$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  265

With the board showing on the turn, John Utley checks from UTG+1, and the player next to him moves all in from middle position for 24,200.

The player in the hijack folds, and Utley calls with for an overpair. The all-in player turns over for a pair of queens, and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The river card was the , and Utley wins the pot with his pocket aces to eliminate his opponent.

John Utley  –  105,000  (175 bb)

With 265 entries so far on Day 1B, the overall tournament field is up to 585. Registration remains open until the start of Level 9 (9:15 pm), and players are allowed one entry and one re-entry per starting flight.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6, at 5:30 pm, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 5:  300/600 with a 600 ante
Day 1B Entries:  258

The players return from break to begin Level 5, with increased blinds of 300-600 and a big blind ante of 600.

A scan of the field during the break turned up four players with at least 180K in chips, creating an unofficial leaderboard:

1.  Youssef Bargach  –  271,500  (453 bb)
2.  David Greufe  –  224,700  (375 bb)
3.  Mike Beasley  –  211,100  (352 bb)
4.  Luke Graham  –  181,300  (302 bb)

With 258 entries so far on Day 1B, the overall tournament field is up to 578. Registration remains open until the start of Level 9 (9:15 pm), and players are allowed one entry and one re-entry per starting flight.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6, at 5:30 pm, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1B Entries:  218

With 12,600 in the pot, the flop came . Tal Mor bet 5,000 from the hijack, and Robert Mizrachi called from the cutoff.

The turn card was the , Mor bet 10,500, and Mizrachi called.

The river card was the , Mor checked, Mizrachi bet 26,000, and Mor tanked for a while before he called. Mizrachi showed to win the pot worth $95K with top two pair, aces and queens, and Mor mucked.

Robert Mizrachi  –  127,000  (254 bb)
Tal Mor – 4,000  (8 bb)

With 218 entries so far on Day 1B, the overall tournament field is up to 538. Registration remains open until the start of Level 9 (9:15 pm), and players are allowed one entry and one re-entry per starting flight.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6, at 5:30 pm, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$800 Deep Stack NLH/PLO Mix
$50,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

Another big one-day tournament kicking off at 2 pm with an $800 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em/Pot-Limit Omaha mix game that features a healthy $50,000 guaranteed prize pool.

They’ll start with 25K in chips and all levels last 30 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

• $50,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 25,000 in chips
• Levels last 30 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (6:30pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 48 Structure Sheet

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1B Entries:  167

The players return from break to begin Level 3, with increased blinds of 200-400 and a big blind ante of 400.

A scan of the field during the break turned up only two players with at least 110K in chips:

1.  Carlos Bermudez  –  150,600  (377 bb)
2.  Dylan Rayman  –  129,500  (324 bb)

There are 167 entries so far for Day 1B, for a tournament total of 487. Registration remains open until the start of Level 9 (9:15 pm), and players are allowed one entry and one re-entry per starting flight.

There will be a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6, at 5:30 pm, and action will continue tonight until the end of Level 10, around 11:15 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 2:  200/300 with a 300 ante
Day 1B Entries:  157

The first break of Flight B is a few minutes off with 157 entries in the game as we get closer to the $3,000,000 guarantee.

We’ll check out the leaders while they are gone, it looks like Carlos Bermudez and his 106,000 might be that guy.

$400 40/40/40 No-Limit Hold’em
$40,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

We have a fun twist on the game with SHRPO Event 47 at noon; something called the $400 40/40/40 where players must be 40 years or older to play with 40K starting stacks and 40-minute levels.

There’s also a $40,000 guaranteed prize pool.

Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 7:15 pm.

• $40,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• This event is open to players 40 years of age or older
• Players begin with 40,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes
• Late registration until start of Level 10 (7:15pm)
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 47 Structure Sheet

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  87

We are sending special good luck wishes to Wendo Ma and Dylan Rayman in today’s Championship field. Both are cash game players in our Poker Room and won their way into the Championship via an exclusive freeroll at the start of the series.

We splashed some cash game pots with tickets into a freeroll with nine big prizes up for grabs, three of which were Championship seats. Aftab Shakoor played yesterday but was unable to advance. Here’s hoping our other two have a better run.

Good luck!

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante
Day 1B Entries:  63

Action is underway for Flight B of the SHRPO Championship with 63 players (mostly) in their seats and cards in the air.

They will play two levels before each break and there is a 90-minute dinner break after Level 6 from 5:30 pm to 7 pm.

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/200 with a 200 ante

The second and final flight of the 2026 SHRPO Championship starts at 11 am and the $5,300 buy-in tournament will hit its $3,000,000 later in the day. We had 320 in the field yesterday, need 299 to make the mark, and expect a fun, busy Saturday of poker.

Players sit down with 50K in their stacks and all levels last 60 minutes, until going to 90 minutes when 24 players remain. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm with a single re-entry option.

They will play ten levels today and survivors return tomorrow at noon for Day 2.

• $3,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 50,000 in chips
• Levels last 60 minutes until 24 players remain
• Late registration until start of Level 9 (9:15pm)
• Day 1 will end after Level 10
• Championship Structure Sheet