$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

Erik Christensen moved all in from the button for 95,000, and Jared Griener called from the big blind with . Christensen turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The dealer put out the board, and Christensen caught a for a pair of fives, but improved no further. Griener won the pot with his pocket nines to eliminate Christensen in 20th place.

Jared Griener  –  4,400,000  (88 bb)
Erik Christensen  –  Eliminated in 20th Place  ($34,045)

$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

Jerry Humphrey – 280,000
Scott “Motown” Levitt – 230,000
Kevin Saul – 150,000
Michael Wang – 140,000
Marvin Rettenmaier – 140,000
Nick Pupillo – 115,000
Mike Leah – 105,000
Brian Altman – 87,500
Cord Garcia – 50,000
Nancy Birnbaum – 50,000
Joe Elpayaa – 43,000
Aaron Massey – 40,000
Ankush Mandavia – 35,000
Matt Stout – 33,000
Tim Reilly – 30,000
Jeff Fielder – 20,000

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 422

Brandon Hall was all in preflop for 157,000 on the small blind, and Matt Affleck had him covered from late position. Here is a look at their cards.

Hall:
Affleck:

Board:

Hall doubled up to survive with 339,000, and Affleck held 105,000 after the hand.

Brandon Hall – 339,000 (33 bb)
Matt Affleck – 105,000 (10 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 914

After a flop of , Noah Schwartz bet 110,000, Erik Christensen moved all in, and Schwartz called with for two pair, queens and deuces. Christensen turned over for the same two pair with a lower kicker.

The turn card was the , the river was the , and Schwartz won the pot with two pair, kings and queens, to double up in chips.

Noah Schwartz  –  1,550,000  (31 bb)
Erik Christensen  –  95,000  (2 bb)

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 8: 2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Total Entries: 114

Chris Hunichen raised from under the gun and Shaun Deeb defended his big blind.

The flop was and Deeb checked. Hunichen bet 10,500 and Deeb called. The turn was the and Deeb checked again. Hunichen bet 20,000 and Deeb called.

The river was the and both players checked.

Deeb showed , giving him a straight, but Hunichen turned over and pushed the club forward, pointing to the card that made him his flush.

Hunichen won the pot at Deeb’s expense, but Deeb is still the overall chip leader with level 9 about to start and the close of registration on the horizon.

“It’s sick what happens to me at this poker table,” said Deeb, sarcastically.

“Yeah. You run so bad,” joked Hunichen.

Chris Hunichen – 317,000
Shaun Deeb – 678,000

$2,650 Pot Limit Omaha (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 100/100

We’re closing out a busy Monday with another favorite game. There is one last Pot Limit Omaha on the schedule and it is a big one with a two-day structure.

Event 24 has a $2,650 buy-in and kicks off at 6pm in the Hard Rock Event Center. Players sit down to 20,000 deep stacks and 40-minute levels throughout the tournament. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 7 at 10:30pm.

Day 1 will come to an end after Level 12 and all survivors will return tomorrow to play it out.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips and 40-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 7
• Day 1 will end after Level 12 or Tournament Director discretion
• Event 24 Structure Sheet

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 914

Jeremy Ausmus raised from the button to 110,000, Joe Cheong called from the small blind, and Steve Trizis called from the big blind.

All three players check to the river on a board of . Cheong bet 275,000, Trizis folded, and Ausmus called.

Cheong showed to win the pot with a full house, sevens full of tens, and Ausmus mucked.

Joseph Cheong  –  3,100,000  (62 bb)
Jeremy Ausmus  –  3,150,000  (63 bb)

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 18 of 422

Sam Ganzfried raised all in for 168,000 from the button and Tom Nguyen called from the big blind with , leading Ganzfried’s .

The board came down , no help to Ganzfried, ending his run in 19th place.

Tom Nguyen – 2,320,000 (232 bb)
Sam Ganzfried – Eliminated in 19th Place ($10,029)

Sanjay Dulabh was also recently eliminated in 20th place for $10,029.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 914

With the final board showing and about 700K already in the pot, Jared Griener checked the big blind, Erik Christensen bet 450,000 from the button, and Griener called.

Christensen showed (queen high), and Griener turned over to win the pot with a pair of nines.

Jared Griener  –  3,700,000  (74 bb)
Erik Christensen  –  1,300,000  (26 bb)

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 19: 5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 422

Michael Scoma was all in for 45,000 with in the hole on the big blind, and Matt O’Donnell had him covered holding on the button.

The board ran out , and Scoma doubled up to survive with 115,000. O’Donnell held 560,000 after the hand.

Michael Scoma – 115,000 (11 bb)
Matt O’Donnell – 560,000 (56 bb)