High Roller: Caleb Piderit Doubles Thru Darren Elias

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | StructurePayouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 93

Caleb Piderit
Caleb Piderit

Dan Colpoys raised under the gun to 40,000, Caleb Piderit moved all in from the cutoff for 375,000, and Darren Elias moved all in over the top from the button for 605,000. Colpoys folded.

Piderit turned over AsAh, and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against Elias’s JsJc.

The board came 9s5h4dQs5c, and the pocket aces held up for Piderit to win the pot and double up in chips.

Caleb Piderit  –  840,000  (42 bb)
Darren Elias  –  230,000  (12 bb)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 775,000 (39 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $59,725 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon EST.

High Roller: Rainer Kempe Eliminated in 13th Place by Vikenty Shegal

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | StructurePayouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 93

Rainer Kempe
Rainer Kempe

Jonathan Jaffe moved all in from the small blind, and Vikenty Shegal called all in from the big blind for 265,000 with AcQc.

Jaffe turned over 10c6c, and Shegal needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Ad5s2s7h9c, and Shegal paired his ace to win the pot and double up in chips.

Vikenty Shegal  –  560,000  (28 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  735,000  (37 bb)

Two hands later, Rainer Kempe raised from the hijack to 40,000, Shegal reraised from the button to 110,000, and Kempe moved all in for 520,000.

Shegal called with 9h9c, and Kempe turned over AsKd. Kempe needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 5d2s2cQdJd, and the pocket nines held up for Shegal to win the pot and eliminate Kempe in 13th place.

Vikenty Shegal  –  1,100,000  (55 bb)
Rainer Kempe  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($57,430)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 775,000 (39 big blinds). The field is in the money, and the remaining players are all guaranteed at least $59,725 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon EST.

High Roller: Caleb Piderit Parlays a $2,650 Satellite Seat Into at Least $57,430

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | StructurePayouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 93

Caleb Piderit
Caleb “Boogie Man” Piderit

Now that the Money Bubble has burst and the field is in the money, local favorite Caleb Piderit can breathe a sigh of relief as he has already clinched the biggest cash of his young career so far.

Piderit earned his entry into this $25,500 High Roller by playing the $2,650 satellite, which attracted 40 entries and awarded four seats. Piderit has made the most of his seat by making the money, and he will earn between $57,430 and $643,180.

There are a lot of people out there following the updates to see Piderit’s progress, and hoping he survives at least a few more spots to make it to tomorrow afternoon’s final table, which is scheduled to start at 12:00 noon EST.

High Roller: Money Bubble Bursts as Erik Seidel is Eliminated by Jonathan Jaffe

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | StructurePayouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 93

Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

Erik Seidel moved all in UTG+1 for 85,000, and Jonathan Jaffe called from the big blind with Qs3c.

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

The board came QhQc9s3s10c, and Jaffe flopped trip queens and turned a full house to win the pot and eliminate Seidel, who was mocked by the poker gods with a meaningless straight on the river.

The remaining 13 players are in the money, guaranteed at least $57,430 each.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  990,000  (50 bb)
Erik Seidel  –  Eliminated in 14th Place

With 13 players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 715,000 (36 big blinds).

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon EST.

High Roller: Joseph Cheong and Dan Colpoys Lead at the Break

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 93

Joseph Cheong
Chipleader Joseph Cheong

The players return from break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a big blind ante of 20,000. During the break, the players moved to a table in the Grand Ballroom to finish out the night.

With 14 players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 665,000 (33 big blinds). The final 13 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,430 each.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Table 8
Seat 1.  David Mock  –  345,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Rainer Kempe  –  530,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  895,000 (45 bb)
Seat 4.  Vikenty Shegal  –  285,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5.  Erik Seidel  –  85,000  (4 bb)
Seat 6.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,720,000  (86 bb)
Seat 7.  Eli Berg  –  700,000  (35 bb)
Seat 8.

Table 16
Seat 1.  Jerry Wong  –  915,000  (46 bb)
Seat 2.  Sameer Batra  –  360,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3.  Dan Colpoys  – 1,550,000  (78 bb)
Seat 4.  Chad Eveslage  –  215,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Caleb Piderit  –  385,000  (19 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Tim Capretta  –  845,000  (42 bb)
Seat 8.  Darren Elias  –  425,000  (21 bb)

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon EST.

