Super High Roller 2: Cary Katz Doubles Thru Dan Smith

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 29

Cary Katz
Cary Katz

Dan Smith raised from the hijack to 30,000, and Cary Katz called from the big blind.

The flop came Jd3d3h, Katz moved all in for 80,000, and Smith called with AsKc for ace high.

Katz turned over 9d4d for a diamond flush draw, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the 5d, the river card was the 10d, and Katz turned his flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Cary Katz  –  245,000  (16 bb)
Dan Smith  –  1,100,000  (73 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 29, the average chip stack is about 520,000 (35 big blinds). The final five players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $112,520 each.

Super High Roller 2: Cary Katz Doubles Thru Sean Perry; Giuseppe Iadisernia Doubles Thru Sean Perry

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 29

Cary Katz
Cary Katz

Cary Katz limped from the cutoff for 15,000, Sean Perry moved all in from the small blind, and Katz called all in for 50,000 with 10c8c.

Perry turned over JsJh, and Katz needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ac7c2c4s8d, and Katz flopped a club flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Cary Katz  –  130,000  (9 bb)
Sean Perry  –  840,000  (56 bb)

Giuseppe Iadisernia
Giuseppe Iadisernia

A few minutes later, Giuseppe Iadisernia doubled up when he got it all in after flopping a king-high flush against Sean Perry’s top pair.

Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  660,000  (44 bb)
Sean Perry  –  570,000  (38 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 29, the average chip stack is about 520,000 (35 big blinds). The final five players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $112,520 each.

Super High Roller 2: Sean Perry Doubles Thru Sergi Reixach

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 29

Sean Perry
Sean Perry

Sean Perry raised under the gun to 30,000, Sergi Reixach called from the button, and Zhuang Ruan called from the big blind.

The flop came KsQs2d, Ruan checked, and Perry bet 45,000. Reixach called, and Ruan folded.

The turn card was the 7d, Perry moved all in for 220,000, and Reixach quickly called with AdQd for a pair of queens with a diamond flush draw.

Perry turned over KdQc for a flopped two pair, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The river card was the 4h, and Perry won the pot with his two pair to double up in chips.

Sean Perry  –  640,000  (43 bb)
Sergi Reixach  –  250,000  (17 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 29, the average chip stack is about 520,000 (35 big blinds). The final five players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $112,520 each.

Super High Roller 2: Nick Petrangelo Eliminated in 8th Place by Dan Smith

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 29

Nick Petrangelo
Nick Petrangelo

Dan Smith raised under the gun to 30,000, Nick Petrangelo moved all in from the hijack for 235,000, and Smith asked for an exact count and tanked for a while before he called with AcJd.

Petrangelo turned over KdKc, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Qh7c6c3cAd, and Smith turned a higher flush draw and paired his ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Petrangelo in eighth place.

Dan Smith  –  1,320,000  (88 bb)
Nick Petrangelo  –  Eliminated

With seven players remaining from a field of 29, the average chip stack is about 520,000 (35 big blinds). The final five players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $112,520 each.

Super High Roller 2: Ali Imsirovic Eliminated in 9th Place by Dan Smith

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 29

Ali Imsirovic
Ali Imsirovic

Dan Smith raised from middle position to 30,000, Ali Imsirovic moved all in from the small blind for roughly 400,000, and Smith quickly called with KhKc.

Imsirovic turned over KsJs, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 8c4d3d2s5s, and Smith won the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Imsirovic in ninth place.

Dan Smith  –  1,065,000  (71 bb)
Ali Imsirovic  –  Eliminated

With eight players remaining from a field of 29, the average chip stack is about 455,000 (30 big blinds). The final five players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $112,520 each.

Super High Roller 2: Sergi Reixach Leads the Final Table at the Break with 645,000

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 29

Sergi Reixach
Sergi Reixach

The players return from break to begin Level 14, with increased blinds of 5,000-15,000 with a big blind ante of 15,000.

