Super High Roller: Rainer Kempe Doubles Through Alex Foxen

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries: 16

Alex Foxen limped on the button, Rainer Kempe raised all in for 66,000 from the small blind and Foxen called.

Foxen: KsQh
Kempe: Ac10s

The board came down 7d4h3s5s5h, safe for Kempe to double up.

Rainer Kempe – 138,000 (46 bb)
Alex Foxen – 73,000 (24 bb)

Super High Roller: Break Time Counts

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries: 16

Super High Rollers went on another break and they are back in their seats. They will play three more levels before taking an hour-dinner break.

Table 1
Seat 1: Rainer Kempe – 72,000 (24 bb)
Seat 2: Jonathan Jaffe – 126,000 (42 bb)
Seat 3: Jake Schindler – 207,500 (69 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Elio Fox – 425,000 (142 bb)
Seat 7: Manig Loeser – 27,000 (9 bb)
Seat 8: Alex Foxen – 140,000 (47 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Sam Soverel – 258,500 (86 bb)
Seat 2: — Empty —
Seat 3: Mark Fisher – 64,500 (22 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Darren Elias – 471,000 (157 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Giuseppe Iadisernia – 147,500 (49 bb)
Seat 8: Erik Seidel – 61,000 (20 bb)

By chip counts:

Darren Elias – 471,000 (157 bb)
Elio Fox – 425,000 (142 bb)
Sam Soverel – 258,500 (86 bb)
Jake Schindler – 207,500 (69 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia – 147,500 (49 bb)
Alex Foxen – 140,000 (47 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe – 126,000 (42 bb)
Rainer Kempe – 72,000 (24 bb)
Mark Fisher – 64,500 (22 bb)
Erik Seidel – 61,000 (20 bb)
Manig Loeser – 27,000 (9 bb)

Event 9: Phong Tran Nguyen – 24th Place $4,672

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 689

Artem Zverkhovskyy

Phong Than Nguyen moved all in for his last ten blinds with As9h and needed to improve against Artem Zverkhovskyy’s QcQs.

The flop came nine high giving Nguyen some hope, but the rest of the board was bricks and Nguyen became the 24th place finisher. Zverkhovskyy is currently among the chip leaders.

Artem Zverkhovskyy – 1,450,000 (58 bb)
Phong Tran Nguyen – Eliminated

Event 9: Darryll Fish Scores a Double

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 689

Darryll Fish

Darryll Fish is all in from late position for his last 90,000. His opponent called from the blind.

Fish turned over Jh8h and needed to get lucky against his opponent’s KcQc.

The flop came Ah10h4s giving Fish a flush draw. The 7h came on the turn completing his flush. He jokingly called for a straight flush as the 9s hit the river.

Fish said “Step one” as he raked in the pot.

Darryll Fish – 220,000 (9 bb)

Super High Roller: Seth Davies Eliminated by Darren Elias

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries: 16

Seth Davies

Sam Soverel opened to 7,000 from the cutoff and Seth Davies three-bet to 19,000 from the button. Darren Elias four-bet shipped from the big blind and Soverel folded. Davies had 98,000 behind and called off the rest.

Davies: 9s9h
Elias: QdQs

Davies was in a lot of trouble and found no help on the 7c3c2cAc8d run out to bust his last bullet.

Darren Elias – 185,000 (62 bb)
Seth Davies – Eliminated

Event 9: Engelberth Varela Eliminated by Judy Miller

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 689

Judy Miller
Judy Miller

Judy Miller opened to 65,000 from early position and Engelberth Varela shoved for around 400,000 from middle position. It folded around to Miller who snap called with AdAh.

Varela tabled AsKh and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board ran out 9s7c6s2d10c and Miller’s aces held to eliminate Varela.

Judy Miller – 1,200,000 (48 bb)
Engelberth Varela – Eliminated 

Event 9: Stuart Greenbaum Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24: 10,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 689

Stuart Greenbaum
Stuart Greenbaum

A player under the gun opened and Stuart Greenbaum shoved for around 300,000. His opponent called.

Greenbaum tabled KsQs and needed to get lucky against his opponent’s AsKc.

The board came Jh10s2c10c2d and Greenbaum’s king high fell short to his opponent’s ace high.

Stuart Greenbaum – Eliminated

Event 9: Recent Eliminations

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 689

Mike Wang
Mike Wang

Here’s a look at the eliminations to get the field down to the final three tables:

28th: Philip Rigby – $3,208
29th: Bruno Quinn – $3,208
30th: Mike Wang – $3,208
31st: Justin Carey – $3,208
32nd: Jonah Miller – $3,208
33rd: Jose Reyes – $3,208

Event 9: Final Three Tables

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$250,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 689

The final twenty players are currently redrawing, here’s  a quick look at some counts:

Sam Panzica – 1,250,000
Ryan Olisar – 1,200,000
Judy Miller – 860,000
Michael Dyer – 800,000
Warren Sheaves – 635,000
Patrick Clarke – 625,000
Peter Eichhardt – 500,000
Stuart Greenbaum – 500,000
Darryll Fish – 300,000
Ofer Peleg – 225,000
Phong Than Nguyen – 220,000

Super High Roller: Updated Counts

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Entries: 16

Action slowed once again and no one is in a hurry to mix it up too much this early. David Saffron and Erik Seidel are the only two who might be compelled to make some moves as their stacks shrink.

Table 1
Seat 1: Rainer Kempe – 192,000 (77 bb)
Seat 2: Jonathan Jaffe – 148,500 (59 bb)
Seat 3: Jake Schindler – 178,500 (71 bb)
Seat 4: Erik Seidel – 67,500 (27 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: Elio Fox – 216,500 (87 bb)
Seat 7: Manig Loeser – 114,500 (46 bb)
Seat 8: Alex Foxen – 252,000 (101 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Sam Soverel – 230,000 (92 bb)
Seat 2: Seth Davies – 137,000 (55 bb)
Seat 3: Mark Fisher – 128,500 (51 bb)
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Darren Elias – 185,000 (74 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: David Saffron – 52,500 (21 bb)
Seat 8: Giuseppe Iadisernia – 97,500 (39 bb)

By counts:

Alex Foxen – 252,000 (101 bb)
Sam Soverel – 230,000 (92 bb)
Elio Fox – 216,500 (87 bb)
Rainer Kempe – 192,000 (77 bb)
Darren Elias – 185,000 (74 bb)
Jake Schindler – 178,500 (71 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe – 148,500 (59 bb)
Seth Davies – 137,000 (55 bb)
Mark Fisher – 128,500 (51 bb)
Manig Loeser – 114,500 (46 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia – 97,500 (39 bb)
Erik Seidel – 67,500 (27 bb)
David Saffron – 52,500 (21 bb)