High Roller: Jake Daniels – 4th Place ($197,800)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 91

Jake Daniels
Jake Daniels

Darren Elias opened to 125,000 from the button and Jake Daniels moved all in from the small blind for around 900,000. Joe McKeehen folded his big blind and Elias called.

Elias: KsKc
Daniels: 3c3d

Daniels ran into a monster and the 7s6h5h2s8h board could not save his High Roller, going out in fourth place for $197,800.

Darren Elias – 4,225,000 (70 bb)
Jake Daniels – Eliminated in 4th Place ($197,800)

High Roller: Joe McKeehen Leads the Final Four at Break with 2.85 Million

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 91

Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

The final four players returned from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 and a big blind ante of 60,000. Here are the official chip counts, followed by the remaining payouts:

Seat 1.  Darren Elias  –  2,415,000  (40 bb)
Seat 2.  Jake Daniels  –  1,375,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Joe McKeehen  –  2,845,000  (47 bb)
Seat 4.  Thomas Boivin  –  2,465,000  (41 bb)

1st:  $629,345 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $460,780
3rd:  $285,460
4th:  $197,800

High Roller: David Peters – 5th Place ($128,120)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 91

David Peters
David Peters

After a flop of 6c4c2h, David Peters checked the big blind, Darren Elias bet 80,000, and Peters called.

The turn card was the Ks, Peters checked, Elias bet 225,000, and Peters thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the 8c, Peters checked, Elias moved all in, and Peters called with AsAh. But Elias turned over Kc7c to win the pot with a club flush and eliminate Peters in fifth place.

Darren Elias  –  2,415,000  (48 bb)
David Peters  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($128,120)

The remaining four players are all guaranteed at least $197,800 each.

High Roller: David Peters Doubles Thru Darren Elias Again

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 91

David Peters raised all in for 520,000 from the button and Darren Elias isolated with a shove from the small blind.

Peters: QdJd
Elias: 7d7c

The board ran out 9s2sKh10d8d, giving Peters a king-high straight to double through Elias.

David Peters – 1,140,000 (23 bb)
Darren Elias – 715,000 (14 bb)

High Roller: Joseph Cheong – 6th Place ($96,650)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 91

Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong

Joseph Cheong moved all in from the cutoff for 405,000, and Joe McKeehen called from the small blind with As7d.

Cheong turned over Ah6c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Kd9s2h3sQd, and McKeehen’s seven kicker played for him to win the pot and eliminate Cheong in sixth place.

Joe McKeehen  –  3,250,000  (65 bb)
Joseph Cheong  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($96,650)

The remaining five players are all guaranteed at least $128,120 each.

High Roller: Dylan Smith – 7th Place ($78,670)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 91

Dylan Smith
Dylan Smith

Joe McKeehen raised UTG+1 to 100,000, Dylan Smith moved all in from the small blind for 230,000, and Joseph Cheong reraised from the big blind to 350,000. McKeehen quickly folded.

Smith turned over Ad3s, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Cheong’s KsKc.

The board came 9d8h3cJd7h — Smith paired his three on the flop, but improved no further. Cheong won the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Smith in seventh place.

Joseph Cheong  –  1,585,000  (32 bb)
Dylan Smith  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($78,670)

The remaining six players are all guaranteed at least $96,650 each.

High Roller: Nadya Magnus – 8th Place ($67,430)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 91

Nadya Magnus
Nadya Magnus

Nadya Magnus moved all in from the hijack for 60,000, Jake Daniels called from the small blind, and Joe McKeehen reraised from the big blind to about 250,000. Daniels quickly folded.

Magnus turned over 3s3h, and she needed her hand to hold to stay alive against McKeehen’s Ad4h.

The board came QdQcJhJcKc, and the two pair on the board counterfeited Magnus’s pair of threes, and McKeehen won the pot with his ace to eliminate Magnus in eighth place.

Joe McKeehen  –  2,625,000  (66 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($67,430)

The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $78,670 each.

High Roller: Chad Eveslage – 9th Place ($65,185)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 91

Chad Eveslage
Chad Eveslage

Darren Elias raised from middle position to 80,000, Joseph Cheong called from the button, and Chad Eveslage moved all in from the small blind for 590,000. Elias moved all in over the top, and Cheong quickly folded.

Eveslage turned over JsJh, but he needed to improve to stay alive against Elias’s KhKd.

The board came 6s5h2c10s6c, and the pocket kings held up for Elias to win the pot and eliminate Eveslage in ninth place.

Darren Elias  –  1,980,000  (50 bb)
Chad Eveslage  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($65,185)

The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $67,430 each.

High Roller: Jake Daniels Doubles Thru Nadya Magnus; Magnus Down to 1.5 Big Blinds

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 91

Jake Daniels
Jake Daniels

Jake Daniels moved all in under the gun for 505,000, and Nadya Magnus called from the button with 10h10c.

Daniels turned over Ad8d, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came As4h3hQsAc, and Daniels paired his ace on the flop and rivered trips to win the pot and double up in chips, knocking Magnus down to 1 1/2 big blinds.

Jake Daniels  –  1,110,000  (28 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  60,000  (1.5 bb)

The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $65,185 each.

High Roller: David Peters Doubles Thru Darren Elias

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 91

David Peters
David Peters

David Peters moved all in from the small blind for 355,000, and Darren Elias thought for a while before calling from the big blind with Kd5d.

Peters turned over 9d8d, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Qc5s3dAd8s — Elias paired his five on the flop, but Peters paired his eight on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

David Peters  –  750,000  (19 bb)
Darren Elias  –  1,300,000  (33 bb)

The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $65,185 each.