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Level 18: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 123

David Peters raised to 80,000 from the hijack and Mark Fisher called out of the small blind. Shaun Deeb three-bet to 325,000 out of the big blind and Peters moved all in for about 650,000.

Fisher folded and Deeb called. Deeb showed and needed an ace against Peters’ .

The flop was , keeping Peters in the lead, but the came on the turn, which left Peters drawing to to outs.

The river was the and Peters was gone in ninth, while Deeb takes the chip lead into the final day of play.

Shaun Deeb – 3,205,000
David Peters – Eliminated 

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Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 640

The 2018 SHRPO $1,100 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry) surpassed its $500K GTD by drawing 640 runners, which created a $640K prize pool and surpassed last year’s field by seven players.

By the end of the night, which concluded with a double knockout, just eight players remained in contention for the $119,465 first-place prize. They will return at 1 p.m. local time on Tuesday to play down to a winner on The Big 4 television set. Action will resume in Level 27 (30,000/60,000/60,000) with 26:08 left on the clock.

Joey Couden leads the remaining eight players. Meanwhile, Ireland’s Marc MacDonnell, who has made the final table for the second year in a row, is looking to improve upon last year’s third-place finish, which was good for $53,349.

Among the top 80 players to get paid on Monday were Nick Pupillo (9tth – $11,949), Marvin Rettenmaier (17^th – $6,560), Brian Hastings (42^nd – $2,771), Brittany Barnes (49^th – $2,451), and defending champ Brian Altman (80^th – $1,824).

Here are the official chip counts followed by the remaining prize pool:

Seat 1. Joey Couden – 3,045,000 (51 bb)
Seat 2. James Salmon – 1,260,000 (21 bb)
Seat 3. Marc MacDonnell – 1,145,000 (19 bb)
Seat 4. Paul Balzano – 1,970,000 (33 bb)
Seat 5. Adam Zeltser – 460,000 (8 bb)
Seat 6. Michael Graffeo – 1,585,000 (26 bb)
Seat 7. Maria Ho – 1,365,000 (23 bb)
Seat 8. Dennis Rodriguez – 1,975,000 (33 bb)

1^st: $119,465 + Trophy
2^nd: $83,750
3^rd: $53,939
4^th: $39,008
5^th: $29,933
6^th: $24,045
7^th: $19,981
8^th: $15,923

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Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 640

9^th – Nick Pupillo – $11,949
10^th – Matt Lessor – $9,888
11^th – Gonzalo Pelasez – $9,888
12^th – Thayer Rasmussen – $9,888
13^th – Chance Kornuth – $7,872
14^th – Brandon Schwartz – $7,872
15^th – Gavin O’Rourke – $7,872
16^th – Chris Nomikos – $6,560
17^th – Marvin Rettenmaier – $6,560
18^th – Jerry Humphrey – $6,560
19^th – Lloyd Gunther – $5,376
20^th – Michael Laake – $5,376
21^st – Robert Suer – $5,376
22^nd – Scott Caracciolo – $4,544
23^rd – Elliott Zaydman – $4,544
24^th – Scott Robbins – $4,544
25^th – Filipp Khavin – $3,850
26^th – Paulo Chohfi – $3,840
27^th – Santana Noronha – $3,840
28^th – Christian Gasparino – $3,155
29^th – Corey Burbick – $3,155
30^th – Mike Newman – $3,155
31^st – Michael Johnson – $3,155
32^nd – Jeff Rodriguez – $3,155
33^rd – Lumni Zhuta – $3,155
34^th – Stanley Lee – $3,155
35^th – Kevin Saul – $3,155
36^th – Kevin Blewitt – $3,155
37^th – Francis Garcia – $2,711
38^th – James Manis – $2,771
39^th – Eracles Panayiotou – $2,711
40^th – Cord Garcia – $2,771
41^st – John Spadavecchia – $2,771
42^nd – Brian Hastings – $2,771
43^rd – Suk Wan – $2,771
44^th – Hugh Cullen – $2,771
45^th – Zach  Milchman – $2,771
46^th – Lionel Johnson – $2,451
47^th – Paul Fisher – $2,451
48^th – Cary Hecker – $2,451
49^th – Brittney Barnes – $2,451
50^th – Boris Kolev – $2,451
51^st – Jorge Gomez – $2,451
52^nd – Mark Howey – $2,451
53^rd – William Givens IV – $2,451
54^th – Nancy Birnbaum – $2,451
55^th – Phil Hui – $2,195
56^th – Toorgeman – $2,195
57^th – Joseph Hernon – $2,195
58^th – Nelson Resendiz – $2,195
59^th – Mike Hallen – $2,195
60th – Tim Miles – $2,195
61st – Alan Shahar – $2,195
62nd – Joseph Levitt – $2,195
63rd – Robert Cicchelli – $2,195
64th – Kevin Torres – $2,003
65th – Jason Song – $2,003
66th – Yvonne McQuillan – $2,003
67th – Lander Bereciartua – $2,003
68th – Mike Shin – $2,003
69^th – Luiz Stadler III – $2,003
70^th – Matt Zarcadoolas – $2,003
71^st – Richard Russ – $2,003
72^nd – Jason Mangold – $2,003
73^rd – Tien Nguyen – $1,824
74^th – Jason Wandling – $1,824
75^th – Dusti Smith – $1,824
76^th – Pejmon Eskandar – $1,824
77^th – Mike Leah – $1,824
78^th – Howard Mash – $1,824
79^th – Donald Delancy – $1,824
80^th – Brian Altman – $1,824

