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2016 SHRPO Live Updates

Championship Day 3: Playing Down to the Final Table

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SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Returning to Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 38 of 847

Patrick Eskandar
Patrick Eskandar has the lead heading into Day 3 of the SHRPO Championship

Two days are down for the SHRPO Championship with two more to go before we find our next champion. The marquee event drew 847 players to the freeze-out, 279 of them survived to return yesterday but only 38 of them are still around with a shot.

Patrick Eskandar returns as the chip leader but SHRP regular Zo Karim is not far behind. There are still plenty of top players trying to chase them down including David Peters, Joe Serock, Corey Hochman, Tom Marchese, Angel Guillen, Chris Klodnicki, Esther Taylor-Brady, and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Matt Affleck.

With 38 players remaining, the average stack is around 670,000 and 33 big blinds. We should see some activity early as the shorter stacks take a shot to get back into contention but it will slow as they near the televise/live-streamed final table.

Action will get back underway at noon and we’ll be here to follow the action until that final table is formed.

Top ten returning counts:

Patrick Eskandar – 1,913,000 (96 bb)
Zo Karim – 1,740,000 (87 bb)
Andre Crooks – 1,258,000 (63 bb)
Tim Burt – 1,226,000 (61 bb)
Matt Affleck – 1,112,000 (56 bb)
Sam Ho – 1,100,000 (55 bb)
Seth Davies – 1,059,000 (53 bb)
Corey Hochman – 945,000 (47 bb)
Joe Serock – 876,000 (44 bb)
Theo Lawson – 846,000 (42 bb)

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SHRPO Day 19 Schedule

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Main Event Schedule

12PM: Day 3 – $5,250 SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship (Freeze-Out)

12PM: Event 23 Day 2 – $2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)

12PM: Event 24 Day 1 – $1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $500,000 guaranteed prize pool
  • Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration available until start of Level 12
  • Day 1 will end when 9 players remain
  • Event 24 Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 25 Day 1 – $25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool
  • Players begin with 100,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 13
  • Day 1 will end when 9 players remain
  • Event 25 Structure Sheet

5PM: Event 26 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 26 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 27 Day 1 – $2,650 Deep Stack PLO (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • 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 27 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 82 – $135 Event 24 Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

  • 2 seats guaranteed into $1,100/$500K Guaranteed Event 24
  • Players begin with 7,500 in chips and 15-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • Tournament will be held in The Poker Room
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 82 Structure Sheet
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Championship: Day 3 Returning Seat Assignments

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SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Returning to Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 38 of 847

First NameLast NameChip CountTableSeat
JustinSwilling730,00061
PaulDlugozima503,00062
ZoKarim1,740,00064
SethDavies1,059,00065
BrettBader441,00066
RichAlsup204,00067
TingHo346,00069
AndreCrooks1,258,00071
JoeSerock876,00072
LexyGavin286,00073
TomGity251,00074
MarkJohnson Jr.395,00075
RyanFair463,00076
TomMarchese745,00078
ThomasHoughteling588,00079
DavidBelikov259,00081
EstherTaylor-Brady726,00082
DavidPeters815,00083
MichaelCohen780,00085
CoreyHochman945,00086
SantanaNoronha193,00087
DavidWolff373,00088
PatrickEskandar1,913,00089
MichaelNewman541,000151
BobMather494,000152
ZachMullennix378,000154
JasonKoon353,000156
RomanValerstein383,000157
MattAffleck1,112,000158
AngelGuillen494,000159
SaidMossallam755,000161
TheoLawson846,000162
TimBurt1,226,000163
SamHo1,100,000164
BrianWachs239,000166
ChrisKlodnicki417,000167
ThomasMidena703,000168
PaulBalzano569,000169
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Championship: Day 3 Returning Chip Counts

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SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Returning to Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 38 of 847

