$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 132

David McGowan raised under the gun to 35,000, Brian Altman moved all in from the small blind for 775,000, and McGowan called all in for about 575,000 with .

Altman turned over , and McGowan needed his queens to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Altman paired his king on the river to win the pot and eliminate McGowan in 23rd place.

Brian Altman  –  1,300,000  (87 bb)
David McGowan  –  Eliminated

With 22 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 600,000 (40 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 nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm EDT.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 132

Barry Hutter raised from the hijack to 30,000, the player in the cutoff reraised to 75,000, and Hutter called.

The flop came , Hutter checked, the cutoff bet 100,000, and Hutter thought for a while before he called.

The turn card was the , Hutter checked, the cutoff moved all in for about 280,000, and Hutter called with for a set of threes.

The cutoff turned over , and needed to catch a queen on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Hutter won the pot with his set of threes to eliminate his opponent in 24th place.

Barry Hutter  –  1,025,000  (68 bb)

With 23 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 575,000 (38 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 nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm EDT.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 132

Kyle Arora got it all in from the big blind with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Stephen Song in the hijack.

The board came — Arora flopped two pair (kings and nines), but Song paired his jack on the turn and his ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Arora in 25th place.

The remaining players are now redrawing for random seats at the final three tables.

Stephen Song  –  430,000  (29 bb)
Kyle Arora  –  Eliminated

With 24 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 550,000 (37 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 nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm EDT.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 132

Joe McKeehen got it all in from the button for 85,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jeremy Ausmus in the big blind.

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

Joe McKeehen  –  195,000  (13 bb)
Jeremy Ausmus  –  890,000  (59 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 510,000 (34 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 nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm EDT.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 132

Stephen Song got it all in under the gun for 45,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Raul Martinez Gallego on the button.

The board came — Gallego paired his jack on the flop and his king on the turn, but Song rivered a king-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Stephen Song  –  130,000  (9 bb)
Raul Martinez Gallego  –  250,000  (17 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 510,000 (34 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 nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm EDT.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 132

Landon Tice raised from the cutoff to 30,000, Jerry Wong reraised from the small blind to 115,000, and Loni Hui moved all in from the big blind for 255,000. Tice folded, and Wong thought for a while before he called with .

Hui turned over , and she needed her hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Hui flopped a set of kings, Wong turned a diamond flush draw, and the river card was a blank. Hui won the pot with her set of kings to double up.

Loni Hui  –  525,000  (35 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  1,000,000  (67 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 510,000 (34 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 nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm EDT.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 132

Jeremy Ausmus raised under the gun to 35,000, David Coleman called from middle position, and Mike Meskin moved all in from the hijack for 85,000.

Ausmus thought for a while before he called, and then Coleman moved all in for more than 500K.

Ausmus snap-called all in for 380,000, and all three players showed their cards.

David Coleman:
Jeremy Ausmus:
Mike Meskin: [10s8s]

The board came — Meskin flopped an open-ended straight draw, but Ausmus turned a set of aces to win the pot, doubling thru Coleman and eliminating Meskin in 31st place.

Jeremy Ausmus  –  880,000  (59 bb)
David Coleman  –  175,000  (12 bb)
Mike Meskin  –  Eliminated in 31st Place

With 30 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 440,000 (29 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 nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm EDT.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 132

The players return from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 with a 10,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 500K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Chance Kornuth  –  770,000  (77 bb)
2.  Brian Altman  –  725,000  (73 bb)
3.  Kevin Rabichow  –  690,000  (69 bb)
4.  Joe McKeehen  –  645,000  (65 bb)
5.  Daniel Lazrus  –  555,000  (56 bb)
6.  Stephen Song  –  540,000  (54 bb)
7.  Landon Tice  –  520,000  (52 bb)

With 40 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 330,000 (33 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 nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to start 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

Adam Hendrix completed the small blind to 100,000, and Darren Elias checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came , Hendrix checked, Elias bet 150,000, and Hendrix called.

The turn card was the , Hendrix checked, Elias bet 525,000, and Hendrix check-raised all in for about 2.1 million.

Elias called with for the nuts — a five-high straight. Hendrix turned over for a pair of aces, and he was drawing dead.

Darren Elias  –  13,775,000  (138 bb)
Adam Hendrix  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($41,000)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 6,275,000 (63 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $51,000 each.

The final 16 players are now bagging up their chips for the night. Stay tuned for official chip counts.

$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:  17 of 2,010

Benjamin Miner raised from the button to 1,300,000 (nearly all in), Marcos Exterkotter moved all in from the small blind, and Miner called all in for 1,325,000 with .

Exterkotter turned over , and Miner was dominated as he faced elimination.

But the board came , and Miner paired his nine on the flop, turned trips, and rivered quads to win the pot and double up in chips.

Benjamin Miner  –  2,850,000  (29 bb)
Marcos Exterkotter  –  1,100,000  (11 bb)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 2,010, the average chip stack is about 5,900,000 (59 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $41,000 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the field is down to the final two tables (16 players).