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Championship: Hands #115-122

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 887

Hand #115: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 under the gun, and Martin Kozlov called on the big blind. The flop was dealt 8s3s2s, and Berkey bet 275,000. Kozlov raised to 900,000, and Berkey folded.

Hand #116: Michael Aron raised to 200,000 preflop on the button, and Matt Berkey called on the big blind. The flop was dealt 7s3d2h, and both players checked. The turn fell 5s, Berkey bet 500,000, and Aron folded his cards.

Hand #117: Martin Kozlov raised to 210,000 preflop on the button, and Yi Chi Li called on the big blind. The flop was dealt As4s4d, Kozlov bet 100,000, and Li folded.

Hand #118: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 preflop on the button, and Dylan Drazen reraised all in from the big blind. Berkey tanked for a moment, and folded pocket deuces face-up on the table.

Hand #119: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 on the cutoff, and Michael Aron called on the big blind. The flop was dealt AsJc3d, Berkey bet 275,000, and Aron folded.

Hand #120: Matt Berkey limped under the gun, Yi Chi Li raised to 225,000, and Martin reraised to 900,000. Berkey and Li both folded.

Hand #121: Dylan Drazen raised to 225,000 preflop on the cutoff, and Matt Berkey called on the big blind. The flop was dealt Qc9d2c, Drazen bet 225,000, and Berkey folded.

Hand #122: Dylan Drazen raised to 250,000 preflop under the gun, and everyone folded.

Championship: Aaron Mermelstein Eliminated in Sixth Place ($152,547)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 887

Aaron Mermelstein

Hand #105: Matt Berkey limped preflop under the gun, and Yi Chi Li also limped UTG+1. Dylan Drazen raised to 500,000 on the cutoff, and Aaron Mermelstein reraised all in for 2,355,000 on the big blind. Berkey tanked for a moment before reraising all in. Li and Drazen both folded, so the two remaining players revealed their cards.

Berkey: AdAh
Mermelstein: JdJs

Board: 10d8d3s10hKs

Mermelstein was eliminated in sixth place, good for $152,547, and Berkey stacked up 8 million for the chip lead after collecting the pot.

Matt Berkey – 8,000,000 (80 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – Eliminated in Sixth Place ($152,547)

Championship: Hands #101-104

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 887

Hand #101: Martin Kozlov raised to  210,000 from the cutoff, and Yi Chi Li called on the big blind. The flop was dealt Ks4d2h, and Kozlov bet 265,000. Li folded his cards.

Hand #102: Aaron Mermelstein raised to 200,000 preflop on the cutoff, and Yi Chi Li reraised to 550,000 from the small blind. Mermelstein folded his cards.

Hand #103: Yi Chi Li raised to 225,000 on the button, and Michael Aron called on the big blind. The flop was dealt Ks9c5d, and Li bet 200,000. Aron raised to 650,000, and Li called before the turn fell Js. Aron bet 900,000, and Li tanked before folding.

Hand #104: Michael Aron completed on the small blind, and Martin Kozlov raised to 350,000 on the big blind. Aron folded his cards.

Championship: Hands #93-94

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 887

Hand #93: Dylan Drazen raised to 175,000 preflop from the cutoff, and Aaron Mermelstein called on the big blind. The flop was dealt 8s6s5h, and Drazen bet 225,000. Mermelstein called before the Kh fell on the turn, and Drazen bet 425,000. Mermelstein called again, and the river delivered the 2h. Drazen fired out 1.1 million, and Mermelstein folded.

Hand #94: In the last hand before the break, Yi Chi Li raised to 180,000 preflop under the gun, and Matt Berkey called on the big blind. The flop was dealt 9s9d9c, and Li bet 150,000. Berkey folded, and then the players headed to their 20-minute break.

Championship: Hands #85-88

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 887

Hand #85: Michael Aron gets a walk on the big blind.

Hand #86: Dylan Drazen raised to 160,000 preflop on the button, and Michael Aron reraised to 500,000 on the small blind. Drazen called, and the flop was dealt Jc10c8s. Both players checked, and they also checked the Ah on the turn, and the Js on the river. Aron flipped over QhJh, and Drazen folded.

Hand #87: Yi Chi Li raised to 180,000 preflop on the hijack, and Martin Kozlov called on the small blind. Aaron Mermelstein also called on the big blind, and the flop was dealt QsQcJc. Li bet 200,000, and both Kozlov and Mermelstein folded.

Hand #88: Dylan Drazen bet 200,000 on the hijack, and Matt Berkey called on the big blind. The flop was dealt 10h9s3s, and Berkey bet 325,000. Drazen called before the 4s fell on the turn. Berkey bet 475,000, and Drazen called again before the river delivered the 2s. Both players checked, and Berkey won the hand with 9d3d after Drazen folded his cards.

