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Championship: Money Bubble Bursts Before Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  139 of 1,110

Championship Field After the Money Bubble Burst

When the field got down to 140 players, tournament staff announced for all tables to finish their hands in progress and wait for hand-for-hand play to begin.

At some point during that process, another player was eliminated. The Money Bubble burst without the need for any hand-for-hand play.

The remaining players are all in the money, guaranteed at least $8,115 each. Congratulations!


With 139 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 319,000 (40 big blinds). There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

Championship: Stanley Lee Knocks Out Two Players

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  141 of 1,110

Stanley Lee
Stanley Lee

A player moved all in under the gun for about 90,000, the UTG+1 called all in for about 85,000, and Stanley Lee moved all in over the top from the button.

Stanley Lee:  AcKs
UTG:  JhJc
UTG+1:  KhKd

The board came As10s9d9s8c, and Lee paired his ace on the flop to win the pot, eliminating both players from the tournament.

Stanley Lee  –  530,000  (88 bb)

The tournament clock shows 141 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 314,000 (52 big blinds). The final 139 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $8,115 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

Championship: Roberto Alberro Doubles Thru Ignacio Moron

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  145 of 1,110

Roberto Alberro
Roberto Alberro

With the board showing Ks9c2cJh on the turn, Roberto Alberro checked the big blind, Ignacio Moron bet 35,000 from UTG+1, and Alberro check-raised to 100,000. Moron thought for a while before he called.

The river card was the 6h, and Alberro moved all in for 390,000. Moron went into the tank for a long time, closely studying Alberro.

Eventually, somebody called for a clock, and shortly after that, Moron called.

Alberro turned over 2s2h for a set of deuces, and Moron mucked. Alberro won the pot to double up in chips.

Roberto Alberro  –  1,020,000  (170 bb)
Ignacio Moron  –  335,000  (56 bb)

The tournament clock shows 145 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 306,000 (51 big blinds). The final 139 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $8,115 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

Championship: Dimitry Agrachov Doubles Up

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  145 of 1,110

Dimitry Agrachov
Dimitry Agrachov

Dimitry Agrachov got it all in from the cutoff for 79,000 with AdJd, and needed to improve to stay alive against the big blind’s AhQh.

The board came Jc9h6d7s4h, and Agrachov paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Dimitry Agrachov  –  167,000  (28 bb)

The tournament clock shows 145 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 306,000 (51 big blinds). The final 139 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $8,115 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

Championship: Jonathan Jaffe Leads the Field at the Break with 813,000

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Players Remaining:  157 of 1,110

Jonathan Jaffe
Chipleader Jonathan Jaffe

The players returned from break to begin Level 15, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 6,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up five players with at least 700K in chips, plus one more knocking on the door, to create an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  813,000  (136 bb)
2.  Ranganath Kanchi  –  802,000  (134 bb)
3.  Tim Capretta  –  772,000  (129 bb)
4.  Yulia Lisichkina  –  717,000  (120 bb)
5.  Andrew Moreno  –  705,000  (118 bb)
6.  Matthew Wantman  –  695,000  (116 bb)

The tournament clock shows 157 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 282,000 (47 big blinds). The final 139 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $8,115 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

Championship: Nathan Russler Doubles Thru Matthew Wantman

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  171 of 1,110

Nathan Russler

Nathan Russler got it all in from the big blind for 143,000 with Ah9h, and needed to improve to stay alive against Matthew Wantman’s JhJc on the button.

The board came AsKs3c5cAc, and Russler paired his ace on the flop and rivered trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Nathan Russler  –  294,000  (59 bb)
Matthew Wantman  –  655,000  (131 bb)

The tournament clock shows 171 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 246,000 (49 big blinds). The final 139 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $8,115 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

Championship: Ky Nguyen Knocks Out a Player

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 14:  3,000/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  180 of 1,110

Ky Nguyen
Ky Nguyen

Ky Nguyen raised from middle position to 10,000, James Mackey called from the hijack, Stanley Lee called from the small blind, and the player in the big blind moved all in for 65,000.

Nguyen moved all in over the top for 97,000, and Mackey and Lee both folded.

The big blind turned over AsQh, and needed to improve to stay alive against Nguyen’s QdQc.

The board came AcQs6c2d10s, and Nguyen flopped a set of queens to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Ky Nguyen  –  187,000  (37 bb)

The tournament clock shows 180 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 246,000 (49 big blinds). The final 139 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $8,115 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

Championship: Rick Simpkins Doubles Up

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  207 of 1,110

Rick Simpkins

After a flop of Qs6h4h, Rick Simpkins got it all in from the cutoff for 44,000 with KdQd for a pair of queens, but he needed to improve to stay alive against his opponent’s AhAc in middle position.

The turn card was the Kc, the river card was the Jc, and Simpkins paired his king on the turn to win the pot with two pair, kings and queens, to double up in chips.

Rick Simpkins – 125,000  (31 bb)

The tournament clock shows 207 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 214,000 (54 big blinds). The final 139 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $8,115 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

Championship: Jonathan Jaffe Knocks Out a Player

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  225 of 1,110

Jonathan Jaffe
Jonathan Jaffe

A player got it all in from middle position for 34,000 with Ac4c, but needed to improve to stay alive against the AsJs of Jonathan Jaffe in the big blind.

The board came Ah5c4h5s9s, and the short stack flopped two pair, but his fours got counterfeited when the board paired fives on the turn. Jaffe won the pot with two pair, aces and fives with a jack kicker, to eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  780,000  (195 bb)

The tournament clock shows 225 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 197,000 (49 big blinds). The final 139 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $8,115 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

Championship: Abbey Daniels Eliminated by Filipp Khavin

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  225 of 1,110

Filipp Khavin

Abbey Daniels got it all in from UTG+1 for about 35,000 with KcQc, and she needed to improve to stay alive against the JsJd of Filipp Khavin in the big blind.

The board came Ks8c6d5cJh — Daniels paired her king on the flop, but Khavin rivered a set of jacks to win the pot and eliminate Daniels from the tournament.

Filipp Khavin  –  265,000  (66 bb)
Abbey Daniels  –  Eliminated

The tournament clock shows 225 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 197,000 (49 big blinds). The final 139 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $8,115 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16 (around 6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).