High Roller: Joe McGuire – 3rd Place ($150,000)

$25,400 Big 4 High Roller
Prize Pool:  $1,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 40

Joe McGuire

After running ace-queen into Brock Wilson’s pocket kings, Joe McGuire was down to 60,000 and in the big blind.

Justin Zaki went all in for 3,100,000 from the button, Wilson folded his small blind, and McGuire was forced all in for 30,000 in the big blind.

Zaki:  9c4d
McGuire:  Qc6c

The board came KhTd9dAh5d, giving Zaki a pair of nines to win the pot and eliminate McGuire in third place.

McGuire, who won his seat into the High Roller through our exclusive Splash the Pot freeroll, finished in third place for $150,000.

Justin Zaki  –  3,180,000  (106 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  820,000  (27 bb)
Joe McGuire  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($150,000)

Championship: David Greufe Doubles Into the Chip Lead

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 32:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 673

David Greufe
David Greufe

David Greufe raised to 750,000 from the button and Joe McKeehen called in the big blind.

The flop was AsTd9h, McKeehen checked, Greufe continued for 425,000, and McKeehen called.

The turn was the 3s, McKeehen checked, and Greufe checked.

The river was the Th, McKeehen bet 2,150,000, Greufe used a Time Chip and went all in for 11,200,000, and McKeehen used a Time Chip of his own before he called with JsTc for trip tens with a jack kicker.

Greufe, however, tabled QsTs for trip tens with a queen kicker to win the pot and double into the chip lead.

David Greufe  –  25,075,000  (83 bb)
Joe McKeehen  –  8,600,000  (29 bb)

Winner:  $40,000 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy

Joe McKeehen:  $422,600
David Greufe:  $390,804

Championship: David Greufe Doubles to Nearly Tie Things Up with Joe McKeehen

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 673

Joe McKeehen and David Greufe
Joe McKeehen (left) and David Greufe (right)

David Greufe limped for 250,000, Joe McKeehen raised from the big blind to 875,000, and Greufe limp-shoved all in for 7,925,000.

McKeehen called with Ac10c, and Greufe turned over 8s8c. It was a race situation, and Greufe needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came Jc9d6cKh6h, and McKeehen flopped a flush draw and turned a gutshot straight draw, but missed all of his outs on the river. The pocket eights held up for Greufe to win the pot and double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Joe McKeehen  –  17,575,000  (70 bb)
Seat 2.  David Greufe  –  16,100,000  (64 bb)

Winner:  $40,000 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy

Joe McKeehen:  $422,600
David Greufe:  $390,804

Championship: Joe McKeehen Builds His Lead Back to 4-to-1 Over David Greufe

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 31:  125,000/250,000 with a 250,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 673

Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

After a flop of Ks5s4c, David Greufe checked, Joe McKeehen bet 375,000 from the button, and Greufe called.

The turn card was the 9s, and both players checked.

The river card paired the board with the 4s, Greufe bet 1,400,000, and McKeehen called. Greufe showed 7d6d for a seven-high bluff (he missed his straight), and McKeehen turned over 10s5d to win the pot with a ten-high spade flush to increase his lead back to 4-to-1.

Seat 1.  Joe McKeehen  –  27,075,000 (108 bb)
Seat 2.  David Greufe  –  6,600,000  (26 bb)

Winner:  $40,000 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy

Joe McKeehen:  $422,600
David Greufe:  $390,804

Championship: David Greufe Doubles Up Again Thru Joe McKeehen

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 673

David Greufe
David Greufe

With the board showing 7c5c2s4d on the turn and roughly 2.3 million in the pot, David Greufe got it all in from the big blind for 3,150,000 with 6c3d for a seven-high straight.

McKeehen turned over JsJh for an overpair, and he was drawing dead.

The meaningless river card was the Kc, and Greufe won the pot with his straight to double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Joe McKeehen  –  25,000,000  (125 bb)
Seat 2.  David Greufe  –  8,675,000  (43 bb)

Winner:  $40,000 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy

Joe McKeehen:  $422,600
David Greufe:  $390,804

Championship: David Greufe Doubles Thru Joe McKeehen; McKeehen Still Leads 4-to-1

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 30:  100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 673

David Greufe
David Greufe

David Greufe limped for 200,000, Joe McKeehen raised from the big blind to 700,000, and Greufe called.

The flop came Qs10s4c, McKeehen checked, Greufe bet 450,000, and McKeehen check-raised to 1,100,000. Greufe three-bet all in for 2,475,000, and McKeehen called with 8s2s for a spade flush draw.

Greufe turned over 9s7s for a higher spade flush draw, and he was momentarily in the lead with nine high. Greufe needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card was the 6h, the river card was the 7d, and Greufe won the pot with a pair of sevens to double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Joe McKeehen  –  27,125,000  (136 bb)
Seat 2.  David Greufe  –  6,550,000  (33 bb)

Winner:  $40,000 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy

Joe McKeehen:  $422,600
David Greufe:  $390,804

Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

Event 52: Niall Costigan – 4th Place ($43,000)

$3,000 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $500,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  10,000/20,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 184

Niall Costigan

Mehmet Siginc raised to 40,000 from the button, Niall Costigan three-bet to 140,000 from the big blind, and Siginc called.

The flop was Jh7d5d, Costigan bet 60,000, and Siginc called.

The turn was the Qs, Costigan checked, Siginc went all in with a bigger stack, and Costigan called all in for roughly 550,000 with AdQd for a pair of queens with a flush draw, leading Siginc’s KdTc for open-ended straight draw.

The river was the Ac, giving Siginc an ace-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Costigan in fourth place.

Mehmet Siginc  –  2,090,000  (105 bb)
Niall Costigan  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($43,000)

With three players remaining from the field of 184 entries, the average stack is about 1,530,000  (77 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $58,000.

Event 52: Colby Covington Leads the Final Four Players at Break

$3,000 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $500,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 23:  10,000/20,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 184

Colby Covington

With four players remaining from the field of 184 entries, the average stack is about 1,150,000 (58 big blinds).

Seat 1.  Ken Fishman  –  955,000  (48 bb)
Seat 2.  Niall Costigan  –  770,000  (39 bb)
Seat 3.  Colby Covingon  –  1,955,000  (98 bb)
Seat 4.  Mehmet Siginc  –  910,000  (46 bb)

1st:  $116,400 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $78,000
3rd:  $58,000
4th:  $43,000

5th:  James Marzo  –  $32,500
6th:  Olvenso Savoie  –  $24,900
7th:  Jacob Kauffman  –  $19,100
8th:  Cherish Andrews  –  $14,900
9th:  Michael Berk  –  $11,700

Championship: David Greufe Doubles Thru Joe McKeehen

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 673

David Greufe
David Greufe

Four hands after Joe McKeehen took a huge lead, David Greufe limped from the button for 150,000, and McKeehen checked his option in the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of Kd10s6sJc, McKeehen checked, Greufe bet 250,000, and McKeehen called.

The river card was the 3s, McKeehen checked, and Greufe bet 875,000, leaving himself a single 25K chip behind.

McKeehen said he might use a Time Chip here (he hasn’t used one all tournament), but he ended up calling before his time ran out.

Greufe showed AhQc to win the pot with an ace-high straight, and McKeehen mucked. Greufe effectively doubled up in chips.

Seat 1.  Joe McKeehen  –  30,950,000  (206 bb)
Seat 2.  David Greufe  –  2,725,000  (18 bb)

Winner:  $40,000 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy

Joe McKeehen:  $422,600
David Greufe:  $390,804