At the very last second, Phil Ivey has registered Event #5: $100,000 High Roller. This means that the number is in fact 105, with payouts confirmed shortly.
Darren Elias raised to 55,000 from the hijack, Jason Koon called from the button, and Steffen Sontheimer reraised all in from the big blind for 313,000. Elias folded, and Koon called.
Sontheimer:
Koon:
The board came down , safe for Sontheimer to double up.
After arriving at the table, Noah Schwartz was all in for 359,000 from the big blind and Cary Katz tossed in a single chip to signify a call from the small blind. The cards were on their backs and it was a coin flip with Schwart's tournament life on the line.
Cary Katz:
Noah Schwartz:
The flop came and Schwartz dodged the initial three cards to remain in the lead. The on the turn gave Katz a straight draw and the on the river was just what he was looking for. Katz hit an ace from space to win the pot and send Schwartz to the rail.
Michael Kamran raised to 55,000 on the button and Thomas Muehloecker three-bet to 180,000 from the big blind. Kamran called and the flop came .
Muehloecker bet 135,000 and Kamran called.
The turn was the . Muehloecker pushed all in for 585,000 and, after using three time bank chips, called.
Thomas Muehloecker:
Michael Kamran:
Kamran had a pair and a flush draw, and would need to hit in order to beat the overpair of Muehloecker. The river was the and Muehloecker's aces held to give him a full double up.
Darren Elias raised it up to 55,000 from the cutoff and Justin Bonomo re-raised to 140,000 on the button. The blinds folded and the action was back on Elias who four-bet shoved all in for 912,000. Bonomo asked for a quick count and then made the call, putting himself at risk for around 870,000.
Darren Elias:
Justin Bonomo:
The board ran out and Elias' pocket fours held on to eliminate Bonomo from the tournament.
Adrian Mateos raised to 52,000 from under the gun, Christian Christner three-bet to 160,000 fro the cutoff, Michael Rosenfeld called from the small blind, and Mateos folded.
They checked to the turn of a where Christner bet 185,000. Rosenfeld used a time extension before he called.
The river was the , and both players checked.
Rosenfeld tabled , while Christner showed for a pair of tens to win the pot.
Elio Fox opened to 50,000 from under the gun and was called by Johannes Becker in the hijack, Ryan Riess in the small blind and Brian Rast in the big blind. On the flop, the action checked to Fox who continued for 75,000. Becker folded while both Riess and Rast called.
The turn brought the and Riess led out for 200,000. Rast smooth-called and Fox quickly let go of his hand. The river was the and Riess opted to check with three hearts on the board. Rast moved in a bet of 325,000 and Riess paid him off. Rast turned over for a straight and Riess was unable to beat it.