High Roller: Boris Kolev ($465,900) Defeats Max Neugebauer ($277,200) Heads-Up for High Roller Title

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,259,700  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante

Boris Kolev

After Brandon Wilson was eliminated in third place, there was a brief discussion about a possible deal to divide up the remaining prize pool. In the end, Boris Kolev and Max Neugebauer decided to play it out.

Kolev had the lead and the heads-up match did not take long. He earned $465,900 for the win while Neugebauer banked $277,200 for his runner-up finish.

1st: Boris Kolev – $465,900 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: Max Neugebauer – $277,200

Max Neugebauer

Championship: Frank Lagodich Eliminated in 11th Place by Kevin Nee

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,224

Frank Lagodich (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)

It folded to Kevin Nee in the small blind, he opened to 300K, Frank Lagodich moved all for 2,300,000 from the big, and Nee called with the bigger stack.

Nee: AcJh
Lagodich: 7h7d

Lagodich was ahead for the double but Nee took the lead when he paired his ace on the AdKs6s flop. The Ah turn gave him trip aces and Lagodich was sent out after the 8c river.

Kevin Nee – 8,100,000 (65 bb)
Frank Lagodich – Eliminated in 11th Place ($49,000)

Live Steam

Event 44: Updated Counts on Break

$1,100 Triple Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $108,640  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 112

Seat 5: Jonathan Wang – 1,060,000 (35 bb)
Seat 8: Fabian Niederreiter – 1,050,000 (35 bb)
Seat 9: Jhordy Sanchez – 1,250,000 (42 bb)

1st: $28,440 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $19,000
3rd: $14,100

4th: Randall Emmett – $10,500
5th: Boris Shakhmurov – $8,000
6th: Zyad Qasem – $6,100
7th: Alberto Cifuentes – $4,680
8th: David McGowan – $3,620
9th: Mitch Garshofsky – $2,840

Championship: Counts on Break

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,224

FEATURED  TABLE
Seat 1.  Shane Santacroce  –  8,225,000  (66 bb)
Seat 2.  Chad Eveslage  –  13,900,000  (111 bb)
Seat 3.
Seat 4.  Anthony Merlo  –  1,000,000  (8 bb)
Seat 5.  Rob Wazwaz  –  2,500,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6.  Kevin Nee  –  5,500,000  (44 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Frank Lagodich  –  3,625,000  (29 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Nenad Medic  –  6,200,000  (50 bb)
Seat 3.
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Joel Gola  –  10,425,000  (83 bb)
Seat 6.  Hyndi Khomutetsky  –  4,550,000  (36 bb)
Seat 7.  Jason Hickey  –  1,775,000  (14 bb)
Seat 8.  Aram Zobian  –  3,500,000  (28 bb)

1st:  $605,100
2nd:  $395,000
3rd:  $295,000
4th:  $220,000
5th:  $166,000
6th:  $127,000
7th:  $98,000
8th:  $76,000
9th-10th:  $59,000
11th:  $49,000

12th:  William Slepcevich  –  $49,000

13th:  Matthew Peng  –  $40,500
14th:  Stoyan Madanzhiev  –  $40,500
15th:  Jackob Datashvili  –  $40,500

16th:  Thien Nguyen  –  $33,500

Championship: William Slepcevich Eliminated in 12th Place by Nenad Medic

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,224

William Slepcevich (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)

William Slepcevich was moved to the feature table and almost immediately moved all in for 550,000 from the cutoff and Nenad Medic called with the bigger stack.

Medic: AdKc
Slepcevich: Ac9c

Slepcevich had kicker issues with the smaller ace and never had a sweat on the Kd3h2c4sJs to exit in 12th place.

Nenad Medic  –  6,600,000  (66 bb)
William Slepcevich  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($49,000)

Championship: Matthew Peng Eliminated in 13th Place by Joel Gola

$3,500 WPT RRPO Championship
Prize Pool:  $3,916,800  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,224

Matthew Peng (Photo Credit: Luther Redd/WPT)

Matthew Peng opened to 200,000 from the cutoff and Joel Gola moved all in from the small blind to get a fold from Hyndi Khomutetsky in the big. Peng called at risk for 1,775,000 after using a few time chips to fade the action on the other table.

Gola: 8d8c
Peng: AcKd

It was a race and Peng needed to improve to stay in the Championship. It was Gola improving on the 8h5c3d flop with a set of eights. Peng picked up a gutshot wheel draw on the 4d turn but blanked the Js river to exit in 13th place.

Joel Gola  –  10,875,000  (109 bb)
Matthew Peng  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($40,500)

High Roller: Counts on Break

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $1,259,700  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 51

Seat 2: Brandon Wilson – 2,770,000 (92 bb)
Seat 7: Boris Kolev – 1,615,000 (54 bb)
Seat 8: Max Neugebauer – 700,000 (23 bb)

1st: $465,900 + RRPO Trophy
2nd: $277,200
3rd: $170,100

4th: David Coleman – $119,700
5th: Justin Liberto – $94,500
6th: Brock Wilson – $75,600
7th: Thomas Boivin – $56,700