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Championship: Tim Capretta Doubles Thru Oleksandr Gnatenko

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 1,110

With the board showing Qd7d4c4h on the turn, Tim Capretta got it all in from the big blind for 945,000 against Oleksandr Gnatenko in the hijack.

Gnatenko showed KsQs for two pair, queens and fours, but Capretta turned over KhKd for a higher two pair, kings and fours.

The river card was the 6c, and Capretta won the pot with his pocket kings to double up in chips.

Tim Capretta  –  3,000,000  (75 bb)
Oleksandr Gnatenko  –  1,380,000  (35 bb)

With 28 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 1,585,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,255 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players left for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

Championship: Oleksandr Gnatenko and Justin Liberto Lead the Field at the Break

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 1,110

Oleksandr Gnatenko

The players have returned from break to begin Level 23, with increased blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 40,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up 10 players with at least two million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Oleksandr Gnatenko  –  2,965,000  (74 bb)
2.  Justin Liberto  –  2,915,000  (73 bb)
3.  James Mackey  –  2,450,000  (61 bb)
4.  Taylor Wilson  –  2,345,000  (59 bb)
5.  Mitchell Halverson  –  2,325,000  (58 bb)
6.  Chris Brewer  –  2,275,000  (57 bb)
7.  Andrew Moreno  –  2,155,000  (54 bb)
8.  Mike Laufer  –  2,145,000  (54 bb)
9.  Joe McKeehen  –  2,100,000  (53 bb)
10.  Sergio Aido  –  2,040,000  (51 bb)

With 29 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 1,530,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,255 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players left for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

Championship: Andrew Moreno vs. Mike Liang

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  29 of 1,110

Andrew Moreno

With the board showing KsQd7s4h on the turn, Mike Liang checked from the big blind, Andrew Moreno bet 235,000 from the button, and Liang called.

The river card was the 5s, Liang checked, and Moreno bet 1,400,000 (leaving himself only about 100K behind). With a little more than 1.6 million in his own stack, Liang tanked for a long time before he folded, and Moreno took the pot.

Andrew Moreno  –  2,155,000  (72 bb)
Mike Liang – 1,635,000  (55 bb)

With 29 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 1,530,000 (51 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $23,255 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players left for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

Championship: Recent Eliminations, 48th-54th Places

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  47 of 1,110

Christian Harder
53rd-Place Finisher Christian Harder

Here is a list of the eliminations right before the end of the night, along with their payouts:

48th:  Sergio Giha  –  $17,875
49th:  Michael Jozoff  –  $17,875
50th:  Steve Karp  –  $17,875
51st:  Gaston Miculitzki  –  $17,875
52nd:  Yulia Lisichkina  –  $17,875
53rd:  Christian Harder  –  $17,875
54th:  Vincent Chauve  –  $17,875

Championship: Recent Eliminations, 55th-81st Places

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  54 of 1,110

Here is a list of the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

55th:  Raj Vohra  –  $16,205
56th:  Joey Weissman  –  $16,205
57th:  Yue Wang  –  $16,205
58th:  Deonarine Itwaru  –  $16,205
59th:  Aaron Massey  –  $16,205
60th:  Claudio Piedrabuena  –  $16,205
61st:  Dylan Smith  –  $16,205
62nd:  Howard Mash  –  $16,205
63rd:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  $16,205

64th:  Joseph Petrolino  –  $15,125
65th:  Carlos Rodriguez  –  $15,125
66th:  Ranganath Kanchi  –  $15,125
67th:  Ivan Saul  –  $15,125
68th:  Alain Bauer  –  $15,125
69th:  Scott Zakheim  –  $15,125
70th:  Kevin Blewitt  –  $15,125
71st:  Ryan Roussel  –  $15,125
72nd:  Asher Conniff  –  $15,125

73rd:  Elio Fox  –  $14,050
74th:  Carlos Guerrero  –  $14,050
75th:  Nathan Russler  –  $14,050
76th:  Tyler Rueger  –  $14,050
77th:  Brandon Dominick Caputo  –  $14,050
78th:  A.J. Gambino  –  $14,050
79th:  Ryan Van Sanford  –  $14,050
80th:  Maximino Ramirez Lopez  –  $14,050
81st:  Jonathan Brody  –  $14,050

Championship: Stewart Newman Doubles Up

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  58 of 1,110

Stewart Newman
Stewart Newman

A player raised UTG+1, Stewart Newman moved all in from the hijack for 95,000, and his opponent called with AhJs. But Newman turned over AsAc, needing it to hold to stay alive.

