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Championship: Adam Zeltser Eliminated in 13th Place by Sean Winter

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 809

Adam Zeltser
Adam Zeltser

Adam Zeltser moved all in from the hijack for 925,000, and Sean Winter called from the big blind with AdAc. Zeltser turned over KhJh, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Kd10c2s7s9d — Zeltser paired his king on the flop, but improved no further. Winter won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Zeltser in 13th place.

Sean Winter  –  4,200,000  (84 bb)
Adam Zeltser  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($45,395)

Championship: Tony Sinishtaj Eliminated in 14th Place by Brandon Carl

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 809

Tony Sinishtaj
Tony Sinishtaj

Brandon Carl moved all in from the small blind, and Tony Sinishtaj called all in from the big blind for roughly 500,000 with 2s2d. Carl turned over Kh4h, and Sinishtaj needed his deuces to hold to stay alive.

The board came 8s7d4d6sAd, and Carl paired his four on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Sinishtaj in 14th place.

Brandon Carl  –  3,650,000  (73 bb)
Tony Sinishtaj  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($45,395)

Championship: Giuliano Lentini Triples Up as Ryan Riess Is Eliminated in 15th Place by Nick Schwarmann

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 809

Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess

Nick Schwarmann raised UTG+1 to 125,000, Ryan Riess moved all in from the cutoff for about 800,000, and Giuliano Lentini called all in from the small blind for 615,000.

Schwarmann called, covering both players, and they turned over their cards:

Nick Schwarmann:  KsKc
Ryan Riess:  7d7c
Giuliano Lentini:  JdJc

The board came Js5c3c6s8h, and Lentini flops a set of jacks to win the main pot and triple up in chips.

Schwarmann wins the much smaller side pot worth about 375K with his pocket kings to eliminate Riess in 15th place.

Giuliano Lentini  –  1,945,000  (39 bb)
Nick Schwarmann  –  4,050,000  (81 bb)
Ryan Riess  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($45,395)

Championship: Haim Nagar Doubles Thru Ben Farrell

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 809

Haim Nagar
Haim Nagar

Haim Nagar moved all in from the cutoff for 725,000, and Ben Farrell called from the button with AdKd. Nagar turned over AsAc, and he needed his aces to hold to stay alive.

The board came QhQd9c9s4h, and the pocket aces held up for Nagar to win the pot and double up in chips.

Haim Nagar  –  1,575,000  (32 bb)
Ben Farrell  –  670,000  (13 bb)

Championship: Ryan Riess Doubles Thru Byron Kaverman

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 809

Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess

Ryan Riess was all in for 850,000 with AsAh, and he needed his hand to hold against Byron Kaverman’s 10s10c.

The board came 7c4c4d3d2s, and the pocket aces held up for Riess to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ryan Riess  –  1,750,000  (35 bb)
Byron Kaverman  –  2,200,000  (44 bb)

Championship: Shalom Elharrar vs. Byron Kaverman

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 809

Shalom Elharrar vs Byron Kaverman
Shalom Elharrar (left) bets the river against Byron Kaverman (foreground, right).

Adam Zeltser limped under the gun for 50,000, Shalom Elharrar limped from the hijack, Ryan Riess limped from the cutoff, Sean Winter limped from the button, and Byron Kaverman checked his option in the big blind.

The flop came AdQc8s, and it checked to Elharrar, who bet 100,000. Riess folded, Winter called, and Kaverman check-raised to 350,000. Zeltser folded, Elharrar called, and Winter called.

Three players to the turn, and it was the Qh. Kaverman checked, and Elharrar bet 400,000. Winter folded, and Kaverman called.

The river card was the 4h, Kaverman checked, Elharrar bet 475,000, and Kaverman went into the tank for a very long time. Eventually, somebody called for a clock, and the full 30 seconds were counted down and Kaverman’s hand was declared dead. Elharrar took the pot.

Elharrar let Kaverman pick one of his cards to reveal, and Kaverman chose one and flipped it over — the 6c.