Dan Colpoys
Dan Colpoys is second in chips with 1.55 million, and the only player other than Joseph Cheong with more than one million in chips.

High Roller: Martin Zamani Eliminated in 15th Place by Dan Colpoys

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | StructurePayouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 93

Martin Zamani
Martin Zamani

Martin Zamani raised from middle position to 40,000, and Dan Colpoys called from the big blind.

The flop came 7c5c2c, Colpoys checked, Zamani bet 25,000, and Colpoys called.

The turn card paired the board with the 5d, Colpoys bet 50,000, and Zamani called.

The river card was the Jd, Colpoys moved all in, and Zamani called all in for about 400,000 with Kc10c for a flopped king-high flush.

But Colpoys turned over 7h7d to win the pot with a full house, sevens full of fives, eliminating Zamani in 15th place.

Dan Colpoys  –  1,655,000  (110 bb)
Martin Zamani  –  Eliminated in 15th Place

With 14 players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 665,000 (44 big blinds). The final 13 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,430 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon EST.

High Roller: Joseph Cheong Shoves the River Against Jonathan Jaffe in 1.34 Million Pot

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | StructurePayouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 93

Jonathan Jaffe vs Joseph Cheong
Jonathan Jaffe (left) vs. Joseph Cheong (right)

Joseph Cheong raised UTG+1 to 35,000, Jonathan Jaffe reraised from the small blind to 120,000, and Cheong four-bet it to 335,000. Jaffe called.

Both players checked to the river on a board of Jc7c4h9c8d. Jaffe bet 320,000, Cheong moved all in for about 800,000, and Jaffe quickly folded. Cheong took the pot worth 1.34 million.

Joseph Cheong  –  1,820,000  (121 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  1,000,000  (67 bb)

With 15 players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 620,000 (41 big blinds). The final 13 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,430 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon EST.

High Roller: Gal Yifrach Eliminated in 16th Place by Dan Colpoys

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | StructurePayouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 93

Gal Yifrach
Gal Yifrach

Dan Colpoys raised from middle position to 30,000, Gal Yifrach moved all in from the cutoff for 110,000, and Colpoys called with Ks10h.

Yifrach turned over QdQc, and needed his queens to hold to stay alive.

The board came Kd6d3s10s7s, and Colpoys paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Yifrach in 16th place.

Dan Colpoys  –  940,000  (63 bb)
Gal Yifrach  –  Eliminated in 16th Place

With 15 players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 620,000 (41 big blinds). The final 13 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,430 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon EST.

High Roller: Final Two Tables

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 93

High Roller - Final Two Tables
High Roller – Table 67

After the elimination of Michael Wang in 17th place, the final 16 players had a redraw for the final two tables. Here are their new seating positions along with their approximate chip counts:

Table 67
Seat 1.  David Mock  –  440,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  Rainer Kempe  –  610,000  (41 bb)
Seat 3.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  1,240,000  (83 bb)
Seat 4.  Vikenty Shegal  –  270,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Erik Seidel  –  170,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,360,000 (91 bb)
Seat 7.  Eli Berg  –  405,000  (27 bb)
Seat 8.  Caleb Piderit  –  355,000  (24 bb)

Table 69
Seat 1.  Jerry Wong  –  750,000  (50 bb)
Seat 2.  Sameer Batra  –  430,000  (29 bb)
Seat 3.  Dan Colpoys  –  855,000  (57 bb)
Seat 4.  Chad Eveslage  –  260,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Gal Yifrach  –  240,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6.  Martin Zamani  –  450,000  (30 bb)
Seat 7.  Tim Capretta  –  865,000  (58 bb)
Seat 8.  Darren Elias  –  370,000  (25 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 93, the average chip stack is about 580,000 (39 big blinds). The final 13 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $57,430 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon EST.

High Roller - Final Two Tables
High Roller – Table 69

High Roller: Shannon Shorr Eliminated by Jonathan Jaffe

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | StructurePayouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 93

Shannon Shorr raised all in for about 110,000 from the cutoff and Jonathan Jaffe gave him action from the small blind with AsKc, leading Shorr’s Qd10s.

The board ran out clean for Jaffe, ending Shorr’s tournament.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  1,240,000  (83 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  Eliminated

Yuval Bronshtein and Michael Wang were also recently eliminated and the field is now redrawing to two tables.

Well have seating and chip counts in a few minutes.