High Roller: Daniel Lazrus Leads the Field at the Break with 404K

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 7:  2,000/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries:  116

Daniel Lazrus
Daniel Lazrus

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 290K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Daniel Lazrus  –  404,500  (135 bb)
2.  Ali Imsirovic  –  344,000  (115 bb)
3.  Andjelko Andrejevic  –  310,000  (103 bb)
4.  Ray Qartomy  –  295,500  (99 bb)
5.  Nitis Udornpim  –  292,000  (97 bb)
6.  Aaron Van Blarcum  –  291,500  (97 bb)
7.  Jesse Lonis  –  290,000  (97 bb)

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the end of the dinner break, around 8:05 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 9, around 6:35 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.

High Roller: Aaron Mermelstein Eliminated by Matthew Zarcadoolas

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 6:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries:  106

Matthew Zarcadoolas
Matthew Zarcadoolas

Markus Gonsalves raised UTG+1, Aaron Mermelstein moved all in from the cutoff for 34,500, and Matthew Zarcadoolas thought for a while before moving all in over the top for about 130,000. Gonsalves thought for a while before he folded.

Mermelstein turned over Ah10d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the QdQc of Zarcadoolas.

The board came 6c5s2d6h3s, and the pocket queens held up for Zarcadoolas to win the pot and eliminate Mermelstein.

Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  180,000  (60 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein  –  Eliminated

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the end of the dinner break, around 8:05 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 9, around 6:35 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.

High Roller: Rodney Seymour Gets Shawn Cunix To Lay Down Two Pair

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 6:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries:  101

Rodney Seymour
Rodney Seymour

With the board showing Qh8c2c4d on the turn, Rodney Seymour checked the big blind, Shawn Cunix bet 18,500 from the cutoff, and Seymour called.

The river card was the Kc, and Seymour bet 32,000. Cunix asked to see how many chips he had left (roughly 50K), and then Cunix folded 8d4s face up for two pair.

Seymour showed 6s6d as he took the pot.

Rodney Seymour  –  160,000  (53 bb)
Shawn Cunix  –  170,000  (57 bb)

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the end of the dinner break, around 8:05 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 9, around 6:35 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.

High Roller: James Romero Eliminated by William Stanford

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 5:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Entries:  94

James Romero moved all in under the gun for 22,000, and William Stanford called from the hijack with AsKs.

Romero showed KhQh, and he was dominated and facing elimination.

The board came AcAh4h2cKd, and Stanford flopped trip aces and rivered a full house to win the pot and eliminate Romero.

William Stanford  –  83,000  (42 bb)
James Romero  –  Eliminated

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the end of the dinner break, around 8:05 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 9, around 6:35 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.

High Roller: Aaron Van Blarcum Eliminated by Michael Rossitto

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Entries:  91

Michael Rossitto
Michael Rossitto

Michael Rossitto raised UTG+1 to 10,500, Aaron Van Blarcum moved all in from the cutoff for about 27,000, and Rossitto called with KcQh.

Van Blarcum turned over 6d3h, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jd8c8sQsAh, and Rossitto won the pot with two pair, queens and eights, to eliminate Van Blarcum.

Michael Rossitto  –  155,000  (78 bb)
Aaron Van Blarcum  –  Eliminated

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the end of the dinner break, around 8:05 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 9, around 6:35 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.

High Roller: Alexander Butcher Doubles Thru Aaron Van Blarcum

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Entries:  89

Alexander Butcher
Alexander Butcher

With the final board showing 9d7h2sAh4d, Aaron Van Blarcum moved all in from the button, and Alexander Butcher went into the tank from late position.

Butcher eventually called all in for 70,500, and Van Blarcum showed 8d3d for an eight-high bluff. Butcher turned over Ac5s to win the pot and double up with a pair of aces.

Alexander Butcher  –  210,000  (105 bb)
Aaron Van Blarcum  –  27,000  (14 bb)

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the end of the dinner break, around 8:05 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 9, around 6:35 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.

High Roller: Chris Hunichen Leads the Field at the Break with 251K

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 4:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Entries:  83

Chris Hunichen
Chris Hunichen

A scan of the field during the break turned up three players with at least 180,000 in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Chris Hunichen  –  251,000  (126 bb)
2.  Larry Greenberg  –  188,000  (94 bb)
3.  Landon Tice  –  182,000  (91 bb)

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the end of the dinner break, around 8:05 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 9, around 6:35 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.

High Roller: Sean Perry Cracks Jesse Lonis’s Pocket Aces With … Pocket Aces

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 3:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  67

High Roller Field
High Roller Field

A player raised under the gun to 3,500, the player in the cutoff called, and Sean Perry reraised from the button to 14,000. Jesse Lonis reraised from the small blind to 47,000, and the other two players folded.

Perry five-bet all in, but he didn’t put out any chips, and Lonis didn’t hear him because he was wearing headphones. But when the dealer put out the “All In” button, Lonis realized the situation and quickly called with AhAd in an unintentional slowroll.

But Perry turned over AsAc, and unless somebody made a flush, it would be a chopped pot.

The board came Qc6c2c8cXx, and Perry turned a club flush to win the pot and double thru Lonis in an aces vs. aces situation.

Sean Perry  –  200,000  (133 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  70,000  (47 bb)

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the end of the dinner break, around 8:05 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 9, around 6:35 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.

High Roller: Darren Elias Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 2:  500/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Entries:  50

We’ve already had our first elimination of the day, and it was four-time WPT champion Darren Elias.

There are now 40 players in their seats at five tables, and as soon as another player shows up, a sixth table will open up. Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the end of the dinner break, around 8:05 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 9, around 6:35 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.

High Roller: Early Arrivals

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Entries:  34

Here’s a seat draw for the 24 players who have taken their seats so far:

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Jesse Lonis
Seat 2.  Sangguk Im
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Jack Hardcastle
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Joe McKeehen
Seat 7.  Jared Jaffee
Seat 8.  Byron Kaverman

TABLE 4
Seat 1.  Chris Hunichen
Seat 2.  James Anderson
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Randy Kaas
Seat 5.  Mike Meskin
Seat 6.  Larry Greenberg
Seat 7.  Ziad Alameddine
Seat 8.  Darren Elias

TABLE 5
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Billy Taylor
Seat 3.  Jeremy Ausmus
Seat 4.  Dan Smith
Seat 5.  Nitis Udornpim
Seat 6.  Christopher Brewer
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Brian Altman

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Chance Kornuth
Seat 2.  Richard Bai
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Calvin Ketchel
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Johan Guilbert
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Joseph Cheong

Registration remains open with unlimited re-entries until the end of the dinner break, around 8:05 pm.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 9, around 6:35 pm, and action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.