With five players remaining in Event 18 ($240 Pot-Limit Omaha), there are three tiers of players — two big chipleaders (Seth Weinberg and Mike Wakefield), two middle-short stacks (Vinny Pahuja and Barry Rother), and one very short stack (Gabriel Ramos).

Here are the updated chip counts:

Seat 3.  Seth Weinberg  –  1,395,000  (87 bb)
Seat 4.  Barry Roth  –  200,000  (12 bb)
Seat 5.  Vinny Pahuja  –  245,000  (15 bb)
Seat 7.  Mike Wakefield  –  1,275,000  (79 bb)
Seat 10.  Gabriel Ramos  –  86,000  (5 bb)

6th:  Mark Wahba  –  $1,778
7th:  Errol Massey  –  $1,374

5 left. I’m 4/5 w 265k at 12k. One guy super short. 2 massive chip leaders @SHRThePokerRoom Ev 18 240 PLO

— Vinny Pahuja (@vinpahuja) August 21, 2013

They are down to six players in Event 19 ($150 No-Limit Hold’em), with the blinds at 5,000-10,000 and a 1,000 ante.

Alan Feller went out in 10th place on a bad beat. He got it all in preflop with K-K against then-chipleader Michael Chaffe’s A-Q, but an ace on the river ended his tournament. Chaffe increased his lead at the time to 515,000 (85 big blinds).

Michael Bange (9th), Jennifer David (8th), and Harold Lam (7th) followed Feller to the rail during the next hour.

Oneil McCalla, who was the shortest stack with 10 players remaining, is now the chipleader. Here are the approximate chip counts of the final six players:

Seat 2.  Jason Lux  –  400,000  (40 bb)
Seat 4.  Kristopher Stupicic  –  220,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  Esteban Consalvo  –  260,000  (26 bb)
Seat 6.  Oneil McCalla  –  600,000  (60 bb)
Seat 7.  Michael Chaffe  –  380,000  (38 bb)
Seat 9.  Matthew Elsarelli  –  160,000  (16 bb)

1st:  $11,243
2nd:  $6,662
3rd:  $4,372
4th:  $3,019
5th:  $2,228
6th:  $1,770

7th:  Harold Lam  –  $1,353
8th:  Jennifer David  –  $979
9th:  Michael Bange  –  $708
10th:  Alan Feller  –  $541

There are now seven players remaining in Event 18 ($240 Pot-Limit Omaha), and two of them were eliminated on the same hand leading into the break.

Three players got it all in after a flop of . Here were their cards, in descending order of chip stacks:

Seth Weinberg:    (Wrap straight draw)
Kevin Spires:    (pocket aces w/ a pair of sixes)
Brandon Navarrete:    (pair of queens)

The turn was the , the river was the , and Weinberg won the pot with a seven-high straight to eliminate Spires in 8th place and shorter-stacked Navarrete in 9th.

At that point, the players took their break. Here are the official chip counts as the blinds increase to 6,000-12,000:

Seat 1.  Mark Wahba  –  393,000  (32 bb)
Seat 3.  Seth Weinberg  –  1,034,000  (86 bb)
Seat 4.  Barry Roth  –  346,000  (28 bb)
Seat 5.  Vinny Pahuja  –  386,000  (32 bb)
Seat 7.  Mike Wakefield  –  772,000  (64 bb)
Seat 9.  Errol Massey  –  195,000  (16 bb)
Seat 10.  Gabriel Ramos  –  103,000  (8 bb)

8th:  Kevin Spires  –  $1,010
9th:  Brandon Navarrete  –  $727
10th:  George Roussos  –  $566

They’ve reached the final table of 10 players in Event 19 ($150 No-Limit Hold’em), and play will continue until they reach a winner, with a first prize of $11,243.

Here are the official chip counts with the blinds increasing to 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante. The average chip stack is about 208,000 (34 big blinds).

Seat 1.  Harold Lam  –  274,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2.  Jason Lux  –  143,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Alan Feller  –  116,000  (19 bb)
Seat 4.  Kristopher Stupicic  –  266,000  (44 bb)
Seat 5.  Esteban Consalvo  –  327,000  (54 bb)
Seat 6.  Oneil McCalla  –  100,000  (16 bb)
Seat 7.  Michael Chaffe  –  352,000  (58 bb)
Seat 8.  Michael Bange  –  217,000  (36 bb)
Seat 9.  Matthew Elsarelli  –  128,000  (21 bb)
Seat 10.  Jennifer David  –  149,000  (24 bb)

11th:  Pinchas Chakchakov  –  $541
12th:  Luis Bueno  –  $541
13th:  Alfonso Perez  –  $437

They’ve reached the final table of 10 players in Event 18 ($240 Pot-Limit Omaha), and from this point forward all of the action will be visible on the live stream available at SHRPOLive.com/live.

