$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 37 of 64

There are only five Round 1 matches still in action while we had two more Round 2 matches kick off recently.

Nick Yunis, David Somers, and Marcus Stein were among the latest to move forward with Brian Reinhert and Brian Hastings hitting the rail.

The Nick Palma/Sam Panzica and Ari Engel/Amir Babahkani second round matches are underway. Kane Kalas has an early 1-0 lead over Scott Heiligman.

Round 2 Matchups:

Left side of the bracket

Paul Balzano versus Aaron Mermelstein
Daniel Wirgau/Pavel Dyanchenko versus Staffan Lind
George Lusby/Pratyush Buddiga versus Jack Duong
Nick Yunis versus Will Givens
Mark Dube versus Alex Foxen/Chad J. Brown
Kane Kalas versus Scott Heiligman
Michael Aron/Darren Robinowitz versus Corey Dodd
Alexander Gambino versus Gary Bolden

Right side of the bracket

Timothy Tenpas versus Ankush Mandavia
Nick Palma versus Sam Panzica
Jonathan Kamhazi Aghai versus Shannon Shorr/Michael McNeil
Hugo Zanotti versus Jonathan Little
David Somers versus Timothy Fisher/Jerry Wong
Amir Babakhani versus Ari Engel
Joe McKeehen versus Marcus Stein
John Dollinger versus Adam Geyer

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 186

Action folded around to the blinds where Chad J. Brown moved all in for 170,000 in the small, and Harrison Gimbel called from the big to put him at risk.

Brown:
Gimbel:

The board ran out , and Brown rivered a seven on the river to double up with two pair.

Chad J. Brown – 344,000 (34 bb)
Harrison Gimbel – 775,000 (78 bb)

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 22: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 186

Chad J. Brown recently lost a big pot and about half his stack to Seth Davies, and Harrison Gimbel has just delivered another blow.

This pot began with Gimbel opening to 25,000 under the gun, and Brown defended his big blind. The flop was . Brown checked, Gimbel continued for 20,000, and Brown called. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , and Brown led for 25,000. Gimbel raised to 75,000, and Brown called.

Gimbel showed , winning the pot with trip kings.

Meanwhile, a couple tables over, Brown’s stack in the heads-up event is blinding down into the danger zone, as well. He’s got less than 5,000 chips left in front of his empty seat, and 600 chips are being moved from his stack into Alex Foxen’s every two and a half minutes at the current level.

Harrison Gimbel – 875,000 (88 bb)
Chad J. Brown – 135,000 (14 bb)

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 45 of 64

Even while some matches are still running in Round 1, two matches have kicked off the second round. Kane Kalas is up against Scott Heiligman while Jonathan Little  goes against Hugo Zanotti.

We’ll have two more Round 2 matches kicked off at 6:30pm as they try to move it along.

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 186

Harrison Gimbel opened the cutoff to 20,000, and Hussain Sajwani three-bet shoved for 142,000 in the big blind. Gimbel called to put him at risk.

Gimbel:
Sajwani:

The board ran out , and Gimbel flopped a pair of eights to win the pot. Sajwani was eliminated in fifth place, earning a pay jump into five figures.

Harrison Gimbel – 680,000 (85 bb)
Hussain Sajwani – Eliminated

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 21: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 186

Sean Stevens open-shoved for 152,000 in the cutoff, and Chad J. Brown called from the big blind to put him at risk.

Stevens:
Brown:

The board ran out , and Brown won the pot with a pair of kings. Stevens was eliminated in sixth place.

Chad J. Brown – 525,000 (66 bb)
Sean Stevens – Eliminated

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 52 of 64

The Heads-Up event is moving right along and we’ve had several players advance while a couple matches are still tied 0-0 on their first game.

It wasn’t a good first round for Team SHRP with both Sheddy Siddiqui and Michael Laake dropping out early. Ari Engel, Sam Panzica, Jonathan Little, and WSOP Main Event champ Joe McKeehen are among those who booked their Round 2 seats.

