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Championship: Jeremy Ausmus Increases His Lead Against Brandon Eisen

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Hand #85  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. Both players checked to the turn on a board of 9c7s5hQs, Eisen bet 300,000, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #86  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 300,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called. Both players checked to the turn on a board of 10c6s5d7h, Ausmus bet 400,000, and Eisen called.

The river card was the Jc, Ausmus bet 800,000, and Eisen quickly called. Ausmus showed Kh10s for a pair of tens with a king kicker, and Eisen flashed one card — the 10h — before he mucked. Ausmus won the pot.

Hand #87  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. Both players checked to the turn on a board of 10c7h5d3d, Eisen bet 300,000, and Ausmus called.

The river card was the 7s, and both players checked. Eisen showed Jc8d, but Ausmus turned over 8s5c to win the pot with two pair, sevens and fives.

Hand #88  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 300,000, and Jeremy Ausmus folded.

Hand #89  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. The flop came As8h5c, Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 200,000, and Eisen folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #90  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 300,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called. The flop came 8s4s4h, Ausmus checked, Eisen bet 225,000, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot.

Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  25,225,000  (202 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  11,375,000  (91 bb)

Championship: Jeremy Ausmus Wins an 18.9M Pot to Take the Lead

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Jeremy Ausmus

Hand #83  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. Both players checked to the river on a board of 9h8h2sAdQh. Eisen bet 1,100,000, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #84  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 300,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called. The flop came 8c4c4d, Ausmus bet 300,000, and Eisen called.

The turn card was the 9h, Ausmus bet 800,000, and Eisen called.

The river card was the 5s, Ausmus checked, Eisen bet 2,100,000, and Ausmus tanked for a while before he check-raised to 8,000,000. Eisen tanked for a long time before he called with 7c6d for a rivered nine-high straight.

But Ausmus turned over 8h4h to win the biggest pot of the tournament so far (18,925,000) with a flopped full house, fours full of eights.

Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  23,550,000  (188 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  13,050,000  (104 bb)

Championship: Jeremy Ausmus Closes the Gap a Bit Against Brandon Eisen

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Hand #80  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 300,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called. The flop came 5c4s3h, Ausmus bet 300,000, and Eisen called. The turn card was the 7s, Ausmus bet 300,000, and Eisen called.

The river card was the 7d, Ausmus bet 1,000,000, and Eisen quickly called with 9c6h for a seven-high straight. Ausmus turned over Jd6c for the same straight, and it’s a chopped pot.

Hand #81  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. The flop came Kh10h6s, Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 225,000, and Eisen called.

The turn card was the Jh, and both players checked. The river card was the 3s, Eisen bet 1,800,000, and Ausmus called. Eisen showed Ac9d, but Ausmus turned over Ks6h to win the pot with two pair, kings and sixes.

Hand #82  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 300,000, and Jeremy Ausmus folded.

Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  14,450,000  (116 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  22,150,000  (177 bb)

Championship: Eisen Has a 2-to-1 Lead Over Ausmus

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Hand #73  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen folded.

Hand #74  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 300,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called. The flop came Kh5h4s, Ausmus checked, Eisen bet 300,000, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #75  –  Jeremy Ausmus folded, giving Brandon Eisen a walk.

Hand #76  –  Brandon Eisen folded, giving Jeremy Ausmus a walk.

Hand #77  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. The flop came Kd8c6s, Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 225,000, and Eisen folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #78  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 300,000, Jeremy Ausmus reraised to 1,325,000, and Eisen folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #79  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. Both players checked to the river on a board of Jc4d3h7c2h. Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 350,000, and Eisen folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  12,300,000  (98 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  24,300,000  (194 bb)

Championship: Brandon Eisen Increases His Lead

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Brandon Eisen

Hand #70  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 300,000, Jeremy Ausmus reraised to 1,325,000, and Eisen four-bet it to 3,400,000. Ausmus folded, and Eisen took the pot.

Hand #71  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. The flop came 7c5h2dQc, Eisen bet 300,000, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #72  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 300,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called. The flop came QsJh7d, Ausmus checked, Eisen bet 225,000, and Ausmus called. The turn card was the 5h, and both players check.

