$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 153 of 395

Curt Kohlberg opened to 2,800, Sean Perry three-bet shoved 24,000 and Marvin Rettenmaier called. Perry turned over and needed to get lucky against Rettenmaier’s .

The board came and Rettenmaier’s king kicker held eliminating Perry.

Marvin Rettenmaier  –  108,000
Sean Perry  –  Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 46

Michael Krasien was all in preflop with pocket kings UTG+1, and Ashton Griffin had him covered holding . The board was dealt , and Griffin made a straight on the river to win the hand. Krasien was eliminated in 47th place, good for $15,014 in prize money.

Ahston Griffin – 640,000 (53 bb)
Michael Krasien – Eliminated in 47th Place ($15,014)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 11: 600/1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 153 of 395

Aleks Dimitrov moved all in for 11,500 in early position, and Jason Koon put him at risk from the cutoff.

Dimitrov:
Koon:

Koon rooted for Dimitrov’s sweat, and he got one on the turn of the board. The river was the blank , though, and Koon’s queens held to dismiss Dimitrov.

Jason Koon – 85,000 (71 bb)
Aleks Dimitrov – Eliminated

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Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 171 of 395

Lexy Gavin opened to 2,500 from under the gun, a player in middle position, and Loni Harwood called from the big blind.

The flop came and it checked around. The came on the turn, Harwood checked, and Gavin bet 4,500. Harwood called.

The hit the river, Harwood checked, and Gavin bet 10,500. Harwood quickly folded.

Lexy Gavin  –  54,000
Loni Harwood  –  22,000

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Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 171 of 395

The player on the button opened to 2,500, and Michael Laake practically beat him into the pot, three-bet shoving for 9,600 in the small blind. When it folded back around, the button grabbed the remainder, which he could easily afford.

“Whoa, don’t you want to think about it?” Laake stopped him. “That’s 7,100 chips you’ll never get back.” The button chuckled and called.

Button:
Laake:

“Honest hands,” Jason Koon provided color from the other side of the table.

The board ran out , and Laake’s kicker played to earn him a double-up.

“You’ll never get it back,” he reminded the button as he stacked the pot. Their table is one of the next couple to break, so it’s likely he’s right, at least in the short term.

Michael Laake – 21,000 (21 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 50

Luke Brereton moved all in preflop UTG+1 for 164,000, and Adam Levy called to cover him on the cutoff. The two players then tabled their cards.

Brereton:
Levy:

Board:

Brereton doubled up to survive with 362,000 thanks to a turned set of sixes, and Levy was down to 875,000 after paying out the double.

Luke Brereton – 362,000 (30 bb)
Adam Levy – 875,000 (72 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 48

Kurt Jewell got his last 170,000 all in preflop and found himself in a race situation against Dejuante Alexander.

Jewell:
Alexander:

Jewell was looking to hold to double, but that proved easier said than done as the flop gave Alexander two pair. Neither the turn nor river were the three Jewell needed, and he headed toward the payout desk.

Dejuante Alexander – 600,000
Kurt Jewell – Eliminated in 49th Place ($15,014)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 19: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 51

After a player in early position raised and Salomon Sutton just called, Adam Levy came along from the big blind and three players took a flop of .

Two checks saw Sutton bet 140,000, Levy check-raised all in, and the original raiser folded. Sutton called off the 150,000 or so he had behind only to discover he was crushed.

Levy:
Sutton:

Sutton needed to catch runner-runner to stay alive, but the turn took away any shot at that happening. The river sent Sutton to the rail while Levy hit the seven-figure mark.

Adam Levy – 1,000,000 (83 bb)
Salomon Sutton – Eliminated in 52nd Place ($15,014)

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Level 10: 500/1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 189 of 395

Curt Kohlberg opened to 1,800 from late position and Jack Duong called from the button. The flop came , Kohlberg bet 2,100 and Duong called.

The came on the turn, Kohlberg bet 3,500 and Duong called. Both players checked the on the river. Kohlberg turned over for the winning flush and Duong mucked.

Curt Kohlberg  –  60,000  (60 bb)
Jack Duong  –  20,000  (20 bb)

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Level 9: 400/800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 189 of 395

Nick Yunis opened with a raise to 1,800 in middle position, and Nick Yunis three-bet shoved for 18,400 next door. Yunis took a soak in the tank, chatting with his neighbor as he did.

Most of their conversation was too quiet to overhear; the two were mostly smirking at each other, really. “Most people would be in there already, I think,” Yunis said at one point. Eventually, he folded, saying something about pocket jacks.

“I had nothing,” Soverel mocked as he pushed his cards toward the muck.

“Ace-king high?” Yunis mused.

From two seats over, Jake Schindler pointed at Soverel’s hole cards laying face-down and shot him a hopeful eye.

Soverel went ahead and flipped up his .

The next hand, Yunis opened to 1,800 again, and a player behind him three-bet shoved for 5,800. Yunis rolled his eyes and sighed for a moment, long enough for Schindler and Soverel to giggle at each other over the delay. Yunis did eventually call.

The at-risk player had , but it was no match for Yunis’ . The board ran out , and Yunis got the knockout with two pair.

Nick Yunis – 45,000 (56 bb)
Jake Schindler – 37,000 (46 bb)
Sam Soverel – 24,000 (30 bb)