$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts Level 21: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 of 99 6476v

Joe McKeehen and Shannon Shorr were heads up to a flop of and Shorr checked from the big blind. McKeehen bet 160,000 and Shorr check-raised all in to get a quick call from McKeehen with a similar stack.

McKeehen:
Shorr:

Shorr had kicker issues and McKeehen pulled the pot after the turn and river. They counted down the stack and it was McKeehen at risk for 730,000. Shorr was down to 95,000 and eliminated two hands later by Alex Foxen.

Joe McKeehen – 2,100,000 (35 bb)
Shannon Shorr – Eliminated in 5th Place ($136,935)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 99

Joe McKeehen dropped further and was all in for ~560,000 with Alex Foxen putting him at risk.

McKeehen:
Foxen:

McKeehen was dominant and pulled his double when the board ran out .

Joe McKeehen – 1,270,000 (21 bb)
Alex Foxen – 1,450,000 (24 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 99

Joe McKeehen opened to 130,000 from under the gun and Aaron Mermelstein defended his big blind to the flop. Mermelstein checked, McKeehen bet 120,000 and Mermelstein called.

The turn was and Mermelstein put out 130,000. McKeehen called, the river was and Mermelstein 500,000. McKeehen thought for a moment and put in a bar of 25k chips to call.

Mermelstein tabled for trip sixes and McKeehen mucked.

Aaron Mermelstein – 4,800,000 (80 bb)
Joe McKeehen – 685,000 (11 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 99

The five remaining players took a quick ten-minute break from the game and will return with Aaron Mermelstein holding a big lead and a virtual tie between the rest.

Seat 1: Aaron Mermelstein – 3,215,000 (54 bb)
Seat 2: Joe McKeehen – 1,620,000 (27 bb)
Seat 3: Alex Foxen – 1,750,000 (29 bb)
Seat 5: Shannon Shorr – 1,770,000 (30 bb)
Seat 6: James Calderaro – 1,550,000 (26 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st: $674,895
2nd: $489,060
3rd: $305,665
4th: $210,295
5th: $136,935

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 99

Niall Farrell opened to 100,000 from the button and Aaron Mermelstein shipped for 1,130,000 from the small blind. Joe McKeehen folded his big and Farrell called with a similar stack.

Mermelstein:
Farrell:

Mermelstein was ahead but Farrell grabbed the lead on the flop. Mermelstein added a gutshot on the turn and the straight got there on the river.

After counting down the stacks, Farrell was left with only 15,000 and was eliminated two hands later by Joe McKeehen.

Aaron Mermelstein – 2,360,000 (47 bb)
Niall Farrell – Eliminated in 6th Place ($100,255)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 99

Alex Foxen opened to 110,000 from under the gun and Shannon Shorr shipped all in for 515,000 next to act. It folded back around to Foxen and he called.

Foxen:
Shorr:

Shorr was ahead and stayed that way on the runout. Shorr doubled and Foxen took another hit to his stack.

Shannon Shorr – 1,155,000 (23 bb)
Alex Foxen – 930,000 (19 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 99

Alex Foxen and Aaron Mermelstein were heads up with the board reading to the turn. Mermelstein checked, Foxen bet 120,000, and Mermelstein moved all in for 380,000. Foxen thought for a minute and called.

Foxen:
Mermelstein:

Mermelstein was ahead and picked up a double after the river.

Aaron Mermelstein – 1,050,000 (21 bb)
Alex Foxen – 1,525,000 (31 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 99

James Calderaro opened to 110,000 from under the gun and the recently doubled up Alan Schein three-bet shoved for 435,000. The rest of the table folded and Calderaro called after trying to get a read on Schein.

Calderaro:
Schein:

Schein was ahead for the double and stayed that way on the flop and turn. He needed to dodge 13 outs on the river but the paired Calderaro to send Schein out in seventh place.

James Calderaro – 2,425,000 (49 bb)
Alan Schein – Eliminated in 7th Place ($83,140)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 99

Brandon Adams was in early position, Joe McKeehen was on the button, and all of Adams ~1,000,000 was in the middle preflop against the leader.

Adams:
McKeehen:

McKeehen’s monster was good and improved on the ace-high flop to send our defending champion out in eighth place.

Joe McKeehen – 2,975,000 (60 bb)
Brandon Adams – Eliminated in 8th Place ($70,915)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 99

Ben Yu took a shot early at the final table and shipped in for 295,000 on the first hand. James Calderaro looked him up and Yu was at risk.

Yu:
Calderaro:

Yu needed a lot of help to stay in the High Roller but the board could not keep him around.

James Calderaro – 1,650,000 (33 bb)
Ben Yu – Eliminated in 9th Place ($68,470)