High Roller: Christopher Frank Eliminated by Joe McKeehen

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 74

In Hand #27 of hand-for-hand play two spots from the money, Joe McKeehen moved all in from the small blind, and Christopher Frank called all in from the big blind with AdQs.

McKeehen turned over Ah5c, and Frank needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came 8c5d3c8dJs, and McKeehen paired his five on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Frank in 13th place.

Joe McKeehen  –  1,170,000  (47 bb)
Christopher Frank  –  Eliminated

Hand-for-hand play will continue on the Money Bubble until one more player is eliminated, and then action will continue tonight until nine players remain for tomorrow afternoon’s final table.

With 12 players remaining from a field of 74, the average chip stack is about 615,000 (25 big blinds). The final 11 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $53,000 each.

High Roller: Jesse Lonis Doubles Thru Joe McKeehen

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 74

Jesse Lonis
Jesse Lonis

In Hand #26 of hand-for-hand play two spots from the money, Jesse Lonis raised all in for 235,000 from the hijack, and Joe McKeehen called in the big blind.

Lonis:  KhKs
McKeehen:  JhJc

The board came down Ah9c5c8sQs, safe for Lonis to double up.

Jesse Lonis  –  510,000  (26 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  985,000  (49 bb)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 74, the average chip stack is about 570,000 (29 big blinds). The final 11 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $53,000 each.

High Roller: Marius Gierse Doubles Thru Philip Shing

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 74

Marius Gierse
Marius Gierse

In Hand #15 of hand-for-hand play two spots from the money, Philip Shing min-raised UTG+1 to 40,000, Marius Gierse moved all in from the big blind for 480,000, and Shing called with 9s9c.

Gierse turned over 6s6h, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AcAd8d3s6d, and Gierse spiked a six on the river to win the pot with a full house, sixes full of aces, to double up in chips.

Marius Gierse  –  990,000  (50 bb)
Philip Shing  –  720,000  (36 bb)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 74, the average chip stack is about 570,000 (29 big blinds). The final 11 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $53,000 each.

High Roller: Hand-for-Hand Play Two From the Money; Official Chip Counts

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 74

After some potential stalling, hand-for-hand play began two spots away from the money, with 13 players remaining.

They played six hands without any all-in-and-call situations before Level 15 came to an end, and they took a 15-minute break.

Here are the official chip counts:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Justin Saliba  –  415,000  (21 bb)
Seat 3.  Philip Shing  –  1,155,000  (58 bb)
Seat 4.  Martin Stausholm  –  335,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Gytis Lazauninkas  –  280,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6.  Galen Hall  –  345,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7.  Leon Sturm  –  555,000  (28 bb)
Seat 8.  Marius Gierse  –  650,000  (33 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Christopher Frank  –  335,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Jesse Lonis  –  310,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  120,000  (6 bb)
Seat 6.  Corey Wade  –  275,000  (14 bb)
Seat 7.  Aram Oganyan  –  1,645,000  (82 bb)
Seat 8.  Joe McKeehen  –  980,000  (49 bb)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 74, the average chip stack is about 570,000 (29 big blinds). The final 11 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $53,000 each.

High Roller: Philip Shing Doubles Thru Marius Gierse; Ben Lamb Eliminated by Joe McKeehen

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 74

Philip Shing
Philip Shing

Philip Shing got it all in from the big blind for 313,000 with Ah5c, and needed to improve to stay alive against the Ad10s of Marius Gierse on the button.

The board came 8c5h4s2hKs, and Shing paired his five on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Philip Shing  –  650,000  (41 bb)
Marius Gierse  –  655,000  (41 bb)

Shortly after Shing’s double up, Ben Lamb was eliminated in 14th place by Joe McKeehen at the other table.

Joe McKeehen  –  850,000  (53 bb)
Ben Lamb  –  Eliminated

With 13 players remaining from a field of 74, the average chip stack is about 569,000 (36 big blinds). The final 11 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $53,000 each.

