Level: 25
Blinds: 17,500/35,000
Ante: 5,000
2020 GGPoker High Rollers Week
HRW 16: $10,300 NLHE 6-Max High Roller
Day: 1
Vieira Sends Another to the Rail
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 4,500 ante
Action folded around to Marc "Face-O" Carola who shoved from the small blind for a total of 354,760 and Joao Vieira called, putting Carola at risk.
Marc "Face-O" Carola: 
Joao Vieira: 
The board ran out clean for Vieira as 
spread out on the community, leaving Carola short of a winning hand as Vieira sent another to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,234,000 | 414,000 |
|
Busted |
Vieira Drops Chidwick to Pop the Bubble
Level 24
: 15,000/30,000, 4,500 ante
Joao Vieira open-shoved from the cutof and Stephen Chidwick called for less in the big blind, putting his 242,778 into the middle.
Stephen Chidwick: 
Joao Vieira: 
The flop came down 
and Chidwick was still leading the race. A 
left Vieira in need of a bullet or Chidwick was going to double. An unlikely 
landed on the river, giving Vieira a pair of aces to take down the pot and send Chidwick out on the bubble.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,820,000 | 270,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 24
Blinds: 15,000/30,000
Ante: 4,500
Vieira Holds on to Rocket to the Top
Level 23
: 12,500/25,000, 3,500 ante
Joao Vieira opened to 50,000 from the button and Juan Pardo Dominguez shoved from the small blind for almost a million. Vieira called for less, putting his 705,374 in.
Joao Vieira:
Juan Pardo Dominguez:
The board rolled out 
and Vieira took it down with his ace-high, jumping into the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,550,000 | 718,000 |
|
210,000 | -870,000 |
Break Time
Level 23
: 12,500/25,000, 3,500 ante
The remaining players will now be taking a five-minute break.
Updated Chip Counts (full)
Level 23
: 12,500/25,000, 3,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,085,000 | 140,000 |
|
|
1,080,000 | 604,000 |
|
1,015,000 | -65,000 |
|
931,000 | 829,300 |
|
|
832,000 | 285,000 |
|
754,000 | -207,000 |
|
566,200 | 319,900 |
|
533,500 | 533,500 |
|
509,000 | -111,000 |
|
504,000 | 504,000 |
|
480,000 | -160,000 |
|
|
444,000 | -12,000 |
|
|
345,000 | -481,000 |
|
312,000 | 50,000 |
Level: 23
Blinds: 12,500/25,000
Ante: 3,500
Zufic Drops Holz Down a Notch
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Fedor Holz opened to 42,000 from the button and Ivan "zufo16" Zufic called in the big blind to see the 
flop. Zufic check-called a bet of 63,000 from Holz and a 
peeled off on the turn.
Zufic checked once more to Holz who again fired, this time for 130,000 and Zufic check-called.
A landed on the river, both players checked and Holz showed 
for two pair but it was not enough when Zufic turned over 
, giving him three johnnies and more than enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,080,000 | -201,000 |
|
|
945,000 | -5,000 |
Hand-for-Hand Has Now Begun
Level 22
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The tournament is now just two spots away from the money and will be played hand-for-hand until the bubble has popped.