Event 23: Bradley Snider Rivers The Nuts

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 529

Bradley Snider raised to 90,000 on the button and Koray Aldemir called out of the small blind. Alex Wilson defended his big blind and they were three-handed to a flop of KcJs6c.

Aldemir and Wilson both checked before Snider bet 140,000. Aldemir called and Wilson folded.

The turn was the Tc and both players check. The river was the 2c and Aldemir checked again. Snider bet 250,000 and Aldemir quickly called.

Snider showed AcKd, giving him the nut flush, and Aldemir mucked his hand. Snider took the pot and continued to extend his lead over the final six players.

Bradley Snider – 5,400,000 (135 bb)
Koray Aldemir – 910,000 (22 bb)

High Roller: Marvin Rettenmaier Doubles Thru Dan Colman

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 105

Ray Qartomy opened to 225,000 from the button and Dan Colman raised to 680,000 from the small blind. Rettenmaier moved all in for 1,310,000 from the big blind, Qartomy released, and Colman quickly called.

Rettenmaier: QsQh
Colman: JsJc

Rettenmaier was dominating for the double and stayed that was as the board ran Ad4d2hTcTd.

Marvin Rettenmaier – 2,800,000 (35 bb)
Dan Colman – 870,000 (11 bb)

Event 26: Flight B Underway

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 1: 25/50

The second of two starting flight’s in the SHRPO’s $150 no limit hold’em tournament is underway. Here’s a look at how it will play out:

5PM: Event 26 Day 1B – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

  • $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
  • Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
  • Day 1 will end after Level 14 or Tournament Director discretion
  • Event 26 Structure Sheet

Complete Day 2 chip counts will be posted prior to tomorrow’s 5pm restart.

Championship: Hands #41-45

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 847

Hand #41  –  Tim Burt raised from the cutoff to 175,000, and Seth Davies called from the button. The flop came Ah8h3c, Burt bet 185,000, and Davies folded, Burt took the pot.

Hand #42  –  Tim Burt raised from the hijack to 175,000, and Seth Davies called from the cutoff. The flop came QdQc10s, Burt checked, Davies bet 175,000, and Burt check-raised to 425,000. Davies called. The turn card was the 6d, Burt checked, Davies bet 350,000, and Burt folded. Davies took the pot.

Hand #43  –  Seth Davies raised from the hijack to 225,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #44  –  Seth Davies raised from middle position to 175,000, Jason Koon reraised from the small blind to 550,000, and Davies folded. Koon took the pot.

Hand #45  –  Seth Davies raised UTG+1 to 175,000, Tom Midena called from the hijack, and Jason Koon called from the button. The flop came Qd8h5c, Davies checked, and Midena bet 275,000. Koon called, and Davies folded.

The turn card was the 3s, and both players checked. The river card was the 3c, and they check again. Midena showed AcKc, but Koon turned over QhJh to win the pot with two pair, queens and threes.

Event 24: Phillip Hui Pulls Ahead

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 828 players

Phillip Hui vs. Ruslan Dykshteyn
Phillip Hui vs. Ruslan Dykshteyn

Ruslan Dykshteyn raised to 515,000 from the button and Phillip Hui called from the big blind.

The flop came down Kc7h3h and Hui checked to Dykshteyn who continued for 500,000. Hui called.

The turn was the Qc and both players checked.

The river was the 3d and both players checked again.

Hui tabled 9h7d for sevens and threes, Dykshteyn mucked, and Hui collected the pot.

Phillip Hui – 6,545,000 (81 bb)
Ruslan Dykshteyn – 5,880,000 (73 bb)

High Roller: Dan Colman vs. Marvin Rettenmaier

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 105

Marvin Rettenmaier opened the button to 175,000, and Dan Colman defended his big blind.

The flop was AsTc7c. Colman checked, Rettenmaier continued for 200,000, and Colman called. The turn was the 9d, and both players checked. The river was the Ks. Colman led out for 550,000, and Rettenmaier spent about five minutes in the tank before surrendering his cards into the muck. Colman won the pot with no showdown.

Dan Colman – 2,325,000 (29 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier – 1,355,000 (17 bb)

Championship: Tim Burt Doubles Thru Roman Valerstein

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 847

Hand #38  –  Paul Balzano raised from the button to 175,000, Joe Serock reraised from the small blind to 465,000, and Balzano thought for a bit before he called. The flop came AcQcQd, Serock checked, Balzano bet 375,000, and Serock called.

The turn card was the 5s, Serock checked, Balzano bet 700,000, and Serock folded. Balzano took the pot.

Hand #39  –  Tom Midena raised UTG+1 to 180,000, and Tim Burt called from the small blind. The flop came 7c6c5s, Burt bet 225,000, and Midena folded. Burt took the pot.

Hand #40  –  Joe Serock raised from the cutoff to 185,000, Tim Burt reraised from the button to 375,000, and Roman Valerstein moved all in from the big blind for about 4.6 million.

Serock quickly folded, and Burt snap-called all in for 1,920,000 with AsAd. Valerstein turned over KsKh, and Burt needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Js8d2cQd2s, and the pocket aces hold up for Burt to win the pot and double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  2,410,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2.  Roman Valerstein  –  2,740,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3.  Tom Midena  –  3,585,000  (45 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan Fair  –  1,225,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  5,900,000  (74 bb)
Seat 7.  Paul Balzano  –  3,575,000  (45 bb)
Seat 8.  Joe Serock  –  1,825,000  (23 bb)
Seat 9.  Tim Burt  –  4,145,000  (52 bb)

High Roller: Nick Petrangelo Eliminated in 4th Place ($190,313)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 105

Nick Petrangelo
Nick Petrangelo

Nick Petrangelo was short after doubling up Dan Colman, moved all in on the next hand to pick up the blinds and antes, then his next shove was called by Ray Qartomy after he opened to 300,000.

Petrangelo: Qd9h
Qartomy: AcKd

Qartomy was ahead and they both hit the AdQh4c flop. The 2h turn changed nothing and Petrangelo was eliminated in 4th place after the 7h river.

Ray Qartomy – 6,400,000 (80 bb)
Nick Petrangelo – Eliminated in 4th place ($190,313)

Event 23: Dan Heimiller Eliminated in 7th Place ($37,000)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 529

Dan Heimiller
Dan Heimiller

Dermot Blain started it off with a raise to 85,000 from late position. It folded to Dan Heimiller in the big blind and he called.

Flop: As3h2s

Heimiller checked. Blain bet 90,000. Heimiller check-raised all in for just under 700,000 and Blain called putting him at risk.

Blain: AcKc for top pair top kicker
Heimiller: Ks6s for a spade flush draw

The board completed with the 9h turn and Kd river. Heimiller never improved and busted 7th earning $37,000. The hand earned Blain the chip lead.

Dermot Blain – 2,050,000 (51 bb)
Dan Heimiller – Eliminated