$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 145

After 10 hands of hand-for-hand play, Day 1 of the biggest $25K High Roller in Seminole Hard Rock Poker history comes to an end with 24 players.

Chris Brewer, who finished third in the $50K Super High Roller just four days ago, bagged the biggest stack, with 1,895,000 (95 big blinds). Brewer also bagged the biggest Day 1 stack in the Super High Roller, though in that case they were already in the money with only six players remaining.

Here are the official chip counts and seating assignments for the remaining 24 players:

TABLE 14
Seat 1.  Chris Brewer  –  1,895,000  (95 bb)
Seat 2.  Lanny Vaysman  –  475,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.  Brock Wilson  –  300,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4.  Darren Elias  –  1,260,000  (63 bb)
Seat 5.  Noah Schwartz  –  325,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6.  Isaac Baron  –  205,000  (10 bb)
Seat 7.  Cary Katz  –  415,000  (21 bb)
Seat 8.  Derek Gregory  –  945,000  (47 bb)

TABLE 15
Seat 1.  Ali Imsirovic  –  345,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Byron Kaverman  –  1,185,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Will Failla  –  325,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4.  Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  285,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5.  Tim Reilly  –  255,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6.  John Krpan  –  490,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  T.K. Miles  –  130,000  (7 bb)
Seat 8.  Sean Perry  –  1,630,000  (82 bb)

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Ray Qartomy  –  425,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  Michael Rossitto  –  290,000  (15 bb)
Seat 3.  Sean Winter  –  260,000  (13 bb)
Seat 4.  Chad Eveslage  –  1,540,000  (77 bb)
Seat 5.  Elia Ahmadian  –  310,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6.  Tony Sinishtaj  –  75,000  (4 bb)
Seat 7.  Rania Nasreddine  –  505,000  (25 bb)
Seat 8.  Aaron Van Blarcum  –  625,000  (31 bb)

And here are the chip counts in order, to see where everyone is ranked:

1.  Chris Brewer  –  1,895,000  (95 bb)
2.  Sean Perry  –  1,630,000  (82 bb)
3.  Chad Eveslage  –  1,540,000  (77 bb)
4.  Darren Elias  –  1,260,000  (63 bb)
5.  Byron Kaverman  –  1,185,000  (59 bb)
6.  Derek Gregory  –  945,000  (47 bb)
7.  Aaron Van Blarcum  –  625,000  (31 bb)
8.  Rania Nasreddine  –  505,000  (25 bb)
9.  John Krpan  –  490,000  (25 bb)
10.  Lanny Vaysman  –  475,000  (24 bb)
11.  Ray Qartomy  –  425,000  (21 bb)
12.  Cary Katz  –  415,000  (21 bb)
13.  Ali Imsirovic  –  345,000  (17 bb)
T-14.  Will Failla  –  325,000  (16 bb)
T-14.  Noah Schwartz  –  325,000  (16 bb)
16.  Elia Ahmadian  –  310,000  (16 bb)
17.  Brock Wilson  –  300,000  (15 bb)
18.  Michael Rossitto  –  290,000  (15 bb)
19.  Matthew Zarcadoolas  –  285,000  (14 bb)
20.  Sean Winter  –  260,000  (13 bb)
21.  Tim Reilly  –  255,000  (13 bb)
22.  Isaac Baron  –  205,000  (10 bb)
23.  T.K. Miles  –  130,000  (7 bb)
24.  Tony Sinishtaj  –  75,000  (4 bb)

The final 20 players will finish in the money. Here is the prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $970,600 + Trophy
2nd:  $658,970
3rd:  $404,710
4th:  $286,520
5th:  $179,075
6th:  $128,935
7th:  $103,865
8th-9th:  $87,750
10th-11th:  $78,795
12th-13th:  $69,840
14th-16th:  $60,885
17th-18th:  $51,930
19th-20th:  $44,770

Day 2 begins tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2:00 pm. Return to SHRPO.com for continuing coverage of the $25K High Roller.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 145

In Hand #8 of hand-for-hand play, Sean Perry raised from the cutoff to 30,000, Rania Nasreddine moved all in from the button for 225,000, and T.K. Miles moved all in over the top from the big blind for 325,000. Perry quickly folded.

Nasreddine showed , and she needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Miles.

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Nasreddine to win the pot and double up in chips.

Rania Nasreddine  –  505,000  (34 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  100,000  (7 bb)

With 24 players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 605,000 (40 big blinds). Action will end for the night after the 10th hand of hand-for-hand play.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 145

In Hand #4 of hand-for-hand play, Sean Perry raised under the gun to 30,000, Derek Gregory reraised from middle position to 95,000, and Perry moved all in.

Gregory tanked for a while before he called all in for 520,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Perry’s .

The board came , and Gregory paired his king on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Derek Gregory  –  1,080,000  (72 bb)
Sean Perry  –  1,420,000  (95 bb)

With 24 players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 605,000 (40 big blinds). Action will end after the 10th hand of hand-for-hand play.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 145

With 24 players remaining and about 20 minutes remaining in the last level of the night, the field is going to play hand-for-hand until the Money Bubble bursts, or the field plays 10 hands (following TDA rules, the clock will advance two minutes per hand).

