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Championship: Day 3 Chip Counts and Seat Assignment

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Returning to Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 887

Table 71
Seat 1: Scott Clements – 776,000 (39 bb)
Seat 2: — Empty —
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Glenn Becker – 1,029,000 (51 bb)
Seat 5: Otto Palacios – 480,000 (24 bb)
Seat 6: Luke Brereton – 569,000 (28 bb)
Seat 7: Daniel Blum – 943,000 (47 bb)
Seat 8: Nicholas Nieto – 922,000 (46 bb)
Seat 9: Martin Kozlov – 992,000 (50 bb)

Table 72
Seat 1: Viktor Lavi – 533,000 (27 bb)
Seat 2: Oddie Dardon – 1,154,000 (58 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: Shannon Shorr – 506,000 (25 bb)
Seat 5: AJ Kelsall – 766,000 (38 bb)
Seat 6: Matt Berkey – 1,795,000 (90 bb)
Seat 7: Gautam Lillaney – 219,000 (11 bb)
Seat 8: David Diaz – 788,000 (39 bb)
Seat 9: Dylan Drazen – 915,000 (46 bb)

Table 78
Seat 1: Robert Heidorn – 210,000 (11 bb)
Seat 2: Joe Kuether – 615,000 (31 bb)
Seat 3: Adam Levy – 1,960,000 (98 bb)
Seat 4: Pfizer Jordan – 671,000 (34 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Yi Chi Li – 1,816,000 (91 bb)
Seat 8: Michael Aron – 1,000,000 (50 bb)
Seat 9: Diana Shirey – 923,000 (46 bb)

Table 79
Seat 1: Nicholas Palma – 228,000 (11 bb)
Seat 2: DeJuante Alexander – 310,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Joel Harwood – 291,000 (15 bb)
Seat 4: Samuel Bernabeu – 1,285,000 (64 bb)
Seat 5: David “Doc” Sands – 1,044,000 (52 bb)
Seat 6: Aaron Mermelstein – 2,706,000 (135 bb)
Seat 7: Danny Schechter – 514,000 (26 bb)
Seat 8: Alexander Turyansky – 682,000 (34 bb)
Seat 9: — Empty —

Championship Day 3 chip counts:

  1. Aaron Mermelstein – 2,706,000 (135 bb)
  2. Adam Levy – 1,960,000 (98 bb)
  3. Yi Chi Li – 1,816,000 (91 bb)
  4. Matt Berkey – 1,795,000 (90 bb)
  5. Samuel Bernabeu – 1,285,000 (64 bb)
  6. Oddi Dardon – 1,154,000 (58 bb)
  7. David “Doc” Sands – 1,044,000 (52 bb)
  8. Glenn Becker – 1,029,000 (51 bb)
  9. Michael Aron – 1,000,000 (50 bb)
  10. Martin Kozlov – 992,000 (50 bb)
  11. Daniel Blum – 943,000 (47 bb)
  12. Diana Shirey – 923,000 (46 bb)
  13. Nicholas Nieto – 922,000 (46 bb)
  14. Dylan Drazen – 915,000 (46 bb)
  15. David Diaz – 788,000 (39 bb)
  16. Scott Clements – 776,000 (39 bb)
  17. AJ Kelsall – 766,000 (38 bb)
  18. Alexander Turyansky – 682,000 (34 bb)
  19. Pfizer Jordan – 671,000 (34 bb)
  20. Joe Kuether – 615,000 (31 bb)
  21. Luke Brereton – 569,000 (28 bb)
  22. Viktor Lavi – 533,000 (27 bb)
  23. Danny Schechter – 514,000 (26 bb)
  24. Shannon Shorr – 506,000 (25 bb)
  25. Otto Palacios – 480,000 (24 bb)
  26. DeJuante Alexander – 310,000 (16 bb)
  27. Joel Harwood – 291,000 (15 bb)
  28. Nicholas Palma – 228,000 (11 bb)
  29. Gautam Lillaney – 219,000 (11 bb)
  30. Robert Heidorn – 210,000 (11 bb)

Championship: Results From 43rd Through 52nd Place

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 20: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 42

Chance Kornuth

The Championship is into the final level of the evening with 42 remaining and Aaron Mermelstein leading the way. More big names hit the rail including Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Chance Kornuth.

