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Championship: Adam Adler – 5th Place ($195,491)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 914

Adam Adler

Hand #55  –  Brandon Eisen raised under the gun to 225,000, and Ryan D’Angelo called from the button. The flop came 10s9d9c, Eisen bet 225,000, and D’Angelo called. The turn card was the Kc, Eisen bet 650,000, and D’Angelo folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #56  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the button to 225,000, and Brandon Eisen called from the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of 9h7c2hKc, Eisen bet 300,000, and Obreshkov called.

The river card was the 3h, Eisen bet 700,000, and Obreshkov called. Eisen showed 9d7s to win the pot with two pair, and Obreshkov mucked.

Hand #57  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised from the button to 225,000, Adam Adler moved all in from the big blind for 2,300,000, and Ausmus called with AdKh.

Adler turned over AcKc, and unless somebody makes a flush, it’ll be a chopped pot.

The board came 8h6h2dQh10h, and Ausmus caught a heart flush to win the pot and eliminate Adam Adler in fifth place.

Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($195,491)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  6,400,000  (64 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  7,100,000  (71 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  14,000,000  (140 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  8,900,000  (89 bb)

Championship: Ido Ashkenazi – 6th Place ($156,215)

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

Ido Ashkenazi

Hand #49  –  Adam Adler moved all in from the cutoff for about 2.2 million, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #50  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the button to 200,000, Jeremy Ausmus reraised from the small blind to 800,000, and Obreshkov quickly folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #51  –  Ryan D’Angelo raised UTG+1 to 225,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #52  –  Everyone folded to Adam Adler, giving him a walk in the big blind.

Hand #53  –  Everyone folded to Ryan D’Angelo, giving him a walk in the big blind.

Hand #54  –  Ido Ashkenazi moved all in from UTG+1 for about 500,000, and Brandon Eisen called from the cutoff with KsKc.

Ashkenazi turned over Qc4c, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 5d2h2c10cAs, and the pocket kings held up for Eisen to win the pot and eliminate Ido Ashkenazi in sixth place.

Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  2,400,000  (24 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  6,900,000  (69 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  8,400,000  (84 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  12,000,000  (120 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($156,215)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  7,000,000  (70 bb)

Championship: Obreshkov Dropping; Eisen Gaining Ground

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 914

Hand #45  –  Adam Adler raised under the gun to 225,000, Stoyan Obreshkov reraised from the cutoff to 650,000, and Adler thought for a while before he folded. Obreshkov took the pot.

Hand #46  –  Ryan D’Angelo raised under the gun to 225,000, Stoyan Obreshkov reraised UTG+1 to 675,000, and D’Angelo called.

The flop came 10s9h4h, D’Angelo checked, Obreshkov bet 650,000, and D’Angelo thought for a while before he check-raised to 1,600,000. Obreshkov tanked for a while before he folded, and D’Angelo took the pot.

Hand #47  –  Brandon Eisen raised from the button to 225,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #48  –  Brandon Eisen limped from the cutoff for 100,000, and Adam Adler raised from the button to 425,000. Stoyan Obreshkov called from the big blind, and Eisen also called.

The flop came 9s7d4h, and it checked to Adler, who bet 400,000. Obreshkov check-raised to 1,050,000, and Eisen moved all in for about 3.6 million.

Adler quickly folded, and Obreshkov thought for a while before he also folded. Eisen took the pot.

Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  2,200,000  (22 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  6,600,000  (66 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  8,800,000  (88 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  12,000,000  (120 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  750,000  (8 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  6,500,000  (65 bb)

Championship: Seven More Hands and Updated Chip Counts

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 914

Hand #38  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the button to 200,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called from the small blind. The flop came As10s5d, Ausmus checked, Obreshkov bet 200,000, and Ausmus called. The turn card was the 4h, and both players checked.

The river card was the 6s, and they check again. Ausmus showed Kd7d to win the pot with king high, and Obreshkov mucked.

Hand #39  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised from the button to 225,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #40  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised from the cutoff to 225,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #41  –  Brandon Eisen raised from the button to 225,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #42  –  Adam Adler raised from the button to 200,000, and Stoyan Obreshkov called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of 7h5s3d2h, Obreshkov bet 225,000, and Adler folded. Obreshkov took the pot.

Hand #43  –  Everyone folded to Jeremy Ausmus, giving him a walk in the big blind.

Hand #44  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the button to 200,000, Jeremy Ausmus reraised from the small blind to 800,000, and Obreshkov thought for a while before he folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  3,500,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  5,300,000  (53 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  11,000,000  (110 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  12,000,000  (120 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  800,000  (8 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  4,100,000  (41 bb)

Championship: Updated Chip Counts

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 914

Hand #27  –  There was no small blind this hand. Ryan D’Angelo raised UTG+1 to 225,000, and Brandon Eisen called from the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of KcQc9s2c, Eisen checked, D’Angelo bet 225,000, and Eisen folded. D’Angelo took the pot.

Hand #28  –  Ryan D’Angelo raised under the gun to 225,000, Stoyan Obreshkov called UTG+1, and Jeremy Ausmus reraised from the cutoff to 825,000. D’Angelo and Obreshkov both folded, and Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #29  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised under the gun to 250,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #30  –  Brandon Eisen raised from the cutoff to 250,000, Stoyan Obreshkov reraised from the big blind to 875,000, and Eisen folded. Obreshkov took the pot.

Hand #31  –  Stoyan Obreshkov completed the small blind to 100,000, and Jeremy Ausmus checked his option in the big blind. The flop came 7s6c2c, Obreshkov bet 175,000, and Ausmus folded. Obreshkov took the pot.