The river card was the Kd, Ausmus bet 1,500,000, and Eisen quickly called. Ausmus showed 10c8c, but Eisen turned over KhJd to win the pot with two pair, kings and jacks.

Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  11,300,000  (90 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  25,300,000  (202 bb)

Championship: Eight Hands of Heads-Up Play

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Brandon Eisen (left) versus Jeremy Ausmus (right)

Hand #62  –  Brandon Eisen folded, giving Jeremy Ausmus a walk.

Hand #63  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. The flop came As7c5d, Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 225,000, and Eisen folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #64  –  Brandon Eisen folded, giving Jeremy Ausmus a walk.

Hand #65  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. The flop came Kc5h4d, Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 225,000, and Eisen called. The turn card paired the board with the Kd, and both players checked.

The river card was the Qs, and they checked again. Eisen showed 4h3c for two pair, kings and fours, and Ausmus turned over Js4s for the same hand. It was a chopped pot.

Hand #66  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 300,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called. The flop came Ad7c6s, Ausmus checked, Eisen bet 225,000, and Ausmus check-raised to 600,000. Eisen folded, and Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #67  –  Jeremy Ausmus folded, giving Brandon Eisen a walk.

Hand #68  –  Brandon Eisen raised to 300,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called. The flop came Js8d2d, Ausmus checked, Eisen bet 225,000, and Ausmus called. The turn card was the 2h, and both players checked.

The river card was the 10h, Ausmus bet 500,000, and Eisen folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #69  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 300,000, and Eisen folded.

Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  15,000,000  (120 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  21,000,000  (168 bb)

Championship: Stoyan Obreshkov – 3rd Place ($349,889)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Stoyan Obreshkov

Hand #61  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the button to 300,000, Jeremy Ausmus called from the small blind, and Brandon Eisen reraised from the big blind to 1,200,000. Obreshkov called, and Ausmus folded.

The flop came 7d6c4h, Eisen bet 900,000, and Obreshkov called.

The turn card was the Qh, Eisen checked, and Obreshkov thought for a while before he bet 1,550,000, and Eisen check-raised all in.

Obreshkov called all in for 5,950,000 with AdQc for a pair of queens, but Eisen turned over KhKd. Obreshkov needed to improve to stay alive.

The river card was the 6d, and Eisen won the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Obreshkov in third place.

Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($349,889)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  13,000,000  (104 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  23,000,000  (184 bb)

Championship: Hands #59-60

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 914

Hand #59  –  No small blind this hand. Brandon Eisen raised from the dead button to 275,000, and Stoyan Obreshkov called from the big blind. Both players checked to the river on a board of JhJd9d7c8h. Obreshkov bet 425,000, and Eisen thought for a bit before he called. Obreshkov showed Ac10h to win the pot with a jack-high straight, and Eisen mucked.

Hand #60  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the small blind to 525,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Championship: Level 29 Begins; Updated Chip Counts

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 29: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 914

The final three players return from break to begin Level 29, with increased blinds of 75,000/125,000 and a big-blind ante of 125,000. Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the final table prizepool:

Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  7,100,000  (57 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  13,925,000  (111 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  15,575,000  (125 bb)

1st:  $771,444 + Trophy
2nd:  $540,459
3rd:  $349,889

4th:  Ryan D’Angelo  –  $258,615
5th:  Adam Adler  –  $195,491
6th:  Ido Ashkenazi  –  $156,215
7th:  Jared Griener  –  $129,308
8th:  Joseph Cheong  –  $102,843
9th:  Marcos Exterkotter  –  $77,132

Championship: Ryan D’Angelo – 4th Place ($258,615)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 914

Ryan D’Angelo

Hand #58  –  There was no small blind this hand. Jeremy Ausmus raised from the cutoff to 225,000, Brandon Eisen called from the button, and Ryan D’Angelo reraised from the big blind to 900,000. Ausmus folded, and Eisen tanked for a while before he moved all in for about 8.9 million.

D’Angelo quickly called all in for 6,325,000 with AcKc. Eisen turned over 6s6h, and D’Angelo needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 10h9c3h2d7c, and the pocket sixes hold up for Eisen to win the pot and eliminate Ryan D’Angelo in fourth place.

Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($258,615)

The final three players take a short break, and official chip counts will be posted soon.