In the last hand of level 13, Alex Foxen opened to 3,500 from middle position, and found calls from Louis Boutin and David Peters before Joseph Cheong squeezed all-in for 33,500 from the button. Alex mucked his hand, and Louis moved all-in. After a moment in the tank, David opted to make the call with his 16,500 stack.

Joseph:
Louis:
David:

David took the lead by pairing his King on the flop, and Joseph turned a ton of equity with straight and flush draws with an over-card, but Louis ended up scooping the pot by rivering a set on the board to thin the field by 2. Louis climbed to around 140,000 after the hand, putting him well above the average stack.

Pegman Meleknia opened to 3,500 from middle position, and Pascal Lefrancois 3-bet to 10,500 next to act. Pegman completed the call once play folded back to him, and the flop was rolled out.

Both players checked on the flop, and again on the turn. When the was drawn on the river, Pegman went in with a bet of 25,000, and Pascal moved into the tank. He looked over at Pegman’s remaining 93,000 chip stack, then looked up at the dealer and said “All-in”. Pegman waisted no time throwing in a calling chip and showdown took place.

Pascal tabled for a flush, besting his opponent’s for a straight. He climbed up to around 280,000 chips with that hand, propelling him into second place for the time being, runner-up to Kristen Bicknell.

The registration period for the High Roller is now closed, and the final tally is of 97 entries, of which 29 are re-entries. This number falls a touch shy of the $1,000,000 guarantee, and therefore players will enjoy a little bit of added value to their tournament buy-in.

Once the tournament staff has finalized the prize pool information and payout structure, we will publish it here on the blog.

Action has now resumed in level 13, with 36 players remaining.

The high rollers are on their 45-minute dinner break, and the registration period will be closing once action resumes in level 13. There are currently 96 entries so far, only a few shy from matching the $1,000,000 guarantee boasted for the event.

Kristen Bicknell remains the current chip leader, with a hefty 100,000 cushion between her and second place in chips. Below are the top counts in play after level 12:

The High Roller Day 2 is now on dinner break, and this will be the last chance for players to enter into the tournament. Once level 13 begins following the break, the registration period will be closed.

Photographs from level 12:

Mohsin Charania opened to 2,500 from middle position, and Ari Engel moved in for a little over the full starting stack of 30,000. After tanking for a minute Mohsin elected to make the call, putting his opponent at risk.

Mohsin:
Ari:

Mohsin found some diamonds on the board, eliminating Ari from the field.