Championship Day 1A: Brian Adams vs. Ruben Perez

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  325

Brian Adams

All the cards were out on the table when Brian Adams was all in for 18,400 from the big blind, and Ruben Perez had him covered UTG+1. Here is a look at the cards.

Adams: As4s
Perez: Js9s

Board: 9h6s2h7s8s

Adams doubled up to survive with 37,800, and Perez held 54,000 after the hand.

Brian Adams – 37,800 (94 bb)
Ruben Perez – 54,000 (135 bb)

Event 29: Live-Stream Final Table Set to Go

$2,200 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 21:  10,000/15,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 229

Blake Bohn is the chip leader coming back for the final table

The $2,200 Deep Stack tournament reached the last seven players late on Thursday night and they return this afternoon at 2 pm to play it out for the title on the Poker Night in America stage.

Blake Bohn leads coming back but there’s a table full of tough competition trying to catch him. Everyone locked up $15,575 last night with $107,155 and the SHRPO trophy up top for the Event 29 champ.

Seat 1:  Blake Bohn  –  1,630,000  (109 bb)
Seat 2:  Landon Tice  –  270,000  (18 bb)
Seat 3:  Johnny Landreth  –  1,245,000  (83 bb)
Seat 4:  Elvis Toomas  –  440,000  (29 bb)
Seat 5:  Daniel Couzens  –  625,000  (42 bb)
Seat 6:  Ian O’Hara  –  400,000  (27 bb)
Seat 7:  Brock Wilson  –  195,000  (13 bb)

1st: $107,155 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $74,495
3rd: $46,945
4th: $28,555
5th: $22,055
6th: $18,275
7th: $15,575

Championship Day 1A: More Additions

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  310

Shaun Deeb

The entry count jumped over 300 after the first break as more players wake and make their way to the Grand Ballroom.

Some recent additions include Shaun Deeb, Farid Jattin, Mukul and Vinny Pahuja, Anthony Zinno, and the Massey brothers Aaron and Ralph.

Farid Jattin

Super High Roller: Five Players Return for Day 2

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 25

Byron Kaverman

The Super High Roller featured the biggest buy-in on the 2022 SHRPO schedule and we had 25 entries post the $50,000 to get in. They played down to the money on Day 1 and five players return this afternoon at 2 pm to find our champ.

Seat 1:  Byron Kaverman  –  1,174,000  (117 bb)
Seat 2:  Krishna Lawrence  –  535,000  (54 bb)
Seat 3:  Sergio Aido  –  923,000  (92 bb)
Seat 4:  Elio Fox  –  376,000  (38 bb)
Seat 5:  David Peters  –  115,000  (12 bb)

1st:  $485,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $303,125
3rd:  $194,000
4th:  $133,375
5th:  $97,000

Championship Day 1A: Chance Kornuth vs. Joe McKeehen

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  300

Chance Kornuth

There was 3,000 in the pot, and the flop read AdKh2s when Joe McKeehen (pictured below) bet 1,000. Chance Kornuth (pictured above) called, and then both players checked the 4h on the turn.

They also checked the Qc on the river, and McKeehen showed 9s7s. Kornuth revealed 7c7h to win the hand. Kornuth stacked up 31,500, and McKeehen held 44,500 after the hand.

Chance Kornuth – 31,500 (78 bb)
Joe McKeehen – 44,500 (111 bb)

Joe McKeehen

Event 28: H.O.R.S.E. Final Table Ready

$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 19:  8,000/16,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 72

Christina Hill
Christina Hill leads the Day 2 return

The $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. began with 72 players in the freeze-out and the field is down to the last nine players. They return this afternoon at 2 pm to begin playing the final table and won’t stop until we have another champion.

Christina Hill leads a tough group that includes Gabe Ramos going for his record-tying eighth major Hollywood title and Phil Hui looking for his sixth (and second of the series). Everyone is guaranteed at least $2,800 while the Event 28 champ will take home $24,045 and the SHRPO trophy.

Action gets underway at 2 pm and we will hit the highlights along the way.

Seat 1:  Gabe Ramos  –  152,000  (9.5 big bets)
Seat 2:  Kai Hicks  –  148,000  (9 big bets)
Seat 3:  Phil Hui  –  170,000  (11 big bets)
Seat 4:  Filippos Stavrakis  –  110,000  (7 big bets)
Seat 5:  Salah Levy  –  126,000  (8 big bets)
Seat 6:  Christina Hill  –  311,000  (19 big bets)
Seat 7:  Mark Hurst  –  52,000  (3 big bets)
Seat 8:  Tony Cousineau  –  265,000  (16 big bets)
Seat 9:  Dylan Smith  –  138,000  (9 big bets)

1st:  $24,045 + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $14,000
3rd:  $8,555
4th:  $6,115
5th:  $4,715
6th:  $3,665
7th:  $3,145
8th-9th:  $2,800

Championship Day 1A: Vanessa Kade Grabs One

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  255

Vanessa Kade

Ryan Van Sanford bet 800 preflop from middle position, and Dimitri Vorbe called from late position. The hijack and Vanessa Kade (button) also called before the flop was dealt 4d2h2s.

Van Sanford then bet 1,000, Vorbe called, and the hijack called before Kade raised to 4,000. Van Sanford and Vorbe folded, and the hijack called before the turn fell 5s.

Both remaining players checked to the 8s on the river, and Kade bet 10,000. The hijack check-folded so Kade stacked up 53,500.

Vanessa Kade – 53,500 (267 bb)

Championship Day 1A: Familiar Faces

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1A Entries:  248

Brian Altman

The SHRPO Championship is nearing 250 entries heading to the first break, a nice turnout for the early afteroon.

Some friendly faces are with us today including two-time WPT Lucky Hearts Poker Open champ Briant Altman, WSOP and PokerGo sideline reporter Jeff Platt, and two-time WPT champ Jonathan Little.

Jeff Platt
Jonathan Little