High Roller: More Chips for Toby Lewis

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 7: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Total Entries: 107

On a flop of 9d7h5c, Toby Lewis checked from middle position and Darren Elias bet 13,000 from the cutoff.

Lewis called and the 9s came on the turn. Both players checked and the river was the 8s and Lewis led out for 35,000.

Elias called and Lewis showed 7c6c. Elias mucked his hand and Lewis won the pot with a straight, adding chips to his already massive stack.

Toby Lewis – 480,000
Darren Elias

High Roller: Jonathan Jaffe Leads Coming Back from Break

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 7: 1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Total Entries: 107

The players are back from their second break of the day and the field is up to 107 entries, with registration closing at the start of level 10.

Jonathan Jaffe is leading the pack with 564,000 in chips. Here is a look at the top stacks in the field:

Jonathan Jaffe – 564,000
Shaun Deeb – 465,000
Paul Hofer – 435,000
Toby Lewis – 415,000
Stephen Chidwick – 320,000
Barry Hutter – 308,000

High Roller: Toby Lewis Building a Stack

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 | Structure
Level 6: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Total Entries: 94

Toby Lewis

Jason Mercier raised to 5,500 from the cutoff and Toby Lewis called on the button. Darren Elias defended his big blind and the flop was Qc7c5d.

Elias checked, Mercier bet 7,500, Lewis called and Elias called.

The turn was the Qh and Elias checked. Mercier bet 19,000, Lewis called and Elias folded.

The river was the 2d. Mercier checked and Lewis checked behind. Mercier tabled AdJd and Lewis won the pot with 9c9s.

Lewis won the pot and is in contention for the chip lead, while Mercier is down to about half of his stack .

Toby Lewis – 365,000
Jason Mercier – 46,000

High Roller: Table Changes

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000Guarantee | Structure
Level 6: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Total Entries: 100

Kristen Bicknell (left) and Jason Mercier (right)

The High Roller entry count hit 100 before the second break and we’re seeing players join from other events.

Kristen Bicknell is now seated next to Jason Mercier, she made the money but busted short of the final table in the $2,650 Big 4 event and Mercier went deep in Day 3 of the Championship. At another table, Shannon Shorr is grinding his High Roller stack after cashing the $2,650 Big 4 event as well.

Shannon Shorr

High Roller: Jeff Gross Doubles Through Almedin Imsirovic

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 6: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Total Entries: 91

Jeff Gross

On a flop of Td6d4s, Almedin Imsirovic checked from under the gun and Jeff Gross moved all in for about 45,000. Imsirovic thought for little bit before reluctantly tossing in a call.

Gross showed KsKc and was in the lead against Imsirovic’s 7s7h.

The turn was the 6s and the river was the Ah. Gross’ kings held up and he doubled up.

Jeff Gross – 130,000
Almedin Imsirovic – 75,500

High Roller: Chance Kornuth Eliminated by Giuseppe Iadisernia

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 5: 1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Total Entries: 88

Chance Kornuth

Gal Yifrach raised to 4,000 from middle position and Cliff Josephy called from the cutoff. Scott Wright called on the button and Giuseppe Iadisernia called out of the small blind.

Chance Kornuth three-bet to 20,000 out of the big blind, which brought folds from Yifrach and Josephy. Wright and Iadisernia both called.

The flop was 8h6s3d and Iadisernia checked. Kornuth bet 21,500, Wright folded and Iadisernia called.

The turn was the Jd and Iadisernia checked. Kornuth moved all in for 67,500 and Iadisernia called after a couple minutes of thought.

Kornuth showed Ac5d and was in need of an ace against Iadisernia’s Ts8s.

The river was the 3s and Iadisernia won the pot to eliminate Kornuth. Iadisernia is one of the biggest stacks in the room and carrying over the momentum from his third-place finish in the $50,000 Super High Roller event.

Giuseppe Iadisernia – 310,000
Chance Kornuth – Eliminated 

High Roller: Joey Weissman Eliminated by Anthony Zinno

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 4: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Total Entries: 80

Anthony Zinno raised from early position and Jonathan Little called from middle position. Joey Weissman three-bet to 13,500 from the cutoff. Both Zinno and Little called.

The flop was Qd9s8d and Zinno checked. So did Little and Weissman bet 13,000. Zinno called and Little folded.

The turn was the 7d and Zinno checked. Weissman moved all in for 54,500 and Zinno went into the tank for a couple of minutes before calling.

Zinno showed AhQh and just needed to fade a 10 against Weissman’s As[Jc.]

The river was the 7d and Zinno won the pot with a pair of queens, eliminating Weissman.

Anthony Zinno – 190,000
Joey Weissman – Eliminated 

High Roller: Guarantee Met

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 4: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Total Entries: 80

Anthony Zinno

With entry number 80 this afternoon, the Big 4 High Roller officially hit its $2,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and it will continue climbing until registration closes at 7:30pm.

Anthony Zinno was one of the afternoon entries, taking time out on his birthday to grind the High Roller. Only a week ago, the three-time WPT champ (and former WPT Player of the Year) found himself at another WPT final table. Zinno went out in fifth place and was unable to match a record-typing fourth title.

High Roller: Joey Couden Eliminated by Gal Yifrach

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 | Structure
Level 4: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Total Entries: 78

Gal Yifrach raised to 3,500 from the cutoff and Joey Couden three-bet to 13,500 out of the small blind. Yifrach called and they were heads-up to a flop of KhJs3d.

Couden bet 8,500 and Yifrach called. The turn was the 2c and Couden checked. Yifrach bet 18,500 and Couden moved all in for about 65,000. Yifrach snap-called.

Couden showed AhKc and was drawing dead against Yifrach’s JhJc.

The river was a meaningless 8h and Couden hit the rail.

Gal Yifrach – 205,000
Joey Couden – Eliminated 

High Roller: Andrew Graham Doubles Through Joe McKeehen

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 | Structure
Level 4: 1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Total Entries: 72

Andrew Graham

Andrew Graham was on the button and got into a preflop battle with Joe McKeehen in the big blind.

Graham got all in preflop for 104,500 with ThTs against McKeehen’s AsKs.

The board ran out Jd6c4s7s5h and Graham’s pair won the flip to double up and take almost the entirety of McKeehen’s stack.

Andrew Graham – 211,500
Joe McKeehen – 12,500