Poker Open

Event 63: The Curtain Call

$300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty NLH
$25,000 Guaranteed  |  Structure
Level 1:  100/100

The last tournament on the SHRPO schedule, The Curtain Call, starts at 5 pm and there will be some added value at the end. The tournament is a $300 Quad Stack Black Chip Bounty with a $25,000 guaranteed prize pool and we are adding a $3,500 MSPT RRPO Championship seat to 1st place.

They’ll sit with huge 40K stacks and all levels last 20 minutes. Late registration and unlimited re-entries are available until the start of Level 10 at 8:30 pm.

  • $25,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
  • $3,500 MSPT Rock ‘N’ Roll Poker Open Championship seat added to 1st place
  • Players begin with 40,000 in chips
  • Levels last 20 minutes
  • Late registration until start of Level 10 (8:30pm)
  • This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
  • Event 63 Structure Sheet

Championship: Joe McKeehen Takes an 18-to-1 Lead Over David Greufe

$5,300 SHRPO Championship
Prizepool:  $3,262,704  |  Payouts  |  Results
Level 29:  75,000/150,000 with a 150,000 ante
Players Remaining:  2 of 673

Joe McKeehen
Joe McKeehen

David Greufe raised to 300,000, and Joe McKeehen called from the big blind.

The flop came Qs9s6h, McKeehen checked, Greufe bet 450,000, and McKeehen called.

The turn card was the 5c, and both players checked.

The river card was the Qh, McKeehen bet 825,000, and Greufe called. McKeehen showed Qd4s to win the pot with trip queens, and Greufe mucked.

Seat 1.  Joe McKeehen  –  25,475,000  (170 bb)
Seat 2.  David Greufe  –  8,200,000  (55 bb)

A few minutes later, Greufe raised to 375,000, and McKeehen called from the big blind.

The flop came Qh7h6d, McKeehen checked, Greufe bet 275,000, and McKeehen called.

The turn card was the Qd, McKeehen checked, Greufe bet 1,000,000, and McKeehen called.

The river card was the Jh, McKeehen checked, Greufe bet 3,750,000, and McKeehen called. Greufe flashed Kc9h for a king-high bluff, and McKeehen turned over 6h5h to win the pot with a heart flush and take a huge 18-to-1 chip lead.

Seat 1.  Joe McKeehen  –  31,925,000  (213 bb)
Seat 2.  David Greufe  –  1,750,000  (12 bb)

Winner:  $40,000 + SHRPO Guitar Tower Trophy

Joe McKeehen:  $422,600
David Greufe:  $390,804

David Greufe
David Greufe

High Roller: David D’Alessandro – 4th Place ($110,000)

$25,400 Big 4 High Roller
Prize Pool:  $1,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  3 of 40

David D’Alessandro

Brock Wilson raised all in for about 490,000 from the button and David D’Alessandro called all in for 120,000 in the big blind.

Wilson:  Ac8s
D’Alessandro:  AsJh

The board ran out AdKh4h2h8c, giving Wilson aces and eights on the river to eliminate D’Alessandro in fourth place.

Brock Wilson  –  660,000  (22 bb)
David D’Alessandro  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($110,000)

With three players remaining from the field of 40 entries, the average stack is about 1,335,000 (33 big blinds).

High Roller: Justin Zaki Dominating

$25,400 Big 4 High Roller
Prize Pool:  $1,000,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 17:  20,000/30,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 40

Justin Zaki

It’s the Justin Zaki show in the High Roller, as he’s gone from about 1,400,000 to 2,800,000 without any showdowns.

Seat 1.  Justin Zaki  –  2,800,000  (93 bb)
Seat 2.  Brock Wilson  –  600,000  (20 bb)
Seat 3.  Joe McGuire  –  400,000  (13 bb)
Seat 4.  David D’Alessandro  –  200,000  ( 7 bb)

1st:  $410,000 + SHRPO Trophy
2nd:  $250,000
3rd:  $150,000
4th:  $110,000

5th:  Roman Hrabec  –  $80,000

Event 52: Ken Fishman Doubles Thru Niall Costigan

$3,000 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $500,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 184

Ken Fishman

Ken Fishman raised all in for 525,000 in the small blind and Niall Costigan thought briefly before he called in the big blind with KhQs.

Fishman showed Kc8c and needed his hand to improve to survive.

The board came Jc7h4c5c3c, giving Fishman a king-high flush to double through Costigan.

Ken Fishman  –  1,066,000  (67 bb)
Niall Costigan  –  1,510,000  (94 bb)

With four players remaining from the field of 184 entries, the average stack is about 1,150,000 (72 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $43,000.

Event 52: Mehmet Siginc Doubles Thru Niall Costigan

$3,000 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $500,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 184

Mehmet Siginc

Niall Costigan raised to 32,000 from the button, Colby Covington called in the small blind, Mehmet Siginc three-bet all in for about 434,000 in the big blind, Costigan four-bet shoved with his chip-leading stack, and Covington open folded 7c7h.

Costigan:  9s9d
Siginc:  Th4h

The board came 6h5h4dTsAc, giving Siginc tens and fours to double through Costigan.

Mehmet Siginc  –  924,000  (58 bb)
Niall Costigan  –  2,050,000  (128 bb)

With four players remaining from the field of 184 entries, the average stack is about 1,150,000 (72 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $43,000.

Event 52: Ken Fishman Doubles Thru Mehmet Siginc

$3,000 Big 4 Deep Stack No-Limit Hold’em
Prize Pool:  $500,000  |  Structure  |  Payouts
Level 22:  8,000/16,000 with a 16,000 ante
Players Remaining:  4 of 184

Ken Fishman

Mehmet Siginc raised to 32,000 from the button, Ken Fishman reraised all in for 308,000 in the small blind, and Siginc called with AsJc.

Fishman showed 9s7h and needed his hand to improve to survive.

The board ran out KdQh6d7c4h, giving Fishman a pair of sevens on the turn to double through Siginc.

Ken Fishman  –  632,000  (40 bb)
Mehmet Siginc –  570,000  (36 bb)

With four players remaining from the field of 184 entries, the average stack is about 1,150,000 (72 big blinds). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $43,000.