Championship: Sean Winter Wins! ($698,175); Shalom Elharrar Finishes 2nd ($487,695)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 809

Sean Winter

HAND #223  –  Shalom Elharrar moved all in blind for 450,000, and Sean Winter called blind. The dealer dealt the cards, and Elharrar showed Ks10h. Winter turned over Ac10d, and Elharrar needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7d5s5c4d9c, and Winter won the pot — and the SHRPO Championship — with his ace.

Shalom Elharrar finished as the runner-up, earning $487,695.

Sean Winter won the 2019 SHRPO Championship, earning $698,175, a SHRPO trophy, and a custom-framed winner’s photo courtesy of IMPDI. Congratulations to Sean Winter!

Shalom Elharrar

1st:  Sean Winter  –  $698,175
2nd:  Shalom Elharrar  –  $487,695
3rd:  Jerry Robinson  –  $314,230
4th:  Jordan Fisch  –  $232,065
5th:  Giuliano Lentini  –  $176,350
6th:  Ben Farrell  –  $139,705
7th:  Joseph Cheong  –  $115,300
8th:  Brandon Carl  –  $91,365
9th:  Nick Schwarmann  –  $69,800

$10K/$500K: Rainer Kempe – 10th Place ($33,135)

$10,000 SHRPO NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Remaining Players: 9 of 117

Stephen Song moved all in preflop on the button, and Rainer Kempe called all in for 165, 000 on the big blind. The two players then tabled their cards.

Song: Ad4s
Kempe: 9c9s

Board: 9h3d2h5sQh

Kempe was eliminated in 10th place, good for $33,135, and Song stacked up 832,000.

Championship: Hands #219-222

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 809

HAND #219  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, Sean Winter moved all in, and Elharrar folded.


HAND #220  –  Sean Winter limped for 200,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind. The flop came Jd9h4c, Elharrar checked, Winter bet 200,000, and Elharrar folded. Winter took the pot.


HAND #221  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. The flop came Ah9s5h, Winter checked, Elharrar bet 200,000, and Winter check-raised to 400,000. Elharrar folded, and Winter took the pot.


HAND #222  –  Sean Winter raised, and Shalom Elharrar quickly folded.

$10K/$500K: Farid Jattin Doubles Up

$10,000 SHRPO NLH (Re-Entry)
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Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Remaining Players: 10 of 117

Stephen Song raised to 16,000 preflop on the button, and Farid Jattin reraised all in for 103,000 from the small blind. Song called to cover him, and they flipped over their cards.

Jattin: As5d
Song: Ks9d

Board: Ad8s5hAhAc

Jattin doubled up to survive with 222,000, and Song held 600,000 after the hand.

Championship: Hands #215-218

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Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 809

HAND #215  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, Sean Winter moved all in, and Elharrar called all in for 3,100,000 with 7d7c.

Winter turned over 5c4c, and Elharrar needed his pocket sevens to hold to stay alive.

The board came 10h7h3hKh8h, putting a heart flush on the board to chop the pot — costing Elharrar a crucial double up.


HAND #216  –  Sean Winter raised to 400,000, and Shalom Elharrar called. Both players checked to the river on a board of Ad6c3c5h6s. Elharrar checked, Winter bet 325,000, and Elharrar folded. Winter took the pot.


HAND #217  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. The flop came 7c6s4s, Winter checked, Elharrar bet 300,000, and Winter folded. Elharrar took the pot.


HAND #218  –  Sean Winter raised to 400,000, and Shalom Elharrar called. The flop came Qd3h3c, Elharrar checked, Winter bet 200,000, and Elharrar check-raised to 400,000. Winter reraised to 600,000, and Elharrar folded. Winter took the pot.


Sean Winter  –  32,175,000  (161 bb)
Shalom Elharrar  –  1,850,000  (9 bb)

$10K/$500K: Harry Cullen – 11th Place ($29,205)

$10,000 SHRPO NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Remaining Players: 10 of 117

Harry Cullen

Harry Cullen was all in preflop on the button for 23,000, and Farid Jattin called to cover him on the big blind. The two players then tabled their cards.

Jattin: As5d
Cullen: 10h6h

Board: 7h6c4c2dAh

Cullen was eliminated in 11th place, good for $29,205, and Jattin stacked up 115,000 after collecting the pot.

