$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 94

Tim West moved all in for 565,000 in the small blind, and Sylvain Loosli called in the big to put him at risk.

West:
Loosli:

The board ran out , and West was drawing dead on the turn. Loosli won the pot with the nut flush, sending West to the rain in third place.

David Malka and Sylvain Loosli are now heads up for the title, the trophy, and the $658,000 top prize.

David Malka – 7,415,000 (124 bb)
Sylvain Loosli – 1,985,000 (33 bb)
Tim West – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 94

David Malka raised to 135,000 on the button and Sylvain Loosli three-bet to 345,000 out of the big blind. Malka took a few moments in the tank and then put in a four-bet to 655,000 and Loosli tossed his hand into the muck.

A few hands later, Sylvain Loosli raised to 150,000 out of the small blind and David Malka defended his big blind. The flop was and Loosli bet 125,000. Malka raised to 315,000 and Loosli folded.

Malka dragged the pot and extended his already massive chip lead, crossing over the 7 million chip mark.

David Malka – 7,200,000
Sylvanil Loosli – 1,275,000

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 94

On a flop of , Nick Petrangelo checked from the small blind and David Malka bet 235,000 from the big blind. Sylvain Loosli called on the button and Petrangelo went into the tank for a minute.

Petrangelo eventually moved all in for about 2,000,000 and Malka hesitates for a few moments before moving all in for about 3,500,000. Loosli quickly folded and the cards were tabled.

Malka showed , good for the nut straight and had Petrangelo drawing to runners with his . The turn was the , giving Petrangelo some outs, but the river was the and Petrangelo hit the rail in fourth place.

Petrangelo took home $206,800 for his finish and Malka takes a massive chip lead into three-handed play.

David Malka – 5,750,000 (95 bb)
Nick Petrangelo – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 94

Level 22 is complete, and the final four players are on a 15-minute break. Here’s how they’ll stack up when the new level begins:

Seat 1: David Malka – 3,945,000 (66 bb)
Seat 2: Tim West – 1,245,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3: –empty–
Seat 4: –empty–
Seat 5: –empty–
Seat 6: –empty–
Seat 7: Sylvain Loosli – 2,195,000 (37 bb)
Seat 8: Nick Petrangelo – 2,020,000 (34 bb)
Seat 9: –empty–

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 94

On the last hand of the level, Sylvain Loosli completed from the small blind, and Nick Petrangelo checked his option in the big.

The flop came , and Loosli check-called a bet of 80,000. He check-called another 175,000 after the turn, and the river was the . Loosli checked again, and Petrangelo checked behind.

Loosli tabled , winning the pot with kings full.

Sylvain Loosli – 2,200,000 (44 bb)
Nick Petrangelo – 2,000,000 (40 bb)

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 94

Nick Yunis moved all in for 435,000 under the gun, and David Malka re-shoved from the small blind. Tim West folded his big blind, and Yunis was heads up for his tournament life.

Yunis:
Malka:

The board ran out , and Malka’s kicker played to earn him the pot. Yunis was eliminated in fifth place.

David Malka – 2,900,000
Nick Yunis – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 94

David Malka opened the button to 110,000, and Nick Yunis defended his big blind.

The flop was . Yunis led out for 85,000, and Malka called. The turn was the , and Malka called another bet from Yunis — 125,000 this time. the river was the , and Yunis made the same bet of 125,000. Malka raised to 575,000, putting Yunis to a decision for almost all of his remaining chips. After a couple minutes in the tank, Yunis folded.

David Malka – 2,350,000 (47 bb)
Nick Yunis – 480,000 (10 bb)

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 94

Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened to 85,000 second to act, and Sylvain Loosli three-bet to 220,000 in the cutoff. Timoshenko called.

The flop came . Timoshenko checked, Loosli continued for 175,000, and Timoshenko check-raised to 375,000. Loosli moved all in with the covering stack, and Timoshenko called all in for just less than 900,000 total.

Timoshenko: (pair of aces)
Loosli: (set of deuces)

The turn was the and the river the , and Loosli won the pot with a set of deuces. Timoshenko was eliminated in sixth place.

Sylvain Loosli – 2,900,000 (73 bb)
Yevgeniy Timoshenko – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 94

The final six players have played four hands since returning from the dinner break, and Nick Petrangelo has won the last three of them.

On the second hand back, Nick Yunis opened to 80,000, and Petrangelo three-bet to 230,000 from the small blind. Yunis folded.

Next, Yevgeniy Timoshenko opened to 85,000, and three players called, including Petrangelo on the button. It checked to the button on the flop, and a bet of 140,000 was enough to coax three folds and give Petrangelo his second pot in a row.

Petrangelo opened the next hand to 90,000 from the cutoff, and David Malka three-bet to 230,000 on the button. Petrangelo four-bet to 675,000, and Malka quickly folded.

Petrangelo’s stack has trended upward to start this level, and it looks like he’s just inched his way up to 3,000,000 chips as he stacked that last pot. That gives him more than 30% of the total chips in play with six players remaining.

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 20: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 94

The final six players have been sent off for a one-hour dinner break. Play will resume at 9:10 p.m., and action will continue tonight until a winner is determined.

Here’s how the table will stack up when the new level begins:

Seat 1: David Malka -1,885,000 (47 bb)
Seat 2: Tim West -1,355,000 (34 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Yunis – 635,000 (16 bb)
Seat 4: Yevgeniy Timoshenko -1,295,000 (32 bb)
Seat 5: –empty–
Seat 6: –empty–
Seat 7: Sylvain Loosli – 1,940,000 (49 bb)
Seat 8: Nick Petrangelo – 2,300,000 (58 bb)
Seat 9: –empty–

Everyone left is guaranteed to earn six figures this evening. Here are the remaining payouts:

1st: $658,000
2nd: $481,750
3rd: $298,450
4th: $206,800
5th: $133,950
6th: $101,050