High Roller: Frank Lagodich Doubles Thru Ren Lin; Thomas Boivin Doubles Thru Ren Lin

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 105

Frank Lagodich
Frank Lagodich

Ren Lin moved all in from the cutoff, and Frank Lagodich called all in from the small blind for 880,000 with Ac8c.

Lin turned over As5d, and Lagodich needed his hand to hold to stay alive. The board came Jd6d4c10sJs, and Lagodich won the pot with his eight kicker to double up in chips.

Frank Lagodich  –  1,880,000  (31 bb)
Ren Lin  –  5,515,000  (92 bb)

Thomas Boivin
Thomas Boivin

A short while later, Thomas Boivin raised under the gun, and Ren Lin called from the big blind. The flop came 9c7d3h, Lin checked, Boivin bet 140,000, and Lin called.

The turn card was the 2c, Lin moved all in, and Boivin used one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he called all in for 680,000 with 8h8d.

Lin turned over 5c4c for a club flush draw with a gutshot straight draw, and Boivin needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The river card was the 4h, and Boivin won the pot with his pocket eights to double up in chips.

Thomas Boivin  –  1,980,000  (33 bb)
Ren Lin  –  4,535,000  (76 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,100,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $140,000 each.

High Roller: Joseph Cheong – 6th Place ($103,700)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 105

Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong

Joseph Cheong moved all in under the gun for 325,000, and Ren Lin asked for a count before he called from the cutoff.

Cheong showed one card — an ace — and asked Lin if he needed to get lucky. Lin showed confidence and said, “You need to get lucky.

Then Lin showed Ah9s, and Cheong turned over Ac10d.

The board came 9h5d5cJc2s, and Lin paired his nine on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Cheong in sixth place.

Ren Lin  –  5,000,000  (85 bb)
Joseph Cheong  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($103,700)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,100,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $140,000 each.

High Roller: Thomas Boivin Doubles Thru Frank Lagodich

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 105

Thomas Boivin
Thomas Boivin

Frank Lagodich min-raised under the gun to 120,000, and Thomas Boivin called from the big blind.

The flop came 10d2d2h, Boivin checked, Lagodich bet 75,000, and Boivin used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he check-raised all in for 465,000.

Lagodich quickly called with Qd9d for a diamond flush draw, and Boivin turned over Kc10h for two pair, tens and deuces. Boivin needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the Kh, the river card was the 5h, and Boivin won the pot with two pair, kings and tens, to double up in chips.

Thomas Boivin  –  1,260,000  (21 bb)
Frank Lagodich  –  1,660,000  (28 bb)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,750,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $103,700 each.

High Roller: Ren Lin Leads the Final Six Players at the Break

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 105

Ren Lin
Chipleader Ren Lin has 44% of all the chips in play.

The players have returned from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Martin Zamani  –  1,500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Joseph Cheong  –  325,000  (5 bb)
Seat 3.  Eli Berg  –  1,115,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  Ren Lin  –  4,655,000  (78 bb)
Seat 5.  Thomas Boivin  –  645,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6.  Frank Lagodich  –  2,255,000  (38 bb)

And here is the full list of payouts from this event:

1st:  $711,300 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $505,200
3rd:  $319,000
4th:  $217,800
5th:  $140,000
6th:  $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

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,750,000 (29 big blinds).

High Roller: Bryn Kenney – 7th Place ($85,500)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 105

Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

Bryn Kenney moved all in under the gun for 350,000, and Frank Lagodich called from the big blind with Ad8d.

Kenney turned over Ac2h, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came KcJc3h4sJs, and Kenney turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Lagodich won the pot with his eight kicker to eliminate Kenney in seventh place.

Frank Lagodich  –  2,280,000  (46 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($85,500)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,750,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $103,700 each.

High Roller: Thomas Boivin Doubles Thru Joseph Cheong

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 105

Thomas Boivin
Thomas Boivin

Thomas Boivin got it all in from the button for 260,000 with 9h9d, and he needed his nines to hold to stay alive against the KhQd of Joseph Cheong, who was UTG+1.