David Somers thought he was well on his way with a 1-0 lead over Alejandro Duque and dominating in the second game with aces versus big slick. He’ll have a little more work to do when big slick river a Broadway straight to even up the match.

Left side of the bracket

Paul Balzano versus Joseph Couden – Balzano wins
Aaron Mermelstein versus Bret Beebe – Mermelstein wins

Daniel Wirgau versus Pavel Dyanchenko – Tied 1-1
Staffan Lind versus Chino Rheem – Lind wins

George Lusby versus Pratyush Buddiga – Lusby leads 1-0
Alberto Rodriguez versus Jack Duong – Rodriguez wins

Nick Yunis versus Jake Schwartz – Schwartz leads 1-0
Sheddy Siddiqui versus Will Givens – Givens wins

Mark Dube versus Joseph Marzilli – Marzilli wins
Alex Foxen versus Chad J. Brown – Foxen leads 1-0

Kane Kalas versus Jordan Robinson – Kalas wins
Scott Heiligman versus Jon Brody – Heiligman leads 1-0

Darren Rabinowitz versus Michael Aron – Tied 1-1
Corey Dodd versus Ronald Sullivan – Tied 0-0

Alexander Gambino versus Sean Munjai – Tied 1-1
Justin Fawcett versus Gary Bolden – Bolden leads 1-0

Right side of the bracket

Michael Abitbol versus Timothy Tenpas – Tenpas wins
Ankush Mandavia versus Keith Block – Mandavia leads 1-0

Ian O’Hara versus Nick Palma – Tied 1-1
Sam Panzica versus Tom Middleton – Panzica wins

Jonathan Kamhazi Aghai versus Brian Hastings – Aghai leads 1-0
Shannon Shorr versus Michael McNeil – Tied 1-1

Hugo Zanotti versus Lyle Vincent – Zanotti wins
Michael Laake versus Jonathan Little – Little wins

David Somers versus Alejandro Duque – Tied 1-1
Timothy Fisher versus Jerry Wong – Tied 0-0

Samuel Phillips versus Amir Babakhani – Tied 1-1
Ari Engel versus Raul Doutreleau – Engel wins

Joe McKeehen versus Paul Dlugozima – McKeehen wins
Jordan Redavid versus Marcus Stein – Redavid leads 1-0

Brian Reinert versus John Dollinger – Dollinger leads 1-0
Adam Geyer versus Pavel Veksler – Geyer wins

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 20: 3,000/6,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 186

Matthew Sloan opened with a raise in middle position, and Tanner Millen three-bet shoved for about 95,000 in the small blind. Sloan called to put him at risk.

Sloan:
Millen:

The board ran out , and Sloan won the pot with an ace-high flush. Millen was eliminated in seventh place.

Matthew Sloan – 390,000 (78 bb)
Tanner Millen – Eliminated

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Level 4: 150/300
Players Remaining: 61 of 64

The prize pool for the Heads-Up event was determined early this morning when the field capped at 64 players. They created a prize pool worth $96,000 with the final eight players earning a piece. Making the fourth round guarantees them $4,800 and the semi-final players lock up $9,600.

The runner-up will take home $19,200 with the winner grabbing $38,400 and the SHRPO trophy.

1st: $38,400
2nd: $19,200
3rd: $9,600
4th: $9,600
5th: $4,800
6th: $4,800
7th: $4,800
8th: $4,800

$1,100 Six-Max No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 19: 2,500/5,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 186

Seth Davies opened the button with a raise, and Hussain Sajwani defended his big blind.

The flop was . Sajwani checked, Davies continued for 9,000, and Sajwani called. The turn was the , and Sajwani check-called another 42,000. The river was the , and Sajwani checked again. Davies bet 117,000, sending Sajwani deep into the tank. He spent close to ten minutes deliberating before calling.

Davies showed , winning the pot with a pair of kings.

Seth Davies – 675,000 (135 bb)
Hussain Sajwani – 158,000 (32 bb)