$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  490

Shawn Cunix raised to 1,400 preflop from the hijack, and Brian Altman reraised to 5,200 from the small blind. Cunix called before the flop was dealt , and then Altman bet 3,000. Cunix raised to 7,000, and Altman called.

The turn fell , Cunix bet 9,000, and Altman called. The river delivered the , Cunix moved all in for 19,200, and Altman called to cover him.

Altman showed but Cunix held to win the hand. Cunix doubled up to survive with 80,800, and Atlman was down to 40,500 after the hand.

Shawn Cunix – 80,800 (134 bb)
Brian Altman – 40,500 (67 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  490

The entry for Flight B is nearing 500 and we are counting down to 523, the number needed to push the prize pool over $5,000,000. Another milestone in a series full of them.

A few recent arrivals include Esther Taylor, Lexy Gavin (straight from commentating on the Poker Night in America live stream), Caleb Piderit, and Ryan Hogan.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  476

John Compton was all in preflop on a short stack with in the hole from late position, and UTG had him covered holding .

The board was dealt , and Compton survived with 13,200 after the pot was chopped.

John Compton – 13,200 (22 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  480

A player got his short stack all in from the cutoff with , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Fikret Kovac in the big blind.

The board came , and Kovac caught runner-runner clubs to win the pot with a flush to eliminate his opponent.

Fikret Kovac  –  155,000  (258 bb)

The tournament clock shows 480 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 988. Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool has already smashed the $3 million guarantee, and it’s currently worth more than $4.79 million and counting.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  475

A player limped from the cutoff for 600, and Jordan Cristos raised big from the button to 7,000. But then Brian Altman moved all in for about 45,000.

The original limper folded, and Cristos tanked for a long time before he also folded. Altman took the pot.

Brian Altman  –  53,000  (88 bb)
Jordan Cristos  –  34,000  (57 bb)

The tournament clock shows 475 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 983. Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool has already smashed the $3 million guarantee, and it’s currently worth more than $4.76 million and counting.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  469

UTG+1 was all in preflop for a short stack with in the hole, and AJ Gambino had him covered holding from late position.

The board ran out , and UTG+1 was eliminated from the tournament. Gambino stacked up 154,000 after collecting the pot, and he is now among the chip leaders on Day 1B.

AJ Gambino – 154,000 (256 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  458

The players returned from break to begin Level 5, with increased blinds of 300-600 with a 600 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up two players with at least 150K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  David Jackson  –  186,700  (311 bb)
2.  A.J. Gambino  –  154,800  (258 bb)
3.  Quan Tran  –  150,700  (251 bb)

The tournament clock shows 458 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 966. Registration remains open with a single re-entry option until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool has already smashed the $3 million guarantee, and it’s currently worth more than $4.68 million and counting.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  439

Vanessa Kade raised under the gun, Steve Blackmon called from the button, and Ruben Perez reraised from the big blind to 6,000. Kade moved all in for 14,000, and Blackmon, who didn’t see Kade’s all-in bet, called 6,000.

At that point, Blackmon was given the option of forfeiting the 6,000, or calling the full 14,000. He thought for a while before he called, and then Perez five-bet all in over the top for 33,400.

Blackmon waited for an exact count and thought for a while before he called the 33,400, and all three players turned over their cards. Here they are in descending order of chip stacks:

Steve Blackmon:  
Ruben Perez:  
Vanessa Kade:  

The board came , and Perez flopped a set to Kade’s gutshot straight draw, but Kade improved no further. Perez won the pot with his of jacks to double thru Blackmon and eliminate Kade.

Ruben Perez  –  81,600  (163 bb)
Steve Blackmon  –  53,000  (106 bb)
Vanessa Kade  –  Eliminated

The tournament clock shows 439 entries so far here on Day 1B, for a two-day total of 947. Registration remains open with a single re-entry until the start of Level 9, around 9:15 pm. The prizepool has already smashed the $3 million guarantee, and it’s currently worth more than $4.59 million and counting.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  435

A player in middle position raised to open the pot, and Dominique Mosley reraised all in fr 7,500 from the big blind. Middle position called to cover him so they flipped over their cards.

Mosley:
Middle Position:

Board:

Mosley doubled up to survive with 16,300 after collecting the pot.

Dominique Mosley – 16,300 (32 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  410

Vinny Pahuja raised to 1,200 preflop UTG+1, and the big blind called before the flop fell .  Pahuja bet another 1,200, and the big blind check-called before the turn was dealt .

Both players checked to the on the river, and then they checked again. The big blind showed , but Pahuja had to win the hand. Pahuja stacked up 41,000 after collecting the pot.

Vinny Pahuja – 41,000 (82 bb)