$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 105

Ren Lin min-raised under the gun to 120,000, Thomas Boivin reraised from the cutoff to 300,000, and Eli Berg moved all in from the big blind for 725,000.

Lin folded, and Boivin thought for a while before he called with . Berg turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Berg won the pot with a pair of aces and his king kicker to double up in chips.

Eli Berg  –  1,660,000  (28 bb)
Thomas Boivin  –  1,390,000  (23 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,100,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $140,000 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 105

Ren Lin moved all in from the cutoff, and Frank Lagodich called all in from the small blind for 880,000 with .

Lin turned over , and Lagodich needed his hand to hold to stay alive. The board came , and Lagodich won the pot with his eight kicker to double up in chips.

Frank Lagodich  –  1,880,000  (31 bb)
Ren Lin  –  5,515,000  (92 bb)

A short while later, Thomas Boivin raised under the gun, and Ren Lin called from the big blind. The flop came , Lin checked, Boivin bet 140,000, and Lin called.

The turn card was the , Lin moved all in, and Boivin used one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he called all in for 680,000 with .

Lin turned over for a club flush draw with a gutshot straight draw, and Boivin needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Boivin won the pot with his pocket eights to double up in chips.

Thomas Boivin  –  1,980,000  (33 bb)
Ren Lin  –  4,535,000  (76 bb)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,100,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $140,000 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 105

Joseph Cheong moved all in under the gun for 325,000, and Ren Lin asked for a count before he called from the cutoff.

Cheong showed one card — an ace — and asked Lin if he needed to get lucky. Lin showed confidence and said, “You need to get lucky.

Then Lin showed , and Cheong turned over .

The board came , and Lin paired his nine on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Cheong in sixth place.

Ren Lin  –  5,000,000  (85 bb)
Joseph Cheong  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($103,700)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,100,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $140,000 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 105

Frank Lagodich min-raised under the gun to 120,000, and Thomas Boivin called from the big blind.

The flop came , Boivin checked, Lagodich bet 75,000, and Boivin used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he check-raised all in for 465,000.

Lagodich quickly called with for a diamond flush draw, and Boivin turned over for two pair, tens and deuces. Boivin needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Boivin won the pot with two pair, kings and tens, to double up in chips.

Thomas Boivin  –  1,260,000  (21 bb)
Frank Lagodich  –  1,660,000  (28 bb)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,750,000 (29 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $103,700 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 105

The players have returned from break to begin Level 21, with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 with a 60,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Martin Zamani  –  1,500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Joseph Cheong  –  325,000  (5 bb)
Seat 3.  Eli Berg  –  1,115,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  Ren Lin  –  4,655,000  (78 bb)
Seat 5.  Thomas Boivin  –  645,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6.  Frank Lagodich  –  2,255,000  (38 bb)

And here is the full list of payouts from this event:

1st:  $711,300 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $505,200
3rd:  $319,000
4th:  $217,800
5th:  $140,000
6th:  $103,700

7th:  Bryn Kenney  –  $85,500
8th:  John Racener  –  $74,500
9th:  Aram Oganyan  –  $70,400
10th:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  $67,700
11th:  Joe McKeehen  –  $65,000
12th:  T.K. Miles  –  $62,300
13th:  Noah Schwartz  –  $59,600
14th:  Alex Foxen  –  $57,000
15th:  Kristen Foxen  –  $54,500

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,750,000 (29 big blinds).

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 105

Bryn Kenney moved all in under the gun for 350,000, and Frank Lagodich called from the big blind with .

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

The board came , and Kenney turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Lagodich won the pot with his eight kicker to eliminate Kenney in seventh place.

Frank Lagodich  –  2,280,000  (46 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($85,500)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,750,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $103,700 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 105

Thomas Boivin got it all in from the button for 260,000 with , and he needed his nines to hold to stay alive against the of Joseph Cheong, who was UTG+1.

The board came , and the pocket nines held up for Boivin to win the pot and double up in chips.

Thomas Boivin  –  645,000  (13 bb)
Joseph Cheong  –  700,000  (14 bb)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,500,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $85,500 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 105

Ren Lin min-raised under the gun to 100,000, John Racener moved all in from UTG+1 for 110,000, and Lin called with . Racener turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Lin paired his four on the flop, but improved no further. Racener won the pot with his pocket nines to double up in chips.

John Racener  –  345,000  (7 bb)
Ren Lin  –  2,935,000  (59 bb)

Two hands later, action folded to Lin in the small blind, and he moved all in. Racener thought for a bit before he called all in from the big blind for 295,000 with .

Lin turned over , and Racener was dominated as he faced elimination.

The board came , and with two low cards on the board, Lin’s seven kicker played for him to win the pot and eliminate Racener in eighth place.

Ren Lin  –  3,270,000  (65 bb)
John Racener  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($74,500)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,500,000 (30 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $85,500 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 105

Ren Lin got it all in from the hijack for 1,550,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of Bryn Kenney in the big blind.

The board came , and Lin flopped a set of queens to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ren Lin  –  3,175,000  (64 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  195,000  (4 bb)

About 20 minutes later, Kenney moved all in from the hijack for 170,000, and Ren Lin pointed out his “No Gamble, No Future” patch before he called from the big blind with .

Kenney turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket sevens held up for Kenney to win the pot and double up in chips.

Bryn Kenney  –  415,000  (8 bb)
Ren Lin  –  2,950,000  (59 bb)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,315,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $74,500 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 105

Aram Oganyan raised from middle position to 125,000, Eli Berg moved all in from the cutoff, and Oganyan called all in for about 165,000 with .

Berg turned over , and Oganyan needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Berg to win the pot and eliminate Oganyan in ninth place.

Eli Berg  –  1,625,000  (33 bb)
Aram Oganyan  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($70,400)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,315,000 (26 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $74,500 each.