$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 800/1,600  with a 200 ante
Entries: 68

Matt Glantz and Taylor Paur were involved in what would become an important pot on the turn of a board. Glantz checked from the small blind, Paur bet 7,500 into a pot of about 15,000, and Glantz called.

The river was the . Glantz checked, Paur moved all in for about 19,000 effective, and Glantz called all in for that amount to put himself at risk.

Paur showed , and it was clear his hand was best. Glantz’s was exposed as he departed, his chips now in Paur’s stack.

Not to worry, though, for Glantz. He just reappeared in the room with a fresh registration ticket, and he’s suddenly back to 100,000 again.

Taylor Paur – 135,000 (84 bb)
Matt Glantz – 100,000 (63 bb)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 600/1,200  with a 200 ante
Entries: 65

Three levels have come and gone here in the 2017 SHRPO $25,500 High Roller, and that means it’s time for the first 15-minute break of the day.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 600/1,200  with a 200 ante
Entries: 64

Had a dream that my wife went into labor with me having 3x starting stack in the SHRPO 25k high roller.

Going to reg soon. Plz wait God

— Jason Mercier (@JasonMercier) August 14, 2017

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 600/1,200  with a 200 ante
Entries: 61

Zach Smiley raised to 2,700 under the gun and Scott Blumstein called one spot over. Joey To then three-bet to 10,000 from the hijack and action folded back to Smiley. He called, Blumstein folded, and the flop fell .

Smiley check-called a bet of 13,000 before action went check-check on the turn. When the completed the board on the river, Smiley led out for 16,000 and To snap-folded.

Zach Smiley – 140,000 (117 bb)
Joey To – 76,000 (63 bb)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 600/1,200  with a 200 ante
Entries: 56

Players continue to register this High Roller event such as Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team Member Jared Jaffee, who just took his seat. Here’s a look at some other players who’ve sat down recently:

Sean Winter
James Calderaro
David Peters
Taylor Paur
Ryan Riess
Chris “Big Huni” Hunichen
Olivier Busquet
Dan Smith
Kathy Lehne

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3: 600/1,200  with a 200 ante
Entries: 56

On a flop, Jonathan Jaffe checked from the small blind, and Niall Farrell did the same from under the gun. Matt Glantz was on the button, and he bet 5,000. Jaffe called, but Farrell moved all in for 23,300. Glantz folded out of the way, and Jaffe called to put Farrell at risk once again.

Jaffe:
Farrell:

Farrell had the goods, and the turn and river secured his double-up.

Niall Farrell – 60,000 (50 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe – 95,000 (79 bb)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 500/1,000  with a 100 ante
Entries: 44

Jonathan Jaffe raised to 2,500 under the gun only to have Niall Farrell, who was seated to his direct left, three-bet all in for 14,400. Action folded back to Jaffe and he opted to call.

Jaffe:
Farrell:

Farrell’s kicker had him well out in front and that’s what made all the difference after the board ran out .

Jonathan Jaffe – 75,000 (75 bb)
Niall Farrell – 30,000 (30 bb)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 500/1,000  with a 100 ante
Entries: 44

Robert Heidorn opened for 2,500 from the cutoff and Giuseppe Iadisernia called from the button. Alex Papazian came along from the small blind and then 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Joe McKeehen three-bet to 13,000 from the big.

Heidorn called, the other two players folded, and it was heads-up action to the flop, which came down .

Both players checked and the dealer burned and turned the . McKeehen ripped it for 66,600 and Heidorn thought for nearly two minutes before releasing his hand.

Joe McKeehen – 123,000 (123 bb)
Robert Heidorn – 75,000 ( 75 bb)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2: 500/1,000  with a 100 ante
Entries: 44

Taylor von Kriegenbergh opened for 3,500 under the gun and Joseph Cheong called from the hijack. Zach Smiley and reigning World Series of Poker Main Event champ Scott Blumstein came along from the small and big blinds respectively to make it four-way action to the flop.

Two checks saw von Kriegenbergh continue for 5,500, Cheong called, and Smiley got out of the way. Blumstein also called and then checked the turn. Von Kriegenbergh followed suit and Cheong took the opportunity to bet 12,500.

That did the trick as both his opponents quickly released.

Scott Blumstein – 112,000 (112 bb)
Taylor von Kriegenbergh – 91,000 (91 bb)
Joseph Cheong – 85,000 (85 bb)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Entries: 44

There was quite a commotion at one of the nearby tables. Jonathan Little was standing with his hands on his hips, shaking his head as his stack was being counted down in front of him.

The board showed , and Nick Petrangelo was kind enough to provide the rest of the details once the dust settled.

According to Petrangelo, he opened the cutoff to 2,000, and Little defended his big blind.

On the flop, Little check-raised from 1,500 to 4,000, and Petrangelo re-raised to 10,400. Little called, then check-called another 23,000 after the turn brought the ace.

The river gave Little and his a full house, and he led out for something like 33,000. Petrangelo set him all in for about 75,000 total, and Little called it off with the third nuts.

Petrangelo had one of the two hands that could beat him, though. He showed for the nuts, claiming the big pot and eliminating Little during the second level of the day.

Petrangelo finished in fourth place in this event last year, and his encore effort is off to a flying start. He’s the early chip leader.

Nick Petrangelo – 220,000 (220 bb)
Jonathan Little – Eliminated