High Roller: Gal Yifrach vs. Barry Hutter

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 102

Gal Yifrach
Gal Yifrach

With the board showing 8h7d4d3s on the turn, Gal Yifrach bet 175,000 from the small blind, and Barry Hutter called from the big blind.

The river card was the Ad, Yifrach bet 250,000, and Hutter called. Yifrach showed 9d6d to win the pot with a diamond flush, and Hutter mucked.

Gal Yifrach  –  1,140,000  (76 bb)
Barry Hutter  –  315,000  (21 bb)

With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 785,000 (52 big blinds). They are in the money, guaranteed at least $60,465 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

High Roller: Raul Martinez Eliminated in 14th Place by Anton Wigg

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 102

Raul Martinez
Raul Martinez

Raul Martinez moved all in from the hijack for 215,000, and Anton Wigg moved all in over the top from the cutoff with QsQc.

Martinez turned over 2s2c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9h7s3cAsJs, and the pocket queens held up for Wigg to win the pot and eliminate Martinez in 14th place.

Anton Wigg  –  705,000  (47 bb)
Raul Martinez  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($57,945)

With 13 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 785,000 (52 big blinds). They are in the money, guaranteed at least $60,465 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

High Roller: Gergely Kulcsar Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Stephen Song

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 102

Gergely Kulcsar
Bubble finisher Gergely Kulcsar tanked for several minutes.

During hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Stephen Song raised from the hijack, and Gergely Kulcsar called from the big blind.

The flop came Jh7d2c, Kulcsar checked, Song bet 20,000, and Kulcsar called.

The turn card was the 6d, Kulcsar checked, Song bet 120,000, and Kulcsar called.

The river card was the 2d, Kulcsar checked, Song moved all in, and Kulcsar went into the tank for a very, very long time.

Eventually and without warning, Kulcsar called all in for about 185,000, and Song quickly showed his KdQd for a king-high flush. Kulcsar turned over KhJc for two pair, jacks and deuces, and he was eliminated on the Money Bubble in 15th place.

Stephen Song  –  1,250,000  (83 bb)
Gergely Kulcsar  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble  ($0)

The remaining 14 players are now in the money, guaranteed at least $57,945 each. The average chip stack is about 730,000 (49 big blinds), and action will continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

Stephen Song
Stephen Song stares down his opponent after moving all in on the river.

High Roller: Bryn Kenney vs. Ali Imsirovic on the Money Bubble

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 102

Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

During hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Bryn Kenney raised from the button to 25,000, Ali Imsirovic called from the small blind, and Uri Reichenstein called from the big blind.

The flop came 10s3h2s, and it checked to Kenney, who bet 20,000. Imsirovic called, and Reichenstein folded.

The turn card was the Ks, Imsirovic checked, Kenney bet 65,000, and Imsirovic called.

The river card was the 6d, Imsirovic checked, Kenney bet 185,000, and Imsirovic called. Kenney showed AdKc to win the pot with a pair of kings, and Imsirovic mucked.

Bryn Kenney  –  1,025,000  (103 bb)
Ali Imsirovic  –  1,040,000  (104 bb)

The final 15 players are now playing hand-for-hand on the Money Bubble, and the average chip stack is about 680,000 (68 bb). The final 14 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,945 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

High Roller: Chad Eveslage Eliminated in 16th Place; Money Bubble Begins

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 102

Ali Imsirovic
Ali Imsirovic

With 16 players remaining, there was a redraw for random seats at the final two tables.

Bryn Kenney raised from the hijack to 20,000, Ali Imsirovic called from the button, and Chad Eveslage called from the big blind.

The flop came 10s8d6s, and it checked to Imsirovic, who bet 20,000. Eveslage check-raised all in for about 180,000, and Kenney folded.

Imsirovic called with As10d for a pair of tens, and Eveslage turned over KsQs for a spade flush draw. Eveslage needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the 9c, the river card was the 9h, and Imsirovic won the pot with two pair, tens and nines, to eliminate Eveslage in 16th place.

Ali Imsirovic  –  1,240,000  (124 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  Eliminated in 16th Place

The final 15 players are now playing hand-for-hand on the Money Bubble. The final 14 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,945 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

High Roller: Aaron Mermelstein Doubles Thru Raul Martinez; Mermelstein Eliminated in 17th Place

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 102

Aaron Mermelstein
Aaron Mermelstein

Aaron Mermelstein moved all in from the cutoff for 115,000, Raul Martinez moved all in over the top from the small blind for 415,000, and Adam Hendrix asked for an exact count and went into the tank from the big blind.

Hendrix had about 350,000 behind his 10,000 big blind, and he tanked for a very long time until somebody called for a clock. Hendrix thought another 20 seconds or so before he folded.

Mermelstein turned over 5h5c, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Martinez’s Ah10h.

The board came 9c3h3d8c9h, and Mermelstein won the pot with two pair, nines and fives, to double up in chips.

Aaron Mermelstein  –  250,000  (25 bb)
Adam Hendrix  –  350,000  (35 bb)
Raul Martinez  –  300,000  (30 bb)

Mermelstein’s momentum was short-lived, as he was eliminated from the tournament a few minutes later.

Aaron Mermelstein  –  Eliminated in 17th Place

With 16 players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 640,000 (64 big blinds). The final 14 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,945 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

High Roller: Stephen Song Doubles Thru Bryn Kenney

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 102

Stephen Song
Stephen Song

Stephen Song got it all in from the hijack for 370,000 with 9h9d, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the AcKc of Bryn Kenney on the button.

The board came 7d5s3h6c9c, and Song won the pot with a set of nines to double up in chips.

Stephen Song  –  765,000  (77 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  740,000  (74 bb)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 600,000 (60 big blinds). The final 14 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,945 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

High Roller: Mike Meskin Eliminated in 18th Place by Giuseppe Iadisernia

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 102

Giuseppe Iadisernia
Giuseppe Iadisernia

Mike Meskin got it all in from the button for 100,000 with QhJd, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the AhQc of Giuseppe Iadisernia in the small blind.

The board came Js10c5c9dKc — Meskin paired his jack on the flop, but Iadisernia rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Meskin in 18th place.

Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  450,000  (45 bb)
Mike Meskin  –  Eliminated in 18th Place

With 17 players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 600,000 (60 big blinds). The final 14 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,945 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

High Roller: Brock Wilson Eliminated in 19th Place by Bryn Kenney

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 102

Brock Wilson
Brock Wilson

Bryn Kenney raised under the gun to 20,000, Brock Wilson moved all in for 275,000, and Kenney called with 8s8c.

Wilson turned over AhKd, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jd4s3d6d2h, and the pocket eights held up for Kenney to win the pot and eliminate Wilson in 19th place.

Bryn Kenney  –  1,045,000  (105 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  Eliminated in 19th Place

With 18 players remaining from a field of 102, the average chip stack is about 565,000 (57 big blinds). The final 14 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,945 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

High Roller: Martin Zamani Leads the Final 19 Players at the Break

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 102

Martin Zamani
Chipleader Martin Zamani

The players returned from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a big blind ante of 10,000.

With 19 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 535,000 (54 big blinds). The final 14 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,945 each.

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least one million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Martin Zamani  –  1,360,000  (136 bb)
2.  Barry Hutter  –  1,135,000  (114 bb)
3.  Ali Imsirovic  –  1,065,000  (107 bb)

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

Barry Hutter
Barry Hutter