$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
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Level 19: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

As the dealers began another hand of bubble play, three players were forced all in.

Nick Petrangelo was all in for half an ante, and Stefan Schillhabel had his last 12,000 chips committed as half the big blind, too.

At the other table, Alexander Turyansky was all in for 4,000 in the small blind. We’ll start there. Action folded to Adrian Mateos on the button, and he raised. Ben Yu was in the big blind with just 52,000 himself, and he tanked for a couple minutes before folding.

Mateos:
Turyansky:

Welp. The other table couldn’t help but marvel at Turyansky’s timing, and he stayed alive after an run-out.

At the other table, Ben Tollerene put both Petrangelo and Schillhabel at risk.

Tollerene:
Schillhabel:
Petrangelo:

The board ran out , and Schillhabel won the pot with trip sevens.

After about 60 hands of bubble play, Nick Petrangelo was ushered out with the proverbial wooden spoon. The 11 who remain are now in the money, each guaranteed to earn at least $54,375.

Nick Petrangelo – Eliminated

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Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 911

Aleksandr Shevelev opened to 100,000 from early position and John Dolan moved all in for 1,545,000. The rest of the table released and Shevelev called with the bigger stack.

Shevelev:
Dolan:

A “classic race” as some would say and Dolan was unable to pair up his overcards on the board. The former November Niner was the first sent off the final table and he collected $49,680 for ninth place.

Aleksandr Shevelev – 6,100,000 (122 bb)
John Dolan – Eliminated in 9th place ($49,680)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
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Level 19: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

The bubble in this High Roller is truly something special.

There have already been more than 55 hands of hand-for-hand play, with the big stacks pressing the action for the duration. The short stacks have continued to get shorter and shorter, and it’s become a simple last-longer contest between a handful of players.

Here are some of the hands from the last orbit:

Alex Turyansky moved all in for 62,000 under the gun, and Adrian Mateos put him at risk from the big blind.

Turyansky:
Mateos:

The board ran out clean for Turyansky, coming to give him a double-up.

At the other table, Nick Petrangelo was down to 58,000, and he moved all in from the hijack. When Ben Tollerene folded his small blind, Stefan Schillhabel cursed in the big.

“Fuck!” he said. The table shared a laugh at his predicament. It was barely more than two big blinds, but Schillhabel only had 131,000 chips in front of him. He folded, and Petrangelo survived.

Back to the other table, Ben Yu was down to just 26,000, and he had 24,000 of it posted in the big blind.  Bryn Kenney shoved on him from middle position, and Yu dropped his last two chips into the pot.

Yu:
Kenney:

The board ran out , and the deuce on the turn was good news for Yu. He doubled up.

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Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 911

There’s been very little major activity over the last few orbits as Ness Reilly and Aleksandr Shevelev continue to lead the pack. With the average stack sitting at 61 big blinds, this could take a while.

Seat 1: Brett Bader – 2,135,000 (43 bb)
Seat 2: Nick Schwarmann – 3,840,000 (77 bb)
Seat 3: Darryll Fish – 2,540,000 (51 bb)
Seat 4: Mario Prats Garcia – 1,525,000 (31 bb)
Seat 5: Alan Krockey – 3,490,000 (70 bb)
Seat 6: Aleksandr Shevelev – 4,340,000 (87 bb)
Seat 7: Andy Frankenberger – 3,170,000 (63 bb)
Seat 8: John Dolan – 2,260,000 (45 bb)
Seat 9: Ness Reilly – 4,400,000 (88 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
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Level 19: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

Here’s the way the remaining 12 players are laid out as Level 19 begins:

Seat 1: Joe McKeehen – 1,120,000 (47 bb)
Seat 2: Justin Bonomo – 2,274,000 (95 bb)
Seat 3: –empty–
Seat 4: Ben Tollerene – 652,000 (27 bb)
Seat 5: Stefan Schillhabel – 56,000 (2 bb)
Seat 6: Lander Lijo – 353,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: –empty–
Seat 8: Nick Petrangelo – 118,000 (5 bb)

Seat 1: Ben Yu – 122,000 (5 bb)
Seat 2: Sean Winter – 329,000 (14 bb)
Seat 3: –empty–
Seat 4: Dylan Linde – 644,000 (27 bb)
Seat 5: Bryn Kenney – 226,000 (9 bb)
Seat 6: Adrian Mateos – 1,529,000 (64 bb)
Seat 7: Alexander Turyansky – 78,000 (3 bb)
Seat 8: –empty–

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Level 18: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

Dylan Linde opened to 45,000 under the gun, and Sean Winter three-bet shoved for 59,000 in the big blind. Linde called.

“I have aces,” Winter announced. He was lying.

Winter:
Linde:

The board ran out , and Winter doubled up with fours full.

Sean Winter – 146,000 (7 bb)
Dylan Linde – 850,000 (43 bb)

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Level 18: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

In near consecutive hands, both Joe McKeehen and Sean Winter doubled through all-in preflop.

McKeehen’s double saw him open to 45,000. Justin Bonomo was on his direct left and slid in a stack of red. Action was back on McKeehen and he jammed for 538,000. Bonomo called and had McKeehen at risk.

McKeehen:
Bonomo:

Runout:

McKeehen’s aces-up were best and he doubled through Bonomo.

Winter’s double saw $50,000 Super High Roller champion Adrian Mateos open under the gun to 40,000. It folded to Winter on the button and he shoved 130,000 total. Next up was Dylan Linde in the small blind and he moved all-in for more. Mateos folded and Winter was at risk versus Linde.

Linde:
Winter:

Runout:

Winter spiked a set to come from behind and double through Linde.

Joe McKeehen – 1,121,000 (56 bb)
Sean Winter – 308,000 (15 bb)

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Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 911

Ness Reilly opened to 105,000 from under the gun and Andy Frankenberger came along from the small blind to the flop. Frankenberger checked, Reilly bet 160,000 and Frankenberger called.

Frankenberger took the initiative after the turn and bet 250,000. Reilly called and Frankenberger checked the river. Reilly bet 550,000 and Frankenberger quickly called.

Reilly showed and Frankenberger turned over for Broadway to send him the big pot.

Andy Frankenberger – 3,175,000 (64 bb)
Ness Reilly – 3,700,000 (74 bb)

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Level 18: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

Justin Bonomo opened the cutoff to 50,000, and Lander Lijo three-bet shoved for 175,000 in the big blind. Bonomo called to put him at risk.

Bonomo:
Lijo:

The board ran out , and Lijo doubled up with kings up.

Lander Lijo – 378,000 (19 bb)
Justin Bonomo – 2,675,000 (134 bb)

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Level 18: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

Joe McKeehen opened the cutoff to 45,000, and Justin Bonomo three-bet to 120,000 on the button. McKeehen called.

The flop was . McKeehen checked, Bonomo continued for 90,000, and McKeehen called.

The turn was the , and McKeehen check-called another bet of 210,000.

The river was the . When McKeehen checked for a third time, Bonomo moved all in with the biggest stack at the table. McKeehen had about 525,000 chips left in front of him, and he folded after about a minute of thought.

Bonomo extended his substantial lead over the rest of the field.

Justin Bonomo – 2,850,000 (143 bb)
Joe McKeehen – 525,000 (26 bb)