High Roller: Ali Imsirovic Doubles Thru Bryn Kenney

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 102

Ali Imsirovic
Ali Imsirovic

Bryn Kenney raised to 125,000, Ali Imsirovic reraised to 400,000, and Kenney called.

The flop came 10s8h4s, Imsirovic checked, Kenney bet 445,000, and Imsirovic check-raised all in for 2,030,000.

Kenney called with 8d4d for two pair, eights and fours. Imsirovic turned over 7s5s for a spade flush draw with a gutshot straight draw. Imsirovic needed to Improve to stay alive

The turn card was the Jc, the river card was the 9d, and Imsirovic caught a runner-runner jack-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ali Imsirovic  –  4,900,000  (123 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  5,300,000  (133 bb)

High Roller: Bryn Kenney Doubles Thru Ali Imsirovic

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 102

Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

With the board showing AdAc5hQc on the turn, Bryn Kenney bet 425,000, and Ali Imsirovic called.

The river card was the 8c, Kenney moved all in for about 2.72 million, and Imsirovic tanked for a while before he folded.

Imsirovic showed one card — the Ah — and Kenney put out his cards and let Imsirovic choose one to turn over. It was the 5c.

“It’s a club,” said Imsirovic. “Okay, I feel good.”

Bryn Kenney  –  3,925,000  (98 bb)
Ali Imsirovic  –  6,275,000  (157 bb)

A hand or three later, with the board showing Jh9c6s3s on the turn, Imsirovic checked, Kenney bet 645,000, and Imsirovic moved all in.

Kenney quickly called all in for 3,685,000 with AsJc for a pair of jacks, and Imsirovic turned over 10s7s for a spade flush draw with a gutshot straight draw. Kenney needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The river card was the Ad, and Kenney won the pot with two pair, aces and jacks, to double up in chips.

Bryn Kenney  –  8,150,000  (204 bb)
Ali Imsirovic  –  2,050,000  (51 bb)

High Roller: Official Chip Counts at the Break

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
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Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 102

Ali Imsirovic and Bryn Kenney
Ali Imsirovic (left) versus Bryn Kenney (right)

The final two players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 and a big blind ante of 40,000. Here are the official chip counts from the table, followed by the final table payouts:

Ali Imsirovic  –  6,175,000  (154 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  4,025,000  (101 bb)

1st:  $695,355 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $503,880

3rd:  Anton Wigg  –  $314,925
4th:  Vikenty Shegal  –  $216,670
5th:  Martin Zamani  –  $141,085
6th:  Stephen Song  –  $103,295
7th:  Anthony Hu  –  $85,660
8th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $73,065
9th:  Gal Yifrach  –  $70,540

High Roller: Ali Imsirovic Doubles Thru Bryn Kenney in a Heads-Up Cooler

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Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 102

Ali Imsirovic
When heads-up play began, the trophy was placed on the table, and Ali Imsirovic placed it next to his chip stack and cradled it in his arms, saying, “I need to channel this trophy.”

Ali Imsirovic and Bryn Kenney got it all in preflop in a cooler situation.

Imsirovic was all in for 3,075,000 with QhQd, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Kenney’s 8h8d.

The board came 5s4s2h4h3h, and the pocket queens held up for Imsirovic to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ali Imsirovic  –  6,180,000  (206 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  4,020,000  (134 bb)

High Roller: Anton Wigg – 3rd Place ($314,925)

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Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 102

Anton Wigg
Anton Wigg

Bryn Kenney moved all in from the small blind, and Anton Wigg called all in from the big blind for 160,000 with 9c5h.

Kenney turned over Js10h, and Wigg needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AhAd3d7dAs, and Kenney won the pot with his jack to eliminate Wigg in third place.

Anton Wigg  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($314,925)

Here are the approximate chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Bryn Kenney  –  7,050,000  (235 bb)
Ali Imsirovic  –  3,150,000  (105 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $695,355 + RRPO trophy
2nd:  $503,880

3rd:  Anton Wigg  –  $314,925
4th:  Vikenty Shegal  –  $216,670
5th:  Martin Zamani  –  $141,085
6th:  Stephen Song  –  $103,295
7th:  Anthony Hu  –  $85,660
8th:  Adam Hendrix  –  $73,065
9th:  Gal Yifrach  –  $70,540

High Roller: Vikenty Shegal – 4th Place ($216,670)

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Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 102

Vikenty Shegal

Vikenty Shegal got it all in from the big blind for 110,000 with Kc7d, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the Jh9h of Ali Imsirovic, who was under the gun.

The board came AhKd8s9dJc — Shegal flopped a pair of kings, but Imsirovic paired his nine on the turn and his jack on the river to win the pot with two pair, eliminating Shegal in fourth place.

Ali Imsirovic  –  3,300,000  (110 bb)
Vikenty Shegal  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($216,670)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3,400,000 (113 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $314,925 each.

