High Roller: Ari Engel Leads Nine-Handed Final Table

$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

With the elimination of Jake Schindler in 10th place, the nine remaining players have drawn for new seats for the last time. Here’s the final table lineup:

Seat 1: Jason Mercier – 1,010,000 (17 bb)
Seat 2: Jeff Gross – 950,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Ari Engel – 2,215,000 (37 bb)
Seat 4: Justin Bonomo – 310,000 (5 bb)
Seat 5: Sam Soverel – 2,175,000 (36 bb)
Seat 6: Loni Harwood – 880,000 (15 bb)
Seat 7: Olivier Busquet – 1,700,000 (28 bb)
Seat 8: Anthony Spinella – 1,560,000 (26 bb)
Seat 9: Bryn Kenney – 840,000 (14 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st: $794,600
2nd: $556,800
3rd: $348,000
4th: $240,700
5th: $153,700
6th: $113,100
7th: $92,800
8th: $78,300
9th: $75,400

High Roller: Jake Schindler Eliminated in 10th Place ($72,500)

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

Jake Schindler

Olivier Busquet moved all in for just over 900,000 in the cutoff, and Jake Schindler called all in for about 650,000 in the big blind, putting himself at risk. It was a flip.

Busquet: AsTc
Schindler: 8s8h

The board ran out Ad6s3cKcJs, and Busquet won the race and the pot with a pair of aces. Schindler was eliminated in 10th place.

Olivier Busquet – 1,690,000 (28 bb)
Jake Schindler – Eliminated

High Roller: Richard Tuhrim Eliminated in 11th Place ($69,600)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 116

Action folded around to the blinds where Richard Tuhrim moved all in for 1,165,000 in the small and Sam Soverel called in the big blind, having Tuhrim slightly covered and at risk.

Tuhrim: Ad4c
Soverel: KdJh

The KsJd5h flop was a disaster for Tuhrim, and the 8s turn left him drawing dead. The river was the meaningless Ac, and Soverel won the pot with kings up to eliminate Tuhrim in 11th place.

Sam Soverel – 2,410,000 (48 bb)
Richard Tuhrim – Eliminated

High Roller: Jonathan Little Eliminated in 12th Place ($66,700)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 116

Jonathan Little

Jonathan Little open-shoved the button for less than 10 big blinds, and Olivier Busquet called in the big blind to put him at risk.

Little: Td9d
Busquet: Kc9h

The board ran out 9c5c5dQh8d, and Busquet’s kicker played to earn him the pot. Little was eliminated in 12th place.

Olivier Busquet – 1,075,000 (22 bb)
Jonathan Little – Eliminated

Robert Heidorn Eliminated in 13th Place ($63,800)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 116

Robert Heidorn

Action folded around to the blinds where Sam Soverel shoved from the small, and Robert Heidorn called all in for about 440,000 in the big, putting himself at risk.

Soverel: Qs8s
Heidorn: QdTc

Heidorn put his chips in good, but his call would ultimately go unrewarded. The board ran out Jh8c5s3cKd, giving Soverel the pot with a pair of eights and sending Heidorn to the exit in 13th place.

Sam Soverel – 1,080,000 (27 bb)
Robert Heidorn – Eliminated

High Roller: Sean Winter Eliminated in 14th Place ($60,900)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 116

Sean Winter

Sean Winter got his last 125,000 into the middle from the button, and chip leader Ari Engel put him at risk in the small blind.

Winter: Qc7h
Engel: Ac5h

The board ran out 9s6c2c6sJs, and Engel’s ace was enough to win him the pot and eliminate Winter in 14th place.

Engel is starting to open up an even bigger lead over the chase pack, now holding nearly 30 percent of the total chips in play with 13 players remaining.

Ari Engel – 3,300,000 (83 bb)
Sean Winter – Eliminated

High Roller: Erik Seidel Eliminated in 15th Place ($58,000)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 116

Erik Seidel

Erik Seidel open-shoved the cutoff for 445,000, and Sam Soverel called all in for 330,000 in the big blind, putting himself at risk.

Seidel: KdJd
Soverel: AdKs

The board ran out 9s9c7d5sKs, and Soverel’s kicker played to earn him a double-up with kings up.

The next hand, Seidel moved his last 110,000 into the middle from middle position, and Robert Heidorn reluctantly called from the big blind, putting Seidel at risk.

Seidel: Ac8c
Heidorn: 2h3c

The board ran out 9s3s2sQd7s, and Heidorn flopped two pair to win the pot and eliminate Seidel in 15th place.

Robert Heidorn – 585,000 (20 bb)
Erik Seidel – Eliminated

High Roller: Grayson Ramage Eliminated in 16th Place ($55,100)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 116

Grayson Ramage

Richard Tuhrim got himself all in preflop for 310,000, Grayson Ramage did the same for about 400,000, and Robert Heidorn put both players at risk with the larger of the three stacks.

Tuhrim: AsAh
Ramage: JsJh
Heidorn: KcKd

The board ran out Ac8h4c5sKs. Tuhrim tripled up with a set of aces, Heidorn won the small side pot with a set of kings, and Ramage was eliminated in 16th place.

Richard Tuhrim – 970,000 (24 bb)
Robert Heidorn – 420,000 (11 bb)
Grayson Ramage – Eliminated

High Roller: Jeff Gross Doubles Through Justin Bonomo

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 116

Jeff Gross moved all in for 265,000 second to act, and Justin Bonomo re-shoved from the cutoff, isolating himself against Gross with a chance for the knockout.

Gross: AsAc
Bonomo: 7s7h

The board ran out safely for Gross and his aces, coming KsJc5cKd6d. He doubled up with aces up.

Jeff Gross – 615,000 (21 bb)
Justin Bonomo – 855,000 (29 bb)

High Roller: Bryn Kenney Doubles Through Anthony Spinella

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 20: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 Ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 116

Anthony Spinella open-shoved the button, and Bryn Kenney called all in for 535,000 in the small blind to put himself at risk.

Spinella: 6c8c
Kenney: As9h

The board ran out Td3d2c4h2s, and Kenney’s ace played to earn him a double-up.

Bryn Kenney – 1,140,000 (38 bb)
Anthony Spinella – 120,000 (4 bb)