Event #9: $2,200 No-Limit Hold'em High Roller - 20-minute Levels (Unlimited Re-entry)

August 11, 2017 (Cherokee, NC) - Before the 2017 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the players who traveled the WSOP Circuit knew just how talented the Scott Stewart was. The four-time ring winner put his talents on display a few weeks ago on the biggest stage, finishing 13^th in the WSOP Main Event.

Less than a month after his $535,000 score, he’s back at the Circuit felt and proving why he’s one of the best around. He continued his hot streak by winning the $2,200 no-limit hold’em high roller event in the early hours of Friday morning.

“The heater has been going on for a while,” said the Lakewood, CA poker pro. “10 months or so. The main event was an unreal experience. I don’t think I’ve ever been as physically or mentally tired from a poker tournament in my life, but there was also adrenaline. It was unbelievable.”.... READ MORE

Todd Mercer

Scott Stewart moves all in from the button, and Todd Mercer calls from the small blind for less, about 650,000.

Stewart:   
Mercer:   

The flop comes    , leaving Mercer in the lead. Stewart calls for a diamond. The turn is the  , but the river is the  , giving Stewart a flush to win the hand.

Todd Mercer is eliminated in third place, earning $30,101.

Scott Stewart and Brad Phillips are now heads up for the ring.

Scott Stewart - 2,250,000
Brad Phillips - 580,000
Todd Mercer - Eliminated

Scott Stewart and Todd Mercer get all their chip in the middle preflop. Mercer is the at-risk player, and he's all in for his last 490,000.

Stewart:   
Mercer:   

The board comes      , and Mercer doubles up with a pair of kings.

Todd Mercer - 1,050,000
Scott Stewart - 1,050,000

Michal Mrakes limps from the button and Brad Phillips calls from the small blind. Scott Stewart checks his option in the big blind.

The flop comes     and it's checked to Mrakes. He bets 80,000. Phillips folds and Stewart calls.

Both players check the   on the turn, and the river is the  . Stewart leads out for 180,000, and Mrakes reluctantly calls.

Stewart tables   , and Mrakes mucks his cards.

Scott Stewart - 1,000,000
Michael Mrakes - 625,000

Michal Mrakes raises to 400,000 on the button, and Scott Stewart calls all in from the big blind.

Mrakes:   
Stewart:   

The board comes      , and Stewart wins the pot with his pocket nines to double up.

Scott Stewart - 500,000
Michal Mrakes - 1,170,000

Scott Stewart raises to 60,000 from under the gun, and Todd Mercer calls from the button. Brad Phillips calls in the big blind.

The flop comes     and Phillips checks. Stewart bets 85,000 and Mercer folds. Phillips then check-raises all in for 250,000. Stewart thinks for a minute. "You're not the kind of guy who would ram that queen," he says, thinking out loud. He puts out a stack of chips to call, and Phillips turns over    for two pair. Stewart tables   .

The turn is the  , and the river the  . Phillips wins the pot with his two pair and doubles up.

Brad Phillips - 625,000
Scott Stewart - 610,000

There's already about 100,000 in the pot on the flop, and the board shows    . Peter Hernandez and Brad Phillips get all their chips in the middle. Phillips is the all-in player, with 191,000 in the pot on the flop.

Hernandez shows    for top pair, but Phillips has   . The turn and river brick out, and Phillips wins the pot with his aces to double up.

Brad Phillips - 480,000
Peter Hernandez - 335,000