43rd: Danny Shiff – $16,950
44th: Chance Kornuth – $16,950
45th: Ashton Griffin – $16,950
46th: Nichan Khorchidian – $15,014
47th: Michael Krasien – $15,014
48th: Sean Shah – $15,014
49th: Kurt Jewell – $15,014
50th: Jason Brin – $15,014
51st: Jonathan Jaffe – $15,014
52nd: Salomon Sutton – $15,014

Championship: Results From 53rd to 70th Place

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 52

Asher Conniff

We saw some talented players hit the rail over the last stretch of play but there are still plenty of big names remaining.

Among those eliminated were Asher Conniff (pictured), Kevin Saul, Paul Volpe, Kevin Saul, Tony March, Allen Bari, Dermit Blain, Kathy Lehne, and 2016 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown Championship final table member Shawn Nguyen.

53rd: Paul Volpe – $15,014
54th: Asher Conniff – $15,014
55th: Shawn Nguyen – $13,551
56th: Javier Sarache – $13,551
57th: Kevin Saul – $13,551
58th: Adam Koppel – $13,551
59th: Douglas Booth – $13,551
60th: Tony March – $13,551
61st: David Inselberg – $13,551
62nd: Allen Bari – $13,551
63rd: Adam Krach – $13,551
64th: Dermot Blain – $12,433
65th: Benjamin Ector – $12,433
66th: Jean “Prince” Gaspard – $12,433
67th: Joseph Ross – $12,433
68th: Kathy Lehne – $12,433
69th: Gabriel Andrade – $12,433
70th: Justin Warner – $12,433

Championship: Results from 71st Through 80th

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 70

John Hennigan

We had a quick run for the payout desk after the dinner break. Bellies full of food and gamble in their hearts. Another ten players were sent out including four-time WSOP bracelet winner “Johnny World” Hennigan.

71st: John Hennigan – $12,433
72nd: Dominque Mosley – $12,433
73rd: Larry Hirschfield – $11,400
74th: Dean Baranowski – $11,400
75th: Brendon Rubie – $11,400
76th: Marc McDonnell – $11,400
77th: Justin Adams – $11,400
78th: Cong Pham – $11,400
79th: Jon Lancar – $11,400
80th: Tim Seidesticker – $11,400

Championship: Deeb and Shirey Lead at Dinner

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Returning to Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 80

Shaun Deeb

Diana Shirey began the day with the lead, gave it up for a bit, but she’s now back up top. Deeb holds the same 900,000 stack with SHRP team member Chance Kornuth holding steading in third place.

They’ll return at 7:30 to put cards back in the air and play four more levels this evening.

Shaun Deeb – 900,000 (113 bb)
Diana Shirey – 900,000 (113 bb)
Chance Kornuth – 800,000 (100 bb)
Shawn Nguyen – 735,000 (92 bb)
Matt Berkey – 725,000 (91 bb)
Sam Bernabau – 720,000 (90 bb)
Ryan Olisar – 670,000 (84 bb)
Doc Sands – 660,000 (83 bb)
Joe Kuether – 600,000 (75 bb)
Danny Schechter – 593,000 (74 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – 561,000 (70 bb)
Carlos Chang – 545,000 (68 bb)
David Diaz – 535,000 (67 bb)
Nipun Java – 530,000 (66 bb)
Ari Engel – 518,000 (65 bb)

Championship: Results from 81st Through 111th

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 80

Aron Dermer won his seat and finished in 96th place

While players are on their dinner break, we took a look at the results so far. Plenty of big names hit the rail including Harrison Gimble, Keven Stammen, Kane Kalas, Christian Harder, and 2015 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open champ Omar Zazay.

