$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 2,937

Josh Hillock raised under the gun to 1,500,000, Shane Dellus called from the cutoff, and Duc Vu reraised to 2,500,000. (Vu later admitted that he misclicked, thinking the new chip worth 1,000,000 was actually worth 5,000,000.) Hillock and Dellus both called.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of , Hillock checked, and Dellus moved all in for about 9,900,000. Vu called, and Hillock folded.

Dellus turned over for a pair of aces with a gutshot straight draw, but he needed to catch a ten on the river to stay alive against Vu’s (set of jacks).

The river card was the , and Vu won the pot to eliminate Dellus in 10th place.

Duc Vu  –  51,500,000  (86 bb)
Shane Dellus  –  Eliminated in 10th Place  ($26,500)

With nine players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 32,600,000 (54 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $26,500 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 2,937

Kayla Clackum moved all in from the hijack for 1,900,000, and David Moses moved all in over the top from the button with . Clackum turned over , and she needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Clackum flopped a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Moses won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Clackum in 11th place.

David Moses  –  19,000,000  (32 bb)
Kayla Clackum  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($21,900)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 29,400,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $26,500 each.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 2,937

The final 11 players have taken their seats, and they will play as many one-hour levels as it takes today to reach a winner. Everything is set and ready to go, so it’s time to shuffle up and deal!

With 11 players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 26,700,000 (45 big blinds). Here are their official chip counts:

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Shane Dellus  –  12,400,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Duc Vu  –  34,400,000  (57 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Chase Hounshell  –  49,500,000  (83 bb)
Seat 7.  Felipe Roldan  –  23,300,000  (39 bb)
Seat 8.  Josh Hillock  –  79,100,000  (132 bb)
Seat 9.  

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Jorge Guzman  –  16,200,000  (27 bb)
Seat 2.  Francisco Pulido  –  15,300,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3.  Johnny Bromberg  –  38,600,000  (64 bb)
Seat 4.  Kayla Clackum  –  1,900,000  (3 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Tomas Schlesinger  –  9,900,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  
Seat 9.  David Moses  –  14,100,000  (24 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $258,125 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $176,000
3rd:  $131,000
4th:  $101,000
5th:  $74,000
6th:  $56,000
7th:  $43,500
8th:  $33,500
9th-10th:  $26,500
11th:  $21,900

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 2,937

The Mid-Series Showdown drew 2,937 entries and the field is down to the last 11 players, each trying to take home the $258,125 top prize.

Cards go back in the air at 1 pm and we’ll follow them all the way to a champion.

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Shane Dellus  –  12,400,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.
Seat 3.  Duc Vu  –  34,400,000  (57 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Chase Hounshell  –  49,500,000  (83 bb)
Seat 7.  Felipe Roldan  –  23,300,000  (39 bb)
Seat 8.  Josh Hillock  –  79,100,000  (132 bb)
Seat 9.

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Jorge Guzman  –  16,200,000  (27 bb)
Seat 2.  Francisco Pulido  –  15,300,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3.  Johnny Bromberg  –  38,600,000  (64 bb)
Seat 4.  Kayla Clackum  –  1,900,000  (3 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Tomas Schlesinger  –  9,900,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.
Seat 9.  David Moses  –  14,100,000  (24 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $258,125 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $176,000
3rd:  $131,000
4th:  $101,000
5th:  $74,000
6th:  $56,000
7th:  $43,500
8th:  $33,500
9th-10th:  $26,500
11th:  $21,900

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Event 39 Day 1 – $2,200 Seniors 50+ NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 30 minutes; Day 2 levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (3:30pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 39 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 40 Day 1 – $1,100 10-Game Mix (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (6:45pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 15
• Event 40 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 41 – $5,000 Heads-Up NLH (32 Player Max)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• A random draw for First Round Matches will take place at 12PM on Monday April 20
• Registration will close for this event at 12PM on Monday April 20; if event is not sold out, late registration will remain open until the end of level 1
• Day 1 will end when four players remain
• Event 41 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 42 – $600 Double Black Chip Bounty NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (4:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 42 Structure Sheet

1PM: Event 23 Day 3 – $800 Platinum Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• Event 23 Day 3 Chip Counts and Seat Assignments
• Event 23 Payouts

3PM: Event 37 Day 1B – $1,100 Triple Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $500,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels 1-14 last 30 minutes; Levels 15-26 last 40 minutes
• Levels 27+ last 60 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 11 (8:45pm)
• Day 1 will end when field reaches 12.5%
• Event 37 Structure Sheet

