Event 69: Sergio Aido – 3rd Place ($265,200)

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 81

Sergio Aido

Sergio Aido was all in with AsQd in the hole, and Brandon Wilson had him covered holding pocket eights.

The final board read 7s5s3s5d9d, and Aido was out in third place for a payday of $265,200.

That gave Wilson the advantage before heads-up play began with a stack worth 5 million against the 3.1 million of Min Zhang.

Brandon Wilson – 5,000,000 (100 bb)
Min Zhang – 3,100,000 (62 bb)
Sergio Aido – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($265,200)

Event 69: Brandon Wittmeyer – 4th Place ($181,100)

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 81

Brandon Wittmeyer

Brandon Wittmeyer was all in with pocket fours in the hole from the small blind, and he was up against the Js6s of Min Zhang held on the big blind.

The final board read Kc9s5s8s8h, and Wittmeyer was eliminated in fourth place for a payout worth $181,100. Zhang stacked up 2,145,000 after collecting the pot.

Min Zhang – 2,145,00 (62 bb)
Brandon Wittmeyer – Eliminated in 4th Place ($181,100)

Event 69: Chip Count and Results Update

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 81

Here is a look at the updated chip counts for the high roller event after the most recent break.

Seat 5:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  820,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7:  Min Zhang  –  2,750,000  (55 bb)
Seat 8:  Sergio Aido  – 2,570,000  (51 bb)
Seat 9:  Brandon Wilson  –  1,960,000  (39 bb)

1st:  $601,800 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $420,400
3rd:  $265,200
4th:  $181,100

5th:  Martin Stausholm  –  $121,300
6th:  David Coleman  –  $91,100
7th:  Chance Kornuth – $74,300
8th:  Martin Carnero – $65,200
9th:  Jim Collopy – $62,100
10th:  Manuel Fritz  –  $60,100
11th:  Vincent Cafone  –  $58,100

Event 69: Martin Stausholm – 5th Place ($121,300)

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 81

Martin Stausholm

Martin Stausholm was all in short with Ad10d in the hole from the big blind, and Min Zhang had him covered holding AcJs on the cutoff.

The final board read QhJh7s5c3c, and Stausholm was eliminated in fifth place for a payout worth $121,300. Zhang stacked up 2,865,000 after collecting the pot.

Min Zhang – 2,865,000 (71 bb)
Martin Stausholm – Eliminated in 5th Place ($121,300)

Event 69: David Coleman – 6th Place ($91,100)

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 81

David Coleman

David Coleman was all in preflop for 440,000 with Ac8c in the hole under the gun, and Brandon Wilson had him covered holding pocket queens on the small blind.

The final board read AdKhQh4h8d, and Coleman was eliminated in sixth place for a payout of $91,100. Wilson stacked up 2.43 million after collecting the pot.

Brandon Wilson – 2,430,000 (60 bb)
David Coleman – Eliminated in 6th Place ($91,100)

Event 69: Chip Count and Results Update

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 81

Chance Kornuth

Here is a look at the updated chip counts for the high roller event after the most recent break.

Seat 1:  Martin Stausholm  –  270,000  (6 bb)
Seat 2:  David Coleman  –  505,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  1,530,000  (38 bb)
Seat 7:  Min Zhang  –  1,480,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8:  Sergio Aido  – 2,860,000  (71 bb)
Seat 9:  Brandon Wilson  –  1,325,000  (33 bb)

1st:  $601,800 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $420,400
3rd:  $265,200
4th:  $181,100
5th:  $121,300
6th:  $91,100

7th:  Chance Kornuth – $74,300
8th:  Martin Carnero – $65,200
9th:  Jim Collopy – $62,100
10th:  Manuel Fritz  –  $60,100
11th:  Vincent Cafone  –  $58,100

Event 69: Martin Carnero – 8th Place ($65,200)

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 81

Martin Carnero

Martin Carnero was all in for 315,000 with AhJd in the hole from the small blind; and both Martin Stausholm (AcJh on the hijack), and Brandon Wittmeyer (pocket kings on the big blind).

The final board read Qc3c2h2s5h, and Carnero was eliminated in eighth place for a payout worth $65,200. Wittmeyer held 1.15 million after collecting the pot, and Stausholm was at 470,000 after the hand.

Brandon Wittmeyer – 1,150,000 (38 bb)
Martin Stausholm – 470,000 (15 bb)
Martin Carnero – Eliminated in 8th Place ($65,200)

Event 69: Martin Stausholm Doubles Up

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 81

Martin Stausholm

Martin Stuasholm got all in preflop for 340,000 from the button holding AdKd, and Chance Kornuth had him covered holding pocket fours on the small blind.

The final board read Qs2h2cAh8c, and Stausholm doubled up to survive with a stack worth 760,000. Kornuth was at 450,000 after the hand.

Martin Stausholm – 760,000 (25 bb)
Chance Kornuth – 450,000 (15 bb)

Event 69: Jim Collopy – 9th Place ($62,100)

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 81

Jim Collopy

Jim Collopy was all in preflop for 465,000 with pocket queens, and Martin Carnero had him covered holding pocket jacks.

The board ran out Jd8c8d3s7s, and Collopy was eliminated in ninth place for a payout worth $62,100. Carnero was up to 990,000 after collecting the pot.

Martin Carnero – 990,000 (33 bb)
Jim Collopy – Eliminated in 9th Place ($62,100)

High Roller: Final Table Returns

$25,500 High Roller No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool: $2,000,700 | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 81

Playing down late into the evening, the $25K High Roller final table returns to the Grand Ballroom at 2 pm with Brandon Wilson leading and a ton of talent coming after him.

Seat 1:  Martin Stausholm  –  485,000  (16 bb)
Seat 2:  David Coleman  –  570,000  (19 bb)
Seat 3:  Chance Kornuth  –  1,085,000  (36 bb)
Seat 4:  Martin Carnero  – 495,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  430,000  (14 bb)
Seat 6:  Jim Collopy  –  390,000  (13 bb)
Seat 7:  Min Zhang  –  680,000  (23 bb)
Seat 8:  Sergio Aido  – 1,640,000  (55 bb)
Seat 9:  Brandon Wilson  –  2,325,000  (78 bb)

1st:  $601,800 + Showdown trophy
2nd:  $420,400
3rd:  $265,200
4th:  $181,100
5th:  $121,300
6th:  $91,100
7th:  $74,300
8th:  $65,200
9th:  $62,100

10th:  Manuel Fritz  –  $60,100
11th:  Vincent Cafone  –  $58,100