$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 8: 500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Flight B Entries: 403 (Total Entries: 799)
John Richards raised under the gun to 2,500, Pasquale Caiazza called UTG+1, Howard Mash called from the cutoff, and Michael Amato moved all in from the small blind for 18,500. Richards called, and the others folded.
Amato turned over 
, and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the 
of Richards.
The board came 
— Amato flopped a set, Richards turned a gutshot straight draw, and the river card was a blank. Amato won the pot with his set of jacks to double up in chips.
The next hand, Amato raised from the button to 2,200, and Richards called from the big blind.
The flop came 
, Richards checked, Amato bet 2,500, and Richards check-raised to 6,000. Amato thought for a while before he called.
The turn card was the 
, Richards moved all in, and Amato called with 
for two pair, tens and fours.
Richards turned over 
for a gutshot straight draw, and he needed to catch a five on the river to stay alive.
The river card was the , and Amato won the pot with his two pair to eliminate Richards.
Michael Amato – 75,000 (75 bb)
John Richards – Eliminated