$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 116

Seat 1: Jason Mercier – 2,600,000 (33 bb)
Seat 2: Justin Bonomo – 4,775,000 (60 bb)
Seat 3: Loni Harwood – 1,310,000 (16 bb)
Seat 4: Olivier Busquet – 1,920,000 (24 bb)
Seat 5: Anthony Spinella – 1,105,000 (14 b)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 116

Action folded around to the blinds where Loni Harwood moved all in from the small. That put the decision on Olivier Busquet and his stack of 830,000 chips, and he quickly called all in to put himself at risk.

Harwood:
Busquet:

The board ran out , and Busquet won the pot with aces up to double up.

Olivier Busquet – 1,710,000 (21 bb)
Loni Harwood – 1,330,000 (17 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 116

Justin Bonomo opened the button to 180,000, and Sam Soverel three-bet shoved for about 1,100,000 in the small blind. Bonomo called the remainder to put Soverel at risk.

Bonomo:
Soverel:

The after-dinner session has not gone well for the chip leader at the break, and this time was no different for Soverel. The board ran out , and Bonomo won the pot with trip kings. Soverel was eliminated in sixth place.

Justin Bonomo – 4,000,000 (50 bb)
Sam Soverel – Eliminated in 6th place ($113,100)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 116

Sam Soverel opened to 175,000 under the gun, and SHRP Team member Loni Harwood three-bet shoved for about 1,300,000 next to act. Soverel called the remainder to put her at risk.

Soverel:
Harwood:

The flop was pretty bad news for Harwood, giving Soverel a set of tens and leaving her dead to a queen or a running flush. The turn was a decent start, though, and the on the river got her all the way over the hump, filling her flush to earn her a double-up.

She’s now contending with Justin Bonomo for the lead with six players left.

Loni Harwood – 2,700,000 (34 bb)
Sam Soverel – 1,150,000 (14 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 116

Ari Engel waited as long as he could before ending up all in for his last 70,000 in the big blind. Action folded around to the button where Bryn Kenney moved all in for 935,000, putting the last action on Jason Mercier in the small blind. He spent a few minutes pondering, then called to put both players at risk.

Kenney:
Mercier:
Engel:

The board ran out , and Mercier flopped an ace to win the double knockout pot.

Engel had the shorter of the at-risk stacks when the hand began, so he took the higher finishing position. He’s out in eighth place, Kenney in seventh, and Mercier is now becoming a threat atop the leaderboard.

Jason Mercier – 2,675,000 (33 bb)
Bryn Kenney – Eliminated in 7th place ($92,800)
Ari Engel – Eliminated in 8th place ($78,300)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 116

Jason Mercier moved all in for around 1,100,000 in early position, and Jeff Gross called all in for 390,000 to put himself at risk. Loni Harwood called, too, working with a similar stack as Mercier’s. And the same hand.

Mercier:
Gross:
Harwood:

The board ran out , and Gross could not catch up. He was eliminated in ninth place, sending half his chips each to Mercier and Harwood.

Jason Mercier – 1,550,000 (19 bb)
Loni Harwood – 1,350,000 (17 bb)
Jeff Gross – Eliminated in 9th place ($75,400)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 116

Two hands after doubling through Olivier Busquet, Justin Bonomo doubled again, this time through Ari Engel.

Action folded to Engel in the cutoff, and he moved all in for 1,110,000. Bonomo called all in for 990,000 on the button, putting himself at risk once again.

Engel:
Bonomo:

The board ran out safely for Bonomo, coming to give him another double-up. Thanks to this after-dinner rush, he’s suddenly second in chips and breathing down the neck of leader Sam Soverel.

Engel was left with less than two big blinds after paying off his debt.

Justin Bonomo – 2,190,000 (27 bb)
Ari Engel – 120,000 (2 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 116

Olivier Busquet opened to 175,000 in early position, and Justin Bonomo three-bet shoved for 460,000 in the big blind. Busquet called the remainder to put Bonomo at risk.

Bonomo:
Busquet:

The flop was bad news for Bonomo, giving Busquet a big lead. The on the turn gave Bonomo a flush draw with one card to come, though, and the river saved Bonomo’s tournament life. He rivered a pair of queens to double up.

Justin Bonomo – 1,050,000 (13 bb)
Olivier Busquet – 1,400,000 (18 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
End of Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 116

Level 23 concluded, and the field was sent on a 40-minute dinner break. Here’s how the table will be set up when they return for the new level at 6:50 p.m.:

Seat 1: Jason Mercier – 1,220,000 (15 bb)
Seat 2: Jeff Gross – 450,000 (6 bb)
Seat 3: Ari Engel – 1,180,000 (15 bb)
Seat 4: Justin Bonomo – 470,000 (6 bb)
Seat 5: Sam Soverel – 2,935,000 (37 bb)
Seat 6: Loni Harwood – 1,040,000 (13 bb)
Seat 7: Olivier Busquet – 1,870,000 (23 bb)
Seat 8: Anthony Spinella – 1,180,000 (15 bb)
Seat 9: Bryn Kenney – 1,255,000 (16 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 116

Ari Engel opened the button with a raise, and Sam Soverel defended his big blind.

The flop was , and Soverel check-called a continuation bet from Engel. The turn was the , and Soverel checked again. Engel bet 280,000, Soverel called, and the river was the . Both players checked.

Soverel showed , winning the pot with a pair of kings to move into the chip lead.

Sam Soverel – 2,875,000 (48 bb)
Ari Engel – 1,530,000 (26 bb)