High Roller: Justin Zaki Eliminated in 10th Place by Jonathan Jaffe 5c5gs

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Payouts Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante Players Remaining:  9 of 67 5w6933

Justin Zaki

Jonathan Jaffe raised all in for about 340,000 in the small blind and Justin Zaki called all in for roughly 185,000 in the big blind.

Jaffe:  9c7d
Zaki:  Ad7s

The flop came JdTd8h, giving Jaffe a jack-high straight to pull ahead.

The Qd turn gave Zaki straight and flush outs, but the 3h river ended his tournament in 10th place.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  550,000  (22 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($52,900)

That’s all, folks. A recap of the High Roller will be posted in a bit.

High Roller: Darren Elias Doubles Thru Brandon Wilson 5s3q3s

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 67

Darren Elias

Darren Elias raised all in for 203,000 from the small blind and Brandon Wilson called in the big blind.

Elias:  6s5s
Wilson:  Kh6d

The board came Th9d2s5hTc, giving Elias tens and fives to double through Wilson.

Darren Elias  –  456,000  (18 bb)
Brandon Wilson  –  956,000  (38 bb)

With 10 players remaining, the average stack is 670,000 (27 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $52,900.

High Roller: Taylor von Kriegenbergh Eliminated on the Money Bubble by Alex Foxen 584it

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 67

Taylor von Kriegenbergh

Alex Foxen raised to 350,000 from UTG/hijack and Taylor von Kriegenbergh called all in for about 110,000 in the small blind.

Foxen:  Qs3s
TVK:  As5c

The board came 8d8h2s3d9h, giving Foxen eights and treys to eliminate von Kriegenbergh on the money bubble.

Alex Foxen  –  2,800,000  (112 bb)
Taylor von Kriegenbergh  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

With 10 players remaining, the average stack is 670,000 (27 bb). The remaining players are guaranteed $52,900.

High Roller: Brandon Wittmeyer Doubles Twice Thru Alex Foxen 3q6uf

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 67

Alex Foxen (left) and Brandon Wittmeyer

Alex Foxen raised to about 350,000 from the button on and Brandon Wittmeyer called all in for 32,000 in the small blind.

Foxen:  7s4c
Wittmeyer:  Tc7d

The board ran out QsTh8cTs8h, giving Wittmeyer tens full of eights to double.

The following hand, Foxen raised to about 350,000 from the cutoff and Wittmeyer called all in for 114,000 on the button.

Foxen:  Qc9d
Wittmeyer:  KdTs

The board came KcQsJh7s6h, giving Wittmeyer a pair of kings to double up.

Brandon Wittmeyer  –  293,000  (12 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  2,650,000  (106 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 610,000 (24 big blinds). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.

High Roller: Alex Foxen Nearly Doubles Thru Brandon Wittmeyer 2wv

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 67

Alex Foxen

Brandon Wittmeyer raised to 50,000 from UTG/hijack and Alex Foxen called in the big blind.

The flop was 7c6h3d, Foxen led out 35,000, Wittmeyer raised to 85,000, Foxen reraised to 185,000, and Wittmeyer called.

The turn was the Qs, Foxen bet 168,000, and Wittmeyer called.

The river was the 6d and Foxen used a time-extension before he bet 978,000, leaving about 20,000 behind.

Wittmeyer only had one time-extension left and used it before he called.

Foxen tabled 7h7s for sevens full of sixes, Wittmeyer showed Ac7s for two pair, sevens and sixes, and Foxen collected the hefty pot.

Alex Foxen  –  2,802,000  (112 bb)
Brandon Wittmeyer  –  82,000  (3 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 610,000 (24 big blinds). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.

High Roller: Byron Kaverman Eliminated in 12th Place by Alex Foxen; Hand-for-Hand Begins on the Money Bubble 8615h

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 67

Byron Kaverman

Alex Foxen raised from the hijack to 50,000, and Byron Kaverman called from the big blind.

The flop came AdJs9s, Kaverman checked, Foxen bet 25,000, and Kaverman called.

