$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  93 of 865

94th:  Bala Patur  –  $9,700
95th:  Bryce McVay  –  $9,700
96th:  Tony Cousineau  –  $9,700
97th:  Eric Afriat  –  $9,700
98th:  Andrew Becker  – $9,700
99th:  Ryan Riess  –  $9,700
100th:  Yuk Mui  –  $9,700
101st:  Marco Rodriguez  –  $9,700
102nd:  Jordan Sparagana  –  $9,700
103rd:  Jake Schwartz  –  $9,700
104th:  Peter Park  –  $9,700
105th:  Glenn Fishbein  –  $9,700
106th:  Ryan Fair  –  $9,700
107th:  Dmitry Bedny  –  $9,700
108th:  Landon Tice  –  $9,700
109th:  Robert Gentile  –  $9,700

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  93 of 865

Bala Patur moved all in from the cutoff for 158,000, Clemen Deng reraised from the button to 500,000, and the blinds folded.

Patur turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Deng’s .

The board came , and Deng won the pot with his ten to eliminate Patur in 94th place.

Clemen Deng  –  1,715,000  (143 bb)
Bala Patur  –  Eliminated in 94th Place  ($9,700)

With 93 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 397,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money, guaranteed at least $11,200.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 18:  6,000/12,000 with a 12,000 ante
Players Remaining:  95 of 865

Tony Cousineau was all in short from the big blind with , and Michael Morton had him covered holding on the button.

The final board read , and Cousineau was eliminated in 96th place for a payday worth $9,700. Morton stacked up 510,000 after collecting the pot.

Michael Morton – 510,000 (42 bb)
Tony Cousineau – Eliminated in 96th Place ($,9700)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  105 of 865

Ryan Fair raised to 55,000 (leaving 5,000 behind) from UTG+1 and Dylan Smith called on the button.

The flop was , Fair checked, Smith bet, and Fair called all in for 5,000.

Fair: 
Smith: 

The turn and river completed the board, giving Smith a nine-high straight to eliminate Fair.

Dylan Smith  –  795,000  (80 bb)
Ryan Fair  –  Eliminated in 106th Place  ($9,700)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  109 of 865

On the first hand post money bubble, Alex Foxen raised in early position and James Carroll (who sneaked into money with 4,000) called all in from the button with , leading Foxen’s .

The board ran out , safe for Carroll to survive.

James Carroll  –  26,000  (3 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  240,000  (24 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  109 of 865

With 110 players remaining, the tournament staff announced that all tables should finish the hands in progress and then stop to begin hand-for-hand play on the Money Bubble.

In one of those hands, with the final board showing and roughly 300K in the pot, Aaron Mermelstein checked from middle position, and Carlos Guerrero moved all in for about 550,000.

Mermelstein went into the tank for a long time, using several Time Chips. During that time, Aaron Overton busted at the next table to burst the Money Bubble. But Mermelstein continued to tank, using more Time Chips.

Mermelstein eventually folded, and Guerrero took the pot.

Carlos Guerrero  –  875,000  (88 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein  –  320,000  (32 bb)

This hand started before the Money Bubble, and ended with the bubble burst and the remaining players in the money, guaranteed at least $9,700 each.

With 109 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 397,000 (40 big blinds).

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  109 of 865

Aaron Overton moved all in under the gun for 151,000, and Bin Weng called from the cutoff with . Overton turned over , and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Weng paired his ace on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Overton on the Money Bubble.

Bin Weng  –  640,000  (64 bb)
Aaron Overton  –  Eliminated on the Money Bubble

When Overton was eliminated, there was another hand still in progress with Carlos Guerrero shoving the river against Aaron Mermelstein. Mermelstein tanked for a long time, starting before Overton’s elimination and ending after it, but Mermelstein eventually folded, leaving Overton as the sole bustout on the Money Bubble.

With 109 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 397,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are in the money and guaranteed at least $9,700 each.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  111 of 865

Alex Foxen raised from the cutoff and Mark Davidoff called in the big blind.

The flop was , Davidoff checked, Foxen bet 15,000, Davidoff check-raised to 55,000, Foxen reraised to 110,000, and Davidoff called.

The turn was the , Davidoff checked, and Foxen checked.

The river was the , Davidoff checked, Foxen bet roughly 238,000, and Davidoff called.

Foxen showed for nines and eights, but Davidoff tabled for a set of sevens to win the pot.

Mark Davidoff  –  998,000  (100 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  170,000  (17 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  111 of 865

With the board showing on the turn and about 100K already in the pot, Zhen Cai checked from the big blind, Jesse Lonis bet 67,000 from under the gun, and Cai check-raised all in for 138,000.

Lonis called with for a diamond flush draw with a gutshot straight draw, and Cai turned over . Cai needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Cai won the pot with his pocket kings to double up two spots away from the money.

Zhen Cai  –  375,000  (38 bb)
Jesse Lonis  –  330,000  (33 bb)

With 111 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 390,000 (39 big blinds). The final 109 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $9,700.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  112 of 865

Aaron Mermelstein was all in from the small blind for 183,000 with , and needed it to hold to stay alive against the of the player in the cutoff.

The board came , and Mermelstein flopped a set of sevens and turned quads to win the pot and double up in chips.

Aaron Mermelstein  –  386,000  (39 bb)

With 112 players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 386,000 (39 big blinds). The final 109 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $9,700.