$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:  16 of 132

The turnout was so big for the $25K High Roller that the schedule needed a tweak. They were originally set to play down to the final table on Day 1 but the structure was so deep that they had to stop at two tables.

Poker Room regular Jorge Gomez leads the talented field coming back with everyone guaranteed at least $61,945. They will return at 2 pm to continue playing and not stop until we have our High Roller champ who will earn $889,145.

TABLE 23
Seat 1.  Matt Kolibas  –  730,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  Carlos Chadha-Villamarin  –  825,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Kevin Rabichow  –  525,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4.  Brian Altman  –  1,610,000  (64 bb)
Seat 5.  Chance Kornuth  –  1,215,000  (49 bb)
Seat 6.  Daniel Swartz  –  400,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Barry Hutter  –  1,015,000  (41 bb)
Seat 8.  Jorge Gomez  –  1,840,000  (74 bb)

TABLE 24
Seat 1.  Jerry Wong  –  1,260,000  (50 bb)
Seat 2.  Chris O’Hara  –  520,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Brock Wilson  –  470,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  Landon Tice  –  780,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.  Mike McDonald  –  375,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Stephen Song  –  335,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Joe McKeehen  –  955,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8.  Raul Martinez  –  370,000  (15 bb)

1st:  $889,145 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $560,570
3rd:  $335,800
4th:  $203,875
5th:  $158,130
6th:  $130,600
7th:  $115,115
8th:  $101,900
9th-10th:  $90,020
11th-12th:  $78,250
13th-14th:  $66,835
15th-16th:  $61,945

17th:  Loni Hui  –  $57,055
18th:  Jeremy Ausmus  –  $57,055
19th:  Daniel Lazrus  –  $57,055

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 47 – $1,100 5-Card PLO Championship (Freeze-Out)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 47 Structure Sheet

12PM: Day 4 – $3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship

• Championship Day 4 Chip Counts and Seats
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Day 2 – $1,100 Seniors Championship (Freeze-Out)

• Seniors Event Day 2 Chips Counts and Seats
• Seniors Event Payouts

12PM: Event 48 – $400 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 48 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 49 – $5,000 Eight-Handed NLH (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 49 Structure Sheet

2PM: Day 2 – $25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)

• High Roller Day 2 Chips Counts and Seats
• High Roller Payouts

5PM: Event 50 – $200 Quad Stack Double Green Chip Bounty (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels 1-8 last 15 minutes; Levels 9+ last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 50 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

10AM: $550 Event 49 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• One seat guaranteed into $5,000/$500,00 GTD Event 49
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (11:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

$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:  16 of 132

Once the Money Bubble burst, the next three eliminations came in less than 12 minutes.

Daniel Lazrus was knocked out in 19th place, followed by Jeremy Ausmus in 18th and Loni Hui in 17th. All three players earned $57,055 each.

The remaining 16 players drew for random seats at the final two tables and bagged up their chips. Here are the official seating positions and chip counts, with 14:30 remaining in Level 17, with blinds at 15,000-25,000 with a 25,000 ante:

TABLE 23
Seat 1.  Matt Kolibas  –  730,000  (29 bb)
Seat 2.  Carlos Chadha-Villamarin  –  825,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Kevin Rabichow  –  525,000  (21 bb)
Seat 4.  Brian Altman  –  1,610,000  (64 bb)
Seat 5.  Chance Kornuth  –  1,215,000  (49 bb)
Seat 6.  Daniel Swartz  –  400,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Barry Hutter  –  1,015,000  (41 bb)
Seat 8.  Jorge Gomez  –  1,840,000  (74 bb)

TABLE 24
Seat 1.  Jerry Wong  –  1,260,000  (50 bb)
Seat 2.  Chris O’Hara  –  520,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Brock Wilson  –  470,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  Landon Tice  –  780,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.  Mike McDonald  –  375,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Stephen Song  –  335,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7.  Joe McKeehen  –  955,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8.  Raul Martinez  –  370,000  (15 bb)

With 16 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 825,000 (33 big blinds). Here is the complete prizepool:

1st:  $889,145 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $560,570
3rd:  $335,800
4th:  $203,875
5th:  $158,130
6th:  $130,600
7th:  $115,115
8th:  $101,900
9th-10th:  $90,020
11th-12th:  $78,250
13th-14th:  $66,835
15th-16th:  $61,945

17th:  Loni Hui  –  $57,055
18th:  Jeremy Ausmus  –  $57,055
19th:  Daniel Lazrus  –  $57,055

Action resumes tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2:00 pm EDT.

$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:  19 of 132

In Hand #7 of hand-for-hand play, Chance Kornuth raised from the button to 500,000, more than enough to put both of the blinds all in.

Tony Sinishtaj thought for a bit before calling all in from the small blind for 30,000, and Paul Fisher thought for a bit before calling all in for 140,000.

All three players turned over their cards:

Chance Kornuth:  
Paul Fisher:  
Tony Sinishtaj:  

As several players pointed out, all three players had clubs in their hands, so even if a flush came out, the big stack (Kornuth) had the highest club.

The board came — Kornuth flopped a full house, but Fisher paired his nine on the turn with outs to a higher full house.

The river card was safe for Kornuth to win the pot with his full house, eliminating both Sinishtaj and Fisher on the same hand to burst the Money Bubble.

