$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  20 of 1,180

Blair Hinkle was all in from the button for 855,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Michael Wang in the big blind.

The board came — Hinkle flopped a club flush draw, turned an open-ended straight draw, and rivered a six-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Blair Hinkle  –  1,885,000  (38 bb)
Michael Wang  –  1,695,000  (34 bb)

With 20 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,360,000 (47 big blinds). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $38,115, and the next pay jump is $46,700 for 18th place.

There will be a one-hour dinner break after Level 25 (about 6:45 pm), and action will continue tonight until the field is down to the final nine players for tomorrow’s final table.