Aron Dermer turned a good deed into some cash. He won the CSOP/Jeff Conine Celebrity Charity event last week to earn $5,000 plus a seat in the Championship. Dermer made it through the tough field and cash out in 96th place for $9,421.

81st: John Gordon – $11,400
82nd: Michael Weber – $10,411
83rd: Elizabeth Rainer – $10,411
84th: Kane Kalas – $10,411
85th: Glen Cressman – $10,411
86th: John Stevenson – $10,411
87th: Frank DiMaria – $10,411
88th: Ho Duy – $10,411
89th: Peter Walsworth – $10,411
90th: Dong Ji – $10,411
91st: Jorge Gomez – $9,421
92nd: Jae Hwang – $9,421
93rd: Mark Herm – $9,421
94th: Neil Blumenfield – $9,421
95th: Taylor Paur – $9,421
96th: Aron Dermer – $9,421
97th: Harvey Vandeven – $9,421
98th: Aaron Rosenthal – $9,421
99th: Andrew Dean – $9,421
100th: Michael Moreno – $8,475
101st: Haim Gil Nagar – $8,475
102nd: Harrison Gimbel – $8,475
103rd: Keven Stammen – $8,475
104th: David Longuil – $8,475
105th: Amihai Neeman – $8,475
106th: Ryan McKnight – $8,475
107th: Hiren Patel – $8,475
108th: Joshua Gordon – $8,475
109th: Christian Harder – $7,528
110th: Unknown – $7,528
T111th: Alejandro Duque – $2,510
T111th: Omar Zazy – $2,509
T111th: Tony Tran – $2,509

Championship: Mark Herm Eliminated by Matt Berkey

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 92 of 887

Matt Berkey

Mark Herm was down to only 18,000 and moved all in from the cutoff. Matt Berkey called from the small blind to put him at risk.

Berkey: AhTc
Herm: JdJh

Herm was ahead for the double but needed to dodge the over card ace or some magic cards. The 9s8h2d flop was safe but he was in trouble after the Ad river. The 7c could not save his Championship while Berkey moved further into the lead.

Matt Berkey – 1,400,000 (233 bb)
Mark Herm – Eliminated in 93rd ($9,421)

Championship: Kornuth Leads Near the Bubble

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 120 of 887

Chance Kornuth

Players returned from break with 120 players remaining and 111 getting paid. Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Chance Kornuth grabbed the lead over the previous two levels and will try to use his stack to take advantage of the bubble.

Top ten stacks:

  1. Chance Kornuth – 647,000 (129 bb)
  2. Ari Engel – 490,000 (98 bb)
  3. Jorge Gomez – 425,000 (85 bb)
  4. Jae Hwang – 419,500 (84 bb)
  5. Adam Krach – 400,500 (80 bb)
  6. Justin Warner – 400,000 (80 bb)
  7. Diana Shirey – 395,000 (79 bb)
  8. Doc Sands – 383,000 (77 bb)
  9. Aaron Mermelstein – 380,000 (76 bb)
  10. John Dubois – 375,000 (75 bb)

Event 12: Big 4 Freeze-Out

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 50/100

Defending champ, Bradley Snider

The third Big 4 event is set to kick off at 2 p.m. to get us one step closer to the crowning four champions in the Hard Rock Live Arena. The $2,650 Freeze-Out has a $1,000,000 Guarantee and players get one shot to move a stack forward.

Players sit down to 20,000 starting stacks and all opening day levels run 40-minutes a piece. Late registration is open until the start of Level 9 after the dinner break at 8:50 p.m. and players are limited to their single entry in the freeze-out format. They are scheduled to play 14 complete levels and those with chips will bag them up for a return tomorrow at noon.

It will be a talented group of players today, joined by those who bust out of the Championship, and we should see plenty of action.

Cards fly at 2 p.m. and we’ll have another Big 4 event underway.

  • $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
  • Late registration until start of Level 9; No Re-Entries
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Big 4 Freeze-Out Structure Sheet