Poker Open

High Roller: Brandon Wittmeyer – 3rd Place ($276,150)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 86

Brandon Wittmeyer

Marcos Exterkotter raised to 100,000 from the button, Brandon Wittmeyer three-bet all in from the big blind for 540,000, and Exterkotter called with AdJc, racing with Wittmeyer’s 5c5s.

The board came 9c6h4c9sJd, giving Exterkotter jacks and nines to eliminate Wittmeyer in third place.

Marcos Exterkotter  –  3,550,000  (71 bb)
Aaron Mermelstein  –  5,050,000  (101 bb)
Brandon Wittmeyer  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($276,150)

1st: $614,645 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $441,085

Event 46: Richard Ganesh Doubles Thru James Carroll

$1,100 Big 4 Deep Stack NLH (Re-Entry)
$500,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 28:  20,000/40,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining:  10 of 515

Richard Ganesh

James Carroll raised to 80,000 from the cutoff, Richard Ganesh called on the button, and Scott Dehm called in the big blind.

The flop was QdJc4c, and Dehm checked to Carroll who continued for 100,000. Ganesh raised to 275,000, Dehm folded, Carroll reraised all in with a covering stack, and Ganesh called all in for 610,000.

Carroll:  AcKc
Ganesh:  AdQc

Ganesh had top pair and top picker, while Carroll had a flush draw and straight draw.

The 9h turn and Qh river completed the board, giving Ganesh trip queens to double through Carroll.

Richard Ganesh  –  1,500,000  (38 bb)
James Carroll  –  755,000  (19 bb)

Recent Eliminations
11th:  Marcello Del Grosso  –  $8,335
12th:  Joseph Montervino  –  $8,335

Championship: Farid Jattin vs. Kitty Kuo

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,070

Farid Jattin

Farid Jattin raised from the cutoff to 325,000, and Kitty Kuo called from the big blind.

Both players checked to the turn on a board of 8s7d4s9c, Kuo bet 500,000, and Jattin called.

The river card paired the board with the 9s, Kuo checked, Jattin bet 1,575,000, and Kuo called with 6h5d for a flopped eight-high straight. But Jattin turned over As7s to win the pot with a rivered spade flush.

Farid Jattin  –  11,000,000  (73 bb)
Kitty Kuo  –  6,650,000  (44 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 7,125,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $180,130 each.

HIgh Roller: Isaac Kempton – 4th Place ($189,055)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 86

Isaac Kempton

Aaron Mermelstein raised to 125,000 from under the gun, Isaac Kempton reraised all in for 410,000 from the small blind, and Mermelstein called.

Mermelstein:  KhJc
Kempton:  AdQd

The board came AsQh8d7cTd, giving Mermelstein an ace-high straight on the river to eliminate Kempton in fourth place.

Aaron Mermelstein  –  4,500,000  (90 bb)
Brandon Wittmeyer  –  2,400,000  (48 bb)
Marcos Exterkotter  –  1,700,000  (34 bb)
Isaac Kempton  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($189,055)

1st: $614,645 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd: $441,085
3rd: $276,150

Championship: Omer Rotman vs. Shannon Shorr

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,070

Omer Rotman
Omer Rotman

Shannon Shorr raised from the cutoff to 300,000, and Omer Rotman called from the big blind.

The flop came As7d5c, Rotman checked, Shorr bet 275,000, and Rotman called.

The turn card was the Qd, Rotman checked, Shorr bet 1,300,000, and Rotman thought for a while before he called.

The river card paired the board with the Qs, and both players checked. Rotman showed Ac7c to win the pot with two pair, aces and queens, and Shorr mucked.

Omer Rotman  –  9,425,000  (63 bb)
Shannon Shorr  –  7,350,000  (49 bb)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 7,125,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $180,130 each.

Championship: Nadya Magnus – 7th Place ($148,885)

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  6 of 1,070

Nadya Magnus
Nadya Magnus

Omer Rotman raised under the gun to 325,000, Nadya Magnus reraised from the small blind to 1,475,000, and Rotman moved all in.

Magnus quickly called all in for 1,775,000 with AhKc, and Rotman turned over QhQc. Magnus needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Jh7d3d3cJs, and the pocket queens held up for Rotman to win the pot and eliminate Magnus in seventh place.

Omer Rotman  –  7,475,000  (50 bb)
Nadya Magnus  –  Eliminated in 7th Place  ($148,885)

With six players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 7,125,000 (48 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $180,130 each.

High Roller: Daniel Rezaei – 5th Place ($125,330)

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 20:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 86

Daniel Rezaei

Daniel Rezaei saw his tournament run come to an end in the high roller event when his A-10 was dominated by the A-K of Aaron Mermelstein. The board changed nothing so Rezaei was eliminated in fifth place, good for $125,330. Mermelstein stacked up 3.81 million after the hand.

Aaron Mermelstein – 3,810,000 (76 bb)
Daniel Rezaei – Eliminated in Fifth Place ($125,330)

Championship: Kitty Kuo Reaches 8.55 Million Against Omer Rotman

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  7 of 1,070

Kitty Kuo

Kitty Kuo raised under the gun to 325,000, and Omer Rotman called from the small blind.

The flop came KdQc6d, Rotman checked, Kuo bet 275,000, and Rotman called.

The turn card was the 9c, and both players checked.

The river card was the Kh, Rotman bet 775,000, and Kuo used two of her Time Chips to tank for more than a minute before she called. Rotman showed Ac3c, but Kuo turned over Qs10s to win the pot with two pair, kings and queens.

Kitty Kuo  –  8,550,000  (57 bb)
Omer Rotman  –  5,750,000  (38 bb)

With seven players remaining from a field of 1,070, the average chip stack is around 6,125,000 (41 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $148,885 each.

Event 53: Last Omaha

$1,100 Deep Stack Six-Max PLO (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1:  100/100 with a 100 ante

The 54-event SHRPO schedule had its fair share of Omaha tournaments and you have one more chance to earn a SHRPO trophy in the game. Event 53 is a $1,100 Six-Max Pot-Limit Omaha tournament and it gets underway at 2 pm.

Players start with 20K deep stacks and all levels last 30 minutes for the one-day tournament. Late registration and re-entries are available until the start of Level 9 at 6:30 pm.

  • Players begin with 20,000 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 53 Structure Sheet