$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 105

Marvin Rettenmaier opened the button to 260,000, and Dan Colman defended his big blind.

The flop was . Colman checked, Rettenmaier continued for 225,000, and Colman called. The turn was the , and Colman check-called another 450,000. The river was the . Colman checked for a third time, and Rettenmaier bet enough to cover his opponent. Colman quickly called all in for 1,010,000 total, putting himself at risk.

Rettenmaier showed for no pair. Colman tabled , winning the pot and doubling up with a Broadway straight.

Dan Colman – 3,930,000 (33 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier – 6,550,000 (55 bb)

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
Level 28: 30,000/60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 529

Dermot Blain limped in from the small blind and Nicholas Immekus raised to 160,000 out of the big blind. Blain moved all in and Immekus called.

Immekus was at risk and all in for about 1,400,000. Immekus showed and was dominated by Blain’s .

The board ran out and Immekus was eliminated in third place. Blain took the pot with a pair of kings and will go heads-up with Bradley Snider for the title and the $246,400 first place prize.

The final two players are taking a short break and heads-up play will resume shortly.

Dermot Blain – 4,015,000 (66 bb)
Nicholas Immekus – 6,565,000 (109 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 31: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 847

Hand #116  –  Jason Koon raised to 650,000, and Seth Davies folded.

Hand #117  –  Seth Davies raised to 750,000, and Jason Koon folded.

Hand #118  –  Jason Koon folded, giving Seth Davies a walk.

Hand #119  –  Seth Davies raised to 750,000, and Jason Koon folded.

Hand #120  –  Jason Koon raised to 650,000, and Seth Davies called. The flop came , Davies checked, Koon bet 500,000, and Davies folded. Koon took the pot.

Hand #121  –  Seth Davies raised to 750,000, and Jason Koon folded.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 31: 150,000/300,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 847

The final two players have colored up their chip stacks to include 500K plaques. Here are the official chip counts from the table, followed by the final table prizepool:

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  11,100,000  (37 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  14,300,000  (48 bb)

1st:  $1,000,000
2nd:  $575,000

3rd:  Tim Burt  –  $310,000
4th:  Roman Valerstein  –  $220,000
5th:  Tom Midena  –  $180,000
6th:  Joe Serock  –  $150,000
7th:  Paul Balzano  –  $125,000
8th:  Ryan Fair  –  $100,000
9th:  Zo Karim  –  $75,000

Reminder:  In heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

Registration is closed for Flight B with the final entry count hitting 272. That brings the two-flight total to 506 and those still alive after the opening days of play reconvene for Day 2 Wednesday in the poker room at 5pm.

Flight B is deep into the structure with play set to conclude at 12:45am local time. Those players fortunate enough to advance are set to join the 29 advancers from yesterday’s Flight A to comprise the full Day 2 field.

Complete chip counts with seat assignments will be posted by noon Wednesday. In the meantime, the chip counts from Flight A are available HERE.

$25,500 High Roller No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 26: 60,000/120,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 105

On the first hand of the new level, Marvin Rettenmaier shoved the button, and Dan Colman called all in for 1,095,000 in the big blind, putting himself at risk.

Rettenmaier:
Colman:

The board ran out , and Colman doubled up with a pair of kings.

Dan Colman – 2,230,000 (19 bb)
Marvin Rettenmaier – 8,250,000 (69 bb)

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 847

Hand #115  –  Seth Davies raised from the button to 450,000, Jason Koon called from the small blind, and Tim Burt moved all in for 3,760,000.

Davies folded, and Koon called with . Burt turned over , and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Burt paired his three on the flop, but Koon caught runner-runner quad tens to win the pot and eliminate Burt in third place.

Seat 1.  Seth Davies  –  11,085,000  (55 bb)
Seat 5.  Jason Koon  –  14,320,000  (72 bb)
Seat 9.  Tim Burt  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($310,000)

There will be a short break before heads-up play begins.

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 847

Hand #111  –  Seth Davies completed the small blind to 200,000, and Jason Koon checked his option in the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Davies bet 350,000, and Koon folded. Davies took the pot.

Hand #112  –  Seth Davies raised from the button to 450,000, and Tim Burt called from the big blind. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Burt checked, Davies bet 300,000, and Burt called.

The river card was the , Burt showed for two pair, sixes and fives, but Davies turned over to win the pot with a higher two pair, sevens and sixes.

Hand #113  –  Tim Burt moved all in from the small blind for about 2.9 million, taking the blinds and antes.

Hand #114  –  Tim Burt raised from the button to 450,000, and Jason Koon called from the big blind. Koon checked in the dark before the flop came . Burt bet 375,000, and Koon called. The turn card was the , Koon checked, Burt moved all in for 2,060,000, and Koon folded. Burt showed for nine-high with a flush draw as he took the pot.

$2,650 No Limit Hold’em (Freeze-Out)
End of Level 27: 25,000/50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 529

The final three players in the $2,650 No Limit Hold’em are taking a 10-minute break. Here is a look at the chip counts;

Bradley Snider – 6,750,000
Dermot Blain – 2,430,000
Nicholas Immekus – 1,475,000

SHRPO $5 Million GTD Championship
Level 30: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 847

Level 29 comes to an end, and Level 30 begins with increased blinds of 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante. With three players remaining, the average chip stack is about 8.5 million (43 big blinds).