Championship: Joel Harwood Eliminated in 12th Place by Shannon Shorr

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  11 of 1,070

Joel Harwood
Joel Harwood

Joel Harwood raised under the gun to 250,000, Shannon Shorr reraised from the hijack to 675,000, and Harwood called.

The flop came QdJs4h, Harwood moved all in for about 900,000, and Shorr called with JhJd for a set of jacks. Harwood turned over KsQc for a pair of queens, and he needed to catch something runner-runner to stay alive.

The turn card was the 2d, the river was the 8d, and Shorr won the pot with his set of jacks to eliminate Harwood in 12th place.

Shannon Shorr  –  10,700,000  (107 bb)
Joel Harwood  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($68,500)

With 11 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 3,900,000 (39 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $68,500 each.

Action will continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon.

Joel Harwood and Loni Hui
Joel Harwood posed behind his daughter, Loni Hui, after the Money Bubble burst in this event yesterday.

Championship: David Pham Eliminated in 13th Place by Mike Leah; Omer Rotman Triples Up

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  12 of 1,070

David “The Dragon” Pham

Omer Rotman raised all in for 850,000 from the hijack, Mike Leah reraised from the small blind, and David Pham called all in for about 1,150,000 in the big blind with 9d9s.

Rotman showed TsTd, while Leah had both covered with AcAd.

The board ran out KcTc8hJd8s, giving Rotman tens full of eights to triple up.

Pham, meanwhile, was eliminated in a small side pot against Leah.

Omer Rotman  –  2,650,000  (27 bb)
Mike Leah  –  2,425,000  (24 bb)
David Pham  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($53,710)

With 12 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 3,550,000 (36 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $68,500 each.

Action will continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon.

Event 43: Final Two Tables Seating Chart

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  10,000/20,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 411

Table 23:
Seat 1: Nitis Udornpim
Seat 2: Zyad Qasem
Seat 3: Frederick Attias
Seat 4: Joseph Cheong
Seat 5: Brian Altman
Seat 6: Larry Hirschfield
Seat 7: Grant Wang
Seat 8: Leonard August
Seat 9: Aleksandr Gofman

Table 24:
Seat 1: Nicholas Manganero
Seat 2: Chance Kornuth
Seat 3: Frank Lagodich
Seat 4: Michael Rocco
Seat 5: Dan Sepiol
Seat 6:  Michael Wang
Seat 7: Hamed Zia
Seat 8: Bin Weng
Seat 9: Jacob Kauffman

Championship: Omer Rotman Doubles Thru Mike Leah

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,070

Omer Rotman
Omer Rotman

Omer Rotman raised all in for 350,000 from the cutoff, and Mike Leah called in the big blind.

Rotman:  Ah8d
Leah:  Ac6d

The board came Kc7s5s4h6c, giving Rotman an eight-high straight to double up.

Omer Rotman  –  850,000  (9 bb)
Mike Leah  –  3,300,000  (33 bb)

Championship: Farid Jattin Above 8 Million

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,070

Farid Jattin

Asher Neaman raised to 350,000 from the cutoff, and Farid Jattin called in the big blind.

They checked to the river of a Js9c9hAc3c board where Jattin bet 500,000. Neaman raised to 1,300,000, and Jattin beat him into the pot with a call.

Neaman showed QdTc, while Jattin tabled AhQs for aces and nines to win the pot.

Farid Jattin  –  8,300,000  (83 b)
Asher Neaman  –  4,100,000  (41 bb)

Championship: James Mendoza Eliminated in 14th Place by Koray Aldemir

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  13 of 1,070

James Mendoza
James Mendoza

Koray Aldemir raised from the cutoff to 200,000, James Mendoza moved all in from the small blind for 1,325,000, and Aldemir called with AhJh.

Mendoza turned over Kd6d, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Kc10c7s9d8c, and Mendoza paired his king on the flop and rivered a ten-high straight, but Aldemir rivered a jack-high straight to win the pot and eliminate Mendoza in 14th place.

Koray Aldemir  –  4,400,000  (44 bb)
James Mendoza  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($53,710)

With 13 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 3,300,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $53,710 each.

Action will continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon.

Championship: David Pham Doubles Thru Shannon Shorr

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,070

David Pham

Shannon Shorr raised to 200,000 from the hijack, David Pham three-bet all in for 550,000 from the small blind, and Shorr called.

Shorr:  4s4c
Pham:  5s5c

The board ran out AsQc5dJc2c, giving Pham a set of fives to double up.

David Pham  –  1,300,000   (13 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  8,900,000  (89 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 3,050,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $53,710 each.

Action will continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon.

Championship: Ryan Riess Doubles Thru Koray Aldemir

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,070

Ryan Riess
Ryan Riess

In a hand between two WSOP Main Event champions, Koray Aldemir (2021 WSOP Champion) raised from the hijack to 200,000, Ryan Riess (2013 WSOP Champion) moved all in from the small blind for 700,000, and Aldemir thought for a bit before he called with Ac7c.

Riess turned over 8h8d, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came 9c5c4dKh2s, and the pocket eights held up for Riess to win the pot and double up in chips.

Ryan Riess  –  1,600,000  (16 bb)
Koray Aldemir  –  3,175,000  (32 bb)

With 14 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 3,050,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $53,710 each.

Action will continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon.

Championship: Back at It

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 27:  50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining:  14 of 1,070

The players have returned from dinner break and the cards are back in the air.

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Omer Rotman  –  1,050,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2.  Shannon Shorr  –  8,700,000  (87 bb)
Seat 3.
Seat 4.  Farid Jattin  –  6,875,000  (69 bb)
Seat 5.  Mike Leah  –  3,250,000  (33 bb)
Seat 6.  David Pham  –  1,075,000  (11 bb)
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Asher Neaman  –  5,400,000  (54 bb)
Seat 9.  Joel Harwood  –  1,825,000  (18 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  1,650,000  (17 bb)
Seat 2.  Kitty Kuo  –  850,000  (9 bb)
Seat 3.  Koray Aldemir  –  3,875,000  (39 bb)
Seat 4.  Jim Collopy  –  2,500,000  (25 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.  James Mendoza  –  2,400,000  (24 bb)
Seat 7.  Ryan Riess  –  900,000  (9 bb)
Seat 8.
Seat 9.  Nadya Magnus  –  2,475,000  (25 bb)

Here are the remaining payouts:

1st:  $859,775 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $616,305
3rd:  $399,850
4th:  $295,595
5th:  $223,925
6th:  $180,130
7th:  $148,885
8th:  $118,115
9th-10th:  $87,960
11th-12th:  $68,500
13th-14th:  $53,710

With 14 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 3,050,000 (31 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $53,710 each.

Action will continue tonight until there are nine players remaining for tomorrow’s final table, scheduled to begin at 12:00 noon.