The average chip stack is about 605,000 (40 big blinds), and the final 20 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $44,770 each.

It’s unlikely that we’ll lose four players in 10 hands, so we are likely to play all 10 hands and return tomorrow still on or near the Money Bubble.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 145

Noah Schwartz raised under the gun to 115,000, leaving himself just 100K behind. T.K. Miles moved all in from the small blind, and Schwartz called all in for 215,000 with .

Miles turned over , and Schwartz needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket jacks held up for Schwartz to win the pot and double up in chips.

Noah Schwartz  –  460,000  (31 bb)
T.K. Miles  –  350,000  (23 bb)

Chad Eveslage moved all in from the small blind, and Lanny Vaysman called all in from the big blind for 210,000 with . Eveslage turned over , and Vaysman needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket eights held up for Vaysman to win the pot and double up in chips.

Lanny Vaysman  –  435,000  (29 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  1,055,000  (70 bb)

With 25 players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 580,000 (39 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 27: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 2,482

Day 3 of the $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship began with 106 players remaining from the field of 2,482 entries. After six 90-minute levels, just 21 players remain.

Leading the way after Day 3 is Albert Calderon with 11,525,000, followed closely by Brekstyn Schutten with 11,050,000.

Day 4 is set to begin Tuesday at noon and will last until just six players remain.

Table 17
Seat 1: Erik Cajelais – 1,300,000 (13 bb)
Seat 2: Simon Tremblay – 1,950,000 (20 bb)
Seat 3: Albert Calderon – 11,525,000 (115 bb)
Seat 4: Ray Henson – 1,750,000 (18 bb)
Seat 5: Raj Vohra – 3,750,000 (38 bb)
Seat 6: Jon Borenstein – 3,800,000 (38 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8: Fikret Kovac – 4,725,000 (47 bb)

Table 18
Seat 1: Zachary Vuong – 4,950,000 (50 bb)
Seat 2: Frank Funaro – 900,000 (9 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4: Viet Vo – 7,075,000 (71 bb)
Seat 5: Daniel Blum – 4,475,000 (45 bb)
Seat 6: Rich Alsup –  4,775,000 (48 bb)
Seat 7: Chris Limo – 2,925,000 (29 bb)
Seat 8: Ken Aldridge – 9,125,000 (91 bb)

Table 19
Seat 1: Steve Karp – 4,800,000 (48 bb)
Seat 2: Sonny Franco – 3,475,000 (35 bb)
Seat 3: Yiming Li – 1,250,000 (13 bb)
Seat 4: Blair Hinkle – 5,175,000 (52 bb)
Seat 5:
Seat 6: Arthur Conan – 4,575,000 (46 bb)
Seat 7: Steven Snyder – 5,975,000 (60 bb)
Seat 8: Brekstyn Schutten – 11,050,000 (111 bb)

1st: $1,261,095
2nd: $899,295
3rd: $593,140
4th: $438,500
5th: $326,750
6th: $261,700
7th: $203,405
8th-9th: $145,820
10th-11th: $111,035
12th-13th: $84,905
14th-16th: $65,050
17th-20th: $49,165
21st: $34,865

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 145

James Halverson got it all in from the big blind for 150,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Will Failla in the small blind.

The flop brought a king and a queen to give Failla an open-ended straight draw, and a nine on the river gave Failla the victory with a king-high straight. Halverson was eliminated in 27th place.

Will Failla  –  410,000  (27 bb)
James Halverson  –  Eliminated

With 26 players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 560,000 (37 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 26: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 2,482

As recapped to us by Ken Aldridge, he opened from early position and Dan Colpoys called from the cutoff.

The flop was , Aldridge continued with a bet and Colpoys called.

The turn was the and both players checked.

The river was the , Aldridge checked, Colpoys shoved for roughly 2,000,000 and Aldridge called with for the nut flush, besting Colpoys’ to score the elimination.

Ken Aldridge – 9,000,000 (120 bb)
Dan Colpoys – Eliminated in 22nd Place ($34,865)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 145

With the board showing on the turn and about 85,000 already in the pot, Cary Katz bet 25,000 from the small blind, and Elia Ahmadian called from the big blind.

The river card was the , Katz checked, Ahmadian bet 50,000, and Katz tanked for a very long time before he called.

Ahmadian showed to win the pot with trip kings, and Katz folded.

Elia Ahmadian  –  350,000  (23 bb)
Cary Katz  –  525,000  (35 bb)

With 27 players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 535,000 (36 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 145

Philip Woerner moved all in under the gun for 115,000, and Derek Gregory moved all in over the top from UTG+1 for 205,000. Everyone else folded.

Woerner showed , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Gregory’s .

The board came , and Gregory won the pot with the two pair on the board and his ace as a kicker. Woerner was eliminated in 30th place.

Derek Gregory  –  355,000  (24 bb)
Philip Woerner  –  Eliminated

With 29 players remaining from a field of 145, the average chip stack is about 500,000 (33 big blinds). Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 15, around 12:30 am.