Action folded to David "Bakes" Baker in the cutoff and he promptly raised to 25,000. Shander de Vries made the call from the button and the two players watched the flop come . Baker led out for 42,000 and de Vries called behind.
When the dealer burned and turned the , Baker bet 98,000 and again de Vries called behind. The river was the and Baker opted to move all in. It was a huge bet and de Vries thought better of a call, deciding a fold was in his best interest. With that win, Baker is up to 830,000 and de Vries dropped to 380,000.
Tom Marchese raised to 23,000 in early position only to have Brandon Steven push all in for 105,000 from the cutoff. Erik Seidel then isolated by moving all in from the small blind, which forced Marchese to fold.
Seidel:
Steven:
Steven was at risk and his best bet to survive was to catch an ace. He couldn't do it on the flop, but the turn gave him what he needed. The river didn't help Seidel and he dropped to 233,000. Steven, on the other hand, doubled to 252,000.
Action folded to Brett Richey in the hijack and he raised and was immediately met with a three-bet from Ty Reiman in the cutoff. Richey responded by moving all in and Reiman called for his tournament life.
Reiman:
Richey:
Reiman was ahead with his pocket pair but not after the flop fell . Suddenly last year's PCA Main Event runner-up needed to catch a nine to stay alive. The turn was no help and it was down to the river. Unfortunately for Reiman, the last card he would see was the . He was eliminated from the $25,000 High Roller tournament in 16th place and will take home $55,490. Meanwhile, Richey is up to 790,000.
It didn't take long for the money bubble to burst in the $25,000 High Roller tournament. A short-stacked Philipp Gruissem moved all in for 70,000 and was called by Team PokerStars Pro (USA) Jason Mercier.
Gruissem:
Mercier:
Mercier was far ahead and stayed there as the board ran out . With that, Gruissem becomes the bubble boy by finishing in 17th place.
Shander de Vries raised to 16,000 on the button and Tom Bedell moved all in for 122,000 from the small blind. De Vries called and the cards were turned over:
Bedell:
De Vries:
Bedell was dominated and needed a seven or some hearts. The wasn't much help and the turn left Bedell drawing to just a chop. It was not meant to be however as the hit. Bedell was eliminated in 19th place while de Vries chipped up to 550,000.
Action folded to Erik Seidel on the button and he moved all in with the . Ryan Fair, who was the shorter stack, called from the big blind with .
It was another race that saw Seidel pull ahead on the flop. The turn changed nothing and neither did the river. Just like that, the chip leader at the start of the day was sent packing shy of the money. Seidel is up to 320,000.
Will Molson was UTG+1 and moved all in for 131,000. Brett Richey then moved all in himself from the cutoff. Philipp Gruissem, who was in the big blind, had both players covered and made the call.
Richey:
Gruissem:
Molson:
Molson was in trouble since all signs pointed to a Richey/Gruissem chop, which was evidenced by the ; however, Molson took the lead when the hit the turn. The on the river gave Molson a triple up while Richey and Molson chopped the side pot.
. Baker led out for 42,000 and de Vries called behind.
, Baker bet 98,000 and again de Vries called behind. The river was the 
and Baker opted to move all in. It was a huge bet and de Vries thought better of a call, deciding a fold was in his best interest. With that win, Baker is up to 830,000 and de Vries dropped to 380,000.
flop, but the 
turn gave him what he needed. The 
river didn't help Seidel and he dropped to 233,000. Steven, on the other hand, doubled to 252,000.
turn was no help and it was down to the river. Unfortunately for Reiman, the last card he would see was the 
and Kranich was sent to the rail in 18th place, making his the third elimination within minutes.
. Ryan Fair, who was the shorter stack, called from the big blind with 
turn changed nothing and neither did the 
on the river gave Molson a triple up while Richey and Molson chopped the side pot.