Mike Shi opened the action with a raise to 24,000 from under the gun. Mehdi Chaoui defended from the big blind.
The flop came down J♣J♠8♦ and Shi continued for 20,000. Chaoui moved all in for his last 70,000 and Shi made the call.
Mehdi Chaoui: 8♥7♦ 
Mike Shi: 9♥9♦
The dealer put out 6♠7♠ to seal Chaoui's fate, sending him to the rail.
After some preflop action, Taylor Black got his stack of 520,000 in from the small blind against Philip Sternheimer in the hijack, and was at risk.
Taylor Black: J♠J♣
Philip Sternheimer: A♠K♦
Sternheimer paired up on the A♥5♣3♣ flop, and the 4♥9♥ runout brought no jack to relieve Black.
He swiftly left the tournament area as Sternhimer piled up his newly acquired chips.
Chance Kornuth opened the action with a raise to 26,000 from middle position. Brian Batt made the call in the cutoff.
The flop came down J♣10♦6♦ and action went check-check.
The K♠ peeled off on the turn and Kornuth fired 40,000. Batt called.
Kornuth wagered 80,000 on the 6♠ river and Batt quickly called. Kornuth tabled K♥10♠ for the winner. Batt flashed A♣K♦ before mucking his hand.
Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 24,000 as first to act, after which Chance Kornuth three-bet to 55,000 in the cutoff. The action folded back to Lichtenberger, who jammed in his stack of roughly 300,000 chips.
Kornuth snap called the all-in bet and the cards went on their backs.
Andrew Lichtenberger: 9♦9♣
Chance Kornuth: Q♥Q♦
The 5♣6♣A♦K♦2♦ board ran out without any issues for Kornuth, securing Lichtenberger's knockout.
Shaun Deeb also sat at this table with a seven-figure stack.
Action folded around to Ryan Riess in the cutoff who moved all in for 185,000. Maria Ho called all in from the button for 102,000 and players went heads up to a full board.
Maria Ho: K♦K♥
Ryan Riess: A♦10♦
The dealer put out K♣6♦4♠6♣K♠ and Ho made quads, extending her tournament life.
Sam Soverel called an all in for his last 454,000 against Justin Bonomo on a completed board of K♦3♥6♣6♠2♦.
Bonomo held aces, but Soverel turned over K♠K♥ for a full house to double up.
The $25,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em (8-handed) drew 318 entries, creating a prize pool of $7,473,000.
Forty-eight places will receive a payday of at least $50,637, while the winner is set to take home the gargantuan amount of $1,667,842.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $ 1,667,842 | 10-11 | $ 93,730 | |
| 2 | $ 1,111,897 | 12-15 | $ 75,801 | |
| 3 | $ 760,083 | 16-23 | $ 62,737 | |
| 4 | $ 529,833 | 24-31 | $ 53,169 | |
| 5 | $ 376,762 | 32-48 | $ 50,637 | |
| 6 | $ 273,414 | |||
| 7 | $ 202,574 | |||
| 8 | $ 153,302 | |||
| 9 | $ 118,552 |
Clemen Deng opened to 24,000 from middle position and action folded around to Pavel Plesuv in the small blind who moved all in for 89,000. Deng made the call.
Pavel Plesuv: A♦9♦
Clemen Deng: K♣9♣
The board ran out 2♦4♦K♠8♠3♦ and Deng found his King but Plesuv rivered a flush in order to stay alive.
Jesse Lonis opened the action with a raise to 25,000 from the cutoff. Dean Lyall defended his big blind and players went heads up to a flop.
The dealer put out K♠3♥9♣ and Lonis continued small for 16,000. Lyall made the call.
Action went check-check on the 5♥ turn before Lyall fired 100,000 on the 2♦ river. Lonis thought it over but eventually found a call. Lyall tabled 5♠3♠ for two pair and scooped in a nice pot.
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