$5,250 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Payouts | Live Stream
Level 31: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 914

Hand #144  –  Brandon Eisen moved all in from the small blind/button, and Jeremy Ausmus tanked for a long time before he called all in from the big blind for 3,825,000 with .

Eisen turned over , and Ausmus needed his king-high hand to hold to stay alive.

The flop came , and Eisen flopped two pair to take a big lead.

The turn card was the , and Ausmus turned a pair of kings to pick up some outs to survive. Ausmus needed a king or a five to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Brandon Eisen won the pot — and the SHRPO Championship — with two pair, queens and jacks.

Jeremy Ausmus finished as the runner-up, earning $540,459.

Brandon Eisen won the 2018 SHRPO Championship, earning $771,444 and a SHRPO trophy.

Congratulations to Brandon Eisen!

1st:  Brandon Eisen  –  $771,444
2nd:  Jeremy Ausmus  –  $540,459
3rd:  Stoyan Obreshkov  –  $349,889
4th:  Ryan D’Angelo  –  $258,615
5th:  Adam Adler  –  $195,491
6th:  Ido Ashkenazi  –  $156,215
7th:  Jared Griener  –  $129,308
8th:  Joseph Cheong  –  $102,843
9th:  Marcos Exterkotter  –  $77,132

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 422

The flop read when Blair Hinkle bet 100,000 on the button, and Alex Foxen raised to 275,000. Hinkle called before the turn fell .

Foxen bet 325,000, and Hinkle check-called before the river delivered the . Foxen moved all in, and Hinkle check-called all in for his final 1.11 million. The two players then tabled their cards.

Hinkle:
Foxen:

Blair Hinkle – 3,700,000 (46 bb)
Alex Foxen – 6,800,000 (85 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 31: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Hand #138  –  Brandon Eisen limped for 200,000, Jeremy Ausmus moved all in, and Eisen folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #139  –  Jeremy Ausmus limped for 200,000, Brandon Eisen moved all in, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #140  –  Brandon Eisen limped for 200,000, and Jeremy Ausmus checked his option. Both players checked to the river on a board of . Ausmus checked, Eisen bet 600,000, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #141  –  Jeremy Ausmus limped for 200,000, and Brandon Eisen checked his option. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Eisen bet 300,000, and Ausmus called.

The river card was the , and both players checked. Eisen showed , but Ausmus turned over to win the pot with two pair, jacks and deuces. 

Hand #142  –  Brandon Eisen folded, giving Jeremy Ausmus a walk.

Hand #143  –  Jeremy Ausmus raised to 400,000, and Brandon Eisen called. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Eisen bet 400,000, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot.

Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  3,825,000  (19 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  32,775,000  (164 bb)

$2,650 Big 4 No Limit Hold’em (Single Re-Entry)
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Level 27: 40,000/80,000 with a 80,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 422

Alex Foxen raised to 175,000 on the button and Blair Hinkle called out of the big blind.

The flop was and Hinkle checked. Foxen bet 125,000 and Hinkle check-raised to 275,000.

Foxen called and the turn was the . Hinkle checked and Foxen bet 425,000. Hinkle called.

The river was the and both players checked. Hinkle showed , but Foxen won the pot with .

Foxen won the pot and Hinkle was down to about 20 big blinds.

Alex Foxen – 8,700,000 (109 bb)
Blair Hinkle – 1,600,000 (20 bb)

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 10 of 91

The eliminations of James Calderaro and Stanley Lee, who finished 12th and 11th respectively, has brought about the final table of 10 players. Here’s how it stacks up:

Seat 1: Jun Ji – 125,000 (31 bb)
Seat 2: Stephen Chidwick – 95,000 (24 bb)
Seat 3: Almedin Imsirovic – 200,000 (50 bb)
Seat 4: Jerry Robinson – 110,000 (28 bb)
Seat 5: Ray Qartomy – 365,000 (91 bb)
Seat 6: Ben Yu – 140,000 (35 bb)
Seat 7: Jay Kovoor – 221,000 (55 bb)
Seat 8: Shannon Shorr – 70,000 (18 bb)
Seat 9: Ryan Riess – 275,000 (69 bb)
Seat 10: Barry Hutter – 220,000 (55 bb)

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 31: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Hand #132  –  Brandon Eisen raised to an unknown amount, and Jeremy Ausmus quickly folded.

