Action folded to Nicholas Seward in the hijack and he raised to 30,000. It folded to Ernest Bush and he defended his big blind.
After the 2♥Q♦5♥ flop, Bush check-called a bet of 20,000 from Seward.
Both players checked after the J♠ on the turn, which brought the 4♦. Bush then again check-called a bet from Seward, this time for 65,000. Bush quickly made the call and was shown J♣10♥ for a pair of jacks, which got Bush to muck his hand and give the pot to Seward.
Adam Adler raised from under the gun to 30,000, and was called by Brian Altman on the button, and the big blind Sam Soverel.
After the flop came 3♣A♥2♥ all three players checked to the 7♠ on the turn. Soverel checked to Adler who bet out 100,000. Altman called and Soverel quickly mucked.
The river brought the A♣ and Adler checked to Altman, who bet out 250,000. Adler quickly mucked and gave the pot to Altman.
Barry Woods raised to 30,000 in the cutoff, Ernest Bush flatted on the button, and Valentyn Shabelnyk three-bet jammed from the small blind for 330,000, putting himself at risk.
Woods and Bush folded and the pot was pushed Shabelnyk's way.
The third and final day of the $10,300 Higher Roller at the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) is set to resume at 12:00 p.m. local time at Resorts World Las Vegas. Only 13 players are returning from a field that started with 170 entries. The remaining competitors all have their eyes set on the $385,750 top prize out of $1,649,000 prize pool, along with the coveted PokerStars trophy.
The chip leader heading into Day 3 is Sam Soverel (1,630,000), who is no stranger to high roller events. He sits with over 100 big blinds and has nearly that of second and third place combined. He looks to use his experience in the high stakes arena, as well as his overwhelming chip lead to propel himself to another victory.
Day 3 Chip Counts
Place
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Sam Soverel
United States
1,630,000
109
2
Nicholas Seward
United States
1,000,000
67
3
David Stamm
United States
775,000
52
4
Jon Kyte
Norway
715,000
48
5
Adam Adler
United States
700,000
47
6
Brian Altman
United States
675,000
45
7
Barry Woods
United States
670,000
45
8
Ernest Bush
United States
600,000
40
9
Danny Wong
United States
435,000
29
10
David Coleman
United States
360,000
24
11
Valentyn Shabelnyk
Ukraine
345,000
23
12
Ryan Hohner
United States
330,000
22
13
Tyler Hirschfeld
United States
300,000
20
Nicholas Seward (1,000,000) enters the day sitting comfortably in second. He has had plenty of success in smaller buy in events and looks to capture his first high roller title.
David Stamm (775,000) rounds out the top three in the counts. He finished runner-up in last year's installment of this event, and seeks to close this one out.
Nicholas Seward
Remaining Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$385,750
7
$63,700
2
$241,100
8
$53,100
3
$172,200
9
$44,250
4
$132,450
10-11
$38,500
5
$101,900
12-13
$33,450
6
$78,400
Action will begin on Day 3 in Level 21 with blinds at 10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 big blind ante. Blinds will be 60-minutes in length with a 15-minute break taking place after every two levels. The tournament will play down to completion, where a winner will be crowned.
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