Play will continue until they reach a winner, with a first prize of $11,360.

Here are the updated chip counts with the blinds at 4,000-8,000. The average chip stack is about 323,000 (40 big blinds).

Seat 1.  Mark Wahba  –  295,000  (36 bb)
Seat 2.  Brandon Navarrete  –  195,000  (24 bb)
Seat 3.  Seth Weinberg  –  520,000  (65 bb)
Seat 4.  Barry Roth  –  215,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Vinny Pahuja  –  345,000  (43 bb)
Seat 6.  Kevin Spires  –  240,000  (30 bb)
Seat 7.  Mike Wakefield  –  720,000  (90 bb)
Seat 8.  George Roussos  –  120,000  (15 bb)
Seat 9.  Errol Massey  –  360,000  (45 bb)
Seat 10.  Gabriel Ramos  –  185,000  (23 bb)

11th:  Eitan Dahan  –  $566
12th:  Sunny Miller  –  $566
13th:  Derek McClinton  –  $485
14th:  Steve Yagudaev  –  $485
15th:  Raj Nasta  –  $485
16th:  Perry Anglin  –  $424
17th:  Kenneth Coleman  –  $424

Made the FT of @SHRPOlive Event 18 240 PLO. 10/202 left. I’m middle of the pack w 300k over 8k. $11k and a trophy FTW

— Vinny Pahuja (@vinpahuja) August 21, 2013

Day 2 of Event 19 ($150 No-Limit Hold’em) is about to resume play with 13 players remaining from a field of 347.

Here are the official chip counts with the blinds starting at 2,500-5,000 and a 500 ante:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Kristopher Stupicic  –  237,000  (47 bb)
Seat 3.  Michael Chaffe  –  380,500  (76 bb)
Seat 4.  Luis Bueno  –  51,500  (10 bb)
Seat 5.  Oneil McCalla  –  84,500  (16 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Alfonso Perez  –  30,500  (6 bb)
Seat 8.  Matthew Elsarelli  –  83,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9.  Harold Lam  –  304,000  (60 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Michael Bange  –  294,000  (58 bb)
Seat 3.  Jennifer David  –  107,500  (21 bb)
Seat 4.  Pinchas Chakchakov  –  76,500  (15 bb)
Seat 5.  Esteban Consalvo  –  250,000  (50 bb)
Seat 6.  Jason Lux  –  107,500  (21 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.
Seat 9.  Alan Feller  –  96,500  (19 bb)

And here is the prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $11,243
2nd:  $6,662
3rd:  $4,372
4th:  $3,019
5th:  $2,228
6th:  $1,770
7th:  $1,353
8th:  $979
9th:  $708
10th:  $541
11th:  $541
12th:  $541
13th:  $437

The remaining players in Event 18 ($240 Pot-Limit Omaha) just returned from break with 14 players.

These were the official chip counts at the break, with the blinds increasing to 3,000-6,000.

TABLE 1
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Vinny Pahuja  –  310,000  (51 bb)
Seat 3.  Sunny Miller  –  150,000  (25 bb)
Seat 4.  Brandon Navarrete  –  275,000  (45 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  Errol Massey  –  245,000  (40 bb)
Seat 7.  Kevin Spires  –  235,000  (39 bb)
Seat 8.  Mark Wahba  –  235,000  (39 bb)
Seat 9.  Derek McClinton  –  30,000  (5 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Gabriel Ramos  –  235,000  (39 bb)
Seat 2.  Steve Yagudaev  –  140,000  (23 bb)
Seat 3.  Seth Weinberg  –  490,000  (81 bb)
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Mike Wakefield  –  515,000  (85 bb)
Seat 6.  George Roussos  –  130,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7.  Eitan Dahan  –  160,000  (26 bb)
Seat 8.
Seat 9.  Barry Roth  –  110,000  (18 bb)

Those were the counts at the break, but there were two quick eliminations in the first five minutes back, as Steve Yagudaev (14th place) and Derek McClinton (13th) were sent to the payout desk.

Here is a look at the prizepool, along with the players already eliminated today:

1st:  $11,360
2nd:  $6,666
3rd:  $4,444
4th:  $3,091
5th:  $2,303
6th:  $1,778
7th:  $1,374
8th:  $1,010
9th:  $727
10th:  $566
11th:  $566
12th:  $566

13th:  Derek McClinton  –  $485
14th:  Steve Yagudaev  –  $485
15th:  Raj Nasta  –  $485
16th:  Perry Anglin  –  $424
17th:  Kenneth Coleman  –  $424

Poker players from around the country are arriving in big numbers today to be here in time for the start of the $10 Million Guaranteed Main Event, which starts tomorrow. So while today is a light day on the schedule (only one event — $150 NLHE — is scheduled to start today), the room is packed with poker players who want a piece of one of the largest poker pies outside of the WSOP Main Event.

