Event #12: $50,000 High Roller No-Limit Hold'em 8-Handed

With major ICM implications on the line, Andrew Lichtenberger was trying to bully the table with his big stack. When the action folded to him on the button, Lichtenberger just shoved all in. However, Jake Schindler woke up in the small blind with a monster and called off his stack of 2,680,000.

Jake Schindler:   
Andrew Lichtenberger:   

The flop came     to give Lichtenberger a pair of fours and some outs. The   on the turn and the   on the river secured the double up for Schindler who moved into the lead.

Jake Schindler	5,450,000	2,550,000
Andrew Lichtenberger	3,670,000	-2,680,000

Koray Aldemir raised it up on the button and Jake Schindler called from the big blind. The flop came     and Schindler checked to Aldemir who continued for 190,000. Schindler check-raised all in and Aldemir called off his stack of around 1,200,000.

Koray Aldemir:   
Jake Schindler:   

Schindler flopped top pair but had to dodge the two over cards and flush draw from Aldemir. The   on the turn also gave the WSOP Main Event champion a straight draw but the   on the river was a brick.

Jake Schindler	3,410,000	510,000
Koray Aldemir	0	-2,020,000

Dan Smith pushed all in for 520,000 in the hijack and Punnat Punsri called from the small blind. Jake Schindler folded his big blind and the two hands were tabled.

Dan Smith:   
Punnat Punsri:   

The flop came     to put Smith way out front with two pair. The   on the turn provided a sweat but the   on the river bricked off.

Dan Smith	1,240,000	715,000
Punnat Punsri	1,180,000	-330,000

David Peters opened to 200,000 from under the gun and was called by Dario Sammartino on his left and Brekstyn Schutten in the big blind. The flop came     and Peters continued with a bet of 180,000 which only Sammartino called.

The turn was the   and Peters pushed out a bet of 550,000 which finally got Sammartino to lay his hand down.

On the next hand, Sammartino raised to 200,000 and Andrew Lichtenberger called on his left. The two players went heads-up to a flop of     where they both checked.

The   paired the board on the turn and Sammartino led out with a bet of 260,000. Lichtenberger called and the   completed the board. Sammartino checked this time and Lichtenberger announced a bet of 950,000. Sammartino used his full 30 seconds but decided to fold again.

Andrew Lichtenberger	6,950,000	720,000
David Peters	3,800,000	730,000
Dario Sammartino	3,685,000	-590,000

The action folded to Andrew Lichtenberger who made it 160,000 on the button. Brekstyn Schutten three-bet to 645,000 in the small blind and Lichtenberger four-bet ripped all in for 3,035,000. Schutten asked for a count and then flicked in a chip to call.

Andrew Lichtenberger:   
Brekstyn Schutten:   

It was a coin flip for a chip lead pot and Lichtenberger looked good on the     flop. The   on the turn and the   on the river whiffed Schutten who was forced to pass over a double up.

Andrew Lichtenberger	6,230,000	4,030,000
Brek Schutten	2,425,000	-2,700,000

Jake Schindler raised to 375,000 from under the gun and Sean Winter re-raised to 675,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Schindler stuck in the last of his chips for a total of 740,000 which Winter quickly called.

Schindler held    and was up against the    of Winter. The board ran out       and Schindler nailed an ace on the river to score a double up.

Next door, Shannon Shorr raised it up on the button and Dan Shak called from the big blind. The flop came     and Shak checked to Shorr who continued for 80,000. Shak check-raised all in and Shorr took two minutes before calling off his stack of 955,000.

Shak tabled    which was ahead of Shorr's   . The turn was the   which gave Shorr a straight and Shak two pair. The   paired the board on the river but it was the wrong one for Shak who fell down to just two big blinds.

Shannon Shorr	2,250,000	750,000
Jake Schindler	1,520,000	570,000
Sean Winter	1,310,000	-940,000
Dan Shak	150,000	-1,250,000

The action folded to Eelis Parssinen on the button who open-shipped all in for 1,315,000. Koray Aldemir was in the small blind and called off his stack of 1,175,000 and the cards were tabled.

Koray Aldemir:   
Eelis Parssinen:   

The board ran out       to give Aldemir a straight and a double up.

On the next hand, Michael Rocco opened to 200,000 and Parssinen stuck in his last 140,000 chips. Aldemir also called and the dealer fanned the flop of    .

Rocco bet 250,000 which got Aldemir to fold and the remaining two hands were shown. Rocco had    and was up against the    from Parssinen. The turn was the   and the river was the   to give Parssinen trip tens in order to triple up.

Koray Aldemir	2,250,000	800,000
Michael Rocco	1,850,000	-100,000
Eelis Parssinen	450,000	-950,000