$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 Ante
Entries: 92

Stephen Chidwick opened with an under-the-gun raise, and Byron Kaverman three-bet shoved for 58,900 in the small blind. Chidwick took a second to double-check the amount, then called to put Kaverman at risk.

Chidwick:
Kaverman:

The flop was a good start for Kaverman, and the turn gave him a straight and a hammerlock on the pot. Chidwick was drawing dead to the river, and Kaverman doubled up.

Byron Kaverman – 123,000 (51 bb)
Stephen Chidwick – 245,000 (102 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 8: 1,000/2,000 with a 300 Ante
Entries: 90

After his second elimination, Alan Schein jumped straight back into the field with a third entry, joining a table that includes Ari Engel, Joe McKeehen, Rainer Kempe, and Daniel Strelitz.

Shortly after sitting back down, Schein was involved in a pot against McKeehen on the river of a board. Out of position, Schein bet 55,000 on the river into a pot of nearly twice that. McKeehen spent several minutes deliberating the call that would cost him about half his remaining stack, then did so to see a showdown.

Schein tabled , winning the pot with trip queens. He’s already more than doubled his starting stack over the first few hands of his third try.

Alan Schein – 245,000 (123 bb)
Joe McKeehen – 55,000 (28 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 800/1,600 with a 200 Ante
Entries: 87

Just the tail end of a pot here, but one worth a mention.

Three players saw the river of an board. There was about 60,000 in the middle, and Aditya Prasetyo bet 27,000 first to act in the small blind. Alan Schein was under the gun, and he raised all in for 96,900 total. That put the action on Dietrich Fast, and he considered for a long while before calling all in for his last 91,100 chips, putting himself at risk. Prasetyo quickly folded.

“I guess I’m a loser,” Schein said, tabling for trip aces with a jack. He was the loser of this pot, at least; Fast tabled to double up with aces full of fives.

Schein was left with just 5,800 chips, and he was eliminated a short time later.

Dietrich Fast – 270,000 (169 bb)
Alan Schein – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 800/1,600 with a 200 Ante
Entries: 87

Jason Mercier opened to 4,400 under the gun, and Darren Elias called in the cutoff.

The flop was . Mercier continued for 3,800, and Elias called. That action repeated after the turn, with Elias calling another Mercier bet — 10,600 this time. The river was the , and Mercier emptied the clip with a bet of 38,000. Elias called him down.

Mercier showed , winning the pot with queens full.

Jason Mercier – 176,000 (110 bb)
Darren Elias – 65,000 (41 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 800/1,600 with a 200 Ante
Entries: 87

James Calderaro opened with a raise under the gun, Grayson Ramage called in the small blind, and Mark Radoja defended his big to create three-way action.

The flop was . It checked to Calderaro, who continued for 6,500. Ramage folded, but Radoja moved all in for about 65,000 total. Calderaro quickly called to put him at risk, and Radoja was on the draw.

Calderaro:
Radoja:

The turn and river were blanks, and Calderaro won the pot with queens up to eliminate Radoja.

James Calderaro – 210,000 (131 bb)
Mark Radoja – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 7: 800/1,600 with a 200 Ante
Entries: 85

The field grew by two during the recent break, with the re-additions of Dietrich Fast and Pratyush Buddiga. That brings the running total to 85 entries, with late registration and unlimited re-entries available until close to midnight.

Fast joined a table that contains Jonathan Little, Aditya Prasetyo, and Erik Seidel, among others.

Buddiga re-joined his old table in a new seat, sitting once again with Jason Mercier, Anthony Spinella, Sorel Mizzi, Darren Elias, Martin Finger, and Ryan Laplante.

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 6: 600/1,200 with a 200 Ante
Entries: 82

Richard Tuhrim recently joined the field for the first time, and Sean Winter did so for the second, and both were seated at the same table with fresh starting stacks. They wasted little time doing battle.

In one of the first hands at the table, the two were involved in a heads-up pot on a flop. Winter checked from the big blind, and Tuhrim bet 2,800 from the cutoff. Winter check-raised to 11,500, and Tuhrim called the remainder to proceed. The turn was the , and Winter bet 20,600. Tuhrim called again.

The river was the , and Winter moved all in for 69,000. Tuhrim had about 73,000 chips left in his stack, and he deliberated for a long while before surrendering his cards into the muck.

“Come on,” Charlie Carrel urged Winter from the other side of the table. He wanted to see the winning hand. “Just one. The bottom one.”

Winter grinned and offered to let him pick one. Carrel revealed the . Winter grinned again.

“Uh oh…” Tuhrim said, smiling back.

Sean Winter – 145,000 (121 bb)
Richard Tuhrim – 73,000 (61 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 500/1,000 with a 100 Ante
Entries: 79

Ankush Mandavia opened with a raise second to act, and Justin Bonomo three-bet to 8,000 on the button. Paul Hofer four-bet to 23,500 in the big blind, Mandavia folded, and Bonomo called the remainder to proceed heads-up.

The flop was . Hofer continued for 14,200, and Bonomo called. Both players checked through the turn, and the river was the . Hofer moved all in for 56,100.

Bonomo had 64,600 chips left in front of him, so the call represented nearly all of his remaining chips. After several minutes of deliberation, he did call to put Hofer at risk.

Hofer showed for high cards, and Bonomo tabled to win the pot with tens full. Hofer was eliminated.

Justin Bonomo – 200,000 (200 bb)
Paul Hofer – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 500/1,000 with a 100 Ante
Entries: 79

While we were watching another hand play out, we caught a glimpse of an all-in showdown at an adjacent table. Aditya Prasetyo and Sean Winter were involved on a flop, and Winter ended up all in for about 65,000 with Prasetyo putting him at risk.

Prasetyo:
Winter:

“I have… one out,” Winter astutely noted. “Eight of Spades,” he pointed at the board, trying to conjure up the one card that would save his tournament life.

The turn was the , though, and the river the , and Prasetyo won the pot with a king-high flush to eliminate Winter.

Aditya Prasetyo – 180,000 (180 bb)
Sean Winter – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 5: 500/1,000 with a 100 Ante
Entries: 75

Anthony Zinno opened the cutoff to 2,500, and Olivier Busquet three-bet to 7,500 on the button. From the big blind, Dietrich Fast moved all in for just about 50,000 total on a four-bet shove. Zinno quickly folded, Busquet quickly called, and Fast was at risk and in trouble.

Busquet:
Fast:

The flop was actually decent news for Fast. Despite Busquet flopping top set, Fast traded two outs for nine, picking up a flush draw two cards to come. The on the turn ended the sweat one card early, though, as Busquet made unbeatable aces full. The river was the meaningless , eliminating Fast and giving Busquet’s stack a significant boost.

Fast has until the start of Level 13 to re-enter, should he so choose.

Busquet, on the other hand, has been trading the top spot with Nghi Tran for most of the early levels, and this pot puts the two back into a near tie for the overall lead.

Olivier Busquet – 272,000 (272 bb)
Dietrich Fast – Eliminated