High Roller: Martin Zamani – 5th Place ($141,085)

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Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 102

Martin Zamani
Martin Zamani

Martin Zamani moved all in from the hijack for 140,000, Ali Imsirovic called from the button, and Bryn Kenney moved all in over the top from the small blind. Imsirovic folded.

Zamani turned over AhJd, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Kenney’s Kc9c.

The board came 7h5c3d6d8d, and Kenney rivered a nine-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Zamani in fifth place.

As he got up to leave, Zamani smiled and said, “Alright, Bryn. Nice interaction. I wish death upon you again.” (Zamani was clearly joking, and it didn’t come off the least bit threatening.)

Bryn Kenney  –  6,900,000  (230 bb)
Martin Zamani  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($141,085)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,550,000 (85 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $216,670 each.

High Roller: Bryn Kenney Wins a Huge Pot Against Martin Zamani

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Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 102

Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

With the final board showing 6c3s2dAh4c, Bryn Kenney bet 365,000 from the small blind, and Anton Wigg fairly quickly called from the big blind.

Kenney showed 10c5c to win the pot with a rivered six-high straight, and Wigg mucked.

Bryn Kenney  –  3,755,000  (125 bb)
Anton Wigg  –  295,000  (10 bb)

A few minutes later, Bryn Kenney raised under the gun to 70,000, Martin Zamani reraised from the button to 380,000, and Kenney asked for a rough count of Zamani’s stack. Zamani carefully broke down his chips to make them easy to count (it’s a little less than 2.5 million), but he suggested that somebody else would do a better job of counting his chips. Kenney verbally assessed it as about 2.5 million, and he called the three-bet.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of Jh4d3hJc, Kenney bet 465,000, and Zamani called.

The river card was the 7d, and Kenney bet 1,585,000. Zamani went into the tank with about 1,800,000 in his stack.

“I knew this was coming,” said Zamani, “and I still wasn’t ready for it.” Zamani added that he’s bad at ICM calculations, and then said, “I assume everyone’s rooting for me to put it in.”

Zamani assessed his own chip stack and perked up when he realized he wouldn’t be all in if he called.

“Wait? I’ll still have chips? This is exciting!”

Zamani switched gears at that point and started assessing the hand out loud.

“What could you really have here?” asked Zamani. “You definitely don’t have kings. You could have aces. You could have quads. There is also a big fuck-you factor between us.”

Zamani looked at Kenney and said, “You talked so much before when you had it, and now you’re quiet. I want to make a good fold for once, but I can’t imagine it would be a good fold.”

Zamani eventually called, and Kenney showed KdJd for trip jacks. Zamani mucked, and Kenney won the pot.

Zamani said, “That was part of the fuck-you factor. He could have a bunch of jacks.”

Bryn Kenney  –  6,325,000  (211 bb)
Martin Zamani  –  210,000  (7 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,040,000 (68 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $141,085 each.

High Roller: Stephen Song – 6th Place ($103,295)

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Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 102

Stephen Song
Stephen Song

Stephen Song moved all in from the hijack for 130,000, and Ali Imsirovic called from the big blind with 7s7c.

Song turned over Ac2d, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AhKc7dQd8d, and Imsirovic flopped a set of sevens to win the pot and eliminate Song in sixth place.

Ali Imsirovic  –  3,165,000  (106 bb)
Stephen Song  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($103,295)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,040,000 (68 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $141,085 each.

High Roller: Bryn Kenney Wins Two Nice Pots to Reach 3.15 Million

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Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 102

Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

Ali Imsirovic raised from the button to 70,000, and Bryn Kenney called from the small blind.

The flop came 10d4c2h, Kenney checked, Imsirovic bet 100,000, and Kenney called. The turn card was the Kd, and both players checked.

The river card was the 2d, Kenney bet 545,000, and Imsirovic called. Kenney showed Ad9d to win the pot with a diamond flush, and Imsirovic mucked.

Bryn Kenney  –  2,245,000  (75 bb)
Ali Imsirovic  –  3,150,000  (105 bb)

Two hands later, Bryn Kenney raised from the cutoff to 70,000, and Martin Zamani called from the big blind.

The flop came As10h2s, Zamani checked, Kenney bet 60,000, and Zamani called. The turn card was the 7d, Zamani checked, Kenney bet 185,000, and Zamani called.

The river card paired the board with the 2h, Zamani checked, and Kenney bet 585,000. Zamani went into the tank and started talking.

“I was probably supposed to raise the turn,” said Zamani. “But I’m not thinking of raising now. Are you hoping I’ll play good for once and fold?”

Kenney laughed and said, “It’s a reasonable time to hope for that.”

Zamani eventually called, and Kenney shows AdQs for two pair, aces and deuces. Zamani quickly said, “No good,” and then he smiled and mucked. Kenney took the pot.

Bryn Kenney  –  3,150,000  (105 bb)
Martin Zamani  –  2,515,000  (84 bb)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is about 1,700,000 (57 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $103,295 each.