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Championship: Final Table Chip Counts; One More Bustout To Go

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 914

Brandon Eisen
Chipleader Brandon Eisen

After the painful ace-queen-vs.-ace-queen elimination of Noah Schwartz in 11th place, the final 10 players redraw for random seats at the final table. Here are their approximate chip counts, followed by the remaining prizepool:

Seat 1.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,065,000  (13 bb)
Seat 2.  Marcos Exterkotter  –  4,700,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Adam Adler  –  3,380,000  (42 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  3,400,000  (43 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  6,300,000  (79 bb)
Seat 6.  Matt Bretzfield  –  800,000  (10 bb)
Seat 7.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  4,450,000  (56 bb)
Seat 8.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,135,000  (14 bb)
Seat 9.  Jared Griener  –  3,600,000  (45 bb)
Seat 10.  Brandon Eisen  –  7,550,000  (94 bb)

1st:  $771,444 + Trophy
2nd:  $540,459
3rd:  $349,889
4th:  $258,615
5th:  $195,491
6th:  $156,215
7th:  $129,308
8th:  $102,843
9th:  $77,132
10th:  $62,415

Play will continue tonight for as long as it takes to bust one more player, and the final nine will return tomorrow at 1:00 pm to play their televised and live-streamed final table as part of Big 4.

Championship: Noah Schwartz Eliminated in 11th Place by Brandon Eisen

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 914

Noah Schwartz
Noah Schwartz

Brandon Eisen raised from middle position to 180,000, Noah Schwartz moved all in from the button for about 800,000, and Eisen called with AdQh.

Schwartz turned over AhQs, and unless somebody could make a flush, it would be a chopped pot.

Eisner called for diamonds, and the board came 10d7s6dJd4d. With four diamonds on the board, Eisen won the pot with an ace-high diamond flush to eliminate Schwartz in 11th place.

Brandon Eisen  –  7,550,000  (94 bb)
Noah Schwartz  –  Eliminated in 11th Place  ($62,415)

Championship: Level 27 Begins; Updated Chip Counts

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 914

The final 11 players return from break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 40,000/80,000 and a big-blind ante of 80,000. Here are the official chip counts from the table, followed by the remaining prizepool:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Marcos Exterkotter  –  4,590,000  (57 bb)
Seat 3.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  4,500,000  (56 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan D’Angelo  –  3,375,000  (42 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,335,000  (17 bb)
Seat 8.  
Seat 9.  Adam Adler  –  3,350,000  (42 bb)

TABLE 14
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,365,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  Noah Schwartz  –  990,000  (12 bb)
Seat 4.  Matt Bretzfield  –  730,000  (9 bb)
Seat 5.  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  5,940,000  (74 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Jared Griener  –  3,590,000  (45 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  6,760,000  (85 bb)

1st:  $771,444 + Trophy
2nd:  $540,459
3rd:  $349,889
4th:  $258,615
5th:  $195,491
6th:  $156,215
7th:  $129,308
8th:  $102,843
9th:  $77,132
10th-11th:  $62,415

Championship: Noah Schwartz Doubles Thru Stoyan Obreshkov

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 914

Noah Schwartz
Noah Schwartz

After a flop of 9s8s6s, Noah Schwartz was all in from the big blind for 340,000 with Js10s for a jack-high flush with an open-ended straight-flush draw.

Schwartz needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the 10d10c of Stoyan Obreshkov in middle position.

The turn card was the 7d, the river card was the 8d, and Schwartz won the pot with his spade flush to double up in chips.

Noah Schwartz  –  1,120,000  (19 bb)
Stoyan Obreshkov  –  5,000,000  (83 bb)

Championship: Stoyan Obreshkov vs. Joseph Cheong

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 914

Stoyan Obreshkov
Stoyan Obreshkov

After a flop of Qc9c3c, Joseph Cheong checked the big blind, Stoyan Obreshkov bet 115,000 from the cutoff, and Cheong called.

The turn card was the 4c, and both players checked.

The river card was the 5h, Cheong checked, Obreshkov bet 400,000, and Cheong called with 4d3s for two pair, fours and threes. But Obreshkov turned over AhAc to win the pot with an ace-high flush.

Stoyan Obreshkov  –  5,800,000  (97 bb)
Joseph Cheong  –  1,850,000  (31 bb)

Championship: Steve Trizis Eliminated in 12th Place by Ido Ashkenazi

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 914

Steve Trizis
Steve Trizis

Steve Trizis moved all in from the small blind for 580,000, and Ido Ashkenazi called from the big blind with KdJs. Trizis turned over 8s8c, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10s7c5h6hKh, and Ashkenazi paired his king on the river to win the pot and eliminate Trizis in 12th place.

Ido Ashkenazi  –  1,550,000  (26 bb)
Steve Trizis  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($62,415)

Championship: Jacob Bazeley Eliminated in 13th Place by Stoyan Obreshkov

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 914

Jacob Bazeley
Jacob Bazeley

Jacob Bazeley was all in for about 800,000 with 4s4d, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the AdKc of Stoyan Obreshkov.

The board came As7h3cJdJs, and Obreshkov pairs his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Bazeley in 13th place.

Stoyan Obreshkov  –  5,300,000  (88 bb)
Jacob Bazeley  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($49,117)

Championship: Edgar Vares Eliminated in 14th Place by Marcos Exterkotter

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 914

Edgar Vares
Edgar Vares

Edgar Vares moved all in from the hijack for 310,000, and Marcos Exterkotter called from the small blind with 10s10d.

Vares turned over Qc10h, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Ad3d2dJd4d, and Exterkotter won the pot with a ten-high diamond flush to eliminate Vares in 14th place.

Marcos Exterkotter  –  5,600,000
Edgar Vares  –   Eliminated in 14th Place  ($49,117)

Championship: Jacob Bazeley vs. Joseph Cheong

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 914

Jacob Bazeley and Joseph Cheong
Jacob Bazeley and Joseph Cheong

Joseph Cheong raised under the gun, and Jacob Bazeley called from the big blind. The flop came 10s9d5c, Bazeley checked, Cheong bet 100,000, and Bazeley called.

The turn card was the Ad, Bazeley checked, Cheong bet 235,000, and Bazeley folded. Cheong took the pot.

Joseph Cheong  –  1,300,000  (22 bb)
Jacob Bazeley  –  800,000  (13 bb)

Championship: Aaron Kupin Eliminated in 15th Place by Ryan D’Angelo

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 914

Aaron Kupin
Aaron Kupin

Ryan D’Angelo raised from middle position to 130,000, Aaron Kupin moved all in from the big blind for about 1,400,000, and D’Angelo called with AhAc.

Kupin turned over KsKh, and he was on the wrong end of a cooler as he faced elimination.

The board came 10c9c7s2h8d, and the pocket aces held up for D’Angelo to win the pot and eliminate Kupin in 15th place.

Ryan D’Angelo  –  2,900,000  (48 bb)
Aaron Kupin  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($49,117)