$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Players: 459

In one of the last hands before the break, Nicholas Palma raised to 500 and received a call from the player in the cutoff. Blair Hinkle then three-bet all in for 5,800 from the button and Kane Lai flatted from the small blind.

Both Palma and the limped folded, which prompted the two players to table their cards.

Hinkle:
Lai:

Hinkle needed some help, but he came up empty as the board ran out a dry . Hinkle will no doubt re-enter this event.

Kane Lai – 24,000
Blair Hinkle – Eliminated

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
End Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 65 of 529

Players head out on their first 15-minute break of the day and the start of day chip leader, Jake Cody, kept his lead over the field and heads to break with the chip lead.

Here is a look at the top chip counts in the field:

Jake Cody – 450,000
James Gilbert – 360,000
Samuel Bernabeu – 350,00
Dan Heimiller – 348,000
Colin Robinson – 330,000
Koray Aldemir – 329,500

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 16: 2,000/4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 65 of 529

Ryan Olisar moved all in from the cutoff for 56,000 and Alex Rocha called on the button.

Rocha showed and was in the lead against Olisar’s .

Rocha’s lead was short lived as the flop came , giving Olisar the nut straight and leaving Rocha drawing to runners. The turn was the and the river was the to give Olisar the double up.

Ryan Olisar – 126,000 (31 bb)
Alex Rocha – 140,000 (35 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 28 of 847

Brian Wachs three-bet shoved for 200,000 after a Sam Ho open and picked up a quick call.

“Do you have AQ?” Wachs asked Ho.

It was worse, Ho had to dominate Wachs’ . The board ran to send Wachs out, push Ho up to 1.3 million, and leave the field one elimination from the three-table redraw.

Sam Ho – 1,300,000 (54 bb)
Brian Wachs – Eliminated in 29th place ($25,000)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Entries: 65

The first three levels are complete, and the field is on a 15-minute break. While they’re away, the green 25-denomination chips are being raced off and colored up.

Here are the chip leaders after the first three levels:

Mike Leah – 301,400
Nick Petrangelo – 234,200
Joseph Cheong – 197,000
Pablo Fernandez – 190,900
Paul Domb – 175,700

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Entries: 65

Jonathan Little was just eliminated by Mike Leah, and the latter holds a significant chip leader as the first break approaches. Leah has about 305,000, having already tripled his stack over the course of the past two hours.

The day is young, though, and registration and re-entry are still open. The board shows 65 entries, having already drawn more uniques than last year’s High Roller, which attracted 60 players.

Mike Leah – 305,000
Jonathan Little – Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 4: 100/200 with a 25 ante
Players: 459

Kathy Liebert, who currently sits second on the Women’s All-Time Money List behind Vanessa Selbst, raised the button to 500 and Charlemagne Benjamin defended his big blind.

“I’m bluffing it,” Benjamin said, playing it up to us. He then bet 500 on the flop. It wasn’t enough to shake Liebert though, who called to see the .

Not to be deterred, Benjamin bet 1,500 and this time it did the trick as Liebert released.

Charlemagne Benjamin – 17,500
Kathy Liebert – 16,000

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 3: 300/600 with a 75 ante
Entries: 62

Ian O’Hara raised from the cutoff and Jonathan Little called from the big blind.

The flop came down and Little checked to O’Hara who continued for 1,500. Little called.

The turn was the and Little checked to O’Hara again who bet 4,800. Little called.

The river was the and Little checked for a third time. O’Hara bet 10,300 and Little called.

O’Hara tabled for kings and sixes, Little flashed the before he mucked, and O’Hara won the pot.

“Was so happy on the turn,” said Little.

“What were you feeling on the turn?” asked tablemate Chance Kornuth to O’Hara.

“Was feeling, ‘Yep! Got him!'” replied O’Hara

Ian O’Hara – 127,000
Jonathan Little – 73,500

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 29 of 847

Michael Cohen was just eliminated in 30th place. Here’s a list of the players who have been eliminated so far today:

30th:  Michael Cohen  –  $25,000
31st:  Michael Newman  –  $25,000
32nd:  Andre Crooks  –  $25,000
33rd:  Santana Noronha  –  $25,000
34th:  David Peters  –  $25,000
35th:  Tom Gity  –  $25,000
36th:  David Belikov  –  $25,000
37th:  Mark Johnson  –  $22,500
38th:  Rich Alsup  –  $22,500

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 22: 12,000/24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 30 of 847

After a flop of , Michael Newman was all in with (pair of fours), and he needed to improve to stay alive against the (pair of sevens) of Joe Serock.

The turn was the , the river was the , and Serock won the pot with his pair of sevens to eliminate Newman from the tournament.

Joe Serock  –  1,075,000  (45 bb)
Michael Newman  –  Eliminated in 31st Place  ($25,000)