$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 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: Malka:
The board ran out , and Malka’s kicker played to earn him the pot. Yunis was eliminated in fifth place.
$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 . Yunis led out for 85,000, and Malka called. The turn was the , and Malka called another bet from Yunis — 125,000 this time. the river was the , 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)
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
Two hands after running into Justin Young’s flush, Garrett Greer got his last 10,300,000 in holding against the of Young.
The flop paired both players, falling , but Greer had the lead with a pair of aces. The turn was the . A river 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
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.
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 . Greer lead for 1,600,000. Young called from the button.
The river fell the . 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 for an ace-high flush and took the pot. Greer was left shortstacked.
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:
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: Young:
The flop improved Young falling . The turn didn’t change a thing and neither did the river . Young doubled to take a slight chip lead over Greer.
$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 opened to 85,000 second to act, and Sylvain Loosli three-bet to 220,000 in the cutoff. Timoshenko called.
The flop came . 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: (pair of aces) Loosli: (set of deuces)
The turn was the and the river the , and Loosli won the pot with a set of deuces. Timoshenko was eliminated in sixth place.
$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
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 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.
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
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: Chae:
The dealer burned and turned a 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)
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.
Chae lead for 2,000,000. Greer called.
Chae open-shoved having Greer covered. Greer snap-called his last 7,200,000. Chae flipped over for top pair top kicker while Greer was best with the set.
Chae didn’t improve on the river and Greer earned the full double.