$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 6:  1,500/3,000 with a 3,000 ante
Entries:  49

The entry count for the Big 4 High Roller is nearing the half-century mark with 49 in the game right now and another four hours remaining to register (or re-enter if that’s an option).

Recent additions include Jake Schindler, Aaron Mermelstein, Taylor Wilson (fresh from his Championship 30th place finish), David Coleman (27th in the Championship), Chad Eveslage, and Jerry Wong.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  25 of 1,070

Natasha Mercier raised to 100,000 from the cutoff, Christian Harder three-bet all in for 330,000 from the button, Farid Jattin four-bet to about 650,000 from the small blind, and Mercier folded.

Harder: 
Jattin: 

The board ran out , no help to Harder, ending his tournament in 26th place.

Farid Jattin  –  5,600,000  (112 bb)
Christian Harder  –  Eliminated in 26th Place  ($25,790)

With 25 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,710,000 (34 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $25,790 each.

The field will play as long as it takes today to reach the nine-handed final table, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 12:00 noon.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 1,070

Philipe Pizzari Pinto raised to 105,000 from early position, Mike Leah three-bet to 730,000 (leaving 5,000 behind) from middle position, Alexander Stewart four-bet all in for about 1,175,000 from the hijack, and Pinto folded. Leah used a few time extensions before he called all in.

Leah: 
Stewart: 

The board ran out , giving Leah aces and nines to double through Stewart.

Mike Leah  –  1,700,000  (34 bb)
Alexander Stewart  –  445,000  (9 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  26 of 1,070

Asher Conniff raised from early position, James Mendoza called in the small blind, and David Coleman called in the big blind.

The flop was , and action checked to Conniff who continued for 90,000. Only Coleman called.

The turn was the , Coleman checked, Conniff went all in with a covering stack, and Coleman called all in for roughly 300,000 with for an eight-high straight, leading Conniff’s for a flush draw.

The river was the , giving Conniff a king-high flush to eliminate Coleman in 27th place.

Asher Conniff  –  1,960,000  (39 bb)
David Coleman  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  ($25,790)

With 26 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,645,000 (33 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $25,790 each.

The field will play as long as it takes today to reach the nine-handed final table, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 12:00 noon.

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:  53 of 411

The field is one away from the money bubble with hand-for-hand play currently underway. Every player remaining will cash for at least $4,479 when another player busts.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 1,070

James Mendoza raised from middle position, and Ryan Riess called from the big blind.

The flop came , Riess checked, Mendoza moved all in, and Riess called all in for 135,000 with for a pair of queens.

Mendoza turned over , and Riess needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The turn card paired the board with the , the river card was the , and Riess won the pot with two pair, queens and nines, to double up in chips.

Ryan Riess  –  500,000  (13 bb)
James Mendoza  –  1,800,000  (45 bb)

With 27 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,585,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $25,790 each.

The field will play as long as it takes today to reach the nine-handed final table, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 12:00 noon.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 1,070

After the elimination of Chris O’Hara in 28th place, the remaining players redraw for seats at the final three tables. Everyone is also reset to exactly six non-transferable Time Chips.

Here is the new lineup with approximate chip counts:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Sheddy Siddiqui  –  1,110,000  (28 bb)
Seat 2.  Sebastien Guinand  –  1,700,000  (43 bb)
Seat 3.  Darren Elias  –  1,210,000  (30 bb)
Seat 4.  Joel Harwood  –  640,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Chris Backhouse  –  700,000  (18 bb)
Seat 6.  Asher Neaman  –  1,140,000  (29 bb)
Seat 7.  Natasha Mercier  –  1,610,000  (40 bb)
Seat 8.  Christian Harder  –  460,000  (12 bb)
Seat 9.  Farid Jattin  –  5,120,000  (128 bb)

TABLE 8
Seat 1.  Omer Rotman  –  1,780,000  (45 bb)
Seat 2.  Koray Aldemir  –  2,225,000  (56 bb)
Seat 3.  Justin Liberto  –  1,080,000  (27 bb)
Seat 4.  Francis Margaglione  –  2,240,000  (56 bb)
Seat 5.  Jim Collopy  –  2,430,000  (61 bb)
Seat 6.  Kitty Kuo  –  2,620,000  (66 bb)
Seat 7.  David Pham  –  1,750,000  (44 bb)
Seat 8.  Shannon Shorr  –  3,000,000  (75 bb)
Seat 9.  Nadya Magnus  –  1,460,000  (37 bb)

TABLE 16
Seat 1.  Mike Leah  –  830,000  (21 bb)
Seat 2.  Alexander Stewart  –  1,325,000  (33 bb)
Seat 3.  James Mendoza  –  2,050,000  (51 bb)
Seat 4.  David Coleman  –  565,000  (14 bb)
Seat 5.  Mike Chiappetta  –  510,000  (13 bb)
Seat 6.  Asher Conniff  –  1,385,000  (35 bb)
Seat 7.  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  2,180,000  (55 bb)
Seat 8.  Mike Jozoff  –  1,160,000  (29 bb)
Seat 9.  Ryan Riess  –  260,000  (7 bb)

And here are the remaining payouts at stake:

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-15th:  $53,710
16th-18th:  $43,800
19th-21st:  $36,120
22nd-24th:  $29,840
25th-27th:  $25,790

With 27 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,585,000 (40 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $25,790 each.

The field will play as long as it takes today to reach the nine-handed final table, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 12:00 noon.

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 16:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  54 of 411

Grant Wang was all in for 71,500 with pocket jacks preflop, and his opponent had him covered with pocket tens. The jacks held up on a board dealt , and Wang doubled up to survive with close to 160,000. Play continued two away from the money bubble after the hand.

Grant Wang – 158,000 (26 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 1,070

Farid Jattin raised to 85,000 from the cutoff, Chris O’Hara three-bet to 300,000 from the button, and Jattin called.

The flop was , Jattin checked, O’Hara bet 300,000, Jattin check-raised to a covering amount, and O’Hara called all in for another 250,000-ish with for a pair of jacks, trailing Jattin’s for a pair of queens.

The turn and river completed the board, safe for Jattin to eliminate O’Hara in 28th place.

Farid Jattin  –  5,120,000  (128 bb)
Chris O’Hara  –  Eliminated in 28th Place  ($22,625)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  28 of 1,070

With 28 players left, and a pay jump and a redraw coming after one more elimination, action has slowed down quite a bit. There is a lot of tanking and stalling, with players burning their Time Chips since they know they’ll be reset to six as soon as they reach the final three tables.

With the board showing on the river and about 340,000 already in the pot, Sheddy Siddiqui bet 675,000 from the big blind, leaving himself about 100,000 behind.

Asher Conniff used six of his seven Time Chips to tank for more than three minutes before he folded, and Siddiqui took the pot.

Sheddy Siddiqui  –  1,115,000  (28 bb)
Asher Conniff  –  1,475,000  (37 bb)

With 28 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 1,530,000 (38 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $22,625 each.

The field will play as long as it takes today to reach the nine-handed final table, which is scheduled to begin tomorrow at 12:00 noon.