$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 887

Robert Heidorn raised all in for 207,000 from early position and Yi Chi Li called from the small blind.

Heidorn:
Li:

The board came down , no help to Heidorn, ending his tournament in 30th place.

Yi Chi Li – 2,100,000 (105 bb)
Robert Heidorn – Eliminated in 30th Place ($19,531)

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

Cards are in the air on Day 3 at the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship. The final 30 players return to blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante for the first 60-minute level of the day. They will march down to a final table of nine today. Shuffle up and deal!

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 69 of 395

Big 4 Freeze-Out players made the grind through 14 levels last night and only 69 of the starting 395 players are still around with a chance at the title. They are all aiming for a piece of the $1,000,000 prize pool and the top payout of more than $200,000.

Seminole Hard Rock Poker regular Nigel Murray returns with the lead and the only player over 300,000. The top ten is full of tough players including 2015 WSOP Ladies Champion Jacquelyn Scott, Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Faraz Jaka, 2016 SHRPO Champion Jason Koon, and former HPT Player of the Year Aaron Massey going for a Big 4 final table in back-to-back years.

They still have a little work to get done this afternoon before they begin cashing checks. Of those 69 returning players, only 52 will walk away with some money and we should hit the bubble before too long.

It will be another long day for the Freeze-Out players. They need to whittle the field down to the final table before their night will be complete. Those nine players will return tomorrow to play out the final table in the Hard Rock Live Arena in front of the Poker Night in America cameras.

Cards go back in the air at noon and we will track all of their action.

Top ten returning stacks:

1. Nigel Murray – 341,000 (114 bb)
2. Ryan McKnight – 281,000 (94 bb)
3. Tom Thomas – 243,000 (81 bb)
4. Paul Domb – 240,500 (80 bb)
5. Jaquelyn Scott – 228,500 (76 bb)
6. Aaron Massey – 221,000 (74 bb)
7. Jason Koon – 220,500 (74 bb)
8. Jack Duong – 206,500 (69 bb)
9. Grayson Ramage – 186,000 (62 bb)
10. Faraz Jaka – 178,500 (60 bb)

Day 2 Counts | Day 2 Seats | Event 13 Payouts

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 400/800 with a 100 ante

The last of the Big 4 events is set to kick off and it will be a big one. The High Roller event will have a smaller field but not one lacking for talent.

The $25,500 buy-in tournament has a $2 Million Guarantee, second biggest of the series behind only the Championship, and it will attract some of the best players in the world. Last year’s champion, two-time WPT champ Marvin Rettenmaier, had to go through 105 entries to get to the title including a tough, long final table.

We expect Rettenmaier back to defend and a room full of great poker.

Players will start with 100,000 stacks and play 40-minute levels throughout the opening day. Those levels will switch to 60 minutes on the final table tomorrow afternoon. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 7:30 p.m. following the dinner break. They are scheduled to play down to the final table eight to be played out tomorrow in the Hard Rock Live Arena in front of the live-streamed cameras.

It is a busy day in SHRPO land and the High Roller will push up big numbers.

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
• Day 1 will end when 8 remain or Tournament Director discretion
• Big 4 High Roller Structure Sheet

$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

The 2017 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Open Championship continues at noon with Day 3. The starting field of 887 entries is down to just 30 players, each looking to capture the top prize of $754,083.

Leading the way into Day 3 is two-time WPT champion Aaron Mermelstein with 2,706,000. A plethora of notables remain, including Adam Levy (1,960,000), Matt Berkey (1,795,000), David Sands (1,044,000), Glenn Becker (1,029,000), Day 1 chip leader Diana Shirey (923,000), David Diaz (788,000), Scott Clements (776,000), Joe Kuether (615,000), Luke Brereton (569,000), Shannon Shorr (506,000), and Joel Harwood (291,000).

Becker is still in the hunt for SHRP Player of the Year, while Kuether has a chance to lock up a second seat at a final table in The Big 4, having already made the final table in the $1,100 NLH Re-Entry.

