Edward Sebesta raised to 160,000 in the small blind and Stephen Song defended in the big blind.
The flop came A?8?9? and Sebesta continued with a bet of 160,000. Song made the call.
The 5? turn went check-check, bringing the 10? river. Sebesta checked and Song fired out a bet of 700,000. Sebesta thought for a moment before giving up his hand.
Action folded to Stephen Song who limped in from the small blind, and Sean Winter checked his option.
After the flop came J?Q?3? Song bet out 60,000, before Winter raised to 205,000. Song made the call to see a turn.
Both players checked after the 7? on the turn, which brought the 8? on the river. Song bet out 430,000, which got a quick fold from Winter to give the pot to Song.
Sean Winter is off to a hot start, winning the first three hands of the day.
In the first hand, Winter raised to 120,000 on the button and Edward Sebesta defended in the big blind. Sebesta check-folded to a bet of 65,000 from Winter on a flop of A?3?8?.
The next hand, Winter made it 140,000 to go from under the gun and Stephen Song defended in the big blind. The flop came 9?2?Q? and Song check-called a bet of 60,000. Song check-folded on the A? turn when Winter bet 165,000.
After that, Song raised to 210,000 in the small blind and Winter called in the big blind. The flop came 7?Q?6?, Song bet 160,000 and Winter called. The K? turn went check-check, bringing the Q? river, where Song check-folded to a bet of 660,000.
After two days of action in the first-ever $25,000 Super High Roller at the PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) festival, only four players remain for the final day. The event drew 60 entrants, creating a prize pool of $1,440,600, with a min-cash worth $57,600 and a top prize of $439,400.
Stephen Song holds a commanding chip lead heading into the final day with 9,010,000 chips. Sean Winter sits in second with 2,450,000, followed by James Collopy in third with 2,210,000, and Edward Sebesta rounding out the top four with 1,335,000.
$25,000 Super High Roller Prize Pool and Payouts
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
$439,400
2
$288,100
3
$208,900
4
$158,500
5
Elias Gutierrez
Spain
$122,500
6
Thomas Eychenne
Italy
$93,600
7
Brock Wilson
United States
$72,000
8
Paul Jager
United States
$57,600
Day 1 saw 28 players return for Day 2, with 16 more joining before late registration closed. Several of the world��s best players entered the field over the first two days, including Nick Schulman, David Peters, Andrew Lichtenberger, John Racener, Scott Seiver, Jonathan Tamayo, Jason Koon, and Chance Kornuth. However, none of them managed to make the money.
Play will resume at Level 19, with blinds at 30,000/60,000 and a 60,000 big blind ante at 12:30 p.m. local time. Breaks will occur after every two hours of play. The first player eliminated on Day 3 will take home $158,500, but all four remaining players are focused on the grand prize of $439,400.
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