Hand #133  –  Jeremy Ausmus limped for 200,000, and Brandon Eisen checked his option. The flop came , Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 200,000, and Eisen called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 500,000, and Eisen tanked for a while before he called. Ausmus showed to win the pot with a pair of jacks, and Eisen mucked.

Hand #134  –  Brandon Eisen limped for 200,000, and Jeremy Ausmus checked his option. The flop came , Ausmus checked, Eisen bet 200,000, and Ausmus called. The turn card was the , Ausmus checked, Eisen bet 600,000, and Ausmus folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #135  –  Jeremy Ausmus limped for 200,000, Brandon Eisen moved all in, and Ausmus quickly folded. Eisen took the pot.

Hand #136  –  Brandon Eisen moved all in, and Jeremy Ausmus folded.

Hand #137  –  Jeremy Ausmus moved all in for about 2.8 million, and Brandon Eisen folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  3,225,000  (16 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  33,375,000  (167 bb)

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 12 of 91

After Jeff Trudeau and James Romero exited in 15th and 14th place respectively, the money bubble was in effect. It didn’t last long.

Aaron Mermelstein got his stack of 98,000 all in on a flop against Barry Hutter, who barely had him covered.

Hutter:
Mermelstein:

Hutter got lucky to pull ahead of kings and he filled up on the turn. The river was no help to Mermelstein and he left empty-handed in 13th place while the remaining 12 players locked up a minimum payday of $21,857.

Barry Hutter – 220,000
Aaron Mermelstein – Eliminated
Jeff Trudeau – Eliminated
James Romero – Eliminated

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 31: 100,000/200,000 with a 200,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Level 30 came to an end, and Level 31 began with increased blinds of 100,000/200,000 and a big-blind ante of 200,000. Play continued without a break.

$5,250 SHRPO Championship
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Level 30: 75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 914

Hand #127  –  Jeremy Ausmus min-raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. Both players checked to the turn on a board of , Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 450,000, and Eisen folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #128  –  Brandon Eisen moved all in, and Jeremy Ausmus folded.

Hand #129  –  Jeremy Ausmus min-raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen folded.

Hand #130  –  Brandon Eisen completed the small blind to 150,000, and Jeremy Ausmus checked his option in the big blind. The flop came , Ausmus bet 175,000, and Eisen called. The turn card was the , Ausmus bet 400,000, and Eisen called.

The river card was the , Ausmus thought for a while before he bet 1,500,000, and Eisen quickly folded. Ausmus took the pot.

Hand #131  –  Jeremy Ausmus min-raised to 300,000, and Brandon Eisen called. The flop came , Eisen checked, Ausmus bet 200,000, and Eisen called. The turn card was the , and both players checked.

The river card was the , and they checked again. Eisen showed to win the pot with a pair of nines, and Ausmus mucked.

Seat 6.  Jeremy Ausmus  –  3,325,000  (22 bb)
Seat 9.  Brandon Eisen  –  33,275,000  (222 bb)

That was the last hand of Level 30, and the blinds increase to 100,000/200,000 with a big-blind ante of 200,000.

Event #25: $10,000 One-Day Event
$500,000 Guarantee | Payouts
Level 15: 2,000/4,000/4,000
Players Remaining: 15 of 91

Sergi Reixach got his last 40,000 all in preflop and was flipping against Ray Qartomy.

Qartomy:
Reixach:

Reixach was looking to hold to stay alive but that didn’t happen as the flop paired Qartomy. Neither the turn nor river helped Reixach and he wished the table luck before exiting the tournament area.

Ray Qartomy – 345,000 (86 bb)
Sergi Reixach – Eliminated