$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Brandon Kessous raised to 350,000 preflop from the cutoff, and Loni Hui reraised all in for 1.4 million on the small blind. Kessous called and the two players flipped over their cards.

Kessous:
Hui:

Board:

Hui was eliminated in seventh place for a payout worth $103,000, and Kessous was up to 12,050,000 after collecting the pot.

Brandon Kessous – 12,050,000 (80 bb)
Loni Hui – Eliminated in Sixth Place ($103,000)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 67

Jonathan Jaffe raised under the gun to 65,000, Alex Foxen reraised from middle position to 160,000, and Bryn Kenney moved all in from the big blind for 740,000. Jaffe called, and Foxen folded.

Kenney showed , and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Jaffe’s .

Foxen smiled and said, “I knew they were both weak.”

The board came , and Jaffe turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Kenney won the pot with his pocket aces to double up in chips.

Bryn Kenney  –  1,685,000  (56 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  60,000  (2 bb)

The next hand, Jaffe was forced all in blind from the big blind, and Kenney was the one who knocked him out.

Bryn Kenney  –  1,745,000  (58 bb)
Jonathan Jaffe  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($62,900)

With six players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,115,000 (37 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $77,800 each.

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 323

Over in the $3,000 No-Limit Hold’em event, Manny Amaro was just eliminated in ninth place by Trace Henderson.

Trace Henderson  –  1,300,000  (52 bb)
Manny Amaro  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($19,200)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,010,000 (40 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $24,400 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 865

Loni Hui raised all in preflop for 1,050,000 UTG+1, and Brandon Kessous called to cover her on the big blind. The two players then flipped overt their cards.

Hui:
Kessous:

Board:

The board ran out a chopped pot so Hui held 1.15 million while Kessous retained his chip lead with 14.25 million.

Barndon Kessous – 14,250,000 (114 bb)
Loni Hui – 1,150,000 (9 bb)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 67

Daniel Rezaei was all in from the hijack for 145,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Jonathan Jaffe in the big blind.

The board came , and the pocket eights held up for Jaffe to win the pot and eliminate Rezaei in eighth place.

Jonathan Jaffe  –  820,000  (27 bb)
Daniel Rezaei  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($54,600)

With seven players remaining, the average chip stack is around 955,000 (32 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $62,900 each.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 67

Brock Wilson was just eliminated from the small blind with against the of Alex Foxen.

The final board was , and Wilson flopped an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Foxen won the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate Wilson in ninth place.

Alex Foxen  –  3,175,000  (127 bb)
Brock Wilson  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($52,900)

With eight players remaining, the average chip stack is around 840,000 (34 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $54,600 each.

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 15:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 67

The final nine players have returned to play down to a winner this afternoon as part of the SHRPO Big 4. Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  228,000  (9 bb)
Seat 2.  Brandon Wilson  –  956,000  (38 bb)
Seat 3.  Bryn Kenney  –  894,000  (36 bb)
Seat 4.  Jonathan Jaffe  –  550,000  (22 bb)
Seat 5.  Darren Elias  –  381,000  (15 bb)
Seat 6.  Alex Foxen  –  2,946,000  (118 bb)
Seat 7.  Dan Sepiol  –  368,000  (15 bb)
Seat 8.  Brock Wilson  –  171,000  (7 bb)
Seat 9.  Daniel Rezaei  –  202,000  (8 bb)

And here are the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $518,800 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $360,000
3rd:  $220,100
4th:  $152,300
5th:  $102,600
6th:  $77,800
7th:  $62,900
8th:  $54,600
9th:  $52,900

Everything is set and ready to go, so it’s time to shuffle up and deal!

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 865

Brandon Kessous raised to 325,000 preflop under the gun, and Loni Hui called on the hijack. Tyler Montoya also called on the button.

The first three cards were dealt , and Kessous bet 350,000, Hui called, and Montoya folded.

The turn fell , Hui bet 1.1 million, and Kessous called. The river then delivered the , Hui bet 1.8 million, and Kessous thought for a moment before calling.

Hui showed down , but Kessous revealed to win the hand (if you go back and watch the live stream you can see after the fact that Montoya had folded pocket eights earlier in the hand as well). Kessous was over 10.6 million, and Hui was down to just under 1.4 million after the hand.

Brandon Kessous – 10,675,000 (85 bb)
Loni Hui – 1,375,000 (11 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 28:  75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 865

SHRPO Championship Live-Stream

Paul Snead raised UTG+1 to 250,000, Sterling Savill moved all in from the hijack for 1,975,000, and Snead thought for a while before he called with .

Savill turned over , and needed them to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Snead flopped a set of sevens to Savill’s gutshot straight draw, and the set held up for Snead to win the pot and eliminate Savill in eighth place.

Paul Snead  –  10,200,000  (82 bb)
Sterling Savill  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($80,000)

With seven players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 6,175,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $103,000 each.

$400 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100

If you’d rather not put $10,000 up for a Deep Stack tournament, we have something lower for other bankrolls. Starting at 1 pm, SHRPO Event 59 is a $400 Deep Stack with tons of value and a trophy at the end.

Players sits with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 5:30 pm.

• Players begin with 20,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 59 Structure Sheet