A Champion Will Be Crowned in the $25,000 PCA High Roller
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Heading into the final day of the 2019 PCA at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas, there is still plenty of dollar signs up for grabs in the $25,000 PCA High Roller. Just 12 players remain in the fight for the title and the winner will be walking away with nearly $900,000.
Thomas Muehloecker leads the field with 1,420,000 chips and is closely followed by his countryman Markus Durnegger with 1,385,000. The two players stole the show in the latter stages of Day 2 while sharing the same table, pulling away from the rest of the field. Muehloecker has been around the high roller circuit for many years now and has an impressive resume to show why, whereas Durnegger is trying to prove that he belongs with the big guys.
The field was littered with notable players to make up one of the strongest high rollers, so it is no wonder that many familiar faces still remain on Day 3. Sam Greenwood (880,000), Nick Petrangelo (530,000), Dominik Nitsche (475,000), Sean Winter (390,000), and Davidi Kitai (215,000) will all have their sights set on the first-place prize of $895,110. For those that bow out early, they will be guaranteed at least $65,440 which is nothing to shake a stick at.
Day 3 Seat Draw
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Thomas Muehloecker | Austria | 1,420,000 | 71 |
| 1 | 2 | Max Silver | United Kingdom | 248,000 | 12 |
| 1 | 3 | Nick Petrangelo | United States | 530,000 | 27 |
| 1 | 4 | Markus Durnegger | Austria | 1,385,000 | 69 |
| 1 | 5 | Davidi Kitai | Belgium | 215,000 | 11 |
| 1 | 6 | Gianluca Speranza | Italy | 645,000 | 32 |
| 2 | 1 | Sean Winter | United States | 390,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 2 | Kelvin Kerber | Brazil | 755,000 | 38 |
| 2 | 3 | Martin Zamani | United States | 760,000 | 38 |
| 2 | 4 | Sam Greenwood | Canada | 880,000 | 44 |
| 2 | 5 | Tom-Aksel Bedell | Norway | 390,000 | 20 |
| 2 | 6 | Dominik Nitsche | Germany | 475,000 | 24 |
The action will get underway at 12:30 p.m. local time and will continue until a winner is crowned. The blinds will resume on level 21 at 10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 big blind ante and will continue to be 60 minutes in length. That is until the final three players are reached and the blinds levels are reduced to 30 minutes.
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flop with 
, but Gianluca Speranza had him in awful shape with 
. Kerber was a favorite with 
, but a six on the turn had him sliding out of his seat and wishing everyone good luck with a sigh.
in the middle, and he was correct that he needed improvement as Durnegger held 
turn.
and Martin Zamani led out for 80,000 from the big blind. Sam Greenwood shipped all in for around 580,000 and Tom-Aksel Bedell made the call in the cutoff. Zamani folded pocket tens face up and the other two hands were tabled.
on the river handed Bedell a flush and eliminated Greenwood in ninth place.
left him in the lead. The turn was the 
on the river gave Muehloecker two pair and Kitai was eliminated.
, no sweat for Bedell.
and Speranze led out for 220,000 which Nitsche called. The river was the 
and Speranza pushed all in. Nitsche instantly called and tabled 
. Speranza held 
against Durnegger's 
