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Event 33: Justin Zaki Doubles Thru Raj Vohra

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 227

Justin Zaki
Justin Zaki

Justin Zaki moved all in from the hijack for 195,000, and Raj Vohra thought for a while before he called from the button with KsJh.

Zaki turned over AsJc, and needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came Ah8s5dKc4h, and Zaki won the pot with a pair of aces to double up in chips.

Justin Zaki  –  490,000  (12 bb)
Raj Vohra  –  285,000  (7 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 650,000 (16 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,700 each.

Event 33: Nick Palma – 8th Place ($13,200)

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 227

Nick Palma
Nick Palma

Raj Vohra raised from UTG+1 to 100,000, Nick Palma moved all in from the cutoff for 220,000, and Vohra called with 10s10h.

Palma turned over AsQh, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came JhJc8d5h7c, and the pocket tens held up for Vohra to win the pot and eliminate Palma in eighth place.

Raj Vohra  –  785,000  (20 bb)
Nick Palma  –  Eliminated in 8th Place  ($13,200)

With seven players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 650,000 (16 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $15,700 each.

Event 33: Ky Nguyen Five-Bet Shoves Against Raj Vohra

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 227

Ky Nguyen
Ky Nguyen

Raj Vohra raised from the hijack to 65,000, Ky Nguyen reraised from the cutoff to 150,000, and Vohra reraised to 350,000.

Nguyen used three of his Time Chips to tank for nearly two minutes before he five-bet all in for about 800,000, and Vohra quickly folded. Nguyen took the pot.

Ky Nguyen  –  1,225,000  (41 bb)
Raj Vohra  –  440,000  (15 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 570,000 (19 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,200 each.

Championship Day 1A: Early Chip Leaders

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 3:  200/400 with a 400 ante
Day 1A Entries:  328

Gary Gelman

Here is a look at the early chip leaders in the field:

Gary Gelman – 149,000
David “The Dragon” Pham – 99,000
Zyad Qasem – 92,000
Eric Afriat – 87,500
Richard Warren – 87,000
Shawn Cunix – 83,000

David “The Dragon” Pham *

* – not a real dragon

Championship Day 1A: Elvis Toomas Takes One Out

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 4:  300/500 with a 500 ante
Day 1A Entries:  372

Elvis Toomas

A player under the gun was all in with pocket kings preflop, but he ran right into the pocket aces of Elvis Toomas (late position).

The final board read 8-4-3-2-9 to change nothing, and UTG was eliminated from the tournament. Toomas stacked up 82,000 after collecting the pot.

Elvis Toomas – 82,000 (164 bb)

Event 33: Luke Brereton Doubles Thru Mike Vanier

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 227

Luke Brereton
Luke Brereton

Giuseppe Calio min-raised from middle position to 50,000, and Luke Brereton moved all in from the cutoff for 245,000. Mike Vanier tanked for a while before he called from the big blind, and Calio folded.

Brereton turned over 9h9d, but he needed to improve to stay alive against Vanier’s KsKd.

The board came 9s8c6d3d4d, and Brereton flopped a set of nines to win the pot and double up in chips.

Luke Brereton  –  585,000  (23 bb)
Mike Vanier  –  480,000  (19 bb)

With eight players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 570,000 (23 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,200 each.

Event 33: Mitch Garshofsky – 9th Place ($10,700)

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  8 of 227

Mitch Garshofsky
Mitch Garshofsky

Mitch Garshofsky moved all in from the button for 130,000, and Ky Nguyen called from the big blind with AsJs.

Garshofsky turned over Ac10h, and needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 8c7h3c10sJc, and Garshofsky paired his ten on the turn, only to see Nguyen pair his jack on the river. Nguyen won the pot with his pair of jacks to eliminate Garshofsky in ninth place.

Ky Nguyen  –  470,000  (19 bb)
Mitch Garshofsky  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($10,700)

With eight players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 570,000 (23 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $13,200 each.

Event 33: Shuffle Up & Deal!

$2,200 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$200,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 23:  15,000/25,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining:  9 of 227

2023 SHRPO Event 33 final table

The final nine players have returned to play down to a winner this afternoon. Here is the lineup:

Seat 1.  Nick Palma  –  285,000  (11 bb)
Seat 2.  Luke Brereton  –  245,000  (10 bb)
Seat 3.  Stanley Lee  –  575,000  (23 bb)
Seat 4.  Justin Zaki  –  320,000  (13 bb)
Seat 5.  Mike Vanier  –  795,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6.  Mitch Garshofsky  –  220,000  (9 bb)
Seat 7.  Raj Vohra  –  810,000  (32 bb)
Seat 8.  Ky Nguyen  –  325,000  (13 bb)
Seat 9.  Giuseppe Calio  –  965,000  (39 bb)

And here are the final table payouts:

1st:  $105,570 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $72,225
3rd:  $46,500
4th:  $29,300
5th:  $21,900
6th:  $18,400
7th:  $15,700
8th:  $13,200
9th:  $10,700

With nine players remaining from a field of 227, the average chip stack is around 505,000 (20 big blinds).

Event 33 final table