$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 529

Dan Heimiller raised to 110,000 from the hijack and Dermot Blain defended his big blind.

It was checked to the river as the board came . Blain checked and Heimiller bet 150,000. Blain called and Heimiller mucked his hand. Blain mucked as well and took the pot.

Dermot Blain – 1,150,000 (29 bb)
Dan Heimiller – 1,150,000 (29 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 105

Marvin Rettenmaier moved all in for 995,000 on the button. Dan Colman called from the big blind, committing about half of his own stack to put Rettenmaier at risk.

Rettenmaier:
Colman:

The board ran out , and Rettenmaier doubled up with jacks up.

Marvin Rettenmaier – 2,070,000 (26 bb)
Dan Colman – 1,010,000 (13 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847

Hand #34  –  Everyone folded to Jason Koon, giving him a walk in the big blind.

Hand #35  –  Roman Valerstein raised from the hijack to 175,000, and Zo Karim called from the big blind. The flop came , Karim checked, Valerstein bet 125,000, and Karim thought for a while before he called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , and they check again. Karim showed for a pair of tens, but Valerstein turned over to win the pot with a pair of aces.

Hand #36  –  Joe Serock raised UTG+1 to 160,000, Tim Burt reraised from middle position to 350,000, and Serock called. The flop came , Serock checked, Burt bet 385,000, and Serock tanked for nearly a minute before moving all in for 1,675,000.

Burt tanked for about a minute before he folded, and Serock took the pot.

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 529

Bradley Snider raised to 90,000 on the button and Koray Aldemir called out of the small blind.

Both players checked a flop of and the came on the turn. Aldemir checked and Snider bet 100,000. Aldemir called and the came on the river.

Both players checked and Aldemir showed 9c7c. Snider won the hand with .

Bradley Snider – 4,200,000 (105 bb)
Koray Aldemir – 1,100,000 (27 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 828 players

Ruslan Dykshteyn opened to 180,000 from under the gun, Jordan Joeckel three-bet shoved from the button for 1,310,000, and Dykshteyn called after a few moments.

Dykshteyn:
Joeckel:

The flop fell to give Joeckel a pair of aces, but Dykshteyn hit a set of sixes.

The turn and river completed the board, scoring another elimination for Dykshteyn.

Ruslan Dykshteyn – 7,500,000 (94 bb)
Jordan Joeckel – Eliminated in 4th Place ($45,300)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847

The players return from break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 40,000/80,000 and a 10,000 ante. With nine players remaining, the average chip stack is about 2,825,000 (35 big blinds).

Here are the official chip counts from the break, followed by the remaining prizepool:

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  2,600,000 (33 bb)
Seat 2.  Roman Valerstein  –  4,300,000 (54 bb)
Seat 3.  Tom Midena  –  3,835,000 (48 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan Fair  –  1,335,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  4,920,000 (62 bb)
Seat 6.  Zo Karim  –  1,130,000 (14 bb)
Seat 7.  Paul Balzano  –  2,765,000 (35 bb)
Seat 8.  Joe Serock  –  2,055,000 (26 bb)
Seat 9.  Tim Burt  –  2,465,000 (31 bb)

1st:  $1,000,000
2nd:  $575,000
3rd:  $310,000
4th:  $220,000
5th:  $180,000
6th:  $150,000
7th:  $125,000
8th:  $100,000
9th:  $75,000

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Returning to Level 24: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 105

Seat 1: Marvin Rettenmaier – 1,015,000 (13 bb)
Seat 4: Ray Qartomy – 6,040,000 (76 bb)
Seat 5: Dan Colman – 1,825,000 (23 bb)
Seat 9: Nick Petrangelo – 1,600,000 (20 bb)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 105

On the last hand before the break, Daniel Colman moved all in for 905,000 and Daniel Strelitz called at risk with a slightly smaller stack.

Colman:
Strelitz:

Strelitz was ahead for the double and added a pair on the flop. Colman picked up a gutshot wheel draw on the turn and got there on the river.

Dan Colman – 1,825,000 (30 bb)
Daniel Strelitz – Eliminated in 5th place ($147,000)

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 23: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 105

Ray Qartomy opened to 125,000 in middle position, and Dan Colman called in the cutoff. From the button, Barry Hutter squeezed all in for 1,290,000 total. Qartomy called to put him at risk, and Colman folded out of the way to leave Hutter heads-up for his tournament life.

Qartomy:
Hutter:

The board ran out , and Qartomy rivered an ace to earn the knockout pot. Hutter was eliminated in sixth place.

Qartomy now has more than half the total chips in play with five players remaining.

Ray Qartomy – 5,530,000 (92 bb)
Barry Hutter – Eliminated in 6th place ($120,750)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players: 4 of 828 players remaining

Ruslan Dykshteyn – 5.93 million
Phillip Hui – 4.025 million
Jordan Joeckel – 1.46 million
Marsha Wolak – 1.01 million