Championship: Luke Graham Eliminated in 23rd Place by Mike Kilker

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  22 of 1,110

Luke Graham
Luke Graham

Luke Graham moved all in from the hijack for 400,000, and Mike Kilker called from the button with AdQc.

Graham turned over Ac9c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came AsKcJs9h10s — both players paired the ace on the flop, Graham turned two pair to take the lead, but Kilker rivered an ace-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Graham in 23rd place.

Mike Kilker  –  2,570,000  (51 bb)
Luke Graham  –  Eliminated in 23rd Place  ($30,150)

Once again, a player was moved to balance the tables. Andrew Heckman was moved from the Live-Stream Table to Table 16, seat 9. Here are the most recent eliminations:

23rd:  Luke Graham  –  $30,150
24th:  Taylor Wilson  –  $30,150

With 22 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,015,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $30,150 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players left for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.