$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante (play will begin with 15:17 left in the level at the final table)
Players Remaining: 9 of 887

Day 3 saw 30 players return to make their run to the final table of the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Championship, and after six hours of play the final nine have emerged. Aaron Mermelstein held the chip lead wire-to-wire today, and he will take 6,150,000 into the start of play at Tuesday’s final table that will take place as part of The Big 4 over in the Hard Rock Live Arena. Here is a look at the final table seating chart with chip counts:

Seat 1: Dylan Drazen – 2,110,000 (53 bb)
Seat 2: Luke Brereton – 2,020,000 (51 bb)
Seat 3: Michael Aron – 2,200,000 (55 bb)
Seat 4: Adam Levy – 2,675,000 (67 bb)
Seat 5: Martin Kozlov – 2,320,000 (58 bb)
Seat 6: Aaron Mermelstein – 6,150,000 (154 bb)
Seat 7: Matt Berkey – 4,045,000 (101 bb)
Seat 8: Yi Chi Li – 4,555,000 (114 bb)
Seat 9: Joe Kuether – 565,000 (14 bb)

The talented final table is going to start play with deep stacks tomorrow, the average stack will have 74 big blinds when cards get into the air tomorrow thanks to a quick march down to the final nine today. Joe Kuether will have to multi-task tomorrow, because he had already made the final table of the $1,100 buy-in event that is also a part of The Big 4 before this Championship event began three days ago.

With the elimination of Glenn Becker in 15th place earlier today, Nathan Papp was crowned the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year. Becker would have had to take third place or better in this event to catch Papp, but he took a good shot at it with a deep run in the Championship.

Other notables that fell today included Joel Harwood (Loni’s father – 29th), the last woman standing Diana Shirey (27th), David Diaz (26th), Scott Clements (24th), Shannon Shorr (22nd), David Sands (21st), Nicholas Palma (13th), and the final table bubble boy Oddie Dardon (10th).

Remaining Prize Pool:

1st: $754,083
2nd: $528,322
3rd: $341,618
4th: $252,481
5th: $191,437
6th: $152,547
7th: $126,305
8th: $100,408
9th: $75,413

Day 3 Results:

10th Oddie Dardon – $61,303
11th: Nicholas Nieto – $61,303
12th: Dejuante Alexander – $61,303
13th: Nicholas Palma – $48,397
14th: Daniel Blum – $48,397
15th: Glenn Becker – $48,397
16th Gautam Lillaney – $40,094
17th: Alexander Turyansky – $40,094
18th: Danny Schechter – $40,094
19th: Otto Palacios – $33,211
20th: Andrew Kelsall – $33,211
21st: David Sands – $33,211
22nd Shannon Shorr – $28,049
23rd: Pfizer Jordan – $28,049
24th: Scott Clements – $28,049
25th: Viktor Lavi – $22,972
26th: David Diaz – $22,972
27th: Diana Shirey – $22,972
28th: Samuel Bernabeu – $19,531
29th: Joel Harwood – $19,531
30th: Robert Heidorn – $19,531

Tune back in tomorrow at Noon ET to follow the hand-for-hand live updates, chip counts, photos, and videos from the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Live Updates team at the final day of this Championship event in Hollywood, Florida.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 887

Adam Levy raised to 85,000 preflop on the hijack, and Nicholas Nieto reraised all in on a short stack from the small blind. Levy called to cover him, and the two remaining players revealed their cards.

Levy:
Nieto:

Board:

Nieto was eliminated in 11th place, good for $61,303, and Levy stacked up 2.5 million after the hand.

Adam Levy – 2,500,000 (62 bb)
Nicholas Nieto – Eliminated in 11th Place ($61,303)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 887

After a series of raises, Nicholas Palma was all in preflop on the small blind, and Yi Chi Li has him covered on the cutoff. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Li:
Palma:

Board:

Palma was eliminated in 13th place, good for $48,397, and Li stacked up 4.22 million after the hand.

Yi Chi Li – 4,220,000 (105 bb)
Nicholas Palma – Eliminated in 13th Place ($48,397)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 887

Glenn Becker was all in preflop for 800,000 on the button, and Aaron Mermelstein called to cover him from early position. The two players then tabled their cards.

Mermelstein:
Becker:

Board:

Becker was eliminated on the hand in 15th place, good for $48,397, and Mermelstein increased his chip lead to 7 million. Becker was the last player remaining that could challenge Nathan Papp for the Seminole Hard Rock Poker Player of the Year lead, and now that Becker has been eliminated it appears that Papp has locked up POY honors (we will verify when this news becomes official).

Aaron Mermelstein – 7,000,000 (233 bb)
Glenn Becker – Eliminated in 15th Place ($48,397)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 of 887

Gautam Lillaney moved all in preflop for 225,000 from late position, and Aaron Mermelstein called to cover him on the hijack. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Mermelstein:
Lillaney:

Board:

Lillaney was eliminated in 16th place, good for $40,094, and Mermelstein stacked up 5.4 million after the hand.

Aaron Mermelstein – 5,400,000 (180 bb)
Gautam Lillaney – Eliminated in 16th Place ($40,094)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 23: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 16 of 887

After a series of raises preflop, Alexander Turyansky was all in for just under 600,000, and Aaron Mermelstein called to cover him so they flipped over their cards.

Mermelstein:
Turyansky:

Board:

Turyansky was eliminated in 17th place, good for $40,094, and Mermelstein stacked up 4.7 million after collecting the pot.

Aaron Mermelstein – 4,700,000 (156 bb)
Alexander Turyansky – Eliminated in 17th Place ($40,094)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 887

Andrew Kelsall moved all in preflop for 280,000 on the cutoff, and Joe Kuether called to cover him on the big blind. The two players then tabled their cards.

Kuether:
Kelsall:

Board:

Kelsall was eliminated in 20th place, good for $33,211, and Kuether stacked up 930,000 after the hand.

Joe Kuether – 930,000 (38 bb)
Andrew Kelsall – Eliminated in 20th Place ($33,211)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 887

David Sands was all in preflop for 385,000 on the button, and DeJuante Alexander had him covered from the cutoff. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Alexander:
Sands:

Board:

Sands was eliminated in 21st place, good for $33,211, and Alexander stacked up 965,000 after the hand.

DeJuante Alexander – 965,000 (40 bb)
David Sands – Eliminated in 21st Place ($33,211)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 887

Shannon Shorr raised all in preflop for 370,000 under the gun, and Yi Chi Li called to cover him on the button. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Li:
Shorr:

Board:

Shorr was eliminated in 22nd place, good for $28,049, and Li stacked up 2.69 million after the hand.

Yi Chi Li – 2,690,000 (112 bb)
Shannon Shorr – Eliminated in 22nd Place ($28,049)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 887

Gautam Lillaney moved all in preflop under the gun, and Viktor Lavi called all in on the cutoff. The two players than tabled their cards.

Lillaney:
Lavi:

Board:

Lavi was eliminated in 25th place, good for $22,972, and Lillaney was up to 400,000 after the hand.

Gautam Lillaney – 400,000 (16 bb)
Viktor Lavi – Eliminated in 25th Place ($22,972)