$2,200 High Roller (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts Level 23: 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 173
The High Roller final table is having too much fun, plenty of laughs and good times. They were joking around when it folded to A.J. Kelsall in the small blind. He limped, Steven Veneziano raised to 55,000 and Kelsall limped-raised to 185,000.
Veneziano called, the flop came and Kelsall continued for 85,000. The turn was , Kelsall fired 325,000 and Veneziano folded.
“I hate it when I limp the small blind and somebody raises,” Kelsall said. “So there.”
Kelsall showed them and they all laughed except for Veneziano.
$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 34: 125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 1,371
Robert Cheung (left) and Chipleader Chastity Fowler-Lee
Kevin Ho raised from the hijack to 500,000, Chastity Fowler-Lee moved all in from the small blind for 2,775,000, and Ho thought for a while before he called with .
Fowler-Lee turned over , and she needed her hand to hold to stay alive.
The board came , and Fowler-Lee paired her nine on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.
When the dealer reminded Ho of the size of Fowler-Lee’s all-in bet, Ho said, “I wish you had more.”
Chastity Fowler-Lee – 5,950,000 (30 bb) Kevin Ho – 5,600,000 (28 bb)
Chipleader Kevin Ho
Kevin Ho went on to have a pretty good level after that, and he won a big pot heading into the break to reach 11 million.
Here are the official chip counts from the break with the blinds increasing to 125,000-250,000 (250,000 ante):
$2,200 High Roller (Re-Entry) $100,000 Guarantee | Structure | Payouts Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 173
Eric Salazar
In a four-way pot, the flop came . Steven Veneziano checked in the big blind, Miguel Hernandez checked next to act, Eric Salazar bet 68,000 and James Calderaro raised to 213,000. Veneziano and Hernadez folded and Salazar called.
The turn was , Salazar checked, Calderaro announced all in and Salazar quickly called.
Salazar: Calderaro:
Salazar flopped a set of nines versus Caldo’s aces up and he dodged an ace on the river to double.
“Alright Phillu, I got something to blank with you now.” Salazar joked with chip leader A.J. Kelsall in the Phillies gear.
Eric Salazar – 1,240,000 (78 bb) James Calderaro – 326,000 (20 bb)
$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 1,371
Giedrius Bagdonas
Abdelouahed Bouanani got it all in from the hijack for 3,525,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Giedrius Bagdonas, who was UTG+1.
The board came — Bagdonas turns a gutshot straight draw, but improves no further. Bouanani wins the pot with a set of kings to double up in chips.
A short while later, Serge Dergham raised from middle position to 375,000, Giedrius Bagdonas moved all in hijack for 600,000, and Dergham called with . Bagdonas turned over , and he was dominated as he faced elimination.
The board came , and Dergham won the pot with a higher two pair, kings and jacks, to eliminate Bagdonas in eighth place.
Serge Dergham – 5,750,000 (38 bb) Giedrius Bagdonas – Eliminated in 8th Place ($8,581)
With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is about 5,875,000 (39 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $10,929.
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William Medina Diaz
On the last hand before the next break, William Medina Diaz was all in and at risk against Steven Veneziano in a big coin flip.
Veneziano: Medina Diaz:
Medina Diaz needed to hold but the flop put Veneziano in the lead. Neither the turn nor the river was able to help Medina Diaz and he was sent out in seventh place.
Steven Veneziano – 1,379,000 (115 bb) William Medina Diaz – Eliminated in 7th Place ($11,322)
$400 Monster Stack NLH (Re-Entry) $200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts Level 32: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 1,371
Carlos Guerrero
Kevin Ho raised UTG+1 to 350,000, Robert Cheung moves all in from middle position for 1,325,000, and Carlos Guerrero moved all in over the top from the hijack for 2,325,000. Ho called, covering both players with about 7.5 million.
These were their cards in descending order of chip counts:
Kevin Ho: Carlos Guerrero: Robert Cheung:
The board came , and Cheung rivered an ace-high diamond flush to win the pot and triple up in chips. Ho won the side pot with his king-high flush to eliminate Guerrero in 10th place.
Robert Cheung – 4,200,000 (28 bb) Kevin Ho – 7,200,000 (48 bb) Carlos Guerrero – Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,483)
With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4,575,000 (31 big blinds), and the next player to bust will earn $6,818.