$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 115 of 887

Nipun Java raised to 12,000 preflop from the cutoff, and Jean Gaspard reraised to 27,000 on the button. Java reraised to 68,000, and Gaspard tanked before calling.

The flop was dealt , and Java moved all in. Gaspared went into the tank again, but this time he decided to fold. Java stacked up over 450,000 after collecting the pot.

Nipun Java – 458,000 (91 bb)
Jean Gaspard – 190,000 (38 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 114 of 887

Rainer Kempe got his last 35,000 or so all in preflop and found himself at risk against Liz Rainer.

Rainer:
Kempe:

Kempe had a kicker problem and it didn’t get resolved as the board ran out a useless .

Liz Rainer – 170,000 (34 bb)
Rainer Kempe – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 150/300 with a 50 ante
Entries: 336

Three players were involved in heavy action on a flop. Sean Perry and Marvin Rettenmaier checked from the blinds, and Sam Taylor bet 1,900 into a pot of just over 5,000. Perry called, but Rettenmaier check-raised to 5,725.

Taylor slipped deep into the tank, and he pondered for long enough that someone called the clock. Taylor eventually re-raised to 10,200, and Perry folded out of the way with an audible grumble.

That sent the decision back to Rettenmaier, who had 11,075 chips left behind his bet. He, too, needed a few minutes in the tank, and the clock was called once again.

Rettenmaier ultimately surrendered, and Taylor quietly stacked the pot without showing.

“I was going to shove if you folded,” Perry told Taylor after the hand.

Sam Taylor – 53,000
Marvin Rettenmaier – 11,075

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Entries: 327

On a board reading Aaron Massey bet 3,600, Mike Wang three-bet to 7,500, and Massey moved all in for 16,925. Wang called immediately.

Massey turned over for a set of deuces and Wang tabled The hit the river and Massey got his double.

Aaron Massey  –  40,000
Mike Wang  –  30,000

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Entries: 326

On the turn of a board, Phong Nguyen put his last 2,500 or so into the middle. It was about a pot-sized bet, and Nguyen’s opponent called to put him at risk.

Nguyen:
Opponent:

The river was the , and Nguyen made tens full to find a small double-up.

Phong Nguyen – 7,500

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 119 of 887

Danny Schechter raised to 11,000 from the button and defending SHRPO champ Jason Koon defended his big blind to see a flop.

Koon checked, Schechter bet 16,000, and the reigning champ called to the the turn. Koon checked and Schechter spiked out 60,000.

Koon, who had around 85,000 back, hit the tank for nearly two minutes before releasing his hand.

Shortly after this hand, we witness him exiting the tournament area a few spots from the money.

Danny Schechter- 400,000 (80 bb)
Jason Koon – Eliminated

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

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)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Entries: 304

On a final board reading Staffan Lind put Zach Smiley all in. Smiley sat there contemplating for a while with his “Does he have aces? Ace jack?”

Smiley eventually decided to put the rest of his chips in with the trip jacks. Lind then turned over for trip jacks with a king kicker, eliminating Smiley.

Staffan Lind  –  35,000
Zach Smiley  –  Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 14: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 129 of 887

Two more levels have come and gone and that means it’s time for another 15-minute break. The money bubble should burst in the upcoming level, so stay tuned for the latest and greatest direct from the tournament floor.