Hand #32  –  Brandon Eisen raised under the gun to 250,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #33  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised from the button to 225,000, and Brandon Eisen called from the big blind. The flop came AsQc4d, Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 150,000, and Eisen folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #34  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised UTG+1 to 225,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #35  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised under the gun to 225,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #36  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised UTG+1 to 225,000, and Adam Adler called from the button. The flop came Kh3s2d, Ausmus checked, Adler bet 175,000, and Ausmus folded. Adler took the pot.

Hand #37  –  Ido Ashkenazi moved all in under the gun for 1,000,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  5,600,000  (56 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  12,000,000  (120 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  10,000,000  (100 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,300,000  (13 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  4,100,000  (41 bb)

Championship: Jared Griener – 7th Place ($129,308)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 914

Jared Griener

Hand #23  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised under the gun to 225,000, Ryan D’Angelo reraised from the small blind to 725,000, and Ausmus called. The flop came Jh7h3c, D’Angelo bet 1,000,000, and Ausmus folded. D’Angelo took the pot.

Hand #24  –  Stoyan Obreshkov completed the small blind to 100,000, and Jeremy Ausmus checked his option in the big blind. The flop came AhKd7c, Obreshkov bet 100,000, and Ausmus called. The turn card was the 5s, Obreshkov bet 350,000, Ausmus raised to 1,000,000, and Obreshkov tanked for a while before he folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #25  –  Stoyan Obreshkov min-raised from the button to 200,000, and Ido Ashkenazi called from the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of 7s5d3c3s, Ashkenazi moved all in, and Obreshkov quickly folded. Ashkenazi took the pot.

Hand #26  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the cutoff to 225,000, and Jared Griener called from the big blind.

The flop came Jc8c8d, Griener checked, Obreshkov bet 175,000, and Griener thought for a while before he moved all in for 1,650,000.

Obreshkov quickly called with QsQd, and Griener turned over Kc3c for a club flush draw. Griener needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the 9c, giving Griener the lead with a club flush.

But the river card tripped the board with the 8h, giving Obreshkov a full house, eights full of queens, to win the pot and eliminate Griener in seventh place.

Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  3,900,000  (39 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  6,000,000  (60 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  11,000,000  (110 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  9,800,000  (98 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,300,000  (13 bb)
Seat 8.  Jared Griener  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($129,308)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  4,800,000  (48 bb)

Championship: Ryan D’Angelo Doubles Thru Brandon Eisen

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 914

Ryan D’Angelo

Hand #20  –  Everyone folded to Brandon Eisen, giving him a walk in the big blind.

Hand #21  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised UTG+1 to 250,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #22  –  Ido Ashkenazi raised from the hijack to 225,000, Brandon Eisen reraised from the button to 600,000, and Ryan D’Angelo moved all in from the big blind for 2,325,000. Ashkenazi folded, and Eisen tanked for a while before he called with 2s2d.

D’Angelo turned over QsQc, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came KdQh4sKh4c, and D’Angelo flopped a set and turned a full house to win the pot and double up in chips.

Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  3,925,000  (39 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  5,025,000  (50 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  9,800,000  (98 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  10,025,000  (100 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,050,000  (11 bb)
Seat 8.  Jared Griener  –  1,975,000  (20 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  4,800,000  (48 bb)

Championship: Level 28 Begins; Official Chip Counts

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 914

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the final table prizepool:

Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  4,175,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  2,425,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  9,550,000  (96 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  10,025,000  (100 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,275,000  (13 bb)
Seat 8.  Jared Griener  –  2,025,000  (20 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  7,125,000  (71 bb)

1st:  $771,444 + Trophy
2nd:  $540,459
3rd:  $349,889
4th:  $258,615
5th:  $195,491
6th:  $156,215
7th:  $129,308
8th:  Joseph Cheong  –  $102,843
9th:  Marcos Exterkotter  –  $77,132

Championship: Jeremy Ausmus Fills Up Against Stoyan Obreshkov to Take the Lead

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 914

Jeremy Ausmus

Hand #18  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the button to 175,000, taking the blinds and ante.

Hand #19  –  Stoyan Obreshkov raised from the cutoff to 175,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called from the button. The flop came KcKh6h, Obreshkov bet 185,000, and Ausmus called.

The turn card double-paired the board with the 6d, Obreshkov checked, Ausmus bet 350,000, and Obreshkov called.

The river card was the 8d, Obreshkov checked, Ausmus bet 1,100,000, and Obreshkov tanked for a long time before he called.

Ausmus showed Ks7s to win the pot with a full house, kings full of sixes, and Obreshkov mucked.

Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  4,180,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  2,420,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  9,550,000  (96 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  10,015,000  (100 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,270,000  (13 bb)
Seat 8.  Jared Griener  –  2,040,000  (20 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  7,120,000  (71 bb)

That was the last hand of Level 27, and the players take a 15-minute break. The computation for big blinds was done using the upcoming blinds of 50,000/100,000.

Championship: Joseph Cheong — 8th Place ($102,843)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 914

Joseph Cheong

Hand #17  –  Joseph Cheong moved all in from the hijack for 1,065,000, and Jeremy Ausmus called from the big blind with KdJc. Cheong turned over Ad10h, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came KcQs2d7c6s, and Ausmus paired his king on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Cheong in eighth place.

Seat 1.  Joseph Cheong  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($102,843)
Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  4,180,000  (52 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  2,420,000  (30 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  11,160,000  (140 bb)
Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  8,045,000  (101 bb)
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,470,000  (18 bb)
Seat 8.  Jared Griener  –  2,200,000  (28 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  7,120,000  (89 bb)

Joseph Cheong