Chance Kornuth  –  1,225,000  (49 bb)
Paul Fisher  –  Eliminated in 20th Place
Tony Sinishtaj  –  Eliminated in 21st Place

With 19 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 695,000 (28 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $57,055 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are 16 players remaining, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 2:00 pm EDT to play down to a winner.

$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:  21 of 132

In Hand #6 of hand-for-hand play, Brock Wilson moved all in from the cutoff for 240,000, and Tony Sinishtaj called from the big blind with a stack of 270,000.

Wilson turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Sinishtaj’s .

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

Sinishtaj was knocked down to 30K, just a bit more than a single big blind.

Brock Wilson  –  520,000  (21 bb)
Tony Sinishtaj  –  30,000  (1 bb)

With 21 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 630,000 (25 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, earning at least $57,055.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are 16 players remaining, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 2:00 pm EDT to play down to a winner.

$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:  21 of 132

In Hand #2 of hand-for-hand play, Kevin Rabichow got it all in with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Joe McKeehen.

The board came , and Rabichow won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Kevin Rabichow  –  555,000  (22 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  525,000  (21 bb)

With 21 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 630,000 (25 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, earning at least $57,055.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are 16 players remaining, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 2:00 pm EDT to play down to a winner.

$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:  21 of 132

Three spots from the money, there was some heavy stalling throughout Level 16, so as Level 17 begins, they will be playing hand-for-hand until the Money Bubble bursts.

You know what else speeds up play? Cooler situations.

In Hand #1, Nick Schulman got it all in from UTG+1 for roughly 600,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jerry Wong in the hijack.

The board came , and the aces held up for Wong to win the pot and eliminate Schulman in 22nd place.

Jerry Wong  –  1,550,000  (62 bb)
Nick Schulman  –  Eliminated

With 21 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 600,000 (24 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, earning at least $57,055.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are 16 players remaining, and the survivors will return tomorrow at 2:00 pm EDT to play down to a winner.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 132

There has been a change to the schedule, and these players will only be playing down to the final two tables (16 players) before stopping to bag for the night. They’ll return tomorrow at 2:00 pm EDT to play down to a winner.

The players have returned from a break to begin Level 16, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 20,000 ante. With 22 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 600,000 (30 big blinds).

Here is an updated seat map with chip counts from the break:

TABLE 67
Seat 1.  Stephen Song  –  400,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Joe McKeehen  –  385,000  (19 bb)
Seat 3.  Carlos Chadha-Villamarin  –  520,000  (26 bb)
Seat 4.  Christopher O’Hara  –  610,000  (31 bb)
Seat 5.  Kevin Rabichow  –  810,000  (41 bb)
Seat 6.  Daniel Lazrus  –  395,000  (20 bb)
Seat 7.  Barry Hutter  –  1,045,000  (52 bb)
Seat 8.  

TABLE 68
Seat 1.  Daniel Swartz  –  315,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2.  Tony Sinishtaj  –  425,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Paul Fisher  –  140,000  (7 bb)
Seat 4.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  685,000  (34 bb)
Seat 5.  Jorge Gomez  –  650,000  (33 bb)
Seat 6.  Brock Wilson  –  240,000  (12 bb)
Seat 7.  Loni Hui  –  430,000  (22 bb)
Seat 8.  Chance Kornuth  –  930,000  (47 bb)

TABLE 70
Seat 1.  Nick Schulman  –  470,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Jerry Wong  –  1,070,000  (54 bb)
Seat 3.  Brian Altman  –  1,280,000  (64 bb)
Seat 4.  Raul Martinez Gallego  –  355,000  (18 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Mike McDonald  –  715,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7.  Landon Tice  –  830,000  (42 bb)
Seat 8.  Matt Kolibas  –  515,000  (26 bb)

Here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $889,145 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $560,570
3rd:  $335,800
4th:  $203,875
5th:  $158,130
6th:  $130,600
7th:  $115,115
8th:  $101,900
9th-10th:  $90,020
11th-12th:  $78,250
13th-14th:  $66,835
15th-16th:  $61,945
17th-19th:  $57,055

Action will continue tonight until 16 players remain, and then they will bag up their chips for Day 2, which begins tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2:00 pm EDT.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 132

David McGowan raised under the gun to 35,000, Brian Altman moved all in from the small blind for 775,000, and McGowan called all in for about 575,000 with .

Altman turned over , and McGowan needed his queens to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Altman paired his king on the river to win the pot and eliminate McGowan in 23rd place.

Brian Altman  –  1,300,000  (87 bb)
David McGowan  –  Eliminated

With 22 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 600,000 (40 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, earning at least $57,055.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm EDT.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  23 of 132

Barry Hutter raised from the hijack to 30,000, the player in the cutoff reraised to 75,000, and Hutter called.

The flop came , Hutter checked, the cutoff bet 100,000, and Hutter thought for a while before he called.

The turn card was the , Hutter checked, the cutoff moved all in for about 280,000, and Hutter called with for a set of threes.

The cutoff turned over , and needed to catch a queen on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Hutter won the pot with his set of threes to eliminate his opponent in 24th place.

Barry Hutter  –  1,025,000  (68 bb)

With 23 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 575,000 (38 big blinds). The final 19 players will finish in the money, earning at least $57,055.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, which is scheduled to start at 2:00 pm EDT.