Championship: Hands #76-79

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Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 887

Hand #76: Aaron Mermelstein raised to 175,000 preflop on the button, and Matt Berkey called on the small blind. Yi Chi Li also called on the big blind, and the flop was dealt Qs10s5s. All three players check, and the turn fell Qd. Mermelstein bet 175,000, Berkey check-called, and Li check-folded. Both remaining players checked the 2h on the river, and Berkey flipped over Jh10h. Mermelstein folded his cards.

Hand #77: Michael Aron raised to 160,000 preflop under the gun, and Dylan Drazen called on the big blind. The flop was dealt QhQs10h, Aron bet 100,000, and Drazen check-called. Both players checked the 6h on the turn, and the 3h on the river. Drazen flipped over 9h9d, and Aron folded.

Hand #78: Yi Chi Li raised to 160,000 preflop on the button, and Dylan Drazen reraised to 600,000 on the small blind. Li folded his cards.

Hand #79: Martin Kozlov raised to 160,000 preflop under the gun, and Matt Berkey called on the hijack. Yi Chi Li reraised to 550,000 on the cutoff, Kozlov folded, and Berkey called. The flop was dealt 9s8h2s, Li bet 350,000, and Berkey check-called. The turn fell 9h, and both players checked. The river delivered the 10s, Berkey moved all in, and Li folded.

Championship: Hands #69-71

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 887

Hand #69: Adam Levy raised to 170,000 preflop on the hijack, and Aaron Mermelstein called on the button. The flop was dealt 5d4d2d, Levy bet 200,000, and Mermelstein folded.

Hand #70: Martin Kozlov raised to 165,000 preflop on the hijack, and Matt Berkey reraised to 475,000 on the button. Kozlov tanked before reraising all in, and Berkey folded.

Hand #71: Martin Kozlov raised to 165,000 preflop from late position, and Michael Aron called on the big blind. The flop was dealt Qs2h2d, Martin bet 80,000, and Aron folded.

Championship: Hands #61-67

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 887

Hand #61: Martin Kozlov raised to 125,000 preflop on the button, and Aaron Mermelstein reraised to 375,000 on the small blind. Matt Berkey called on the big blind, and Kozlov folded. The flop was dealt KsJh10h, and Mermelstein bet 550,000. Berkey tanked before calling, and the turn fell 5d. Mermelstein bet 900,000, Berkey raised all in, and Mermelstein called to cover him. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Mermelstein: AsQs
Berkey: AcQh

River: 9c

Mermelstein and Berkey chopped up the pot, and play continued seven-handed.

Hand #62: Dylan Drazen raised to 150,000 preflop under the gun, and everyone else folded.

Hand #63: Matt Berkey limped preflop on the button, and Dylan Drazen checked on the big blind. The flop was dealt 6s2c2d, and Drazen bet 60,000. Berkey called before the turn fell 8s, and Drazen bet 100,000. Berkey raised to 450,000, and Drazen called before the river delivered the 7c. Berkey bet 600,000, and Drazen folded.

Hand #64: Matt Berkey raised to 125,000 preflop on the cutoff, and everyone else folded.

Hand #65: Matt Berkey raised to 125,000 preflop on the hijack, and Adam Levy called on the big blind. The flop was dealt JcJs4s, and Berkey bets 175,000. Levy check-called, and the turn fell 2d. Berkey bet 325,000, and Levy check-called again. The river delivered the 8c, and both players checked. Levy revealed QcQd, and Berkey folded.

Hand #66: Yi Chi Li raised to 130,000 preflop on the hijack, and Adam Levy called on the small blind. The flop was dealt 9h9c2d, Li bet 100,000, and Levy check-folded.

Hand #67: Yi Chi Le raised to 130,000 preflop under the gun, and Aaron Mermelstein called on the big blind. The flop was dealt KhJs5s, Li bet 100,000, and Mermelstein folded.

Championship: Luke Brereton Eliminated in 8th Place ($100,408)

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Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 887

Luke Brereton

Hand #56: Yi Chi Li raised to 150,000 preflop on the button, and Luke Brereton reraised all in for 1.18 million on the big blind. Li called to cover him, and the two players flipped over their cards.

Li: AdJh
Brereton: 6d6h

Board: KdJs2dQh8d

Brereton was eliminated in eighth place, good for $100,408, and Li stacked up 5.15 million after collecting the pot.

Yi Chi Li – 5,150,000 (85 bb)
Luke Brereton – Eliminated in 8th Place ($100,408)

Championship: Hands #51-53

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Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 887

Hand #51: Matt Berkey raised to 150,000 preflop UTG+1, and Michael Aron reraised to 410,000 on the button. Berkey reraised to 950,000, and Aron tanked before folding.

Hand #52: Dylan Drazen raised to 150,000 preflop from late position, and Luke Brereton reraised to 355,000 on the hijack. Drazen tanked before reraising all in, and Brereton tanked before folding.

Hand #53: Martin Kozlov raised to 125,000 preflop on the button, and Aaron Mermelstein reraised to 390,000 from the small blind. Kozlov thought for a moment but folded his cards.