$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 887

Hand #208: Martin Kozlov raised to 300,000 from the button, Matt Berkey reraised all in from the small blind for about 3,800,000, and Kozlov called.

Kozlov:
Berkey:

The flop came down , and with that Berkey was drawing dead as Kozlov flopped trip queens. The turn and river were merely formalities, and Berkey was eliminated in third place.

Matt Berkey – Eliminated in 3rd Place ($341,618)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 887

Hand #203: Matt Berkey limped from the button, Dylan Drazen raised to 600,000 from the small blind, and Berkey called.

The flop came down , Drazen bet 800,000, and Berkey folded.

Hand #204: Matt Berkey received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #205: Martin Kozlov raised to 300,000 from the button and won the blinds and antes.

Hand #206: Matt Berkey limped from the button, Martin Kozlov raised to 600,000 from the big blind, Berkey limp-shoved for about 3,500,000, and Kozlov folded.

Hand #207: Martin Kozlov limped from the small blind, and Matt Berkey checked his option.

The flop came down and Kozlov bet 150,000. Berkey called, the turn fell, Kozlov checked, and Berkey bet 375,000. Kozlov called, the river completed the board, and both players checked.

Kozlov tabled , Berkey mucked, and Kozlov won the pot.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 887

Hand #193: Martin Kozlov raised to 300,000 preflop on the button, and Matt Berkey reraised all in for 2.9 million. Kozlov tanked for a moment, but he folded his cards.

Hand #194: Matt Berkey limped preflop on the button, Dylan Drazen raised to 600,000 on the small blind, and Berkey folded.

Hand #195: Martin Kozlov completed on the small blind, and Matt Berkey checked on the big blind. Both players checked the on the flop, and the turn fell . Berkey bet 250,000, and Kozlov folded his cards.

Hand #196: Martin Kozlov raised to 300,000 preflop on the button, and everyone else folded.

Hand #197: Matt Berkey limped on the button, Dylan Drazen completed on the small blind, and Martin Kozlov checked on the big blind. The flop was dealt , Berkey bet 300,000, and both opponents folded.

Hand #198: Martin Kozlov moved all in preflop form the small blind, and Matt Berkey folded on the big blind.

Hand #199: Martin Kozlov raised to 300,000 preflop on the button, Matt Berkey reraised all in on the small blind, and Kozlov folded.

Hand #200: Matt Berkey limped on the button preflop, Drazen completed on the small blind, and Martin Kozlov checked on the big blind. All three players checked the flop dealt , and the turn fell . Martin bet 600,000, and both opponents folded.

Hand #201: Matt Berkey got a walk on the big blind.

Hand #202: Martin Kozlov raised to 300,000 preflop on the button, Matt Berkey reraised all in on the small blind, and Kozlov folded.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 887

Hand #192: Yi Chi Li (pictured) raised all in for 450,000 from under the gun, Dylan Drazen called from the button, and Matt Berkey called from the big blind.

The flop came down , and Berkey check-called 500,000 from Drazen. The turn was the , and Berkey check-folded to Drazen’s bet of 1,000,000.

Li turned over , while Drazen was in the lead with .

The river was the , ending Li’s championship event in fourth place.

Dylan Drazen – 10,400,000 (69 bb)
Yi Chi Li – Eliminated in 4th Place ($252,481)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 887

Hand #183: Dylan Drazen limped from the small blind, Martin Kozlov raised to 525,000 from the big blind, and Drazen folded.

Hand #184: Martin Kozlov raised to 400,000 from the small blind, and Matt Berkey folded his big blind.

Hand #185: Martin Kozlov raised all in from the button, and both shorter stacks in the blinds folded.

Hand #186: Matt Berkey raised all in for about 2,800,000 from the button and won the pot.

Hand #187: Matt Berkey limped from under the gun, Dylan Drazen completed his small blind, and Martin Kozlov checked his option.

The flop came down and Drazen bet 300,000. Kozlov folded, and Berkey called. The turn was checked by both, as was the river.

Berkey won the pot with .

Hand #188:  Dylan Drazen raised to 300,000 from the button, and Matt Berkey called from the big blind.

They checked to the turn of a board, where Drazen bet 400,000. Berkey check-folded.

