$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 41 of 1,611

On a flop of , Eric Mutschler moves all in from the small blind for about 100,000 and Spencer Champlin calls out of the big blind.

Mutschler shows and is in the lead against Champlin’s . The turn is the , keeping Mutschler’s rockets in the lead, but the peeled off on the river and Champlin makes two pair to crack Mutschler’s aces.

Mutschler is eliminated in 42nd place and will take home $735 for his deep run. Champlin wins the pot and is still near the top of the chip counts.

Spencer Champlin – 1,300,000
Eric Mutschler – Eliminated 

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 760

Matt Humphrey opened the button to 500,000, and Patrick Mahoney three-bet to 2,000,000 in the big blind. Humphrey four-bet shoved for 8,725,000 total, and Mahoney instantly called to put him at risk, flipping for the title.

Humphrey:
Mahoney:

The flop was a miss for Humphrey, as was the turn. He needed to find an ace or a king on the river to stay alive, but the failed to save his tournament life. Mahoney won the pot and the Championship with a pair of jacks, earning the trophy and the top prize of more than $560,000.

Humphrey was forced to settle for a runner-up finish, collecting $328,320.

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 760

Patrick Mahoney raised to 500,000 on the button, and Matt Humprey defended his big blind.

The flop was . Humphrey checked, Mahoney continued for 375,000, and Humphrey called. The turn was the , and Humphrey checked again. Mahoney overbet the pot for 2,000,000, and Humphrey check-raised all in for about 7,000,000 total. Mahoney instantly folded, and Humphrey won the pot with no showdown.

Matt Humphrey – 10,100,000 (51 bb)
Patrick Mahoney – 12,675,000 (63 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 22: 8,000/16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 45 of 1,611

Andrew Touchette moves all in from under the gun for 103,000 and gets called by the player in the hijack. It’s a race for Touchette’s tournament life with his up against his opponent’s .

The board runs out and Touchette paired his nine on the turn to earn a double up at the start of the level.

Andrew Touchette – 248,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 760

Patrick Mahoney completed in the small blind, and Upeshka De Silva raised to 685,000 in the big. Mahoney called.

The flop was . Mahoney checked, De Silva continued for 535,000, and Mahoney called. The turn was the , and Mahoney check-called another 905,000. The river was the . Mahoney checked for a third time, and De Silva moved all in for 3,840,000. Mahoney called to put him at risk.

De Silva: (pair of kings)
Mahoney: (king-high flush)

Mahoney’s hand improved on every street, and the river call gave him the pot and the knockout. De Silva, the long-standing chip leader of this event, was eliminated in third place.

Mahoney and Matt Humphrey are now heads-up for the Championship title, with the former holding a chip led of more than 2:1.

Patrick Mahoney – 15,575,000 (78 bb)
Matt Humphrey – 7,200,000 (36 bb)
Upeshka De Silva – Eliminated in 3rd place ($200,640)

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 760

Upeshka De Silva opened the button to 435,000, and Patrick Mahoney defended his big blind.

The flop was . Mahoney checked, De Silva continued for 285,000, and Mahoney check-raised to 900,000. De Silva called. The turn was the . Mahoney bet 725,000, and De Silva called. The river was the , putting two pair on board. Mahoney bet 1,625,000, and De Silva folded. Mahoney won the pot, moving into the chip lead in the process.

Patrick Mahoney – 8,755,000 (43 bb)
Upeshka De Silva – 6,225,000 (31 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 53 of 1,611

On the turn with a board of and about 70,000 in the pot, the big blind checks and Norman Zapcyznski bets 25,000. The big blind check-raises to about 82,000 and the Zapcynski moves all in for 220,000.

The big blind quickly calls and tables , good for the nut straight. Zapczynski slouches in his chair and eventually shows , good for top two pair.

“It’s not over yet,” said another player at the table.

The river is the and the big blind shoots up out of his chair and walks away for a few moments after Zapczynski rivered a full house to double up.

Norman Zapczynski – 505,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 760

Upeshka De Silva opened the button to 345,000, and Matt Humphrey three-bet to 1,135,000 in the small blind. De Silva called.

The flop was . Humphrey continued for 1,200,000, and De Silva called. The turn was the , and Humphrey moved all in for close to 4,000,000. De Silva quickly folded, and Humphrey showed the as the dealer pushed him the big pot that moved him into the chip lead.

Matt Humphrey – 8,370,000 (42 bb)
Upeshka De Silva – 7,710,000 (39 bb)

$150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)
Level 21: 6,000/12,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 57 of 1,611

Spencer Champlin raises to 28,000 from early position and a player in middle position three-bets to 64,000. Action folds back to Champlin, who tanks for a couple minutes before moving all in for his opponent’s remaining 250,000 chips.

Champlin’s opponent doesn’t take too much thought before he tosses his hand into the muck. Champlin drags the pot and shows the .

With 57 players remaining, Champlin has the chip lead.

Spencer Champlin – 710,000

$3,500 Seminole Hard Rock RRPO Championship
Level 33: 100,000/200,000 with a 25,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 of 760

Upeshka De Silva opened the button to 435,000, and Patrick Mahoney defended his big blind.

The flop was , and both players checked. The turn was the . Mahoney led for 675,000, and De Silva called. The river was the . Mahoney checked, De Silva bet 650,000, and Mahoney folded. De Silva won the pot. They’re playing “show one card” for the winner of each hand, and “Pesh” flashed the as he dragged the chips.

These two players have traded the chip lead back and forth a couple times in recent small pots, but this one gives De Silva a bit of a cushion once again.

Upeshka De Silva – 10,295,000 (51 bb)
Patrick Mahoney – 7,070,000 (35 bb)