High Roller: James Calderaro Doubles Through Almedin Imsirovic

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9: 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Total Entries: 114

James Calderaro was on the button and went to war preflop with Almedin Imsirovic in the big blind.

After a couple of raises, Calderaro moved all in for 167,000 and Imsirovic called.

Calderaro showed AdQs and was in the lead against Imsirovic’s KhTh.

The board ran out AcTc3h9c5s and Calderaro doubled up.

James Calderaro – 341,500
Almedin Imsirovic – 655,000

$1K: Darryll Fish Flounders Until the River

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 13: 1,500/2,500 and a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining: 153 of 640

Darryll Fish

Darryll Fish moved all in for 26,500 under the gun and action folded all the way around to the player in the big blind, who made the call.

Fish: AsKd
Big Blind: JcJs

It was a flip but Fish needed to improve to stay alive. The 3c8dQd flop didn’t do him any favors and neither did the Qh turn. Fortunately for him, the Ad spiked on the river to give him new life.

Darryll Fish – 53,000 (21 bb)

Championship: Loni Harwood Eliminated in 19th Place by Aaron Kupin

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 914

Loni Harwood
Loni Harwood

Loni Harwood was all in for 250,000 with AsKc, and she needed to improve to stay alive against the 4s4c of Aaron Kupin.

The board came 10c8h3s7sQs, and the pocket fours held up for Kupin to win the pot and eliminate Harwood in 19th place.

Aaron Kupin  –  2,475,000  (50 bb)
Loni Harwood  –  Eliminated in 19th Place  ($34,045)

$2,650: Benjamin Zamani Eliminated by Tom Nguyen

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 422

Blair Hinkle raised to 25,000 from the hijack, Felipe Ramos called from the button and Tom Nguyen three-bet to 112,000 from the small blind. Benjamin Zamani tanked for a bit before he four-bet shoved from the big blind for abut 275,000, getting folds from Hinkle and Ramos.

Nguyen called with Ad9h, trailing Zamani’s 10c10s.

The board came down Jh9d4hAs6c, giving Nguyen aces and nines to eliminate Zamani.

Tom Nguyen – 2,625,000 (219 bb)
Benjamin Zamani – Eliminated in 18th Place ($12,024)

Championship: Josh Kay vs. Imar Soika

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 914

Imar Soika raised under the gun to 105,000, Josh Kay reraised from the button to 350,000, and Soika called. The flop came 8s4s4c, Soika checked, Kay bet 275,000, and Soika called.

The turn card is the Qh, and both players checked.

The river card is the Js, Soika checked, Kay bet 525,000, and Soika called. Kay showed JsJh to win the pot with a rivered full house, and Soika mucked.

Josh Kay  –  3,600,000  (72 bb)
Imar Soika  –  350,000  (7 bb)

$1K: Another Round of Chip Counts

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 12: 1,000/2,000 and a 2,000 ante
Entries: 640

Brittany Barnes
Brittany Barnes

Brian Hastings – 150,000
Brittany Barnes – 145,000
Christian Harder – 100,000
Stanley Lee – 60,000
Maria Ho – 58,000
Jamie Kerstetter – 48,000
Ralph Massey –  47,000
Mohsin Charania – 45,000
Aaron Mermelstein – 40,000
Jeff Madsen – 35,000
Corey Burbick  – 30,000
Darryll Fish – 20,000
Jessica Dawley – Eliminated
Lily Kiletto – Eliminated
David Levi – Eliminated
Kenny Nguyen – Eliminated
Marvin Karlins – Eliminated 
Michael Tureniec – Eliminated
Athanasios Polychronopoulos – Eliminated
Johnny Pham – Eliminated 
Dan Heimiller – Eliminated

$2,650: Michael Scoma Doubles Through Felipe Ramos

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 422

Felipe Ramos raised to 25,000 from middle position, Michael Scoma reraised all in for 95,000 from the big blind and Ramos called with AdKc. Scoma was ahead with AhAs.

The board came down 10c3d3c3s4h, safe for Scoma to double up.

Michael Scoma – 208,000 (17 bb)
Felipe Ramos – 290,000 (24 bb)

High Roller: Craig Varnell Eliminated by Daniel Nielson

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9: 2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Total Entries: 114

Giuseppe Iadisernia limped in from the hijack and Craig Varnell moved all in for about 50,000 from the cutoff. Daniel Nielson called on the button and everybody else got out of the way.

Varnell was dominated with his Ah8s up against Nielson’s AdQc.

The board ran out Jc7d6dTc6c and Nielson’s ace-queen high sent Nielson the pot and Varnell home.

Daniel Nielson – 422,000
Craig Varnell – Eliminated 

Championship: Marcos Exterkotter vs. Brandon Eisen

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 914

With the final board showing 5d5c3c8s4s on the river and about 800K already in the pot, Marcos Exterkotter bet 675,000 from the big blind, and Brandon Eisen called from the button.

Exterkotter showed 7s5s to win the pot with trip fives, and Eisner mucked.

Marcos Exterkotter  –  3,800,000  (76 bb)
Brandon Eisen  –  1,680,000  (34 bb)

$2,650: Matt Affleck Doubles Through Blair Hinkle

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 20: 6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 422

Blair Hinkle limped from early position, Matt Affleck raised all in for 117,000 from middle position and Hinkle called after a few moments with QcJc. Affleck showed 6c6s.

The board ran out Kc8d2d4s8h, safe for Affleck to double up.

Matt Affleck – 259,000 (22 bb)
Blair Hinkle – 670,000 (56 bb)