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the prizepool:

Seat 1.  Nick Petrangelo  –  270,000  (18 bb)
Seat 2.  Cary Katz  –  100,000  (7 bb)
Seat 3.  Ali Imsirovic  –  500,000  (33 bb)
Seat 4.  Zhuang Ruan  –  445,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5.  Sean Perry  –  365,000  (24 bb)
Seat 6.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  320,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7.  Dan Smith  –  525,000  (35 bb)
Seat 8.  David Peters  –  455,000  (30 bb)
Seat 9.  Sergi Reixach  –  645,000  (43 bb)

1st:  $562,600 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $351,625
3rd:  $225,040
4th:  $154,715
5th:  $112,520

With nine players remaining from a field of 29, the average chip stack is about 403,000 (27 big blinds).

Super High Roller 2: David Peters Doubles Thru Dan Smith

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 29

David Peters
David Peters

Nick Petrangelo raised under the gun to 20,000, Giuseppe Iadisernia called from the cutoff, Dan Smith called from the button, and David Peters moved all in from the small blind for 198,000.

Petrangelo and Iadisernia both folded, and Smith tanked for a long time before he called with Ad9d.

Peters turned over KcJc, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ks7c4s4c2c, and Peters paired his king on the flop and rivered a king-high flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

David Peters  –  456,000  (46 bb)
Dan Smith  –  525,000  (53 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 29, the average chip stack is about 403,000 (40 big blinds). The final five players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $112,520 each.

Super High Roller 2: Final Table Begins with Sergi Reixach in the Lead

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 29

Super High Roller 2 - Final Table

The final nine players redraw for random seats at the final table, and here are their new seating positions and approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Nick Petrangelo  –  275,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  Cary Katz  –  175,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Ali Imsirovic  –  475,000  (48 bb)
Seat 4.  Zhuang Ruan  –  285,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5.  Sean Perry  –  370,000  (37 bb)
Seat 6.  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  360,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7.  Dan Smith  –  725,000  (73 bb)
Seat 8.  David Peters  –  215,000  (22 bb)
Seat 9.  Sergi Reixach  –  800,000  (80 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $562,600 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $351,625
3rd:  $225,040
4th:  $154,715
5th:  $112,520

With nine players remaining from a field of 29, the average chip stack is about 403,000 (40 big blinds). The final five players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $112,520 each.

Super High Roller 2: Lazaro Hernandez Eliminated in 10th Place by Sean Perry

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 29

Lazaro Hernandez
Lazaro Hernandez

Lazaro Hernandez was all in from the button for about 65,000 with As8h, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the JhJd of Sean Perry, who was under the gun.

The board came 5c4h2dJc10d — Hernandez flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Perry won the pot with a set of jacks to eliminate Hernandez in 10th place.

Sean Perry  –  370,000  (37 bb)
Lazaro Hernandez  –  Eliminated

With nine players remaining from a field of 29, the average chip stack is about 403,000 (40 big blinds). The final five players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $112,520 each.

Super High Roller 2: Elio Fox Out in 11th Place; Dan Smith Doubles Up Twice With Pocket Tens

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 29

Elio Fox
Elio Fox

Elio Fox was eliminated in 11th place when he shoved a pair of sevens on the turn against Sergi Reixach’s set of sixes, and he was drawing dead.

Elio Fox  –  Eliminated

A short while later, Dan Smith got it all in from the cutoff with 10s10h against Lazaro Hernandez’s AhJc on the button.

The board came QhQs2s6d10c, and Smith rivered an unnecessary full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Dan Smith  –  376,000  (47 bb)

Dan Smith
Dan Smith

It wasn’t long before Zhuang Ruan raised under the gun to 16,000, and Nick Petrangelo moved all in from the cutoff. Smith tanked in the small blind before calling all in for 364,000, and Ruan quickly folded.

Smith turned over 10s10d, and needed to improve to stay alive against Petrangelo’s AcKs.

The board came Qd5d2cQs2s, and the pocket tens held up for Smith once again to double up in chips.

Dan Smith  –  760,000  (95 bb)

The blinds have since increased to 5,000-10,000, and the field is still one bustout away from the final table.

With 10 players remaining from a field of 29, the average chip stack is about 363,000 (36 big blinds). The final five players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $112,520 each.