Shalom Elharrar  –  5,400,000  (108 bb)
Sean Winter  –  2,500,000  (50 bb)
Byron Kaverman  –  2,480,000  (50 bb)

Byron Kaverman vs Shalom Elharrar
Byron Kaverman (left) tanks for a very long time as he considers the river bet from Shalom Elharrar (foreground, right).

Championship: Joseph Cheong Doubles Thru Ben Farrell

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 809

Joseph Cheong
Joseph Cheong waits for the pot after doubling up with trip aces.

Joseph Cheong raised from the cutoff to 100,000, and Ben Farrell called from the small blind.

The flop came As8h5c, Farrell checked Cheong bet 100,000, and Farrell called.

The turn card paired the board with the Ac, Farrell checked, Cheong bet 350,000, and Farrell called.

The river card was the Jd, Farrell checked, Cheong moved all in for 1,100,000, and Farrell called with Ah10h for trip aces.

But Cheong turned over AdKd to win the pot with trip aces and a king kicker to double up in chips.

Joseph Cheong  –  3,400,000  (68 bb)
Ben Farrell  –  1,570,000  (31 bb)

Championship: Play Resumes After Dinner

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 809

The final 15 players return from dinner to begin Level 25, with increased blinds of 25,000-50,000 and a big blind ante of 50,000. Action will continue tonight until there are nine players left for tomorrow afternoon’s final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm EDT.

Championship: Dinner Break Until 6:35 pm; Official Chip Counts

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 809

Level 24 comes to an end, and the players take a one-hour dinner break. With 15 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,150,000 (43 big blinds).

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

TABLE 1
Seat 1.  Byron Kaverman  –  3,045,000  (61 bb)
Seat 2.  Adam Zeltser  –  1,075,000  (22 bb)
Seat 3.  Nick Schwarmann  –  3,570,000  (71 bb)
Seat 4.  Jerry Robinson  –  2,975,000  (60 bb)
Seat 5.  Shalom Elharrar  –  3,950,000  (79 bb)
Seat 6.  Ryan Riess  –  1,225,000  (25 bb)
Seat 7.  Sean Winter  –  3,000,000  (60 bb)
Seat 8.  Giuliano Lentini  –  1,265,000  (25 bb)
Seat 9.  

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  
Seat 2.  Tony Sinishtaj  –  970,000  (19 bb)
Seat 3.  Joseph Cheong  –  1,750,000  (35 bb)
Seat 4.  Haim Nagar  –  840,000  (17 bb)
Seat 5.  
Seat 6.  Ben Farrell  –  3,360,000  (67 bb)
Seat 7.  Jordan Fisch  –  1,845,000  (37 bb)
Seat 8.  Tom Boivin  –  2,025,000  (41 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Carl  –  1,485,000  (30 bb)

And here’s a list of the players who were eliminated during the past level:

16th:  Lexy Gavin  –  $37,665
17th:  Jon Cohen  –  $37,665
18th:  Trung Tran  –  $37,665

19th:  Michael Newman  –  $30,920
20th:  Javier Sarache  –  $30,920

Championship: Shalom Elharrar vs. Sean Winter

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  15 of 809

Shalom Elharrar vs Sean Winter
Sean Winter (right) studies Shalom Elharrar (left) after Elharrar bet the river.

Shalom Elharrar raised from middle position to 125,000, Sean Winter reraised from the cutoff to 285,000, and Elharrar called.

The flop came Ac8h3h, Elharrar checked, Winter bet 125,000, and Elharrar check-raised to 325,000. Winter called.

The turn card was the 5d, and both players checked.

The river card was the 2h, and Elharrar thought for a while before he bet 635,000. Winter studied Elharrar for a while before he called.

Elharrar immediately mucked his cards to forfeit the hand, saying, “Nice call.” Winter won the pot without showing his cards.

Sean Winter  –  2,850,000  (71 bb)
Shalom Elharrar  –  4,000,000  (100 bb)

Shalom Elharrar vs Sean Winter
Shalom Elharrar (left) forfeited the pot by mucking his cards after Sean Winter (right) called his river bet.