Championship: Jim Collopy vs. Philipe Pizzari Pinto

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 1,070

Philipe Pizzari Pinto raised button to 200,000, and Jim Collopy called from the big blind.

The flop came AhQdJd, Collopy checked, Pinto bet 200,000, and Collopy used one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he called.

The turn card was the 3c, and both players checked.

The river card was the 8c, Collopy checked, Pinto bet 350,000, and Collopy used two Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he called. Pinto showed 6h6d, but Collopy turned over 10h8h to win the pot with a pair of eights.

Jim Collopy  –  3,775,000  (38 bb)
Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  1,825,000  (18 bb)

With 10 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 4,275,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $87,960 each.

Action will continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon.