$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 105

The final two players return from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 50,000-100,000 with a 100,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts, followed by the payouts for this event:

Frank Lagodich  –  5,900,000  (59 bb)
Thomas Boivin  –  4,600,000  (46 bb)

1st:  $711,300 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $505,200

3rd:  Ren Lin  –  $319,000
4th:  Eli Berg  –  $217,800
5th:  Martin Zamani  –  $140,000
6th:  Joseph Cheong  –  $103,700
7th:  Bryn Kenney  –  $85,500
8th:  John Racener  –  $74,500
9th:  Aram Oganyan  –  $70,400
10th:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  $67,700
11th:  Joe McKeehen  –  $65,000
12th:  T.K. Miles  –  $62,300
13th:  Noah Schwartz  –  $59,600
14th:  Alex Foxen  –  $57,000
15th:  Kristen Foxen  –  $54,500

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 105

Thomas Boivin raised to 200,000 from the button, Frank Lagodich reraised all in with his chip-leading stack, and Boivin called all in for 1,875,000 with , leading Lagodich’s .

The board ran out , giving Boivin a pair of aces to double up.

Thomas Boivin  –  3,825,000  (51 bb)
Frank Lagodich  –  6,625,000  (88 bb)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 22:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 105

Frank Lagodich raised from the button to 175,000, Ren Lin moved all in from the small blind for about 800,000, and Lagodich called with .

Lin turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Lagodich won the pot with his queen kicker to eliminate Lin in third place.

Ren Lin  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($319,000)

Here are the updated chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Frank Lagodich  –  8,625,000  (115 bb)
Thomas Boivin  –  1,875,000  (25 bb)

1st:  $711,300 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $505,200

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 105

Frank Lagodich raised to 175,000 from the button, Ren Lin three-bet to 550,000 from the small blind, and Lagodich called.

The flop was , Lin continued for 425,000, and Lagodich called.

The turn was the , Lin bet 975,000, and Lagodich used a time extension before he called.

The river was the , Lin checked, and Lagodich checked behind.

Lin showed , while Lagodich tabled for a pair of kings to extend his lead.

Seat 1.  Ren Lin  –  1,100,000  (15 bb)
Seat 2.  Thomas Boivin  –  2,300,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3.  Frank Lagodich  –  7,100,000  (95 bb)

1st:  $711,300 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $505,200
3rd:  $319,000

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 105

Frank Lagodich raised from the button to 175,000, and Ren Lin called from the small blind. The flop came , Lin checked, Lagodich bet 150,000, and Lin called.

The turn card was the , Lin checked, Lagodich bet 350,000, and Lin called.

The river card was the , Lin checked, Lagodich bet 800,000, and Lin thought for a while before he called. Lagodich turned over to win the pot with a pair of aces, and Lin mucked. With this pot, Lagodich took the lead.

Seat 1.  Ren Lin  –  3,850,000  (51 bb)
Seat 2.  Thomas Boivin  –  2,000,000  (27 bb)
Seat 3.  Frank Lagodich  –  4,650,000  (62 bb)

1st:  $711,300 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $505,200
3rd:  $319,000

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 105

Ren Lin raised to 150,000 from the button, Frank Lagodich three-bet to 500,000 from the big blind, and Lin called.

The flop was , Lagodich continued for 225,000, Lin raised to 800,000, and Lagodich folded.

Ren Lin  –  5,100,000  (68 bb)
Frank Lagodich  –  3,050,000  (41 bb)

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 22:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 105

Eli Berg moved all in from UTG/cutoff for 1,375,000, and Thomas Boivin moved all in over the top from the small blind for 1,500,000 with .

Berg turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket eights held up for Boivin to win the pot and eliminate Berg in fourth place.

Thomas Boivin  –  3,025,000  (40 bb)
Eli Berg  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($217,800)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 3,500,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $319,000 each.

$25,500 High Roller NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 105

Frank Lagodich raised under the gun to 150,000, Eli Berg reraised from the button to 250,000, and Lagodich moved all in for 1,175,000.

Berg called with , and Lagodich turned over . Lagodich needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Lagodich flopped a gutshot straight draw and paired his ace on the river to win the pot and double up in chips.

Frank Lagodich  –  2,550,000  (34 bb)
Eli Berg  –  1,625,000  (22 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,625,000 (35 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $217,800 each.

$3,500 WPT Poker Showdown Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Return to Level 32:  150,000/300,000 with a 300,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 2,290

The televised WPT Poker Showdown Championship final table is set with six players remaining and Bin Weng holding a massive lead. Everyone has locked up at least $238,000, with $1,128,250 awaiting the winner.

Action will get back underway on May 25 on the big stage in front of the WPT cameras.

Seat 1: Mitch Garshofsky – 18,550,000 (62 bb)
Seat 2: David Mzareulov – 13,350,000 (45 bb)
Seat 3: Rafael Farah Jarufe – 4,275,000 (14 bb)
Seat 4: Sridhar Sangannagari – 19,100,000 (64 bb)
Seat 5: Bin Weng – 46,050,000 (154 bb)
Seat 6: Naing Thu – 13,250,000 (44 bb)

1st: $1,128,250 (includes seat in WPT World Championship)
2nd: $745,000
3rd: $550,000
4th: $413,000
5th: $312,000
6th: $238,000