$2,200 High Roller | 2020 World Series of Poker Circuit Rio Las Vegas

02-25-2020 20:48 UTC-8

Israelashvili Leaves Vo with Crumbs

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Viet Vo and Roland Israelashvili moved their stacks into the middle, Israelashvili pushed 177,000 and Vo had just a few thousand more.

Roland Israelashvili:
Viet Vo:

The board came down and Israelashvili scooped the pot, leaving Vo with just a big blind which he ran back up to 100,000 within the next few hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israelashvili	365,000 180,000	180,000

Viet Vo	100,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Roland Israelashvili Viet Vo

02-25-2020 20:57 UTC-8

Massey Holds on for Much-Needed Double Through Shotwell

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

Aaron Massey moved all in for 115,000 from the cutoff and Jesse Shotwell shoved over the top in the small blind, putting Massey at risk.

Aaron Massey:
Jesse Shotwell:

The board came down and Massey's ace-high pulled in the pot for a complete double through Shotwell.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Shotwell	355,000 110,000	110,000
Aaron Massey	260,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Aaron Massey Jesse Shotwell

02-25-2020 21:14 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Level 21 : 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante

The remaining 15 players will now be taking a 30-minute dinner break.

Level: 22

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 16,000

02-25-2020 21:48 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Martin Zamani	805,000 165,000	165,000

Jesse Shotwell	805,000 450,000	450,000
Alex Rocha	610,000 100,000	100,000
Nick Pupillo	550,000 150,000	150,000

Stephen Song	450,000 245,000	245,000

Justin Young	380,000 10,000	10,000

Roland Israelashvili	280,000 85,000	85,000

Michael Rossitto	245,000 135,000	135,000
Brian Green	235,000

Viet Vo	200,000 100,000	100,000
Brent Roberts	195,000
Aaron Massey	140,000 120,000	120,000
Jasthi Kumar	135,000 20,000	20,000
Thai Ha	115,000

Michael Pearson	110,000 150,000	150,000

Michael Pearson Eliminated in 15th Place ($4,401)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Action folded around to Thai Ha who moved all in from the small blind and Michael Pearson called for his stack of about 100,000.

Michael Pearson:
Thai Ha:

The board ran out and Ha's flopped queen took down the pot, sending Pearson to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thai Ha	226,000 111,000	111,000

Michael Pearson	Busted

Tags: Michael Pearson Thai Ha

02-25-2020 22:16 UTC-8

Brian Green Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,043)

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Level 22 : 8,000/16,000, 16,000 ante

Alex Rocha opened from the hijack and Brian Green moved all in for about 720,000. Michael Rossitto put his 168,000 into the middle from the button and Nick Pupillo snap-called in the big blind, putting his 617,000 into the middle.

Michael Rossitto:
Nick Pupillo:
Brian Green:

The board rolled out and Green missed his flush draw, sending a stack to each player. Rossitto tripled and Pupillo took down the side pot, putting him at the top of the food chain.

Green was eliminated during the very next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Pupillo	900,000 350,000	350,000

Michael Rossitto	530,000 285,000	285,000
Brian Green	110,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Alex Rocha Brian Green Michael Rossitto Nick Pupillo

Level: 23

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 20,000

02-25-2020 22:31 UTC-8

Aaron Massey Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,043)

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Level 23 : 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante

Jasthi Kumar opened to 40,000 and Aaron Massey three-bet shoved his 123,000 into the middle, Kumar called.

Aaron Massey:
Jasthi Kumar:

The flop came down and Massey took a commanding lead with his boat. A turn left Kumar in need of a lucky river and that it was as a completed the board, giving Kumar a bigger full house to take down the pot, sending Massey out the door.