rd:  $490,000
4th:  $370,000
5th:  $280,000
6th:  $215,000
7th:  $165,000
8th:  $125,000
9th-10th:  $100,000
11th-12th:  $79,000
13th-14th:  $63,000
15th-16th:  $51,000

Our coverage here at SHRPO.com will soon turn tonight’s focus to the $25,500 High Roller (Event #44), as they play down to their final table tonight.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 132

In Hand #7 of hand-for-hand play, Chance Kornuth raised from the button to 500,000, more than enough to put both of the blinds all in.

Tony Sinishtaj thought for a bit before calling all in from the small blind for 30,000, and Paul Fisher thought for a bit before calling all in for 140,000.

All three players turned over their cards:

Chance Kornuth:  
Paul Fisher:  
Tony Sinishtaj:  

As several players pointed out, all three players had clubs in their hands, so even if a flush came out, the big stack (Kornuth) had the highest club.

The board came — Kornuth flopped a full house, but Fisher paired his nine on the turn with outs to a higher full house.

The river card was safe for Kornuth to win the pot with his full house, eliminating both Sinishtaj and Fisher on the same hand to burst the Money Bubble.

Chance Kornuth  –  1,225,000  (49 bb)
Paul Fisher  –  Eliminated in 20th Place
Tony Sinishtaj  –  Eliminated in 21st Place

With 19 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 695,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $57,055 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are 16 players remaining, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 2:00 pm EDT to play down to a winner.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 132

In Hand #6 of hand-for-hand play, Brock Wilson moved all in from the cutoff for 240,000, and Tony Sinishtaj called from the big blind with a stack of 270,000.

Wilson turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Sinishtaj’s .

The board came , and Wilson paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sinishtaj was knocked down to 30K, just a bit more than a single big blind.

Brock Wilson  –  520,000  (21 bb)
Tony Sinishtaj  –  30,000  (1 bb)

With 21 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 630,000 (25 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, earning at least $57,055.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are 16 players remaining, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 2:00 pm EDT to play down to a winner.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 132

In Hand #2 of hand-for-hand play, Kevin Rabichow got it all in with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Joe McKeehen.

The board came , and Rabichow won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Kevin Rabichow  –  555,000  (22 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  525,000  (21 bb)

With 21 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 630,000 (25 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, earning at least $57,055.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are 16 players remaining, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 2:00 pm EDT to play down to a winner.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 132

Three spots from the money, there was some heavy stalling throughout Level 16, so as Level 17 begins, they will be playing hand-for-hand until the Money Bubble bursts.

You know what else speeds up play? Cooler situations.

In Hand #1, Nick Schulman got it all in from UTG+1 for roughly 600,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jerry Wong in the hijack.

The board came , and the aces held up for Wong to win the pot and eliminate Schulman in 22nd place.

Jerry Wong  –  1,550,000  (62 bb)
Nick Schulman  –  Eliminated

With 21 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 600,000 (24 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, earning at least $57,055.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are 16 players remaining, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 2:00 pm EDT to play down to a winner.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 132

There has been a change to the schedule, and these players will only be playing down to the final two tables (16 players) before stopping to bag for the night. They’ll return tomorrow at 2:00 pm EDT to play down to a winner.

The players have returned from a break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 20,000 ante. With 22 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 600,000 (30 big blinds).

Here is an updated seat map with chip counts from the break:

TABLE 67
Seat 1.  Stephen Song  –  400,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Joe McKeehen  –  385,000  (19 bb)
Seat 3.  Carlos Chadha-Villamarin  –  520,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4.  Christopher O’Hara  –  610,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.  Kevin Rabichow  –  810,000  (41 bb)
Seat 6.  Daniel Lazrus  –  395,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7.  Barry Hutter  –  1,045,000  (52 bb)
Seat 8.  

TABLE 68
Seat 1.  Daniel Swartz  –  315,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2.  Tony Sinishtaj  –  425,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Paul Fisher  –  140,000  (7 bb)
Seat 4.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  685,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5.  Jorge Gomez  –  650,000  (33 bb)
Seat 6.  Brock Wilson  –  240,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7.  Loni Hui  –  430,000  (22 bb)
Seat 8.  Chance Kornuth  –  930,000  (47 bb)

TABLE 70
Seat 1.  Nick Schulman  –  470,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Jerry Wong  –  1,070,000  (54 bb)
Seat 3.  Brian Altman  –  1,280,000  (64 bb)
Seat 4.  Raul Martinez Gallego  –  355,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Mike McDonald  –  715,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7.  Landon Tice  –  830,000  (42 bb)
Seat 8.  Matt Kolibas  –  515,000  (26 bb)

Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $889,145 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $560,570
3rd:  $335,800
4th:  $203,875
5th:  $158,130
6th:  $130,600
7th:  $115,115
8th:  $101,900
9th-10th:  $90,020
11th-12th:  $78,250
13th-14th:  $66,835
15th-16th:  $61,945
17th-19th:  $57,055

Action will continue tonight until 16 players remain, and then they will bag up their chips for Day 2, which begins tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2:00 pm EDT.