Levels will continue to be 60 minutes until 27 players remain. From there, levels will be increased to 90 minutes. That will carry over into the final table tomorrow, and levels will be reduced back to 60 minutes once heads-up play is reached.

Speaking of the final table, today’s remaining field of 30 will be playing down to nine players, at which point the official final table will be set for the spotlight event of The Big 4.

Here are the seating assignments and chip counts to begin Day 3:

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 —

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st: $754,083
2nd: $528,322
3rd: $341,618
4th: $252,481
5th: $191,437
6th: $152,547
7th: $126,305
8th: $100,408
9th: $75,413
10th-12th: $61,303
13th-15th: $48,397
16th-18th: $40,094
19th-21st: $33,211
22nd-24th: $28,049
25th-27th: $22,972
28th-30th: $19,531

Main Event Schedule

12PM: Day 3 – $5,250 SHRPO Championship

• Championship Day 3 Counts and Seats
• Championship Payouts

12PM: Day 2 – $2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)

• Big 4 Freeze-Out Day 2 Chip Counts
• Big 4 Freeze-Out Table/Seat Assignments
• Big 4 Freeze-Out Payouts

12PM: Day 1 – $25,500 Big 4 High Roller

• $2,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 100,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
• Day 1 will end when 8 remain or Tournament Director discretion
• Big 4 High Roller Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 14 Day 1A – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 14 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 15 Day 1 – $2,650 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Day 1 will end after Level 12 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 15 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 49 – $135 Event 17 Turbo Step Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $500K GTD Event 17 satellite
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 49 Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 50 – $1,050 Satellite into Event 17 (1-in-10)

• 5 seats guaranteed into $10,000/$500K GTD Event 17
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 35 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 51 – $130 No Limit Hold’em Survivor (1-in-10)

• 1-in-10 players win $1,000 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 51 Structure Sheet

10:30PM: Event 52 – $1,050 Super Turbo Satellite into Event 17 (1-in-10)

• 1 seat guaranteed into $10,000/$500K GTD Event 17
• Players begin with 8,000 in chips and 10-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 52 Structure Sheet

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Returning to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 69 of 395

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Returning to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 69 of 395

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Returning to Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 69 of 395

Day 1 is complete in the $2,650 freeze-out event, the third of the Big 4 events on the docket. Cards went in the air at 2 p.m. this afternoon, and by the time registration closed, a field of 395 entries had gathered.

That turnout generated a slight overlay on the $1 million guarantee. The final 52 players will share that prize pool, with $204,600 of it reserved for the winner.

The field pushed through 14 levels of action before bagging up with 70 survivors around 1:30 a.m.

Nigel Murray leads the way with 341,000 chips. Murray won Event 2 here last week, and he’s made a few deep runs in the interim, too. He’ll be the man setting the pace when Day 2 begins.

Birthday boy Jason Koon finished near the top with 220,500, as did Aaron Massey (221,000) and Jackie Scott (228,500). Seminole Hard Rock Poker Team members Faraz Jaka also advanced to Day 2 with 178,500 chips.

They and the rest of the survivors will return to action Monday to play down to a final table of nine. Cards go in the air at 12 p.m.

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
End of Level 14: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 70 of 395

Stacy Matuson had no interest in returning for Day 2 with her short stack of 16,800, and she announced she was all in dark from early position. Jason Koon called from the button to put her at risk.

“I hope you were (all in dark),” he said. “Because I’m gambling with you.”

Matuson:
Koon:

The board ran out , and Koon won the pot with two pair. Matuson was eliminated on the last hand of the night.

The final few hands are complete at each table, and the survivors are in the process of bagging up their chips for the overnight soak. A recap of the day’s action will follow, along with the chip counts and seat draw for Day 2.

Koon will be among the big stacks in that list.

Jason Koon – 220,500 (92 bb)
Stacy Matuson – Eliminated