$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 39

With the board showing on the turn, Jonathan Jaffe checked from UTG+1, Andrew Lichtenberger bet 160,000 form the button, and Jaffe called.

The river card was the , and as Jaffe bet 75,000, the 1986 song “Final Countdown” by the Swedish band Europe came on the sound system.

Lichtenberger tanked for a while before he moved all in for about 680,000.

Jaffe said, “Zero chance you don’t shove with that song coming on, right?”

Jaffe tanked for a long time — until the song was over — before he folded, and Lichtenberger took the pot.

After the hand, Jaffe said something along the lines of “There’s no way I was calling while that song was on.”

Andrew Lichtenberger  –  1,250,000  (125 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  495,000  (50 bb)

With 10 players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 490,000 (49 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, earning at least $113,490 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 39

Brock Wilson raised under the gun to 20,000, Mike McDonald moved all in from the small blind for about 210,000, and Kirk Steele tanked for a while int eh big blind before he called.

Wilson folded, and McDonald showed . Steele turned over , and McDonald needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came — McDonald paired his jack on the flop, but Steele rivered a king-high straight to win the pot and eliminate McDonald in 11th place.

Kirk Steele  –  770,000  (77 bb)
Mike McDonald  –  Eliminated in 11th Place

With 10 players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 490,000 (49 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, earning at least $113,490 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 39

The players returned from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000 and a 10,000 ante.

Here are the updated chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Andjelko Andrejevic  –  345,000  (35 bb)
Seat 2.  Andrew Lichtenberger  –  895,000  (90 bb)
Seat 3.  
Seat 4.  Steven Veneziano  –  260,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Alex Foxen  –  535,000  (54 bb)
Seat 6.  Vikenty Shegal  –  495,000  (50 bb)
Seat 7.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  850,000  (85 bb)
Seat 8.  

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Brock Wilson  –  255,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3.  Jason Mercier  –  280,000  (28 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Byron Kaverman  –  290,000  (29 bb)
Seat 6.  Mike McDonald  –  300,000  (30 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Kirk Steele  –  395,000  (40 bb)

With 11 players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 445,000 (45 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, earning at least $113,490 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 39

Dylan Linde was just eliminated in 12th place by Kirk Steele.

Kirk Steele  –  500,000  (63 bb)
Dylan Linde  –  Eliminated in 12th Place

With 11 players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 443,000 (55 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, earning at least $113,490 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 39

Kirk Steele raised UTG+1, Chad Eveslage moved all in from the button for 102,000, and Steele called with .

Eveslage turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket deuces held up for Steele to win the pot and eliminate Eveslage in 13th place.

Kirk Steele  –  305,000  (38 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  Eliminated in 13th Place

With 12 players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 406,000 (51 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, earning at least $113,490 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 39

Mike McDonald raised to 18,000, Dylan Linde reraised to 48,000, and McDonald moved all in for 160,000.

Linde called with , and McDonald turned over . McDonald needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Linde turned an open-ended straight draw with a diamond flush draw, but missed his outs on the river. McDonald won the pot with his king kicker to double up in chips.

Mike McDonald  –  335,000  (42 bb)
Dylan Linde  –  175,000  (22 bb)

With 13 players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 375,000 (47 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, earning at least $113,490 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 39

With the board showing on the turn, Kevin Rabichow got it all in from the big blind for about 75,000 with for a pair of queens.

But Andjelko Andrejevic (UTG) turned over for a set of jacks, and Rabichow was drawing dead.

The river card was the , giving Andrejevic unnecessary quads to win the pot and eliminate Rabichow in 14th place.

Andjelko Andrejevic  –  290,000  (36 bb)
Kevin Rabichow  –  Eliminated in 14th Place

With 13 players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 375,000 (47 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, earning at least $113,490 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 12:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 39

Erik Seidel got it all in under the gun for about 200,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Alex Foxen in middle position.

The board came , and Foxen won the pot with a set of queens to eliminate Seidel in 16th place.

Alex Foxen  –  615,000  (77 bb)
Erik Seidel  –  Eliminated in 16th Place

A few minutes later, Krishna Lawrence was eliminated in 15th place.

Krishna Lawrence  –  Eliminated in 15th Place

With 14 players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 348,000 (44 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, earning at least $113,490 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  16 of 39

After the elimination of Sergio Aido Espina in 17th place, the final 16 players drew for random seats at the final two tables. Here is the updated lineup:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Andjelko Andrejevic
Seat 2.  Andrew Lichtenberger
Seat 3.  Erik Seidel
Seat 4.  Steven Veneziano
Seat 5.  Alex Foxen
Seat 6.  Krishna Lawrence
Seat 7.  Jonathan Jaffe
Seat 8.  Kevin Rabichow

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Vikenty Shegal
Seat 2.  Brock Wilson
Seat 3.  Jason Mercier
Seat 4.  Chad Eveslage
Seat 5.  Byron Kaverman
Seat 6.  Mike McDonald
Seat 7.  Dylan Linde
Seat 8.  Kirk Steele

With 16 players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 305,000 (51 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, earning at least $113,490 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 39

Mike McDonald got it all in from the big blind for 88,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jonathan Jaffe in the small blind.

The board came — Jaffe paired his seven on the flop and turned trips, but McDonald rivered a heart flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Mike McDonald  –  182,000  (30 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  315,000  (53 bb)

With 17 players remaining from 39 entries, the average chip stack is about 287,000 (48 big blinds). The final six players will finish in the money, earning at least $113,490 each.

Action is scheduled to continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table.