$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 40

The 13 remaining players are taking their final break of the day. Ajay Chabra leads the way with Brandon Adams sitting in second.

They will play two more levels and bag up for a return tomorrow.

Table 78
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Barry Hutter – 266,000 (44 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Ankush Mandavia – 90,000 (15 bb)
Seat 5: Shaun Deeb – 218,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6: Justin Young – 296,000 (49 bb)
Seat 7: Larry Greenberg – 167,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Brandon Adams – 763,000 (127 bb)

Table 79
Seat 1: Ajay Chabra – 876,000 (146 bb)
Seat 2: Jonathan Little – 80,000 (13 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Darren Elias – 343,000 (57 bb)
Seat 5: Mark Fisher – 163,000 (27 bb)
Seat 6: Jerry Wong – 210,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Pablo Fernandez – 208,000 (35 bb)
Seat 8: Lance Steinberg – 320,000 (53 bb)

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Level 12: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 40

With the board reading to the turn, Seth Davies checked from the big blind and Ajay Chabra bet 40,000. Davies check-raised to 135,000 and Chabra put him all in after a minute’s thought. Davies had approximately 130,000 behind and called.

Davies:
Chabra:

Chabra was ahead with top pair but Davies had 15 river outs with the open-ended straight draw and flush draw. The river was and Davies was eliminated.

Ajay Chabra – 790,000 (158 bb)
Seth Davies – Eliminated

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Level 12: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 40

A few shorter stacks are getting shovey and Justin Young took a shot when he moved all in for 80,000 from early position. The move made it around to Ankush Mandavia in the big blind and he called.

Young:
Mandavia:

Young needed to dodge the two suited overcards for the double and the dealer did a clean board when he came for his double.

Justin Young – 168,000 (34 bb)
Ankush Mandavia – 305,000 (61 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
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Level 12: 3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 40

The 16 remaining players are in their new seats and cards are back in the air. Below is the new table draw with chip counts to come.

Table 78
Seat 1: Sergi Reixach
Seat 2: Barry Hutter
Seat 3: Chance Kornuth
Seat 4: Ankush Mandavia
Seat 5: Shaun Deeb
Seat 6: Justin Young
Seat 7: Larry Greenberg
Seat 8: Brandon Adams

Table 79
Seat 1: Ajay Chabra
Seat 2: Jonathan Little
Seat 3: Seth Davies
Seat 4: Darren Elias
Seat 5: Mark Fisher
Seat 6: Jerry Wong
Seat 7: Pablo Fernandez
Seat 8: Lance Steinberg

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Level 11: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 40

Shaun Deeb opened from under the gun and Barry Hutter three-bet to 24,000. Ben Yu moved all in for 87,000 from the button and Deeb shipped in over the top for 187,000. Hutter considered coming along, for a few minutes, but reluctantly released his hand.

Yu:
Deeb:

Yu was dominated in his comeback attempted and nothing on the could save it.

At exactly the same time, Will Failla was all in and knocked out in 17th place.

Tournament Director Tony Burns paused the clock and they are redrawing seats at the last two tables.

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Level 11: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 40

There was a long drought of action after James Collopy was sent out but there was some over the last few minutes. Ben Yu found himself on the short stack after going to battle with Darren Elias. Yu called flop and rivers bets with the board reading . Elias was good with to leave Yu with crumbs.

Then he doubled against Elias with against to get some chips back.

Soon after, James Calderaro moved all in for 45,000 and Yu moved all in behind for 60,000. The rest of the table released and Calderaro was in trouble.

Calderaro:
Yu:

Calderaro was dominated and the board could not save him.

While that hand was doing down, Marc MacDonnell was knocked off Table 78 to leave them two eliminations from a two-table redraw.

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Level 10: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 40

We had a quick run of knockouts as soon as action was back underway. Neither Qartomy nor James Collopy lasted long with their last-minute entry and Brian Green was another casualty.

On Collopy’s hand, he opened to 7,000 from middle position and Jonathan Little three-bet to 18,000 from the hijack. Marc MacDonnell put in a fourth bet to 46,000 from the small blind and Collopy moved all in for approximately 90,000. Little released and MacDonnell called quickly.

MacDonnell:
Collopy:

Collopy ran into a monster and the board could not save him.

Marc MacDonnell – 197,000

2018 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Entries: 40
Prize Pool: $1,000,000
April 15-16, 2018

Registration closed on the High Roller with exactly 40 entries. That puts a cool $1,000,000 in the prize pool with the last six spots paying out.

1st: $370,000
2nd: $240,000
3rd: $150,000
4th: $105,000
5th: $75,000
6th: $60,000

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Total Entries: 40

The High Roller is back in action after the hour-long dinner break and we hit the magic number to drill the $1 million guaranteed prize pool on the nose.

Dinner-time additions were Shaun Deeb, Benjamin Yu, and James Collopy. The latter getting to the cage with a minute to spare at the registration window.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Returning to Level 10: 2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Total Entries: 38

The dinner break is halfway through and the entry count clicked up to 38. We do not know who that mystery player will be but they will join Ray Qartomy with a fresh 100,000 stack when they restart.

Table 78
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Justin Young – 177,000 (59 bb)
Seat 3: Jonathan Little – 121,000 (40 bb)
Seat 4: Brian Green – 109,000 (36 bb)
Seat 5: Jerry Wong – 254,000 (85 bb)
Seat 6: Marc MacDonnell – 84,000 (28 bb)
Seat 7: Lance Steinberg – 298,000 (99 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

Table 79
Seat 1: Barry Hutter – 190,000 (63 bb)
Seat 2: James Calderaro – 82,000 (27 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Darren Elias – 160,000 (53 bb)
Seat 5: Brandon Adams – 362,000 (121 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Seth Davies – 339,000 (113 bb)
Seat 8: Will Failla – 140,000 (47 bb)

Table 80
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Mark Fisher – 110,000 (37 bb)
Seat 3: Pablo Fernandez – 222,000 (74 bb)
Seat 4: Sergi Reixach – 145,000 (48 bb)
Seat 5: Ankush Mandavia – 146,000 (49 bb)
Seat 6: Lawrence Greenberg – 284,000 (95 bb)
Seat 7: Chance Kornuth – 266,000 (89 bb)
Seat 8: — Empty —

By chip counts:

Brandon Adams – 362,000 (121 bb)
Seth Davies – 339,000 (113 bb)
Lance Steinberg – 298,000 (99 bb)
Lawrence Greenberg – 284,000 (95 bb)
Chance Kornuth – 266,000 (89 bb)
Jerry Wong – 254,000 (85 bb)
Pablo Fernandez – 222,000 (74 bb)
Barry Hutter – 190,000 (63 bb)
Justin Young – 177,000 (59 bb)
Darren Elias – 160,000 (53 bb)
Ankush Mandavia – 146,000 (49 bb)
Sergi Reixach – 145,000 (48 bb)
Will Failla – 140,000 (47 bb)
Jonathan Little – 121,000 (40 bb)
Mark Fisher – 110,000 (37 bb)
Brian Green – 109,000 (36 bb)
Marc MacDonnell – 84,000 (28 bb)
James Calderaro – 82,000 (27 bb)