$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 25 of 887

David Diaz was all in from the big blind for about 380,000 with , trailing Nick Palma’s in early position.

The board came down , giving Palma nines full of kings to eliminate Diaz in 26th place.

Nick Palma – 1,220,000 (61 bb)
David Diaz – Eliminated in 26th Place ($22,972)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 26 of 887

Diana Shirey raised all in from middle position for 516,000, and Luke Brereton isolated the action with a shove of his own from the cutoff.

Shirey:
Brereton:

The board came down , no help to Shirey, ending her run in 27th place.

Luke Brereton – 1,680,000 (84 bb)
Diana Shirey – Eliminated in 27th Place ($22,972)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Entries: 42

Bryn Kenney appears to have opened to 3,000 in early position, and Scott Blumstein re-raised to 7,400 in the cutoff. Kenney called.

The flop was . Kenny checked, Blumstein continued for 7,000, and Kenney called.

The turn was the , and Kenney check-called another 12,000.

The river was the . When Kenney checked again, Blumstein moved all in with the larger stack. Kenny had about 55,000 chips left in front of him, and he deliberated for a couple minutes before waving the white flag.

Blumstein won the pot with no showdown.

Scott Blumstein – 123,000 (154 bb)
Bryn Kenney – 55,000 (69 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 887

Here is the lineup for the final three tables. In an attempt not to get too far behind the action, we’ll post the chip counts throughout the level.

Table 72
Seat 1: DeJuante Alexander
Seat 2: David Sands
Seat 3: Diana Shirey
Seat 4: Pfizer Jordan
Seat 5: Luke Brereton
Seat 6: Daniel Blum
Seat 7: Matt Berkey
Seat 8: Nicholas Nieto
Seat 9: Otto Palacios

Table 78
Seat 1: Nick Palma
Seat 2: Joe Kuether
Seat 3: Adam Levy
Seat 4: Yi Chi Li
Seat 5: Dylan Drazen
Seat 6: Andrew Kelsall
Seat 7: Shannon Shorr
Seat 8: David Diaz
Seat 9: Aaron Mermelstein

Table 79
Seat 1: Martin Kozlov
Seat 2: Gautam Lillaney
Seat 3: Danny Schechter
Seat 4: Oddie Dardon
Seat 5: Michael Aron
Seat 6: Scott Clements
Seat 7: Viktor Lavi
Seat 8: Alexander Turyansky
Seat 9: Glenn Becker

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 887

Samuel Bernabeu raised to 40,000 preflop from the hijack, and Aaron Mermelstein reraised to 115,000 on the button. Bernabeu tanked before reraising all in, and Mermelstein quickly called to cover him. The two players then tabled their cards.

Mermelstein:
Bernabeu:

Board:

Bernabeu was eliminated in 28th place, good for $19,531, and Mermelstein increased his chip lead to 4.06 million. Play was paused after the hand so the field could draw for new seats at the final three tables.

Aaron Mermelstein – 4,060,000 (203 bb)
Samuel Bernabeu – Eliminated in 28th Place ($19,531)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 400/800  with a 100 ante
Entries: 38

2017 SHRPO Super High Roller champ Nick Schulman has picked up right where he left off — winning! In fact, he’s currently sitting with nearly twice the starting stack. Meanwhile, it’s been a rough level for Ari Engel, who has less than half what he started with.

In a recent hand, Matt Glantz opened for 2,000  under the gun and Jonathan Jaffe called one spot over. Engel then three-bet to 7,100 from the button before Schulman four-bet to 25,000 from the big blind.

Both Glantz and Jaffe hurriedly folded and Engel, who was sitting with around 33,000 back, debated what to do. Eventually he settled on a fold and sent his cards to the muck.

Nick Schulman – 195,000 (244 bb)
Ari Engel – 33,000  (41 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 887

Joel Harwood raised all in for about 195,000 from the cutoff and chip leader Aaron Mermelstein called instantly from the big blind with , leading Harwood’s .

The board came down , giving Mermelstein queens full of deuces to eliminate Harwood in 29th place.

Aaron Mermelstein – 2,890,000 (145 bb)
Joel Harwood – Eliminated in 29th Place ($19,531)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 15: 1,500/3,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 66 of 395

Jason Koon opened to 7,000 from middle position, Joe McKeehen three-bet to 20,000 and Koon called.

The flop came Koon checked, McKeehen bet 18,500 and Koon called. The came on the turn, Koon checked and McKeenhen moved all in with Koon calling immediately.

Koon turned over (set of sevens) and McKeehen quickly flashed as the hit the river eliminating McKeehen.

Jason Koon  –  350,000
Joe McKeehen  –  Eliminated

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Entries: 35

The table in the far corner of the room is, like the others, short-handed to start play.

In an early pot, Niall Farrell opened the button to 1,800, and Matt Glantz three-bet to 5,300 in the big blind. Farrell called.

The flop was . Glantz continued for 4,200, and Farrell called. Both players checked through the turn, and the river was the . Glantz checked, Farrell bet 5,500, and Glantz called.

“Flush,” Farrell announced, showing to prove it. He won the pot, which provided an opportunity for us to notice that he’s already put himself in a bit of a hole this afternoon.

Each player starts with two T25,000 chips to make up half of their 100,000-chip starting stack. Farrell has lost both of his already, and the four in front of Nick Schulman seem to indicate he was the culprit.

Ari Engel and Jonathan Jaffe are also a part of that table.

Niall Farrell – 43,000 (54 bb)
Matt Glantz – 91,000 (114 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 21: 10,000/20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 887

AJ Kelsall raised to 44,000 preflop from late position, and Gautam Lillaney reraised all in for 177,000. Kelsall tanked for a moment but called. The two players then tabled their cards.

Lillany:
Kelsall:

Board:

Lillaney doubled up to survive with 408,000, and Kelsall is down to 515,000 after paying out the double.

Gautam Lillaney – 408,000 (20 bb)
AJ Kelsall – 515,000 (25 bb)