Chad Eveslage raised to 4,550,000 on the button. Koray Aldemir called and was all in for 1,550,000.
Brek Schutten was in the big blind and also called, and was all in for 4,300,000.
Koray Aldemir:
Brek Schutten:
Chad Eveslage:
Eveslage was the big stack with the opportunity to bust two players in the same hand. However, the flop gave Schutten the lead and Eveslage only a flush draw.
The turn gave Eveslage extra straight outs and also left Aldemir drawing dead.
The river completed Eveslage's straight and sent both opponents to the rail.
Josh Arieh open-shoved 2,380,000 from the small blind with . Chad Eveslage woke up with in the big blind and quickly made the call.
The flop was favorable for Arieh when the showed up. Eveslage now looking for two outs to get the knockout, the turn and river did not do the trick and Arieh locked up the double.
Chad Eveslage opened the button to 500,000 with . Jake Schindler three-bet the small blind all in to 3,230,000. with . Eveslage immediately called and had Schindler in bad shape and at risk.
The flop kept Schindler's tournament hopes alive when the hit the board. The turn and finished the job and Schindler had the full double.
Josh Arieh opened to 600,000 from the button with . Jake Schindler came along from the big blind with .
The flop came . Schindler checked and Arieh bet 400,000. Schindler put in the check-raise to 1,200,000 with his flopped trips and put the pressure on Arieh. Arieh made the call and took the hand to the next street.
The turn was the , filling up both players. Schindler now bet 1,350,000. After thinking for about 30 seconds, Arieh again made the call in the swelling pot.
The river was the . Schindler eyed up Arieh's stack and decided to go for the maximum. Schindler went all in for 4,600,000.
"Oh, man. I don't think I can fold," Arieh immediately groaned. He made the call and Arieh was left with five big blinds.
Chad Eveslage () raised to 750,000 and Jake Schindler () called.
The flop was and Schindler checked. Eveslage continued for 1,200,000. Schindler called. Both players checked the turn and the river was the
Schindler checked and Eveslage bet 3,000,000.
Schindler took his time and threw out a couple of time banks before eventually calling. Eveslage tabled his flush and opened up a 2:1 lead in this heads-up match.
Chad Eveslage looked down at and called on the button for 400,000. Jake Schindler checked his option with .
The flop came . Schindler checked and Eveslage bet for 400,000. Schindler put in the min-check-raise to 800,000. Eveslage called.
The turn didn't change much and now Schindler slowed down and checked. Eveslage bet 1,800,000., which Schindler called.
The hit the river leaving both players unimproved and Eveslage in the lead with a better nine. Schindler checked and Eveslage checked behind to take down the pot.
Jake Schindler limped the button for 400,000 with , Chad Eveslage checked his option holding .
The flop came , giving both players a pair. Both players checked and went to a turn.
The fell next, now Eveslage bet 800,000. Schindler make the call with a pair and his flush draw.
The final street brought the , improving Schindler to the worse two pair.
Eveslage went for it all, moving all in for 3,900,000 effective. Schindler seemed a little surprised at the slight overbet, but eventually made the call with his two pair and was eliminated.
Jake Schindler was also vying for his first bracelet but fell just short, as Eveslage scooped his maiden title along with $1,415,610 in prize money. This seven-figure score more than doubles his total WSOP winnings before today, and moves him above the $5,000,000 mark in total live earnings.
Other notable final tablists included defending WSOP Player of the Year Josh Arieh (3rd - $616,047) and 2021 WSOP Main Event winner Koray Aldemir (6th - $241,791)
Event 8: $25,000 High Roller Final Table Results
Place
Player
Country
Payout (USD)
1
Chad Eveslage
United States
$1,415,610
2
Jake Schindler
United States
$874,915
3
Josh Arieh
United States
$616,047
4
Chris Brewer
United States
$442,213
5
Brek Schutten
Germany
$323,730
6
Koray Aldemir
United States
$241,791
7
Antonio Lievano
United States
$184,324
8
Ognyan Dimov
Bulgaria
$143,480
Winner's Reaction
"I feel good," Eveslage told PokerNews. "It's nice to win. It's a lot of money after a tough tournament. The venue is great; it's definitely an upgrade from the Rio!"
Eveslage already has a number of WSOP mixed game final tables including H.O.R.S.E., Limit Hold'em and Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better, but says he wasn't surprised to win his first bracelet in a No-Limit Hold'em event.
"I'm definitely better at No-Limit Hold'em tournaments than mixed tournaments. If I had to bet, mixed game tournament fields are smaller, but I'm a better No-Limit tournament player than a mixed tournament player."
Final Day Recap
Just 15 players returned for the final day, with Main Event champion Aldemir scooping an early double and sending Justin Young to the rail to lift himself off the bottom rung of the leaderboard.
Start-of-day chip leader Chris Brewer managed to hold on to his lead during the opening exchanges, and extended it further still with the elimination of Reagan Silber on the unofficial final table bubble.
Six of the final nine players were looking for their first WSOP bracelets, however Daniel Colpoys' dreams of WSOP glory would have to wait as he bust in ninth.
It's been three years since Ognyan Dimov scooped his first bracelet, but he would have to wait to add to his collection as he was sent packing by Eveslage. He was picking up momentum at the right moments, also sending Antonio Lievano to the rail as he moved up the chip counts.
The Pivotal Hand
Brewer still appeared in control at the top of the counts, until a key hand between him and Eveslage. The pair were top two in the counts at the time when Eveslage opened with and Brewer defended his big blind with . The flop gave Brewer top pair and Eveslage a set.
Brewer check-called all three streets on as Eveslage moved became the new chip leader
Eveslage's lead was large — triple the chips of the player second in chips — and it would grow with the elimination of Aldemir and Brek Schutten in a single hand.
Jake Schindler managed to cut the gap with the elimination of 2021 WSOP Player of the Year Josh Arieh in third, and started heads-up play only slightly outchipped.
Eveslage would edge the opening exchanges, before a rivered flush against the top pair of Schindler saw the gap widen considerably.
A double for Schindler did briefly raise the prospect of an elongated heads-up match, but Eveslage sealed the deal in a hand where both players made two pair. Schindler came off second best, and would have to settle for $874,915.
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