High Roller: Nick Yunis – 5th Place ($133,950)

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 94

Nick Yunis
Nick Yunis

Nick Yunis moved all in for 435,000 under the gun, and David Malka re-shoved from the small blind. Tim West folded his big blind, and Yunis was heads up for his tournament life.

Yunis: Ac3d
Malka: AdQh

The board ran out 8h5h5sAs4h, and Malka’s kicker played to earn him the pot. Yunis was eliminated in fifth place.

David Malka – 2,900,000
Nick Yunis – Eliminated

High Roller: Nick Yunis Gets Short

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 94

David Malka opened the button to 110,000, and Nick Yunis defended his big blind.

The flop was 7d4s2c. Yunis led out for 85,000, and Malka called. The turn was the 4h, and Malka called another bet from Yunis — 125,000 this time. the river was the Td, and Yunis made the same bet of 125,000. Malka raised to 575,000, putting Yunis to a decision for almost all of his remaining chips. After a couple minutes in the tank, Yunis folded.

David Malka – 2,350,000 (47 bb)
Nick Yunis – 480,000 (10 bb)

Championship: Justin Young Wins ($654,161); Garrett Greer – 2nd Place ($458,722)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 36: 200,000/400,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 1,222

Showdown Championship winner, Justin Young
Showdown Championship winner, Justin Young

Two hands after running into Justin Young’s flush, Garrett Greer got his last 10,300,000 in holding As8d against the KhQc of Young.

The flop paired both players, falling AhKs4c, but Greer had the lead with a pair of aces. The turn was the Jd. A river Qh got a gasp out of the rail as Young improved to an unlikely two pair to bust Greer second. Young earned the title and $654,161.

Garrett Greer eliminated in 2nd place
Garrett Greer eliminated in 2nd place

Final table results:

1st: Justin Young – $654,161 + TOC Seat
2nd: Garrett Greer – $458,722
3rd: Hyoung Chae – $297,336
4th: Matthew Haugen – $220,207
5th: Tim Reilly – $164,113
6th: Ben Tarzia – $132,560
7th: Sam Soverel – $110,357
8th: Andrey Plotnikov – $87,880
9th: Cate Hall – $65,404
10th: William Foxen – $49,627

A full report on the victory will be posted shortly.

Championship: Young Hits a Flush

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 36: 200,000/400,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,222
Average Stack: 18,330,000 (45 bb)

The board was dealt to the turn and it laid As7s7hTs. Greer lead for 1,600,000. Young called from the button.

The river fell the 6s. Greer slowed down, checking to Young. Young reached deep into his stack and pulled out a bet of 3,250,000. Greer double-checked his hole cards and called. Young flipped over KsJs for an ace-high flush and took the pot. Greer was left shortstacked.

Championship: Chip Counts at the Level Up

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 36: 200,000/400,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,222
Average Stack: 18,330,000 (45 bb)

Level 36 is underway with a small blind of 200,000, a big blind of 400,000 and an ante of 50,000. Of note is the fact heads-up levels are 30 minutes each.

Here’s a look at how the players stack up following by the remaining payouts and the updated final table results:

Justin Young – 19,000,000 (47 bb)
Garrett Greer – 17,650,000 (44 bb)

1st – $654,161 + TOC Seat
2nd – $458,722

3rd: Hyoung Chae – $297,336
4th: Matthew Haugen – $220,207
5th: Tim Reilly – $164,113
6th: Ben Tarzia – $132,560
7th: Sam Soverel – $110,357
8th: Andrey Plotnikov – $87,880
9th: Cate Hall – $65,404
10th: William Foxen – $49,627

Results through 11th place 

Championship: Young Doubles through Greer

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 35: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,222
Average Stack: 18,330,000 (61 bb)

Garrett Greer got things started from the button with a raise to 7000,000. Justin Young three-bet making it 1,850,000. It was back on Greer and he shoved having Young’s last 9,625,000 covered. Young took a minute, but found a call.

Greer: 4c4h
Young: Ah9h

The flop improved Young falling AdQh5c. The turn 6s didn’t change a thing and neither did the river Qs. Young doubled to take a slight chip lead over Greer.

Justin Young: 19,350,000 (64 bb)
Garrett Greer – 17,300,000 (57 BB)

High Roller: Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 6th Place ($101,050)

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 94

Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened to 85,000 second to act, and Sylvain Loosli three-bet to 220,000 in the cutoff. Timoshenko called.

The flop came Ts8d2d. Timoshenko checked, Loosli continued for 175,000, and Timoshenko check-raised to 375,000. Loosli moved all in with the covering stack, and Timoshenko called all in for just less than 900,000 total.

Timoshenko: AsAc (pair of aces)
Loosli: 2s2h (set of deuces)

The turn was the Kc and the river the 6h, and Loosli won the pot with a set of deuces. Timoshenko was eliminated in sixth place.

Sylvain Loosli – 2,900,000 (73 bb)
Yevgeniy Timoshenko – Eliminated

High Roller: Nick Petrangelo Picks Up Where He Left Off

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 94

Nick Petrangelo
Nick Petrangelo

The final six players have played four hands since returning from the dinner break, and Nick Petrangelo has won the last three of them.

On the second hand back, Nick Yunis opened to 80,000, and Petrangelo three-bet to 230,000 from the small blind. Yunis folded.

Next, Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened to 85,000, and three players called, including Petrangelo on the button. It checked to the button on the Js6c3s flop, and a bet of 140,000 was enough to coax three folds and give Petrangelo his second pot in a row.

Petrangelo opened the next hand to 90,000 from the cutoff, and David Malka three-bet to 230,000 on the button. Petrangelo four-bet to 675,000, and Malka quickly folded.

Petrangelo’s stack has trended upward to start this level, and it looks like he’s just inched his way up to 3,000,000 chips as he stacked that last pot. That gives him more than 30% of the total chips in play with six players remaining.

Championship: Hyoung Chae Eliminated 3rd ($297,336)

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 35: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 1,222
Average Stack: 18,330,000 (61 bb)

Hyoung Chae eliminated in 3rd place
Hyoung Chae eliminated in 3rd place

A severely shortstacked Hyoung Chae was on the button and shoved for less than 1,000,000. Justin Young was in the small blind and raised. Garrett Greer mucked and Chae was at risk against Young.

Young: 5h5d
Chae: AhQh

The dealer burned and turned a 9c9h2c7d4h and Young earned the bustout. Chae, who began the 10-handed final table with the chip lead, earned $297,336 for his 3rd-place finish.

Garrett Greer – 22,450,000 (89 bb)
Justin Young – 14,200,000 (47 bb)
Hyoung Chae – Eliminated in 3rd place ($297,336)

Championship: Greer Doubles through Chae

Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship 
Level 35: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 1,222
Average Stack: 12,220,000 (40 bb)

Garrett Greer was on the button and raised to 650,000. Action moved to Hyoung Chae in the small blind and he made it 1,600,000. Justin Young folded the big blind sending it back to Greer. He called and saw a flop with Chae.

Jd9h3s

Chae lead for 2,000,000. Greer called.

Jd9h3sTh

Chae open-shoved having Greer covered. Greer snap-called his last 7,200,000. Chae flipped over AhJs for top pair top kicker while Greer was best with the 3c3d set.

Jd9h3sTh8c

Chae didn’t improve on the river and Greer earned the full double.

Garrett Greer – 22,625,000 (75 bb)
Hyoung Chae – 1,025,000 (3 bb)