$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  195 of 1,070

The player on the button raised, Marc Duquette reraised from the big blind to 35,000, and the button moved all in for 111,000. Duquette called with .

The player on the button turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket sevens held up for Duquette to win the pot and eliminate his opponent from the tournament.

Marc Duquette  –  320,000  (80 bb)

With about 195 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 219,000 (55 big blinds). The final 134 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $7,530.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16, around 6:30 pm. Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  205 of 1,070

A player min-raised from the cutoff to 8,000, Alex Nguyen called from the button, and Chris Limo reraised from the small blind to 34,000. The cutoff folded, and Nguyen called.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Limo bet 16,000, and Nguyen called.

The river card was the , Limo bet 61,000, and Nguyen tanked for a while before he called.

Limo said, “You win,” as he showed . Nguyen turned over , and won the pot with two pair, aces and sevens.

Alex Nguyen  –  705,000  (176 bb)
Chris Limo  –  150,000  (38 bb)

With about 205 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 209,000 (52 big blinds). The final 134 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $7,530.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16, around 6:30 pm. Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 13:  2,000/4,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining:  225 of 1,070

The players have returned from break to begin Level 13, with increased blinds of 2,000-4,000 with a 4,000 ante.

A scan of the field during the break turned up seven players with at least 450K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Chris O’Hara  –  683,000  (171 bb)
2.  Philipe Pizzari Pinto  –  680,000  (170 bb)
3.  Cherish Andrews  –  657,000  (164 bb)
4.  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  614,000  (154 bb)
5.  James Calderaro  –  592,000  (148 bb)
6.  Alex Nguyen  –  573,000  (143 bb)
7.  Shannon Shorr  –  562,000  (141 bb)

With about 225 players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 190,000 (48 big blinds). The final 134 players will finish in the money, with a min-cash worth $7,530.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 16, around 6:30 pm. Action is scheduled to continue tonight until the end of Level 20, around 12:30 am.

$2,700 Big 4 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Another Big 4 event is ready with the three-day $2,700 buy-in Deep Stack at 2 pm. The tournament features a $1,000,000 guaranteed prize pool and a lot of play with the slow structure.

Players start with 25,000 in their stacks and all Day 1 levels last 40 minutes, increasing to 60 minutes on Day 2 and 90 minute at the final table. Late registration and unlimited re-entry options are available until the start of Level 10 at 10 pm.

Day 1 will end after Level 14 and survivors will return on Monday at noon for Day 2.

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Day 1 levels last 40 minutes; Day 2 levels last 60 minutes
• Final table levels last 90 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (10:00pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 14
• Event 43 Structure Sheet

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  234 of 1,070

There was 70,000 in the pot, and Peter Mugar was all in for 91,500 from the small blind. Debbie Lee had him covered on the button. Here is a look at their cards.

Mugar:
Lee:

Board:

Mugar doubled up to survive with 253,000, and Lee was at 105,000 after the dust settled.

Peter Mugar – 253,000 (84 bb)
Debbie Lee – 105,000 (35 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  252 of 1,070

James Calderaro raised to 7,500 preflop UTG+1, and Tomas Schlesinger called all in for his final 3,700. All the other players got out of the way so the remaining two players tabled their cards.

Calderaro:
Schlesinger:

Board:

Schlesinger was eliminated on the hand, and Calderaro stacked up 487,500 after collecting the pot.

James Calderaro – 487,500 (162 bb)

$400 Deep Stack H.E.R.O.S. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  300/600 Limits

We have a brand new game on the series schedule, same games in the H.O.R.S.E. mix but switching the order of things about for a game of H.E.R.O.S. This version was created to break up the flop games from the stud games and now the order is Limit Hold’em, Stud 8, Razz, Limit Omaha 8, and Stud.

Players start with 25K in their stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day tournament. Late registration and re-entries are available until 5:30 pm and the 45-minute dinner break is scheduled for 7 pm.

This should be a fun experiment and we look forward to seeing the turnout.

• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (5:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 42 Structure Sheet

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  288 of 1,070

Will Failla got all in preflop for 17,500 from the button, and Mo Arani had him covered from middle position. Here is a look at their cards.

Arani:
Failla:

Board:

Failla was eliminated on the hand, and Arani stacked up 143,000 after collecting the pot.

Mo Arani – 143,000 (57 bb)
WIll Failla – Eliminated

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  297 of 1,070

Jason Hickey opened to 5,500 from early position and picked up three callers before Serhii Popovych moved all in from the big blind. Hickey checked his stack, called at risk for 93,500 and the rest of the table folded.

Hickey:
Popovych:

Hickey was in great shape for a double but found a sweat on the flop.  Popovych was still behind but picked up a gutshot wheel draw that turned open-ended with turn. Hickey asked for something big, got something small, but the river was safe for his double up.

Jason Hickey – 201,000 (80 bb)
Serhii Popovych – 42,500 (17 bb)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 11:  1,500/2,500 with a 2,500 ante
Players Remaining:  306 of 1,070

Reggie Lopez was all in preflop for 30,000 with in the hole, but Alex Nguyen had him covered holding .

The board ran out , and Lopez was eliminated on the hand. Nguyen stacked up 410,000 after collecting the pot.

Alex Nguyen – 410,000 (164 bb)
Reggie Lopez – Eliminated