2024 SHRPO Live Updates

Championship: Billy Pilossoph Doubles Thru Jack Thu

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Billy Pilossoph
Billy Pilossoph

Brandon Kessous raised under the gun to 325,000, Jack Thu called from the cutoff, and Billy Pilossoph moved all in from the button for 1,425,000.

Kessous folded, and Thu called with 4s4d. Pilossoph turned over AcJh, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jc7d5dKh2c, and Pilossoph paired his jack on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  8,000,000  (53 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  13,550,000  (90 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  12,925,000  (86 bb)
Seat 4.  Jack Thu  –  5,225,000  (35 bb)
Seat 5.  Billy Pilossoph  –  3,550,000  (24 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 8,650,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $175,000 each.

Championship: Brandon Kessous Bluffs Jack Thu Off a Queen-High Flush

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Brandon Kessous
Brandon Kessous

Brandon Kessous raised from the small blind to 375,000, and Jack Thu called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of Js7h5hJh, Kessous checked, Thu bet 325,000, and Kessous check-raised to 1,150,000. Thu called.

The river card was the 9h, Kessous bet 1,800,000, and Thu used several Time Chips to tank for a long time before he folded, and Kessous took the pot.

Brandon Kessous:  Ac4c  (ace high)
Jack Thu:  Qh3h  (flush)

Seat 1.  Clemen Deng  –  6,875,000  (46 bb)
Seat 2.  Paul Snead  –  14,375,000  (96 bb)
Seat 3.  Brandon Kessous  –  13,250,000  (88 bb)
Seat 4.  Jack Thu  –  6,950,000  (46 bb)
Seat 5.  Billy Pilossoph  –  1,800,000  (12 bb)

With five players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 8,650,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $175,000 each.

High Roller: Bryn Kenney Wins in a Heads-Up Deal ($487,990); Dan Sepiol Finishes as Runner-Up ($390,810)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 67

High Roller Champion Bryn Kenney
High Roller Champion Bryn Kenney

After the elimination of Alex Foxen in third place, Bryn Kenney and Dan Sepiol quickly agreed to a deal to end the tournament. These were their official chip counts:

Bryn Kenney  –  5,400,000  (180 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  1,300,000  (43 bb)

And these are the payouts they agreed to:

1st:  $487,990  +  SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $390,810

As chipleader, Kenney was declared the winner, receiving the title and the trophy. Congratulations to Bryn Kenney!

1st:  Bryn Kenney  –  $487,990* + SHRPO trophy
2nd:  Dan Sepiol  –  $390,810*
3rd:  Alex Foxen  –  $220,100
4th:  Brandon Wilson  –  $152,300
5th:  Brandon Wittmeyer  –  $102,600
6th:  Darren Elias  –  $77,800
7th:  Jonathan Jaffe  –  $62,900
8th:  Daniel Rezaei  –  $54,600
9th:  Brock Wilson  –  $52,900

* Indicates the results of a heads-up deal.

Dan Sepiol
Runner-Up Dan Sepiol

Event 50 ($3K NLHE): Christian Harder – 6th Place ($41,000)

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 25:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 323

Christian Harder
Christian Harder

Jim Collopy raised under the gun, Christian Harder moved all in from the big blind for about 625,000, and Collopy snap-called with JdJc.

Harder turned over AdKd, and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came JsJh4dKh5s, and Collopy flopped quad jacks to clinch the pot and eliminate Harder in sixth place.

Jim Collopy  –  4,300,000  (143 bb)
Christian Harder  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($41,000)

With five players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,615,000 (54 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $54,000 each.

Championship: Tyler Montoya – 6th Place ($133,000)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $4,195,250  |  Payouts  |  Results |  Structure
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  5 of 865

Tyler Montoya

Action folded to Tyler Montoya in the cutoff and he moved all in for 1,275,000. Clemen Deng called on the button and the blinds folded.

Deng: KsKd
Montoya: 8s8h

Montoya ran into a monster and could not find a save on the AcJc2h6c7c board to exit in sixth place.

Clemen Deng – 8,850,000 (59 bb)
Tyler Montoya – Eliminated in 6th Place ($133,000)

With five players remaining from a field of 865, the average chip stack is around 8,650,000 (58 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $175,000 each.

