SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 847

Hand #60  –  Seth Davies raised under the gun to 175,000, Roman Valerstein reraised UTG+1 to 480,000, and Davies called. The flop came , Davies checked, Valerstein bet 350,000, and Davies called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Davies bet 1,600,000, and Valerstein folded. Davies took the pot.

Hand #61  –  Tim Burt completed the small blind to 80,000, and Seth Davies checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Burt bet 90,000, and Davies called. The turn card was the , Burt bet 230,000, and Davies folded. Burt took the pot.

Hand #62  –  Joe Serock moved all in from the cutoff for 1,120,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #63  –  Joe Serock limped from the hijack for 80,000, Tim Burt raised from the cutoff to 295,000, and Serock thought for a while before he folded. Burt took the pot.

Hand #64  –  Tom Midena completed the small blind to 80,000, Jason Koon moved all in from the big blind, and Midena folded. Koon took the pot.

Hand #65  –  Jason Koon completed the small blind to 80,000, Joe Serock moved all in from the big blind, and Koon folded. Serock took the pot.

Hand #66  –  Roman Valerstein raised from the hijack to 175,000, and Tim Burt called from the big blind. The flop came , Burt checked, Valerstein bet 110,000, and Burt folded. Valerstein took the pot.

Level 27 comes to an end, and the players take a 30-minute dinner break.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 847

Hand #59  –  Roman Valerstein raised from the hijack to 175,000, Jason Koon reraised from the button to 300,000, and Paul Balzano tanked for a while before he cold-four-bet from the small blind to 875,000.

Valerstein folded, and Koon thought for about 30 seconds before moving all in. Balzano called all in for 3,345,000 with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against Koon’s .

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Koon to win the pot and eliminate Balzano in seventh place.

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  3,765,000  (47 bb)
Seat 2.  Roman Valerstein  –  4,565,000  (57 bb)
Seat 3.  Tom Midena  –  1,885,000  (24 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  10,260,000  (128 bb)
Seat 7.  Paul Balzano  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($125,000)
Seat 8.  Joe Serock  –  1,190,000  (15 bb)
Seat 9.  Tim Burt  –  3,740,000  (47 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 847

Hand #54  –  Joe Serock min-raised from the button to 160,000, and Seth Davies called from the big blind. The flop came , Davies checked, Serock bet 275,000, and Davies folded. Serock took the pot.

Hand #55  –  Joe Serock min-raised from the cutoff to 160,000, and Roman Valerstein called from the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Valerstein checked, Serock bet 125,000, and Valerstein called. The river card was the , Valerstein checked, Serock bet 300,000, and Valerstein called. Serock showed , but Valerstein turned over to win the pot with a pair of aces.

Hand #56  –  Roman Valerstein raised from the small blind to 225,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #57  –  Seth Davies raised from the cutoff to 225,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #58  –  Tim Burt raised UTG+1 to 180,000, taking the blinds and antes.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 847

Here are the updated chip counts after Hand #53:

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  3,835,000  (48 bb)
Seat 2.  Roman Valerstein  –  3,955,000  (49 bb)
Seat 3.  Tom Midena  –  2,065,000  (26 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  6,770,000  (85 bb)
Seat 7.  Paul Balzano  –  3,485,000  (44 bb)
Seat 8.  Joe Serock  –  1,645,000  (21 bb)
Seat 9.  Tim Burt  –  3,650,000  (46 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 847

Hand #51  –  There was no small blind this hand. Seth Davies raised from the hijack to 200,000, Tom Midena reraised from the button to 625,000, and Davies called. The flop came , Davies checked, Midena bet 425,000, and Davies check-raised all in for 2,030,000. Midena quickly folded, and Davies took the pot.

Hand #52  –  Everyone folded to Joe Serock, giving him a walk in the big blind.

Hand #53  –  Tom Midena raised to an unknown amount, taking the blinds and antes.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 of 847

Hand #50  –  Roman Valerstein limped from the button for 80,000, Tom Midena completed the small blind, and Ryan Fair moved all in from the big blind for 1,205,000. Valerstein called, and Midena folded.

Fair showed , and he needed to improve to stay alive against Valerstein’s .

The board came , and Valerstein won the pot with trip jacks to eliminate Fair in eighth place.

Ryan Fair  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($100,000)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 847

Hand #46  –  Tom Midena raised from middle position to 175,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #47  –  Paul Balzano raised from the cutoff to 175,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #48  –  Tim Burt raised from the button to 175,000, and Roman Valerstein called from the big blind. The flop came , Valerstein checked, Burt bet 190,000, and Valerstein called. The turn card was the , and both players check. The river card was the , and they check again. Valerstein showed , and Burt turned over . It’s a chopped pot.

Hand #49  –  Ryan Fair moved all in under the gun for 1,015,000, taking the blinds and antes.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 847

Hand #41  –  Tim Burt raised from the cutoff to 175,000, and Seth Davies called from the button. The flop came , Burt bet 185,000, and Davies folded, Burt took the pot.

Hand #42  –  Tim Burt raised from the hijack to 175,000, and Seth Davies called from the cutoff. The flop came , Burt checked, Davies bet 175,000, and Burt check-raised to 425,000. Davies called. The turn card was the , Burt checked, Davies bet 350,000, and Burt folded. Davies took the pot.

Hand #43  –  Seth Davies raised from the hijack to 225,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #44  –  Seth Davies raised from middle position to 175,000, Jason Koon reraised from the small blind to 550,000, and Davies folded. Koon took the pot.

Hand #45  –  Seth Davies raised UTG+1 to 175,000, Tom Midena called from the hijack, and Jason Koon called from the button. The flop came , Davies checked, and Midena bet 275,000. Koon called, and Davies folded.

The turn card was the , and both players checked. The river card was the , and they check again. Midena showed , but Koon turned over to win the pot with two pair, queens and threes.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8 of 847

Hand #38  –  Paul Balzano raised from the button to 175,000, Joe Serock reraised from the small blind to 465,000, and Balzano thought for a bit before he called. The flop came , Serock checked, Balzano bet 375,000, and Serock called.

The turn card was the , Serock checked, Balzano bet 700,000, and Serock folded. Balzano took the pot.

Hand #39  –  Tom Midena raised UTG+1 to 180,000, and Tim Burt called from the small blind. The flop came , Burt bet 225,000, and Midena folded. Burt took the pot.

Hand #40  –  Joe Serock raised from the cutoff to 185,000, Tim Burt reraised from the button to 375,000, and Roman Valerstein moved all in from the big blind for about 4.6 million.

Serock quickly folded, and Burt snap-called all in for 1,920,000 with . Valerstein turned over , and Burt needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket aces hold up for Burt to win the pot and double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  2,410,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2.  Roman Valerstein  –  2,740,000  (34 bb)
Seat 3.  Tom Midena  –  3,585,000  (45 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan Fair  –  1,225,000  (15 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  5,900,000  (74 bb)
Seat 7.  Paul Balzano  –  3,575,000  (45 bb)
Seat 8.  Joe Serock  –  1,825,000  (23 bb)
Seat 9.  Tim Burt  –  4,145,000  (52 bb)