4PM: Event 43 – $600 Six-Max Black Chip Bounty PLO (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (8:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 43 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 44 – $1,100 Deep Stack Turbo NLH (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 44 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

5PM: $250 Multi-Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• Two $2,100 packages guaranteed; includes seat in any $1,100 and $400 event plus $600 in cash
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 15 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (7:15pm)
• Structure Sheet

7PM: $400 Championship Satellite (1-in-10)

• Five seats guaranteed into $3,500 Showdown Championship
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips
• Levels last 20 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (10:10pm)
• Structure Sheet

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 32:  300,000/600,000 with a 600,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 2,937

Level 31 comes to an end, and with only 20 minutes until the hard stop of 2:00 am, the tournament staff stops the action here. They color up the blue (25K) chips, and they will return tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

With 11 players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 26,700,000 (45 big blinds). Here are their official chip counts:

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Shane Dellus  –  12,400,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  
Seat 3.  Duc Vu  –  34,400,000  (57 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Chase Hounshell  –  49,500,000  (83 bb)
Seat 7.  Felipe Roldan  –  23,300,000  (39 bb)
Seat 8.  Josh Hillock  –  79,100,000  (132 bb)
Seat 9.  

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Jorge Guzman  –  16,200,000  (27 bb)
Seat 2.  Francisco Pulido  –  15,300,000  (26 bb)
Seat 3.  Johnny Bromberg  –  38,600,000  (64 bb)
Seat 4.  Kayla Clackum  –  1,900,000  (3 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Tomas Schlesinger  –  9,900,000  (17 bb)
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  
Seat 9.  David Moses  –  14,100,000  (24 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

1st:  $258,125 + Showdown Trophy
2nd:  $176,000
3rd:  $131,000
4th:  $101,000
5th:  $74,000
6th:  $56,000
7th:  $43,500
8th:  $33,500
9th-10th:  $26,500
11th:  $21,900

Action resumes tomorrow at 1:00 pm, and they will play as many one-hour levels as it takes to reach a winner. Stay tuned to SHRPO.com for the exciting conclusion of the mid-series Platinum Stack tournament.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 2,937

Here are the final eliminations from Day 2, along with their payouts:

12th:  Kyle Sullivan  –  $21,900

13th:  Jason Marshman  –  $18,100
14th:  Ruth Ruffman  –  $18,100
15th:  Shoval Malin  –  $18,100

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 2,937

Duc Vu completed the small blind to 500,000, Chase Hounshell raised from the big blind to 3,500,000, and Vu limp-shoved all in.

Hounshell thought for about 10 seconds before he called all in for 24,025,000 with .

Vu turned over , and Hounshell needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Hounshell won the pot with his queen to double up in chips.

Chase Hounshell  –  48,550,000  (97 bb)
Duc Vu  –  34,175,000  (68 bb)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 26,700,000 (53 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,900 each.

Action will continue tonight until 2:00 am, which is a hard stop. The survivors will return tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 2,937

Duc Vu raised under the gun to 1,200,000, Kyle Sullivan reraised from the big blind to 3,200,000, and Vu called.

The flop came , Sullivan bet about 7,000,000, and Vu called.

The turn card was the , Sullivan moved all in for 16,075,000, and Vu went into the tank for a long time.

Vu eventually called with for a pair of queens, and Sullivan turned over for a king-high bluff. Sullivan needed to catch a king on the river to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Vu won the pot with his pair of queens to eliminate Sullivan in 12th place.

Duc Vu  –  57,600,000  (115 bb)
Kyle Sullivan  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($21,900)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 26,700,000 (53 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,900 each.

Action will continue tonight until 2:00 am, which is a hard stop. The survivors will return tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.

$800 Platinum Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $2,070,585  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 31:  250,000/500,000 with a 500,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 2,937

Johnny Bromberg raised from the button, Jason Marshman moved all in from the big blind for 4,850,000, and Bromberg called with .

Marshman turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Bromberg won the pot with his king to eliminate Marshman in 13th place.

Johnny Bromberg  –  35,300,000  (71 bb)
Jason Marshman  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($18,100)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 2,937, the average chip stack is around 24,475,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $21,900 each.

Action will continue tonight until 2:00 am, which is a hard stop. The survivors will return tomorrow (Monday) at 1:00 pm to play down to a winner.