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

Hand #37  –  Jason Koon raised from the cutoff to 180,000, Zo Karim moved all in from the button for 750,000, and Koon called with . Karim turned over , and needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and Koon paired his king on the river to win the pot and eliminate Karim in ninth place.

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  2,560,000  (32 bb)
Seat 2.  Roman Valerstein  –  4,690,000  (59 bb)
Seat 3.  Tom Midena  –  3,795,000  (47 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan Fair  –  1,255,000  (16 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  5,930,000  (74 bb)
Seat 6.  Zo Karim  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($75,000)
Seat 7.  Paul Balzano  –  2,605,000  (33 bb)
Seat 8.  Joe Serock  –  2,880,000  (36 bb)
Seat 9.  Tim Burt  –  1,690,000  (21 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.

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

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.

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.

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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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.

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

Hand #13  –  Joe Serock raised from the cutoff to 145,000, taking the blinds and antes.

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  2,270,000
Seat 2.  Roman Valerstein  –  3,055,000
Seat 3.  Tom Midena  –  3,870,000
Seat 4.  Ryan Fair  –  1,435,000
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  4,020,000
Seat 6.  Zo Karim  –  1,075,000
Seat 7.  Paul Balzano  –  4,200,000
Seat 8.  Joe Serock  –  3,320,000
Seat 9.  Tim Burt  –  2,160,000

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

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

Hand #11  –  Jason Koon raised from the hijack to 150,000, and Tim Burt called from the big blind. The flop came , Burt checked, Koon bet 135,000, and Burt called.

The turn card was the , and both players checked. The river card was the , Burt bet 210,000, and Koon called with for a pair of kings. Burt showed , but it was no good. Koon took the pot.

Hand #12  –  Joe Serock raised from the button to 145,000, Seth Davies moved all in from the big blind, and Serock called all in for 1,515,000 with . Davies turned over , and Serock needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came , and the pocket queens held up for Serock to win the pot and double up in chips.