Championship: Shalom Elharrar Getting Very Short

$5,250 SHRPO Championship (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 31:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 809

HAND #205  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. The flop came Jc9h6h, Winter checked, Elharrar bet 200,000, and Winter called. The turn card was the Ks, and both players checked.

The river card was the 2d, and they checked again. Elharrar showed 9c5h to win the pot with a pair of nines.


HAND #206  –  Sean Winter raised to 400,000, and Shalom Elharrar called. Both players checked to the river on a board of 8c7d3d8h9c. Elharrar showed Kd9d to win the pot.


HAND #207  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, Sean Winter moved all in, and Elharrar folded.


HAND #208  –  Sean Winter raised to 400,000, and Shalom Elharrar called. Both players checked to the river on a board of 10h8d5dKc5s. Elharrar showed Qd9h, but Winter turned over QhJd to win the pot.


HAND #209  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. The flop came 5d3h2c, Winter checked, Elharrar bet 350,000, and Winter called. The turn card was the Ah, and both players checked.

The river card was the Kd, Winter bet 475,000, and Elharrar folded. Winter took the pot.


HAND #210  –  Sean Winter limped for 200,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of 8d4d3d2s, Elharrar checked, Winter bet 200,000, and Elharrar called.

The river card was the Kd, and both players checked. Elharrar showed 8h6c to win the pot with a pair of eights.


HAND #211  –  Shalom Elharrar folded, giving Sean Winter a walk.


HAND #212  –  Sean Winter limped for 200,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked to the river on a board of Qh9d6sKc7d, Elharrar checked, Winter bet 300,000, and Elharrar folded, showing one card — the 6h. Winter took the pot.


HAND #213  –  Shalom Elharrar limped for 200,000, and Sean Winter checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of Jh8h5d3h, Winter checked, Elharrar bet 300,000, and Winter folded. Elharrar took the pot.


HAND #214  –  Sean Winter limped for 200,000, and Shalom Elharrar checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of Qc10d5c7c, Elharrar bet 300,000, and Winter folded. Elharrar took the pot.


Sean Winter  –  30,925,000  (155 bb)
Shalom Elharrar  –  3,100,000  (16 bb)

$10K/$500K: Gal Yifrach – 12th Place ($29,205)

$10,000 SHRPO NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Remaining Players: 11 of 117

Gal Yifrach moved all in for 85,000 preflop from the button, and Stephen Song called to cover him on the big blind. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Song: QhQs
Yifrach: Ad5h

Board: AcQd8d5c4h

Yifrach was eliminated in 12th place, good for $29,205, and Song stacked up 700,000 after collecting the pot.

$2,650/$1M: Jessica Dawley Wins ($204,610), Faraz Jaka Eliminated In 2nd ($142,880)

$2,650 SHRPO Big 4 Event 21 (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 30:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  1 of 385

Jessica Dawley

Faraz Jaka raised on the button and Jessica Dawley moved all in out of the big blind. Jaka called and was all in for about 1,600,000.

Jaka showed 8h8c and was in good shape against Dawley’s Ac2h.

The flop was Ad9s4d and Dawley moved into the lead by spiking a three-outer. Jaka needed an eight to keep the tournament going, but the Kd on the turn and the Js on the river secured Dawley’s victory.

Dawley earned $204,610 for her win and Jaka netted $142,880 for his runner-up finish.

Jessica Dawley – $2,650 No-Limit Hold’em Champion
Faraz Jaka – Eliminated 

Faraz Jaka

$10K/$500K: Aleksandr Shevelev – 13th Place ($25,270)

$10,000 SHRPO NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17: 3,000/6,000 with a 6,000 ante
Remaining Players: 12 of 117

Noah Schwartz raised to 14,000 preflop, Matas Cimbolas reraised to 38,000, and Aleksandr Shevelev called all in for 12,000 from the big blind. Schwartz got out of the way, and the two remaining players revealed their cards.

Cimbolas: KhJd
Shevelev: 8d8c

Board: KsJh2c9hAh

Shevelev was eliminated in 13th place, good for $25,270, and CImbolas stacked up 320,000 after the hand.