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

Hand #37  –  Jason Koon raised from the cutoff to 180,000, Zo Karim moved all in from the button for 750,000, and Koon called with . Karim turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Koon paired his king on the river to win the pot and eliminate Karim in ninth place.

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  2,560,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2.  Roman Valerstein  –  4,690,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Tom Midena  –  3,795,000  (47 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan Fair  –  1,255,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  5,930,000  (74 bb)
Seat 6.  Zo Karim  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($75,000)
Seat 7.  Paul Balzano  –  2,605,000  (33 bb)
Seat 8.  Joe Serock  –  2,880,000  (36 bb)
Seat 9.  Tim Burt  –  1,690,000  (21 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 105

Dan Colman moved all in for 1,100,000 under the gun, and Nick Petrangelo re-shoved for 1,430,000 on the button. The blinds folded, and the cards were turned up with Colman at risk.

Colman:
Petrangelo:

The board ran out , and Colman doubled up with a pair of kings. Petrangelo is now dangerously short on chips after being relieved of the majority of his stack.

Dan Colman – 2,360,000 (30 bb)
Nick Petrangelo – 330,000 (4 bb)

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

Phillip Hui raised the button to 200,000 and then called when Marsha Wolak three-bet all in from the big blind for right around 700,000.

Hui:
Wolak:

Wolak was primed to double with the better ace, but her kicker failed to hold as Hui paired his on the flop. Neither the turn nor river helped Wolak, and she shook hands with the final two players before exiting the tournament stage.

Ruslan Dykshteyn – 6.575 million
Phillip Hui – 5.85 million
Marsha Wolak – Eliminated in 3rd Place

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 529

Dan Heimiller raised to 110,000 from the hijack and Dermot Blain defended his big blind.

It was checked to the river as the board came . Blain checked and Heimiller bet 150,000. Blain called and Heimiller mucked his hand. Blain mucked as well and took the pot.

Dermot Blain – 1,150,000 (29 bb)
Dan Heimiller – 1,150,000 (29 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 105

Marvin Rettenmaier moved all in for 995,000 on the button. Dan Colman called from the big blind, committing about half of his own stack to put Rettenmaier at risk.

Rettenmaier:
Colman:

The board ran out , and Rettenmaier doubled up with jacks up.

Marvin Rettenmaier – 2,070,000 (26 bb)
Dan Colman – 1,010,000 (13 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847

Hand #34  –  Everyone folded to Jason Koon, giving him a walk in the big blind.

Hand #35  –  Roman Valerstein raised from the hijack to 175,000, and Zo Karim called from the big blind. The flop came , Karim checked, Valerstein bet 125,000, and Karim thought for a while before he called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , and they check again. Karim showed for a pair of tens, but Valerstein turned over to win the pot with a pair of aces.

Hand #36  –  Joe Serock raised UTG+1 to 160,000, Tim Burt reraised from middle position to 350,000, and Serock called. The flop came , Serock checked, Burt bet 385,000, and Serock tanked for nearly a minute before moving all in for 1,675,000.

Burt tanked for about a minute before he folded, and Serock took the pot.

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 529

Bradley Snider raised to 90,000 on the button and Koray Aldemir called out of the small blind.

Both players checked a flop of and the came on the turn. Aldemir checked and Snider bet 100,000. Aldemir called and the came on the river.

Both players checked and Aldemir showed 9c7c. Snider won the hand with .

Bradley Snider – 4,200,000 (105 bb)
Koray Aldemir – 1,100,000 (27 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 828 players

Ruslan Dykshteyn opened to 180,000 from under the gun, Jordan Joeckel three-bet shoved from the button for 1,310,000, and Dykshteyn called after a few moments.

Dykshteyn:
Joeckel:

The flop fell to give Joeckel a pair of aces, but Dykshteyn hit a set of sixes.

The turn and river completed the board, scoring another elimination for Dykshteyn.

Ruslan Dykshteyn – 7,500,000 (94 bb)
Jordan Joeckel – Eliminated in 4th Place ($45,300)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847

The players return from break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 40,000/80,000 and a 10,000 ante. With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,825,000 (35 big blinds).

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the remaining prizepool:

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  2,600,000 (33 bb)
Seat 2.  Roman Valerstein  –  4,300,000 (54 bb)
Seat 3.  Tom Midena  –  3,835,000 (48 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan Fair  –  1,335,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  4,920,000 (62 bb)
Seat 6.  Zo Karim  –  1,130,000 (14 bb)
Seat 7.  Paul Balzano  –  2,765,000 (35 bb)
Seat 8.  Joe Serock  –  2,055,000 (26 bb)
Seat 9.  Tim Burt  –  2,465,000 (31 bb)

1st:  $1,000,000
2nd:  $575,000
3rd:  $310,000
4th:  $220,000
5th:  $180,000
6th:  $150,000
7th:  $125,000
8th:  $100,000
9th:  $75,000

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Returning to Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 105

Seat 1: Marvin Rettenmaier – 1,015,000 (13 bb)
Seat 4: Ray Qartomy – 6,040,000 (76 bb)
Seat 5: Dan Colman – 1,825,000 (23 bb)
Seat 9: Nick Petrangelo – 1,600,000 (20 bb)