Championship: Joe McKeehen Has a Nearly 2-to-1 Lead Over David Greufe at the Break

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 673

David Greufe and Joe McKeehen
David Greufe (left) and Joe McKeehen (right)

The players return from break to begin Level 29, with increased blinds of 75,000-150,000 and a big blind ante of 150,000.

Here are the official chip counts from the break:

Seat 1.  Joe McKeehen  –  22,175,000  (148 bb)
Seat 2.  David Greufe  –  11,500,000  (77 bb)

Before heads-up play began, they made a deal to ICM chop most of the prizepool, leaving $40,000 and the SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy up top for the winner. (Whoever wins will finish with the most money.) So here are the new, modified payouts, followed by the other final tablists who have already busted:

Winner:  $40,000 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy

Joe McKeehen:  $422,600
David Greufe:  $390,804

3rd:  Loni Hui  –  $250,000
4th:  Eddie Pak  –  $188,000
5th:  Frankie Rivera  –  $142,000
6th:  Dan Chalifour  –  $108,000
7th:  Jose Nadal  –  $83,000
8th:  Robert-Andrei Burlacu  –  $65,000
9th:  Darren Rabinowitz  –  $51,000

Event 52: James Marzo – 5th Place ($32,500)

$3,000 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $500,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 184

James Marzo

Mehmet Siginc raised to 32,000 from under the gun, Niall Costigan called in the cutoff, James Marzo reraised all in for 264,000 from the button, Siginc reraised all in for about 520,000, and Costigan folded.

Siginc:  QsQd
Marzo:  Ad5d

The board ran out Tc6s2s4s7s, no help to Marzo and further improving Siginc to a queen-high flush, ending Marzo’s tournament in fifth place.

Mehmet Siginc  –  830,000  (52 bb)
James Marzo  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($32,500)

With four players remaining from the field of 184 entries, the average stack is about 1,150,000 (72 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $43,000.

Championship: Early Heads-Up Action Between Joe McKeehen and David Greufe

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 673

Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

David Greufe raised to 300,000, and Joe McKeehen called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the river on a board of 8c4s3c10h2d, McKeehen bet 525,000, Greufe raised to 1,800,000, and McKeehen called. Greufe showed 2s2h for a rivered set of deuces, and McKeehen mucked. Greufe won the pot.

Seat 1.  Joe McKeehen  –  17,900,000  (143 bb)
Seat 2.  David Greufe  –  15,750,000  (126 bb)

A few minutes later, Greufe again raised to 300,000, and McKeehen called from the big blind.

The flop came As6d4d, McKeehen checked, Greufe bet 250,000, and McKeehen called.

The turn card was the 10s, McKeehen checked, Greufe bet 1,800,000, and McKeehen called.

The river card paired the board with the 4c, and and both players checked. Greufe showed 3d2d for a missed gutshot straight-flush draw, and McKeehen turned over Ad5s to win the pot with two pair, aces and fours.

“If that last card’s a five,” said McKeehen, “you’d win a big one.”

Seat 1.  Joe McKeehen  –  20,650,000  (165 bb)
Seat 2.  David Greufe  –  13,000,000  (104 bb)

1st:  $513,404 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $340,000

David Greufe
David Greufe

Event 52: Olvenso Savoie – 6th Place ($24,900)

$3,000 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $500,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 184

Olvenso Savoie

Ken Fishman raised to 35,000 from the cutoff, Niall Costigan three-bet to 475,000 on the button, Olvenso Savoie called all in for about 275,000 in the big blind, and Fishman folded.

Costigan:  7s7d
Savoie:  AdQh

The board ran out 9s3s3d8sTh, no help to Savoie, ending his tournament in sixth place.

Niall Costigan  –  2,320,000  (145 bb)
Ken Fishman  –  340,000  (21 bb)
Olvenso Savoie  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($24,900)

With five players remaining from the field of 184 entries, the average stack is about 920,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $32,500.

Event 52: Jacob Kauffman – 7th Place ($19,100)

$3,000 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $500,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 184

Jacob Kauffman

Jacob Kauffman raised all in for 86,000 from middle position, Niall Costigan called in the hijack, and Colby Covington called in the small blind.

Side action was checked to the turn of a Tc9c7s8d board where Covington isolated with QcJs for a queen-high straight, having Kauffman’s AdTd drawing dead.

The river was a meaningless 3h and Kauffman was out in seventh place.

Colby Covington  –  1,150,000  (72 bb)
Niall Costigan  –  1,900,000  (119 bb)
Jacob Kauffman  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($19,100)

With six players remaining from the field of 184 entries, the average stack is about 767,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $24,900.

Championship: Loni Hui – 3rd Place ($250,000)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 673

Loni Hui and Phil Hui
Loni Hui (left) and her husband Phil Hui (background, right)

Loni Hui raised from the button to 250,000, Joe McKeehen reraised from the big blind to 1,000,000, and Hui used a Time Chip to tank for a while before she moved all in for roughly 7,500,000.

McKeehen quickly called with QhQd, and Hui turned over 8s8c. Hui needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7d6s2hKh10c, and the queens held up for McKeehen to win the pot and eliminate Hui in third place.

Loni Hui  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($250,000)

The final two players take a short break before heads-up play. Here are their official chip counts:

Joe McKeehen  –  19,925,000  (159 bb)
David Greufe  –  13,750,000  (110 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $513,404 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $340,000

3rd:  Loni Hui  –  $250,000
4th:  Eddie Pak  –  $188,000
5th:  Frankie Rivera  –  $142,000
6th:  Dan Chalifour  –  $108,000
7th:  Jose Nadal  –  $83,000
8th:  Robert-Andrei Burlacu  –  $65,000
9th:  Darren Rabinowitz  –  $51,000

Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen
David Greufe
David Greufe

High Roller: Justin Zaki Leads the Final Five Players

$25,400 Big 4 High Roller
Prize Pool:  $1,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 40

Justin Zaki
Justin Zaki

With five players remaining from the field of 40 entries, the average stack is about 800,000 (27 big blinds).

Seat 1.  Justin Zaki  –  1,135,000  (38 bb)
Seat 2.  Brock Wilson  –  910,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Roman Hrabec  –  445,000  (15 bb)
Seat 4.  Joe McGuire  –  1,020,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  David D’Alessandro  –  490,000  (16 bb)

1st:  $410,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $250,000
3rd:  $150,000
4th:  $110,000
5th:  $80,000

Event 55: Final Table Lineup for the $1K

$1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $250,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 246

Seat 1.  Mike Beasley  –  400,000  (20 bb)
Seat 2.  Brandon Navarrete  –  665,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  Andrew Ostapchenko  –  615,000  (31 bb)
Seat 4.  Jessica Cai  –  325,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Eric Siegel  –  210,000  (11 bb)
Seat 6.  Brett Bader  –  690,000  (35 bb)
Seat 7.  Benjamin Zamani  –  200,000  (10 bb)
Seat 8.  Jay Jay Wilson –  1,315,000  (66 bb)
Seat 9.  Justin Datloff  –  500,000  (25 bb)

1st:  $55,940 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $37,000
3rd:  $27,500
4th:  $20,600
5th:  $15,600
6th:  $11,900
7th:  $9,100
8th:  $7,100
9th:  $5,600