$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 10: 600/1,200 and a 1,200 ante
Entries: 588

Brian Altman, who won this event last year, and another player each committed 16,000 preflop and saw a flop of .

Altmann’s opponent, who had a big stack, was first to act and simply moved all in. Altman called off for 51,200 and the hands were turned up.

Altman:
Opponent:

Both players had flopped diamond flush draws but Altman’s was second best. The turn didn’t change the situation but the river does as Altman paired up to double into six figures.

Brian Altman – 138,000 (115 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 24 of 914

Nick Maimone moved all in from the button for 460,000, and Loni Harwood moved all in over the top from the small blind for about 1,300,000 with .

Maimone turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

Maimone said, “Jack would be cool. Otherwise I jump on an airplane.”

The board came , and Harwood won the pot with her ace to eliminate Maimone in 25th place.

Loni Harwood  –  1,800,000  (45 bb)
Nick Maimone  –  Eliminated in 25th Place  ($23,361)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 914

Omar Zazay moved all in from the cutoff for about 600,000, and Ryan D’Angelo moved all in over the top from the button with .

Zazay turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Zazay paired his ten on the flop, but D’Angelo paired his ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Zazay in 26th place.

Ryan D’Angelo  –  2,800,000  (70 bb)
Omar Zazay  –  Eliminated in 26th Place  ($23,361)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 914

Jeremy Ausmus raised from early position to 85,000, Marcos Exterkotter reraised from the small blind to 275,000, and Ausmus called.

The flop came , Exterkotter bet 325,000, and Ausmus called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Exterkotter bet 400,000, and Ausmus called.

Exterkotter showed for ace high, and Ausmus turned over to win the pot with a pair of tens.

Jeremy Ausmus  –  3,725,000  (93 bb)
Marcos Exterkotter  –  1,255,000  (31 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 914

John Dolan moved all in from middle position for 240,000, and Matt Bretzfield called from the big blind with .

Dolan turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Bretzfield flopped trips and turned a full house to win the pot and eliminate Dolan in 27th place.

Matt Bretzfield  –  2,200,000  (55 bb)
John Dolan  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($23,361)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 914

With the board showing on the turn and about 700K already in the pot, Adam Levy checked under the gun, Imar Soika checked from UTG+1.

The river card was the , Levy bet 375,000, and Soika called. Levy showed for two pair, aces and kings, but Soika turned over to win the pot with a full house, aces full of threes.

Levy said, “I’m not out.”

Imar Soika  –  1,900,000  (48 bb)
Adam Levy  –  600,000  (15 bb)

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 18: 4,000/8,000 and an 8,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 422

Ian O’Hara raised to 17,000 from under the gun, Blair Hinkle reraised all in for 152,000 from the next seat over and O’Hara called with , leading Hinkle’s .

The board ran out , giving Hinkle aces up to double through O’Hara.

Blair Hinkle – 324,000 (41 bb)
Ian O’Hara – 210,000 (26 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 24: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 914

Johnny Stevenson was all in from the small blind for 340,000 with , and he needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Stoyan Obreshkov in the big blind.

The board came , and Stevenson won the pot with his ace to double up in chips.

Johnny Stevenson  –  700,000  (18 bb)
Stoyan Obreshkov  –  2,350,000  (59 bb)

$25,000 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 | Structure
Level 6: 1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Total Entries: 94

Jason Mercier raised to 5,500 from the cutoff and Toby Lewis called on the button. Darren Elias defended his big blind and the flop was .

Elias checked, Mercier bet 7,500, Lewis called and Elias called.

The turn was the and Elias checked. Mercier bet 19,000, Lewis called and Elias folded.

The river was the . Mercier checked and Lewis checked behind. Mercier tabled and Lewis won the pot with .

Lewis won the pot and is in contention for the chip lead, while Mercier is down to about half of his stack .

Toby Lewis – 365,000
Jason Mercier – 46,000

$1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guarantee | Structure
Level 9: 500/1,000 and a 1,000 ante
Entries: 555

A short-stacked player was all in preflop for his last 3,500 and at risk against Francis Garcia, who was sitting on a monster stack.

Garcia:
Opponent:

Garcia was ahead but the flop made things interesting by giving his opponent a flush draw.

The turn failed to change anything and neither did the . With that, Garcia scored a K.O.

Francis Garcia – 110,000 (110 bb)