$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 887

Hand #111: Michael Aron raised to 200,000 from the button, Martin Kozlov three-bet to 800,000, and Aron folded.

Hand #112: Dylan Drazen opened to 250,000 from under the gun, Matt Berkey called from the small blind, and Yi Chi Li called from the big blind.

The flop came down and action checked to Drazen who continued for 325,000. Only Berkey called, and both players proceeded to check the turn and river.

Berkey showed , Drazen showed , and they chopped the pot.

Hand #113: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 from the button, Yi Chi Li three-bet to 750,000 from the small blind, and Berkey folded.

Hand #114:  Martin Kozlov opened to 210,000, Yi Chi Li called from the button, Dylan Drazen called from the small blind, and Michael Aron called from the big blind.

The flop came down and action checked to Li who bet 475,000. Only Kozlov called, the turn fell, Kozlov checked, and Li bet 1,300,000. Kozlov folded.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 887

Hand #106: Matt Berkey received a walk in the big blind.

Hand #107: Matt Berkey limped from the small blind, Yi Chi Li raised all in from the big blind for about 2,600,000, and Berkey folded.

Hand #108: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 from the button, and Dylan Drazen called from the big blind.

The flop came down and Drazen checked to Berkey who continued for 300,000. Drazen folded.

Hand #109: Matt Berkey raised to 225,000 from the cutoff, and Michael Aron called from the big blind.

They checked down a board of and Aron won the pot with .

Hand #110: Yi Chi Li raised to 250,000 from the cutoff, Michael Aron three-bet to 725,000 from the small blind, Li four-bet shoved for roughly, 2,900,000, and Aron folded.

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 23: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 117

John Andress opened the button to 250,000, and Mike Leah defended his big blind.

The flop was . Leah checked, Andress bet 200,000, and Leah called. The turn was the , and Leah check-called another bet of 700,000. The river was the . Leah checked for a third time, and Andress emptied the clip with one last bet of 1,200,000.

Leah deliberated for a long while before folding, and Andress stacked the pot to open up a little gap on his opponent.

John Andress – 7,450,000 (62 bb)
Mike Leah – 4,250,000 (35 bb)

$360 HORSE (Re-Entry) | Structure
Level 14: 1,500/3,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 9 of 60

From a starting field of 60 entries, just nine players remain in contention for the SHRPO HORSE title.

Here’s the lineup:

Final Table
Seat 1: Sergio Perez – 21,000
Seat 2: AJ Kelsall – 141,000
Seat 3: “Detroit” Al Green – 70,500
Seat 4: Gabriel Ramos – 6,000
Seat 5: Daniel Pearlman – 63,000
Seat 6: Julio Iglesias – 9,000
Seat 7: Mauricio Rodriguez – 75,000
Seat 8: Gary Flur – 130,000
Seat 9: Cory Zeidman – 30,000

Payouts
1st: $6,480
2nd: $3,807
3rd: $2,385
4th: $1,620
5th: $1,260
6th: $990
7th: $810
8th: $648

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 23: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 117

The stacks have thinned out a bit at this level, and every pot that involves more than preflop action contains enough chips to make it significant for both players.

John Andress is winning the tug of war at the moment, and he’s inched into the lead over the course of the last few orbits.

In a recent pot, Andress opened the button to 250,000. Leah defended his big blind, then check-called a bet of 300,000 on the flop. Andress bet another 550,000 after the turn, and Leah waved the white flag.

John Andress – 6,300,000 (53 bb)
Mike Leah – 5,400,000 (45 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 887

Hand #105: Matt Berkey limped preflop under the gun, and Yi Chi Li also limped UTG+1. Dylan Drazen raised to 500,000 on the cutoff, and Aaron Mermelstein reraised all in for 2,355,000 on the big blind. Berkey tanked for a moment before reraising all in. Li and Drazen both folded, so the two remaining players revealed their cards.

Berkey:
Mermelstein:

Board:

Mermelstein was eliminated in sixth place, good for $152,547, and Berkey stacked up 8 million for the chip lead after collecting the pot.

Matt Berkey – 8,000,000 (80 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein – Eliminated in Sixth Place ($152,547)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3 Million Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 887

Hand #101: Martin Kozlov raised to  210,000 from the cutoff, and Yi Chi Li called on the big blind. The flop was dealt , and Kozlov bet 265,000. Li folded his cards.

Hand #102: Aaron Mermelstein raised to 200,000 preflop on the cutoff, and Yi Chi Li reraised to 550,000 from the small blind. Mermelstein folded his cards.

Hand #103: Yi Chi Li raised to 225,000 on the button, and Michael Aron called on the big blind. The flop was dealt , and Li bet 200,000. Aron raised to 650,000, and Li called before the turn fell . Aron bet 900,000, and Li tanked before folding.

Hand #104: Michael Aron completed on the small blind, and Martin Kozlov raised to 350,000 on the big blind. Aron folded his cards.

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante

Alex Foxen opened to 150,000 from the button and Charles Gomez called to see the flop. Gomez checked, Foxen bet 180,000 and Gomez called.

Another check from Gomez after the turn and Foxen bet 420,000. After a few minutes to think it out, Gomez called again to see the river. Gomez changed gears and moved all in for 1,280,000.

Foxen quickly called and flipped over the nut flush to best the pair of tens of Gomez. The heads up match was over the quickly and Foxen celebrated with his rail.

Tournament recap to come shortly.

1st: Alex Foxen – $204,600
2nd: Charles Gomez – $143,340

$10,000 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$500,000 guaranteed | Structure
Level 12: 800/1,600/200
Entries: 115

The 40-minute recess gave us a chance to scout the room for big and notable stacks. Here are a few:

Valentin Vornicu  –  190,000  (119 bb)
Dan Colman  –  110,000  (69 bb)
Joe Cheung  –  101,800  (63 bb)
Sam Soverel  –  94,000 (59 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  49,800  (31 bb)
Isaac Haxton  –  49,100  (31 bb)
Alex Turyansky  –  45,000 (28 bb)
Barry Hutter  –  43,500 (27 bb)
David Peters  –  37,400 (23 bb)
Mike Dentale  –  32,000 (20 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier  –  31,000  (19 bb)
Mohsin Charania  –  28,000  (18 bb)
Anton Astapau  –  26,700 (17 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  21,300 (13 bb)
Noah Schwartz  –  12,100 (8 bb)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 23: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 117

The two players have become noticeably more aggressive preflop since returning from break.

In the first in a series of recent hands, Mike Leah opened the button to 300,000, and John Andress three-bet to 1,000,000 in the big blind. Leah folded.

Andress opened the next hand to 250,000, and Leah three-bet to 800,000. Andress folded.

Then, Leah opened to 300,000 again, and Andress three-bet to 1,000,000, too. Leah folded.