$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Flight B Entries: 451
Total Entries: 857

The hijack made it 1,500, Diana Shirey three-bet to 4,500 and Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Jared Jaffee four-bet to 10,6000. Shirey called.

The flop came Jaffee shoved 13,950, and Shirey called. Jaffee turned over and needed to get lucky against Shirey’s .

The board ran out , giving Shirey two-pair eliminating Jaffee from today’s 1B field.

Diana Shirey  –  120,000
Jared Jaffee  –  Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 250/500 with a 75 ante
Flight B Entries: 438
Total Entries: 845

A player in middle position opened to 1,200, David Diaz called from the button as did John Dubois in the big blind.

The flop came , Dubois checked, the original raiser bet 3,000, and Lefty called. When it got back to Dubois he three-bet shoved 8,850 and Lefty called.

Dubois turned over and had a slight lead over Diaz’s . The board ran out running deuces , giving Dubois quads.

John Dubios  –  35,000
David Diaz  –  36,000

The very next hand David Diaz opened to 1,200 from the cutoff, Dan O’Brien called on the button, and John Dubois called from the small blind. The big blind three-bet to 5,000 and all three players called.

The flop came the blinds checked to Diaz who bet 3,800 and O’Brien called. Both players checked the on the turn. The hit the river and Diaz bet 14,000. O’Brien thought a while before eventually folding.

David Diaz  –  57,000
Dan O’Brien  –  50,000

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 153 of 407

A player moved all in from late position for 4,800 and Ari Engel, who final tabled the $25,500 High Roller at Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown last April, called from the small blind. Engel was in good shape with against his opponent’s .

The board came and Engel’s queen high kicker held eliminating his opponent.

Ari Engel  –  55,000

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Structure
Level 10: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 144 of 407

Scott Clements, who was our 2016 Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown $2,200 Pot Limit Omaha champion, moved all in on the board of from the small blind and Paul Volpe called all in for 52,400.

Clements turned over and was behind Volpe’s . The hit the river and Volpe’s higher two-pair secured him the double.

Paul Volpe  –  136,000
Scott Clements  –  35,000

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 158 of 407

Jason Koon who is our reigning champion, moved all in for 27,000 on a flop of and Jonathan Jaffe called. Koon turned over and was in good shape against Jaffe’s .

The board ran out , and Koon’s pocket queens held up keeping him in contention to defend his title.

Jason Koon  –  80,000
Jonathan Jaffe  –  178,000

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Total Entries: 405

Alex Queen opened to 2,500 from late position and Anthony Spinella, who final tabled the $25,500 High Roller at the Seminole Hard Rock Showdown last April, called from the big blind.

The flop came and both players checked. The came on the turn, Spinella checked, and Queen bet 3,200. Spinella called. The hit the river, and both players checked. Spinella turned over for the winning two-pair and Queen mucked.

Anthony Spinella  –  120,000
Alex Queen  –  90,000

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Total Entries: 405

Seminole Hard Rock team member Darryll Fish and Robert Mizrachi were both all in preflop with Fish having Mizrachi slightly covered.

Darryll Fish:  win 81.3% tie 0.35%
Robert Mizrachi:  win 18.4% tie 0.35%

The board came and Mizrachi hit his gutshot on the river to leave Fish with crumbs.

Robert Mizrachi  –  95,000
Darryll Fish  –  1,500

The very next hand Fish was eliminated when he was all in with pocket jacks against Jeff Gross’s . Fish flopped a set of jacks but Gross ran out a straight on the river.

Darryll Fish  –  Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Total Entries: 405

Seminole Hard Rock Poker team member Matt Affleck moved all in for his last 7,100 and got called by Chris Hunichen. It was a race as Affleck’s was up against Hunichen’s pocket sixes.

The board came and Hunichen ran out a straight eliminating Affleck from today’s Day 1A field.

Chris Hunichen  –  78,000
Matt Affleck  –  Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Total Entries: 404

Aaron Overton moved all in preflop and got called by Marvin Rettenmaier, and Matt Smith. The flop came Rettenmaier and Smith both checked.

The hit the turn, Rettenmaier checked, and Smith bet 3,500 getting Rettenmaier to fold. Smith turned over and Overton needed to get lucky with his . The river was a meaningless and Overton was eliminated.

Matt Smith  –  140,000
Marvin Rettenmaier  –  77,000
Aaron Overton  –  Eliminated