$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 94

Lazaro Hernandez limped in under the gun, and John Dolan moved all in for 65,000 behind him. David Malka reraised to 134,000 in the small blind, and Hernandez moved all in with the covering stack. Malka folded, leaving Dolan heads up for his tournament life.

Hernandez:
Dolan:

The board ran out , and Dolan tripled up with aces up. Hernandez won the side pot, essentially breaking even on the exchange.

John Dolan – 223,000 (11 bb)
Lazaro Hernandez – 1,100,000

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 94

On the first hand of the day, action folded around to Fedor Holz on the button, and he moved all in for 186,000. Yevgeniy Timoshenko called in the small blind, flipping for the knockout.

Holz:
Timoshenko:

The board ran out , and Timoshenko won the pot with two pair, taking the chip lead and reducing the remaining field by one. Holz was eliminated in 13th place.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 1,356,000 (85 bb)
Fedor Holz – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 94

The final 13 players are in their seats, and the cards are in the air for Day 2 of the High Roller. There are just less than two minutes left in Level 17, with an average stack just shy of 725,000 chips.

Play will continue tonight until a winner is determined.

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 94

Action folded around to the blinds where Jason Mercier moved all in for about 145,000 in the small. David Malka called in the big, putting him at risk.

Mercier:
Malka :

The flop came , giving Mercier a flush draw in addition to his two live cards. He could not catch up, though, as the turn and river completed the board. Malka won the pot with aces up, eliminating Mercier on the direct money bubble.

The 13 remaining players are now guaranteed to earn at least $58,750, but the payouts will have to wait until tomorrow. The bags are out on the tables, signaling the end of Day 1.

David Malka – 758,000 (47 bb)
Jason Mercier – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 94

Nick Petrangelo opened to 38,000, and the player behind him called. Joe McKeehen moved all in for about 300,000, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko re-shoved for 698,000 in the big blind. The two players in the middle folded, and McKeehen was heads up for his tournament life.

McKeehen:
Timoshenko:

The board ran out blanks, and Timoshenko won the pot with his pair of queens. McKeehen was eliminated in 15th place, putting the remaining field squarely on the money bubble.

Play is now being dealt hand for hand to burst the bubble, and Day 1 will conclude following the next elimination.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 1,100,000 (69 bb)
Joe McKeehen – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 94

Bryn Kenney moved all in for 208,000 in the cutoff, and Steffen Sontheimer re-shoved for 215,000 on the button. Larry Klur called both shoves, having Sontheimer covered by just a few chips and seeking the double knockout.

Kenney:
Sontheimer:
Klur:

The board ran out , and Sontheimer’s queens held to earn him the knockout and a triple up.

Steffen Sontheimer – 664,000 (42 bb)
Larry Klur – 31,000 (2 bb)
Bryn Kenney – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 94

Nick Petrangelo opened to 38,000 in early position, and Joe McKeehen three-bet to 100,000. Petrangelo moved all in for 590,000 total, and McKeehen quickly called to put him at risk.

Petrangelo:
McKeehen:

The board ran out , and Petrangelo doubled up with jacks full. He’s now the overall chip leader with three tables remaining in play.

Nick Petrangelo – 1,220,000 (76 bb)
Joe McKeehen – 335,000 (21 bb)

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 94

Lazaro Hernandez limped in under the gun, and Fedor Holz raised to 33,000 on the button. Hernandez moved all in with the covering stack, and Holz tank-called all in for 240,000 total.

Hernandez:
Holz:

The board ran out , and Holz won the race, doubling up with a pair of aces.

Fedor Holz – 502,000 (50 bb)
Lazaro Hernandez – 470,000 (47 bb)

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 94

Dan Shak opened the button with a raise, and Darren Elias called from the small blind.

Both players checked through the turn of the board, and the river brought the . Elias led out for 35,000, Shak moved all in for 153,000, and Elias tank-called to put him at risk.

Shak showed , winning the pot and doubling up with trip sixes.

Dan Shak – 360,000 (36 bb)
Darren Elias – 415,000 (42 bb)

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 94

Jason Mercier opened to 20,000 in early position, and Tony Gregg three-bet shoved for 131,000 on the button. “That was a pretty quick shove,” Mercier noticed. He tanked for a few seconds, then called to put Gregg at risk.

Mercier:
Gregg:

The board ran out , and Gregg’s nines held to earn him the double-up.

Tony Gregg – 284,000 (28 bb)
Jason Mercier – 500,000 (50 bb)