$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em $1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 18: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 of 75 423l11

In near consecutive hands, both Joe McKeehen and Sean Winter doubled through all-in preflop.

McKeehen’s double saw him open to 45,000. Justin Bonomo was on his direct left and slid in a stack of red. Action was back on McKeehen and he jammed for 538,000. Bonomo called and had McKeehen at risk.

McKeehen:
Bonomo:

Runout:

McKeehen’s aces-up were best and he doubled through Bonomo.

Winter’s double saw $50,000 Super High Roller champion Adrian Mateos open under the gun to 40,000. It folded to Winter on the button and he shoved 130,000 total. Next up was Dylan Linde in the small blind and he moved all-in for more. Mateos folded and Winter was at risk versus Linde.

Linde:
Winter:

Runout:

Winter spiked a set to come from behind and double through Linde.

Joe McKeehen – 1,121,000 (56 bb)
Sean Winter – 308,000 (15 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

Justin Bonomo opened the cutoff to 50,000, and Lander Lijo three-bet shoved for 175,000 in the big blind. Bonomo called to put him at risk.

Bonomo:
Lijo:

The board ran out , and Lijo doubled up with kings up.

Lander Lijo – 378,000 (19 bb)
Justin Bonomo – 2,675,000 (134 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

Joe McKeehen opened the cutoff to 45,000, and Justin Bonomo three-bet to 120,000 on the button. McKeehen called.

The flop was . McKeehen checked, Bonomo continued for 90,000, and McKeehen called.

The turn was the , and McKeehen check-called another bet of 210,000.

The river was the . When McKeehen checked for a third time, Bonomo moved all in with the biggest stack at the table. McKeehen had about 525,000 chips left in front of him, and he folded after about a minute of thought.

Bonomo extended his substantial lead over the rest of the field.

Justin Bonomo – 2,850,000 (143 bb)
Joe McKeehen – 525,000 (26 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

Adrian Mateos moved all in from the button, and Ben Yu called all in for 71,000 in the big blind to put himself at risk.

Mateos:
Yu:

The board ran out , and Yu doubled up with kings up.

Ben Yu – 170,000 (9 bb)
Adrian Mateos – 1,470,000 (74 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

In a battle of the blinds, Justin Bonomo and Ben Tollerene were heads-up on a flop. Bonomo bet 70,000, and Tollerene raised to 200,000. Bonomo called.

Both players checked through the turn.

The river was the , and Bonomo moved all in. Tollerene had about 755,000 chips left in front of him, and he turned to take a long stare at Bonomo.

After maybe four or five minutes, Tollerene surrendered his cards into the muck, and Bonomo won the pot with no showdown.

Justin Bonomo – 2,350,000 (118 bb)
Ben Tollerene – 755,000 (38 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

Nick Petrangelo moved all in for 126,000 second to act, and Justin Bonomo put him at risk on the button.

Petrangelo:
Bonomo:

The board ran out , and Petrangelo doubled up with a pair of kings.

Nick Petrangelo – 288,000 (18 bb)
Justin Bonomo – 1,850,000 (116 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

Ben Tollerene and Stefan Schillhabel were involved in a battle of the blinds after an flop. Tollerene bet 27,000, and Schillhabel called.

The turn was the , and Tollerene bet 120,000. Schillhabel called again.

The river was the , and Tollerene moved all in for about 305,000 effective. He had just enough to cover Schillhabel, and the German tanked for a couple minutes before surrendering his cards into the muck.

Tollerene won the pot with no showdown.

Ben Tollerene – 680,000 (43 bb)
Stefan Schillhabel – 305,000 (19 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

Sean Winter moved all in for 121,000 in the cutoff, and Bryn Kenney called to put him at risk in the small blind. Kenney briefly showed pocket sevens, but there was a hand in progress at the other table, so he turned them back over.

Winter took the opportunity to let Kenney know what he was up against. “Queens,” Winter disclosed.

“So we’re flipping?” Kenney asked.

When the other hand was complete, the hands were shown down.

Winter:
Kenney:

Kenney had only been joking, but the flop provided quite the sweat. The turn and river completed the board safely for Winter, though, and he doubled up with kings and queens.

Sean Winter – 266,000 (17 bb)
Bryn Kenney – 390,000 (24 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 75

Edward Ochana moved all in for 167,000 in the cutoff, and Joe McKeehen called to put him at risk from the small blind.

Ochana:
McKeehen:

The board ran out , and McKeehen’s kicker played to earn him the pot.

Ochana was eliminated in 13th place, bringing the field onto the money bubble.

Action is being dealt hand-for-hand until the next elimination.

Joe McKeehen – 790,000 (66 bb)
Edward Ochana – Eliminated

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 75

Edward Mandel (under the gun) and Dylan Linde got involved in a preflop battle that left Mandel all in for about 200,000.

Linde:
Mandel:

The board ran out . and Linde won the pot with a set of aces.

Mandel was eliminated in 14th place.

Dylan Linde – 710,000 (59 bb)
Edward Mandel – Eliminated