$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  4,000/8,000 with an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  152 of 1,180

There was already about 50K in the preflop pot as Cherish Andrews was all in from the hijack for an additional 60,000.

Dapo Ajayi tanked for a while from UTG+1 before he called the additional 60K with .

Andrews turned over , and needed her hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Ajayi paired his king on the flop, but Andrews turned a set of sevens to win the pot and double up in chips.

After the reversal of fortunes, Ajayi said, “You deserved it.”

Cherish Andrews  –  175,000  (22 bb)
Dapo Ajayi  –  405,000  (51 bb)

With 152 players remaining from a field of 1,180, the average chip stack is about 311,000 (39 big blinds). The final 148 players will finish in the money, guaranteed at least $7,270 each.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after this level (6:30 pm), and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 20 (about 12:15 am).