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Event 35: James Katz Doubles Again

$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 435

James Katz was all in preflop for 80,000 UTG+1 with AsKd in the hole, and the cutoff called to cover holding 7d7c.

The board was dealt 10h10s3cAd4s, and Katz doubled up to survive again, this time stacking up 185,000 after the hand.

James Katz – 185,000 (18 bb)

High Roller: Eric Wasserson Eliminated by Asher Conniff

$25,500 Big 4 High Roller (Re-Entry)
$2,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure
Level 9:  2,500/5,000 with a 5,000 ante
Entries:  97

Just before the players went on dinner break, Eric Wasserson was all in for 188,000 from the button with AdKd against Asher Conniff in the hijack holding 10c10d.

The board runs out Kc10h8sQcKh, giving Conniff tens full of kings to eliminate Wasserson.

Asher Conniff  –  805,000  (161 bb)
Eric Wasserson  –  Eliminated

Championship: Tim Capretta Doubles Thru Jim Collopy

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,110

Tim Capretta
Tim Capretta

Raul Hernandez raised UTG+1 to 150,000, Tim Capretta moved all in from the small blind for 560,000, and Jim Collopy reraised big from the big blind.

Hernandez quickly folded, and Capretta showed 6h6c. But Collopy turned over 8h8d, and Capretta needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came Kc5c3d9h6s, and Capretta spiked a six on the river to win the pot with a set of sixes and double up in chips.

Tim Capretta  –  1,330,000  (22 bb)
Jim Collopy  –  4,030,000  (67 bb)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,610,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $44,685 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

Event 35: James Katz Doubles Up

$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 20:  5,000/10,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining:  21 of 435

James Katz

James Katz was all in for a short stack with AdJc in the hole from the cutoff, and the hijack had him covered holding QhJd.

The board ran out 10s6h3cKcAc, and Katz doubled up to survive with 135,000 after collecting the pot.

James Katz – 135,000 (13 bb)

Championship: Jim Collopy Doubles Thru Tim Capretta

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 25:  30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,110

Jim Collopy
Jim Collopy

Tim Capretta raised from middle position to 120,000, Jim Collopy reraised from middle position to 375,000, and Capretta called.

The flop came 9d4h2d, Capretta checked, Collopy bet 375,000, and Capretta tanked for a while before he called.

The turn card was the 8c, Capretta checked, and Collopy pushed out all of his stack except for a single 5K chip for a bet of 1,495,000.

Capretta went into the tank, and after a while asked for an exact count of the bet. He then tanked for a long time after that before he called.

It wasn’t all in yet, and the river card was the Kc. Capretta checked, Collopy moved all in for 5,000, and Capretta called with 10h10c.

But Collopy turned over KsKh for an unnecessary set of kings on the river, winning the pot to double up in chips.

Jim Collopy  –  4,650,000  (78 bb)
Tim Capretta  –  755,000  (13 bb)

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,610,000 (44 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $44,685 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

Event 35: Kee Fredkove Eliminated by Brandon Hamlet

$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 19:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  24 of 435

Brandon Hamlet

There was a large pot on the table, and the board read 6h6c4h2sJh when Kee Fredkove got all in from the big blind. Brandon Hamlet called to cover him UTG+1 so the two players then tabled their cards.

Hamlet: Kh7h
Fredkove: 8d6d

Fredkove was eliminated when his trip sixes couldn’t top the flush held by Hamlet, who stacked up 815,000 after collecting the pot.

Brandon Hamlet – 815,000 (101 bb)
Kee Fredkove – Eliminated

Championship: Andrew Moreno Shoves the River Against Tim Capretta

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  17 of 1,110

Andrew Moreno
Andrew Moreno

With the final board showing 9c6h5h2d6s on the river and more than 1.3 million already in the pot, Andrew Moreno moved all in from the big blind for 2,440,000.

Tim Capretta (UTG) went into the tank for a very long time, eventually asking for an exact count of Moreno’s stack before returning to the tank to think.

Eventually, Capretta folded, and Moreno showed one card — the 7h — as he took the pot.

Andrew Moreno  –  3,790,000  (76 bb)
Tim Capretta  –  3,175,000  (64 bb)

Meanwhile, at the Live-Stream table, Joe McKeehen, who had the shortest chip stack at the break, was eliminated in 18th place.

