$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:  24 of 132

Kyle Arora got it all in from the big blind with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Stephen Song in the hijack.

The board came — Arora flopped two pair (kings and nines), but Song paired his jack on the turn and his ace on the river to win the pot and eliminate Arora in 25th place.

The remaining players are now redrawing for random seats at the final three tables.

Stephen Song  –  430,000  (29 bb)
Kyle Arora  –  Eliminated

With 24 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 550,000 (37 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:  26 of 132

Joe McKeehen got it all in from the button for 85,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jeremy Ausmus in the big blind.

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

Joe McKeehen  –  195,000  (13 bb)
Jeremy Ausmus  –  890,000  (59 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 510,000 (34 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:  26 of 132

Stephen Song got it all in under the gun for 45,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Raul Martinez Gallego on the button.

The board came — Gallego paired his jack on the flop and his king on the turn, but Song rivered a king-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Stephen Song  –  130,000  (9 bb)
Raul Martinez Gallego  –  250,000  (17 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 510,000 (34 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 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 132

Landon Tice raised from the cutoff to 30,000, Jerry Wong reraised from the small blind to 115,000, and Loni Hui moved all in from the big blind for 255,000. Tice folded, and Wong thought for a while before he called with .

Hui turned over , and she needed her hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Hui flopped a set of kings, Wong turned a diamond flush draw, and the river card was a blank. Hui won the pot with her set of kings to double up.

Loni Hui  –  525,000  (35 bb)
Jerry Wong  –  1,000,000  (67 bb)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 510,000 (34 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 13:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 132

In a battle of the blinds, Matthew Wantman was all in for roughly 300,000 from the small blind with against Jerry Wong in the big blind holding .

Wantman found no help from the runout, giving Wong the pot and the clear chip lead with 26 players remaining.

Jerry Wong  –  1,235,000  (82 bb)
Matthew Wantman  –  Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 132

Taylor von Kriegenbergh was all in for about 125,000 from the small blind with , trailing against Jerry Wong on the button holding .

The board ran out , no help to von Kriegenbergh, locking up the pot for Wong.

Jerry Wong  –  925,000  (62 bb)
Taylor von Kriegenbergh  –  Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  5,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  30 of 132

Jeremy Ausmus raised under the gun to 35,000, David Coleman called from middle position, and Mike Meskin moved all in from the hijack for 85,000.

Ausmus thought for a while before he called, and then Coleman moved all in for more than 500K.

Ausmus snap-called all in for 380,000, and all three players showed their cards.

David Coleman:
Jeremy Ausmus:
Mike Meskin: [10s8s]

The board came — Meskin flopped an open-ended straight draw, but Ausmus turned a set of aces to win the pot, doubling thru Coleman and eliminating Meskin in 31st place.

Jeremy Ausmus  –  880,000  (59 bb)
David Coleman  –  175,000  (12 bb)
Mike Meskin  –  Eliminated in 31st Place

With 30 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 440,000 (29 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 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  40 of 132

The players return from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 with a 10,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 500K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Chance Kornuth  –  770,000  (77 bb)
2.  Brian Altman  –  725,000  (73 bb)
3.  Kevin Rabichow  –  690,000  (69 bb)
4.  Joe McKeehen  –  645,000  (65 bb)
5.  Daniel Lazrus  –  555,000  (56 bb)
6.  Stephen Song  –  540,000  (54 bb)
7.  Landon Tice  –  520,000  (52 bb)

With 40 players remaining from a field of 132, the average chip stack is around 330,000 (33 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.

2022 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 45
$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed
Entries:  132
Prize Pool:  $3,260,400
April 11-12, 2022

Registration closed for the $25K High Roller with 132 entries more than tripling the $1,000,000 guarantee into a prize pool worth $3,260,400. This is the second-biggest $25K High Roller in our history trailing only the 145 entries we had this time last year.

2021 Showdown – 145 entries
2022 Showdown – 132 entries
2018 SHRPO – 123 entries
2017 SHRPO – 117 entries
2017 Showdown – 116 entries

The last 19 spots will be paid with $57,055 for a min-cash, more than $100K for the last eight players, and $889,145 up top for the High Roller champion.

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

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Entries:  118

The High Roller reached the end of Level 9 and players were sent on a 90-minute dinner break. Plenty of time to eat and relax before returning to action.

Registration will close when they return and we should pick up a few more players while they are gone. The clock shows 118 entries so far and that is good enough for the third-biggest $25K High Roller in our history.