The $575 mega-satellite that started at 12:00 noon has already attracted 485 players in two-and-a-half levels, and registration is open for another 45 minutes or so. Yesterday’s noon mega had a field of 600 players, awarding 60 seats into the main event.

Of course, that’s just one of the satellites that will be running today.

In the trophy events, Event 18 ($240 PLO) has just restarted with 17 players who will play down to a winner today, and Event 19 ($150 NLHE) resumes play at 3:00 pm with 13 players remaining.

Event 20 ($150 NLHE) begins at 6:00 pm, and it’s the last prelim event before the main event. The next prelim after that will be Event 22 ($300 NLHE), which starts on Monday.

Tuesday night’s action came to an end around 3:00 am with 17 players remaining in Event 18 ($240 Pot-Limit Omaha Double Stack) and 13 players remaining in Event 19 ($150 No-Limit Hold’em).

Event 18 ($240 Pot-Limit Omaha Double Stack)

Entrants:  202
Prizepool:  $40,400
First Prize:  $11,306

1.  Michael Wakefield – 550,000
2.  Seth Weinberg – 326,500
3.  Gabriel Ramos – 304,500
4.  Vinny Pahuja – 272,000
5.  Sunny Miller – 252,000
6.  Errol Massey – 219,500
7.  Brandon Navarrette – 218,000
8.  Kevin Spieres – 159,000
9.  Steve Yagudaev – 153,500
10.  Mark Wahba – 150,000
11.  Kenneth Coleman – 126,500
12.  Georgio Rousos – 125,000
13.  Eitan Dahan – 111,000
14.  Perry Anglin – 107,500
15.  Derek McLinton – 68,000
16.  Barry Roth – 52,500
17.  Raj Nasta – 19,500

Day 2 of Event 18 will begin at 1:00 pm.

Event 19 ($150 No-Limit Hold’em)

Entrants:  347
Prizepool:  $41,640
First Prize:  $11,243

1.  Michael Chaffe – 380,500
2.  Harold Lam – 304,000
3.  Michael Bange – 294,000
4.  Esteban Consalvo – 250,000
5.  Kristopher Stupicic – 237,000
6.  Jennifer David – 125,000
7.  Jason Lux – 107,500
8.  Alan Feller – 96,500
9.  Oneil McCalla – 84,500
10.  Matthew Elsarelli – 83,000
11.  Pinchas Chakchakov – 76,500
12.  Luis Bueno – 51,500
13.  Alfonso Perez – 30,500

Day 2 of Event 19 will begin at 3:00 pm.

In addition to mega-satellites running throughout the day (Tuesday’s noon mega-satellite awarded 60 seats into the $10 Million Guaranteed Main Event), there is only trophy event that begins tomorrow (Wednesday) — Event 20 ($150 No-Limit Hold’em), which starts at 6:00 pm.

The $5,300 No-Limit Hold’em Main Event with a $10 Million Guarantee begins on Thursday, and top players from around the country are already arriving into town, ready to play.

There are currently two trophy events in progress, along with a couple of satellites into the $10 Million Guaranteed Main Event.

It’s currently a dinner break for the final 63 players in Event 18 ($240 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Double Stack), and the average stack is about 51,000 (63 big blinds).

The final 27 players will finish in the money, and here is the prizepool they’re playing for:

EVENT 18 PRIZEPOOL

1st:  $11,360
2nd:  $6,666
3rd:  $4,444
4th:  $3,091
5th:  $2,303
6th:  $1,778
7th:  $1,374
8th:  $1,010
9th:  $727
10th-12th:  $566
13th-15th:  $485
16th-18th:  $424
19th-27th:  $364

Event 19 ($150 No-Limit Hold’em) is down to the final 90 players from a field of 347. The average stack is about 23,000 (38 big blinds).

The final 36 players will finish in the money, and here is the prizepool they’re playing for:

EVENT 19 PRIZEPOOL

1st:  $11,243
2nd:  $6,662
3rd:  $4,372
4th:  $3,019
5th:  $2,228
6th:  $1,770
7th:  $1,353
8th:  $979
9th:  $708
10th-12th:  $541
13th-15th:  $437
16th-18th:  $375
19th-27th:  $312
28th-36th:  $271