$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 828 players

Aaron Massey raised all in for about 1,050,000 from the small blind and Ruslan Dykshteyn asked if Massey wanted to sweat his hand in the big blind together. Massey agreed, but unfortunately for him, Dykshteyn woke up with and called. Massey trailed with .

The board came down , giving Dykshteyn a set of queens to eliminate Massey.

Ruslan Dykshteyn – 2,680,000 (33 bb)
Aaron Massey – Eliminated in 7th Place ($22,700)

$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

Barry Hutter was under 750,000 and moved all-in from the small blind after Dan Colman opened to 120,000 from the button.

Colman casually called with and Hutter was ahead with . Colman added a gutshot draw on the flop but Hutter dodged the turn and river to double up.

Barry Hutter – 1,500,000 (25 bb)
Dan Colman – 910,000 (15 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 29: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players: 7 of 828 players remaining

Jordan Joeckel, who was second to act, raised to 200,000 only to have Aaron Massey three-bet all in for 480,000 from the small blind. Joeckel made the call only to discover he’d been coolered.

Massey:
Joeckel:

The kings held after the board ran out and Massey shipped the double. Joeckel was left with 485,000 after the hand.

In the very next hand, Joeckel moved all in under the gun and Phillip Hui called from the cutoff.

Joeckel:
Hui:

Joeckel failed to pair either of his hole cards, but thanks to the double-paired board, his kicker played as Hui got counterfeited.

Phillip Hui – 4.6 million
Aaron Massey – 1.05 million
Jordan Joeckel – 1 million

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 529

James Gilbert moved all in from the hijack for 375,000 and Dan Heimiller called on the button.

Gilbert showed and was in bad shape against Heimiller’s .

The board ran out and Gilbert hit the rail in ninths place. Gilbert took home $30,800 for his efforts, while Heimiller chipped up.

Dan Heimiller – 1,500,000 (50 bb)
James Gilbert – Eliminated 

$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

Dan Colman limped in for 60,000 in middle position, and action folded around to Marvin Rettenmaier in the small blind. Rettenmaier moved all in for just less than 1,400,000 total. Daniel Strelitz was the big blind, and he called all in for about 1,250,000, putting himself at risk. Colman folded out of the way, leaving Strelitz heads-up for his tournament life. It was a flip.

Rettenmaier:
Strelitz:

The flop was a miss for Rettenmaier, but the on the turn gave him the lead with a pair of aces. Strelitz was looking for a club to chop or the other black nine for a clean win. The river was the , putting a flush on board, and the two men chop up Colman’s chips plus the antes.

Marvin Rettenmaier – 1,440,000 (24 bb)
Daniel Strelitz – 1,320,000 (22 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847

Hand #21  –  Roman Valerstein raised under the gun to 150,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #22  –  Jason Koon raised from middle position to 150,000, Paul Balzano called from the hijack, and Joe Serock called from the cutoff. The flop came , and Koon bet 260,000. Balzano folded, and Serock called.

The turn card was the , and Koon thought for a while before betting 675,000. Serock tanked for a full minute before he called.

The river card was the , and Koon thought for a while before moving all in for about 2.6 million, enough to cover Serock, who had about 2.4 million. Serock went into the tank.

After more than two minutes, Serock folded, saying, “I don’t want to know.” Koon took the pot.

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$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 529

James Gilbert open-shoved from late position for 160,000. It folded to Koray Aldemir in the big blind and he called putting Gilbert at risk.

Gilbert:
Aldemir:

Runout:

Gilbert’s sevens held and he earned the full double.

James Gilbert – 395,000 (13 bb)
Koray Aldemir – 1,450,000 (48 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 26: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 847

Hand #14  –  Jason Koon raised UTG+1 to 150,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #15  –  Paul Balzano raised from middle position to 130,000, and Seth Davies called from the cutoff. The flop came , Balzano checked, Davies bet 160,000, and Balzano folded. Davies took the pot.

Hand #16  –  Ryan Fair raised from the small blind to 150,000, and Jason Koon called from the big blind. The flop came , Fair bet 225,000, and Koon called. The turn card was the , Fair moved all in for 970,000, and Koon tanked for a full minute before he folded. Fair took the pot.

Hand #17  –  Tim Burt raised from middle position to 140,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #18  –  Tom Midena raised from the hijack to 135,000, and Paul Balzano called from the big blind. The flop came , Balzano checked, Midena bet 175,000, and Balzano folded. Midena took the pot.

Hand #19  –  Paul Balzano completed the small blind to 60,000, and Joe Serock checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Balzano checked, Serock bet 125,000, and Balzano called. The turn card was the , Balzano checked, Serock bet 290,000, and Balzano folded. Serock took the pot.

Hand #20  –  Seth Davies raised under the gun to 150,000, Zo Karim moved all in from the cutoff for 915,000, and Davies thought for a bit before he folded. Karim took the pot.

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 25: 15,000/30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 529

Bradley Snider raised to 65,000 from middle position and Jerry Wong three-bet to 155,000 on his direct left. Action folded back to Snider, who took a minute before four-betting to 340,000.

Wong moved all in for about 1,250,000 and Snider snap-called. It was a cooler situation for Wong with his up against Snider’s .

The board ran out and Snider’s rockets held up to eliminate to 2016 November Niner. Snider extended his chip lead over the field and Wong was eliminated in ninth place. He took home $25,575 for his deep run.

Bradley Snider – 4,250,000 (141 bb)
Jerry Wong – Eliminated