2018 SHRPO Live Updates

Event 2: Claudangelo Beaudoin – 5th Place ($1,797)

$360 Omaha 8-or-Better
Level 20: 10,000/20,000 blinds, 20,000/40,000 limits
Players Remaining: 4 of 113
Structure | Payouts

Claudangelo Beaudoin

Claudangelo Beaudoin got all in preflop for about 50,000 from under the gun against John Holley in the cutoff and Pete Walsworth in the big blind.

The flop was 6d5d5h and Walsworth checked. Holley checked behind and the 4s came on the turn. Walsworth checked, Holley bet and Walsworth folded.

Beaudoin showed QdJsTd8s and was drawing dead against Holley’s 7c4h3c2h.

The river was the Ah and Holley won the pot to eliminate Beaudoin in fifth.

John Holley – 335,000
Claudangelo Beaudoin – Eliminated 

Event 2: Steven Roth – 6th Place ($1,492)

$360 Omaha 8-or-Better
Level 19: 5,000/15,000 blinds, 15,000/30,000 limits
Players Remaining: 5 of 113
Structure | Payouts

Steven Roth

Steven Roth moved all in out of the small blind for 20,000 and Phil Hui tossed in the extra 5,000-chip from the big blind without looking.

Hui showed AcJs8s3s and was up against Roth’s AhTd8c7s.

The board ran out KsQsQd6s8h and Hui won the pot with a flush. Roth busted in sixth place and took home $1,492.

Phil Hui – 380,000
Steven Roth – Eliminated 

Event 2: Joel Harwood – 7th Place ($1,288)

$360 Omaha 8-or-Better
Level 19: 5,000/15,000 blinds, 15,000/30,000 limits
Players Remaining: 6 of 113
Structure | Payouts

Joel Harwood

One of the next hands after Ralph Broderick was eliminated, Joel Harwood busted to Aaron Kupin.

Harwood bet the river and was all in, and Kupin called with unimporved aces. Harwood couldn’t beat it and took home $1,288 seventh place money.

Aaron Kupin – 345,000
Joel Harwood – Eliminated 

Event 2: Ralph Broderick – 8th Place ($1,136)

$360 Omaha 8-or-Better
Level 19: 5,000/15,000 blinds, 15,000/30,000 limits
Players Remaining: 7 of 113
Structure | Payouts

Ralph Broderick

Phil Hui raised from early position and Claudangelo Beaudoin called from the cutoff. Ralph Broderick three-bet on the button, leaving himself with just 5,000 behind. Both Hui and Beaudoin called.

The flop was AcTc4d and Hui led out. Beaudoin folded and Broderick called.

Hui showed AdKcQd6c and was up against Broderick’s Ah4h9c2c.

The turn was the 8h and the river was the Jh. Broderick pushed forward the ace-four, but Hui rivered broadway and with neither player having a qualifying low, Hui scooped the pot and Broderick busted in eighth place for $1,136.

Phil Hui – 330,000
Ralph Broderick – Eliminated 

Event 2: John Holley Scoops Joel Harwood

$360 Omaha 8-or-Better
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 blinds, 10,000/20,000 limits
Players Remaining: 8 of 113
Structure | Payouts

Joel Harwood raised from the cutoff and John Holley defended his big blind. The flop was Kc9d7d and Holley checked. Harwood bet and Holley check-raised.

Harwood called and the turn was the 3s. Holley bet and Harwood called. The river was the 9s and Holley bet.

“I got a full house, so I got to call you,” said Harwood.

“I do too,” said Holley, tabling KsKdAhTh, good for the second nuts.

Harwood mucked his hand.

“I’d have lost an extra bet against John,” said Phil Hui after he tossed a water bottle left-handed into the trash can about 15 feet behind him.

John Holley – 200,000
Joel Harwood – 140,000

Event 2: Ralph Broderick and Claudangelo Beaudoin Chop Up John Holley

$360 Omaha 8-or-Better
Level 18: 5,000/10,000 blinds, 10,000/20,000 limits
Players Remaining: 8 of 113
Structure | Payouts

Ralph Broderick raised from under the gun and was called by John Holley on his direct left and Claudangelo Beaudoin out of the big blind.

The flop was Qh8c6s and Beaudoin checked. Broderick bet, Holley called and Beaudoin called.

The turn was the 3d and the same action took place. The river was the 9s and Beaudoin checked. Broderick tossed in his last 15,000 and was called by both Holley and Beaudoin.

Beaudoin showed Ac9c6d4c, giving him two pair,  Broderick tabled Ad7c3s2c, good for the nut low, and Holley mucked his hand.

Ralph Broderick – 130,000
Claudangelo Beaudoin – 160,000
John Holley – 155,000

Event 2: Arturo Morgan – 9th Place ($1,000)

$360 Omaha 8-or-Better
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 blinds, 8,000/16,000 limits
Players Remaining: 8 of 113
Structure | Payouts

Arturo Morgan

Shortly after Peter Fountoulakis busted to Joel Harwood, Arturo Morgan busted to Harwood as well. Morgan finished in ninth and took home $1,000 for his deep run.

The players are just a couple minutes away from their first break of the final table.

Joel Harwood – 185,000

Event 2: George Fountoulakis – 10th Place ($883)

$360 Omaha 8-or-Better
Level 17: 4,000/8,000 blinds, 8,000/16,000 limits
Players Remaining: 9 of 113
Structure | Payouts

George Fountoulakis

George Fountoulakis moved all in for 8,000 from middle position, Pete Walsworth completed the small blind and Joel Harwood checked his option in the big blind.

Walsworth and Harwood checked to the river, declining to build a side pot as the board ran out KdJs3d6s6h. On the river, Walsworth checked and Harwood bet.

“You’re going to make me fold a king?” asked Walsworth before throwing his hand into the muck.

Harwood showed Ac8s7s6c, giving him trip sixes and won the pot against Fountoulakis’ AhAs3h2h.

Fountoulakis hit the rail in 10th place and the final nine players were credited with making the final table.

Joel Harwood – 160,000
Pete Fountoulakis – Eliminated 

Event 2: Aaron Kupin Leads Final 10 Players

$360 Omaha 8-or-Better
Level 16: 3,000/6,000 blinds, 6,000/12,000 limits
Players Remaining: 10 of 113
Structure | Payouts

The $360 Omaha 8-or-better is down to 10 players and they have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table. They are all guaranteed a cash of at least $881 and the eventual winner will earn $10,000.

Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts for the final 10 players:

Seat 1: Phil Hui – 141,000
Seat 2: Pete Walsworth – 155,000
Seat 3: Joel Harwood – 179,000
Seat 4: Claudangelo Beaudoin – 42,000
Seat 5: Arturo Morgan – 23,000
Seat 6: Ralph Broderick – 59,000
Seat 7: John Holley – 171,000
Seat 8: George Fountoulakis – 36,000
Seat 9: Aaron Kupin – 218,000
Seat 10: Steven Roth – 109,000

Event 1 Flight B: Nancy Birnbaum Forces a Fold

$570 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 5: 200/400 with a 400 ante
Flight B Entries: 323

Nancy Birnbaum

On a flop of Jh8s8c, Nancy Birnbaum checked from under the gun and a player in middle position checked as well. The player on the button bet 2,700 and Birnbaum check-raised to 6,000.

Middle position folded and the button took a moment before flashing a jack and folding.

Birnbaum mucked her hand and took the pot just before the end of the level.

Nancy Birnbaum – 36,000