High Roller: Jeremy Ausmus Triples Up

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 74

Jeremy Ausmus and Corey Wade
Jeremy Ausmus (left) and Corey Wade

Jesse Lonis raised from the button to 36,000, Jeremy Ausmus moved all in from the small blind for 100,000, and Corey Wade called from the big blind. Lonis tanked for a while before he also called.

The flop came 10s10h5c, Wade bet 70,000, and Lonis quickly folded.

Ausmus turned over AdQs for ace high, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Wade’s 6s6c.

The turn card was the Ac, the river card was the 2s, and Ausmus paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and triple up in chips.

Jeremy Ausmus  –  316,000  (20 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  395,000  (25 bb)
Corey Wade  –  250,000  (16 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 74, the average chip stack is about 529,000 (33 big blinds). The final 11 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $53,000 each.

High Roller: Bryn Kenney Eliminated by Aram Oganyan

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 74

Aram Oganyan
Aram Oganyan

Bryn Kenney got it all in from the button for about 180,000 with AcQh, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against the KsJs of chipleader Aram Oganyan, who was UTG+1.

The board came 10s7s2h9s9c, and Oganyan turned a spade flush to win the pot and eliminate Kenney in 15th place.

Aram Oganyan  –  1,510,000  (94 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  Eliminated

While this hand was in progress, Norbert Szecsi was eliminated in 16th place at the other table.

Norbert Szecsi  –  Eliminated

With 14 players remaining from a field of 74, the average chip stack is about 529,000 (33 big blinds). The final 11 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $53,000 each.

High Roller: Erik Seidel Eliminated by Aram Oganyan; Matthew Wantman Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 74

Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel

Erik Seidel raised from the cutoff, Aram Oganyan reraised from the small blind, and Seidel moved all in for roughly 400,000.

Oganyan called with AhAd, and Seidel turned over QhQc. Seidel needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AcKhQs9h4s, and both players flopped sets, with Oganyan winning the pot with his set of aces to eliminate Seidel in 19th place.

Aram Oganyan  –  1,200,000  (100 bb)
Erik Seidel  –  Eliminated

A minute or two after Seidel busted, Matthew Wantman was eliminated in 18th place, and the field is now on the precipice of the final two tables.

Matthew Wantman  –  Eliminated

With 17 players remaining from a field of 74, the average chip stack is about 435,000 (36 big blinds). The final 11 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $53,000 each.

High Roller: Gergely Kulcsar Eliminated by Gytis Lazauninkas

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  19 of 74

Gytis Lazauninkas
Gytis Lazauninkas

Gergely Kulcsar got it all in from the cutoff with KhQh, and needed to improve to stay alive against the 8s8h of Gytis Lazauninkas, who was under the gun.

The board came 5h2s2d7h5c, and the pocket eights held up for Lazauninkas to win the pot and eliminate Kulcsar in 20th place.

Gytis Lazauninkas  –  490,000  (41 bb)
Gergely Kulcsar  –  Eliminated

With 19 players remaining from a field of 74, the average chip stack is about 389,000 (32 big blinds). The final 11 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $53,000 each.

High Roller: Brandon Wilson Eliminated by Aram Oganyan

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 74

Aram Oganyan
Aram Oganyan

Christopher Frank min-raised UTG+1 to 20,000, Aram Oganyan called from the hijack, and Brandon Wilson moved all in from the cutoff for 290,000.

Frank quickly folded, and Oganyan asked for an exact count and thought for a bit before he called with AhJh.

Wilson turned over 10d10c, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came KhJs6hQd8h — Oganyan flopped a pair of jacks with a heart flush draw, and both players turned a gutshot straight draw. But the river card was another heart, giving Oganyan an ace-high flush to win the pot and eliminate Wilson in 21st place.

Aram Oganyan  –  885,000  (89 bb)
Brandon Wilson  –  Eliminated

With 20 players remaining from a field of 74, the average chip stack is about 370,000 (37 big blinds). The final 11 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $53,000 each.