$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 94

After a long, 15-hour day of poker, Day 1 of the $25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em comes to a close with the final 13 players all in the money.

Brian Benderoff is leading the pack with 1,279,000 in chips and is joined at the top of the leaderboard by Yevgeniy Timoshenko (1,140,000) and John Dolan (887,000).

The tournament was played eight-handed and Day 1 was originally scheduled to play down to the final table of eight players, but as the day moved along, the staff decided to alter the schedule and play until they burst the money bubble.

The money bubble burst just after 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning to wrap up the day’s action and leave the remaining 13 players all in the money.

The survivors of the day will come back on Wednesday afternoon at 4 p.m. to play down to a winner. They are all guaranteed at least a min-cash of $58,750, but they all have their sights set on the first place prize of $658,000.

Here are a look at the chip counts for the start of Day 2:

• Brian Benderoff – 1,279,000
• Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 1,140,000
• John Dolan – 887,000
• Nick Petrangelo – 860,000
• Nick Yunis – 771,000
• Lazaro Hernandez – 764,000
• David Malka – 758,000
• Tim West – 731,000
• Sylvain Loosli – 636,000
• Dan Shak – 544,000
• Steffen Sontheimer – 490,000
• Jake Schindler – 358,000
• Fedor Holz – 188,000

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 94

Action folded around to the blinds where Jason Mercier moved all in for about 145,000 in the small. David Malka called in the big, putting him at risk.

Mercier:
Malka :

The flop came , giving Mercier a flush draw in addition to his two live cards. He could not catch up, though, as the turn and river completed the board. Malka won the pot with aces up, eliminating Mercier on the direct money bubble.

The 13 remaining players are now guaranteed to earn at least $58,750, but the payouts will have to wait until tomorrow. The bags are out on the tables, signaling the end of Day 1.

David Malka – 758,000 (47 bb)
Jason Mercier – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 94

Nick Petrangelo opened to 38,000, and the player behind him called. Joe McKeehen moved all in for about 300,000, and Yevgeniy Timoshenko re-shoved for 698,000 in the big blind. The two players in the middle folded, and McKeehen was heads up for his tournament life.

McKeehen:
Timoshenko:

The board ran out blanks, and Timoshenko won the pot with his pair of queens. McKeehen was eliminated in 15th place, putting the remaining field squarely on the money bubble.

Play is now being dealt hand for hand to burst the bubble, and Day 1 will conclude following the next elimination.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 1,100,000 (69 bb)
Joe McKeehen – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 94

Bryn Kenney moved all in for 208,000 in the cutoff, and Steffen Sontheimer re-shoved for 215,000 on the button. Larry Klur called both shoves, having Sontheimer covered by just a few chips and seeking the double knockout.

Kenney:
Sontheimer:
Klur:

The board ran out , and Sontheimer’s queens held to earn him the knockout and a triple up.

Steffen Sontheimer – 664,000 (42 bb)
Larry Klur – 31,000 (2 bb)
Bryn Kenney – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 94

Nick Petrangelo opened to 38,000 in early position, and Joe McKeehen three-bet to 100,000. Petrangelo moved all in for 590,000 total, and McKeehen quickly called to put him at risk.

Petrangelo:
McKeehen:

The board ran out , and Petrangelo doubled up with jacks full. He’s now the overall chip leader with three tables remaining in play.

Nick Petrangelo – 1,220,000 (76 bb)
Joe McKeehen – 335,000 (21 bb)

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 94

Lazaro Hernandez limped in under the gun, and Fedor Holz raised to 33,000 on the button. Hernandez moved all in with the covering stack, and Holz tank-called all in for 240,000 total.

Hernandez:
Holz:

The board ran out , and Holz won the race, doubling up with a pair of aces.

Fedor Holz – 502,000 (50 bb)
Lazaro Hernandez – 470,000 (47 bb)

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 94

Dan Shak opened the button with a raise, and Darren Elias called from the small blind.

Both players checked through the turn of the board, and the river brought the . Elias led out for 35,000, Shak moved all in for 153,000, and Elias tank-called to put him at risk.

Shak showed , winning the pot and doubling up with trip sixes.

Dan Shak – 360,000 (36 bb)
Darren Elias – 415,000 (42 bb)

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 94

Jason Mercier opened to 20,000 in early position, and Tony Gregg three-bet shoved for 131,000 on the button. “That was a pretty quick shove,” Mercier noticed. He tanked for a few seconds, then called to put Gregg at risk.

Mercier:
Gregg:

The board ran out , and Gregg’s nines held to earn him the double-up.

Tony Gregg – 284,000 (28 bb)
Jason Mercier – 500,000 (50 bb)

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 of 94

Lazaro Hernandez limped in under the gun, and Harrison Gimbel moved all in for about 155,000 next to act. When it folded back around to Hernandez, he called, and Gimbel was at risk once again.

Hernandez:
Gimbel:

The board ran out , and Hernandez won the pot with a pair of aces. Gimbel was eliminated.

Lazaro Hernandez – 725,000 (73 bb)
Harrison Gimbel – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 15: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 94

Fedor Holz opened to 22,000 in early position, and Harrison Gimbel three-bet shoved for 68,000 on the button. Holz called to put him at risk.

Holz:
Gimbel:

The board ran out , and Gimbel doubled up with aces up.

Harrison Gimbel – 159,000 (16 bb)
Fedor Holz – 90,000 (9 bb)