SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847

Hand #23  –  Joe Serock raised from the hijack to 140,000, Roman Valerstein reraised from the small blind to 405,000, and Tom Midena cold-four-bet from the big blind to 1,125,000. Serock and Valerstein both folded, and Midena took the pot.

Hand #24  –  Seth Davies raised from the cutoff to 150,000, and Ryan Fair called from the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Fair bet 175,000, and Davies called.

The river card was the , Fair bet 250,000, and Davies called. Fair showed , but Davies turned over to win the pot with a king-high straight.

Hand #25  –  Zo Karim raised under the gun to 150,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #26  –  Paul Balzano raised under the gun to 135,000, and Zo Karim called from the big blind. The flop came , Karim checked, Balzano bet 175,000, and Karim quickly folded. Balzano took the pot.

Hand #27  –  Ryan Fair raised from the cutoff to 150,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #28  –  Seth Davies raised UTG+1 to 150,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #29  –  Roman Valerstein raised UTG+1 to 140,000, and Paul Balzano called from the button. The flop came , Valerstein bet 155,000, and Balzano called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Valerstein bet 505,000, and Balzano tanked for nearly a minute before he called. Valerstein showed to win the pot with a full house, jacks full of kings, and Balzano mucked.