$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:  234 of 1,110

With the board showing on the turn, Wagner Wysotchanski got it all in from the cutoff for 56,000 with (heart flush draw) against the of Brian Altman.

Wysotchanski was actually ahead with ace high, and just needed it to hold to stay alive.

The river card double-paired the board with the , and Wysotchanski won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Wagner Wysotchanski  –  240,000  (60 bb)
Brian Altman  –  403,000  (101 bb)

The tournament clock shows 234 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 189,000 (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).

$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:  243 of 1,110

The players returned from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 600K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Taylor Wilson  –  763,000  (191 bb)
2.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  721,000  (180 bb)
3.  Ranganath Kanchi  –  615,000  (154 bb)
4.  Ugis Steinman  –  612,000  (153 bb)

The tournament clock shows 243 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 182,000 (46 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).

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10:  1,000/2,000 with a 2,000 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  200 of 602

In one of the final hands of the night, Vadim Shlez raised from middle position to 4,000, the player in the cutoff called, and Asem Alsaadi reraised from the button to 18,500.

Shlez four-bet it to 49,000, the cutoff folded, and Alsaadi thought for a while before he called.

The flop came , Shlez bet 45,000, and Alsaadi called.

The turn card was the , Shlez checked, and Alsaadi bet 75,000. Shlez went into the tank for a long time before he eventually folded.

Alsaadi proudly showed for an eight-high bluff with no draws as he took the pot.

Asem Alsaadi  –  395,000  (198 bb)
Vadim Shlez  –  170,000  (85 bb)

The tournament clock shows about 200 players remaining from an unofficial Flight 1B field of 602 entries, with an average chip stack around 120,000 (60 big blinds). The payouts will be posted later tonight, but the total prizepool should be worth more than $5.3 million.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Players Remaining:  243 of 602

With the board showing on the turn, the UTG+1 player got it all in with , but he needed to catch a king on the river to stay alive against the (set of deuces) of Barbaro Diaz in the cutoff.

The river card paired the board with the , and Diaz won the pot with a full house, deuces full of fours, to eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Barbaro Diaz  –  205,000  (137 bb)

The tournament clock shows about 243 players remaining from an unofficial Flight 1B field of 602 entries, with an average chip stack around 99,000 (66 big blinds). The payouts will be posted later tonight, but the total prizepool should be worth more than $5.3 million.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  602

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up five players with at least 250K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Al Norman  –  292,500  (195 bb)
2.  Dominick Sannino  –  289,500  (193 bb)
3.  Ranganath Kanchi  –  288,500  (192 bb)
4.  A.J. Gambino  –  284,000  (189 bb)
5.  Kolin DeShazo  –  262,000  (175 bb)

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  1,000/1,500 with a 1,500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  601

The players returned from break to begin Level 9, with increased blinds of 1,000-1,500 with a 1,500 ante.

Registration has now closed with an unofficial Day 1B field size of 601 for a two-day total of 1,109 and a prizepool worth more than $5.3 million. Once the tournament staff confirms the numbers, we’ll post the information here in the updates.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  586

A player raised from middle position, Ryan Roussel called from the hijack, the player in the cutoff called, and both blinds called.

Five players saw a flop of . Both blinds checked, and the middle-position player bet 4,000. Roussel called, the cutoff folded, and the small blind raised to 15,000. The big blind folded, the middle-position player called, and Roussel called.

The turn card was the , and the small blind bet about 12,500. The middle-position player folded, and Roussel raised to 40,000. The small blind called.

The river card was the , the small blind checked, and Roussel moved all in for 76,600. The small blind went into the tank for a long time.

After a while, the small blind asked, “If I fold, do you show?”

Roussel remained still and silent, giving an almost imperceptible shake of the head to imply that he wouldn’t show.

Eventually, the small blind folded, and Roussel proudly showed for an ace-high bluff. The small blind slammed the table in frustration as Roussel took the pot.

Ryan Roussel  –  215,000  (179 bb)

The tournament clock shows 586 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,094. Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool is already worth more than $5.3 million, easily eclipsing the $3 million guarantee.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  554

Fred Goldberg got it all in from middle position with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Vadim Shlez, who was under the gun.

The board came , and Goldberg paired his queen on the turn, but improved no further. Shlez won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Goldberg.

Vadim Shlez  –  220,000  (220 bb)
Fred Goldberg  –  Eliminated

The tournament clock shows 554 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,062. Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool is already worth more than $5.15 million, easily eclipsing the $3 million guarantee.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  548

A player moved all in from the hijack for 12,700, Mike Chiappetta called from the cutoff, and Nick Palma reraised from the button to 30,000.

Charles DiFalco moves all in over the top from the big blind for 60,600. Chiappetta thinks for a while before he folds, and Palma quickly calls.

Here are their cards in descending order of chip counts:

Nick Palma:  
Charles DiFalco:  
Hijack:  

Chiappetta said that he had folded ace-king.

The board came , and the aces held up for DiFalco to win the entire pot, doubling thru Palma and eliminating the player in the hijack.

As the pot is being settled, reigning WSOP Main Event champion Espen Jørstad takes one of the empty seats at the table, watching the remnants of a three-way all-in situation.

Charles DiFalco  –  148,100  (148 bb)
Nick Palma  –  85,000  (85 bb)

The tournament clock shows 548 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,056. Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool is already worth more than $5.12 million, easily eclipsing the $3 million guarantee.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1B Entries:  529

A scan of the field during the dinner break turned up three players with at least 180K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Vadim Shlez  –  195,100  (195 bb)
2.  Elia Ahmadian  –  191,100  (191 bb)
3.  David Jackson  –  185,800  (186 bb)

The tournament clock shows 529 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 1,037. Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool is already worth more than $5.02 million, easily eclipsing the $3 million guarantee.