High Roller: Jason Mercier Eliminated in 9th Place

$25,500 SHRPO Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Player Remaining:  8 of 115

Jason Mercier

TK Miles opened to 60,000 from middle position and Andy Andrejevic raised to 180,000 from the hijack. John Ray shoved 205,000 from the button and Jason Mercier reshoved 300,000 from the big blind.

TK Miles moved all in and Andrejevic asked for a count. The dealer counted down 1,215,000 and Ray said “Wow this is sick”

Andrejevic folded and the three players tabled their hands.

Jason Mercier was in the lead with his QhQs against Ray’s 9d9s and Miles’s AcKh.

The flop came 9s7s4d and Ray flopped a set of nines to take the lead. The turn brought the 6d and the river was the As to give Miles the side pot.

Josh Ray – 520,000 (21 bb)
TK Miles – 1,120,000 (45 bb)
Jason Mercier – Eliminated in 9th Place ($73,855)

Josh Ray

High Roller: Final Nine Redraw

$25,500 SHRPO Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Player Remaining:  9 of 115

Here’s a look at how the final nine stack up:

Seat 1: Josh Ray – 350,000 (14 bb)
Seat 2: Matthew Wantman – 580,000 (23 bb)
Seat 3: Jason Mercier – 290,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4: Shaun Deeb – 2,075,000 (83 bb)
Seat 5: Olivier Busquet – 930,000 (37 bb)
Seat 6: TK Miles – 1,330,000 (53 bb)
Seat 7: Albert Daher – 2,100,000 (84 bb)
Seat 8: Andy Andrejevic – 3,215,000 (129 bb)
Seat 9: Jake Schwartz – 495,000 (20 bb)

High Roller: Ali Imsirovic Eliminated by Albert Daher

$25,500 SHRPO Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Player Remaining:  9 of 115

Ali Imsirovic

On a board reading 9s3d2c10c, Albert Daher checked to Ali Imsirovic who bet 200,000. Daher shoved for 630,000 effective and Imsirovic thought about it before calling all in.

Daher turned over KcJs and was behind Imsirovic’s Kd9c pair of nines.

The river brought the Qs and Daher hit his gutshot to eliminate Imsirovic in tenth place.

Albert Daher – 2,100,000 (105 bb)
Ali Imsirovic – Eliminated in 10th Place ($71,015)

High Roller: Jim Collopy Eliminated by Matthew Wantman

$25,500 SHRPO Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Player Remaining:  10 of 115

Jim Collopy

On the next hand, after Matthew Wantman doubled, it folded to Jim Collopy on the button and he opened to 40,000. Wantman moved all in, Jake Schwartz folded his big blind and Collopy called at risk.

Wantman: AdQs
Collopy: 8c8s

It was a race and Wantman took the lead on the AsKh3d flop. The 9s turn and Qc river finished the board and Collopy exited in 11th place.

Matthew Wantman – 850,000 (43 bb)
Jim Collopy – Eliminated in 11th Place ($68,170)

High Roller: Matthew Wantman Doubles Through Jake Schwartz

$25,500 SHRPO Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Player Remaining:  11 of 115

Matthew Wantman
Matthew Wantman

Jake Swartz opened to 40,000 from under the gun and it folded around to Matthew Wantman in the big blind. He moved all in for 240,000 and Schwartz called.

Wantman: 7d7s
Schwartz: 8d8s

Wantman needed a lot of help, missed the QdJsTd flop and the 4c turn. The 7h river gave him a set of sevens for the double.

Matthew Wantman – 490,000 (25 bb)
Jake Schwartz – 240,000 (12 bb)

High Roller: Chris Johnson Eliminated by Olivier Busquet

$25,500 SHRPO Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Player Remaining:  11 of 115

Olivier Busquet

Chris Johnson was all in was AsKs and flipping against Olivier Busquet’s JcJs.

The flop came AdQhJd and Busquet flopped a set to take a commanding lead. The turn brought the Ah, giving Johnson some outs.

The river was the 4s, clean for Busquet as his full house held. Busquet had 475,000 to start the hand and Johnson had slightly less.

Olivier Busquet – 1,000,000 (50 bb)
Chris Johnson – Eliminated in 12th Place ($65,330)

High Roller: Sam Soverel Eliminated by TK Miles

$25,500 SHRPO Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Player Remaining:  12 of 115

TK Miles

Sam Soverel opened to 40,000 and TK Miles raised to 145,000. Soverel shoved for around 650,000 and Miles called.

Soverel tabled As5s and needed to get lucky against Miles’s JhJc.

The flop came 8s6h2h and Miles’s pocket jacks still led. The Ac hit the turn and the tables turned. Miles began pushing his chips away until the Jd spiked the river and Miles pulled them back.

TK Miles – 1,355,000 (68 bb)
Sam Soverel – Eliminated in 13th Place ($62,490)

High Roller: Mark Eddleman Eliminated by Shaun Deeb

$25,500 SHRPO Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Player Remaining:  13 of 115

Shaun Deeb

Shaun Deeb opened to 40,000 from the button. John Ray called from the small blind and Mark Eddleman raised to 170,000 from the big blind.

Deeb made it 410,000 Ray got out of the way and Eddleman shoved for 1,100,000. Deeb called with AhKd and needed to get lucky against Eddleman’s KcKs.

The flop came QhJh10h and Deeb did indeed get lucky as he flopped broadway with royal flush outs.

The turn was the Qd giving Eddleman some hope. The river 3h sealed the deal as Deeb wound up with the a flush to eliminate Eddleman in 14th place and take the lead.

Shaun Deeb – 2,700,000 (135 bb)
Mark Eddleman – Eliminated in 14th Place ($59,650)

High Roller: Richard Lee Eliminated by Ali Imsirovic

$25,500 SHRPO Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Player Remaining:  14 of 115

Richard Lee

Richard Lee was all in for around 280,000 from the button with AsJd and needed to improve against Ali Imsirovic’s KdKh.

The board came Qs9d2h8d4h and Imsirovic’s pocket kings held to score the knockout.

Ali Imsirovic – 800,000 (53 bb)
Richard Lee – Eliminated in 15th Place ($56,810)

High Roller: Josh Ray Doubles Through Jason Mercier

$25,500 SHRPO Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15: 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Player Remaining:  15 of 115

Josh Ray raised all in for 210,000 from early position and Jason Mercier isolated from the button.

Ray: AdQc
Mercier: JsJh

The board came down AhKh10c6sKd, giving Ray aces and kings to double through Mercier.

Josh Ray – 460,000 (31 bb)
Jason Mercier – 430,000 (29 bb)