SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847

Here are the nine players who survived Day 3, along with their official chip counts and seating assignments for the final table:

1.  Seth Davies  –  3,350,000  (56 bb)
2.  Roman Valerstein  –  2,895,000  (48 bb)
3.  Thomas Midena  –  4,395,000  (73 bb)
4.  Ryan Fair  –  1,335,000  (22 bb)
5.  Jason Koon  –  3,595,000  (60 bb)
6.  Zo Karim  –  1,295,000  (22 bb)
7.  Paul Balzano  –  4,120,000  (69 bb)
8.  Joe Serock  –  1,845,000  (31 bb)
9.  Tim Burt  –  2,575,000  (43 bb)

Stay tuned for a full recap of the day’s action.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 847

Zo Karim raised under the gun, Seth Davies reraised from the button to 260,000, and Karim moved all in for about 1.75 million. Davies called all in for 1,260,000 with , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Karim’s .

The board came — Karim paired his jack on the flop, but improved no further. Davies won the pot with two pair, queens and tens, to double up in chips.

Seth Davies  –  2,620,000  (52 bb)
Zo Karim  –  485,000  (10 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 847

Corey Hochman limped under the gun for 50,000, Seth Davies completed the small blind, and Tim Burt checked his option in the big blind. All three players checked to the turn on a board of , and Davies bet 80,000. Burt called, and Hochman min-raised to 160,000. Davies and Burt both called.

The river cared is the , and Davies bets 375,000. Burt called, and Hochman folded. Davies showed for king high, but Burt turned over to win the pot with an ace-high diamond flush.

Tim Burt  –  2,400,000  (48 bb)
Corey Hochman  –  1,350,000  (27 bb)
Seth Davies  –  1,300,000  (26 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 847

The players return from break to begin Level 25, with increased blinds of 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante. With 11 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2.31 million (46 big blinds).

Here is the remaining prizepool at stake:

1st:  $1,000,000
2nd:  $575,000
3rd:  $310,000
4th:  $220,000
5th:  $180,000
6th:  $150,000
7th:  $125,000
8th:  $100,000
9th:  $75,000
10th-11th:  $50,000

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 847

In the last hand before the break, Roman Valerstein raised from the hijack to 90,000, Joe Serock called from the button, and Paul Balzano called from the small blind.

The flop came , Balzano checked, and Valerstein bet 140,000. Serock folded, and Balzano called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card double-paired the board with the , Balzano checked, Valerstein bet 365,000, and Balzano check-raised to 800,000. Valerstein folded, and Balzano showed for flopped quad fives as he took the pot.

Paul Balzano  –  3,090,000  (77 bb)
Roman Valerstein  –  2,735,000  (68 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 847

Ryan Fair raised under the gun, Esther Taylor-Brady moved all in from the big blind for about 500,000, and Fair called with . Taylor-Brady turned over , and she needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Fair won the pot with his king kicker to eliminate Taylor-Brady from the tournament.

Ryan Fair  –  1,550,000  (39 bb)
Esther Taylor-Brady  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($40,000)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 847

Joe Serock raised under the gun to 80,000, Ryan Fair moved all in from the small blind for 475,000, and Serock called with . Fair turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

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

Ryan Fair  –  1,020,000  (26 bb)
Joe Serock  –  2,600,000  (65 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 13 of 847

Joe Serock raised, Paul Balzano reraised, and Chris Klodnicki cold-four-bet all in for about 800,000. Serock folded, and Balzano called with . Klodnicki turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket sixes held up for Balzano to win the pot and eliminate Klodnicki from the tournament.

Paul Balzano  –  2,975,000  (74 bb)
Chris Klodnicki  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($40,000)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 847

Esther Taylor-Brady raised under the gun to 90,000, Paul Balzano called from the button, and Jason Koon called from the big blind.

All three players checked to the turn on a board of , and it checked to Balzano, who bet 140,000. Koon check-raised to 530,000, and Taylor-Brady quickly folded.

Balzano tanked for a while before he folded, and Koon took the pot.

Jason Koon  –  4,550,000  (114 bb)
Esther Taylor-Brady  –  680,000  (17 bb)
Paul Balzano  –  2,015,000  (50 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 847

Lexy Gavin raised UTG+1 to 80,000, Said Mossallam called from middle position, and Justin Swilling reraised from the hijack to 235,000. Gavin tanked for a long time before she moved all in for 700,000, and then Mossallam tanked for a bit before he moved all in over the top for 755,000. Swilling snap-called, covering both players.

Here were their cards, in descending order of chip counts:

Justin Swilling:  
Said Mossallam:  
Lexy Gavin:  

The board came — Mossallam flopped a pair and a flush draw, and then turned trip kings to win the pot. Mossallam doubled thru Swilling and eliminated Gavin, effectively tripling his chip stack.

Said Mossallam  –  2,310,000  (58 bb)
Justin Swilling  –  1,680,000  (42 bb)
Lexy Gavin  –  Eliminated in 15th Place  ($40,000)