High Roller: Erik Seidel Bubbles

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
Level 16: 10,000/20,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 21

Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

Erik Seidel open/shoved for 248,000 from the button with Qd2d and Sean Winter called in the small blind with 6s6d. The 8-time WSOP winner needed help to avoid the bubble but missed as the board ran Jc5s2h3h3d.

The remaining four players are guaranteed at least $125,244.

1st: $459,228
2nd: $271,362
3rd: $187,866
4th: $125,244

Event 8: John Holley Eliminated in 4th Place ($1,944)

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 18: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 54

John Holley (Destin, FL)
John Holley (Destin, FL)

Action folded around to the blinds, where John Holley moved all in for about 45,000 in the small and Yousef Nassr called in the big to put him at risk.

Holley: 9c4s
Nassr: As4d

The board ran out Jc6d3hKcTh, and Nassr’s ace played to earn him the knockout pot and pad his chip lead. He now has well over half the total chips in play — more than 60 percent, in fact. Holley was eliminated in fourth place.

Yousef Nassr – 340,000 (68 bb)
John Holley – Eliminated in 4th place ($1,944)

Event 8: John Holley Doubles Through Yousef Nassr

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 54

Yousef Nassr opened to 11,500 under the gun, and John Holley reraised from the big blind, leaving just a couple thousand chips behind. Nassr moved all in, and Holley called all in for 24,500 total, putting himself at risk.

Nassr: Ac9d
Holley: AsAh

Nassr had literally the worst hand one can have against pocket aces, and the board ran out QhJh6dQd7c to secure Holley’s double-up.

John Holley – 53,000 (13 bb)
Yousef Nassr – 290,000 (73 bb)

High Roller: Jason Mercier Eliminated by Jason Koon

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 21

Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

On the next hand after Mustapha Kanit was knocked out, Jason Mercier open/shoved for 255,000 from the button and Jason Koon called from the big blind.

Koon: JdJh
Mercier: Ah8s

Bad luck for Mercier running into a pair in the blinds and he never caught up on the Kd4c3s4d8d to send the newlywed out in sixth place.

Event 8: Dustin Stewart Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,458)

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 17: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 54

Dustin Stewart (Biloxi, MS)
Dustin Stewart (Biloxi, MS)

Dustin Stewart opened with a raise in early position, and Yousef Nassr defended his big blind.

The flop was Ad6d3h. Nassr checked, Stewart continued for 14,000, and Nassr calls. The turn was the 8c. Nassr checked again, Stewart moved all in for about 45,000, and Nassr quickly called to put his opponent at risk.

Stewart: KcJh
Nassr: Ac8h

Nassr’s two pair had Stewart drawing dead to the Jc river. The former wins the pot, eliminating the latter in fifth place.

Yousef Nassr – 295,000 (74 bb)
Dustin Stewart – Eliminated in 5th place ($1,458)

High Roller: Mustapha Kanit Eliminated by Eric Seidel

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 21

Mustapha Kanit
Mustapha Kanit

Erik Seidel open/shoved for 256,000 and action folded around to Mustapha Kanit on the button. He called with AdKc and had to dodge the live cards JdTc of Seidel.

That bad news came right on the Ts7s7d flop and he couldn’t come back as the board finished QcQd to send Kanit out in seventh place.

Event 8: Daniel Pearlman Eliminated in 6th Place ($1,134)

$360 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
Level 16: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 54

Daniel Pearlman (Hollywood, FL)
Daniel Pearlman (Hollywood, FL)

Dustin Stewart moved all in for about 40,000 on the button, and Daniel Pearlman called all in for about 20,000 in the small blind, putting himself at risk.

Stewart: KsKd
Pearlman: Ah9c

The board ran out Jc5c3d2h8c, and Stewart won the pot with his pair of kings. Pearlman was eliminated in sixth place.

Dustin Stewart – 65,000 (22 bb)
Daniel Pearlman – Eliminated in 6th place ($1,134)

Mega Satellite Day

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Mega satellite day kicks off at 9am on Wednesday morning as the first of six satellites running throughout the day with 44 combined seats guaranteed. The biggest one runs at 11am in the ballroom with 20 seats guaranteed and the final runs at 8pm with a $200, 2 seat turbo.

9AM – $390 Turbo Championship Satellite, 2 seats GTD (1-in-10)
11AM – $390 Mega Championship Satellite, 20 seats GTD (1-in-10)
1PM – $390 Mega Championship Satellite, 10 seats GTD (1-in-10)
3PM – $390 Mega Championship Satellite, 5 seats GTD (1-in-10)
6PM – $390 Mega Championship Satellite, 5 seats GTD (1-in-10)
8PM – $200 Turbo Championship Satellite, 2 seats GTD (1-in-20)

High Roller: Isaac Haxton Eliminated by Ben Tollerene

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
Level 13: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 21

Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton

Isaac Haxton opened to 25,000 and Ben Tollerene moved all-in. Haxton quickly called with QdQs and was flipping against Tollerene’s AsKd.

The dealer put the Ah in the window of the AhJd4s flop and Haxton could not come back on the 5c turn or Jh river to get the High Roller one step closer to the money.

Ben Tollerene – 572,000 (57 bb)
Isaac Haxton – Eliminated

High Roller: Behbehani Eliminated by Tollerene

$50,000 High Roller Turbo (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 21

Salman Behbehani
Salman Behbehani

Salman Behbehani took a shot for a double up and was all-in with JdJc against Ben Tollerene’s AsKd.

He needed his jacks to hold but Tollerene took the lead on the Ad9c6c flop. The Kh turn left him with two outs and he was eliminated after the 9d river.

Ben Tollerene – 410,000 (51 bb)
Salman Behbehani – Eliminated