18th:  Joe McKeehen  –  $44,685

With 17 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,610,000 (52 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $44,685 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

Event 35: Billy Pilossoph Doubles Thru Stephen Song

$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 19:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 435

Billy Pilossoph

Billy Pilossoph was all in prefop for 111,000 from the hijack with KcKh in the hole, and Stephen Song had him covered UTG+1 holding AsQc.

The board was dealt Ks7s7h2h8h, and Pilossoph doubled up to survive with 242,000. Song was still cruising with 1,125,000 after the hand.

Billy Pilossoph – 242,000 (30 bb)
Stephen Song – 1,125,000 (140 bb)

Championship: Official Seating & Chip Counts for the Final 18 Players

$5,300 SHRPO Championship (Re-Entry)
$3,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure | Payouts
Level 24:  25,000/50,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining:  18 of 1,110

Justin Liberto
Chipleader Justin Liberto

After the elimination of Vitalijs Zavorotnijs in 20th place and Greg Anda in 19th, the final 18 players had a redraw for random seats at the final two tables, and one of them would become the Live-Stream final table for Poker Night in America.

The Live-Stream can be found by clicking here. Our access to that table is limited, so our updates here will focus on Table 8.

Here is the updated seat draw, along with official chip counts:

TABLE  8
Seat 1.  Oleksandr Gnatenko  –  1,180,000  (24 bb)
Seat 2.  Sergio Aido  –  2,775,000  (56 bb)
Seat 3.  Andrew Moreno  –  2,905,000  (58 bb)
Seat 4.  Tim Capretta  –  3,840,000  (77 bb)
Seat 5.  Jim Collopy  –  2,445,000  (49 bb)
Seat 6.  Mitchell Halverson  –  1,035,000  (21 bb)
Seat 7.  Raul Hernandez  –  1,115,000  (22 bb)
Seat 8.  Ugis Steinman  –  1,735,000  (35 bb)
Seat 9.  Mike Liang  –  4,090,000  (82 bb)

LIVE-STREAM  TABLE
Seat 1.  Martin Zamani  –  1,480,000  (30 bb)
Seat 2.  Joe McKeehen  –  295,000  (6 bb)
Seat 3.  James Mackey  –  5,240,000  (105 bb)
Seat 4.  Ryan Gianquitti  –  530,000  (11 bb)
Seat 5.  Matt Affleck  –  1,585,000  (32 bb)
Seat 6.  Mike Kilker  –  2,420,000  (48 bb)
Seat 7.  Justin Liberto  –  6,035,000  (121 bb)
Seat 8.  Chris Brewer  –  4,030,000  (81 bb)
Seat 9.  M.J. Mimy  –  640,000  (13 bb)

Here is the remaining prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $900,100 + Guitar Tower Trophy
2nd:  $614,775
3rd:  $412,375
4th:  $305,955
5th:  $231,060
6th:  $186,200
7th:  $154,185
8th:  $122,260
9th-10th:  $90,650
11th-12th:  $69,900
13th-15th:  $54,920
16th-18th:  $44,685

And here are the most recent eliminations:

19th:  Greg Anda  –  $36,555
20th:  Vitalijs Zavorotnijs  –  $36,555

With 18 players remaining from a field of 1,110, the average chip stack is around 2,465,000 (49 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $44,685 each.

Action will continue today until there are seven players remaining for tomorrow afternoon’s live-streamed final table, scheduled to begin at 1:00 pm.

Event 35: Down to the Final Three Tables

$2,700 Big 4 No-Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
$1,000,000 Guaranteed | Structure Payouts
Level 19:  4,000/8,000 with a 8,000 ante
Players Remaining:  27 of 435

Event 35 is down to the final three tables with 27 players remaining, and many top names are still in the mix. Those familiar faces include chip leader Stephen Song, Billy Pilossoph, Chance Kornuth, Brian Altman, James Gilbert, Justin Zaki, Anthony Spinella, and the defending champion in this event Shannon Shorr.

The field will continue play tonight until they reach the final table of nine. The next break will be a 75-minute dinner break that will take place around 6:50 pm.