$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 25: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 105
Thomas Boivin limped in, Frank Lagodich raised all in for 2,450,000, and Boivin called with . Lagodich was ahead with .
The board came , safe for Lagodich to double up.
Frank Lagodich – 5,050,000 (34 bb) Thomas Boivin – 5,450,000 (36 bb)
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 25: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 105
Thomas Boivin raised to 375,000 and Frank Lagodich defended.
They checked to the river of a board where Lagodich bet 450,000. Boivin called.
Lagodich showed , while Boivin tabled for a pair of deuces to win the pot.
Thomas Boivin – 7,600,000 (51 bb) Frank Lagodich – 2,900,000 (19 bb)
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 25: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 105
Frank Lagodich raised to 500,000 and Thomas Boivin called in the big blind.
The flop was Boivin checked, Lagodich continued for 275,000, and Boivin called.
The turn was the , Boivin checked, Lagodich bet 1,100,000, and Boivin called.
The river was the , Boivin checked, and Lagodich checked behind.
Boivin showed for tens and treys, Lagodich mucked, and Boivin won the pot to retake the lead.
Thomas Boivin – 6,575,000 (44 bb) Frank Lagodich – 3,925,000 (26 bb)
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 25: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 105
Thomas Boivin limped in, Frank Lagodich raised to 600,000, and Boivin called.
The flop was , Lagodich continued for 450,000, and Boivin called.
The turn was the , Lagodich checked, and Boivin checked behind.
The river was the , Lagodich bet 2,300,000, and Boivin folded.
Frank Lagodich – 5,500,000 (37 bb) Thomas Boivin – 5,000,000 (33 bb)
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 24: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 105
In the last hand of Level 24, Frank Lagodich limped for 125,000, and Thomas Boivin checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Boivin bet 500,000, and Lagodich called.
The river card was the , Boivin bet 1,950,000, and Lagodich used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he folded. Boivin took the pot.
After this hand, the blinds increased to 75,000-150,000 with a 150,000 ante.
Thomas Boivin – 6,200,000 (41 bb) Frank Lagodich – 4,300,000 (29 bb)
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 24: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 105
Frank Lagodich limped for 125,000, and Thomas Boivin checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Boivin checked, Lagodich bet 125,000, and Boivin called.
The turn card was the , Boivin checked, Lagodich bet 625,000, and Boivin called.
The river card was the , Boivin checked, and Lagodich used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he moved all in for 2,075,000. Boivin used his last two Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he folded, and Lagodich took the pot.
Frank Lagodich – 3,950,000 (32 bb) Thomas Boivin – 6,550,000 (52 bb)
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 23: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 105
Frank Lagodich raised from the button to 350,000, and Thomas Boivin called from the big blind. The flop came , Boivin checked, Lagodich bet 275,000, and Boivin called.
The turn card was the , and both players checked.
The river card was the , Boivin bet 1,300,000, and Lagodich used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he folded. Boivin took the pot.
Thomas Boivin – 6,900,000 (69 bb) Frank Lagodich – 3,600,000 (36 bb)
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 23: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 105
Thomas Boivin raised from the button to 250,000, and Frank Lagodich called from the big blind. The flop came , Lagodich checked, Boivin bet 250,000, and Lagodich called.
The turn card was the , Lagodich checked, Boivin bet 550,000, and Lagodich called.
The river card was the , Lagodich checked, and Boivin used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he bet 1,700,000. Lagodich used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he called.
Boivin turned over for a rivered set of jacks, and Lagodich mucked. Boivin won the pot, and took over the chi plead.
Thomas Boivin – 5,850,000 (59 bb) Frank Lagodich – 4,650,000 (47 bb)
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 23: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 105
Thomas Boivin moved all in from the button for 1,450,000, and Frank Lagodich called with . Boivin turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.
The board came , and Boivin paired his seven on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.
Thomas Boivin – 3,000,000 (30 bb) Frank Lagodich – 7,500,000 (75 bb)
$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry) $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 23: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 of 105
The final two players return from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 with a 100,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts, followed by the payouts for this event:
Frank Lagodich – 5,900,000 (59 bb) Thomas Boivin – 4,600,000 (46 bb)
1st: $711,300 + Showdown Trophy 2nd: $505,200
3rd: Ren Lin – $319,000 4th: Eli Berg – $217,800 5th: Martin Zamani – $140,000 6th: Joseph Cheong – $103,700 7th: Bryn Kenney – $85,500 8th: John Racener – $74,500 9th: Aram Oganyan – $70,400 10th: Jonathan Jaffe – $67,700 11th: Joe McKeehen – $65,000 12th: T.K. Miles – $62,300 13th: Noah Schwartz – $59,600 14th: Alex Foxen – $57,000 15th: Kristen Foxen – $54,500