The board came Jh6d2s8h3s, and his opponent paired their jack on the flop, but improved no further. Newman won the pot with his pocket aces to double up in chips.

Stewart Newman  –  240,000  (12 bb)

With 58 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 765,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $0000000 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of this level (around 12:15 am).

Championship: Sergio Aido Leads the Field at the Break with 1,905,000

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  76 of 1,110

Sergio Aido
Chipleader Sergio Aido

The players have returned from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 10,000-15,000 with a 15,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up nine players with at least one million in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Sergio Aido  –  1,905,000  (126 bb)
2.  Taylor Wilson  –  1,860,000  (124 bb)
3.  Andrew Moreno  –  1,420,000  (95 bb)
4.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  1,270,000  (85 bb)
5.  Ugis Steinman  –  1,235,000  (82 bb)
6.  Michael Laufer  –  1,215,000  (81 bb)
7.  Martin Zamani  –  1,185,000  (79 bb)
8.  Frank Lagodich  –  1,110,000  (74 bb)
9.  Joe McKeehen  –  1,055,000  (70 bb)

The tournament clock shows 76 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 585,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $14,050 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).

Championship: Recent Eliminations, 82nd-94th Places

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  81 of 1,110

David Jackson
89th-Place Finisher David Jackson

Here is the most recent batch of eliminations, along with their payouts:

82nd:  Marc Evanier  –  $12,975
83rd:  Taylor Hart  –  $12,975
84th:  Roger Teska  –  $12,975
85th:  Ignacio Moron Chavero  –  $12,975
86th:  Danny Wong  –  $12,975
87th:  Zachary Duce  –  $12,975
88th:  Abraham Faroni  –  $12,975
89th:  David Jackson  –  $12,975
90th:  Cesar Fuentes  –  $12,975

91st:  Anthony Spinella  –  $11,950
92nd:  Damaso Benalcazar  –  $11,950
93rd:  Matt Glantz  –  $11,950
94th:  Jesse Cohen  –  $11,950

Championship: Recent Eliminations, 95th-107th Places

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  94 of 1,110

Here are the most recent eliminations, along with their payouts:

95th:  Mandy Calara  –  $11,950
96th:  Carlos Bermudez  –  $11,950
97th:  Max Kingstone  –  $11,950
98th:  Kenneth Fishman  –  $11,950
99th:  Filipp Khavin  –  $11,950

100th:  Michael Newman  –  $10,925
101st:  Minh Phan  –  $10,925
102nd:  Arian Stolt  –  $10,925
103rd:  Vladimir Vasilyev  –  $10,925
104th:  Christopher Mills  –  $10,925
105th:  Nick Schulman  –  $10,925
106th:  Nick Palma  –  $10,925
107th:  David Mzareulov  –  $10,925

Championship: Top 14 Chip Counts From the Dinner Break

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  104 of 1,110

Roberto Alberro
Chipleader Roberto Alberro

Here is an expanded list of chipleaders from the dinner break, now that we’ve been able to match everyone to their chip stacks as they’ve returned from dinner.

Here are the 14 players who had at least 800K at the dinner break:

1.  Roberto Alberro  –  1,269,000  (127 bb)
2.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  1,197,000  (120 bb)
3.  Martin Zamani  –  1,077,000  (108 bb)
4.  Vincent Chauve  –  1,037,000  (104 bb)
5.  Carlos Rodriguez  –  988,000  (99 bb)
6.  Cherish Andrews  –  977,000  (98 bb)
7.  Oleksandr Gnatenko  –  968,000  (97 bb)
8.  Kevin Blewitt  –  921,000  (92 bb)
9.  Andrew Moreno  –  916,000  (92 bb)
10.  Ugis Steinman  –  914,000  (91 bb)
11.  Stanley Lee  –  850,000  (85 bb)
12.  Taylor Wilson  –  847,000  (85 bb)
13.  Matt Affleck  –  818,000  (82 bb)
14.  Ranganath Kanchi  –  778,000  (78 bb)

The tournament clock shows 104 players remaining from a field of 1,110, with an average chip stack around 426,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $10,925 each.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (around 12:15 am).