The turn card was the 7s, Kaverman checked, Foxen moved all in, and Kaverman called all in for about 65,000 with KsQh for a king-high flush draw with a gutshot straight draw. Foxen turned over 9h9d for a set of nines, and Kaverman needed a ten or a spade (but not the ace of spades) to stay alive.

The river card was the 6h, and Foxen won the pot with his set of nines to eliminate Kaverman in 12th place.

Alex Foxen  –  1,300,000
Byron Kaverman  –  Eliminated

With 11 players remaining from a field of 67, the average chip stack is around 610,000 (24 big blinds). The field is now on the Money Bubble, and these are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $518,800 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $360,000
3rd:  $220,100
4th:  $152,300
5th:  $102,600
6th:  $77,800
7th:  $62,900
8th:  $54,600
9th-10th:  $52,900

High Roller: Daniel Rezaei Doubles Thru Taylor von Kriegenbergh e5j5s

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Payouts
Level 14:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 67

Daniel Rezaei

Daniel Rezaei raised to 200,000 (leaving 1,000 behind) from the hijack, Taylor von Kriegenbergh reraised all in for 326,000 from the cutoff, and Rezaei called all in for 201,000.

Rezaei:  AsKd
TVK:  8h8s

The board ran out Ah9h7sTh5d, giving Rezaei a pair of aces to double up.

Daniel Rezaei  –  452,000  (23 bb)
Taylor von Kriegenbergh  – 125,000  (6 bb)

With 12 players remaining from the field of 67 entries, the average stack is about 558,000 (28 bb). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.

High Roller: Approximate Chip Counts 1h1m34

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Payouts
Level 14:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 67

Chipleader Brandon Wittmeyer

Table 23
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Brock Wilson  –  335,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3:  Brandon Wilson  –  920,000  (46 bb)
Seat 4:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  340,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5:  Justin Zaki  –  420,000  (21 bb)
Seat 6:  Bryn Kenney  –  660,000  (33 bb)
Seat 7:
Seat 8:  Darren Elias  –  340,000  (17 bb)

Table 24
Seat 1:
Seat 2:  Daniel Rezaei  –  200,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3:
Seat 4:  Taylor von Kriegenbergh  –  325,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5:  Byron Kaverman  –  180,000  (9 bb)
Seat 6:  Dan Sepiol  –  520,000  (26 bb)
Seat 7:  Alex Foxen  –  910,000  (46 bb)
Seat 8:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  1,480,000  (74 bb)

1st:  $518,800 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $360,000
3rd:  $220,100
4th:  $152,300
5th:  $102,600
6th:  $77,800
7th:  $62,900
8th:  $54,600
9th-10th:  $52,900

High Roller: Jonathan Jaffe Doubles Thru Justin Zaki 1jh7

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Payouts
Level 14:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 67

Jonathan Jaffe

Brandon Wilson raised to 40,000 from the cutoff, Jonathan Jaffe three-bet all in for 144,000 from the button, Justin Zaki four-bet shoved from the small blind for about 515,000, and Wilson folded.

Jaffe:  AdJd
Zaki:  QcQd

The board ran out QsTc5s6s9s, giving Jaffe an ace-high flush to double through Zaki.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  368,000  (18 bb)
Justin Zaki  –  367,000  (18 bb)

With 12 players remaining from the field of 67 entries, the average stack is about 558,000 (28 bb). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.

High Roller: Brandon Wittmeyer Doubles Thru Byron Kaverman 5dg20

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Payouts
Level 13:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 67

Brandon Wittmeyer

Picking up the action on the turn of KhJc3s4s board with roughly 310,000 in the pot, Brandon Wittmeyer bet 150,000 from the big blind and Byron Kaverman called in the cutoff.

The river was the Ad, Wittmeyer moved all in for 358,000, and Kaverman used two time-extensions before he called.

Wittmeyer showed QhTs for an ace-high straight, besting Kaverman’s AhKd for aces and kings to double up.

Brandon Wittmeyer  –  1,320,000  (83 bb)
Byron Kaverman  –  150,000  (9 bb)

With 12 players remaining from the field of 67 entries, the average stack is about 558,000 (35 bb). Only 10 players finish in the money, with a min-cash paying $52,900.