$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 85

The final table begins Tuesday at 2 p.m.

Table 5
Seat 1:  Chance Kornuth  –  625,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2:  Ray Qartomy  –  310,000  (8 bb)
Seat 3:  Gytis Lazauninkas  –  2,430,000  (61 bb)
Seat 4:  Justin Saliba  –  1,010,000  (25 bb)
Seat 5:  Sergio Aido  –  900,000  (23 bb)
Seat 6:  Stan Jablonski  –  455,000  (11 bb)
Seat 7:  Scott Margereson  –  1,040,000  (26 bb)
Seat 8:  Alex Livingston  –  810,000  (20 bb)
Seat 9:  Joe McKeehen  –  925,000  (23 bb)

1st: $602,550 + RRPO trophy
2nd: $440,895
3rd: $272,935
4th: $186,855
5th: $123,870
6th: $92,380
7th: $75,580
8th: $65,085
9th: $62,985

10th:  Justin Zaki  –  $60,885
11th:  Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  $58,790
12th:  Michael Rossitto  –  $56,690

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 85

Jusin Zaki raised all in from the cutoff for 230,000 and Joe McKeehen called in the big blind.

Zaki: 
McKeehen: 

The board ran out , giving McKeehen a king-high straight on the turn to eliminate Zaki in 10th place.

Joe McKeehen  –  925,000  (23 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($60,885)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 85

Justin Saliba raised from the cutoff to 300,000, Alex Livingston moved all in from the big blind, and Saliba called all in for 475,000 with .

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

The board came , and Saliba was ahead the entire way, winning the pot with a rivered set of sevens to double up in chips.

Justin Saliba  –  1,010,000  (25 bb)
Alex Livingston  –  830,000  (21 bb)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 850,000 (21 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $60,885.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 85

Scott Magereson (the largest stack at his table) raised all in from under the gun for about 1,550,000 and Sergio Aido called all in for 390,000 in the big blind.

Margareson: 
Aido: 

The board ran out , safe for Aido to double up.

Sergio Aido  –  840,000  (21 bb)
Scott Margereson  –  1,160,000  (29 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 85

Joe McKeehen raised to 325,000 from under the gun (leaving 50,000 behind), Justin Salba reraised all in with a covering stack from the small blind, and McKeehan called all in.

McKeehen: 
Saliba: 

The board ran out , safe for McKeehen to double up.

Joe McKeehen  –  810,000  (27 bb)
Justin Saliba  –  540,000  (18 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 85

Giuseppe Iadisernia raised from the hijack to 90,000, Justin Saliba reraised from the cutoff to 180,000, and the next two players quickly folded.

Iadisernia said, “All in,” but Alex Livingston still had action pending in the big blind.

Livingston thought for a while before moving all in from the big blind for 795,000. It was clarified that, since the action changed in front of him, Iadisernia’s verbal commitment was no longer binding.

But Iadisernia called all in anyway, for 385,000.

Action returned to Saliba, who asked for an exact count of both stacks. Saliba thought for a while before folding.

Iadisernia turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Livingston’s .

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Livingston to win the pot and eliminate Iadisernia in 11th place.

Alex Livingston  –  1,405,000  (47 bb)
Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($58,790)

With 10 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 850,000 (28 big blinds), and the next player to be eliminated will earn $60,885.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining.  11 of 85

Scott Margereson raised to 60,000 from under the gun, Chance Kornuth three-bet to 300,000 (leaving 5,000 behind) from the button, Margereson four-bet, and Kornuth called all in with , ahead of Margereson’s .

The board came , giving Kornuth a pair of tens to double up.

Chance Kornuth  –  685,000  (23 bb)
Scott Margereson  –  850,000  (28 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining.  11 of 85

Michael Rossitto raised all in from the button for 385,000 and Ray Qartomy called in the big blind.

Rossitto: 
Qartomy: 

The board ran out , giving Qartomy a pair of aces to eliminate Rossitto in 12th place.

Ray Qartomy  –  1,020,000  (34 bb)
Michael Rossitto  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($56,690)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 85

In the last hand of Level 18, and Hand #26 of hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble, Giuseppe Iadisernia moved all in from the button for 240,000, and Francis Anderson called all in from the small blind for 200,000 with .

Iadisernia turned over , and Anderson needed his tens to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Iadisernia spiked a nine on the river to win the pot with a set of nines and eliminate Anderson on the bubble of a $56,690 payday.

Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  490,000  (16 bb)
Francis Anderson  –  Eliminated

The remaining 12 players are in the money, guaranteed at least $56,690 each. The average chip stack is around 710,000 (24 big blinds).

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 85

Ray Qartomy raised to 55,000 from under the gun and Scott Margereson defended his big blind.

They checked to the turn of a board where Margereson bet 100,000. Qartomy called.

The river was the , Margereson checked after a few moments, an Qartomy checked behind.

“Jack-high,” said Margereson.

Qartomy showed for a pair of fives, Margereson mucked, and Qartomy collected the pot.

Ray Qartomy  –  570,000  (23 bb)
Scott Margereson  –  1,150,000  (46 bb)