$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,070

The first half hour of Level 30 has been very quiet in terms of action. Here are approximate chip counts with nearly an hour left in this level:

Seat 1.  Kitty Kuo  –  7,500,000  (38 bb)
Seat 2.  Shannon Shorr  –  6,200,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3.  Farid Jattin  –  14,000,000  (70 bb)
Seat 4.  Omer Rotman  –  11,800,000  (59 bb)
Seat 5.  Jim Collopy  –  4,100,000  (21 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $859,775 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $616,305
3rd:  $399,850
4th:  $295,595
5th:  $223,925

6th:  Koray Aldemir  –  $180,130
7th:  Nadya Magnus  –  $148,885
8th:  Mike Leah  –  $118,115
9th:  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  $87,960

With five players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 8,550,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $223,925 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,070

In the last hand of Level 29, Omer Rotman raised from the hijack to 325,000, Kitty Kuo called from the button, and Farid Jattin reraised from the big blind to 1,750,000. Rotman and Kuo both folded, and Jattin took the pot.

The players left for their 15-minute break, and when they return, the blinds will increase to 100,000-200,000 with a 200,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Kitty Kuo  –  8,900,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2.  Shannon Shorr  –  6,125,000  (31 bb)
Seat 3.  Farid Jattin  –  12,125,000  (61 bb)
Seat 4.  Omer Rotman  –  11,000,000  (55 bb)
Seat 5.  Jim Collopy  –  5,175,000  (26 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $859,775 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $616,305
3rd:  $399,850
4th:  $295,595
5th:  $223,925

6th:  Koray Aldemir  –  $180,130
7th:  Nadya Magnus  –  $148,885
8th:  Mike Leah  –  $118,115
9th:  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  $87,960

With five players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 8,550,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $223,925 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 1,070

Kitty Kuo raised from the cutoff to 325,000, Koray Aldemir reraised from the small blind to 1,300,000 (leaving himself just 175K), and Kuo called.

The flop came , and Aldemir quickly got it all in for 175,000 with for two pair, aces and tens. But Kuo turned over for trip tens, and Aldemir needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , the river card was the , and Kuo won the pot with her trip tens to eliminate Aldemir in sixth place.

Kitty Kuo  –  8,700,000  (58 bb)
Koray Aldemir  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($180,130)

With five players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 8,550,000 (57 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $223,925 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,070

Omer Rotman raised from the hijack to 325,000, and Koray Aldemir called from the big blind. The flop came , Aldemir checked, Rotman bet 1,000,000, and Aldemir moved all in for 1,025,000.

Rotman called with for ace high, and Aldemir turned over for a pair of nines. Aldemir needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the , giving Rotman the lead with a pair of jacks, but the river card was the , putting a diamond flush on the board to chop the pot.

Omer Rotman  –  9,975,000  (67 bb)
Koray Aldemir  –  1,475,000  (10 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 7,125,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $180,130 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,070

Farid Jattin raised from the cutoff to 325,000, and Kitty Kuo called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Kuo bet 500,000, and Jattin called.

The river card paired the board with the , Kuo checked, Jattin bet 1,575,000, and Kuo called with for a flopped eight-high straight. But Jattin turned over to win the pot with a rivered spade flush.

Farid Jattin  –  11,000,000  (73 bb)
Kitty Kuo  –  6,650,000  (44 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 7,125,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $180,130 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,070

Shannon Shorr raised from the cutoff to 300,000, and Omer Rotman called from the big blind.

The flop came , Rotman checked, Shorr bet 275,000, and Rotman called.

The turn card was the , Rotman checked, Shorr bet 1,300,000, and Rotman thought for a while before he called.

The river card paired the board with the , and both players checked. Rotman showed to win the pot with two pair, aces and queens, and Shorr mucked.

Omer Rotman  –  9,425,000  (63 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  7,350,000  (49 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 7,125,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $180,130 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,070

Omer Rotman raised under the gun to 325,000, Nadya Magnus reraised from the small blind to 1,475,000, and Rotman moved all in.

Magnus quickly called all in for 1,775,000 with , and Rotman turned over . Magnus needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Rotman to win the pot and eliminate Magnus in seventh place.

Omer Rotman  –  7,475,000  (50 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($148,885)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 7,125,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $180,130 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,070

Kitty Kuo raised under the gun to 325,000, and Omer Rotman called from the small blind.

The flop came , Rotman checked, Kuo bet 275,000, and Rotman called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Rotman bet 775,000, and Kuo used two of her Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before she called. Rotman showed , but Kuo turned over to win the pot with two pair, kings and queens.

Kitty Kuo  –  8,550,000  (57 bb)
Omer Rotman  –  5,750,000  (38 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $148,885 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,070

The players have returned from break to begin Level 29, with increased blinds of 75,000-150,000 with a 150,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Kitty Kuo  –  6,950,000  (46 bb)
Seat 2.  Shannon Shorr  –  9,225,000  (62 bb)
Seat 3.  Nadya Magnus  –  1,775,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Koray Aldemir  –  3,275,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  Farid Jattin  –  8,850,000  (59 bb)
Seat 6.  Omer Rotman  –  6,700,000  (45 bb)
Seat 7.  Jim Collopy  –  6,050,000  (40 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $859,775 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $616,305
3rd:  $399,850
4th:  $295,595
5th:  $223,925
6th:  $180,130
7th:  $148,885

8th:  Mike Leah  –  $118,115
9th:  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  $87,960

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $148,885 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,070

Kitty Kuo raised from the hijack to 250,000, and Farid Jattin called from the big blind.

The flop came , Jattin checked, Kuo bet 300,000, and Jattin called.

The turn card was the , Jattin checked, Kuo bet 1,100,000, and Jattin used one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Jattin showed for a pair of eights, but Kuo turned over to win the pot with a pair of kings.

Kitty Kuo  –  6,550,000  (52 bb)
Farid Jattin  –  9,000,000  (72 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $148,885 each.