Poker Open

Championship Day 1A: Jorge Gomez Eliminated by Andrew Ostapchenko

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  470

Andrew Ostapchenko
Andrew Ostapchenko

Jorge Gomez was all in with AhAd in the hole from the cutoff, and Andrew Ostapchenko had him covered holding QsQd from middle position.

The final board read 4h4s3dQh10s, and Gomez was eliminated on the hand. Ostapchenko stacked up 92,500 after collecting the pot.

Andrew Ostapchenko – 92,500 (92 bb)

Championship Day 1A: A Few Chip Counts From Around the Room

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  467

Mark Davis

Mark Davis  –  161,000
Josh Reichard  –  152,000
Andrew Moreno  –  135,000
Dash Dudley  –  107,000
Justin Zaki  –  86,000
Ankush Mandavia  –  85,000
Michael Newman  –  81,000
Steve Buckner  –  71,000
Anthony Zinno  –  64,000
Richard Rice  –  63,000
Adil Khan  –  62,000
Matt Wantman  –  60,000
Jordan Cristos  –  47,000
Josh Cranfill  –  46,000
Stanley Lee  –  44,000
John Gordon  –  44,000
Isaac Kempton  –  41,000
Michael Wang  –  35,000
James Mackey  –  34,000
David Jackson  –  29,000
Jim Collopy  –  28,000
Sergio Aido  –  27,000
Solange Lucas  –  26,000
David Coleman  –  25,000
Al Gomez  –  25,000
Giuseppe Iadisernia  –  20,000

Super High Roller: David Peters Wins ($407,545) in a Heads-Up Deal with Runner-Up Byron Kaverman ($380,580)

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 25

David Peters
Super High Roller champion David Peters was joined by some friends for his victory photo.

After the elimination of Elio Fox in third place, the final two players agreed to an ICM deal to split up the remaining prizepool. These were their official chip counts:

David Peters  –  1,793,000  (112 bb)
Byron Kaverman  –  1,330,000  (83 bb)

And these were the adjusted payouts that they agreed to:

David Peters  –  $407,545
Byron Kaverman  –  $380,580

As chipleader, Peters was awarded the title and the trophy, becoming our Super High Roller champion.

Congratulations to David Peters!

1st:  David Peters  –  $407,545 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  Byron Kaverman  –  $380,580
3rd:  Elio Fox  –  $194,000
4th:  Sergio Aido  –  $133,375
5th:  Krishna Lawrence  –  $97,000

Stay tuned for a recap from this event, which will be posted later tonight.

Super High Roller: Elio Fox – 3rd Place ($194,000)

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 25

Elio Fox
Elio Fox

Now that one of the two short stacks had busted (Sergio Aido in third place), Elio Fox moved all in on the next hand from the button for 138,000.

Byron Kaverman called from the big blind with As6c, and Fox turned over QcJc. Fox needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came 9h8s5d7s5h, and Fox turned a gutshot straight draw, but improved no further. Kaverman won the pot with his ace to eliminate Fox in third place.

Byron Kaverman  –  1,330,000  (83 bb)
Elio Fox  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($194,000)

With two players remaining from a field of 25, the average chip stack is about 1,562,000 (98 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $303,125.

Super High Roller: Sergio Aido – 4th Place ($133,375)

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 25

Sergio Aido
Sergio Aido

Byron Kaverman raised from UTG/cutoff to 37,000, and Sergio Aido moved all in from the button for 342,000. David Peters thought for a while before he called from the big blind, and Kaverman quickly folded.

Aido turned over Ad10h, but he needed to improve to stay alive against Peters’ KhKd.

The board came 9h8s5d7s5h, and Aido turned an open-ended straight draw, but improved no further. Peters won the pot with his pocket kings to eliminate Aido in fourth place.

David Peters  –  1,810,000  (113 bb)
Sergio Aido  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($133,375)

With three players remaining from a field of 25, the average chip stack is about 1,041,000 (65 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $194,000.

Championship Day 1A: The Players Return from Dinner

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 7:  500/1,000 with a 1,000 ante
Day 1A Entries:  456

Cards are back in the air for Day 1A in the $5,300 SHRPO Championship. There are 456 entries in the field with registration still open until the start of Level 9 at 9:15 pm. The tournament day will come to a conclusion at the end of Level 10 around 11:30 pm.

Super High Roller: Sergio Aido Doubles Thru Elio Fox

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 25

Sergio Aido
Sergio Aido

Sergio Aido got it all in from the small blind for 231,000 with Kc6d, and he needed to improve to stay alive against Elio Fox’s Ad7c in the big blind.

The board came Qh4c3hKh7s, and Aido paired his king on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Sergio Aido  –  478,000  (30 bb)
Elio Fox  –  298,000  (19 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 25, the average chip stack is about 781,000 (49 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $133,375.

Super High Roller: Elio Fox vs. Byron Kaverman

$50,000 Super High Roller (Single Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 15:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 25

Elio Fox
Elio Fox

Byron Kaverman raised from the button to 35,000, and Elio Fox called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of 8h6s3h8d, Fox bet 80,000, and Kaverman called.

The river card was the 9c, Fox bet 175,000 (leaving himself about 130K behind), and Kaverman tanked for a long time before he folded. Fox took the pot.

Elio Fox  –  560,000  (35 bb)
Byron Kaverman  –  1,270,000  (79 bb)

Sergio Aido is still the short stack, down to just 14 big blinds.

Sergio Aido  –  220,000  (14 bb)

With four players remaining from a field of 25, the average chip stack is about 781,000 (49 big blinds), and the remaining players are guaranteed at least $133,375.