Championship: Jim Collopy Doubles Thru Shannon Shorr

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,070

Jim Collopy
Jim Collopy

Jim Collopy raised from the button to 275,000, Shannon Shorr reraised from the big blind to 775,000, and Collopy moved all in for 2,925,000.

Shorr quickly called with JhJc, and Collopy turned over Ad10s. Collopy needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9s8d5cAc10c, and Collopy paired his ace on the turn and his ten on the river to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Jim Collopy  –  6,050,000  (48 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  8,850,000  (71 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $148,885 each.

High Roller: Frank Funaro – 9th Place ($63,725)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 86

Frank Funaro
Frank Funaro

Frank Funaro got all in with Ac9h, but he ran right into the pocket aces of Isaac Kempton. The board changed nothing so Funarao was out in ninth place, good for $63,725.

Isaac Kempton – 1,300,000 (33 bb)
Frank Funaro – Eliminated in Ninth Place ($63,725)

High Roller: David Coleman Doubles

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 86

David Coleman
David Coleman

David Coleman was all in for 215,000 under the gun holding AhJh, and Aaron Mermelstein had him covered holding pocket tens.

The board ran out KhQd2s5d10c, and Coleman doubled up to survive with 530,000 thanks to a straight. Mermelstein was at 1.55 million after the hand.

David Coleman – 530,000 (13 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – 1,550,000 (38 bb)

Event 43: Shuffle Up and Deal

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 411

Cards are in the air for the final day of Event 43 at the Seminole Hard Rock. This final table is part of the Big 4 lineup to close out the SHRPO tournament series. Blinds kick off at 15,000-30,000 with a big blind ante of 30,000 for the first level of play. Stay tuned as another champion will be crowned later today in South Florida.

Shuffle up and deal!

Championship: Koray Aldemir Three-Bet Shoves

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,070

Koray Aldemir

Jim Collopy raised UTG+1 to 275,000, Koray Aldemir moved all in from the small blind for 4,400,000, and Collopy thought for a while before he folded. Aldemir took the pot.

Koray Aldemir  –  4,925,000  (39 bb)
Jim Collopy  –  4,150,000  (33 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $148,885 each.

Championship: Jim Collopy Four-Bets Big Preflop

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,070

Jim Collopy

Jim Collopy raised from the button to 275,000, Kitty Kuo called from the small blind, and Shannon Shorr reraised from the big blind to 900,000.

Collopy thought for a bit before he four-bet it to 3,000,000, leaving himself just 125,000 behind. Kuo and Shorr both folded, and Collopy took the pot.

Jim Collopy  –  4,425,000  (35 bb)
Kitty Kuo  –  3,700,000  (30 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  11,675,000  (93 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $148,885 each.

High Roller: Final Table Kicks Off at 1:00 PM

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 86

Marcos Exterkotter
Marcos Exterkotter

The final nine players will return at 1:00 pm ET to play down to a champion as part of the SHRPO Big 4 on Tuesday at the Seminole Hard Rock. Marcos Exterkotter leads the way with 2.5 million, and here is the seating chart with chip counts:

Seat 1:  Marcos Exterkotter  –  2,500,000  (63 bb)
Seat 2:  Aaron Mermelstein  –  1,900,000  (48 bb)
Seat 3:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  1,295,000  (32 bb)
Seat 4:  Mike Chiappetta  –  500,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5:  Daniel Rezaei  –  695,000  (17 bb)
Seat 6:  Isaac Kempton  –  725,000  (18 bb)
Seat 7:  Frank Funaro  –  655,000  (16 bb)
Seat 8:  David Coleman  –  215,000  (5 bb)
Seat 9:  Viktor Ustimov  –  190,000  (5 bb)

With nine players remaining from a field of 86, the average chip stack is about 950,000 (24 big blinds).

1st:  $614,645 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $441,085
3rd:  $276,150
4th:  $189,055
5th:  $125,330
6th:  $93,465
7th:  $76,470
8th:  $65,850
9th:  $63,725

Stay tuned for live updates from the final table.

Championship: Mike Leah – 8th Place ($118,115)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,070

Mike Leah
Mike Leah

Mike Leah moved all in from the hijack for 1,550,000, and Farid Jattin used one of his Time Chips to tank for nearly a minute before he called. The rest of the players folded.

Leah turend over Qh10s, but he needed to improve to stay alive against Jattin’s KsKh.

The board came 10h8h2d5dAc, and Leah paired his ten on the flop, but improved no further. Jattin won the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Leah in eighth place.

Farid Jattin  –  9,800,000  (78 bb)
Mike Leah  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($118,115)

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $148,885 each.

Event 43: Final Table Begins at 1:00 PM

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 411

Bin Weng

Cards will get into the air at 1:00 pm for the final day of Event 43 as part of the Big 4 lineup here at the Seminole Hard Rock.

The final table was reached on the final hand of Level 24 last night, w.hich means blinds will kick off at 15,000-30,000 with a 30,000 big blind ante for the beginning of Level 25 at the start of play today. Here is a look at the final table seating chart with chip counts.

Seat 1:  Bin Weng  –  2,540,000  (85 bb)
Seat 2:  Hamed Zia  –  545,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3:  Brian Altman  –  470,000  (16 bb)
Seat 4:  Chance Kornuth  –  2,015,000  (67 bb)
Seat 5:  Michael Wang  –  600,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6:  Michael Rocco  –  785,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7:  Nitis Udorpim –  1,150,000  (38 bb)
Seat 8:  Leonard August  –  1,205,000  (40 bb)
Seat 9:  Dan Sepiol  –  965,000  (32 bb)

Here is a look at the remaining prize pool up for grabs when cards get back into the air.

1st:  $204,735 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $142,335
3rd:  $92,790
4th:  $62,000
5th:  $47,680
6th:  $39,525
7th:  $33,180
8th:  $26,885
9th:  $20,600

Stay tuned for live updates from the final table starting a short time from now.

Championship: Philipe Pizzari Pinto – 9th Place ($87,960)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 1,070

Philipe Pizzari Pinto

In Hand #4 at the final table, Nadya Magnus raised UTG+1 to 250,000, Omer Rotman entered the pot from the cutoff (either a call or a raise), and Philipe Pizzari Pinto moved all in from the small blind for 750,000.

Magnus folded, and Rotman called with QsQc. Pinto turned over 7s7c, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9h8h6d8dAh, and Pinto flopped an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Rotman won the pot with his pocket queens to eliminate Pinto in ninth place.

Omer Rotman  –  6,650,000  (53 bb)
Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($87,960)

With eight players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 5,350,000 (43 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $118,115 each.