Jeff Conine Charity Poker Classic / Charity Series of Poker 
Structure
Level 22: 125,000/250,000 with an 250,000 big-blind ante
Players Remaining: 1 of 382

Down to the final two players in the Jeff Conine Charity Poker Classic, and both players knew it was a shove-or-fold situation with the blinds so high. The first 10 hands of heads-up play were decided preflop, and Hand #11 saw the first all-in-and-a-call situation.

Randall Fernandez moved all in from the button, and Johnny Pham called all in from the big blind for about 750,000 with .

Fernandez turned over , and Pham would need to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Pham paired his jack on the river, but that same card gave Fernandez a club flush to win the tournament.

Randall Fernandez  –  Winner!  ($5,000 + $5,250 SHRPO Championship seat)
Johnny Pham  –  Eliminated in 2nd Place  ($2,000 + Hard Rock Atlantic City Vacation Package)

Runner-up Johnny Pham is a tournament director at the bestbet Casino in Jacksonville, Florida. Pham also co-hosts the bestbet Poker Show on 1010XL AM radio, where they discuss poker tips, strategies, and everything trending in the world of poker.

The winner of the Jeff Conine Charity Poker Classic is Randall Fernandez, a 39-year-old self-employed recreational player from right here in Hollywood, Florida. Stay tuned for a recap of this event with more about Fernandez.

Jeff Conine Charity Poker Classic / Charity Series of Poker 
Structure
Level 21: 100,000/200,000 with an 200,000 big-blind ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 382

Randall Fernandez moved all in from the button for about 850,000, and Marlo McCloskey called all in from the big blind for about 250,000 with .

Fernandez turned over , and McCloskey needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Fernandez paired his ace on the flop and his jack on the turn to win the pot with two pair and eliminate McCloskey in third place.

Randall Fernandez  –  1,700,000  (9 bb)
Marlo McCloskey  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($1,500 + Party Like a Rock Star Package)

Marlo McCloskey of Santa Cruz, California, was one of the least experienced people at the final table, and as she wrote on her bio sheet, she plays “just for fun.” True to her word, she was having a great time at the final table, win or lose, and her friends supporting her on the rail (some of whom are experienced poker players) were much more stressed than McCloskey, who took everything in stride with a smile.

Jeff Conine Charity Poker Classic / Charity Series of Poker 
Structure
Level 21: 100,000/200,000 with an 200,000 big-blind ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 382

Johnny Pham moved all in from the small blind for 900,000, and Marlo McCloskey called from the big blind with .

Pham turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Pham paired his ace on the flop, McCloskey picked up a gutshot straight draw on the turn, and the river card was a blank. Pham won the pot with a pair of aces to double up in chips.

Johnny Pham  –  2,000,000  (10 bb)
Marlo McCloskey  –  850,000  (4 bb)

Jeff Conine Charity Poker Classic / Charity Series of Poker 
Structure
Level 21: 100,000/200,000 with an 200,000 big-blind ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 382

Marlo McCloskey moved all in from the button for about 950,000, and Peter Shapiro called all in from the big blind for about 500,000 with .

McCloskey turned over , and Shapiro needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Shapiro flopped a gutshot straight draw, but McCloskey paired her ace on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Shapiro in fourth place.

Marlo McCloskey  –  1,700,000  (9 bb)
Peter Shapiro  –  Eliminated in 4th Place  ($1,150 + WSOP Circuit Coco Main Event Seat)

Peter Shapiro is an attorney from Weston, Florida, and, according to his bio sheet, his most notable poker accomplishment is playing in Jeff Conine’s monthly game.

Jeff Conine Charity Poker Classic / Charity Series of Poker 
Structure
Level 21: 100,000/200,000 with an 200,000 big-blind ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 382

Randall Fernandez moved all in under the gun for about 1,450,000, and Marlo McCloskey called all in from the big blind for 450,000 with .

Fernandez turned over , and McCloskey needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and McCloskey turned a five-high straight to win the pot and double up in chips.

Marlo McCloskey  –  1,200,000  (6 bb)
Randall Fernandez  –  1,000,000  (5 bb)

Jeff Conine Charity Poker Classic / Charity Series of Poker 
Structure
Level 20: 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 big-blind ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 382

Marlo McCloskey limped from the button for 80,000, Randall Fernandez completed the small blind, and Peter Shapiro moved all in from the big blind for 360,000. McCloskey called, and Fernandez folded.

Shapiro turned over , and McCloskey showed . Shapiro needed his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board came — McCloskey paired her jack on the flop, but Shapiro paired his queen on the turn to win the pot and double up in chips.

Peter Shapiro  –  860,000  (11 bb)
Marlo McCloskey  –  720,000  (9 bb)

Jeff Conine Charity Poker Classic / Charity Series of Poker 
Structure
Level 20: 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 big-blind ante
Players Remaining: 4 of 382

Brittney Barnes moved all in from the small blind, and Randall Fernandez called from the big blind with .

Barnes turned over , and she needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and Fernandez paired his ace on the flop to eliminate Barnes in fifth place.

Randall Fernandez  –  1,400,000  (18 bb)
Brittney Barnes  –  Eliminated in 5th Place  ($950 + $1,100 SHRPO Big 4 seat)

Brittney Barnes is a poker dealer from Porter, Texas, though she is likely moving to Las Vegas soon as she is having a baby with her boyfriend, Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) Founder Matt Stout. (Barnes literally wrote “???” for her marital status, though it was mostly to tease Stout, who had finished in 13th place and was watching her fill out her bio sheet.)

Jeff Conine Charity Poker Classic / Charity Series of Poker 
Structure
Level 20: 40,000/80,000 with an 80,000 big-blind ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 382

Marlo McCloskey completed the small blind to 60,000, Brittney Barnes raised from the big blind, and they got it all in.

McCloskey was all in for 465,000 with , and Barnes turned over . McCloskey needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and McCloskey paired her five on the flop to win the pot and double up in chips.

Marlo McCloskey  –  1,010,000  (13 bb)
Brittney Barnes  –  390,000  (5 bb)

Jeff Conine Charity Poker Classic / Charity Series of Poker 
Structure
Level 19: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big-blind ante
Players Remaining: 5 of 382

Tim Reilly moved all in under the gun for about 350,000, and Randall Fernandez called from the button with .

Reilly turned over , and he needed it to hold to stay alive.

The board came — Fernandez paired his queen on the flop, while Reilly picked up a gutshot straight draw. But Reilly missed his outs, and Fernandez won the pot with a higher two pair, queens and tens, to eliminate Reilly in sixth place.

Randall Fernandez  –  1,050,000  (18 bb)
Tim Reilly  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($850 + Party Like a Rock Star Package)

According to Tim Reilly’s bio sheet, he is “Over 21” years old, his occupation is “Full Time Hero,” and his greatest poker accomplishment is that he “Beat Matt Stout in a hand once.”

Reilly could have fun with his bio sheet because we already know him very well, as he has more than $1.7 million in live tournament earnings in his career. One of the biggest scores of his career was here at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, where he finished fifth in the 2016 WPT Seminole Hard Rock Poker Showdown to earn $164,113.

Jeff Conine Charity Poker Classic / Charity Series of Poker 
Structure
Level 19: 30,000/60,000 with a 60,000 big-blind ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 382

Peter Shapiro was all in from the big blind for 190,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Tim Reilly in the hijack.

The board came , and Shapiro paired his seven on the flop and his king on the turn to win the pot with two pair and double up in chips.

Peter Shapiro  –  470,000  (8 bb)
Tim Reilly  –  350,000  (6 bb)