2016 SHRPO Live Updates

Championship Day 3: Thomas Midena Doubles Thru Joe Serock

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 847

Thomas Midena limped from the small blind and Joe Serock checked his big blind option to the Js8s4h flop. Midena bet out 75,000 and Serock raised to 220,000 to get a three-bet from Midena to 675,000.

Serock called after a long think and Midena moved all in for 1.47 million after the Ad turn. Serock thought again before he called with his flopped jacks up Jh8s and was up against Midena’s top pair/flush draw As7s.

The 4s river got Midena there and he doubled big against Serock.

Thomas Midena – 4,450,000 (89 bb)
Joe Serock – 700,000 (14 bb)

Event 24: Allen Kessler Doubles Through Daniel Buzgon

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players: 828

After a player raised to 3,500 under the gun, Allen Kessler three-bet all in for 9,600. Daniel Buzgon then four-bet to 17,500 from the hijack, and the rest of the players, original raiser included, all ditched their hands.

Buzgon: KdKh
Kessler: Jc10c

Kessler got a little help on the 10dAs9d flop, but he needed more to stay alive. He got it too as the 8s appeared on the turn followed by the 7s river to give him a straight.

Daniel Buzgon – 70,000
Allen Kessler – 25,000

Championship Day 3: Zo Karim Doubles Thru Corey Hochman

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 847

Zo Karim all in and waiting
Zo Karim all in and waiting

Corey Hochman opened to 50,000 from the cutoff and Zo Karim moved all in for 745,000 from the button. Hochman went deep in the tank and someone at the table eventually called the clock on him.

Before time ran out, Hochman called with AhTd and Karim needed help with QsTs. He got there right on the QdTc8d flop then faded the 7c turn and 6d river for the double.

Zo Karim – 1,590,000 (32 bb)
Corey Hochman – 1,065,000 (21 bb)

Event 24: Jackson White Eliminated

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players: 828

After the under-the-gun player raised to 3,200, Jackson White three-bet all in for 28,000 from middle position. Action folded back to the original raiser and he made the call.

White: 9h9s
Opponent: JdJh

White was looking for a nine, but it wasn’t in the cards as the board ran out AdQc7dAsQh.

Jackson White – Eliminated

Event 23: Dinner Break; Updated Results

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
End of Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 529

The final 27 players in the $2,650 No Limit Hold’em are taking a 60-minute dinner break. Cards will be back in the air at 7:40 p.m.

Here’s a look at the remaining payouts followed by updated results:

1st – $246,400
2nd – $147,800
3rd – $88,400
4th – $73,900
5th – $61,600
6th – $49,300
7th – $37,000
8th – $30,800
9th – $25,575
10th-12th – $20,950
13th-15th – $17,850
16th-18th – $16,000
19th-21st – $14,150
22nd-24th – $12,300
25th-27th – $10,450

28th: Colin Robinson – $8,000
29th: Chino Rheem – $8,000
30th: Jake Bazeley – $8,000
31st: Tyler Wilson – $8,000
32nd: Noah Bronstein – $8,000
33rd: Ryan Olisar – $8,000
34th: Jake Cody – $8,000
35th: Jared Reinstein – $8,000
36th: Jacob Toole – $8,000
37th: Mark Smith – $6,150
38th: Ryan Roger – $6,150
39th: Pfizer Jordan – $6,150

Results 40th through 71st

Event 24: “Good Bluff” By Mike Shin

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 12: 800/1,600 with a 200 ante
Players: 828

The player in the hijack raised to 3,600 and Mike Shin, who last month finished 12th in the WSOP Main Event, called out of the small blind. It was heads-up action to the 2c2h8d flop, and Shin wound up check-calling a bet of 3,000.

Both players then checked the Kd turn and Shin followed it up by leading out for 6,000 on the 8h river.

“Good bluff,” his opponent said before releasing his hand.

Meanwhile, former PCA champ Harrison Gimbel has been eliminated from the tournament.

Mike Shin – 47,000
Harrison Gimbel – Eliminated

Event 23: Dermot Blain Doubles Through Scott Clements

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 529

Dermot Blain got all in from the hijack for 174,000 against Scott Clements in early position.

Blain showed JcJh and was in the lead against Clements’ AhTd.

The board ran out clean for Blain as it came 8d7d5h4cQd to earn the double up just before the dinner break.

Dermot Blain – 372,000 (37 bb)
Scott Clements – 220,000 (22 bb)

Event 23: Austin Peck vs. Jeremy Ausmus

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 20: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 27 of 529

Austin Peck
Austin Peck

Austin Peck limped in on the button and Jeremy Ausmus raised out of the small blind. Peck called and they were heads-up to a flop of 8h8d2h.

Ausmus bet 32,000 and Peck called. The turn was the 7s and Ausmus checked. Peck bet 54,000 and Ausmus called.

The river was the Jc and Ausmus checked for a third time. Peck bet 122,000 and Ausmus quickly folded.

Peck mucked his hand and dragged the pot.

Austin Peck – 480,000 (48 bb)
Jeremy Ausmus – 365,000 (365,000)

High Roller: Dinner Break

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 9: 1,200/2,400 with a 400 ante
Entries: 94

The first nine levels are complete, and the field is on a 60-minute dinner break. The board shows 66 players remaining, with registration and re-entry available until the start of Level 13.

Here’s the top of the current leaderboard:

Nick Petrangelo – 420,000
Mike Leah – 357,000
Ray Qartomy – 320,000
Andjelko Andrejevic – 315,000
Rainer Kempe – 268,000

Play resumes at 7:30 p.m.

Championship Day 3: Seth Davies Doubles Thru Zo Karim

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 25: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 847

Seth Davies
Seth Davies

Zo Karim raised under the gun, Seth Davies reraised from the button to 260,000, and Karim moved all in for about 1.75 million. Davies called all in for 1,260,000 with QhQc, and he needed it to hold to stay alive against Karim’s AsJs.

The board came Jc10c4s4c10s — Karim paired his jack on the flop, but improved no further. Davies won the pot with two pair, queens and tens, to double up in chips.

Seth Davies  –  2,620,000  (52 bb)
Zo Karim  –  485,000  (10 bb)