$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 75

Kyle Julius moved all in for about 140,000 in the cutoff, and Stefan Schillhabel called to put him at risk from the button.

Julius:
Schillhabel:

The flop left Julius nearly dead, and the turn ended the hand one card early. The river was the meaningless , and Schillhabel won the pot with an ace-high flush.

Julius was eliminated, while his executioner extended his chip lead further.

Stefan Schillhabel – 955,000 (119 bb)
Kyle Julius – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 14: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 75

Erik Seidel got his last 64,000 chips into the middle from the button against Jason Mercier in the small blind.

Seidel:
Mercier:

Seidel flopped the lead on the , but Mercier turned a straight with the . Seidel was drawing dead to a chop, and the river sent him to the rail.

Jason Mercier – 280,000 (35 bb)
Erik Seidel – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 75

Action folded around to the blinds, where Kyle Julius moved all in for 70,000 in the small and Stefan Schillhabel called in the big.

Julius:
Schillhabel:

The board ran out in Julius’ favor, coming . He doubled up with a pair of kings.

Even after paying off that little double, Schillhabel remains atop the chip counts, holding a narrow lead over his tablemate, Jonathan Jaffe.

Kyle Julius – 146,000 (18 bb)
Stefan Schillhabel – 645,000 (99 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 75

Koray Aldemir moved all in for 70,000 in middle position, and Joe Kuether called all in for 60,000 on the button, putting himself at risk.

Kuether showed down , and Aldemir let out an audible scoff. He held in his hands as he shook his head slowly back and forth.

Things improved in a hurry, though. The flop came , giving Aldemir a set and putting Kuether two cards from the door. The turn and river completed the board with blanks.

Aldemir was apologetic in victory. “Just have to complain, I guess,” he said. “Sorry.”

Kuether was eliminated.

Koray Aldemir – 146,000 (24 bb)
Joe Kuether – Eliminated

2018 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino 
Hollywood, Florida
Event 11
$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
Entries: 75
Prize Pool: $1,875,000
January 22, 2018

1st: $556,873
2nd: $403,125
3rd: $248,438
4th: $169,688
5th: $113,438
6th: $85,313
7th: $69,375
8th: $60,000
9th: $58,125
10th: $56,250
11th: $54,375

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 13: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries: 75

Blake Bohn moved all in for 115,000 under the gun, and Jonathan Jaffe called to put him at risk in the next seat over.

Bohn:
Jaffe:

The board ran out , and Jaffe won the race with trip aces. Bohn was eliminated.

Jonathan Jaffe – 590,000 (98 bb)
Blake Bohn – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Entries: 73

Isaac Haxton opened the button to 11,000, and Mike Leah three-bet shoved for 18,500 in the small blind. From the big, Koray Aldemir re-shoved for a bit under 200,000, and Haxton surrendered.

Leah:
Aldemir:

Leah flopped an open-ender, but that’s as close as he’d get. The board ran out , and Aldemir won the pot with his pair of tens. Leah was eliminated.

While that hand was playing out, Darren Elias moved all in for 108,500 at the adjacent table, and Alexander Turyansky put him at risk from the small blind.

Elias showed against Turyansky’s , and a board full of blanks gave the pot to Turyansky. Elias was eliminated.

Alexander Turyansky – 325,000
Koray Aldemir – 220,000
Mike Leah – Eliminated
Darren Elias – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Entries: 72

Stefan Schillhabel opened to 11,000 under the gun, and Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 36,000 two seats over. From the big blind, Kyle Julius four-bet to 75,000, and only Jaffe called.

Both players checked through the flop and the turn. The river was the , and Julius bet 100,500. Jaffe shrugged and called.

“You win,” Julius admitted.

“Can I see it?” Jaffe requested.

Julius showed for nothing, and Jaffe tabled to win the pot with fives full.

Jonathan Jaffe – 445,000
Kyle Julius – 75,000

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 11: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Entries: 67

Lander Lijo opened to 9,000 under the gun, and Olivier Busquet three-bet to 30,000 in the small blind. Lijo called.

The flop was . Busquet set his opponent all in for 59,500, and Lijo quickly called to put himself at risk.

“Oh, no,” Busquet scowled.

Lijo:
Busquet:

Lijo had flopped trip kings, and the turn and river secured his double-up.

Lander Lijo – 187,000
Olivier Busquet – 145,000

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Entries: 67

Kyle Julius opened the cutoff to 7,000, and Stefan Schillhabel three-bet to 23,000 on the button. From the big blind, Jonathan Jaffe four-bet shoved for 107,500. Julius quickly folded, but Schillhabel slipped into the tank.

That amused Nick Petrangelo at the other end of the table.

“Schill-billy…” Petrangelo sing-songed. “Cookie jar…” He seemed to think Schillhabel had his hand caught somewhere it wasn’t supposed to be. “Cookies for Schilly,” Petrangelo laughed.

Schillhabel called to put Jaffe at risk, though, and he did have a real hand.

Schillhabel:
Jaffe:

The board ran out safely for Jaffe, coming to double him up.

Julius claimed to have folded pocket eights after the hand.

Jonathan Jaffe – 227,000
Stefan Schillhabel – 535,000