$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 | Structure
Level 3: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Total Entries: 67

Erik Seidel raised to 2,800 from early position and Chance Kornuth moved all in from the cutoff for about 25,000. Jeffrey Trudeau moved all in out of the small blind and Seidel quickly folded.

Kornuth tabled and was in trouble against Trudeau’s .

The board ran out and Kornuth never had much of a sweat. Trudeau’s aces held up to eliminate Kornuth, at least temporarily.

There are still six levels remaining before registration closes.

Jeffrey Trudeau – 167,000
Chance Kornuth – Eliminated 

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 | Structure
Level 3: 600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Total Entries: 59

Martin Kozlov raised from the hijack and Nipun Java three-bet on the button. Kozlov called and the flop was .

Kozlov checked and Java bet 4,500. Kozlov called. The turn was the and Kozlov checked again.

Java bet 17,500 and Kozlov thought for a minute before calling. The river was the and Kozlov checked for a third time. Java moved all in for effectively Kozlov’s remaining stack and he snap-folded his hand.

Java mucked his hand and got the best of Kozlov for the second time in a couple of orbits.

Nipun Java – 153,000
Martin Kozlov – 55,500

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 | Structure
Level 2: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Total Entries: 55

Marin Kozlov raised to 2,100 from under the gun and Nipun Java three-bet to 6,300 on the button. Kozlov called and the flop was .

Both players checked the flop and the came on the turn. Kozlov bet 5,000 and Java called.

The river was the and Kozlov checked. Java bet 17,000 and Kozlov folded. Java was one of the latest entries to the field and is off to a good start.

Nipun Java – 127,000
Martin Kozlov – 73,500

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 | Structure
Level 2: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Total Entries: 45

On a flop of , Jerry Wong bet from under the gun and David Peters called on the button.

The turn was the and Wong bet 9,000. Peters called again. The river was the and Wong bet 15,900.

Peters thought for over a minute before letting his hand go. Wong mucked his hand dragged the pot.

Jerry Wong – 96,000
David Peters – 84,000

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Total Entries: 44

The under the gun player opened to 1,800 and Jonathan Jaffe three-bet to 5,100 from the button. Stephen Chidwick put in a fourth bet to 12,500 and the UTG player folded. Jaffe five-bet to 30,000 and Chidwick called before the flop.

Chidwick checked, Jaffe bet 12,500 and Chidwick check-raised all in for 48,000. Jaffe quickly called to create the huge, early pot.

Chidwick:
Jaffe:

It looked like a cooler for Chidwick but the turned things around. The river finished the board and Chidwick had Jaffe covered.

“See you guys in a few minutes,” Jaffe said as he headed for the re-entry desk.

Stephen Chidwick – 170,000
Jonathan Jaffe – Eliminated

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 | Structure
Level 1: 400/800 with an 800 ante
Total Entries: 39

Aram Zobian raised to 2,000 from the cutoff and Almedin Imsirovic three-bet to 8,400 out of the small blind.

Zobian called and they were heads-up to a flop of . Imsirovic bet 4,6000 and Zobian called.

The turn was the and Imsirovic bet 21,200. Zobian sent his hand into the muck and Imsirovic took the pot.

“You picked up the flush draw with the seven-nine?” joked Zobian after the hand.

“That’s a pretty good hand,” said Imsirovic with a smile.

Imsirovic won the pot and chipped up significantly from his starting stack in just the first 30 minutes of the tournament.

Almedin Imsirovic – 125,000
Aram Zobian – 88,000

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 | Structure
Level 1: 400/800 with an 800 ante
Total Entries: 35

On a flop of , Shaun Deeb checked from under the gun and John Dubois checked back from the cutoff.

The turn was the and Deeb led out for 2,200. Dubois called. The river was the and Deeb checked.

Dubois bet 7,500 and Deeb called. Dubois showed and Deeb mucked his hand. Dubois took the early pot with an ace-high flush.

John Dubois – 110,000
Shaun Deeb – 84,000

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Total Entries: 25

As you would expect with any tournament with this price tag, the field is full of talent. We found two World Champs in their seats at the start across the room from each other.

John Cynn is the reigning WSOP Main Event Champ and it’s only been a few weeks since he earned his bracelet. Joe McKeehen won his WSOP Main Event in 2016 and he followed that up with another bracelet in 2017.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 1: 400/800 with a 800 ante
Total Entries: 18

At the crack of noon, Tournament Director Tony Burns put cards in the air for the SHRPO Big 4 High Roller.

We have 18 players here at the start with more in line and late registration available until 7:30 this evening following the dinner break.