High Roller: Alex Foxen – 3rd Place ($220,100)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 67

Alex Foxen
Alex Foxen

Alex Foxen raised from the button to 65,000, Bryn Kenney reraised from the big blind to 300,000, and Foxen used a Time Chip to reraise to 535,000.

Kenney asked for a look at Foxen’s stack, and Foxen broke it down for him to show he had 965,000 left behind.

Kenney thought for a bit before he five-bet all in, and Foxen quickly called all in for 1,500,000 with AhQd. Kenney turned over AsKh, and Foxen needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 7h7d6c10d5s, and Kenney won the pot with his king to eliminate Foxen in third place.

Alex Foxen  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($220,100)

And here are the official chip counts for the start of heads-up play:

Bryn Kenney  –  5,400,000  (180 bb)
Dan Sepiol  –  1,300,000  (43 bb)

And the payouts they’re playing for:

1st:  $518,800  +  SHRPO trophy
2nd:  $360,000

Event 50 ($3K NLHE): Counts on Break

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 67

The six remaining players return to action and Jim Collopy has more than half of the chips in play.

Seat 1: Steven Miller – 570,000 (19 bb)
Seat 2: Christian Harder – 480,000 (16 bb)
Seat 3: Jim Collopy – 4,440,000 (148 bb)
Seat 4: Kevin Ordet – 510,000 (17 bb)
Seat 5: Trace Henderson – 1,450,000 (48 bb)
Seat 6: Nicholas Seward – 625,000 (21 bb)

1st: $190,800 + SHRPO trophy
2nd: $128,000
3rd: $95,000
4th: $71,000
5th: $54,000
6th: $41,000

7th: Bruce Russell – $31,500
8th: Myles Murray – $24,400
9th: Manny Amaro – $19,200

High Roller: Brandon Wilson – 4th Place ($152,300)

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 67

Brandon Wilson
Brandon Wilson

With the board showing Ks6d2hJs on the turn and more than 350K already in the pot, Brandon Wilson bet 160,000 from the big blind, and Alex Foxen used a Time Chip to tank for about a minute before he called.

The river card was the 3d, and Wilson used a Time Chip to tank for a while before he bet 300,000, leaving himsefl just 30K behind.

Foxen thought for a bit before he moved all in, and Wilson called all in for 330,000 with KhQh for a pair of kings.

But Foxen turned over Jd6c to win the pot with two pair, jacks and sixes, eliminating Wilson in fourth place.

Alex Foxen  –  2,240,000  (75 bb)
Brandon Wilson  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($152,300)

With three players remaining, the average chip stack is around 2,235,000 (75 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $220,100 each.

Event 50 ($3K NLHE): Bruce Russell – 7th Place ($62,900)

$3,000 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 24:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 323

Bruce Russell
Bruce Russell

Bruce Russell was all in with Js10d in the hole under the gun, and Jim Collopy had him covered holding pocket queens on the small blind.

The final board read 7s5h4h6hKs, and Russell was out in seventh for a payday worth $62,900. Collopy stacked up 3.6 million for the chip lead after the hand.

Jim Collopy – 3,600,000 (144 bb)
Bruce Russell – Eliminated in Seventh Place ($62,900)

High Roller: Dan Sepiol Doubles Thru Bryn Kenney

$25,500 High Roller (Re-Entry)
Prize Pool:  $1,654,900  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 16:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 67

Dan Sepiol
Dan Sepiol

Bryn Kenney raised from the button to 70,000, Alex Foxen called from the small blind, and Dan Sepiol moved all in from the big blind for 475,000. Kenney called, and Foxen used two Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before he folded.

Sepiol turned over JhJc, and needed it to hold to stay alive against Kenney’s 6d6c.

The board came 10s9c2dAs2h, and the pocket jacks held up for Sepiol to win the pot and double up in chips.

Dan Sepiol  –  1,050,000  (35 bb)
Alex Foxen  –  2,400,000  (80 bb)
Bryn Kenney  –  2,550,000  (85 bb)

With four players remaining, the average chip stack is around 1,675,000 (56 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $152,300 each.