The board came 10s5c3s5sJc, and the pocket nines held up for Boivin to win the pot and double up in chips.

Thomas Boivin  –  645,000  (13 bb)
Joseph Cheong  –  700,000  (14 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,500,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $85,500 each.

High Roller: John Racener – 8th Place ($74,500)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 105

John Racener
John Racener

Ren Lin min-raised under the gun to 100,000, John Racener moved all in from UTG+1 for 110,000, and Lin called with 6s4c. Racener turned over 9h9c, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came AsQc4d7d8h, and Lin paired his four on the flop, but improved no further. Racener won the pot with his pocket nines to double up in chips.

John Racener  –  345,000  (7 bb)
Ren Lin  –  2,935,000  (59 bb)

Two hands later, action folded to Lin in the small blind, and he moved all in. Racener thought for a bit before he called all in from the big blind for 295,000 with Kh6s.

Lin turned over Kd7d, and Racener was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board came Ad9h3d5sKc, and with two low cards on the board, Lin’s seven kicker played for him to win the pot and eliminate Racener in eighth place.

Ren Lin  –  3,270,000  (65 bb)
John Racener  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($74,500)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,500,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $85,500 each.

High Roller: Ren Lin Doubles Thru Bryn Kenney for a Big Pot; Kenney Doubles Thru Lin for a Small Pot

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 105

Ren Lin
Ren Lin

Ren Lin got it all in from the hijack for 1,550,000 with QdQc, and needed it to hold to stay alive against the Ad5d of Bryn Kenney in the big blind.

The board came Qh10c8s3h6s, and Lin flopped a set of queens to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ren Lin  –  3,175,000  (64 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  195,000  (4 bb)

About 20 minutes later, Kenney moved all in from the hijack for 170,000, and Ren Lin pointed out his “No Gamble, No Future” patch before he called from the big blind with 10h3c.

Kenney turned over 7s7d, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 9d8c2h8s6d, and the pocket sevens held up for Kenney to win the pot and double up in chips.

Bryn Kenney  –  415,000  (8 bb)
Ren Lin  –  2,950,000  (59 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,315,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $74,500 each.

Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

High Roller: Aram Oganyan – 9th Place ($70,400)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 105

Aram Oganyan
Aram Oganyan

Aram Oganyan raised from middle position to 125,000, Eli Berg moved all in from the cutoff, and Oganyan called all in for about 165,000 with Ks9d.

Berg turned over KhKd, and Oganyan needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 8s3h3dQc6h, and the pocket kings held up for Berg to win the pot and eliminate Oganyan in ninth place.

Eli Berg  –  1,625,000  (33 bb)
Aram Oganyan  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($70,400)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,315,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $74,500 each.

High Roller: Martin Zamani Doubles Thru Aram Oganyan; Bryn Kenney Rivers a Three-Outer to Double Thru John Racener

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 105

Martin Zamani
Martin Zamani

Bryn Kenney min-raised from middle position to 100,000, Aram Oganyan moved all in from the hijack for about 1,185,000, and Martin Zamani called all in from the cutoff for 1,020,000. Kenney quickly folded.

Zamani turned over AdKc, and needed it to hold to stay alive against Oganyan’s AsQd.

The board came Jd5h3cKd2c, and Oganyan turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Zamani won the pot with a pair of kings to double up in chips.

Martin Zamani  –  2,265,000  (45 bb)
Aram Oganyan  –  165,000  (3 bb)

Bryn Kenney
Bryn Kenney

Less than five minutes later, after a flop of Ad9c4c, John Racener checked from the big blind, Bryn Kenney bet 120,000 from middle position, and Racener check-raised to 285,000.

Kenney thought for a while before he three-bet all in for 760,000, and Racener quickly called with As9d for top two pair. Kenney turned over AhKd for a pair of aces, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the 10s, the river card was the Kc, and Kenney spiked a king on the river to win the pot with a higher two pair, aces and kings. Kenney doubled up in chips.

Bryn Kenney  –  1,725,000  (35 bb)
John Racener  –  260,000  (5 bb)

With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,165,000 (23 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $70,400 each.