Hand #189: Martin Kozlov raised to 300,000 from the button, Matt Berkey reraised all in for about 3,400,000, and Kozlov folded.

Hand #190: Martin Kozlov raised to 390,000 from under the gun, and Dylan Drazen called from the big blind.

The flop fell , and Kozlov won the pot after his bet of 250,000 forced a Drazen fold.

Hand #191: Dylan Drazen showed in the small blind and folded. Martin Kozlov showed in the big blind.

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Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 887

Hand #182: Martin Kozlov raised to 300,000 preflop under the gun, and Matt Berkey reraised to 800,000 on the button. Kozlov then reraised all in for 6 million, and Berkey called to cover him. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Kozlov:
Berkey:

Board:

Kozlov doubled up to take the chip lead with 12,450,000, and Berkey was down to 3 million after the hand.

Martin Kozlov – 12,450,000 (83 bb)
Matt Berkey – 3,000,000 (20 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 887

Hand #177: Dylan Drazen raised to 400,000 under the gun preflop, and Martin Kozlov called on the button. Both players checked down a board dealt , and Kozlov flipped over . Drazen folded his cards.

Hand #178: Martin Kozlov raised to 300,000 preflop under the gun, and Dylan Drazen called on the big blind. The flop was dealt , and Kozlov bet 250,000. Drazen folded his cards.

Hand #179: Yi Chi Li moved all in preflop for 1,125,000 from the button, and everyone else folded.

Hand #180: Dylan Drazen raised to 300,000 preflop on the button, and both Martin Kozlov (small blind) and Matt Berkey (big blind) called. The flop was dealt , Drazen bet 450,000, and both opponents folded.

Hand #181: Matt Berkey moved all in preflop on the small blind, and Yi Chi Li quickly folded on the big blind.

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Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 887

Hand #176: Michael Aron (pictured) raised all in from the button for about 3,900,000, and Matt Berkey called from the big blind.

Aron:
Berkey:

The board came down , no help to Aron, ending his tournament in fifth place.

Matt Berkey – 9,300,000 (62 bb)
Michael Aron – Eliminated in 5th Place ($191,437)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 887

Hand #173: Martin Kozlov raised to 300,000 from the cutoff, and Dylan Drazen called from the big blind.

The flop came down , and Drazen check-called 250,000 from Kozlov. The turn was the , both players checked, the river was the , and Drazen checked. Kozlov bet 650,000, and Drazen folded.

Hand #174: Dylan Drazen raised to 475,000 from the small blind, and Michael Aron called from the big blind.

The flop came down , Drazen bet 500,000, and Aron folded.

Hand #175: Matt Berkey limped from under the gun, Dylan Drazen followed suit from the button, Michael Aron completed his small blind, and Martin Kozlov checked his option.

The flop fell and action checked to Berkey who bet 275,000. Only Kozlov called, the turn fell, and Kozlov check-called 675,000 from Berkey. The river was the , and both players checked.

Kozlov tabled for kings and fives, Berkey mucked, and Kozlov won the pot

Martin Kozlov – 5,400,000 (36 bb)
Matt Berkey – 5,300,000 (35 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 887

Hand #168: Martin Kozlov opened the cutoff to 300,000, Matt Berkey called on the button, and Dylan Drazen defended his big blind to create three-way action.

The flop was . It checked to Berkey, who bet 500,000, and only Drazen called. They both checked through the turn and the river.

“Full house,” Drazen announced the surprise. He showed to prove it, winning the pot with treys full.

“That’s so sick,” Berkey said. “I turned a straight.” He showed .

Hand #169: Dylan Drazen completed in the small blind, and Michael Aron “optionized” to 500,000 in the big blind, as emcee Joe Stapleton called it. Drazen folded, and Aron won the pot.

Hand #170: Yi Chi Li open-shoved the cutoff for about 1,600,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #171: Michael Aron opened the button to 350,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #172: Michael Aron opened the cutoff to 300,000, and Matt Berkey called in the small blind.

The flop was . Berkey led out for 375,000, and Aron called. The turn was the , and a follow-up bet of 1,000,000 from Berkey earned him the pot with no further resistance.

Dylan Drazen – 10,925,000 (73 bb)
Matt Berkey – 6,400,000 (43 bb)
Michael Aron – 4,625,000 (31 bb)