$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 93

Joseph Cheong raised under the gun to 85,000, and Tim Capretta called from the big blind.

The flop came , Capretta checked, Cheong bet 75,000, and Capretta called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Capretta bet 225,000, and Cheong called. Capretta showed for jack high, and Cheong turned over to win the pot with a pair of queens.

Joseph Cheong  –  1,775,000  (44 bb)
Tim Capretta  –  1,760,000  (44 bb)

He’s not in the hand, but Jonathan Jaffe is solidly in the lead at this point.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  2,400,000  (60 bb(

With six players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 1.55 million (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $98,775 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 93

Tim Capretta raised under the gun to 90,000, Caleb Piderit moved all in from the small blind for 370,000, and Capretta called with .

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

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

Caleb Piderit  –  820,000  (21 bb)
Tim Capretta  –  2,290,000  (57 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 1.55 million (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $98,775 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 93

The players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a big blind ante of 40,000. With six players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 1.55 million (39 big blinds).

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the final table payouts:

Seat 1.  Dan Colpoys  –  1,265,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  2,445,000  (61 bb)
Seat 3.  Caleb Piderit  –  450,000  (11 bb)
Seat 4.  Eli Berg  –  1,270,000  (32 bb)
Seat 5.  Tim Capretta  –  2,795,000  (70 bb)
Seat 6.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,075,000  (27 bb)

1st:  $643,180 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $470,905
3rd:  $291,730
4th:  $202,145
5th:  $130,935
6th:  $98,775

7th:  Sameer Batra  –  $80,400
8th:  Vikenty Shegal  –  $68,915
9th:  Jerry Wong  –  $66,615

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Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 93

Joseph Cheong raised from the button to 60,000, and Sameer Batra called from the big blind.

The flop came , Batra checked, Cheong bet 100,000, and Batra called.

The turn card was the , Batra checked, Cheong moved all in, and Batra called all in for about 225,000 with for a pair of jacks. Cheong turned over for a pair of queens, and Batra needed to improve to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Cheong won the pot to eliminate Batra in seventh place.

Joseph Cheong  –  1,450,000  (48 bb)
Sameer Batra  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($80,400)

With six players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 1.55 million (52 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $98,775 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 93

Sameer Batra raised under the gun to 80,000, Caleb Piderit called from the hijack, and Eli Berg moved all in from the cutoff for 440,000. Batra folded, and Piderit asked for a count before he called with .

Berg turned over , and need his higher pair to hold to stay alive.

There was a nine in the window as the flop came , giving Berg a set of nines to Piderit’s open-ended straight draw.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and the set of nines held up for Berg to win the pot and double up in chips.

Eli Berg  –  1,035,000  (35 bb)
Caleb Piderit  –  465,000  (16 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 1.33 million (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $80,400 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 93

Jonathan Jaffe moved all in from the small blind, and Caleb Piderit called all in from the big blind for 445,000 with .

Jaffe turned over , and Piderit needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Jaffe paired his four on the flop, but Piderit paired his queen on the turn and his ace on the river to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Caleb Piderit  –  920,000  (31 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  2,375,000  (79 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 1.33 million (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $80,400 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 93

Joseph Cheong completed the small blind to 30,000, Dan Colpoys raised from the big blind to 85,000, and Cheong called.

The flop came , Cheong checked, Colpoys bet 30,000, and Cheong called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Cheong checked, Colpoys bet 260,000, and Cheong tanked for a while before he called. Colpoys showed for jack high, and Cheong turned over to win the pot with trip aces.

Joseph Cheong  –  1,255,000  (42 bb)
Dan Colpoys  –  1,385,000  (46 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 1.33 million (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $80,400 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 93

Dan Colpoys raised from middle position to 60,000, Vikenty Shegal tanked for a while before reraising from late position to 155,000, and Colpoys moved all in.

Shegal called all in for about 565,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Colpoys.

The board came , and Colpoys rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Shegal in eighth place.

Dan Colpoys  –  1,825,000  (61 bb)
Vikenty Shegal  –  Eliminated in 8th Place ($68,915)

With seven players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 1.33 million (44 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $80,400 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 93

The first half hour of play has been surprisingly light on the action. It took 20 minutes to reach the first showdown, and it was a fairly small pot.

About 35 minutes into the action, Tim Capretta raised from the hijack to 60,000, Joseph Cheong called from the cutoff, and Jerry Wong called from the big blind.

The flop came , Wong checked, and Capretta bet 75,000. Cheong folded, and Wong called.

The turn card was the , Wong checked, Capretta bet 450,000, and Wong tanked for a while before check-raising all in for 790,000.

Capretta asked for an exact count before he called with for a pair of jacks with a ten-high flush draw. Wong turned over for a pair of fives with an open-ended straight draw and a (now worthless) four-high flush draw.

The river card was the , and Capretta won the pot with his pair of jacks to eliminate Wong in ninth place.

Tim Capretta  –  2,350,000  (78 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  Eliminated in 9th Place ($66,615)

With eight players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 1.16 million (39 big blinds), and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $68,915 each.

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Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 93

The final nine players have returned to the ballroom to play down to a winner today, with a top prize of $643,180 at stake. Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Dan Colpoys  –  1,915,000  (77 bb)
Seat 2.  Vikenty Shegal  –  765,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3.  Jerry Wong  –  500,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4.  Sameer Batra  –  685,000  (27 bb)
Seat 5.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  2,250,000  (90 bb)
Seat 6.  Caleb Piderit  –  765,000  (31 bb)
Seat 7.  Eli Berg  –  700,000  (28 bb)
Seat 8.  Tim Capretta  –  845,000  (34 bb)
Seat 9.  Joseph Cheong  –  875,000  (35 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $643,180 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $470,905
3rd:  $291,730
4th:  $202,145
5th:  $130,935
6th:  $98,775
7th:  $80,400
8th:  $68,915
9th:  $66,615