$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

Brian Benderoff moved all in for just less than 500,000 in middle position, and action folded around to David Malka in the big blind. He squeezed his cards one at a time. “First one’s good,” Malka said. When he peeked at the second, he said, “Wow,” and dropped a stack of calling chips into the pot.

Benderoff:
Malka:

The board ran out , and Malka won the pot with his pair of aces. Benderoff, who began the day with the chip lead, was eliminated in seventh place.

David Malka – 2,050,000 (68 bb)
Brian Benderoff – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 94

Steffen Sontheimer opened to 65,000 in middle position, and Tim West three-bet shoved from the big blind. Sontheimer double-checked his cards, then quickly called all in for 635,000 total.

Sontheimer:
West:

The board ran out , and West’s kings held up to earn him the knockout. He barely had Sontheimer covered, so it’s essentially a double-up for him, eliminating his opponent in eighth place.

Tim West – 1,380,000 (46 bb)
Steffen Sontheimer – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 94

Steffen Sontheimer opened the button with a raise, and Nick Petrangelo defended his big blind.

The flop came . Petrangelo checked, Sontheimer continued for 55,000, and Petrangelo check-raised to 160,000. Sontheimer called, and the turn was the . Petrangelo checked again, Sontheimer bet 165,000, and Petrangelo put in a second check-raise to 390,000. Sontheimer quickly folded.

Petrangelo tabled as the dealer pushed him the pot. He’s the most active player at the table right now, and his stack has benefitted from his aggression so far. The Massachusetts pro is now the chip leader with eight players remaining.

Nick Petrangelo – 2,640,000 (88 bb)
Steffen Sontheimer – 655,000 (22 bb)

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 94

Sylvain Loosli completed from the small blind, and Nick Petrangelo moved all in for 605,000 in the big. Loosli called to put him at risk.

Loosli:
Petrangelo:

The board ran out , and Petrangelo doubled up with queens and nines.

Nick Petrangelo – 1,250,000 (42 bb)
Sylvain Loosli – 1,000,000 (33 bb)

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 94

In a limped pot, four players saw a flop. The blinds checked to Lazaro Hernandez, who was in the cutoff, and he bet 77,000. David Malka raised to 176,000. Tim West and Nick Yunis folded their blinds, and Hernandez moved all in for about 460,000 total. Malka called to put him at risk.

Hernandez: (two pair)
Malka: (trip threes)

The turn was the and the river the , and Malka won the pot with trips. Hernandez was eliminated  in ninth place.

David Malka – 1,350,000 (56 bb)
Lazaro Hernandez – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 94

With the elimination of Jake Schindler in 10th place, there is now just one table left in play. Here’s how the nine finalists stack up:

Seat 1: David Malka – 775,000 (32 bb)
Seat 2: Tim West – 880,000 (37 bb)
Seat 3: Nick Yunis – 1,301,000 (54 bb)
Seat 4: Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 939,000 (39 bb)
Seat 5: Brian Benderoff – 1,250,000 (52 bb)
Seat 6: Steffen Sontheimer – 975,000 (41 bb)
Seat 7: Sylvain Loosli – 1,550,000 (65 bb)
Seat 8: Nick Petrangelo – 800,000 (33 bb)
Seat 9: Lazaro Hernandez – 923,000 (38 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st: $658,000
2nd: $481,750
3rd: $298,450
4th: $206,800
5th: $133,950
6th: $101,050
7th: $82,250
8th: $70,500
9th: $68,150

Level 19 just began, so they’ll play this one to completion before increasing to 90-minute levels.

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 19: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 94

Action folded around to the blinds where Jake Schindler moved all in for about 200,000 in the small and Tim West called in the big.

Schindler:
West:

The board ran out , and West won the pot with an ace-high flush. Schindler was eliminated in 10th place.

Tim West – 900,000 (38 bb)
Jake Schindler – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 94

John Dolan got his last few chips into the middle with on a flop, but Lazaro Hernandez’s had him drawing nearly dead.

The turn was the and the river the , and Dolan was eliminated in 11th place.

Lazaro Hernandez – 1,200,000 (60 bb)
John Dolan – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 94

Dan Shak moved all in for about 420,000 in the cutoff, and Steffen Sontheimer put him at risk from the button.

Shak:
Sontheimer:

The board ran out , and Sontheimer won the pot with aces up. Shak was eliminated in 12th place.

Steffen Sontheimer – 950,000 (48 bb)
Dan Shak – Eliminated

$25,000 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 18: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 94

Lazaro Hernandez limped in under the gun, and John Dolan moved all in for 65,000 behind him. David Malka reraised to 134,000 in the small blind, and Hernandez moved all in with the covering stack. Malka folded, leaving Dolan heads up for his tournament life.

Hernandez:
Dolan:

The board ran out , and Dolan tripled up with aces up. Hernandez won the side pot, essentially breaking even on the exchange.

John Dolan – 223,000 (11 bb)
Lazaro Hernandez – 1,100,000