$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 828 players
Phillip Hui opened to 175,000 from under the gun, Jordan Joeckel three-bet shoved from the button for 680,000, and Hui called.
Hui: 
Joeckel: 
The board came down 
, giving Joeckel trip kings to double through Hui.
Jordan Joeckel – 1,480,000 (18 bb)
Phillip Hui – 4,100,000 (51 bb)
$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 the button to 120,000, and Dan Colman three-bet shoved for 785,000 in the small blind. “Come on, Ray,” Colman said. “Put me out of my misery.” Qartomy folded, though, and Colman won the pot.
The next hand, Qartomy opened the cutoff to 120,000. Colman once again moved all in, this time for 1,015,000 on the button. Qartomy folded, showing the 
. Colman let Qartomy flip over one of his own cards, the 
, then showed the other one, revealing 
. Colman won his second in a row, increasing his stack by about 60 percent in the process.
Dan Colman – 1,285,000 (21 bb)
Ray Qartomy – 3,975,000 (66 bb)
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Heading to Level 26: 20,000/40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 529
The remaining seven players are in the midst of their first 15-minute break of the day. Here’s a look at where the field stacks up:
Seating assignments and chip counts:
Seat 1: Nicholas Immekus – 830,000Seat 2: James Gilbert – Eliminated 8th ($30,800)
Seat 3: Jeffrey Chang – 700,000
Seat 4: Dan Heimiller – 1,130,000
Seat 5: Bradley Snider – 4,455,000Seat 6: Jerry Wong – Eliminated 9th ($25,575)
Seat 7: Koray Aldemir – 1,555,000
Seat 8: Alex Wilson – 780,000
Seat 9: Dermot Blain – 955,000
Remaining payouts:
1st – $246,400
2nd – $147,800
3rd – $88,400
4th – $73,900
5th – $61,600
6th – $49,300
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 828 players
Ruslan Dykshteyn raised to 180,000 from the button and Guy Smith defended his big blind.
The flop came down 
and Smith checked to Dykshteyn who continued for 210,000. Smith check-raised all in for 740,000 and Dykshteyn called with 
, leading Smith’s 
.
The 
turn and 
river completed the board, no help to Smith, scoring yet another elimination for Dykshteyn.
Ruslan Dykshteyn – 5,870,000 (73 bb)
Guy Smith – Eliminated in 5th Place ($37,800)
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847
Hand #30 – Tim Burt completed the small blind to 60,000, Seth Davies raised from the big blind to 210,000, and Burt thought for a while before he called.
Both players checked to the river on a board of 
. Burt checked, Davies bet 175,000, and Burt called with for ace high. Davies mucked, and Burt won the pot.
Hand #31 – Ryan Fair raised UTG+1 to 150,000, taking the blinds and antes.
Hand #32 – Everyone folded to Tom Midena, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Hand #33 – Roman Valerstein raised from the button to 135,000, and Tom Midena called from the small blind. The flop came 
, Midena checked, Valerstein bet 150,000, and Midena called. The turn card was the , Midena checked, Valerstein bet 440,000, and Midena thought for nearly 45 seconds before he called.
The river card was the 
, Midena checked, Valerstein bet 480,000, and Midena tanked for nearly a minute before he folded. Valerstein took the pot.
Level 26 comes to an end, and the players take a 15-minute break.
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 529
Jeffrey Chang raised to 65,000 from under the gun and Nicholas Immekus defended his big blind.
The flop was 
and Immekus checked. Chang bet 65,000 and Immekus called.
The rest of the hand was checked down as the board was completed with the 
and the . Immekus showed 
, good for a pair of sixes, but Chang dragged the pot with 
.
Jeffrey Chang – 750,000 (25 bb)
Nicholas Immekus – 600,000 (20 bb)
$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players: 5 of 828 players remaining
Last month, Adam Krach finished 24th in the 2016 World Series of Poker Main Event for $269,430, and now he has a SHRPO cash on his resumé.
In what would be Krach’s final hand, Ruslan Dykshteyn opened for 180,000 from the hijack and Krach jammed the cutoff for 1.4 million. Action folded back to Dykshteyn and he snap-called.
Dykshteyn: 
Krach: 
Krach’s rail called for a nine, but their request fell on deaf ears as the board ran out an unhelpful .
Ruslan Dykshteyn – 4.5 million
Adam Krach – Eliminated in 6th Place
SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847
Hand #23 – Joe Serock raised from the hijack to 140,000, Roman Valerstein reraised from the small blind to 405,000, and Tom Midena cold-four-bet from the big blind to 1,125,000. Serock and Valerstein both folded, and Midena took the pot.
Hand #24 – Seth Davies raised from the cutoff to 150,000, and Ryan Fair called from the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of 
, Fair bet 175,000, and Davies called.
The river card was the 
, Fair bet 250,000, and Davies called. Fair showed , but Davies turned over to win the pot with a king-high straight.
Hand #25 – Zo Karim raised under the gun to 150,000, taking the blinds and antes.
Hand #26 – Paul Balzano raised under the gun to 135,000, and Zo Karim called from the big blind. The flop came 
, Karim checked, Balzano bet 175,000, and Karim quickly folded. Balzano took the pot.
Hand #27 – Ryan Fair raised from the cutoff to 150,000, taking the blinds and antes.
Hand #28 – Seth Davies raised UTG+1 to 150,000, taking the blinds and antes.
Hand #29 – Roman Valerstein raised UTG+1 to 140,000, and Paul Balzano called from the button. The flop came 
, Valerstein bet 155,000, and Balzano called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.
The river card was the , Valerstein bet 505,000, and Balzano tanked for nearly a minute before he called. Valerstein showed to win the pot with a full house, jacks full of kings, and Balzano mucked.
$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 529
Nicholas Immekus opened the button for 65,000 and Dan Heimiller three-bet to 130,000 from the big blind. Immekus called and Heimiller promptly bet 150,000 in the dark.
The flop fell 
and action was on Immekus. He folded and Heimiller earned the pot — but not before flashing a queen.
$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 120,000 under the gun, and Nick Petrangelo three-bet shoved for 870,000 on the button. Qartomy asked for the count, pondered for a minute or two, then called to put Petrangelo at risk.
Qartomy:
Petrangelo: 
“You’re a sick man,” Dan Colman said to Qartomy after the showdown.
The board ran out , and Petrangelo doubled up with nines full. Qartomy is still the chipleader, but that loss took a significant bite out of his stack.
Nick Petrangelo – 1,890,000 (32 bb)
Ray Qartomy – 4,295,000 (72 bb)