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Championship: John Dolan vs. Joseph Cheong

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 914

Joseph Cheong raised under the gun to 75,000, John Dolan reraised 225,000 from UTG+1, and Cheong called.

The flop came Jd7d5s, Cheong checked, Dolan bet 175,000, and Cheong folded. Dolan took the pot.

John Dolan  –  1,300,000  (43 bb)
Joseph Cheong  –  950,000  (32 bb)

Championship: Brandon Eisen Leads the Final 32 at the Break

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 914

Brandon Eisen
Brandon Eisen

The players return from break to begin Level 23, with blinds at 15,000/30,000 and a big-blind ante of 30,000.

Here is the leaderboard with the three players above two million in chips, followed by the remaining prizepool:

1.  Brandon Eisen  –  3,135,000  (105 bb)
2.  Adam Adler  –  2,455,000  (82 bb)
3.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  2,010,000  (67 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-12th:  $62,415
13th-15th:  $49,117
16th-18th:  $40,561
19th-21st:  $34,045
22nd-24th:  $28,637
25th-27th:  $23,361
28th-33rd:  $20,037

Championship: Hoan Nguyen Eliminated in 33rd Place by Aaron Kupin

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 32 of 914

In the last hand of Level 22, Hoan Nguyen moved all in under the gun for 450,000, Aaron Kupin moved all in over the top from middle position for 935,000, and chipleader Brandon Eisen thought for a while before he folded.

Nguyen turned over 6s6h, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Kupin’s 9h9c. (Eisen claimed he folded ace-king.)

The board came KsQd7c5hKd, and the pocket nines held up for Kupin to win the pot and eliminate Nguyen in 33rd place.

Aaron Kupin  –  1,425,000  (57 bb)
Hoan Nguyen  –  Eliminated in 33rd Place  ($20,037)

Championship: Raman Sivkumar Eliminated in 34th Place by Ryan D’Angelo

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 33 of 914

Raman Sivakumar
Raman Sivakumar

Noah Schwartz raised from early position to 70,000, Raman Sivkumar called from middle position, and Ryan D’Angelo moved all in from the button for 620,000. Schwartz folded.

Sivkumar called all in for about 500,000 with AsQs, and D’Angelo turned over AdKs. Sivkumar needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came KhQc4d9c8c, and D’Angelo won the pot with a pair of kings to eliminate Sivkumar in 34th place.

Ryan D’Angelo  –  1,200,000  (48 bb)
Raman Sivkumar  –  Eliminated in 34th Place  ($20,037)

Championship: Nick Maimone Doubles Thru Brandon Eisen

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 914

Nick Maimone was all in preflop for 340,000 with Ad10d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the QhQc of Brandon Eisen.

The board came 9h8s3hAhAs, and Maimone paired his ace on the turn and rivered trips to win the pot and double up in chips.

Nick Maimone  –  760,000  (30 bb)
Brandon Eisen  –  2,725,000  (109 bb)

Championship: Erik Christensen Knocks John Racener Down to 7bb

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 914

With the final board showing 10d9c8s2s6s and about 150K already in the pot, John Racener bet 60,000 from the big blind.

Erik Christensen raised all in from the button, and Racener folded. Christensen took the pot.

Erik Christensen  –  1,100,000  (44 bb)
John Racener  –  175,000  (7 bb)

Championship: Omar Zazay Doubles Thru Steve Trizis

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 914

Adam Levy raised from the cutoff to 60,000, and Omar Zazay moved all in from the small blind for 190,000. Steve Trizis called from the big blind, and Levy folded.

Zazay showed Ah2c, and Trizis turned over As9h. Zazay needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7h5s3s10d4s, and Zazay rivered a five-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Omar Zazay  –  420,000  (17 bb)
Steve Trizis  –  850,000  (34 bb)

Championship: James Calderaro Eliminated in 36th Place by Jacob Bazeley

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 35 of 914

James Calderaro
James Calderaro

James Calderaro moved all in for 330,000, and Jacob Bazeley moved all in over the top for 430,000 with KhKc.

Calderaro turned over AdJh, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came QdJd3d8c10c — Calderaro paired his jack on the flop, but improved no further. The pocket kings held for Bazeley to win the pot and eliminate Calderaro in 36th place.

Jacob Bazeley  –  825,000  (33 bb)
James Calderaro  –  Eliminated in 36th Place  ($20,037)

Championship: Raman Sivkumar Doubles Thru Steve Trizis

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 914

Raman Sivkumar was all in preflop for 250,000 with 2s2d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against the 4s4h of Steve Trizis.

The board came KhKdJsQs2c, and Sivkumar spiked a deuce on the river to win the pot with a full house, deuces full of kings, to double up in chips.

Raman Sivkumar  –  515,000  (21 bb)
Steve Trizis  –  1,650,000  (66 bb)

Championship: Erik Christensen Doubles Thru John Racener

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 914

Joseph Cheong raised from early position to 55,000, and Erik Christensen moved all in from the button for 375,000. John Racener moved all in over the top from the big blind for 710,000, and Cheong folded.

Christensen showed AsQd, and Racener turned over AhKs.

The board came QcJh7s6s9h, and Christensen paired his queen on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Erik Christensen  –  845,000  (34 bb)
John Racener  –  335,000  (13 bb)