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Level 27: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 640

Nick Pupillo raised all in from early position for about 395,000, Matt Lessor called all in for about 300,000 from middle position and Joey Couden called from the small blind with a covering stack.

Pupillo:
Lessor:
Couden:

The board came down , giving Couden aces and treys with a queen kicker to score the double elimination.

Joey Couden – 3,045,000 (51 bb)
Nick Pupillo – Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,949)
Matt Lessor – Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,888)

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Level 18: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 123

With the elimination of Chris Hunichen in 10th place, the final nine players have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table. Since the tournament is an eight-max event, the final eight players will be credited with making the final table.

After one more elimination, the final eight players will bag up for the night and come back on Tuesday afternoon to play down to a winner.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final nine players:

Seat 1: Tom Marchese – 1,150,000
Seat 2: Barry Hutter – 1,200,000
Seat 3: Jake Schindler – 2,050,000
Seat 4: David Peters – 900,000
Seat 5: Ory Hen – 650,000
Seat 6: Paul Hofer – 1,525,000
Seat 7: Mark Fisher – 1,300,000
Seat 8: Shaun Deeb – 2,100,000
Seat 9: Omar Zazay – 800,000

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Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 640

James Salmon opened to 115,000 from early position, Paul Balzano called in middle position and Dennis Rodriguez three-bet to about 370,000 from the big blind. Salmon folded, Balzano reraised all in with a covering stack and Rodriguez called all in for 905,000.

Balzano:
Rodriguez:

The board came down , giving Rodriguez a set of aces to double through Balzano.

Dennis Rodriguez – 2,000,000 (40 bb)
Paul Balzano – 1,460,000 (29 bb)

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Level 18: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 123

Chris Hunichen moved all in from the cutoff for 265,000 from the cutoff and Paul Hofer called out of the small blind.

Hofer showed and had an overcard against Hunichen’s .

The board ran out and Hofer spiked an ace on the river to bust Hunichen in 10th place for $80,073.

There is a slight pause in the action while the final nine players redraw for seats at the unofficial final table of nine.

Paul Hofer – 1,250,000
Chris Hunichen – Eliminated 

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Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 640

Dennis Rodriguez raised to 120,000 from early position, Marc MacDonnell three-bet to 1,400,000 from middle position, Paul Balzano mulled it over for about 30 seconds before he called all in for 1,315,000 from the cutoff and Rodriguez folded.

MacDonnell:
Balzano:

The board came down , giving Balazno a pair of kings to double through MacDonnell.

Paul Balzano – 2,875,000 (58 bb)
Marc MacDonnell – 1,140,000 (23 bb)

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Level 18: 20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 123

Barry Hutter raised to 90,000 on the button and David Peters moved all in out of the small blind for 355,000. Hutter quickly called.

Hutter showed Ah7d and needed an ace against Peters’ 8c8d.

The board came Tc9s4hQd5c and Peters doubled up.

David Peters – 790,000
Barry Hutter – 1,180,000

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$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 26: 25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 640

Seat 1: Joey Couden – 1,900,000
Seat 2: James Salmon – 1,400,000
Seat 3: Marc MacDonnell – 2,600,000
Seat 4: Nick Pupillo – 495,000
Seat 5: Paul Balzano – 1,400,000
Seat 6: Adam Zeltser – 450,000
Seat 7: Matt Lessor – 400,000
Seat 8: Mike Graffeo – 1,730,000
Seat 9: Maria Ho – 1,410,000
Seat 10: Dennis Rodriguez – 900,000