$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8:  600/1,200 with a 1,200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  508

A player raised under the gun, Leonard August called from middle position, Gary Gelman called from the button, and Filipp Khavin called from the big blind.

The flop came , Khavin checked, and the UTG player bet. August raised to 7,500, and Gelman three-bet it to 20,900. Khavin and the UTG player both folded. August thought for a while before he called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , August checked, Gelman bet 30,000, which was most of August’s remaining stack. August thought for a while before he called, and Gelman turned over for a flopped set of deuces. August mucked, leaving himself about 9,500 in chips.

Gary Gelman  –  152,000  (127 bb)
Leonard August  –  9,500  (8 bb)

The Day 1B field is up to 508 entries, which means the total field is up to 1,051, and the prizepool is worth more than $5.09 million, crushing the $3 million guarantee. Registration remains open until the beginning of Level 9, around 9:15 pm, and players are allowed one entry and one re-entry per starting flight.

Action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.