RankFirst NameLast NameChip Count
1PatrickEskandar1,913,000
2ZoKarim1,740,000
3AndreCrooks1,258,000
4TimBurt1,226,000
5MattAffleck1,112,000
6SamHo1,100,000
7SethDavies1,059,000
8CoreyHochman945,000
9JoeSerock876,000
10TheoLawson846,000
11DavidPeters815,000
12MichaelCohen780,000
13SaidMossallam755,000
14TomMarchese745,000
15JustinSwilling730,000
16EstherTaylor-Brady726,000
17ThomasMidena703,000
18ThomasHoughteling588,000
19PaulBalzano569,000
20MichaelNewman541,000
21PaulDlugozima503,000
22BobMather494,000
23AngelGuillen494,000
24RyanFair463,000
25BrettBader441,000
26ChrisKlodnicki417,000
27MarkJohnson Jr.395,000
28RomanValerstein383,000
29ZachMullennix378,000
30DavidWolff373,000
31JasonKoon353,000
32TingHo346,000
33LexyGavin286,000
34DavidBelikov259,000
35TomGity251,000
36BrianWachs239,000
37RichAlsup204,000
38SantanaNoronha193,000
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Championship Day 2: Kurt Lichtman Eliminated by Ankush Mandavia

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SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 48 of 847

Kurt Lichtman
Kurt Lichtman

Kurt Lichtman found himself in good position to double up his shorter stack. He was all-in for a little more than 200,000 with AhKd and Ankush Mandavia had him covered but behind with AcQc.

The bad news came right on the Qd9h5s flop and Lichtman was displeased. The 9s turn and 6h river were no help to send him out in 48th place.

Ankush Mandavia – 560,000 (47 bb)
Kurt Lichtman – Eliminated in 48th place ($20,000)

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Championship Day 2: Joel Tushnet Eliminated by David Peters

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SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 59 of 847

Full house no good
Full house no good

We didn’t see the action, but we definitely heard Joel Tushnet tell the dealer “hold on, I need to get a picture of this.”

It was a unique situation. Tushnet made a full house with TdTc on the JdJh9h9dTh board but it was no good against the KhQh straight flush of David Peters.

David Peters – 510,000 (43 bb)
Joel Tushnet – Eliminated in 59th place ($17,500)

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Championship Day 2: Scott Zakheim Eliminated by Vivian Leslie

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SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 61 of 847

Scott Zakheim
Scott Zakheim

Scott Zakheim open/shoved for 205,000 and Vivian Leslie called in middle position. There were other players showing interest but they all released their hand.

Leslie: KcKs
Zakheim: QdQh

“Please hold!” Leslie pleaded.

“I think you’re good,” her neighbor said after the KdJdJs flop. Zakheim was less than a third of a precent for the running queens and was drawing dead after the 2h turn to the useless 6d river.

Vivian Leslie – 480,000 (40 bb)
Scott Zakheim – Eliminated in 61st place ($17,500)

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Championship Day 2: Eric Panayiotou Eliminated by Zo Karim

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SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 63 of 847

Zo Karim
Zo Karim

Eric Panayiotou was all-in after the Th8s2h flop with As3h and Zo Karim had him covered with AdQd.

“What were you thinking?” a tablemate asked Panayiotou.

“(Shrug)” was the response from the short stacked Panayiotou.

The Kc turn and 9d river did him now help and Karim moved up the counts.

Zo Karim – 735,000 (74 bb)
Eric Panayiotou – Eliminated in 64th ($15,000)

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Championship Day 2: Faraz Jaka Eliminated by Rhynie Campbell

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SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 70 of 847

Rhynie Campbell
Rhynie Campbell

Faraz Jaka came from dinner with 133,000 and was unable to last the level when they returned. He put his short stack in the middle with 9d7d and former WPT champ Rhynie Campbell called with AsTs.

Jaka had two live cards but lost some outs on the QdQs8s flop, then hit the non-spade 9h on the turn to take the lead. It didn’t last long as the Jh dropped a straight for Campbell to send Jaka out.

Rhynie Campbell – 340,000 (43 bb)
Faraz Jaka – Eliminated in 79th ($12,500)