$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 23: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7  of 147

Darren Rabinowitz raised to 26,000 from the cutoff and Gregory Marcus moved all in out of the big blind for 120,000. Rabinowitz called.

Marcus showed and was in the lead against Rabinowitz’s .

The board ran out and Marcus doubled up with tens full of aces to leave Rabinowitz with under 10 big blinds.

Gregory Marcus – 272,000 (17 bb)
Darren Rabinowitz – 95,000 (6 bb)

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 4
Level 4: 150/300

Aaron Mermelstein has been all in and called three times in the last five hands. And he’s won all three.

The last one was for 6,100 apiece, with Mermelstein’s holding against George Lusby’s . Stacking that double-up pot gives Mermelstein a small chip lead after being down to just a handful of big blinds less than five minutes ago.

Aaron Mermelstein – 12,200
George Lusby – 11,800

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7  of 147

Cate Hall moved all in from middle position for 103,000 and Alexander Khanas called out of the big blind.

Hall showed , but was in deep trouble against Khanas’ .

The board came and Khanas’ rockets held up to eliminate Hall and win the pot.

Alexander Khanas – 460,000 (38 bb)
Cate Hall – Eliminated 

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 4
Level 4: 150/300

Aaron Mermelstein raised to 1,000 on the button, and George Lusby defended his big blind.

The flop was , and both players checked. The turn was the . Lusby checked again, Mermelstein bet 1,400, and Lusby called. The river was the . Lusby checked for a third time, Mermelstein bet 4,000, and Lusby called.

Mermelstein flashed with a frown, and Lusby tabled , winning the pot with a pair of aces. Mermelstein is now dangerously short on chips as Lusby closes in on a spot in the semifinals.

George Lusby – 22,175
Aaron Mermelstein – 1,825

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 22: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 8  of 147

Staffan Lind moved all in on the button and got action from Alexander Khanas.

Khanas showed and was in the lead against Lind’s . The board ran out and Khanas’ big slick held up to eliminate Lind and take the pot.

Alexander Khanas – 360,000 (30 bb)
Staffan Lind – Eliminated 

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 of 147

Joe Kuether moved all in for about 150,000 from under the gun and Jake Schwartz called out of the small blind.

Kuether showed and needed an ace against Schwartz’s . Kuether couldn’t find the help he needed as the board ran out and Kuether finished in 10th place.

Schwartz took the pot and Kuether took home $2,940 for his finish.

Jake Schwartz – 305,000 (30 bb)
Joe Kuether – Eliminated 

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 21: 5,000/10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 147

Dermote Blain moved all in from the cutoff for 81,000 and Anthony Lombard called out of the small blind.

Blain showed and was in the lead against Lombard’s . The board ran out and Blain faded the flush draw to double up.

Dermot Blain – 182,000 (18 bb)
Anthony Lombard – 160,000 (16 bb)

$1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo
Level 20: 4,000/8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 of 147

The players in the $1,100 No Limit Hold’em Turbo are down to the final 10 and have redrawn for seats at the unofficial final table.

With one more elimination, the final nine players will be credited with a final table appearance. Here is a look at the seating arrangement and chip counts:

Seat 1: Alexander Khanas – 239,000
Seat 2: Gregory Marcus – 190,000
Seat 3: Dermot Blain – 103,000
Seat 4: Cate Hall – 81,000
Seat 5: Anthony Lombard – 262,000
Seat 6: Jake Schwartz – 156,000
Seat 7: Staffan Lind – 141,000
Seat 8: Joe Kuether – 154,000
Seat 9: Darren Rabinowitz – 172,000
Seat 10: Ben Heath – 276,000

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 5
Level 4: 150/300

Over the last two levels, Ari Engel seized control of the decisive match against Jonathan Little.

Little was already starting getting short on chips when he opened the button to 500 in the last level. Engel defended his big blind, and the flop came . Engel checked, Little continued for 400, and Engel called. The turn was the , and Engel led out for 800. Little called, and the river was the . Engel bet 1,525, and Little called to see a showdown. Engel tabled , winning the pot with queens up and leaving Little with less than 3,000 chips.

A couple hands later, Engel shoved the button, and Little called all in, putting himself at risk for less than 10 big blinds.

Engel:
Little:

The board ran out , and Engel turned a pair of aces to win the pot, the game, and the match. He’s through to the finals, where he awaits the winner of a match that has yet to be determined.

Little was eliminated by a score of 2-1.

.@realAriEngel drowned me on the river about 7 times. The @shrpo main event is tomorrow for me.

— Jonathan Little (@JonathanLittle) August 12, 2016

Ari Engel – Advances to Final
Jonathan Little – Eliminated in Semifinals ($9,600)

$1,650 Heads-Up No Limit Hold’em
Players Remaining: 6
Level 5: 200/400

Corey Dodd limped in from the button, and Alex Foxen checked his option in the big blind.

The flop was , and both players checked. The turn was the . Foxen bet 500, Dodd raised to 1,500, and Foxen called. The river was the . Foxen checked, and Dodd moved all in for 4,200. Foxen deliberated for maybe 30 seconds, then called to put Dodd at risk.

“You got it,” Dodd said, reluctant to show his cards. Foxen took his cue to table , winning the pot, the game, and the match with a pair of queens. He advances to the semifinals, where he’ll face either Aaron Mermelstein or George Lusby.

Dodd was eliminated by a score of two games to zero.

Alex Foxen – Advances to Semifinals
Corey Dodd – Eliminated in Quarterfinals ($4,800)